Tag Archives: Staten Island

Sound Therapy EP Release Party

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Last night was a fairly epic show. Presice finally drop his EP, Sound Therapy, and last night was the EP release party at Santos Party House. He had amazing performing acts – James Rich (featuring Swizzy Swinton), Nello Luchi, r.O.b, Audra the Rapper and Himself (featuring Wordspit, Dremur, and David E. Beats). The bar had a Tyku special and promotional G-Camp snapbacks were handed out. I took some amazing dope photos of the event which is below. Also below is the EP which you can download through DatPiff.com.

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YouTube Sketch comedy – Dead Cell Phone messages

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Hey everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve made a blog post. I must’ve somehow thought my website will update itself :-P I’ve been busy with a lot project and things – YouTube Creators Institute being a major thing and many other things I won’t share yet because I believe in jinxing things (especially when it comes to filmmaking – fellow filmmakers will understand). But I’m going to make a commitment to making more regular blog posts on my website.

On to the main point: if you havent seen this, it’s a sketch comedy video done with my acting pals of mine for my YouTube channel (my YouTube channel will feature a variety of viral content). It has reach over 100,000 views which is a huge success for me. Please continue watch and comment. I appreciate you guys (and subscribe to my YouTube channel as well as my website).

Golden Krust on Staten Island (Finally!), but this ad …

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Yesterday, on the ride home on the Staten Island ferry, I couldn’t help rejoicing the add I saw.

Finally on Staten Island

Yes! There is  Golden Krust finally on Staten Island, Right on Victory Boulevard where all the West Indian and African people do their chill at.  FInding a good good West Indian restaurant on the Island is an adventure in itself but now we have a Golden Krust.

But As I’m rejoicing about this ad I’m looking at, I scan down to see this photo right here on the same ad.

Huh?

That is pretty much my initial reaction.  A West indian food spot using a cheesy image of some white folk to market to the ferry audience. Perhaps they are marketing the ad to white to people because you already have Black people once they see the logo and Staten is distinctively predominantly White in population but inevitably, this is an advertising fail.  The photo does not particularly say anything like “welcome” but more “entirely cheesy.”  That is the kind of photo that I associate with the phrase “come on down!”  Also it’s almost self-defeating to market to caucasians to come to a location where they are scarcely at despite that there is no crime in that particular area during business hours.  I particularly feel that the entirety of the ad would’ve worked with an even more diverse photo (and no, I’m not talking about the channel ABC diverse where as you stick ONE Black or Latino person the mix and call it a day) and that would’ve made an overall more welcoming ad.  But the advertising industry fails at thinking this way so poor marketing still continues.