If you're bored and wanna read up on some opinions about the local music scene, There has been some pretty active discussions going on over at Criagslist.
it's almost embarassing, to be honest.
the conversation that pretty much started it all was this one:
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011584840.html
Im the original black font, then some douche in blue, then me again in red.
This opened the floodgates to a whole slew of opinions and trash talk.
you can either go look at the craigslist south florida musicians area or i've compiled a few links of the fun stuff. Enjoy....
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http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1010365469.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1010399236.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1010502686.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1010593279.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1010632863.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1010824640.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1010878938.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1010924797.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1010946092.html (i agree!)
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1010981182.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1011048029.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011085977.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011133158.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1011280794.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011471252.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011500133.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011526359.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011556038.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011574687.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1011601235.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1011650292.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011702276.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/muc/1011858111.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1011931884.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1012035362.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1012044603.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/muc/1012070988.html
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/muc/1012103781.html
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
CRAIGSLIST DISCUSSION
A discussion on Craigslist... just felt like posting here, comment if you want.
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So i've been reading the posts the past couple days about Musicians Vs. DJ's and/or Promoters.
I have alot to say on this subject, but i'll try to keep it as short as possible.
Many of you have great points and are all right to certain extents.
Some of you may already know who I am, some may not. but i guess you could call me a "promoter". I hate the word, just because of the reputation it has. I run the website www.QueenOfTheScene.com and i have been involved in the local music scene for over 10 years.
Over the years, I have seen so much within the local music community. So many bands and venues and promoters come and go. some things change and some things stay the same.
Personally, i'm not a fan of Dj's. I prefer live original music. Yes, there is a time and place for a dj, but i just don't see the artistry in it. i'm talking about the top 40 hits cd type dj. I do have a small level of respect for the dj's that actually mix and match bpms and add bleeps and bloops, but thats a different level. but the dj's who simply press play and "hype" the crowd over a microphone... you're a dj. not a musician. 2 different titles.
As far as bands who play for exposure and bands who play for cash... I agree that bands who play for nothing are selling themselves short and lowering the stardard for other musicians. However, there is a reason for this. If you are just starting out and have no fan base, you need to gain experience and a repetoire with clubs and promoters. Once that is established, you can move on to better paying gigs. no is BORN a rock star. you gotta pay your dues.
There are some bands in our local music community who wont play for less than $2000. These bands know they are worth it. They are professional. They look good, sound good, have a big fan base, show up on time, know how to promote and have paid their dues. They have proven They are worth every penny.
There are many factors that go into booking a band and deciding what to pay them. I know this from experience. I have only been booking shows for a little over a year, but i have booked almost 200 bands within a year. I can't even begin to explain all these factors, as every venue is different, every night of the week is different.
I try to be as fair as possible, so i came up with this system for paying bands... It has probably been done before, but not here in s. fla, that i know of. Please let me know what you all think.
I know when i say the word "Tickets" you are all going to whine and moan. But hear me out.
Unlike other systems that clubs use with tickets, where you have to sell so many tickets or you dont play or you have to pay for the remainder of left over tickets, etc... What i have done is worked out a deal with a place i book shows at to allow tickets to be used for entrance. I give each band MEMBER 5 or 10 tickets, they sell these tickets for $10 each. Thats $50-$100 PER MEMBER.
This works for the club since these people will come and hopefully eat/drink. and i feel that it's fair to the band because it teaches them to PROMOTE themselves and keep in touch with their fanbase. If they dont sell their tickets, they either A) have no fanbase or B) were to lazy to TRY.
Seriously, if you can't get your mom, your cousin, your friend, your sister and a co-worker to come see you, how can you expect to have a fanbase at all? why would a stranger come see you? why should a club book your band? why would a record label give you the time of day?
and i have to stress the importance of getting WOMEN to come see you perform. i dont care if it's your mom, your sister, your girlfriend, your wife.... I didn't realize it until a friend mentioned his "5 bitches rule". beleive me, i hated the term, but it makes sense. aside from booking shows, i also work the door for a live music venue and i have seen this with my own eyes. when people come to the door and look in, if they dont see girls, they leave! they can care less about what band is playing. ok, ok... those are the kind of people we can do without, but hey, whatever packs a house! others come and see a packed house, so they think "hey, something good is happeneing, lets go". domino effect. more and more people come and more and more people hear your band. it all started with the, uhm, "bitches".
Alot of times i have big "festivals" with 20-30 bands. The reason for this is cross-exposure. This way more and more people are turned on to more and more bands and will hopefully see/hear something they like and start supporting another band. and another and another. If the average band has 4 members and we give 5 tix each member... at least 20 people per band... not to mention the random people who just happen to come... The bands made their money, gained exposure from a new audience AND the club should have banked on the liquor sales. everyone is happy, right?
As for the Promoter/Booker... alot of people have a dirty image about us and dont understand exactly what it is we do. Of course there is the occasional slime ball who scams and rips off bands. but thats not always the case.
So what does a promoter do? Well, any band can walk into a place and beg the owner to let their band play there. 99% of the time, it aint gunna work that way. while live music can be great entertainment for a club, coffee shop, store, sidewalk.... it can also be a huge hassle that no one wants to deal with. So a promoter deals with the owners of venues as sort of a middle man. we try to prove what kind of crowd/clientelle we can pull in and promise to avoid the hassles.
after getting a place to allow live music and making budget deals, the next step is getting the bands. seeking out good bands, dealing with rock star attitudes, dealing with FAR FROM rock star attitudes, dealing with cancelations and schedules and payments and the list goes on and on.
once that is all in order... the promoters job is to, well, PROMOTE. this means we go out of our way to not only provide a crowd for the venue AND the band, we print flyers, we make media and press contacts, we plaster the town and internet with flyers, posters and word of mouth...and as a bonus, For some of shows we event make tshirts and cd's.
Can a band do this themself...yes. but like i said, 99% of the time a venue owner wont even hear you out. and thats only the 1st step. Don't beleive me, try it. Good luck Metal bands.
I have booked alot of great bands. and i have also booked alot of... not so great bands. I try not to judge bands based on my personal preference, because i want to give everyone a chance. i may not like a band, but someone else might. sometimes the not-so-good bands KNOW they aren't good. i have had bands play to an entirely empty room aside from MYSELF! the band might be playing for fun and not money, which is fine and dandy, but the poor bar tender goes home that night with NO TIPS because NO ONE came to see that shitty band. and how fair is it when one band busts their ass to look their best, bring fans, friends and press while the other bands on the bill just show up...looking like they just rolled out of bed and not even their mom will come see them? and im supposed to pay them each equally?
So, while i try to be fair, i also hope the bands do their part in being professional.
Music is an ART but it is also a BUSINESS.
This will also be posted on my blog, so leave comments there if you would like to start a discussion.
http://queenofthescene305.blogspot.com
And feel free to add me on Myspace:
www.myspace.com/SFL_QOTS
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So i've been reading the posts the past couple days about Musicians Vs. DJ's and/or Promoters.
I have alot to say on this subject, but i'll try to keep it as short as possible.
Many of you have great points and are all right to certain extents.
Some of you may already know who I am, some may not. but i guess you could call me a "promoter". I hate the word, just because of the reputation it has. I run the website www.QueenOfTheScene.com and i have been involved in the local music scene for over 10 years.
Over the years, I have seen so much within the local music community. So many bands and venues and promoters come and go. some things change and some things stay the same.
Personally, i'm not a fan of Dj's. I prefer live original music. Yes, there is a time and place for a dj, but i just don't see the artistry in it. i'm talking about the top 40 hits cd type dj. I do have a small level of respect for the dj's that actually mix and match bpms and add bleeps and bloops, but thats a different level. but the dj's who simply press play and "hype" the crowd over a microphone... you're a dj. not a musician. 2 different titles.
As far as bands who play for exposure and bands who play for cash... I agree that bands who play for nothing are selling themselves short and lowering the stardard for other musicians. However, there is a reason for this. If you are just starting out and have no fan base, you need to gain experience and a repetoire with clubs and promoters. Once that is established, you can move on to better paying gigs. no is BORN a rock star. you gotta pay your dues.
There are some bands in our local music community who wont play for less than $2000. These bands know they are worth it. They are professional. They look good, sound good, have a big fan base, show up on time, know how to promote and have paid their dues. They have proven They are worth every penny.
There are many factors that go into booking a band and deciding what to pay them. I know this from experience. I have only been booking shows for a little over a year, but i have booked almost 200 bands within a year. I can't even begin to explain all these factors, as every venue is different, every night of the week is different.
I try to be as fair as possible, so i came up with this system for paying bands... It has probably been done before, but not here in s. fla, that i know of. Please let me know what you all think.
I know when i say the word "Tickets" you are all going to whine and moan. But hear me out.
Unlike other systems that clubs use with tickets, where you have to sell so many tickets or you dont play or you have to pay for the remainder of left over tickets, etc... What i have done is worked out a deal with a place i book shows at to allow tickets to be used for entrance. I give each band MEMBER 5 or 10 tickets, they sell these tickets for $10 each. Thats $50-$100 PER MEMBER.
This works for the club since these people will come and hopefully eat/drink. and i feel that it's fair to the band because it teaches them to PROMOTE themselves and keep in touch with their fanbase. If they dont sell their tickets, they either A) have no fanbase or B) were to lazy to TRY.
Seriously, if you can't get your mom, your cousin, your friend, your sister and a co-worker to come see you, how can you expect to have a fanbase at all? why would a stranger come see you? why should a club book your band? why would a record label give you the time of day?
and i have to stress the importance of getting WOMEN to come see you perform. i dont care if it's your mom, your sister, your girlfriend, your wife.... I didn't realize it until a friend mentioned his "5 bitches rule". beleive me, i hated the term, but it makes sense. aside from booking shows, i also work the door for a live music venue and i have seen this with my own eyes. when people come to the door and look in, if they dont see girls, they leave! they can care less about what band is playing. ok, ok... those are the kind of people we can do without, but hey, whatever packs a house! others come and see a packed house, so they think "hey, something good is happeneing, lets go". domino effect. more and more people come and more and more people hear your band. it all started with the, uhm, "bitches".
Alot of times i have big "festivals" with 20-30 bands. The reason for this is cross-exposure. This way more and more people are turned on to more and more bands and will hopefully see/hear something they like and start supporting another band. and another and another. If the average band has 4 members and we give 5 tix each member... at least 20 people per band... not to mention the random people who just happen to come... The bands made their money, gained exposure from a new audience AND the club should have banked on the liquor sales. everyone is happy, right?
As for the Promoter/Booker... alot of people have a dirty image about us and dont understand exactly what it is we do. Of course there is the occasional slime ball who scams and rips off bands. but thats not always the case.
So what does a promoter do? Well, any band can walk into a place and beg the owner to let their band play there. 99% of the time, it aint gunna work that way. while live music can be great entertainment for a club, coffee shop, store, sidewalk.... it can also be a huge hassle that no one wants to deal with. So a promoter deals with the owners of venues as sort of a middle man. we try to prove what kind of crowd/clientelle we can pull in and promise to avoid the hassles.
after getting a place to allow live music and making budget deals, the next step is getting the bands. seeking out good bands, dealing with rock star attitudes, dealing with FAR FROM rock star attitudes, dealing with cancelations and schedules and payments and the list goes on and on.
once that is all in order... the promoters job is to, well, PROMOTE. this means we go out of our way to not only provide a crowd for the venue AND the band, we print flyers, we make media and press contacts, we plaster the town and internet with flyers, posters and word of mouth...and as a bonus, For some of shows we event make tshirts and cd's.
Can a band do this themself...yes. but like i said, 99% of the time a venue owner wont even hear you out. and thats only the 1st step. Don't beleive me, try it. Good luck Metal bands.
I have booked alot of great bands. and i have also booked alot of... not so great bands. I try not to judge bands based on my personal preference, because i want to give everyone a chance. i may not like a band, but someone else might. sometimes the not-so-good bands KNOW they aren't good. i have had bands play to an entirely empty room aside from MYSELF! the band might be playing for fun and not money, which is fine and dandy, but the poor bar tender goes home that night with NO TIPS because NO ONE came to see that shitty band. and how fair is it when one band busts their ass to look their best, bring fans, friends and press while the other bands on the bill just show up...looking like they just rolled out of bed and not even their mom will come see them? and im supposed to pay them each equally?
So, while i try to be fair, i also hope the bands do their part in being professional.
Music is an ART but it is also a BUSINESS.
This will also be posted on my blog, so leave comments there if you would like to start a discussion.
http://queenofthescene305.blogspot.com
And feel free to add me on Myspace:
www.myspace.com/SFL_QOTS
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
COSMO OHMZ / ANAMAZE BOOKING AGENCY
Welcom aboard the good ship ANAMAZE, to my partners in crime,
THE ROCK and COSMOSKI PRODUCTIONS. It continues to be my pleasure to help Produce one of Miami's most successful shows, THE ROCK @ Miami's King of Clubs, the one and only TOBACCO ROAD. The ROCK is definitely the mainstay of Miami's Music Culture, providing a living showcase for some of the most interesting and innovative music, theatrical and conceptual acts, both in the South and around the Nation. We have provided a stage, format and opportunity for contemporary original talent for the past three years, showcasing acts from all over the nation and many parts of the world. MUSIC is the international language of vibrations, feelings, lyrics and new ideas, continuing the concept that new thought is vital to our well-being and ultimately survival.
By the grace of our common father, I have had the blessing of being where the new thought and new ideas are being generated and perpetuated.
In the late 60's
It was in Hawaii, where all the big San Francisco bands matriculated to play their music in Paradise (Greatful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steppenwolf, among others. I was there, playing in Theater of Madness, a Psychedelic Multi-sensual Music Theater aggregation.
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In the early seventies, when psychedelic and Pop, would morph into Harder edged rock and then PUNK/NEW Wave, fortune placed me as the Lighting Director and part of a history making Production team that would set the standard for live PUNK/UNDERGROUND Rock at the World's most Famous Club, CBGB and OMFUG, where I would design one of the worlds greatest rock Icons and recognizable artifacts, the "CBGB and OMFUG Home of Underground Rock" Tee Shirt. Also played in, produced and managed one of the first wave's primal Power PUNK Pop acts, STARTOON, who's "ROCKIN ON THE BOWERY", became an instant PUNK underground classic, and theme song for CBGB, in 1977. This old school anthem struck a nerve around the world, gaining a Pick of the Week in CASHBOX Magazine, an industry Bible, along with Billboard. This record also established ANAMAZE RECORDS AND PRODUCTIONS as one of the first ten primal PUNK Labels.
In the eighties, as PUNK/NEW WAVE exploded out of little clubs, like CBGB's, MAX'S KANSAS CITY, and clubs all accross
the United Kingdom, London, Dublin and started to make it's way around the world, I became the LIGHTING DIRECTOR of THE RITZ, Manhattan's Next Big Thing Showplace. A new music explosion was taking place, once again shaping Pop Culture.
The Bands, their music and production values were merging with the mainstream, and taking their place in the everchanging world of music, entertainment and world culture.
Once again, I found myself smack dab in the middle of 'making it happen", as much dazzeled by the phenomena, as enjoying the ride. Moving forward, next in line was the PEPPERMINT LOUNGE on 15th street, previous home of a very famous Disco, as LIGHTING DIRECTOR. A steady diet of National and International Acts, came through with consistently great music and shows.
Then it was time to tour. I joined forces with Brittania Row, PINK FLOYD'S Legendary Production Company, as a member and contributor to their Thunder and Lightning Division, creating Lighting Designs and Shows for Robert Gordon, Psychedelic Furs, Ultra Vox, Talking Heads, Thompson Twins and others.
Mid eighties, I got involved in Film Production, after running a film stage and Video Production Company along with the Floyd's MICK TREADWELL and director John Talamini. We took over the space occupied by BRITTANIA ROW, after they decided to vacate the American Market, returning accross the Pond to England. There, we produced our own Rock Videos for new emerging talent and rented the stages to commercial film clients.
Around 1985, a new TV show had taken a long term lease on the Big Pink painted building, that once house Brit Row.
The company was Laurel TV and they were about to begin production on what would become a classic Horror/haha show called "TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE". After helping Laurel TV move in and become comfortable with the building, I was asked to come on the show as "Studio Manager", where I would remain for the better part of three seasons. The show shot for six months a year.
During the off time at "Darkside",
I became a crew member and then Assistant Production Manager at the Worlds archtypical Disco, STUDIO 54.
I oversaw daily
maintenence, repairs, installations, staffing and production aspects of running the Worlds Most well know Disco. I rarely worked the night shows, except extra special occassions, because even for my Rock n Roll sharpened sensibilities, this place was off the chain wild, and I decided to try to keep some of my sanity still intact.
Talk of overindulgence..and excess...this was the norm for Studio 54.
Next in the Ohms Cavalcade of events was to become business manager of SHADOWFAX Productions, a world class sound reinforcement company. While the principals were on the road servicing acts such as, PETER GABRIEL, THE CURE, THE PALLADIUM, I would hold the for down, making sure payables were paid, materials were ordered and accounts were maintained to keep the businesws afloat and growing. In addition, I would secure new accounts and major show in the Northeast Entertainment Market. I also was builing shows of my own and continuing to grow my client base.
This client base and the ability to supply them with a variety of live Production needs led to the development and formation of RAINBOW PRODUCTION SERVICES, with former partner Steve Dome, of New Jersey. Both being excellent Lighting Designers, now with our own gear, we started by servicing local, regional and National acts and Producers in need of Top Quality Production. We bacame major suppliers of Sound, Lighting, and Production Sales and Services to the Northeast Community, doing Local , regional and Touring Shows. Unfortunately, this company came to a screaching halt, upon the untimely demise of partner Steve Dome, due to an overdose in San Antonia, while out on a Grueling Tour with new speed metal kings, THE CRUMBSUCKERS, in early 1988.
Just before this fatefull occurance, I had accepted a position as Production Manager, Coordinator for a summer-full of show with all mainstream entertainment to take place in Swanzee New Hampshire, at a 30,000 seat venue, for SILVER BULLET PRODUCTIONS. My plan was to bring Steve Dome up with me for the summer, to help me manage and organize these events. We make plans ands God laffs.
I would be forced to
vacate our office, forgo my Rainbow Plans and go it on my own. That summer was filled with amazing shows, and catering to the production needs of World Class Stars, with acts like...CHUCH BERRY, ROY ORBISON, JAMES BROWN, CARL PERKINS, WILLIE NELSON, LA FAMILIA, KISS, LA GUNS, ALABAMA, OAK RIDGE BOYS, TANYA TUCKER, LEE GREENWOOD, THE BEACH BOYS (who I grew up idolizing and copying), AMERICA, MOMMAS and POPPAS, Cousin Brucie) and other groups who had provided the inspiration for my youth and aspirations to take my place in the world of music and entertainment. Talk about a dream coming true...to be considered as an active contemporary amongst my heros and archetypes, in front of as many as 30,000 people. Steve's death and then this. Total Ying/Yang, Pleasure/Pain, the two faces of drama, in my face. Organization and Chaos/ Heaven and Hell, just flips sides of the same coin. Another instance of a larger brushstroke at work. Things that make you go duhhhhh.
After this summer of total opposites, I decided to relocate and kick around on a piece of ground in my old hometown, in southern Florida. The cold became old, as I recoginzed that in my heart of hearts, is a place in the sunshine, near the surf I worshiped as a young man. I received an offer, from a former amate of mine, Pete Crockford, who ran the Lighting Division of Pink Floyd's Britannia Row, to come down to Florida and help him organize and start the Lighting Division of Wolf Sound, one of the south's leading edge Production Companies. I also had a desire and need to be close to my Mom and Dad, during their aging years. I'm glad I did and relish every moment I had with them to share the love they so gratiously provided for myself and my brother. They are both passed now, and I am standing as a living embodyment of their hopes dreams and asperations and the great love they had for each other, us and their fellow humans. I can only hope to honor them in my life and work.
Late 80's and early ninety's were spent doing more shows, Lighting, Managing, Producing all aspects of show production, first for WOLF SOUND, until breaking my back, slipping and herniating three discs in the lower part of my back, after which I had to take several months off to recooperate and rethink my future and what I would be able to do. I came back, reactivating ANAMAZE RECORDS and PRODUCTIONS, accentuating again the Production side of this business, providing and packaging all services formerly offered as well as some new ones. I found that in Florida, one had to provide the complete range of services and equipment, in order to compete. I hired others to replace me as a "Warm Body" to lift gear and place systems on stage.
By now, most of the equipment and logistics made sense, and my skills were developed to the level where I could competently direct others to execute shows.
I've always been able to sell what I believe in, so that's what I did,
secure the accounts and hire people and resources to fullfill thes needs. I also went out as a Touring Lighting Designer/Director and would soon learn to become competent in mixing Live Sound, as well as being a Studio Producer.
I just don't shlepp the gear anymore. Someone once told me "You don't get paid to Play music, you get paid to Move Furniture". I'm passed the furniture moving stage, got the injuries to prove it.
In the early nineties, I would go out with World Class Soviet Ballet on Ice, MOSCOW ON ICE. on these tours, I was Master Electrician and Production Manager. I helped design and oversee all aspects of Technical Production. I coordinated, Production Design, Sound, Lighting, Staging, Special Effects and Lazers for shows and helped the Operations manager with coordinating movement, lodging and care of 110 people, cast, staff and drivers, in moving this large production from town to town and state to state. This was during the era called Glastnost, at a time when the United States and Russia were dropping the Iron Curtain and trying to make friends and peace with each other. Talk about a recalibration of what I was taught in school and what I was learning in the real world of applied experience. I was travelling with Hard core Commies, KGB agents, incredibly talented Russian Championship Skaters, skilled Technicians, dance Captains, Interpreters and my Rowdy .group of Rock n Roll cowboys, able to handle anything anywhere anytime.
Well my brothers and Sisters, I soon learned that all the Bullship
they had tried to ship me in High school and college was ALL WRONG. The Russians were just like us and me. They were artists, trying to pursue their artist dreams, share their art and life views with the the rest of the world, they were told to hate. They wanted Love, Respect and artistic expression and freedom of thought, just like I did, and they, like myself, were willing to work their asses off to pursue this dream. When push came to shove and we were dependent upon each other for mutual survival, the international barriers fell, like the tumbling Berlin Wall and Melting Iron curtain. We bonded in mind and soul to make this amazing opportunity work to the combined satisfaction of each other and our audiences, all accross America. We fought together, not as conditioned combatants but as Brothers and Sisters. What a time of Liberation from dodgy old animosities and preconceived notions constructed by self serving political strategies and practioners, who sought to perpetuate hatred and ignorance. I learned many a great lesson over a bottle of Wodka and people eager to see how the other side lives and believes. I was being tempered to accept the beliefs of others, whom I had be conditioned to suspect and hate, What a Truckload. Schooling has to be subected to the verification to real life experience. Is the mirror true, or is the distortion turned up to to conceal the TRUTH.
Directly after the last Third Tour I did with Moscow on Ice, my Production Partner and longtime friend, brother, associate, teacher and Mate, English Pete was arrested, put in Chrome detention center and later deported back to England for have an expired Visa, putting an end to our Production Company.
I was offered a Position in a Music/Entertainment School called the Career Institute of Miami Beach, as a Lighting Instructor. I relished the chance to be able to pass along some of the experience I had gained, in my years of Live Production. In addition this was my time to teach ROCK N ROLL High School. I must say that I thouroughly enjoyed teaching and helping to enable others to experience the satisfying and oftentimes wildly exciting life that I've been privvy to. I taught for about three years, teaching LIGHTING, SOUND, STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY and LIVE PRODUCTION, enjoying this uniq1ue experience. I'm glad to say that I've empowered some very promising and now successful people, who will hopefully carry on this great traddition, which has become my life.
I have travelled extensively throughout the world, sometimes just for a visit, most times working one, many or all the aspects of this business I've been involved throughout most of my Adult life, sometime in an Adult fashion sometimes as atrailblazing pioneer, with reckless abandon, most of the time taking the classic Extistential
Leap of Faith.
This is a part and parcel of what has brought me to TOBACCO ROAD, THE ROCK, COSMOSKI PRODUCTIONS and ANAMAZE BOOKIING AGENCY. Many a show, many a club, many a show and now many a Tour down the Road, and with Gods Grace it will continue for a long time to come. Still Love my Guitar, My Life, my Woman and all the wonderful people bands, friends and Organizations I've been fortunate enough to work and interact with.
WITH lOVE
COSMO OHMS, President
ANAMAZE BOOKING AGENCY
ANAMAZE RECORDS AND PRODUCTIONS
CO9SMOSKI PRODUCTIONS
TOBACCO ROAD PRODUCTION MANAGER AND SOUND ENGINEER
THE ROCK and COSMOSKI PRODUCTIONS. It continues to be my pleasure to help Produce one of Miami's most successful shows, THE ROCK @ Miami's King of Clubs, the one and only TOBACCO ROAD. The ROCK is definitely the mainstay of Miami's Music Culture, providing a living showcase for some of the most interesting and innovative music, theatrical and conceptual acts, both in the South and around the Nation. We have provided a stage, format and opportunity for contemporary original talent for the past three years, showcasing acts from all over the nation and many parts of the world. MUSIC is the international language of vibrations, feelings, lyrics and new ideas, continuing the concept that new thought is vital to our well-being and ultimately survival.
By the grace of our common father, I have had the blessing of being where the new thought and new ideas are being generated and perpetuated.
In the late 60's
It was in Hawaii, where all the big San Francisco bands matriculated to play their music in Paradise (Greatful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steppenwolf, among others. I was there, playing in Theater of Madness, a Psychedelic Multi-sensual Music Theater aggregation.
)
In the early seventies, when psychedelic and Pop, would morph into Harder edged rock and then PUNK/NEW Wave, fortune placed me as the Lighting Director and part of a history making Production team that would set the standard for live PUNK/UNDERGROUND Rock at the World's most Famous Club, CBGB and OMFUG, where I would design one of the worlds greatest rock Icons and recognizable artifacts, the "CBGB and OMFUG Home of Underground Rock" Tee Shirt. Also played in, produced and managed one of the first wave's primal Power PUNK Pop acts, STARTOON, who's "ROCKIN ON THE BOWERY", became an instant PUNK underground classic, and theme song for CBGB, in 1977. This old school anthem struck a nerve around the world, gaining a Pick of the Week in CASHBOX Magazine, an industry Bible, along with Billboard. This record also established ANAMAZE RECORDS AND PRODUCTIONS as one of the first ten primal PUNK Labels.
In the eighties, as PUNK/NEW WAVE exploded out of little clubs, like CBGB's, MAX'S KANSAS CITY, and clubs all accross
the United Kingdom, London, Dublin and started to make it's way around the world, I became the LIGHTING DIRECTOR of THE RITZ, Manhattan's Next Big Thing Showplace. A new music explosion was taking place, once again shaping Pop Culture.
The Bands, their music and production values were merging with the mainstream, and taking their place in the everchanging world of music, entertainment and world culture.
Once again, I found myself smack dab in the middle of 'making it happen", as much dazzeled by the phenomena, as enjoying the ride. Moving forward, next in line was the PEPPERMINT LOUNGE on 15th street, previous home of a very famous Disco, as LIGHTING DIRECTOR. A steady diet of National and International Acts, came through with consistently great music and shows.
Then it was time to tour. I joined forces with Brittania Row, PINK FLOYD'S Legendary Production Company, as a member and contributor to their Thunder and Lightning Division, creating Lighting Designs and Shows for Robert Gordon, Psychedelic Furs, Ultra Vox, Talking Heads, Thompson Twins and others.
Mid eighties, I got involved in Film Production, after running a film stage and Video Production Company along with the Floyd's MICK TREADWELL and director John Talamini. We took over the space occupied by BRITTANIA ROW, after they decided to vacate the American Market, returning accross the Pond to England. There, we produced our own Rock Videos for new emerging talent and rented the stages to commercial film clients.
Around 1985, a new TV show had taken a long term lease on the Big Pink painted building, that once house Brit Row.
The company was Laurel TV and they were about to begin production on what would become a classic Horror/haha show called "TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE". After helping Laurel TV move in and become comfortable with the building, I was asked to come on the show as "Studio Manager", where I would remain for the better part of three seasons. The show shot for six months a year.
During the off time at "Darkside",
I became a crew member and then Assistant Production Manager at the Worlds archtypical Disco, STUDIO 54.
I oversaw daily
maintenence, repairs, installations, staffing and production aspects of running the Worlds Most well know Disco. I rarely worked the night shows, except extra special occassions, because even for my Rock n Roll sharpened sensibilities, this place was off the chain wild, and I decided to try to keep some of my sanity still intact.
Talk of overindulgence..and excess...this was the norm for Studio 54.
Next in the Ohms Cavalcade of events was to become business manager of SHADOWFAX Productions, a world class sound reinforcement company. While the principals were on the road servicing acts such as, PETER GABRIEL, THE CURE, THE PALLADIUM, I would hold the for down, making sure payables were paid, materials were ordered and accounts were maintained to keep the businesws afloat and growing. In addition, I would secure new accounts and major show in the Northeast Entertainment Market. I also was builing shows of my own and continuing to grow my client base.
This client base and the ability to supply them with a variety of live Production needs led to the development and formation of RAINBOW PRODUCTION SERVICES, with former partner Steve Dome, of New Jersey. Both being excellent Lighting Designers, now with our own gear, we started by servicing local, regional and National acts and Producers in need of Top Quality Production. We bacame major suppliers of Sound, Lighting, and Production Sales and Services to the Northeast Community, doing Local , regional and Touring Shows. Unfortunately, this company came to a screaching halt, upon the untimely demise of partner Steve Dome, due to an overdose in San Antonia, while out on a Grueling Tour with new speed metal kings, THE CRUMBSUCKERS, in early 1988.
Just before this fatefull occurance, I had accepted a position as Production Manager, Coordinator for a summer-full of show with all mainstream entertainment to take place in Swanzee New Hampshire, at a 30,000 seat venue, for SILVER BULLET PRODUCTIONS. My plan was to bring Steve Dome up with me for the summer, to help me manage and organize these events. We make plans ands God laffs.
I would be forced to
vacate our office, forgo my Rainbow Plans and go it on my own. That summer was filled with amazing shows, and catering to the production needs of World Class Stars, with acts like...CHUCH BERRY, ROY ORBISON, JAMES BROWN, CARL PERKINS, WILLIE NELSON, LA FAMILIA, KISS, LA GUNS, ALABAMA, OAK RIDGE BOYS, TANYA TUCKER, LEE GREENWOOD, THE BEACH BOYS (who I grew up idolizing and copying), AMERICA, MOMMAS and POPPAS, Cousin Brucie) and other groups who had provided the inspiration for my youth and aspirations to take my place in the world of music and entertainment. Talk about a dream coming true...to be considered as an active contemporary amongst my heros and archetypes, in front of as many as 30,000 people. Steve's death and then this. Total Ying/Yang, Pleasure/Pain, the two faces of drama, in my face. Organization and Chaos/ Heaven and Hell, just flips sides of the same coin. Another instance of a larger brushstroke at work. Things that make you go duhhhhh.
After this summer of total opposites, I decided to relocate and kick around on a piece of ground in my old hometown, in southern Florida. The cold became old, as I recoginzed that in my heart of hearts, is a place in the sunshine, near the surf I worshiped as a young man. I received an offer, from a former amate of mine, Pete Crockford, who ran the Lighting Division of Pink Floyd's Britannia Row, to come down to Florida and help him organize and start the Lighting Division of Wolf Sound, one of the south's leading edge Production Companies. I also had a desire and need to be close to my Mom and Dad, during their aging years. I'm glad I did and relish every moment I had with them to share the love they so gratiously provided for myself and my brother. They are both passed now, and I am standing as a living embodyment of their hopes dreams and asperations and the great love they had for each other, us and their fellow humans. I can only hope to honor them in my life and work.
Late 80's and early ninety's were spent doing more shows, Lighting, Managing, Producing all aspects of show production, first for WOLF SOUND, until breaking my back, slipping and herniating three discs in the lower part of my back, after which I had to take several months off to recooperate and rethink my future and what I would be able to do. I came back, reactivating ANAMAZE RECORDS and PRODUCTIONS, accentuating again the Production side of this business, providing and packaging all services formerly offered as well as some new ones. I found that in Florida, one had to provide the complete range of services and equipment, in order to compete. I hired others to replace me as a "Warm Body" to lift gear and place systems on stage.
By now, most of the equipment and logistics made sense, and my skills were developed to the level where I could competently direct others to execute shows.
I've always been able to sell what I believe in, so that's what I did,
secure the accounts and hire people and resources to fullfill thes needs. I also went out as a Touring Lighting Designer/Director and would soon learn to become competent in mixing Live Sound, as well as being a Studio Producer.
I just don't shlepp the gear anymore. Someone once told me "You don't get paid to Play music, you get paid to Move Furniture". I'm passed the furniture moving stage, got the injuries to prove it.
In the early nineties, I would go out with World Class Soviet Ballet on Ice, MOSCOW ON ICE. on these tours, I was Master Electrician and Production Manager. I helped design and oversee all aspects of Technical Production. I coordinated, Production Design, Sound, Lighting, Staging, Special Effects and Lazers for shows and helped the Operations manager with coordinating movement, lodging and care of 110 people, cast, staff and drivers, in moving this large production from town to town and state to state. This was during the era called Glastnost, at a time when the United States and Russia were dropping the Iron Curtain and trying to make friends and peace with each other. Talk about a recalibration of what I was taught in school and what I was learning in the real world of applied experience. I was travelling with Hard core Commies, KGB agents, incredibly talented Russian Championship Skaters, skilled Technicians, dance Captains, Interpreters and my Rowdy .group of Rock n Roll cowboys, able to handle anything anywhere anytime.
Well my brothers and Sisters, I soon learned that all the Bullship
they had tried to ship me in High school and college was ALL WRONG. The Russians were just like us and me. They were artists, trying to pursue their artist dreams, share their art and life views with the the rest of the world, they were told to hate. They wanted Love, Respect and artistic expression and freedom of thought, just like I did, and they, like myself, were willing to work their asses off to pursue this dream. When push came to shove and we were dependent upon each other for mutual survival, the international barriers fell, like the tumbling Berlin Wall and Melting Iron curtain. We bonded in mind and soul to make this amazing opportunity work to the combined satisfaction of each other and our audiences, all accross America. We fought together, not as conditioned combatants but as Brothers and Sisters. What a time of Liberation from dodgy old animosities and preconceived notions constructed by self serving political strategies and practioners, who sought to perpetuate hatred and ignorance. I learned many a great lesson over a bottle of Wodka and people eager to see how the other side lives and believes. I was being tempered to accept the beliefs of others, whom I had be conditioned to suspect and hate, What a Truckload. Schooling has to be subected to the verification to real life experience. Is the mirror true, or is the distortion turned up to to conceal the TRUTH.
Directly after the last Third Tour I did with Moscow on Ice, my Production Partner and longtime friend, brother, associate, teacher and Mate, English Pete was arrested, put in Chrome detention center and later deported back to England for have an expired Visa, putting an end to our Production Company.
I was offered a Position in a Music/Entertainment School called the Career Institute of Miami Beach, as a Lighting Instructor. I relished the chance to be able to pass along some of the experience I had gained, in my years of Live Production. In addition this was my time to teach ROCK N ROLL High School. I must say that I thouroughly enjoyed teaching and helping to enable others to experience the satisfying and oftentimes wildly exciting life that I've been privvy to. I taught for about three years, teaching LIGHTING, SOUND, STRUCTURE OF THE INDUSTRY and LIVE PRODUCTION, enjoying this uniq1ue experience. I'm glad to say that I've empowered some very promising and now successful people, who will hopefully carry on this great traddition, which has become my life.
I have travelled extensively throughout the world, sometimes just for a visit, most times working one, many or all the aspects of this business I've been involved throughout most of my Adult life, sometime in an Adult fashion sometimes as atrailblazing pioneer, with reckless abandon, most of the time taking the classic Extistential
Leap of Faith.
This is a part and parcel of what has brought me to TOBACCO ROAD, THE ROCK, COSMOSKI PRODUCTIONS and ANAMAZE BOOKIING AGENCY. Many a show, many a club, many a show and now many a Tour down the Road, and with Gods Grace it will continue for a long time to come. Still Love my Guitar, My Life, my Woman and all the wonderful people bands, friends and Organizations I've been fortunate enough to work and interact with.
WITH lOVE
COSMO OHMS, President
ANAMAZE BOOKING AGENCY
ANAMAZE RECORDS AND PRODUCTIONS
CO9SMOSKI PRODUCTIONS
TOBACCO ROAD PRODUCTION MANAGER AND SOUND ENGINEER
Metal JAM Jan. 31st
METAL JAM @ Finish Line Sports Bar located inside Xtreme Indoor Karting
5300 powerline rd ft. lauderdale ,fl.
333309
(FORMER MARS MUSIC BUILDING)
just north of Commercial Blvd on the east side of the road...
Saturday January 31st... Hosted by 1000 Pounds of Thrust… "Jamming from 8pm, METAL, ROCK”!!!!! Basic backline provided... Bring your instrument, sticks and your talent... Meet & jam with other METAL musicians, bring the BAND Try out new material or just come out and show your stuff...Don’t miss this night of HEAVY HITTERS…
ALSO: Giant video game arcade for the KIDS!!! They even have a mini 2 lane bowling alleys!!!
Full Bar $2 pint drafts!!! 5 for $10 domestic buckets Great food!!!
954-491-6265
if you play metal or rock and are looking for a band to play with show up .......hook up with other musicians to get your project off the ground this is open to all .........singers,guitarist,bass players(l know you are in demand always) drummers come on out.....
all ages welcome .....you can get up and jam covers or originals or what ever you want we wanna see you there
full bands are also welcome to jam ...
get there early
to get your name or band on the list to play !!!!
all levels welcome
Mike
1000 pounds of thrust
if you have question about the jam send them to me
tell all your friends ...
5300 powerline rd ft. lauderdale ,fl.
333309
(FORMER MARS MUSIC BUILDING)
just north of Commercial Blvd on the east side of the road...
Saturday January 31st... Hosted by 1000 Pounds of Thrust… "Jamming from 8pm, METAL, ROCK”!!!!! Basic backline provided... Bring your instrument, sticks and your talent... Meet & jam with other METAL musicians, bring the BAND Try out new material or just come out and show your stuff...Don’t miss this night of HEAVY HITTERS…
ALSO: Giant video game arcade for the KIDS!!! They even have a mini 2 lane bowling alleys!!!
Full Bar $2 pint drafts!!! 5 for $10 domestic buckets Great food!!!
954-491-6265
if you play metal or rock and are looking for a band to play with show up .......hook up with other musicians to get your project off the ground this is open to all .........singers,guitarist,bass players(l know you are in demand always) drummers come on out.....
all ages welcome .....you can get up and jam covers or originals or what ever you want we wanna see you there
full bands are also welcome to jam ...
get there early
to get your name or band on the list to play !!!!
all levels welcome
Mike
1000 pounds of thrust
if you have question about the jam send them to me
tell all your friends ...
Monday, January 19, 2009
Uncle Sams in Lauderhill is Closing
We are sorry to say that as of the end of January 2009 Uncle Sam’s Music in Lauderhill.
will be closing.
We have been a staple in the South Florida community for more then 20 years and we are deeply sad to say good bye.
We want to thank all of you for a great and amazing time, but with the state of the economy we can no longer keep our doors open.
So come in and take advantage of:
50% off the entire store
Excluding consignments, detox and special orders
Thank you
Uncle Sam’s Music
4476 N.
University Dr
Lauderhill Fl.
33351
954-742-2466
Please Repost
will be closing.
We have been a staple in the South Florida community for more then 20 years and we are deeply sad to say good bye.
We want to thank all of you for a great and amazing time, but with the state of the economy we can no longer keep our doors open.
So come in and take advantage of:
50% off the entire store
Excluding consignments, detox and special orders
Thank you
Uncle Sam’s Music
4476 N.
University Dr
Lauderhill Fl.
33351
954-742-2466
Please Repost
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AUTEUR EXPLOSION
Official Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PRESS CONTACTS BELOW
Underlab Studios Announces
A Monthly Showcase for Local Talent
"AUTEUR EXPLOSION"
Blasts Off January 23 at Cinema Paradiso
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) January 7, 2009 - With the success of the first Auteur Explosion in December 2008, Underlab Studios, an emerging artist movement in South Florida, has teamed up with Fort Lauderdale's historic Cinema Paradiso to establish Auteur Explosion as an ongoing monthly event.
Auteur Explosion is designed to showcase the local creative community and the flavor of the South Florida culture.
“There is an abundance of amazing talent in our community and we feel there was a desperate need to provide a means to raise awareness of our local artists.
” comments Dawn Dubriel, a local filmmaker and video producer who with her business partner, J Vinazza also a local filmmaker and animator, initiated Auteur Explosion.
Talent ranges the gamut of art's genres: filmmakers, singers, songwriters, artists, music producers & engineers, poets, martial artists, renowned DJs, B-Boys, fire-spinners, belly dancers, comedians, clothing lines, power jewelry, and more.
Rick Santese, a South Florida Screenwriter who attended the previous Auteur Explosion is excited about the monthly event. "Utilizing film, performance art and music to create a new collaborative art form, Underlab Studios is an integral part of an exciting new movement in South Florida. Their efforts will help to re-define the South Florida art scene, push through the barriers of apathy in the land of tourists and transients and finally put us on the map as THE place to find cutting edge art and talent in the U.S.
"
Dubriel and Vinazza became fans of Cinema Paradiso during the 23rd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF).
With its historic past, artsy charm and outside patio it seemed to be the ideal venue for Auteur Explosion.
Operated year-round by the FLIFF, the mindset was also right. Hal Axler, Executive Director of FLIFF and Cinema Paradiso, jumped on board at the opportunity to help present Auteur Explosion. “Part of our mission is to support local talent and offering our venue monthly will help to nurture their goals and work.
”
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the city jewel of Cinema Paradiso has the capacity to contain the constant influx of new and local talent to be featured at the monthly Auteur Explosion. Offering over 200 plush stadium-style seats and state-of-the-art sound and projection, the venue also has a large outside courtyard and the facility is equipped for receptions with a full bar, concessions and ample free parking.
Upcoming Auteur Explosion events
Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30PM- 2:00AM: a night filled with art, music, film, Belly dancing by The Goddess Studio of downtown Hollywood, and Stand-Up Comedy by local comedian, Matt Z.
Friday, February 13, 2009.
9:30PM – 2:00AM: the theme is Valentine's Day Eve Massacre and will present local horror-core style rappers and bands, spooky art by local legends, and frightening films by local filmmakers.
Admission: $5.
00
Venue: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale just east of the Broward County Courthouse on the south bank of the New River.
For additional information:
Cinema Paradiso www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456
The Auteur Explosion, www. underlabstudios. com or contact Dawn Dubriel at info@redawn. tv
Redawn. TV, Underlab Studios, and ULS Media Solutions, Inc.
are Independent Video/Film Productions companies that provide local businesses, companies, and artists with Video Production, Animation, Web Design, and Marketing to help make their dreams a reality.
Cinema Paradiso’s History
The present day structure was built in 1947 as The New First Methodist Church, after the original building was destroyed by the 1926 Hurricane. In 1986, actress/director and playwright, Vinette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct a Broadway Show, renovated the space for stage plays. FLIFF took residency in November 1998 and began presenting independent films by April 1999.
They appropriately renamed the theatre after director Giuseppe Tornatore’s acclaimed, Italian film about the celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies …Cinema Paradiso. By 2001 FLIFF was programming the cinema daily with independent films and events.
While maintaining its old world charisma, over the years FLIFF has renovated the building both inside and out through the help and support of The Millennium Club, Entre Nous, and dedicated staff and volunteers.
About Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization dedicated to bringing independent film and cultural events to the South Florida Community at their year-round art-house theatre, Cinema Paradiso, and through outreach programs from Key West to Boca Raton. The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is almost one month-long and held from mid October to mid November. 2009 will mark FLIFF’s 24th year. The cinematic event features over 200 top films from around the globe, celebrities and film talent, plus nightly parties.
www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Art Explosion
Dawn Dubriel / Underlab Studios
323.788.
4245, info@redawn. tv
FLIFF & Cinema Paradiso
Jan Mitchell / Jan Mitchell & Associates
954-649-0258, janpubpromo@yahoo. com
.....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PRESS CONTACTS BELOW
Underlab Studios Announces
A Monthly Showcase for Local Talent
"AUTEUR EXPLOSION"
Blasts Off January 23 at Cinema Paradiso
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) January 7, 2009 - With the success of the first Auteur Explosion in December 2008, Underlab Studios, an emerging artist movement in South Florida, has teamed up with Fort Lauderdale's historic Cinema Paradiso to establish Auteur Explosion as an ongoing monthly event.
Auteur Explosion is designed to showcase the local creative community and the flavor of the South Florida culture.
“There is an abundance of amazing talent in our community and we feel there was a desperate need to provide a means to raise awareness of our local artists.
” comments Dawn Dubriel, a local filmmaker and video producer who with her business partner, J Vinazza also a local filmmaker and animator, initiated Auteur Explosion.
Talent ranges the gamut of art's genres: filmmakers, singers, songwriters, artists, music producers & engineers, poets, martial artists, renowned DJs, B-Boys, fire-spinners, belly dancers, comedians, clothing lines, power jewelry, and more.
Rick Santese, a South Florida Screenwriter who attended the previous Auteur Explosion is excited about the monthly event. "Utilizing film, performance art and music to create a new collaborative art form, Underlab Studios is an integral part of an exciting new movement in South Florida. Their efforts will help to re-define the South Florida art scene, push through the barriers of apathy in the land of tourists and transients and finally put us on the map as THE place to find cutting edge art and talent in the U.S.
"
Dubriel and Vinazza became fans of Cinema Paradiso during the 23rd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF).
With its historic past, artsy charm and outside patio it seemed to be the ideal venue for Auteur Explosion.
Operated year-round by the FLIFF, the mindset was also right. Hal Axler, Executive Director of FLIFF and Cinema Paradiso, jumped on board at the opportunity to help present Auteur Explosion. “Part of our mission is to support local talent and offering our venue monthly will help to nurture their goals and work.
”
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the city jewel of Cinema Paradiso has the capacity to contain the constant influx of new and local talent to be featured at the monthly Auteur Explosion. Offering over 200 plush stadium-style seats and state-of-the-art sound and projection, the venue also has a large outside courtyard and the facility is equipped for receptions with a full bar, concessions and ample free parking.
Upcoming Auteur Explosion events
Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30PM- 2:00AM: a night filled with art, music, film, Belly dancing by The Goddess Studio of downtown Hollywood, and Stand-Up Comedy by local comedian, Matt Z.
Friday, February 13, 2009.
9:30PM – 2:00AM: the theme is Valentine's Day Eve Massacre and will present local horror-core style rappers and bands, spooky art by local legends, and frightening films by local filmmakers.
Admission: $5.
00
Venue: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale just east of the Broward County Courthouse on the south bank of the New River.
For additional information:
Cinema Paradiso www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456
The Auteur Explosion, www. underlabstudios. com or contact Dawn Dubriel at info@redawn. tv
Redawn. TV, Underlab Studios, and ULS Media Solutions, Inc.
are Independent Video/Film Productions companies that provide local businesses, companies, and artists with Video Production, Animation, Web Design, and Marketing to help make their dreams a reality.
Cinema Paradiso’s History
The present day structure was built in 1947 as The New First Methodist Church, after the original building was destroyed by the 1926 Hurricane. In 1986, actress/director and playwright, Vinette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct a Broadway Show, renovated the space for stage plays. FLIFF took residency in November 1998 and began presenting independent films by April 1999.
They appropriately renamed the theatre after director Giuseppe Tornatore’s acclaimed, Italian film about the celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies …Cinema Paradiso. By 2001 FLIFF was programming the cinema daily with independent films and events.
While maintaining its old world charisma, over the years FLIFF has renovated the building both inside and out through the help and support of The Millennium Club, Entre Nous, and dedicated staff and volunteers.
About Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization dedicated to bringing independent film and cultural events to the South Florida Community at their year-round art-house theatre, Cinema Paradiso, and through outreach programs from Key West to Boca Raton. The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is almost one month-long and held from mid October to mid November. 2009 will mark FLIFF’s 24th year. The cinematic event features over 200 top films from around the globe, celebrities and film talent, plus nightly parties.
www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Art Explosion
Dawn Dubriel / Underlab Studios
323.788.
4245, info@redawn. tv
FLIFF & Cinema Paradiso
Jan Mitchell / Jan Mitchell & Associates
954-649-0258, janpubpromo@yahoo. com
.....
upcoming Events (Part 2)
SWETA RECORDS EVENT LISTING:
UPCOMING IN-STORES + SWEAT-SPONSORED EVENTS:
01.16.
09 The Vagabond + Sweat Records present HEY WILLPOWER (Tomlab, SF) live at Fridays at the Vagabond PLUS it's the MATT & KIM CD Release Party!!
01.17.
09 MAGEN MELANCHOLY Tour Kick-Off Party + Show with special guests AGENT RIBBONS (California)!!
01.21.
09 EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF SELECT SCENES FROM "DEATH PRINT" - the explosive new art-world thriller by AIDEN DILLARD!!
01.21.
09 Scion "House Party" at The Vagabond featuring a DJ set by JUAN MACLEAN (DFA)!!
01.22.
09 Lolo + Nick Scapa host UNDER COVER at The Florida Room w/ house band ANR every Thursday!!
01.22.
09 (((SHAKE))) at The Vagabond!!
01.23.
09 THE JEANMARIE "ANNIE JUMP CANNON" CD RELEASE PARTY SHOW at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
01.26.
09 New Art School presents and in-store with CLOCK HANDS, DEAD MEAT + SLOANE PETERSON!!
01.28.
09 "VINYL LEGACY" PREMIERE SCREENING at Sweat!!
01.30.
09 CHAMPAGNE DAYS live at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
02.06.
09 ASTARI NITE live at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
02.07.
09 Sweat Records presents PURE IMAGINATION LIVE VI!!
02.10.
09 CASA DE HA-HA: STAND UP COMEDY MONTHLY AT SWEAT HOSTED BY DANIEL RESKIN!!
02.20.
09 The Vagabond + Sweat Records present FREEZEPOP live at FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND!!
02.21.
09 The Open Tent presents GOOD FOR THE JEWS live with guests RAVELSTEIN, JESSICA GROSS + DANIEL RESKIN!!
02.28.
08 MORRISSEY performs live at Mizner Park!!!!
03.28.
09 SWEAT RECORDS PRESENTS MATT AND KIM live at Churchill's!!
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENT GOODNESS:
(If your event is not in here send one email to lolo [at] sweatrecordsmiami [dot] com with the flier image and all the info. It's that simple.
)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th @ THE VAGABOND: The Vagabond + Sweat Records present a special FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND featuring a live performance by HEY WILLPOWER (Tomlab)!! Also tonight - the Official South Florida CD Release Party for "Grand" - the new album from MATT & KIM!! Along with resident DJs Mike Deuce, Ray Milian, Lolo, Just Dandy, Carmel Ophir, Chris Graham, UVS, and Danny Ashe spinning 'til 5 in the morning!! $1 Stella and PBR before midnight. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ LEGION PARK: The UPPER EAST SIDE GREEN MARKET is back!! Food, flowers, cookies, and more local goodness!! Saturdays 9am to 3pm at Biscayne and 66th St.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Come out for the MAGEN MELANCHOLY TOUR KICK-OFF PARTY featuring special guests AGENT RIBBONS (California), THE BAD HALF and BUFFALO!! Doors at 8pm, $5 cover, 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ PINK GHOST: SHADESOFREDD RELEASE PARTY!! Join the creators and designers behind the music inspired clothing line Shadesofredd for their release party. Awesome tees, giveaways, breakdancing performances, and music by DJ Stell-r. Starts at 7pm, free admission. 21 West Las Olas Blvd.
www. pinkghost. net
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ THE VAGABOND: BACK DOOR BAMBY makes Saturday nights at The Vagabond her weekly playground!! LOUIE VEGA is this week's special guest DJ, and featuring residents SHANNON, RYAN EVANS, RAY MILIAN, and CARMEL OPHIR plus visual stimulation by The Sex Kittens and Naughty Misfits, Nicole Soden, Jose 'Negro' Ramirez, Natasha Tsakos and Adora!! Free admission and 2-for-1 cocktails before midnight. Doors at 10pm. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ DOWTOWN MIAMI: BIKE MIAMI DAYS - ROUND 3!! Bike Miami Days is an initiative by City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to promote bicycling, livable streets and the growing urban neighborhood of Downtown Miami.
The streets get closed off to cars to cyclists and pedestrians can enjoy a lovely morning!! 9am to 3pm, full info at www. bike-miami. com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ THE STANDARD: Every Sunday come out for LOVE LIFE with bingo, chillin' and music by DJs Induce. 8pm, 40 Island Ave. Miami Beach.
www. standardhotel. com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ PURDY LOUNGE: I Am Your Villain presents CHOCOLATE SUNDAYS with DJs Doormouse, Induce, Contra and rotating others spinning hip hop in the front, and Ray Milian, Jessica Who?, Danny Ashe and guests do it up indie/80s in the back. No cover, 21+. 1811 Purdy Ave. Miami Beach.
www. myspace. com/iamyourvillain
MONDAY, JANUARY 19th @ CHURCHILL'S: Every Monday night check out the MIAMI JAZZ JAM - going strong for over 5 years!! Featuring local and national musicians and Dan Serro spinning rare jazz on vinyl. Plus, every Monday on the back patio stage is THEATRE DE UNDERGROUND, an open-mic with musicians, comedians, experimental theater and more!! $5 cover, 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. churchillspub. com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ BELLA ROSE: Psychic Youth, Inc. presents the debut of PSYCHIC TUESDAYS!! DJ HEALER and R3K+ telepathically spin your dark favorites... Come out for open bar 10-midnight and music you won't hear anywhere else in Miami. 423 16th St. Miami Beach.
myspace. com/psychictuesdays
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ THE VAGABOND: Every Tuesday check out the vibes at STONE GROOVE featuring blues, jazz, soul, and spoken word with live acts, DJ A-TRAIN and guests, hosted by MARCUS BLAKE!! Open mic sign-up is at 10pm, no cover. 30 NE 14th St.
www. thevagabondmiami. com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ GOLD COAST ROLLER RINK: Roll out to INTOXISKATE every Tuesday!! DJ Misha of VooDoo Lounge spins the hits, plus cheap drinks, arcade games, videos and more!! 8pm to 2am, $4 entry, $2 skate rental. 2604 Federal Hwy. Ft. Lauderdale.
myspace. com/intoxiskate
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ BUCK15: Every week check out TAKEOUT TUESDAY with awesome rotating DJs like DJ CRAZE, TOM LAROC, CONTRA, DOORMOUSE, INDUCE, SEAMSTARR, SAFE STADICK and KEEN ONE!! Hosted by Keen with 2-for-1 drinks 11 to 1am. No cover, doors at 10pm. 770 Lincoln Lane.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ SWEAT RECORDS: EXCLUSIVE PREMIER OF SELECT SCENES FROM "DEATH PRINT"!! Come see scenes from Aiden Dillard's newest explosive feature film work in progress "Death Print" starring RubberDoll, Notorious Nastie, Otto von Schirach, the TM Sisters, Ted Vernon, and Sweat's very own LOLO + JSIN!! 5505 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137.
www. aidendillard. com
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ THE NEWS LOUNGE: If you missed PANIC BOMBER's live debut at the Vagabond on the 9th... or if you're officially hooked on the mysterious glowing man behind the DJ booth, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. Panic Bomber will be blowing up tracks at NIGHTDRIVE featuring live visuals by VJ Chris Video. Nightdrive brings you both classic and new Electro, Post-Punk, Dance Rock, and Post-Disco with resident DJs R3K+, Treasures, and DJPJ. No cover, free parking, $6 Russian Standard Vodka Mixed Drinks. 9pm to 2am, Biscayne Blvd & NE 55th Street.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ THE STANDARD: OFF THE RADAR is back on the radar and bringing you the best in new music weekly at The Standard. DJs RAY MILIAN + DANNY ASHE spin with your hosts JASON JIMENEZ + GRACE JONES!! No cover, 8pm to midnight.
www. offtheradarmusic. com
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ NEWS LOUNGE: Come out for NIGHTDRIVE, the new Wednesday night party in the Upper Eastside featuring DJs R3K+, Treasures, and DJPJ spinning electro, synth-pop, French house, classic post-punk, post-disco and more!! No cover, $2.50 draft Shipyard Pumpkinhead and $6 Zyr vodka cocktails. 55th St. + NE 4th Ct.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ 9PM on WVUM 90.5 FM: Tune into WVUM for PURE IMAGINATION, Miami's best radio-drama featuring darkly humorous original stories read over hypnotic loops by local musicians!! Fans of "This American Life", McSweeney's, David Sedaris and more will love this.
Info and episodes up at myspace. com/pureimaginationshow
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ CHURCHILL'S: Check out Raffa and Rainer's weekly acoustic showcase - CAN YOU ROCK A LITTLE SOFTER? Voted "Best Open Mic Night" in the New Times' Best of Miami poll!! Each week check out talented local and national featured acts from 9.30 to midnight, with an hour of open mic before and after. $5 cover, doors at 8.30pm, opening set weekly by RAVELSTEIN, music ends at 1ish. 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
myspace. com/cyrals
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd @ THE FLORIDA ROOM: UNDER COVER Thursdays brings you house band ANR playing your favorite songs from across the decades!! With rotating guest DJs and your hosts Lolo + Nick Scapa. Brought to you by OneFifty, Honor Roll Music and Sweat Records. No cover, 21+, doors at 10pm. The Florida Room @ the Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave. Miami Beach.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd @ THE VAGABOND: The Vagabond, Que Pasa M.I.A. and Sweat bring you (((SHAKE))) a weekly hip hop party for everyone!! Expect food, fun, quart-drinking contests and muchas sorpresas every week with music by resident DJs Doormouse, Alex Caso and guests spinning late into the night... DO IT. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/shake305
MONDAY, JANUARY 26th @ SWEAT RECORDS: New Art School presents an in-store with live performances by CLOCK HANDS, DEAD MEAT + SLOANE PETERSON!! Doors at 9pm, $5 cover. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Sweat presents the world premier screening of THE VINYL LEGACY, a 2009 documentary film directed by Miami filmmaker, PETE KIRILL!! This film discusses how music downloading as affected electronic music and features interviews and live DJ footage with DJ PIERRE, GENE FERRIS, JOJO FLORES, DOC MARTIN and more!! Seating at 8pm, film at 8.30pm and all are welcome to stay afterward to discuss the film with the director. Snacks, popcorn, coffee and more are available. FREE. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
www. sweatrecordsmiami. com
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd @ THE NEWS LOUNGE: The Rhythm Foundation presents CURATED LISTENING!! This month features Geane Brito of Genius Jones playing some of the subversive Brazilian rock she grew up with in the '70s. Curated Listening is the first Tuesday of each month. 5580 NE 4th Ct.
www. rhythmfoundation. com
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th @ THE VAGABOND: FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND present a live performance by ASTARI NITE!! Along with resident DJs Mike Deuce, Ray Milian, Lolo, Just Dandy, Carmel Ophir, Chris Graham, UVS, and Danny Ashe spinning 'til 5 in the morning!! $1 Stella and PBR and no cover before midnight. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Sweat is proud to present PURE IMAGINATION LIVE!! Join us for the first Pure Imagination of 2009, featuring darkly humorous stories read aloud over live improvised music. GO TO THIS!! Starts at 9pm, FREE. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
More info at vangloria. net/pureimagination
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th @ FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH: THE B-52's perform live!! Tickets via livenation. com.
1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th @ REVOLUTION LIVE: Adult Swim presents TIM AND ERIC live!! Tickets via Ticketmaster. Doors at 7pm. 200 W Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale.
www. jointherevolution. net
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Come out for CASA DE HA-HA, Sweat's monthly Stand-Up Comedy Showcase hosted by DANIEL RESKIN!! Check out Daniel and other fresh local comics and get your laugh on. Come at 8.30, the funny starts at 9pm. FREE!! 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ WYNWOOD + DESIGN DISTRICTS: GALLERY WALK NIGHT!!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ THE COLONY THEATER: The Rhythm Foundation presents JUAN CARLOS FORMELL in concert!! Doors at 8pm, 1040 Lincoln Rd.
www. rhythmfoundation. com
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ PURGATORY: Fetish Factory presents the VALENTINE'S DAY FETISH PARTY with DJs, performances, and lots of kinky friends... Strict dress code - rubber, vinyl, leather, gothic, fetish glam, cyber erotic, kinky drag, victorian, uniform, or ultra-formal. 21+ welcome, $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 1000 St. Rd. 84.
Full info at www. thefetishparty. com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th @ THE MIAMI ART MUSEUM: The third Thursdays of every month check out the JAM @ MAM - "happy hour with an artful twist" featuring art, music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. 5-8.30pm, museum members free, non-members $10. 101 West Flagler St.
miamiartmuseum. org
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th @ MIZNER PARK AMPHITHEATER: Yacht-rock godfathers HALL & OATES perform live!! Tickets via livenation. com.
590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st @ SWEAT RECORDS: The Open Tent presents NYC musical comedy duo GOOD FOR THE JEWS along with a live performance by Miami's own RAVELSTEIN and local comics DANIEL RESKIN + JESSICA GROSS!! Tickets at www. brownpapertickets. com.
Doors at 9pm, 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th @ MIZNER PARK AMPHITHEATER: MORRISSEY performs live!!!!!! Tickets via livenation. com.
590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Josh Miller, Sam Rega and Patrick De Bokay talking about their Miami World Cinema Center project. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18th @ CLUB CINEMA: ANI DIFRANCO performs live!! Tickets via Ticketmaster. Doors at 8pm, 3251 N Federal Hwy. Pompano.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27th @ CHURCHILL'S PUB: New Art School presents THE BLACK LIPS live!! With special guests TBA. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm. Tickets $12 in advance at Sweat Records or $14 at the door. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. newartschool. net
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th @ CHURCHILL'S PUB: Sweat Records presents MATT AND KIM live!! Guests TBA. $10 at the door, 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. sweatrecordsmiami. com
SATURDAY, APRIL 11th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Claire Breukel of Locust Projects. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
SATURDAY, MAY 9th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Rene Morales, Associate Curator at the Miami Art Museu,. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
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MUSIC SAVES LIVES- Free Events @ Starbucks in Dolphin Mall...
We're kicking off the year w/ some of South Florida's hottest local talent (again)!
***NEW LOCATION: Starbucks in Dolphin Mall***
Friday, Jan 23 @ 6:30p
PERFORMING LIVE!!!!
-Rachel Goodrich !!! (Langerado Artist!!), Robots & Butterflies, And Then There Was You, The Sneak Preview, The Czechs
Giveaways from: FEARLESS RECORDS, REVOLUTION LIVE (Hollywood Undead/Senses Fail; Cute is What we Aim For; Less Than Jake) STARBUCKS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, AP MAGAZINE and many more!!!!
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INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14
CHURCHILLS PUB
ABOUT 90 BANDS (MORE? LESS?)
15 MINUTE SETS
FREE
SQUELCHERS. NET/INC.
HTM FOR MORE INFORMATION
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AUTEUR EXPLOSION Official Press Release
PRESS CONTACTS BELOW
Underlab Studios Announces
A Monthly Showcase for Local Talent
"AUTEUR EXPLOSION"
Blasts Off January 23 at Cinema Paradiso
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) January 7, 2009 - With the success of the first Auteur Explosion in December 2008, Underlab Studios, an emerging artist movement in South Florida, has teamed up with Fort Lauderdale's historic Cinema Paradiso to establish Auteur Explosion as an ongoing monthly event.
Auteur Explosion is designed to showcase the local creative community and the flavor of the South Florida culture.
“There is an abundance of amazing talent in our community and we feel there was a desperate need to provide a means to raise awareness of our local artists.
” comments Dawn Dubriel, a local filmmaker and video producer who with her business partner, J Vinazza also a local filmmaker and animator, initiated Auteur Explosion.
Talent ranges the gamut of art's genres: filmmakers, singers, songwriters, artists, music producers & engineers, poets, martial artists, renowned DJs, B-Boys, fire-spinners, belly dancers, comedians, clothing lines, power jewelry, and more.
Rick Santese, a South Florida Screenwriter who attended the previous Auteur Explosion is excited about the monthly event. "Utilizing film, performance art and music to create a new collaborative art form, Underlab Studios is an integral part of an exciting new movement in South Florida. Their efforts will help to re-define the South Florida art scene, push through the barriers of apathy in the land of tourists and transients and finally put us on the map as THE place to find cutting edge art and talent in the U.S.
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Dubriel and Vinazza became fans of Cinema Paradiso during the 23rd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF).
With its historic past, artsy charm and outside patio it seemed to be the ideal venue for Auteur Explosion.
Operated year-round by the FLIFF, the mindset was also right. Hal Axler, Executive Director of FLIFF and Cinema Paradiso, jumped on board at the opportunity to help present Auteur Explosion. “Part of our mission is to support local talent and offering our venue monthly will help to nurture their goals and work.
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Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the city jewel of Cinema Paradiso has the capacity to contain the constant influx of new and local talent to be featured at the monthly Auteur Explosion. Offering over 200 plush stadium-style seats and state-of-the-art sound and projection, the venue also has a large outside courtyard and the facility is equipped for receptions with a full bar, concessions and ample free parking.
Upcoming Auteur Explosion events
Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30PM- 2:00AM: a night filled with art, music, film, Belly dancing by The Goddess Studio of downtown Hollywood, and Stand-Up Comedy by local comedian, Matt Z.
Friday, February 13, 2009.
9:30PM – 2:00AM: the theme is Valentine's Day Eve Massacre and will present local horror-core style rappers and bands, spooky art by local legends, and frightening films by local filmmakers.
Admission: $5.
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Venue: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale just east of the Broward County Courthouse on the south bank of the New River.
For additional information:
Cinema Paradiso www. FLIFF.
com or 954-525-3456
The Auteur Explosion, www. underlabstudios. com or contact Dawn Dubriel at info@redawn.
tv
Redawn. TV, Underlab Studios, and ULS Media Solutions, Inc.
are Independent Video/Film Productions companies that provide local businesses, companies, and artists with Video Production, Animation, Web Design, and Marketing to help make their dreams a reality.
Cinema Paradiso’s History
The present day structure was built in 1947 as The New First Methodist Church, after the original building was destroyed by the 1926 Hurricane. In 1986, actress/director and playwright, Vinette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct a Broadway Show, renovated the space for stage plays. FLIFF took residency in November 1998 and began presenting independent films by April 1999.
They appropriately renamed the theatre after director Giuseppe Tornatore’s acclaimed, Italian film about the celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies …Cinema Paradiso. By 2001 FLIFF was programming the cinema daily with independent films and events.
While maintaining its old world charisma, over the years FLIFF has renovated the building both inside and out through the help and support of The Millennium Club, Entre Nous, and dedicated staff and volunteers.
About Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization dedicated to bringing independent film and cultural events to the South Florida Community at their year-round art-house theatre, Cinema Paradiso, and through outreach programs from Key West to Boca Raton. The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is almost one month-long and held from mid October to mid November. 2009 will mark FLIFF’s 24th year. The cinematic event features over 200 top films from around the globe, celebrities and film talent, plus nightly parties.
www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Art Explosion
Dawn Dubriel / Underlab Studios
323.788.4245, info@redawn.
tv
FLIFF & Cinema Paradiso
Jan Mitchell / Jan Mitchell & Associates
954-649-0258, janpubpromo@yahoo.
com
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The BUZZ LOCOFEST will take place March 14th at the Beautiful Palm Beach International raceway.
There will be over 25 bands and Ultra-Fast International Motorcycle racing throughout the day.
Fans and bands are allowed to camp on friday and Saturday night.
Its a weekend of camping with bikini’s, bikes + rock and roll!!!
This is a major event that has a low dough ticket price.
It is only $25 for over 25 bands and international motorcycle racing.
Headlining the event is the #3 band in the country on active rock radio now!
MUDVAYNE.
LOCOFEST has been in rocking for the past 17 years and has helped the careers of many that have played the event with the push they needed to the next level.
Past years performances have included Kid Rock, System Of a down, Alice In Chains Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Buckcherry, Slipknot, Staind, Alice Cooper,Sevendust, Dio with Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) , Queensryche, Shadowsfall, Shinedown, Damage Plan with Dimebag Darrell, Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, Faith No More, The Dropkick Murphy’s and so many other bands that if we listed them all it would take an hour to read them!!!
This is one of the largest Rock festivals of its kind in the USA that includes and helps launch unsigned independent Bands/artists and gives them a chance to rock with the best.
LOCOFEST offers artists the opportunity to get involved with the type of festival that can be used as a springboard to success. LOCOFEST offers all bands the chance to take advantage of the opportunities that playing a huge widely promoted and advertised festival offers. This year’s acts will be promoted on the #1 ROCK radio station is SOUTH FLORIDA. THE BUZZ103.1 FLORIDA’S NEW ROCK ALTERNATIVE. And also on the festival website and MySpace sites, listed on a ka-zillion flyers and posters that will be distributed throughout Miami, Palm Beach20and the entire area of South Florida.
Hot, Hot, Hot!!!! ITS SPRING BREAK BABY!!!
Because of these many promotional opportunities that LOCOFEST offers, bands that play the festival can use it to expand their fan bases, spike their CD and merchandise sales, increase traffic to their web sites, spread their names all across the region, and take their band to the next level.
Did we mention NETWORKING? Ahh yes, networking.
That is the icing on the cake with LOCOFEST! Network with bands, fans, and industry execs from around the world! You can’t get any better than that! Some just may be in Bikini’s this year!
Are you ready to take advantage of this unique opportunity?
Are you ready to perform at LOCOFEST? Are you ready to benefit from hundreds of thousands of dollars in promotion and advertising? Are you ready to increase your fan base to a level that makes heads turn?
Let us know!!
Contacy us ASAP : LOCOFESTSOUTH@GMAIL.COM
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UPCOMING IN-STORES + SWEAT-SPONSORED EVENTS:
01.16.
09 The Vagabond + Sweat Records present HEY WILLPOWER (Tomlab, SF) live at Fridays at the Vagabond PLUS it's the MATT & KIM CD Release Party!!
01.17.
09 MAGEN MELANCHOLY Tour Kick-Off Party + Show with special guests AGENT RIBBONS (California)!!
01.21.
09 EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF SELECT SCENES FROM "DEATH PRINT" - the explosive new art-world thriller by AIDEN DILLARD!!
01.21.
09 Scion "House Party" at The Vagabond featuring a DJ set by JUAN MACLEAN (DFA)!!
01.22.
09 Lolo + Nick Scapa host UNDER COVER at The Florida Room w/ house band ANR every Thursday!!
01.22.
09 (((SHAKE))) at The Vagabond!!
01.23.
09 THE JEANMARIE "ANNIE JUMP CANNON" CD RELEASE PARTY SHOW at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
01.26.
09 New Art School presents and in-store with CLOCK HANDS, DEAD MEAT + SLOANE PETERSON!!
01.28.
09 "VINYL LEGACY" PREMIERE SCREENING at Sweat!!
01.30.
09 CHAMPAGNE DAYS live at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
02.06.
09 ASTARI NITE live at Fridays at The Vagabond!!
02.07.
09 Sweat Records presents PURE IMAGINATION LIVE VI!!
02.10.
09 CASA DE HA-HA: STAND UP COMEDY MONTHLY AT SWEAT HOSTED BY DANIEL RESKIN!!
02.20.
09 The Vagabond + Sweat Records present FREEZEPOP live at FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND!!
02.21.
09 The Open Tent presents GOOD FOR THE JEWS live with guests RAVELSTEIN, JESSICA GROSS + DANIEL RESKIN!!
02.28.
08 MORRISSEY performs live at Mizner Park!!!!
03.28.
09 SWEAT RECORDS PRESENTS MATT AND KIM live at Churchill's!!
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UPCOMING LOCAL EVENT GOODNESS:
(If your event is not in here send one email to lolo [at] sweatrecordsmiami [dot] com with the flier image and all the info. It's that simple.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th @ THE VAGABOND: The Vagabond + Sweat Records present a special FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND featuring a live performance by HEY WILLPOWER (Tomlab)!! Also tonight - the Official South Florida CD Release Party for "Grand" - the new album from MATT & KIM!! Along with resident DJs Mike Deuce, Ray Milian, Lolo, Just Dandy, Carmel Ophir, Chris Graham, UVS, and Danny Ashe spinning 'til 5 in the morning!! $1 Stella and PBR before midnight. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ LEGION PARK: The UPPER EAST SIDE GREEN MARKET is back!! Food, flowers, cookies, and more local goodness!! Saturdays 9am to 3pm at Biscayne and 66th St.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Come out for the MAGEN MELANCHOLY TOUR KICK-OFF PARTY featuring special guests AGENT RIBBONS (California), THE BAD HALF and BUFFALO!! Doors at 8pm, $5 cover, 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ PINK GHOST: SHADESOFREDD RELEASE PARTY!! Join the creators and designers behind the music inspired clothing line Shadesofredd for their release party. Awesome tees, giveaways, breakdancing performances, and music by DJ Stell-r. Starts at 7pm, free admission. 21 West Las Olas Blvd.
www. pinkghost. net
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17th @ THE VAGABOND: BACK DOOR BAMBY makes Saturday nights at The Vagabond her weekly playground!! LOUIE VEGA is this week's special guest DJ, and featuring residents SHANNON, RYAN EVANS, RAY MILIAN, and CARMEL OPHIR plus visual stimulation by The Sex Kittens and Naughty Misfits, Nicole Soden, Jose 'Negro' Ramirez, Natasha Tsakos and Adora!! Free admission and 2-for-1 cocktails before midnight. Doors at 10pm. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ DOWTOWN MIAMI: BIKE MIAMI DAYS - ROUND 3!! Bike Miami Days is an initiative by City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to promote bicycling, livable streets and the growing urban neighborhood of Downtown Miami.
The streets get closed off to cars to cyclists and pedestrians can enjoy a lovely morning!! 9am to 3pm, full info at www. bike-miami. com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ THE STANDARD: Every Sunday come out for LOVE LIFE with bingo, chillin' and music by DJs Induce. 8pm, 40 Island Ave. Miami Beach.
www. standardhotel. com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th @ PURDY LOUNGE: I Am Your Villain presents CHOCOLATE SUNDAYS with DJs Doormouse, Induce, Contra and rotating others spinning hip hop in the front, and Ray Milian, Jessica Who?, Danny Ashe and guests do it up indie/80s in the back. No cover, 21+. 1811 Purdy Ave. Miami Beach.
www. myspace. com/iamyourvillain
MONDAY, JANUARY 19th @ CHURCHILL'S: Every Monday night check out the MIAMI JAZZ JAM - going strong for over 5 years!! Featuring local and national musicians and Dan Serro spinning rare jazz on vinyl. Plus, every Monday on the back patio stage is THEATRE DE UNDERGROUND, an open-mic with musicians, comedians, experimental theater and more!! $5 cover, 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. churchillspub. com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ BELLA ROSE: Psychic Youth, Inc. presents the debut of PSYCHIC TUESDAYS!! DJ HEALER and R3K+ telepathically spin your dark favorites... Come out for open bar 10-midnight and music you won't hear anywhere else in Miami. 423 16th St. Miami Beach.
myspace. com/psychictuesdays
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ THE VAGABOND: Every Tuesday check out the vibes at STONE GROOVE featuring blues, jazz, soul, and spoken word with live acts, DJ A-TRAIN and guests, hosted by MARCUS BLAKE!! Open mic sign-up is at 10pm, no cover. 30 NE 14th St.
www. thevagabondmiami. com
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ GOLD COAST ROLLER RINK: Roll out to INTOXISKATE every Tuesday!! DJ Misha of VooDoo Lounge spins the hits, plus cheap drinks, arcade games, videos and more!! 8pm to 2am, $4 entry, $2 skate rental. 2604 Federal Hwy. Ft. Lauderdale.
myspace. com/intoxiskate
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th @ BUCK15: Every week check out TAKEOUT TUESDAY with awesome rotating DJs like DJ CRAZE, TOM LAROC, CONTRA, DOORMOUSE, INDUCE, SEAMSTARR, SAFE STADICK and KEEN ONE!! Hosted by Keen with 2-for-1 drinks 11 to 1am. No cover, doors at 10pm. 770 Lincoln Lane.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ SWEAT RECORDS: EXCLUSIVE PREMIER OF SELECT SCENES FROM "DEATH PRINT"!! Come see scenes from Aiden Dillard's newest explosive feature film work in progress "Death Print" starring RubberDoll, Notorious Nastie, Otto von Schirach, the TM Sisters, Ted Vernon, and Sweat's very own LOLO + JSIN!! 5505 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137.
www. aidendillard. com
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ THE NEWS LOUNGE: If you missed PANIC BOMBER's live debut at the Vagabond on the 9th... or if you're officially hooked on the mysterious glowing man behind the DJ booth, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. Panic Bomber will be blowing up tracks at NIGHTDRIVE featuring live visuals by VJ Chris Video. Nightdrive brings you both classic and new Electro, Post-Punk, Dance Rock, and Post-Disco with resident DJs R3K+, Treasures, and DJPJ. No cover, free parking, $6 Russian Standard Vodka Mixed Drinks. 9pm to 2am, Biscayne Blvd & NE 55th Street.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ THE STANDARD: OFF THE RADAR is back on the radar and bringing you the best in new music weekly at The Standard. DJs RAY MILIAN + DANNY ASHE spin with your hosts JASON JIMENEZ + GRACE JONES!! No cover, 8pm to midnight.
www. offtheradarmusic. com
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ NEWS LOUNGE: Come out for NIGHTDRIVE, the new Wednesday night party in the Upper Eastside featuring DJs R3K+, Treasures, and DJPJ spinning electro, synth-pop, French house, classic post-punk, post-disco and more!! No cover, $2.50 draft Shipyard Pumpkinhead and $6 Zyr vodka cocktails. 55th St. + NE 4th Ct.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ 9PM on WVUM 90.5 FM: Tune into WVUM for PURE IMAGINATION, Miami's best radio-drama featuring darkly humorous original stories read over hypnotic loops by local musicians!! Fans of "This American Life", McSweeney's, David Sedaris and more will love this.
Info and episodes up at myspace. com/pureimaginationshow
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st @ CHURCHILL'S: Check out Raffa and Rainer's weekly acoustic showcase - CAN YOU ROCK A LITTLE SOFTER? Voted "Best Open Mic Night" in the New Times' Best of Miami poll!! Each week check out talented local and national featured acts from 9.30 to midnight, with an hour of open mic before and after. $5 cover, doors at 8.30pm, opening set weekly by RAVELSTEIN, music ends at 1ish. 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
myspace. com/cyrals
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd @ THE FLORIDA ROOM: UNDER COVER Thursdays brings you house band ANR playing your favorite songs from across the decades!! With rotating guest DJs and your hosts Lolo + Nick Scapa. Brought to you by OneFifty, Honor Roll Music and Sweat Records. No cover, 21+, doors at 10pm. The Florida Room @ the Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave. Miami Beach.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22nd @ THE VAGABOND: The Vagabond, Que Pasa M.I.A. and Sweat bring you (((SHAKE))) a weekly hip hop party for everyone!! Expect food, fun, quart-drinking contests and muchas sorpresas every week with music by resident DJs Doormouse, Alex Caso and guests spinning late into the night... DO IT. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/shake305
MONDAY, JANUARY 26th @ SWEAT RECORDS: New Art School presents an in-store with live performances by CLOCK HANDS, DEAD MEAT + SLOANE PETERSON!! Doors at 9pm, $5 cover. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Sweat presents the world premier screening of THE VINYL LEGACY, a 2009 documentary film directed by Miami filmmaker, PETE KIRILL!! This film discusses how music downloading as affected electronic music and features interviews and live DJ footage with DJ PIERRE, GENE FERRIS, JOJO FLORES, DOC MARTIN and more!! Seating at 8pm, film at 8.30pm and all are welcome to stay afterward to discuss the film with the director. Snacks, popcorn, coffee and more are available. FREE. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
www. sweatrecordsmiami. com
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd @ THE NEWS LOUNGE: The Rhythm Foundation presents CURATED LISTENING!! This month features Geane Brito of Genius Jones playing some of the subversive Brazilian rock she grew up with in the '70s. Curated Listening is the first Tuesday of each month. 5580 NE 4th Ct.
www. rhythmfoundation. com
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th @ THE VAGABOND: FRIDAYS AT THE VAGABOND present a live performance by ASTARI NITE!! Along with resident DJs Mike Deuce, Ray Milian, Lolo, Just Dandy, Carmel Ophir, Chris Graham, UVS, and Danny Ashe spinning 'til 5 in the morning!! $1 Stella and PBR and no cover before midnight. 30 NE 14th St.
myspace. com/thevagabondmiami
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Sweat is proud to present PURE IMAGINATION LIVE!! Join us for the first Pure Imagination of 2009, featuring darkly humorous stories read aloud over live improvised music. GO TO THIS!! Starts at 9pm, FREE. 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
More info at vangloria. net/pureimagination
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th @ FILLMORE MIAMI BEACH: THE B-52's perform live!! Tickets via livenation. com.
1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8th @ REVOLUTION LIVE: Adult Swim presents TIM AND ERIC live!! Tickets via Ticketmaster. Doors at 7pm. 200 W Broward Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale.
www. jointherevolution. net
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th @ SWEAT RECORDS: Come out for CASA DE HA-HA, Sweat's monthly Stand-Up Comedy Showcase hosted by DANIEL RESKIN!! Check out Daniel and other fresh local comics and get your laugh on. Come at 8.30, the funny starts at 9pm. FREE!! 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ WYNWOOD + DESIGN DISTRICTS: GALLERY WALK NIGHT!!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ THE COLONY THEATER: The Rhythm Foundation presents JUAN CARLOS FORMELL in concert!! Doors at 8pm, 1040 Lincoln Rd.
www. rhythmfoundation. com
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th @ PURGATORY: Fetish Factory presents the VALENTINE'S DAY FETISH PARTY with DJs, performances, and lots of kinky friends... Strict dress code - rubber, vinyl, leather, gothic, fetish glam, cyber erotic, kinky drag, victorian, uniform, or ultra-formal. 21+ welcome, $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 1000 St. Rd. 84.
Full info at www. thefetishparty. com
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th @ THE MIAMI ART MUSEUM: The third Thursdays of every month check out the JAM @ MAM - "happy hour with an artful twist" featuring art, music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. 5-8.30pm, museum members free, non-members $10. 101 West Flagler St.
miamiartmuseum. org
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th @ MIZNER PARK AMPHITHEATER: Yacht-rock godfathers HALL & OATES perform live!! Tickets via livenation. com.
590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st @ SWEAT RECORDS: The Open Tent presents NYC musical comedy duo GOOD FOR THE JEWS along with a live performance by Miami's own RAVELSTEIN and local comics DANIEL RESKIN + JESSICA GROSS!! Tickets at www. brownpapertickets. com.
Doors at 9pm, 5505 NE 2nd Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th @ MIZNER PARK AMPHITHEATER: MORRISSEY performs live!!!!!! Tickets via livenation. com.
590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Josh Miller, Sam Rega and Patrick De Bokay talking about their Miami World Cinema Center project. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18th @ CLUB CINEMA: ANI DIFRANCO performs live!! Tickets via Ticketmaster. Doors at 8pm, 3251 N Federal Hwy. Pompano.
FRIDAY, MARCH 27th @ CHURCHILL'S PUB: New Art School presents THE BLACK LIPS live!! With special guests TBA. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm. Tickets $12 in advance at Sweat Records or $14 at the door. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. newartschool. net
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th @ CHURCHILL'S PUB: Sweat Records presents MATT AND KIM live!! Guests TBA. $10 at the door, 18+ welcome. 5501 NE 2nd Ave.
www. sweatrecordsmiami. com
SATURDAY, APRIL 11th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Claire Breukel of Locust Projects. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
SATURDAY, MAY 9th @ BRIKOLODGE: The UNIVERSITY OF WYNWOOD presents the next installation in their lecture series "In All Likelihood These Dreams Will Be Crushed: Ambitious Cultural Projects by Young Miamians" featuring Rene Morales, Associate Curator at the Miami Art Museu,. 6.30pm, 250 NW 23rd St., unit 204.
www. universityofwynwood. com
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MUSIC SAVES LIVES- Free Events @ Starbucks in Dolphin Mall...
We're kicking off the year w/ some of South Florida's hottest local talent (again)!
***NEW LOCATION: Starbucks in Dolphin Mall***
Friday, Jan 23 @ 6:30p
PERFORMING LIVE!!!!
-Rachel Goodrich !!! (Langerado Artist!!), Robots & Butterflies, And Then There Was You, The Sneak Preview, The Czechs
Giveaways from: FEARLESS RECORDS, REVOLUTION LIVE (Hollywood Undead/Senses Fail; Cute is What we Aim For; Less Than Jake) STARBUCKS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, AP MAGAZINE and many more!!!!
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INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14
CHURCHILLS PUB
ABOUT 90 BANDS (MORE? LESS?)
15 MINUTE SETS
FREE
SQUELCHERS. NET/INC.
HTM FOR MORE INFORMATION
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AUTEUR EXPLOSION Official Press Release
PRESS CONTACTS BELOW
Underlab Studios Announces
A Monthly Showcase for Local Talent
"AUTEUR EXPLOSION"
Blasts Off January 23 at Cinema Paradiso
(Fort Lauderdale, FL) January 7, 2009 - With the success of the first Auteur Explosion in December 2008, Underlab Studios, an emerging artist movement in South Florida, has teamed up with Fort Lauderdale's historic Cinema Paradiso to establish Auteur Explosion as an ongoing monthly event.
Auteur Explosion is designed to showcase the local creative community and the flavor of the South Florida culture.
“There is an abundance of amazing talent in our community and we feel there was a desperate need to provide a means to raise awareness of our local artists.
” comments Dawn Dubriel, a local filmmaker and video producer who with her business partner, J Vinazza also a local filmmaker and animator, initiated Auteur Explosion.
Talent ranges the gamut of art's genres: filmmakers, singers, songwriters, artists, music producers & engineers, poets, martial artists, renowned DJs, B-Boys, fire-spinners, belly dancers, comedians, clothing lines, power jewelry, and more.
Rick Santese, a South Florida Screenwriter who attended the previous Auteur Explosion is excited about the monthly event. "Utilizing film, performance art and music to create a new collaborative art form, Underlab Studios is an integral part of an exciting new movement in South Florida. Their efforts will help to re-define the South Florida art scene, push through the barriers of apathy in the land of tourists and transients and finally put us on the map as THE place to find cutting edge art and talent in the U.S.
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Dubriel and Vinazza became fans of Cinema Paradiso during the 23rd Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF).
With its historic past, artsy charm and outside patio it seemed to be the ideal venue for Auteur Explosion.
Operated year-round by the FLIFF, the mindset was also right. Hal Axler, Executive Director of FLIFF and Cinema Paradiso, jumped on board at the opportunity to help present Auteur Explosion. “Part of our mission is to support local talent and offering our venue monthly will help to nurture their goals and work.
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Located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, the city jewel of Cinema Paradiso has the capacity to contain the constant influx of new and local talent to be featured at the monthly Auteur Explosion. Offering over 200 plush stadium-style seats and state-of-the-art sound and projection, the venue also has a large outside courtyard and the facility is equipped for receptions with a full bar, concessions and ample free parking.
Upcoming Auteur Explosion events
Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30PM- 2:00AM: a night filled with art, music, film, Belly dancing by The Goddess Studio of downtown Hollywood, and Stand-Up Comedy by local comedian, Matt Z.
Friday, February 13, 2009.
9:30PM – 2:00AM: the theme is Valentine's Day Eve Massacre and will present local horror-core style rappers and bands, spooky art by local legends, and frightening films by local filmmakers.
Admission: $5.
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Venue: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale just east of the Broward County Courthouse on the south bank of the New River.
For additional information:
Cinema Paradiso www. FLIFF.
com or 954-525-3456
The Auteur Explosion, www. underlabstudios. com or contact Dawn Dubriel at info@redawn.
tv
Redawn. TV, Underlab Studios, and ULS Media Solutions, Inc.
are Independent Video/Film Productions companies that provide local businesses, companies, and artists with Video Production, Animation, Web Design, and Marketing to help make their dreams a reality.
Cinema Paradiso’s History
The present day structure was built in 1947 as The New First Methodist Church, after the original building was destroyed by the 1926 Hurricane. In 1986, actress/director and playwright, Vinette Carroll, the first African-American woman to direct a Broadway Show, renovated the space for stage plays. FLIFF took residency in November 1998 and began presenting independent films by April 1999.
They appropriately renamed the theatre after director Giuseppe Tornatore’s acclaimed, Italian film about the celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies …Cinema Paradiso. By 2001 FLIFF was programming the cinema daily with independent films and events.
While maintaining its old world charisma, over the years FLIFF has renovated the building both inside and out through the help and support of The Millennium Club, Entre Nous, and dedicated staff and volunteers.
About Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization dedicated to bringing independent film and cultural events to the South Florida Community at their year-round art-house theatre, Cinema Paradiso, and through outreach programs from Key West to Boca Raton. The Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is almost one month-long and held from mid October to mid November. 2009 will mark FLIFF’s 24th year. The cinematic event features over 200 top films from around the globe, celebrities and film talent, plus nightly parties.
www. FLIFF. com or 954-525-3456.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Art Explosion
Dawn Dubriel / Underlab Studios
323.788.4245, info@redawn.
tv
FLIFF & Cinema Paradiso
Jan Mitchell / Jan Mitchell & Associates
954-649-0258, janpubpromo@yahoo.
com
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The BUZZ LOCOFEST will take place March 14th at the Beautiful Palm Beach International raceway.
There will be over 25 bands and Ultra-Fast International Motorcycle racing throughout the day.
Fans and bands are allowed to camp on friday and Saturday night.
Its a weekend of camping with bikini’s, bikes + rock and roll!!!
This is a major event that has a low dough ticket price.
It is only $25 for over 25 bands and international motorcycle racing.
Headlining the event is the #3 band in the country on active rock radio now!
MUDVAYNE.
LOCOFEST has been in rocking for the past 17 years and has helped the careers of many that have played the event with the push they needed to the next level.
Past years performances have included Kid Rock, System Of a down, Alice In Chains Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, Buckcherry, Slipknot, Staind, Alice Cooper,Sevendust, Dio with Black Sabbath (Heaven and Hell) , Queensryche, Shadowsfall, Shinedown, Damage Plan with Dimebag Darrell, Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society, Faith No More, The Dropkick Murphy’s and so many other bands that if we listed them all it would take an hour to read them!!!
This is one of the largest Rock festivals of its kind in the USA that includes and helps launch unsigned independent Bands/artists and gives them a chance to rock with the best.
LOCOFEST offers artists the opportunity to get involved with the type of festival that can be used as a springboard to success. LOCOFEST offers all bands the chance to take advantage of the opportunities that playing a huge widely promoted and advertised festival offers. This year’s acts will be promoted on the #1 ROCK radio station is SOUTH FLORIDA. THE BUZZ103.1 FLORIDA’S NEW ROCK ALTERNATIVE. And also on the festival website and MySpace sites, listed on a ka-zillion flyers and posters that will be distributed throughout Miami, Palm Beach20and the entire area of South Florida.
Hot, Hot, Hot!!!! ITS SPRING BREAK BABY!!!
Because of these many promotional opportunities that LOCOFEST offers, bands that play the festival can use it to expand their fan bases, spike their CD and merchandise sales, increase traffic to their web sites, spread their names all across the region, and take their band to the next level.
Did we mention NETWORKING? Ahh yes, networking.
That is the icing on the cake with LOCOFEST! Network with bands, fans, and industry execs from around the world! You can’t get any better than that! Some just may be in Bikini’s this year!
Are you ready to take advantage of this unique opportunity?
Are you ready to perform at LOCOFEST? Are you ready to benefit from hundreds of thousands of dollars in promotion and advertising? Are you ready to increase your fan base to a level that makes heads turn?
Let us know!!
Contacy us ASAP : LOCOFESTSOUTH@GMAIL.COM
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