RIZE featured in the June issue of Bravisimo Magazine!

We’re very excited to announce that RIZE is featured in the June edition of Revista Bravisimo, a Spanish language monthly publication released in Venezuela that covers pop culture & music celebrities from Venezuela and worldwide.

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RIZE has a three page article covering a brief bio of the group, a Q&A segment as well as coverage of their involvement at the East Meets West concert this past March in NYC. And, there’s even a two page pull out poster for fans! Although the article isn’t available in English or online, we have scans to share. Remember Bravisimo is in Spanish, so…find a friend to translate if you don’t speak Spanish! ^_^

For more information about RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For booking, interviews or other inquiries contact:

The Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

BASM Client Jesse McFaddin Snags the Cover for Ollie Mag’s May ’12 Issue

A short & sweet post since it’s so early in the AM!

One of our favorite & most philosophical clients, Jesse McFaddin is on the May cover of Ollie Magazine, one of the mainstays for Japan’s lifestyle magazine niche.

Jesse McFaddin (center) featured on the cover of Ollie Magazine

If you have the chance, snag a copy or check the magazine out online at www.olliemagazine.com.

Jesse McFaddin is the lead singer and founder of the extremely popular Japanese rock group, RIZE . RIZE is a hard rock/metal band that has been around for eleven years with major accomplishments such as performing at Live 8 in 2005 and Live Earth in 2007, having their song “Zero” licensed by Coke Zero Japan/Asia, various songs used for PS2 games such as “BioHazard”, and have appeared live with NIN, Run DMC, Jay Z & Oasis. They toured in the US in 2003 on an “All American” tour with The Kottonmouth Kings, performing at 38 shows across the country. Both the group, RIZE , and the lead singer, Jesse McFaddin , are major icons in the Japanese music and pop culture scenes, influencing music, entertainment and fashion by way of Jesse’s clothing line Slip&Co which will debut in the US in February 2012 at the influential MAGIC – s.l.a.t.e. convention.

Jesse McFaddin – Spokesperson for “No Water No Chemical”

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RIZE founder & frontman Jesse McFaddin is a new face for the ethical sustainability denim brand, No Water No Chemical. No Water No Chemical is the brainchild of popular French designer Marithé François Girbaud and employs a new method for creating his fashion staple – denim – that creates a much less harmful impact on the environment by implementing a new system for processing denim that virtually reduces the use of water, and thereby creating a conservation effect.

Marithé François Girbaud is well known in the fashion circuit, having appeared in various fashion weeks including NYFW September 2011 to debut his Spring ’12 collection – attended by Big Apple Style Marketing at the Metropolitan Pavillion in Manhattan. We just know that Jesse is an awesome spokesperson for this effort based on his philosophies of creating global change with his campaigns such as “Bring the Hope” and “STAND UP! Fund”.

A quick excerpt from his philosophy on the No Water No Chemicals site:

“We all have to change. Change is difficult, but I think it is possible for us to make a shift in direction. To me, the disaster in Japan, the earthquake in Haiti, or the global problems about water are all the same. They are just problems. People often talk of ‘good news’ or ‘bad news,’ but to me, they are all just news. Whether it is good or bad is up to me. If it is bad, how could it become good? It can change with how you perceive it. For instance, the water shortage in China is bad news, but it is fortunate to become aware of it. If one can make an effort to change the situation after hearing the news, it is all the better.”

To read Jesse’s full philosophy, visit No Water No Chemical & click on his picture on the home page!

For more details on Jesse and his band RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For booking, press or other inquiries regarding Jesse McFaddin please contact:

Americas
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

Colectivo Bunka Reviews RIZE: “Explorando RIZE – Discovering RIZE”

Very excited about this post!

Yesterday we received word that RIZE had just been featured in a Spanish language Japanese music discovery site – Colectivo Bunka!

Read the full article here.

Colectivo Bunka - Spanish Language Japanese Music Discovery Site Reviews RIZE

Yesterday, an article was posted on Colectivo Bunka that gave a brief bio about the trio as well as an eyewitness account of their amazing performance at our East Meets West charity benefit concert that took place at Webster Hall in NYC on Monday March 26th, 2012. The review is in English and Spanish (obviously the Spanish version is first!) and includes videos of live performances, official music videos and pictures of the band.

We’d like to give a massive ¡gracias! to Nao Takamui at the blog Rotting Strawberry for coming to our concert all the way from Venezuela and writing about her fan experience for Colectivo Bunka! If you’re looking for a Spanish language version of RIZE’s back story, we highly recommend checking out her blog entry entitled Conoce a RIZE! Listos para globalizarse!

For more information about RIZE, visit http://www.triberize.net

For booking, interview or other inquiries regarding RIZE please contact:

The Americas:
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International:
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

East Meets West Charity Benefit Concert Recap Now Available!

It’s finally here!

After many hours spent tonight with photoshop & waiting for final releases from press, we now have the complete East Meets West event recap ready for you to read! It includes a few select performances, live interviews, tons of pics & press clippings too! Click here or the image below to check it out!

East Meets West Concert Event Recap

East Meets West was a charity benefit concert held at The Studio at Webster Hall in NYC on Monday, March 26th, 2012. Performances included HipHopGamer, JR Junior, RIZE & fade. It was definitely a night to remember so if you didn’t get the chance to attend, do the next best thing and check out our event recap!

Inquiries or comments regarding East Meets West or RIZE and/or fade can be directed to:

North America
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

East Meets West Concert Event Recap by “The Diva Review”!

This literally just came out “hot off the presses” so to speak!

So, last Monday was our “East Meets West” charity benefit concert where two our of our clients, RIZE & fade performed on stage along side two New York based acts, HipHopGamer & JR Junior, at The Studio in the iconic & historic Webster Hall here in NYC.

RIZE & fade event coverage from East Meets West on The Diva Review

The Diva Review is a pop culture review website that posts interviews, red carpet event coverage, music reviews and more. We’re so psyched by this article, especially since there are tons of great photos from the concert! ^_^

Read the full article here.

For more information about The Diva Review, visit www.thedivareview.com.

For more information about East Meets West contact Dorian Smith at Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com.

RIZE Listed as a “Band to Watch” by T-Mak World Blog at CMW

A short & sweet post tonight. We were doing a usual google search on our clients and came across a blog post recapping one of the evenings at March’s Canada Music Week.

RIZE performance review by T-Mak World Blog

T-Mak is a fan supported music, technology & everything in between blog that covers the previously mentioned and whatever else tickles the blog owner’s fancy. In March, T-Mak attended every day of performances at CMW and on the 23rd, RIZE’s last day in Toronto, they caught RIZE’s performance at the local venue, Tattoo Parlour. RIZE made a very favorable first time impression on the blog, being compared to a Japanese Metallica.

Read the full story here.

RIZE Interviewed by Music Psychos Blog for CMW!

A short and quick post today!

After the mini North American tour that our clients RIZE & fade just finished in the past two weeks, we’re still sifting through all the media that’s been coming in over the past few days! Last week RIZE performed at two events in Canada and finished up with an intense & high energy performance at “The Studio” in the iconic Webster Hall –  a staple of the NYC event scene since the 1800s.

We just stumbled across this blog interview for RIZE that took place last week while they were in Toronto for CMW (Canada Music Week). The blog is called Music Psychos and essentially covers the Toronto music scene whether that be local artists or visiting performers.

RIZE interviewed by Music Psychos blog

Last week they sat down with RIZE after their first performance at the local venue, Tranzac, to discuss the band’s goals, influences & more. For a full read of the interview, check it out at http://www.musicpsychos.com/2012/03/cmw-interview-rize.html.

Expect to see RIZE return to North America in the late Summer or Fall of 2012!

For more information about RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For interview requests, booking or other inquiries contact:

North America
Big Apple Style Marketing
Attn: Dorian Smith
Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

International
C.E. United
Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi
Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

RIZE Ranked as 1 of 2nd Generation Bands with Top Talent on JPopAsia.com!!

Short & sweet post since literally – the blog post title says it all. But as usual, we love it when someone else is talking about our clients!

So JPopAsia.com, an international resource for all things music from Asia (so JPop is kind of a misnomer at this point), polled their readers to see who the fans felt had the most talent out of the multitude of second generation artists in the Asian music scene. RIZE ranked 6th in the top 10 list.

As an aside – no matter where in the world you are – 2nd generation entertainers are traditionally thought to receive preferential treatment by the media because of the fact that they’re the child of someone already famous. So, this theory could apply to any market.

JPop Asia polls readers for top 2nd generation talented artists & RIZE makes the list!

As background for those unfamiliar with RIZE’s back story, all of the members (Jesse McFaddin [son of Char], KenKen & NK [sons of Johnny]) have parents who were in the legendary Japanese rock band Pink Cloud. RIZE is a hard rock/metal band that debuted in 2000 with major accomplishments such as performing at Live 8 in 2005 and Live Earth in 2007, having their song “Zero” licensed by Coke Zero Japan/Asia, various songs used for PS2 games such as “BioHazard”, and have appeared live with NIN, Run DMC, Jay Z & Oasis. RIZE is a trio comprised of Jesse McFaddin (founder, guitar & lead singer), KenKen (bassist) and NK (drummer). Both the group, RIZE, and the individual members, are major icons in the Japanese music and pop culture scenes, influencing music, entertainment, gaming and fashion.

For more information about RIZE visit www.triberize.net

For interview requests, booking inquiries or other questions contact:

North America

Big Apple Style Marketing

Attn: Dorian Smith

Email: Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com

 

International:

C.E. United

Attn: Cozy Mizoguchi

Email: Cozy@CEU.co.jp

East Meets West Benefit Concert Gains Blogger & Web Attention!!

We’re a few days away from our East Meets West concert slated for Webster Hall’s “The Studio” in NYC on Monday, March 26th and we’re already starting to get tons of feedback from supportive blogs & press! For those who aren’t familiar, East Meets West is a benefit concert aimed at bringing together two seemingly opposite-spectrum music genres (hip-hop & rock) and cultures/countries (Japan & the United States). All donations received prior to and during the event will be donated to a charity working directly to assist with the Tohoku disaster recovery efforts. Tohoku was the one region hardest hit in last year’s Japan Earthquake (3.11.11). Incidentally, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. So, yes there’s much work to be done!

The night will have four performances from two US acts and two Japanese acts:

HipHopGamer – www.hiphopgamershow.com

JR Junior – www.iamjrjunior.com

RIZE – www.triberize.net

fade – www.fadeonline.com

Entry is free but by RSVP ONLY – so if you haven’t done so already, please visit our Facebook event page, RSVP through Webster Hall or visit Guestcode.com and enter code 1097.

19 to enter, 21 to drink.

And did we mention that we’re going to have an Asahi Beer open bar all night long! Shouts to @AsahiBeerUSA for being our alcohol sponsor for the evening!

Anywho! We’re super psyched that some very nice blogs & local event sites have started posting & promoting our events. BASM would love to give a shout out to the following blogs and websites who’ve shown our upcoming event love!

Soletron.com

Sparkplugged.net

MyFreeConcert.com

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For full details on East Meets West, visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/145521058904035/

Questions about East Meets West? Contact Dorian@BigAppleStyleMarketing.com