Every day a new story - Lola Green

        Time is passing by really fast when you are organising an event. As we already said in a previous post we are busy organising "Through the Eyes of a Child" in Amsterdam at MuzyQ on 26th May. After you read the story of Ironlaw we are happy to present you the stories of the ROC artists who are going to perform during the event. Today we are going to introduce you Lola Green.

    Lola Green, a promising name, was born in Paramaribo (Suriname).The now 19 year old Lola Green, wants to conquer the world. After doing so much singing related things, she seriously started her own projects. Keep an eye on here, with her passion, talent and perseverance she go through the roof.

   Lola Green was born with the name Altagracia Debra Leandra Nortan on 23 March 1990. From childhood on Lola Green was a singer, when she turned nine years old she started taking on piano lessons so she could guide her own songs. At age thirteen she started to go with music in depth, she sang at several choirs and was in a band with whom she performed regularly.

          How did she became Lola Green?

        As a child, Lola lived in a house which had a lot of green objects, which ultimately became her favorite color, hence green. Lola was her nickname and Lola decided to combine these two together , see Lola Green.

In 2007 Lola participated in the talent show Show & Prove where she won first prize with the song “Listen” by Beyonce, who is one of her inspirations at the same time.

       In 2008 Lola started at the Music Academy in Amsterdam, where she is in a backing vocal in the band Sarah Jane & The Xperience. Next to this band she starred in as a backing vocal in “Guzmania” on Veronica TV, Irma Derby (X- factor) an multiple other projects as backing vocal for the Breathing Bijlmer Band and on Sail, The Uitmarkt (start of the Dutch Culture season in Amsterdam), and in the Hieneken Music Hall for the Gospelfestival. She got workshops for a year from the Caribbean band Fra Fra Sounds and started with her own band by the end of 2009.Meanwhile she does unplugged shows and is focusing on writing her own songs.

   Lola Green is an open – minded lady who listens to R&B and Soul, but at the same time she is a rock – chick and jazz lover. Next to Beyonce Lola Green is being inspired by Erykah Badu, India Arie, Alicia Keys, Ledisi and Maxwell. If you listen to Lola Green perform, you hear these artists coming back in her repertoire as it has the fine tunes of India Arie and Maxwell, the entertainment and dance of Beyonce and the rock attitude!

 

    Be prepared Lola Green is ready to take over the world!

Official Biography of Lola Green

For Dutch version click: http://www.brotherhood4real.eu/over-brotherhood4real/de-mensen-achter-broterhood-4-real/het-productieteam/singer-songwriters/lola-green

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Let us introduce you Ironlaw

 

 As you all know already we are an events company and we are working on different projects. After the success with MasterPeace experience we started working on our next event. It is called "Through The Eyes Of a Child " and it is going to take place on 26th of May at muzyQ Amsterdam.
   In order to get you more familiar with what is going to happen that night and to pique your interest we are going to present you with the biographies of the artists performing that night and more details about the event during the next days.
  Today we are going to start by introducing you Ironlaw. A multi-talented artist who deserves all your attention, especially if you are looking for fresh, new upcoming artists.


Singer/songwriter, rapper/mc, composer and dancer Lawrence Irons was raised in the artistic center of Germany, Berlin, with an Afro-American father and German mother.Entertainment, music and dance was the domestic norm growing up in the rehearsal rooms of his father’s dance/theater school with the rhythms of rap, pop, jazz and r&b music surrounding his life.

To this day Lawrence’s musicality and personality has always demanded the center of attention, claiming the eyes and ears of the people who see or hear him perform.
Now for over a decade, Lawrence’s childhood pastime has become his profession, constantly creating new music and looking for the everlasting showcase that would bring satisfaction to him and his desires.

In 2001 he left Berlin for Rotterdam to study modern dance at the “Rotterdamse Dansakademie” (Codarts) where he graduated with a bachelor degree in 2005. He toured internationally, performed in numerous dance repertoires and worked with top choreographers during his education. In 2010 Lawrence joined “Dance Works Rotterdam/Andre Gingras” as a professional dancer.
He founded his own record label “Ironlaw-Entertainment” in 2008 under which he releases his work including his solo debute album “When I Look Back” in 2009. With the branch “Ironlaw-Education” he offers workshop experiences in dance and sports to public schools and the community.
Lawrence also produces and performes at parties called “Nu-Forms” in Rotterdam with dance improvisation, spoken words and live music and was co-producer and frontman in “Coalition Of The Wicked” who has been active in the Dutch crossover scene from 2004 till 2007.

   As “Ironlaw” he performed on countless venues as a singer/frontman, mc/host and dancer such as; Park Pop, Noorderslag, Vier Daagse, Uitmarkt, Pop Ronde, Bevrijdings Festival, Oranje Pop, Amsterdam Dance Event, Robodock Festival, Nu-Moon Festival, Holland Dance Festival etc.
Besides his music and dance career Lawrence participated in professional Thai Boxing competitions but gave this up while joining Dance Works Rotterdam/Andre Gingras.

   So as you can see, even if Ironlaw is not mainstream his involvement and devotion for the music and arts in general could serve as an example to many other mainstream artists.

   If we made you curious even a little bit than we are waiting for you to come and join us on 26th of May in Amsterdam and see what Ironlaw has been up to.

    To find more details about Ironlaw's albums and to hear his songs you can visit his website @ www.ironlaw-entertainment.com

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MasterPeace Experience & Liberation Festivals

It is Monday again and Eleven Events is back in the office. If you question yourself why there was no post lately on our blog it is because we were busy working at the MasterPeace project.As you could read in a previous post on our blog MasterPeace is the most heart-warming peace project! To give a more clear idea we present you the MasterPeace Passion Statement:
 

MUSIC above FIGHTING,

DIALOGUE above JUDGEMENT,

BREAD above BOMBS and 

CREATION above DESTRUCTION.

On 5th May people in The Netherlands are celebrating the Liberation Day, a national holiday and a moment to think of the past, be grateful and also to think of what you can do for peace & liberty in the future.

We are very proud because this year we have collaborated with MasterPeace and we are satisfied with the results. A lot of people got the in "peace mood" at the MasterPeace tents at the Liberation Festivals.

There were a lot of activities going on that brought people together and encouraged them to join the MasterPeace campaign for peace - " Just do it!". Among these activities we can mention: 

The MasterPeace Dream, the Speed Mediation, the cartoons drawing workshop, the flash experience and of course the Peace Party at the end of the day.

If you want to check out the mood from the MasterPeace tent @ Bevrijdingsfestival in Haarlem follow the link for the pictures on flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/masterpeace2014/with/5008033629/

World Peace is Possible! Just do it!

If you want to get involved in the MasterPeace project find out more about what you can do @ 

http://www.masterpeace.org/

 

It's all about creativity

Yesterday was the first day in the office for Eleven Events, under Rookie Entertainment International. We were really excited to start working on our projects but also about the "Fun in the Sun" activity.
All the teams within Rookie company were asked to put their creativity at work and discover which 3 products/ services can they trade with another team in order to get more out of the collaboration in the same company.
That made us all think which unique and useful services can we provide as a company to another business.All our different backgrounds and experiences make us unique and since we are an international group there were varied and plenty offers to be traded among the teams. The activity was a real success and we discovered that we have so much more to offer than we thought.

After all the teams traded their best ideas and services, as a closure to this activity we were asked to put together all the creative ideas that arise from this and create an event for the whole Rookie Entertainment International..
This is the concept with which the creative managers come up with:
We were able to create an event mainly focused on different workshops and activities traded by the teams like: - Recording
       - Kung fu workshop
       - Massage
       - Producing workshop
       - Rap workshop
       - Basketball
       - Teambuilding techniques
       - Dancing workshop
       - Acting
The event could end with a closing act which can be a mix within all the workshops that took place and could bring together all the people from the event.
The solutions for catering and transport also came from the trades between the teams. So the catering is going to be sponsored by the teams who had as a trade baking cakes, creating a barbecue and having a beer sponsor. For the transport we had a team who offered as a trade free train transportation to and from the event.
The ticket price will be  €15,- including free transport, food and drinks and of course the workshops.

What about peace?

Spring is here. Can you feel it? Can you see the enthusiasm in the eyes of people when they look around them and see that the whole nature is coming back to life ? We are full of energy and ready to jump in for MasterPeace. What about you?
As you already know the world is facing a lot of challenges especially when it comes about peace. Take a minute of your time and think that while you sit in the office, wait for the train or just have a chat in the sun with a good friend in another part of the world people are suffering due to the conflicts that occur in their countries.

 MasterPeace is a global project based on the collaboration between West and East countries, NGOs, companies, cities and social entrepreneurs.On 21st September 2014, the International Day of Peace, MasterPeace will become the most heartwarming peace project.Meanwhile different regional clubs from different countries will set up activities to bring people together in the communities to share their thoughts and translate them into actions.

 MasterPeace believes that people have the unique power to change society and the extraordinary potential to translate individual thoughts into collective acting. For these reasons, MasterPeace today is giving you both the opportunity and the challenge to be a co-owner of the campaign in your country and put your action and your dream into a greater global peace movement.

If you are an open-minded, creative and proactive individual or group of people that believes in giving back to the society, MasterPeace gives you the prospect to obtain a license to develop MasterPeace activities in your own community/city/school/university/region/ country.

 If you want to get involved and give peace a chance than visit the MasterPeace  website and choose from all the possibilities offered the one that suits you best! www.masterpeace.org 

 Also if you live in The Netherlands and you are interested in being a volunteer for Masterpeace during the Bevrijdingsfestival in Haarlem, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht or Wageningen contact us via this blog, Twitter or Facebook page.

  Thank you for your interest and don't forget: “Peace is one of humanity’s most precious needs and our highest calling” Ban Ki-moon

360 Music Deals - How do YOU see it?

 

    We came by this article today and it made us think about the 360 Music Deals, how they became a trend in the music industry and what do artists really think about it.



   

  Tolu Olorunda -            Lupe’s Lasers: The Death Sentence for Major Record Labels

 (cultural critic and

    a former AHH

editorial columnist )

Speaking last Tuesday at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, on the night of his fifth solo release, Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang, legendary artist Raekwon listed a few pillars under which “real Hip-Hop” must fall—wittiness, slang, real-life value, lyrical worth, and a non-commercial edge. In case the concert audience had slumbered through the last item, he repeated with emphasis: “It’s got to be non-commercial!” On the same day, another prominent artist was living the reality of a music industry whose iron fist often tightens around the necks of those who refuse to submit and do as told. Lupe Fiasco’s Lasers dropped, following a tumultuous three-year delay no one saw coming.

After two superb albums released in the winter months of 2006 and 2007, all eyes fell upon the Chicago native to invade a territory only few have ever trudged; and for most fans, this represented less a demand and more an expectation. The last ten years had produced in Rap no fresher voice, no wittier mind, and it just seemed inevitable—that time would do him justice, and the ladder of quality would stretch higher on his behalf (especially since the sophomore curse had so eluded him in an age of ephemerality), and that with a third album he might possibly accomplish in ways a predecessor had tragically failed (Illmatic, It Was Written… I Am), successfully dodging the deadly commercial darts flying his way: darts which pierce with determination, rendering great artists casualties of early success; more importantly, repeated success which upset the logic of cemented probability, which undo tried and true equations record labels have built castles upon: Street Consciousness + Social Courage + Lyricism = Billboard Disaster.

Fans, it turns out, were wrong; and just like his predecessor, Lupe is now staring at an impasse, unable to reconcile his third effort with the two classics of a not too distant past. And his fingers have for the last few weeks been pointing in one direction—the record label, Atlantic Records, which signed him in 2004 to a rumored six-album deal. This is the label’s album, Lupe has been chanting to music websites for a few days now. Even when the success of his first official single, “The Show Goes On,” is raised, Lupe seems hardly moved, explaining to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Thomas Conner: “It’s their record. My words, their music. They forced this song to be a No. 1 single, and that's what they got. I can't take any credit for it.”

Conner spoke with him earlier this month, and extracted some painfully brutal remarks from an artist half-ashamed of his work, which he says is “very abstract. I had to create this commercial art that appeases the corporate side. I had to acquiesce to certain forces. Hopefully within that I snuck in some things I actually wanted to say any way I can.” Lupe explained with the commercial success of his first two records an inebriating confidence overwhelmed him, so he walked into the boardrooms expecting a bump in the budget, to replicate on a grander scale the formula which had defied odds and proved viable twice in a row.

Soon enough, however, he wised up to the chicanery at hand and canceled all other futile meetings. Atlantic one-upped and froze his budget, then began taunting his dignity, telling him not to “rap too deep on this record,” to play it safe. “That was a specific order from the top. ‘You're rapping too fast or too slow, or it's too complex’.” Atlantic also wanted the superstar, whose light was brightening each passing day, to sign a 360 deal, which would stick the label’s fingers into his pockets on any commercial venture. When he budged, the overlords, not used to unservile artists, struck harder: “I was told, ‘Because you didn't sign this 360 deal, we may or may not push your record’.”

Sometimes, living in a world like this

It’s pretty hard not to go insane

Not pretty if you don’t comply

Pretty easy if you don’t complain

What a strange creature Lupe must have seemed—a young, Black artist who didn’t sign every dotted line put before him. The dregs of Atlantic dragged out this years-long process, as fans kept chasing down fleeting rumors about completed albums which might never see the light of day.

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Frederick Douglass was right about Power and Demand; and more than ever before it seems painfully evident that everyday people—fans and supporters—truly have the power to weaken the knees of corporate giants who need them far more than they care to admit, for without the hard-earned dollars of the multitude, which carelessly disperse their scraps on CDs, ringtones, concert tickets, and merchandise, the bottom line checks out. Regrettably, the great gods of illiteracy have so systematically humbled the masses that, these days, most blindly and gleefully accept s**tfor breakfast—gouging on recycled waste without a thought. Responsibility, then, falls upon the conscious to ratchet up the momentum, never letting up until all demands are met; only then would the scales fall from the eyes of the blind, and a true revolution of values sweep through the industry, setting free our many captive artists.

 If you are curious to find out the entire story follow the link: http://allhiphop.com/stories/editorial/archive/2011/03/14/22610119.aspx

           
               We also want to share 2 interesting video's on this theme with you. One from a music lawyer's point of view and one from the executive vice president of the Warner  Music Group.

                                                             Jay Cooper

 Kevin Liles

 

Hope you enjoyed our post. Please share your opinion with us!

Social media and the Dutch market

   This week we became active in the social media as a company. Since we are young professionals this is the best tool we can use to invite people to discover more about us. That is why we were curious to find out more about the use of social media in The Netherlands.

  

Below you can read some facts we found during our research about the influence of social media in the Dutch market:

   Report Overview

The Netherlands has extraordinarily high internet penetration with 82.9% of the country’s population having internet access and mostly via broadband. Compared to global and European penetration, Holland has a much higher percentage of its population surfing the internet than most other countries. You can see from the figures below, just how wide the gap is:

  Most important networks

Because almost everybody has a reliable broadband Internet connection in the Netherlands, social media has grown fast. Not only the international ones, but also the “locals”:

     Hyves – Dutch social network

• 9,000,000 members in NL
• 2 / 3 minimum monthly logs
• 8 million unique monthly visits
• 6.5 billion page views per month
• Average age 27 years
• 80% = 13 to 34
• 66% = 35 to 49
• 30% = 50+

       Facebook – international social network

• 250 million active users,
• avg. 120 Friends
• 70% outside USA
• 120 million visits daily Facebook
• Facebook every day 600,000 new accounts
• Particular growth> 35 years of age
• 1 billion photos uploaded per month,
• 10 million videos
• 30 million mobile Facebook
• In the Netherlands from 236,000 to 1,031,000 (Feb. 09)

   

         

         LinkedIn – international business network

• 44 million members
• 1 new member per second (86,000 per day)
• half outside USA
• The average LinkedIn user is a man of 41 with 15 years experience
• In the Netherlands 1.5 million members
    
  Twitter – international microblog site
  
• 400,000 members in the Netherlands
  
  
  As we can see social media has a great impact on the Dutch market so we will make use of this strength in order to reach a larger audience and to spread our message.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The facts presented above are related to the social media channels we are active in. For more information and a complete report check out the below link:http://eccosocialmedia.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/netherlands-the/