Even though the Vancouver show isn’t until July 25 (Plaza of Nations), RBC desiFEST, Canada’s South Asian music festival, is honouring Asian Heritage Month with an awesome contest. Now until May 31 you can enter to win:
Follow this link to enter to win: www.rbcdesifest.com/rangolipromo RBC desiFEST celebrates Canada’s emerging South Asian artists and features the best in South Asian music and dance with contemporary indo-jazz fusion, global beats and cutting edge DJs. Apache Indian is headlining Vancouver. More details: www.rbcdesifest.com
Thanks Vancouver is Awesome - for helping us spread the word!
Here’s a bit of our set up for the North Shore News photoshoot for their Look Magazine special summer issue (June 17) that will include a “summer outdoor party.” This will feature three of Mediatonic’s clients: Atlas Pots, Aloe Designs, and Staging Etc
It was so cold! We were freezing trying to make it look like summer on a chillier day. Props to Layne Christensen and crew who made it less painful than it could have been.
We recreated a picnic area, the most amazing table setting, the perfect BBQ, and a cocktail area. All with the magic of the designer eye, some amazing contemporary pots, and the right foliage. Here’s a bit of the behind the scenes at a gorgeous West Van mansion that was our setting for the day. For more of the story check out the Staging Girls blog.
Lesson of the day – next time we’re NOT using faux mojitos or warm beer! What were we thinking.
Doing a little bit of recon for our upcoming Urban Rush to feature the ‘staging girl’s Lindsay & Alice from Staging Etc - - they’ll be on the show June 11. Lindsay N and I gave the girls a little walk thru of the stage.
This episode is going to include a ‘challenge’ so we actually had to do a stage visit to do a bit of planning. Tune in!
We had alot of fun with Tres-Femme to promote their couture tampon holder, the Girly Tube. Here’s the viral contest that we launched asking women to dish on their dilemmas of when a Girly Tube would have come to the rescue.
Nira Arora and Kid Carson talked about it on the Beat 94.5FM, and then it was featured on Nira’s “Hot List” on Urban Rush (check out how Nira and Fiona made Jay a bit uncomfortable talking about tampons).
Then we blogged about it, Twittered about it, and Kris Krug even had some fun on Facebook with it.
Enroute back from a wedding in Grand Cayman (congrats Jodie & James) I had to do a stopover in Miami to do a little bonding with Almira.
Yes, we talked shop and strategized poolside…and in between I got a smile from George Clooney…savored Nobu…got a tan. And all the while, thanks to Blackberry and a great team back home it was business per normal. Life is good!
P.S. Here are a bunch of my Miami South Beach travel tips.
A star in the making – Caitlin from Aloe Designs has been on the TV circuit talking about Garden Design on CBC, Urban Rush and Breakfast Television.
Caitlin got to appreciate that for CBC and Breakfast TV that means early o clock tapings. And convo on Urban Rush would have to linger on a product Caitlin was describing, aptly called “Worm Poo.”
Fiona Forbes: It is what it is. It’s worm poo people. Stop calling it ‘compost tea’. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Fiona.
Over the last bit Mediatonic has aligned with Jive Communications to collaborate on shared projects. It’s been fun!!
Our powerhouse trio - Lindsay Nahmiache, Almira Bardai, and me (Shelley Mantei). We’re just three angels, who really don’t need a Charlie.
This week Jive celebrated their official launch party at Ginger (thanks Barry and crew) with a great media turn out for after-5 cocktails. It’s a great way to kick off spring!
If you’re a secret addict to “So You Think You Can Dance” or “America’s Best Dance Crew” this is right up your alley. Carla Catherwood (the founder of the Burlesque Beauties - one of our fav clients because they’re always up to something neat), also leads an annual Fundraiser called For the Luv of It.
She also did a similar one at the Caprice called for the “Hell of It” at Halloween.
Two of the highlites of the show were the Ukulele playing, vocal dreamy gal: Katie Go Go (You Tube). And the other was N.O.N. Dance Crew - one of the world’s best (and Canada’s pride) best BBOY hip hop crews. (You Tube).
