October 15th, 2009 by alyson
New AMP3 PR client, www.Grooveshark.com, is an online music-streaming platform that allows you to ’search & play’ any song in the world without the need to register or for downloads. This instant gratification can also be enjoyed by creating your own custom playlists (just like you would on iTunes) which can be later accessed from [...]
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October 9th, 2009 by alyson
Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book, “Why Now is The Time to CRUSH IT! Cash in on Your Passion,” is being released next Tuesday, October 13th, and for the New Yorkers out there, he’s doing a book signing at Columbus Circle (book tour details here).
The book surrounds his relatively quick and calculated rise to personal branding fame [...]
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September 29th, 2009 by alyson
The other day, my friend Joe Ciarallo, the new full-time editor over at Media Bistro’s PRNewser.com, asked me if I had any tips for pitching the infamous Page Six for a story. PRNewser, a blog interested in all things PR, went ahead and ran my tips along with some other interesting tidbits right from the [...]
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September 11th, 2009 by alyson
Last Night, BMI hosted their annual Urban Music Awards at Jazz At Lincoln Center in the Time Warner Building overlooking Columbus Circle and Central Park South.
The evening started out with a pre-awards event that included live performances by the likes of Keri Hilson and Mario, and a buffet of delicious things sponsored by Coca Cola [...]
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September 3rd, 2009 by alyson
Yesterday, my friend Roberto Gonzalez, better known as an award-winning Real Estate Agent at Bond New York, released a new video designed to simplify the purchase process for first-time buyers and dispel some of the age old myths that exist within his industry.
“The NYC Realty Guide: A Better Way To Buy Real Estate,” is a [...]
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August 27th, 2009 by alyson
In anticipation of their new album, “Artwork,” The Used has announced the first ever 24-hour tweet-for-ticket “Twitter Listening Party”. On Monday, the day before the album’s official release, the band will be offering a free full-stream of the album plus two B-Sides, “On The Cross” (Save Yourself Mix), and “In a Needle”. The admission? One [...]
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August 20th, 2009 by alyson
Last night, I hosted a private ‘Sneak Peek’ event at AMP3 Headquarters to preview the soon-to-be-launched Blazetrak.com for a select group of trendsetting friends across the media, tech, music, fashion and entertainment verticals.
With savory hors d’oeuvres, wine courtesy of VOGA, and mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Stop, guests listened in as co-founding partners Corey Stanford, [...]
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July 22nd, 2009 by alyson
In true form, up & coming Rock Band–Honor Society–went all out on their show at The Gramercy Theatre (AKA the Blender Theatre), in “honor” of their original New York fan base.
The four piece boyish band featuring Mike Bruno (lead vocals / guitar), Andrew Lee (bass / vocals), Jay Rosen (keys / vocals) and Alexander Noyes [...]
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July 3rd, 2009 by alyson
July 1st, 2009 marked the grand opening of new Studio/Showroom/Event Space–THE ARSENAL. Launched by Brooklyn Royalty’s own Bob Bland, The Arsenal is aimed to be a space where local artisans can come to display their art, preview their new designs, execute a photo shoot, or most importantly–throw a great party!
On opening night, Bob put the [...]
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June 28th, 2009 by alyson
This past week, New York social diary and online party source Socially Superlative celebrated it’s first anniversary at INC Lounge in the Time Hotel. Always a huge supporter of AMP3-related clients and events, it was fun to have the tables turned, and attend an SS-sponsored event, which I must say was executed very nicely with [...]
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