BizBash named Alexa Meade as one of the Event Innovators of the year 2019. Alexa Meade is internationally recognized for her style of painting on the human body to create scenes that look like paintings. The mixed-media artist makes use of optical illusions in her installations to turn real life people into seemingly 2D works of art.

According to BizBash: “Event producers in particular are drawn to Meade’s work because of the interactive nature—and the resulting memorable (and highly shareable) keepsakes. Alexa Meade: “For a live event, I know people are going to be heavily interacting with [the art]—touching, feeling, playing with everything. I have to make sure that everything looks good from all possible angles,” Meade explains. “[I make] painted garments that are flattering for all shapes, genders, and styles, so people really feel invited to be part of the artwork because it feels like it was created with them in mind.”

Meade attributes some of this success to the “otherworldly” nature of her approach. “It’s painted in a way that is just so far outside of the every day of what you would encounter,” she explains. “It’s not every day that you get to walk inside of a painting and be immersed in that world.” To read the full BizBash article, click here.

About Alexa Meade

You may have seen her work in one of her immersive interactive art installation projects that went viral on Instagram or in Ariana Grande’s VMA-nominated video, God Is A Woman, which has more than 250 million views. Alexa‘s vibrant and colorful work is hard to miss, easy to recognize, and stands out in a crowd.

She has created immersive art installations for experiential events and brands around the world including:

• Artist in Residence / Google / California
• Instagram / Cannes Lions / France
• Toyota / Art Basel / Miami
• Adidas / Coachella
• Refinery 29 /29rooms / NYC, LA, CHI, SF, Las Vegas
• Mini Cooper / Tokyo
• Facebook / Brazil, France (Cannes)
• Grand Palais / Paris
• National Portrait Gallery / Washington, D.C.
• United Nations Building / NYC
• Patrón / Los Angeles
• Buick / China
• BASF / Germany
• Comex / Mexico
• BMW / China

In corporate event settings her work can be customized to incorporate attendees, who have opportunities to photograph themselves within the artwork, and post photos for colleagues and friends through social media outlets. The photographs inevitably go viral on social media platforms, thereby extending the memories and publicity buzz of the event.

Alexa has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and her groundbreaking work is being written into art history textbooks around the world.

Alexa Meade is available for corporate, private, and non-ticketed events, as well as marketing and ad campaigns, festivals, public spectacles, and private commissions for select VIP’s.

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DJ 2nd Nature and Concept Artists wishing you a fantastic Fall 2019!

About DJ 2nd Nature

DJ 2nd Nature is one of the world’s leading DJs and Video Remix artists, crafting multimedia mash-ups that are as fresh, unique and entertaining as they are relevant to each client. His live performances combine pop music, film and television clips, and focused messaging to create dynamic general session openers and closers, launch moments, presenter play-ons, or anything else in need of a spark.

From opening to closing and every moment in between, DJ 2nd Nature anchors the flow and transforms any meeting or event into a thrilling experience.

DJ 2nd Nature also creates production-only videos that are centered around the theme of your meeting or event. He researches carefully selected keywords to drive the story for your client – creating compelling and high-energy videos.

His budget-friendly videos include logo integration, keyword sound bites, and focused messaging. DJ 2nd Nature is easy and flexible to work with, and has years of corporate experience – including working for Under Armour, MTV, Verizon, Lenovo, Dodge, Wells Fargo, AT&T and Universal Pictures.

Let DJ 2nd Nature create an unforgettable and entertaining experience for your next conference, meeting, party, event or trade show!

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About Michael Cavanaugh

Michael Cavanaugh was the original star lead performer of “Movin’ Out”, Twyla Tharp’s Tony-Award winning Broadway show based on the songs of Billy Joel.

Michael was hand-picked by Billy Joel to perform all of the vocals and piano in the show and was nominated for Tony Award for his performance and the Grammy Award for the soundtrack.

Michael’s professional career began at age 12 in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Since then this talented pianist and vocalist has performed all over the US and Europe. In addition to him being an accomplished entertainer, he has been the voice of an Emmy Award winning kids show character. He plays several instruments but is best known for his vocal and piano talent. He has been writing songs since he was teenager, has admired Billy Joel’s music for most of his life and is currently working on his own recording project.

At private events Michael performs several of Billy Joel’s greatest hits, but mixes up the rest of the set with classic pop/rock tracks by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Van Morrison, Spin Doctors, Tom Petty, AC/DC, Lynyrd, Skynrd, Journey, Kenny Loggins, George Michael, Beastie Boys, Queen, and nearly any other major artist you can think of.

In addition to performing in the private events sector, Cavanaugh also tours symphony orchestras with his programs “Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: The Music of Billy Joel”, “Michael Cavanaugh in Concert: The Songs of Elton John,” and a third show: “Singers and Songwriters”.

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DJ 2nd Nature and Concept Artists wish you a great Summer 2019.

About DJ 2nd Nature

Raised in the heart of the Detroit music scene, Brett spent the early 90s in the clubs. He was waging and winning DJ battles before he was old enough to order a drink. His remixes became hits from coast to coast. Soon he was incorporating visual media into the mix.

DJ 2nd Nature has become an international phenomenon and a true pioneer of an art form that he has helped elevate to unprecedented heights. His unique ability to craft inventive, dynamic multimedia mashups that are as entertaining as they are relevant has led to several collaborations with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Under Armour. He combines modern pop and dance music, film and television clips, and sales-focused messaging to create dynamic openings and interstitial presenter play-ons, all live on stage. From open to closing and at every transitional moment in between, he anchors the flow while bringing an undeniable spark that turns a meeting and corporate event into a thrilling, sense-filling media experience.

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William Close and The Earth Harp at Gala De Danza 2019

Gala De Danza

Gala de Danza is the heart of culture and art in Los Cabos, México. Since the summer of 2013, Gala de Danza has brought together artists from around the world to help enrich the lives of young dancers and the community. Dancers, choreographers and musicians from 20 different countries, have shared their talents in Los Cabos.

With each year that passes, collaborations between talented artists continue to grow; Derek Hough (Emmy Award Winning choreographer, Dancing with the Stars), Sammy Hagar (Grammy Award Winner & Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legend), David Lomelí (Placido Domingo’s protégé and gifted tenor), Jorge Viladoms (concert pianist and GQ’s Musician of the Year), Josie Walsh (Artistic Director of BalletRED and Joffrey Ballet School Los Angeles & San Francisco), Misty Copeland (principal with American Ballet Theatre), Ekaterina Kondaurova (principal with Mariinsky Ballet), Daniel Ulbricht (principal with New York City Ballet), Yulia Zagoruychenko & Riccardo Cocchi (Six-Time World Latin Ballroom Champions) and Youth America Grand Prix finalists, just to name a few. Gala de Danza believes in collaborations and diversity within all forms of the performing arts, giving way for the future development of a music and dance festival.

Gala De Danza 2019 Water Stage

WILLIAM CLOSE AND THE EARTH HARP

William Close is an installation artist, musician and visionary who has developed over one hundred new musical instruments including the famed Earth Harp. The body of The Earth Harp rests on the stage while the strings travel over the audience, extending up to 1000 ft. in length, and attach to the back of the venue, turning every space into an instrument.

WILLIAM CLOSE

William studied sculpture and sound design at the Art Institute of Chicago and his work explores the connection between architecture and music. Inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright quote “architecture is frozen music”, Close creates musical installations that use the architecture as part of the instrument. The Earth Harp has been installed in some of the most iconic destinations in the world such as The Coliseum in Rome, The Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center in the US, The Seattle Space Needle, the temples of Vietnam, Grand Theater of Shanghai International Arts Festival, Brazil’s Theatro Municipal in São Paulo, The Dhow Harbour in Qatar, and major US festivals like Coachella, Bumbershoot, Burning Man and Lightning In A Bottle.

THE EARTH HARP COLLECTIVE

William is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Earth Harp Collective, an internationally renowned performance group that combines the creative forces of artists, musicians, dancers and aerialists. William and the Earth Harp Collective are available for corporate bookings, non-ticketed and private events.

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Saturday, April 20th at 8pm
Koury Convention Center – Greensboro, NC

Purchase Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trinity-irish-dance-company-ti…

Trinity Irish Dance Company

Trinity Irish Dance Company is known as the birthplace of contemporary Irish dance and is returning to Chicago for the first time in over a decade. Called “sophisticated and commanding” by the Los Angeles Times and “impossibly complex” by The New York Times, Trinity has sold out shows around the world and at distinguished venues throughout North America, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; the Joyce Theater in New York City; and Royce Hall in Los Angeles.

The company has also made memorable appearances on television shows like Conan, The Tonight Show, and Good Morning America. This one-night-only appearance includes the world premiere of the company’s most ambitious work to date, An Sorcas (The Circus) a collaborative work created by Founding Artistic Director Mark Howard and Associate Artistic Director Chelsea Hoy that comments on the juxtaposition between substance and spectacle, along with classic works like Howard’s Soles, a tribal and timeless explosion of lightning-fast agility.

About Trinity Irish Dance Company

Winners of an Unprecedented Seventeen World Championships for the United States, Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) quickly dispels whatever notions you may have about Irish dance. The company dazzles audiences with hard-driving percussive power, lightning-fast agility, aerial grace, and the awe-inspiring precision of its dancers that led them to win an unprecedented 17 World Championships for the United States.

TIDC has performed corporate shows for the biggest companies in the world, such as GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, Ford Motors, McDonalds, Citibank, and many more.

Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) is available for corporate events, private parties, and non-ticket event bookings through Concept Artists.

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Kenichi Ebina performs in America’s Got Talent: The Champions

Back in Season 8 of “America’s Got Talent,” visual dance artist Kenichi Ebina became the first (and so far only) dance act to win the million dollar prize. Now that he’s returned in “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” NBC’s spinoff series that pits 50 acts from around the world against each other, he tried to do the unthinkable and win twice.

Kenichi’s latest act was inspired by video games, as he fought against a gigantic robot monster while doing crazy dance moves. At one point his head appeared to dislodge from his body, while at another moment his legs seemed to separate themselves. The audience was on its feet with excitement. Simon Cowell said: “I always, always, always loved you. That was original and to have you back is fantastic. The more we see you, the more we liked you. Well done.” Unfortunately, Kenichi was eliminated prior to advancing to the Finals.

Kenichi Ebina at the Apollo Theater

Kenichi Ebina is a solo self-taught dance performer, started out dancing Freestyle HipHop and expanding his style to Poppin’, Lockin’, Mime, House, Jazz, Contemporary and Ethnic dance.

In 2001, Kenichi founded a dance group with all Japanese dancers, BiTriP. BiTriP won in the final grand championship of “Amateur Night” at the world famous Apollo Theater in 2001 as the first Japanese performer. In 2007, Kenichi appeared on dance contest of “Showtime at the Apollo” as a solo performer and became the grand champion of 2007 season after winning 7 times. Kenichi is the only two-time grand champion in the Apollo theater history.

Other performances

Kenichi has been performing at many events, TV shows and teaching in the United States, Europe, Russia, China, Korea, Singapore, Japan, Morocco and Australia. Kenichi has also performed, directed and choreographed for many projects and dance and theater companies.

Ebina Performing Arts’s first full-length show premiered at USA’s national Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Also, Kenichi was invited as a speaker to TED 2007. Kenichi has appeared on the show, PBS Kids “Angelina Ballerina” as a featured dance performer. Occasionally he has been performing for high class show club, “The BOX” in NYC and London, and “The ACT” in Las Vegas.

Corporate and private events

Ebina has made many public and private appearances. Ebina’s performances are high-tech, aesthetic ideas realized; from a videogame landscape with high-definition graphics that highlights the interplay between Kenichi and the backdrop screen, to a Michael Jackson tribute that replicates the effortlessness in some of Jackson’s most difficult, iconic moves, Ebina’s art is a fine-tuned, multimedia theatrical experience. With his vast sensibility of movement, motion and current trends, Ebina contorts his body to changing tempos, choreographing themes and weaving concepts into flexible feats of strength that work as segmented performances, or as a show up to twenty minutes in length.

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