The Forty-Five Show Inspired by the Vans Warped Tour

Tonight, Friday, July 13, 2018, I had the pleasure of attending he Forty-Five Show, hosted by Vans in NYC, which was the final stop of the tour proceed stops in Santa Monica, Chicago and Philadelphia. The Forty-Five Show is a charity art show, featuring 45 album covers created by 45 artists inspired by artists and musicians who have played on Warped Tour.

These art pieces will be sold online and all proceeds will benefit Sound Art, a non profit that focuses on putting music back into the classroom. 

​Check out some of the album covers on this post! My personal favorite was the album cover inspired by The Dickies featuring narwohls!  

New York Edge Spring Arts Showcase

On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 I attended the 9th Annual Spring Arts Showcase for the non profit New York Edge (formerly Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation).  NY Edge has been one of my favorite non profits to volunteer with and this is one of their favorite events I love to attend (the other is the annual STEP Competition)

The Spring Arts Showcase featured some of the top performances and art, ranging from dancing and stepping to fashion designs and 3-D artwork.  Needless to say, I was truly impressed.  Check out the photos and video in this post!

In light of what has been happening in current events, in particular the suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and Chef Anthony Bourdain, I was truely moved by the step performance, in which they addressed suicide prevention. 

The free after school programming New York Edge provides is very impactful, reaching over 25,000 students in 120+ schools across the Greater NYC area. The after school programming varies from sports, arts, education, music and more.  I love volunteering with such a great organization and am currently President of the NY Edge Young Professionals Council.

The NY Edge Young Professionals Council will be hosting our 4th Annual Summer Kickoff Soiree on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Ainsworth - East Village.  If you are interested in attending, tickets can be purchased here: 

https://sasfny.networkforgood.com/events/7165-new-york-edge-kickoff-to-summer-soiree

Grammy Weekend 2018

This weekend marked the 60th Annual Grammy Awards! I am so excited that the Grammys were held in NYC after 15 years of being in Los Angeles!  I was fortunate enough to hit a few pre-Grammy parties on Saturday.

This weekend I attended The Soiree Gala at BB Kings & a private pre-Grammy party at the W Hotel.  

The Soiree Gala

Kay Morris & I

At the Soiree Gala, I saw a few performances and met a few of the artists one of which, Kay Morris, was a "Considered Grammy Nominee" performing that night!  In fact, I guess I played the part so well, that she asked me to take a selfie with her and thought I was also performing that night.

W Hotel

Lexy Panterra

Next stop was the W Hotel in Times Square for a private party where Lexy Panterra  performed a few song.  I will be honest, I did not know too much about Lexy prior to  Saturday night, but she had a great voice!

Sadly I did not make it to Clive Davis' or Diddy's Parties, but I had a great time.  Cant wait until next Grammy Week, I hope the Recording Academy brings the Grammys back to NYC soon! 

Why do I love the Grammys so much?  Well, I actually I have quite the ties with music... 

Here are some fun facts about my ties to the music and the industry (in semi chronological order):

1. I can play the piano, clarinet & recorder
2. I was very involved with "street teams" when I was in HS, in fact I was VP of the Greg Raposo (formerly of Dream Street) Street Team and NY State Leader of the Stevie Brock Street Team.
3. I interned at a Warner Music for 1.5 years in college (2 semesters on the label side & 1 semester in corporate). I had the pleasure of interning with Liz Rosenberg during my time at WBR. 
4. I LOVE going to concerts  

Congratulations to all of the Grammy nominees and winners! 

Big shoutouts to Bruno Mars & Jay-Z on your big wins!