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EEI News Podcast 11.20.09 Entertainment Entrepreneurship Internet Marketing

Coronado, CA- DavidKamatoy.com first podcast via chroma-Key green-screen. This is a test of a green screen format that intends to be a regular event. So it's a little rough around the edges. Same babble as on the news section of the LiveStream Show... Enjoy!

Hey so check this out... Looks cool and now we will improve the format.

Articles Mentioned...

Why Global Entrepreneurship Matters

Promotional Event Leads to Violence in Paris 

The Governors Awards: On the scene at Oscar's special honors

Thanks for the views and please comment both on viddler and the blog.

High Quality Music Videos Coming to Hulu.com via EMI

 

Los Angeles,CA- I think this is great move. Does anyone remember when MTV actually played music videos? The internet has allowed music videos to have a new live via youtube and social media site. However a High-Quality venue like Hulu.com will allow for a new high-end filter. In addition it will also do what MTV did by introducing artists to a popular audience versus via Youtube which will be more short term and more specifc demographic.

EMI to distribute on Hulu.com

The end of the year challenge...

We are days away from Thanksgiving which also means that we are heading into a time when the prospect of "New Business" goes into hibernation. If you are part of the holiday season then you will be exceptionally busy. For the rest of us there is a point when you will start to get the...

"Sounds Great! Let's talk at the beginning of the year."

A lot of you may hang up the phone and then scream...

So instead of being blindsided by this phenomena get clear that this is going to happen and it's up to you to responsible for your activity during this downtime.

For extroverts and those driven by sales and interactivity this may be a very difficult time especially if you emotionally attach yourself to sales/money.

AN EXTROVERT STRATEGY: Use the holiday time to emotionally connect with would be and current clients. 

Use this time to get to know your database a bit. Ask important questions...

• How did you do this year?
• What kind of opportunities are you looking for in the new year, 2010?
• What kind of skill sets do you have that I don't know about?
• What kind of opportunity can I be on the look out for you in 2010?
• Is there a proposal that I can prepare for you for the top of the year that can help you hit your goals?

You can do this as a series of phone calls and/or emails preferably using a jugglemail.

Using a jugglemail strategy: Create a well written email and track that email using the "Hot Prospects" Generator. Then pick up the phone and connect with the Hot Prospects and the Read email recipients. 

AN INTROVERT STRATEGY: Be meticulous about finishing up projects.

• Websites
• Email Newsletters
• Landing Pages
• Press Releases
• Videos
• Business Plans
• Marketing Plans

During this dead-time there are most likely some great talented people sitting idle right now for you to hire or ask for help to get some of the long-overdue projects completed.

We are currently organizing our end of the year strategies based on these principles. 

We have a pile of content that has not been a priority but all extremely viable from conventions and events. We just shot 2 days of GREEEN SCREEN for ourselves and our clients that we have started post production on. While these may be completed during the end of the year we are really setting the table for the beginning of the year.

That being said please watch the blog as we build some great content over the next 6 weeks. If you want our assistance in creating some new media. email marketing, STUFF before the end of the year just contact us.

We will continue to update the blog with end of the year STRATEGIES....

Happy Holidays

Back To The Basics with BusinessCards.com

Business Cards still remain to be a staple of business etiquette even in this age of virtual business.

While flyers, post cards and brochures are easily replaced or augmented with websites and blogs. The onslaught of social media marketing. 

The reality of meeting a business contact and exchanging business cards

is still a staple of business introductions. 

I find myself looking for our business cards these days when I have an actual meeting with a prospective client or contact and feel a bit awkward when I don't have them.

I recently interviewed the co-founder of a group of restaurants here in San Diego,CA and after he handed my his card I notably thought "Nice Card." It was a cool design with some emboss work done so it had some texture to it. A real world reminder of, "Oh Yeah, I need to re-design my business card."

Here is a great resource BusinessCards.com.

• Design Your Own Card with a WYSIWIG Editor
• Upload your images to use
• Order Online
• Letterhead
• Envelope

I have used Avery card Stock in the past but there is something still to be said about an actual business card versus a perforated card stock. 

A professional business card gives you a "GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION" 

In Southern CA there is a strong business casual and casual vibe. If you are caught with just shorts and a t-shirt then sometimes that professional business card can replace the business suit that you are not wearing.

So get back to the basics and make sure that you have a nice business card as one of your first tools to market yourself and your business.  

Production Days Bring me Focus...

I juggle so many tasks and projects at times my subconscious mind seems to slow me down because I have asked it to solve too many problems. Production days allow me to focus my thoughts in one direction. I still am multi-processing data by thinking about how what we shoot and produce will look together, in editing, geography, etc. however it's mostly about the shoot. 

I can't believe how calm I have become after three days of more focus. 2 days of shooting, 1 day of editing. In fact today I did a show, shot some "b" roll video  and edited a little video for one of the comics from First Friday Comedy Night. 

This is going to feed into the Lessons From a Juggler Book at some level...

Kamatoy Media Group is shooting a few days of Green Screen...

San Diego,CA- The team will be shooting a few days of Green Screen and interviews on location for its projects and clients. Green Screen is such a flexible medium in that it allows you to keep the same set up lighting wise while giving you to change the background for various projects. Shooting on HDV gives us the ability to have a high quality image for multiple projects in the same day.

Inter-cutting that footage with video blogging, b-roll or location shoots gives us some great options.

Knowing that projects large and small need to create lots of video content in order to stay relevant and create multiple impressions we at Kamatoy Media Group are looking at ways to create  multiple video pieces efficiently.

This is counter to the way we shoot for Television or Film in that we try to shoot the perfect project. Social Media Video is about quantity as well as quantity.

One of the ways we are optimizing the shooting day is by bringing in our professional photographer with over 25 years of experience Miguel Pizarro. While he's there we can capture several social media still as well as some Green Screen still images that can be used in everything from print to web.

So in a few hours a client can get some HIGH QUALITY FAQ footage, interviews and stills at an incredibly affordable price

We will keep you updated on the process. Once we figure out exactly how much usable footage we get out of a session it will give us a better idea of what the market will bear.

We're excited...More updates shortly.

If your interested in a Green Screen and Still photo session in So CA let us know if this works we can shoot another day when we get enough inquiries.

First Friday Comedy Night was a FULL HOUSE!

Hollywood, CA- Even with missed exits, sick performers, replacement performers. We had a packed house at Cafe Muse in LA with some strong veteran talent along with some newbies that kept us on our toes. 

Gulden took over the room for the first Power set setting the tone for the night.

Annie Wiebe-was funny and cute as a button. (Is that a phrase.)

Cynthia Levin-was a high semi-angry but really funny note

Joaane Thompson-The new kid on the block was pretty powerful performer and I hope she stays with it. Oddly she said that she is not a recording artist but actually has some chops. Sing Girl Sing.

Albert Linton- THIS GUY WAS JUST A SCREAM. I mean a true veteran road warrior.

I got to introduce and play with the audience in between acts which was a blast. It's actually fairly relaxing not to have to take entire blunt of a set on your back.

Then the great Mark Christopher got to close the show which was a CROWD PLEASER. He came in after a speaking engagement at the Association of African American Cardiologists.

The crowd was filled with family, extended family, extras from the set of chuck, Animators, Producers... It was quite eclectic and a lot of talent for a small room.

We hope to post some video shortly but just wanted to say...

THANK YOU! to all the well-wishers that could not make it and all of you that did.

A good friend and producer actually broke down on the way to the show and was able to get the car fixed and still make it to the gig.... YEAH WOW!

Anyway more later.

Sirens of Comedy Descend on Hollywood, CA

New Additions to First Friday Comedy Night in Hollywood, CA 11.6.09 at 8:30p.m.

Hollywood,CA- Joannae Thompson, Gulden join Annie Wiebe to become the Sirens of the "First Friday Comedy Night" in Hollywood,CA on 11.6.09. They join the stars of NBC's "Chuck",  Mark Christopher Lawrence and Scott Krinsky for a night of comedic mayhem. Jason Lawhead and host David Kamatoy fill in the comedic gaps. The show will start at 8:30 p.m. this show is produced in Mark Christopher Lawrence's "Clean Comedy" model in which all ages are welcome to attend. Cafe Muse is a cafe and coffeehouse, mostly vegan fare with an art gallery that is located in the heart of Hollywood's Theater Row.

"I got a message from Mark from the set of "Chuck" that we have more comedians and then I took a look at Gulden and Joannae websites. Wow! This is going to be an impressive and now beautiful night of comedy. In the last 24 hours I have guests confirming. We have people driving up from San Diego, flying in from out of State and  a few producers that are planning to be in the room."
-David Kamatoy, Celebrity Juggler

The beautiful Istanbul transplant Gulden is touted as,  "The only female comic from the Middle East still alive".

Jonnae Thompson a high-energy female comic after placing as runner-up in the  "Jimmy Kimmel Comedy College Competition" she reluctantly returned to comedy only to realize that she actually likes it and has decided to stay a while.

"I may wear a tux! Get there early to get a seat and the food is great!"
- Mark Christopher Lawrence,  Comedian Actor Producer
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Cafe Muse is located at 6547 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles,CA 90038. East of Highland between Las Palmas & Wilcox Ave. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 6th  2009. For more information visit http://cafemusela.com or call 323-464-muse. For media inquiries or questions please contact Kamatoy Media Group 619-573-9456.

First Friday Comedy Night in Hollywood, CA 11.6.09 8:30p.m.

Scott Krinsky, Jason Lawhead, Annie Wiebe and David Kamatoy

If your in the Los Angeles, CA area then please join us at CafeMuse in Hollywood,CA.

Hollywood,CA- Star of the NBC Show "Chuck" will be onstage at the Cafe Muse in Hollywood, CA. Mark Christopher Lawrence will be producing a night of comedy  with his "Chuck" co-star Scott Krinsky as the headliner. Hosting will be David Kamatoy celebrity juggler while comedians Annie Wiebe and Jason Lawhead take over the rest of the night. The show will be from 8:30-10:00p.m. this show is produced in Mark Christopher Lawrence's "Clean Comedy" model in which all ages are welcome to attend. Cafe Muse is a cafe and coffeehouse, mostly vegan fare with an art gallery that is located in the heart of Hollywood's Theater Row. While the third season of "Chuck" is in production by day these actor-comedians have been busy doing comedy in Southern California.

"Comedy is what we did before we got the show and it's what we continue to do to keep our skills sharp and the popularity of the show helps a lot." - Mark Christopher Lawrence

Scott Krinsky, comedian/actor: Los Angeles based comedian has been tearing up the comedy clubs recently known recently for his role as "Jeff Barnes" in NBC's Chuck.

David Kamatoy "Juggler and/or Comedian" is touted as the number one Filipino comic juggler in America. His unique blend of comedy and juggling has entertained families for years across the country.


Jason Lawhead comedian/writer:Has been performing comedy for 6 years. This will be his first performance at First Friday Comedy Night.

Annie Wiebe is a young and aggressive comedian that while only performing since 2006 has played in many of the top clubs in La and New York.

Cafe Muse is located at 6547 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles,CA 90038. East of Highland between Las Palmas & Wilcox Ave. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 6th  2009. For more information visit http://cafemusela.comor call 323-464-muse. For media inquiries or questions please contact Kamatoy Media Group 619-573-9456.

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