GBK to Host ‘Vintage Cinema’ Themed Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Nominees and Presenters June 3rd & 4th – SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

Posted on December 19, 2011 by drboardadmin

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 26, 2011

GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company honors the 2011 MTV Movie Awards nominees and presenters with a vintage cinema inspired gift lounge on June 3rd and June 4th at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills from 11:00 am – 6:00pm. GBK, the recipient of multiple BizBash’s Award for “Best Gift Bag,” will offer its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an opportunity to enjoy an electrifying environment with gifts, refreshments, performances and a charitable focus.

An array of innovative, unique and trendy gifts are expected to fill the gift lounge. Presenting sponsor, Hard Candy, will be providing gift bags and makeup applications exclusively with a celebrity makeup artist, utilizing the most buzzed about collection of the year. Other sponsors include: Caribbean Living Magazine, providing guests with a one-week stay in the Caribbean; Donna Scott, award winning medical skin care expert with Bellezza DermaCenter will be performing amazing signature Medical Grade Facials and providing gift bags; SOHO, providing SOHO Beauty Cases – a trendsetter’s tackle box that hold their most coveted beauty essentials; Pinup Girl Clothing, a vintage clothing line for the modern woman will be gifting vintage inspired swimwear, clothing and accessories; Salerm Cosmetics will gift a full range of hair products and tools; Second Life is a jewelry collection from Fabrega Jewelry SA, which collects elements from nature and incorporates with metals, creating a new environment for them within jewelry, giving the elements a second life; Colgate-Palmolive, providing their new Colgate

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Nikki Beach Music Releases ‘Nikki Beach In The House-Vol. 1 Mixed By The Shapeshifters’ June 13, 2011.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by drboardadmin

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 01, 2011

Elegant. Sumptuous. Sexy. Those words have been used to describe Nikki Beach, the international luxury lifestyle brand with locations in the most glamorous travel destinations of the world. With the opening of the newest and largest Nikki Beach location in Las Vegas at the renowned Tropicana Las Vegas on the famed Vegas Strip, the Nikki Beach Music label also announces the debut of its Nikki Beach In The House mix compilation series. The first release (co-released with UK-based Defected Records), titled Nikki Beach In The House-Vol. 1 Mixed By The Shapeshifters, is a triple-disc effort available on June 13th worldwide in both physical and digital formats. Encapsulating the effortless-chic of the Nikki Beach lifestyle, Nikki Beach In The House-Vol. 1 Mixed By The Shapeshifters will feature sounds from three of the Nikki Beach global locations on each of its three discs: Koh Samui (CD1), Las Vegas (CD2), and Miami (CD3). Resident Nikki Beach DJ, Roman Rosati, does the mixing honors on disc-three.

In 1998, Nikki Beach introduced the world to the ultimate beach club concept, bringing together dining, fashion, art, music and entertainment. Over a decade later, Nikki Beach continues to make its mark in the world’s hottest addresses and trendsetting locales, recently claiming the #1 spot on The Travel Channel’s “World’s Sexiest Beach Bars.” The Nikki Beach concept has transcended its international venues and grown into a luxury global lifestyle company. The Nikki Beach lifestyle can now be experienced in eleven cities in nine countries: Miami Beach, Florida, USA; St. Tropez, France; St. Barth, French West Indies; Marbella, Spain; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Marrakech, Morocco; Koh Samui, Thailand; Cabarete, Dominican Republic; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; and also at the Cannes Film Festival, France, and the Toronto International Film Festival, Canada. More locations are planned for the coming months.

CD1, Koh Samui — TRACKLIST

1. Maya Jane Coles, Humming Bird (Original Mix)

2. Shonky, Le Velous

3. Tom Middleton, Cicadas (Maya Jane Coles Remix)

4. Stefan Deux, New York Sun

5. Silt, Rising

6. Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut ft Jamie Principle, I’ll Take You There (Director’s Cut Classic Signature Mix)

7. Knee Deep, All About Love (Original Mix)

8. Crazy P, Mid-Lounge Crisis

9. Maher Daniel, 3rd Time Is A Charm

10. Nathan G, 88 Keys To Love

11. Mary Griffin, Without You (Jazz N Groove Club Mix)

12. Frankie Knuckles & The Shapeshifters, The Ones You Love (DJ Meme Remix)

13. Roy McLaren, The Realms Of Music (Original Mix)

14. Human Life, In It Together (Original Mix)

CD2, Las Vegas — TRACKLIST

1. Julien Jabre, Swimming Places (Tom Shark pres. La Cage Remix)

2. Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut ft Jamie Principle, I’ll Take You There (The Shapeshifters Remix)

3. DJ Chus & Richie Santana, Best Kept Secret (Nuyoriberican Mix)

4. Jason Chance & Michelle Weeks, Looking Forward (The Shapeshifters Remix)

5. Menini & Viani, Kick The Groove

6. Supernova ft Kevin Saunderson, Beat Me Back (Original Mix)

7. DJ Chus & David Penn ft Cevin Fisher, Libres Para Siempre (Copyright Mix)

8. Jason Chance, Swizzle Sticks

9. Stuffa ft David A. Tobin, Proof (Original Version)

10. David Penn ft Monia Amore, Ocean Drive (Open Your Mind) (DJ Chus & Abel Ramos Iberican Mix)

11. Sol Brothers vs Kathy Brown, Turn Me Out (Turn To Sugar) (David Penn Vocal Mix)

12. The Shapeshifters & Shermanology, Waiting For You (Original Mix)

13. Sergio Flores ft Joy Malcolm, Give It Back (Born To Funk Remix)

14. Sandy Rivera & Virus J, Put Your Hands Up (Joeysuki Remix)

15. The Shapeshifters, She Freaks (Original Mix)

CD3, Miami [Mixed By Roman Rosati, Nikki Beach] — TRACKLIST

1. Danism, Love The Way (Crazy P Remix)

2. Timmy Regisford ft Lynn Lockamy, At The Club (Timmy Regisford & Adam Rios Remix)

3. Dennis Ferrer, Hey Hey (At Jazz Remix)

4. Osunlade, Idiosyncracy

5. Simone Vitullo ft Lady Vale, Never Give Up (Original Mix)

6. Margaret Grace, Try Me

7. Bass Kleph & Filthy Rich, These Mornings

8. David Penn & Rober Gaez, Sunshine People (Brown Sugar & Kid Shakers Remix)

9. Stan Courtois & Felly, Malosax (Addict DJ’s Miami Hot Mix)

10. Copyright ft Shovell, Kama Yeah (Roul & Doors Remix)

11. Nouveau Yorican, Chiuso (Main Mix)

12. Dennis Ferrer, The Red Room (OBJ Vocal Mix)

13. James Talk & Ridney ft Max C, One For Me

Interviews are available upon request. For more information on Nikki Beach Music, Nikki Beach Las Vegas, and to hear the full audio stream of the Nikki Beach In The House-Vol.1 Mixed By The Shapeshifters mix compilation, contact Emily Tan Media Relations & Artist Management, +1(917) 318-3758, EmilyEmilyTan(at)aol(dot)com, and visit http://www.nikkibeachlasvegas.com, http://www.nikkibeach.com, and http://www.troplv.com.

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Galiana Spiritual Retreat Opens Between Upstate New York and Berkshire Mountains

Posted on December 15, 2011 by drboardadmin


New Lebanon, NY (PRWEB) June 06, 2011

Galiana offers a wide range of spiritual retreats for individuals as well as for couples who are looking to explore meditation, tantric practice, cleansing and rejuvenation. Galiana offers unique spiritual retreats like Healing the Broken Heart Retreat, Galiana Goddess Rejuvenation Program and Entering Shivahood Men’s Retreat. The workshops are taught by Luba Evans, the founder of the retreat along with teachers from New York, Boston, India and Australia.

The celebration for the spiritual retreat opening will be joined by spiritual leaders and entertainers from different parts of the world: Anton Richard Diaz, Bruce Lyon, Shakara Lyon, Ricardo Frotta, SriKala, Ekayani and the Tom Glide Space, Alokananda, Brynn Bishop, Pushana, RedHawk, Kiela Mellott, Zahava, CC Treadway and others.

The Galiana Grand Opening features Kundalini Yoga, 8 Tantric Workshops, Tantra Tango, Spiritual Cabaret, Kirtan, Shamanic Aromatherapy, Tantric Banquet, Drumming and SoulDance, Tibetan Yoga and Raw Food Sampling. Many workshops are dedicated to the awakening of the divine feminine and core masculine in the modern culture. Luba Evans, the founder of the spiritual retreat, author of the book Healing the Broken Heart and the play When the Gods are Laughing says, “Find your core feminine and absolute masculine. Let them fall in love with each other. Let your inner man adore your inner woman, and let your inner woman admire your inner man. Maximize your inner charge.”

The Galiana Theater presents “When the Gods are Laughing” – a combination of interactive theater and meditative practice, based on international spiritual heritage.

Guests enjoy the pine log chalet with a spacious meditation hall, outdoor dining decks, yoga dome, Goddess Temple, cedar sauna, heated pool, Ayurvedic treatment room and hiking trails. Galiana serves organic vegetarian food rich in fresh produce, grains and juices.

Galiana attracts people from all walks of life, all age groups. Luba Evans says: “All paths are welcome – we strongly believe that we all share the same light and the same calling for love. We are here to help everybody who is ready to restore the ability to feel and love, maximize our potential as humans, rejuvenate, heal, maybe even shift to a new dimension of possibilities. Life is sacred. Every moment of it is priceless.”

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http://galianaretreat.com/workshops/events-new/galiana-grand-opening/

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Singers Forum Offers Weekend Intensive Teen Cabaret Workshop with Lennie Watts and Jeff Cubeta, June 24-26

Posted on December 13, 2011 by drboardadmin


New York, NY (PRWEB) June 06, 2011

Singers Forum, a non-profit musical oasis committed to providing the highest quality vocal training for New York City residents, will be offering a weekend intensive Teen Cabaret Workshop from Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 25.

The workshop fee is $ 400 and auditions will be held on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12. Singers Forum is located at 49 West 24th Street, 4th Floor. For more information and to schedule an audition call 212.366.0541.

The three-day workshop will be directed by multi-award-winning director Lennie Watts. Acclaimed accompanist Jeff Cubeta will serve as musical director. The workshop will cover performance and interpretive techniques and explore the lyrics and style of songs.

Each participant will work on three songs of different styles and genres during the weekend. Guests from the Broadway and cabaret worlds will speak to the group about performing. At the end of the weekend, the group will perform in a show in New York City.

Lennie Watts is a eight-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets), five-time Backstage Bistro, and three-time Nightlife Award winner. He is the only person to receive awards as an outstanding vocalist, director, producer, and booking manager.

He has been active in the New York cabaret scene for over 20 years. In addition to directing in small cabaret venues, he has directed events at Symphony Space, Town Hall, and BB King.

He has toured nationally and internationally with productions of The Music Man (Marcellus) and The Wizard Of Oz (Lion). Other roles: Psuedelus (A Funny Thing…), Herod (Jesus Christ Superstar), Nicely Nicely Johnson (Guys and Dolls), Jinx (Forever Plaid).

He has performed at Town Hall in several concerts, including Broadway Unplugged and Broadway By The Year, 1949, and can be heard on the cast recordings of both shows. As a theater director, he has directed productions of Godspell, Dames at Sea, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Phantom. Watts is the creator of “Cablab” and “Summer In The City” (with Lina Koutrakos), both critically acclaimed professional cabaret performance workshops.

David Finkle of The Village Voice calls him “A one man cabaret army!” He appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell Show, and released his debut CD I want… You want… in 2000. He was voted “Best Male Vocalist 2008” by the members of Cabaret Hotline Online. He is currently the President of MAC, and was just named one of “The 50 Most Influential People in New York Cabaret” by Nightlife Exchange.

Jeff Cubeta is in demand as a vocalist, musical director, and rock musician. As a vocalist he performed the tenor solo in Orff’s Carmina Burana with The Three Rivers Choral Society. He sang as tenor soloist at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh and has sung as a guest soloist at Chelsea Community Church in New York. He currently is rehearsing a new solo cabaret act tentatively scheduled to make its New York premiere in the autumn of 2011.

As a musical director, Mr. Cubeta returned to Feinstein’s at Loews Regency with Eric Michael Gillett in February 2011, performing Mr. Gillett’s show Widescreen: Songs From and About the Movies. Other shows performed with Eric Michael Gillett (in New York and on tour nationally) have included Cast of Thousands (showcasing the work of esteemed composer and lyricist Craig Carnelia), and Best of My Love. Jeff musical directed Eric Michael Gillett and Raissa Katona Bennett in Romance in These Times, and he musical directed the 2010 Bistro Awards, including performances by Liz Callaway, Cheyenne Jackson and Danielle Grabianowski.

Singers Forum’s mission is to engage a diverse student body of singers in an situation dedicated to the development and appreciation of the vocal arts. With a strong emphasis on vocal technique, combined with numerous performance opportunities in a safe and supportive environment, Singers Forum strives to offer a full array of private instruction and group classes for both professional and personal growth.

Utilizing a roster of dynamic and successful teaching artists who each have their own professional singing and musical backgrounds and successful careers in the arts, Singers Forum has developed our students’ performance skills in a wide variety of vocal styles and genres that range from opera to cabaret, musical theatre to jazz, folk to pop and all genres in between!

For more information visit SingersForum.org or call 212.366.0541.

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GBK’s ‘Vintage Cinema’ Themed Gift Lounge in Honor of the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Created Quite the Buzz

Posted on December 11, 2011 by drboardadmin

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 07, 2011

GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company honored the 2011 MTV Movie Awards this past weekend (June 3rd and June 4th) with a vintage cinema inspired gift lounge at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. GBK, the recipient of multiple BizBash’s Award for “Best Gift Bag,” offered its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs and media the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Los Angeles weather while experiencing an electrifying environment full of lavish gifts, sweet treats, musical and dance performances and a charitable focus.

Celebrities and guests swarmed the lounge enjoying the colorful, innovative, unique and trendy gifts that it was filled with. Presenting sponsor, Hard Candy, provided makeup applications by their celebrity makeup artist and gift bags utilizing the most buzzed about collection of the year. Other sponsors included: Caribbean Living Magazine, providing guests with a gift certificate for a one-week stay in the Caribbean; Donna Scott, award winning medical skin care expert with Bellezza DermaCenter was on hand performing amazing signature Medical Grade Facials and gift bags; SOHO Beauty Cases – a trendsetter’s tackle box were provided by SOHO; Pinup Girl Clothing, a vintage clothing line for the modern woman gifted vintage inspired swimwear, clothing and accessories; Salerm Cosmetics gifted a full range of hair products and tools; ‘Second Life’ a jewelry collection from Fabrega Jewelry SA, which collects elements from nature and incorporates with metals, creating a new environment for them within jewelry gifted select pieces from their line; Ed Hardy Shoes styled guests with their signature canvas boat shoes, flip flops and lowrise sneakers; Colgate-Palmolive, provided their new Colgate

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