Video Song: "Please DJ"- Yeyo
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Wow I feel like its been forever since I wrote here! And its only been 2 weeks. Those two weeks has been extremely hectic! From our 1st event of the year to being on urbanlatinoradio.com to filming a commercial at Sazon and more!! ::phew:: As we promised we are giving you the 411 on what’s going on!
So here’s the recap…last week was our 1st networking party under Scene Stealers. In preparation for the event we had an official banner and business cards. In all honesty (because we keep it real) the night started out as a complete mess. Our DJs equipment broke and it was the night of the “snow storm” - the snow scare kind of killed our event just a tad bit. Non-the-less, the show must go on =) … we worked with what we had! Our DJ eventually got the music going and our supporters started to arrive. Sazon’s Chef Frank made us special mini beef empanadas for the event – which everyone LOVED! Our Guests were so lovely and praised Jess and I on our baby, Scene Stealers! We were so grateful with the turnout. Everyone left with a Scene Stealer gift bag & smile =)
Once again if you came to our party…THANK YOU! Our events will only get BIGGER AND BETTER!
So…
That Saturday I went with my mom to see They Call Me La Lupe starring miss Lauren Valez at Teatro Latea. They Call Me La Lupe is a joint production of Tatro Latea and Dura Vida Productions. It was Directed by Veronica Calcedo and written by Emmy winner James Manos Jr. and Luis Caballero. Valez did an amazing job interrupting the salsa legend, and what I thought was remarkable was the fact that it was a ONE- WOMAN SHOW, meaning there wasn’t any other actors but her. She held her own and was able to captivate everyone’s attention and relive a passionate story! In chronological order, Lauren Valez portrayed Lupe's life in a marvelous matter. Just to fill you in La Lupe was known as the Queen on Latin Soul! During the Cuban revolution La Lupe was kicked out of her hometown and moved to NY! Here, she embarked on her journey, La Lupe soon befriended and recorded with world-renowned Afro-Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria. 
She later met Tito Puento and apparently left Santamaria for the timbale player. In 1964, La Lupe and Tito Puente recorded the Latin classic "Te Pedi (What Did I Ask of You)". For the next four years, she recorded and toured the Latin music circuit in the U.S., Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama and Spain. During the late 1960s, Tito Puente started to record with Celia Cruz. Puente couldn’t handle how much recognition Lupe was getting and decide to let her go (hmph can you believe these men, they can’t handle successful women -_- ) So La Lupe struck out on her own, performing and appearing everywhere. By 1975, Fania's new rising star was Celia Cruz, and La Lupe's career suffered. Fania Records ended her contract, and Lupe became penniless. You guys have to take a look a look at this! The last day to see the play is tomorrow at 3pm and 8pm! Her crazy performances and soulful voice is what sets her apart from other artists of her time. However there were rumors that she was extremely hard to work with, she also had problems with alcohol and drugs. Click here to see a clip of her performance ….she was the “Lady Gaga” of her time.
Sazon was filming a commercial that will be airing on Time Warner and other local channels. The date of the release is TBD. It was a cool experience! I was caught off guard when they asked me to be in it lol my hair was definitely not up to par lol. I can’t wait to see the final product!
Well yea guys as you can see we had a busy two weeks and that’s not included with our actual URBAN LATINO work that we have. Handling accountants working on a Hosting reel ect...its crazy! Lol but I’m looking forward to what this year will continue to bring Jess and I! Thank you once again for being part of our growing story =)
Song of the week (I just found my new karokee song!) - "Hold It Against Me" - Brittany Spears
xo, Samantha
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What's up!
Did you guys miss us?! (lol)
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| At our Event =) |
We've been extremely busy lately expanding our
"Scene Stealers" brand. As you all know last week we held our very first networking event benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Samantha and I were very stressed the entire day (lol). We were having some issues with our printers, DJ equipment and expecting a pending snow storm. Although, I have to say despite the snow storm that night, there was a nice turnout.
I want to personally thank everyone that came out to support us :
DJ Evolution, Manny Smalls (
M.S. Productions), our
ULM family, our
sorority sisters (from NY to New Mexico!), the brothers of
Lambda Theta Phi Fraternidad Latina, Inc., the brothers of
Lambda Upsilon Lambda La Unida Latina Fraternity, Inc., the brothers of
Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc., the
Art for Money Collective, Oscar Martinez, Maria Benanti and Miguel Bonilla. It really meant a lot to both Samantha and I, that you all braved the weather to come support us and this cause.
To checkout all the pictures from that event, please visit our
facebook page!
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| Chatting it up on UrbanLatinoRadio.com |
This week, we had the awesome privilege of being guest co-hosts on the
Front Stage Radio Show with
Pretty Lou,
DJ Top 10,
DJ Harry Hash,
Magic and Angela (the producer) on
Urban Latino Radio. Pretty Lou is native New Yorker and an innovator in the world of broadcast media. He's had shows on DTF Radio, Sirius and XM Satellite Radio to name a few. DJ Top 10 is a man of many talents - radio and mixtape DJ, official BumSquad DJ, radio personality and promoter. DJ Harry Hash is an awesome DJ and Magic (who was only with us on Tuesday) is known as the
"Sneaker King World Radio Personality." All these talent fellas in a room with Samantha and I, for 4 days...good times (lol).
We were very very nervous the first day and had no idea what to expect. Pretty Lou introduced us to his listeners and did a little impromptu interview with us. We then got into some celebrity gossip and music mixes. Tuesday, we were a little more relaxed and had some entertaining topics to discuss on air. That night's topic was "Why men choose and women settle when it comes to marriage"...so you already know we had a lot to say on the topic (lol)! It got really interesting in the ULR chatroom with everyone giving their 2 cents on the issue.
Wednesday came around and Samantha and I were starting to feel like pros (lol). We were more comfortable with talking on the radio live and definitely showcased more of our personalities. Wednesday night's topic was hilarious...it had me and Samantha kind of butting heads with our different opinions. The topic was "You want to date a friend of your ex, how long do you wait after the relationship is over to approach the friend?" Thursday was our final night on the radio show with the fellas. Thursday night's structure was different from the previous nights because we did a rundown of Billboard's Top 20 chart. One of the things, Lou is well known for is having paved the way for many artists and radio professionals with us "unsigned hype" segment, which has become a template for other stations and has given new undiscovered talent their opportunity to be heard while allowing listeners to weigh in. Samantha and I participated in this segment and were a bit hesitant at first, but we definitely gave our opinions.
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| Me, K.O.D.A., Pretty Lou & Samantha |
This week's artist was
K.O.D.A. K.O.D.A. (King Of Dem All) is an up and coming hip hop artist raised in Tampa, Florida and now calls the lower east side of Manhattan home. He's been perfecting his skills for about 8 years using both the East Coast and the down South as his major influences. He brought two of this tracks to station for us to listen to and evaluate. We all agreed that K.O.D.A.'s word play was great, his delivery nice...but for some reason we all thought that there was something off. Ultimately, it was decided that he would not pass our unsigned artist segment...because although he has a tremendous talent, he needed to work harder and possibly work with a new team of producers and DJs, according the Lou.
And that concluded our internet radio journey with Front Stage Radio. We want to thank both Angela and Lou for giving us this opportunity to guest co-host this past week. We really learned a lot and it has definitely got me and Samantha thinking of other ventures we may want to pursue. We also got an offer to guest co-host with Kenny Ortega on his "One2Quatro Show" (also on Urban Latino Radio) next week...so Samantha and I must of done something right (lol)!!
Thank you to everyone that as supported us in our endeavors so far this year...from trooping it in a snowstorm to listening religiously these past four days...we really appreciate it!! And trust me when I say there is lots more to come =D
Song of the Week:
"Blow Up" - J.Cole (TRUTH!!! Watch out for Scene Stealers...
cuz we about to blow up! lol)
xo, Jessica
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