After the VIP Talent Connect event this past Saturday VP/ Executive Producer Travis Martell and Talent Executive Farah Farag met up with award-winning actor Stephen Dorff to celebrate. Steven has been regarded as one of the most respected young actors in Hollywood. He is most famous for his role as Cecil in the cult classic Cecil B. DeMented as well as the role he played in Blade for which he won ‘Best Villain’ at the MTV Movie Awards. More recently he played in Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere. Travis and Farah discussed the exciting possibility that Stephen attend the next VIP Talent Connect event. With such an impressive list of screen credits, Stephen would make a fantastic guest speaker with many important industry tips to share. For more information click here.
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VIP Talent Connect Staff Party with Stephen Dorff (Alycia Kaback)
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010VIP Talent Connect CEO Alycia Kaback with Steve-O of MTV’s Jackass
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
Alycia Kaback with Legendary Steve O
This past week Alycia Kaback met up with the infamous daredevil Steve-O at Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York City. Much comedy ensued to be sure, but most importantly Miss Kaback made a very exciting connection. Amidst his pranks, Steve-O actually got down to business and seriously discussed his desires to attend VIP events and begin mentoring those with the ambition to enter the entertainment industry. Steve-O’s accomplishments include the instant television hit Jackass and the four movies it spawned, as well as the show Wildboyz. Later Steve-O even created a line of shoes called Sneaux Shoes and starred in his own reality TV show, Dr. Steve-O. Most recent among his accomplishments is the release of Jackass 3-D, a must-see, which broke box office records. Steve-O is an excellent person to learn from as he was able to make it to the top of the comedy world merely acting like a “jackass.” For more information click here.
VIP Talent Connect Founder Alycia Kaback with Andy Morris (The Morris + King Company)
Monday, November 15th, 2010Andy Morris Founding Partner and Co-Principal
Andy Morris is a founding partner and co-principal of The Morris + King Company, one of the leading independent public relations firms in the industry. An Internet pioneer who was among the first marketing executives to recognize how the Web would forever change the way companies communicate with its customers, Mr. Morris leads SeisMK, MKC’s flourishing digital and social media division.
Among Mr. Morris’ primary responsibilities is providing unparalleled expertise for premier brands seeking the fullest range of communication tools available, from social media campaigns, microsite development and widget creation and marketing to branded online content development and syndication. Working seamlessly across both traditional and new media arenas, Mr. Morris has developed successful campaigns and initiatives for many of the top companies in the digital space, including AOL, Wikipedia, Glam Media, Real Networks, Stardoll, Heavy, Beliefnet, IDG, eMusic, Fanscape and Register.com.
Mr. Morris’ extraordinary insights into how the Internet is changing the way people obtain information, what they listen to and who ultimately influences them has put him at the forefront of the digital phenomenon. He has amassed and cultivated an extensive network of taste-makers and thought leaders across key categories including media, technology, lifestyle, entertainment and public affairs. Mr. Morris has also helped shaped the agendas of numerous prestigious new media conferences, such as the Monaco Media Forum, Personal Democracy Forum and D: All Things Digital, which is sponsored by the Wall Street Journal.
Throughout his outstanding career, Mr. Morris has been on the leading edge of innovation in the digital world. He has created groundbreaking public relations campaigns and innovative branding programs for Pseudo.com, an early Internet website for live audio and video webcasting, as well as for Razorfish, Excite@Home and Musicmaker.com. Prior to founding MKC in 2001, Mr. Morris was senior vice president at LaForce & Stevens. Before that, he served as vice president at Dan Klores Communications, where he co-led the Internet and healthcare practices.
Mr. Morris is the recipient of several honors and accolades for outstanding public relations programs, including the Creativity in Public Relations Award (CIPRA), the Public Relations Society of America’s “Big Apple” award and Bulldog Reporter’s “Silver Bulldog” award. For more information click here.
Executive Producer Alycia Kaback with Singer Songwriter Ne-Yo!
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and occasional rapper. Since his debut, Ne-Yo has had five top ten songs on theBillboard Hot 100 as a lead artist and two number-one albums on the Billboard 200. Ne-Yo has also amassed a catalog of chart-topping songs that he has written for other artists.
Ne-Yo broke into the recording industry as a songwriter, penning the hit “Let Me Love You” for singer Mario. The single’s successful release in the United States prompted an informal meeting between Ne-Yo and Def Jam’s label head, and signing a recording contract.
In 2006, he released his debut album, In My Own Words, which contained the US number one hit “So Sick”. Then in 2007, he released his sophomore album, Because of You which contained the US top 3 hit, “Because of You”. In 2008, he released his third album, Year of the Gentleman, which contained the top 10 hits “Closer” and “Miss Independent”. His fourth studio albumLibra Scale is set to be released on November 22, 2010. Ne-Yo has so far released three singles of the upcoming album, “Beautiful Monster”, “Champagne Life” and “One in a Million”. For more information click here.
Eric Bana press conference with Executive Producer Alycia Kaback
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Alycia Kaback Eric Bana
Eric Bana press conference with Executive Producer Alycia Kaback
Alycia Kaback and Eric Bana on the new movie Hanna. If you’ve seen director Joe Wright’s last three films — Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and The Soloist — Hanna might come as something of a shock. Based on a few minutes of sneak preview footage shown today at NYC’s Comic-Con, it’s got guns and spies. And a deadly teenager (Saoirse Ronan) who was raised as an assassin by her father (Eric Bana) and sent on a mission to find a CIA agent (Cate Blanchett) Release date 4/11
Eric Bana is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as acomedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood’s attention by playing the role of American Delta Force Sergeant Norman ‘Hoot’ Gibson in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed filmHulk (2003), Prince Hector in the movie Troy (2004), the lead in Steven Spielberg’s Munich (2005), and the villain Nero in the science-fiction film Star Trek (2009).
An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he received Australia’s highest film and television awards for his performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father.[1] Bana performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science fiction and action thrillers. For more information click here.
Entertainment Media Legend Stan Lee and Alycia Kaback backstage at New York Comic Con!
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Stan Lee with Alycia Kaback
Stan Lee, Founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment(Pinksheets: POWN.PK ) Stan Lee’s famous co-creations include Spider-Man®, The Incredible Hulk®, X-Men®, The Fantastic Four® and Iron Man® among many others. Lee, known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel® Comics to its preeminent position in the comicbook industry, first became publisher of Marvel® Comics in 1972 and is presently the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel® Enterprises, Inc.
In 1977, he introduced Spider-Man® as a syndicated newspaper strip that went on to become the most successful of all syndicated adventure strips, appearing in more than 500 newspapers worldwide, making it the longest running of all Super Hero strips and each year, X-Men® sells more than 13 million copies. Without question, Stan ‘the Man’ Lee has exerted more influence over the comic book industry than anyone in history and successfully established himself as the creator of the modern day Superhero, creating or co-creating 90 percent of Marvel’s® most recognized characters, which have been successfully licensed and marketed since 1965. In Europe alone, Stan Lee’s name appears on over 35 million comics annually and more than 2 billion of his comic books have been published in 75 countries and in 25 languages. In 1981 Stan Lee transformed his Spider-Man® and Hulk® creations into Saturday morning and syndicated television cartoons and in 1986, when Marvel®Comics and Marvel® Productions were acquired by New World Entertainment, Stan had the opportunity to become more deeply involved in the creation and development of filmed projects for both the big and small screen, supervising such diverse animated series as X-Men®, Spider-Man® and The Hulk®. To date, Stan’s characters have populated over 24 separate television series, all of which continue in syndication around the world, even movies based on Marvel® characters have all become mega hits at the box office. During 2001, Stan formed POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment(Pinksheets: POWN.PK ), with producer Gill Champion and attorney Arthur Lieberman, a company unrelated to Marvel®, which has been active in creating a number of new projects that are now in various stages of development, pre-production, and production. POW! creates franchises for theatrical release, television, DVD’s, video games, merchandising, and related ancillary markets. Today, Stan Lee is still one of the most creative forces in entertainment, still writing, creating and producing…even performing in cameo roles in Marvel’s® biggest block buster hits. http://www.viptalentconnect.com
VIP Talent Connect Broadway In South Africa Event! Lance Bass Presenter
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Lance Bass and Alycia Kaback at Broadway in South Africa
Dancing With The Stars finalist and N’SYNC star Lance Bass joins The Good Wife’s Graham Phillips as presenters for the third annual Broadway in South Africa (BSA) benefit concert. The show will premiere new works, created for the evening, by such composers as Grammy Award winners Desmond Child and Julie Gold, to be performed by Broadway stars, like Tony Award winner Alice Ripley and Ariana Grande (Nickelodeon’s Victorious). This year’s honoree, producer Michael Butler, is one of the most successful theatrical producers, lauded for bringing HAIR to Broadway in 1968, and an active proponent of youth creating positive global social change. The concert will take place on Monday, October 4, 2010, at 7:30 pm in the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom, located at 311 West 34th Street. Slated to perform are Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Nickelodeon’s Ariana Grande (13), Sean Bradford (The Scottsboro Boys), Tituss Burgess (Little Mermaid), Darius DeHaas (Children of Eden), Brandon Victor Dixon (The Color Purple), Frankie James Grande (Mamma Mia!), Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening), Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot), Adam Kantor (Next to Normal), Morgan Karr (Spring Awakening), Jose Llana (Flower Drum Song), Tracy McDowell (Rent), Julia Murney (Wicked), Christopher Spaulding (Curtains), Kate Shindle (Wonderland) and Lisa Nicole Wilkerson (The Lion King). Shea Sullivan will choreograph and perform a tap piece set to live African drums. The evening will be directed by Jen Bender (The Lion King) with music direction by Brad Haak(Mary Poppins).
Along with Desmond Child and Julie Gold, BSA has commissioned songwriters Drew Gasparini, Marcy Heisler, Joe Iconis, Kait Kerrigan, Peter Lerman, Brian Lowdermilk, Jordan Mann, Catherine Porter, Jeremy Schonfeld and Jeff Thomson to create songs based on essays and letters written by children BSA teaching artists instruct, during workshops conducted in townships surrounding Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.
The concert event chair is Ward H. Simmons, Senior Director of PR and Marketing for Hugo Boss, a sponsor of the evening. Other sponsors include Design Compendium, Rockin’ the Big Apple and La Pomme.
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VIP Talent Connect Producer Alycia Kaback with Tony Award Winning Actor Dan Fogler
Monday, October 4th, 2010
Dan Fogler Alycia Kaback
Making an exceptional transition from theater to film, Tony award winning actor Dan Fogler recently starred in several big hits and will be seen in many highly anticipated films. In 2007, he starred opposite Christopher Walken, as the unforgettable “Randy Daytona” in Ben Garant’s BALLS OF FURY for Focus Features, and in Lions Gate’s GOOD LUCK CHUCK opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. Last year, Dan was part of the voice cast for the 2009 Academy Awards and Golden Globes nominated animated feature KUNG FU PANDA, with Jack Black and Jackie Chan, as well as HORTON HEARS A WHO, along with Steve Carell and Jim Carey.
Taking a more dramatic turn, Dan is set to star in Universal Picture’s BRAND NEW DAY, written and directed by Brandon Camp. BRAND NEW DAY is a romantic drama about an acclaimed self-help expert on grieving who is faced with the death of his own wife. Dan is currently filming opposite Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston, and stars as “Lane Martin”, the self-proclaimed visionary behind “Burke Preston” (Eckhart). He’s also been picked to star in HBO’s bio pic BROTHER SAM where Dan will play the late brilliant comedian Sam Kinison.
In 2009, Dan can be seen in Weinstein Company’s FANBOYS about the world of Star Wars fans with Jay Baruchel and Kristen Bell. Dan can also be seen in THE MARCONI BROTHERS, Universal’s YOUNG AMERICANS with Topher Grace and Anna Faris, the upcoming Disney production MARS NEEDS MOMS and this summer, check out Dan in Ang Lee’s TAKING WOODSTOCK.
Dan Fogler won a Tony Award in 2005 for his performance in the Broadway production of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, directed by James Lapine. Dan was also honored with the Outer Critics Circle, the Lortel, the Drama Desk for Best Ensemble, and the Theatre World Awards for his portrayal as William Barfee. He also won New York Magazine’s Culture Award for Best Breakthrough Performance that year. He reprised the role in the spring of 2007 for the West Coast run of the musical.
He returned to the New York stage in Dan O’Brien’s THE VOYAGE OF THE CARCASS, directed by Randy Baruh. Dan is currently finishing up his new play LITTLE EXODUS and he has previously appeared in off-Broadway and regional productions, including BOBBY GOULD IN HELL, JOE FEARLESS, CREPUSCULE, BRIDGES AND HARMONIES, WHITE DEVIL, and DILETTANTES & DEBUTANTES. Dan’s directorial debut for the play that he also wrote, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM (inspired by Ionesco’s RHINOCEROS), was performed at the 2007 Fringe Festival in NYC. The play was produced by Stage 13, the film and theater production company of which he is a founding member. Along with his friend and fellow Stage 13 member, Law Tarello, Dan is also part of “2nd Rate” a rock-comedy band that has performed at Joe’s Pub in New York City.
Favorite Quote:
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Jack Kerouac
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Alycia Kaback NYC The “It” Factor with Professional Wrestler Kevin Nash
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Alycia Kaback Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash has appeared in Paramount Pictures’ The Longest Yard (dir. Peter Segal) with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds, in Marvel Comics’/Artisan Entertainment’s The Punisher (dir. Jonathan Hensleigh) opposite John Travolta and Thomas Jane, and as Bass Armstrong in DOA: Dead or Alive (dir. Corey Yuen) based on the popular video game with Jaime Pressly. He can be seen in TNA Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling on Spike TV.
At 6′ 10″ with pure muscle mass and the looks of an outlaw biker, Kevin Nash has the wit of Howard Stern and intelligent opinions on everything from sports to feminism to politics, and backs up all of his claims with biting humor and surprising wisdom! Is it unusual for a man who has achieved stardom in the world of professional wrestling to read the New Yorker on a daily basis and take the lead in philosophical conversation at dinner? It’s no wonder that Kevin Nash, better known as BIG SEXY to his fans, is one of the most well known personalities in the wrestling business and has established himself not only in the realm of sports, but in the entertainment world as well.
Kevin forayed into the entertainment world with appearances on shows such asThe New Love Boat, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Nikki, and even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. He has also hosted VH1′s The List and been a guest on such talk shows as The Test, The Tonight Show, Politically Incorrect andJimmy Kimmel .
Kevin grew up in Detroit, Michigan with dreams of playing on a professional basketball team. He played basketball for the University of Tennessee and headed overseas for several years where his dream of becoming a pro-basketball player came true, playing for various European teams.
Only after serving in the United States Army for two years did Kevin’s life turn to wrestling. He began working for WTBS, and in 1993 he signed with Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The rest… is history.
Currently, Kevin has two feature films in development and two TV pilots. In his free time, Kevin spends time with his wife and son.
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VIP Talent Connect CEO Alycia Kaback with Twilight Saga: Eclipse cast member Julia Jones
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010CEO Alycia Kaback with Twilight Saga: Eclipse cast member Julia Jones
Where You’ve Seen Her: A former model for the likes of Levi’s, Etnie and L’Oreal, Julia Jones made a transition into acting with 2003′s The Look, an indie flick about a group of teens who trek to the Big Apple for a modeling competition. After getting her feet wet with a project where art imitated life, Julia graduated to higher-profile roles, such as a four-episode guest stint on ER in 2008 and as one of the leads in the Quentin Tarantino-produced Hell Ride. She’ll be seen later this summer as wolf-woman Leah Clearwater in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse…though we’ll probably be the ones howling. Before your girlfriend drags you to that, scope Julia out this Friday in Jonah Hex as she gives Megan Fox a run for her money in the sexy corset department.
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