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Cashmere 2010 Events Recap

Friday, December 31st, 2010

We at the Cashmere Agency experienced a great year. In 2010 we “Embraced the Renaissance” keeping both the virtual and real world abuzz. Let’s recap some event highlights from 2010 as we close on an epic decade and prepare to embark upon a promising New Year!

Fornever

On March 5th Murs and 9th Wonder hosted the official release party for their fourth collaborative album, Fornever, sponsored by Adidas.

The rapper/producer duo celebrated in style along with VIP friends at And Still Clothing Store on La Brea, in Mid-City Los Angeles.

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A True Nightmare

Things got a little scary on April 28th in the neighborhood where the original A Nightmare on Elm Street was filmed. Cashmere Agency, along with The Source and Diamond Supply Co. hosted A Nightmare on Fairfax – a party to promote the release of the 2010 remake, A Nightmare on Elm Street. The event was packed with very little space to shop the Diamond Supply Co.’s showroom on Fairfax and Melrose. Special guest, rapper Jay Rock made an appearance, and his nightmare themed music video premiered as one of the night’s highlights.

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LA >FWD Blog Launch

Cashmere Agency got involved with L.A. Public Media to head up the launch of their mega blog site, LA>FWD at the Marvimon House in Los Angeles’ eclectic Chinatown on September 16th. The extravaganza turned out to be an impressive networking event that attracted top tastemakers and influencers in media, journalism, music, communications and the non-profit sector.

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From the Blogs to The Blocks

Cashmere Agency, along with the League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF) kicked off BET Hip Hop Awards Weekend in Atlanta with IGNITE 2010: From the Blogs to the Blocks – an event focused on civic engagement and responsibility along with the 2010 Midterm Elections. Special musical guests Twista and Dondria performed live for attendees.

This cutting-edge event had no problem garnering top sponsors like VIBE Magazine. Ustream.tv streamed a live broadcast of the event, and Terminator Brand also partnered up for gifting.

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THEWELLVERSED.COM Goes Live!

Monday, October 11th, 2010

We here at Cashmere Agency are always looking for new, groundbreaking editorial content on the web, and TheWellVersed.com is the newest site that has caught our eye as it brings real journalism back into the world of online reporting.

Former BET music editor, journalist and counter culture rabble rouser Andreas Hale officially launched The Well Versed on 10/10/10 at 10:00 pm. It is an innovative lifestyle Website catering to the needs of the sophisticated man without turning off women. Described best as a shot of Spike TV and MTV with a chaser of Bill Maher, TheWellVersed.com aims to fill a void in journalism by offering a humorous, yet mature and intelligent perspective on everything from sports and music to politics and social issues. The site will also serve as the unofficial editorial component of popular music blog 2DopeBoyz helmed by Joel “Shake” Zela and Meka Udoh, who worked with Hale during his tenure as Editor-In-Chief at HipHopDX.

With features varying from “Is Today’s Hip Hop Stupid,” to album reviews, to even a section dedicated specifically to MMA and boxing, it is clear that TheWellVersed.com is breaking the mold in the online news world. As for the inspiration of such an original site, founder Andreas Hale says, “We are here to provide an alternative way of thinking for those who have been force fed stories that they could care less about.”Check out the newly-launched site for more entertaining features at TheWellVersed.com

Cashmere Recap: Netroots Nation 2010

Monday, July 26th, 2010

This past weekend marked the 5th anniversary of the Netroots national gathering and included panels led my experts in a variety of fields ranging from politics to hip-hop.

Cashmere’s own Ryan Ford served as a panelist at the event along with AllHipHop.com’s Co-Founder Chuck Creekmur, Vibe.com’s Managing Editor Chloe Hilliard, and Janee Bolden, Senior Editor of Bossip.com.

Together this panel of highly qualified media experts discussed “Mobilizing the Urban Blogosphere”. This panel discussed various issue ranging from the affect of the urban blogosphere on politics to civic engagement among youths.

View the “Engaging the Urban Blogosphere” panel below!

Cashmere Event of the Week: Clash of the Titans x Long Beach State Step Show

Friday, March 19th, 2010

The California State University, Long Beach National Pan-Hellenic Council is proud to present its 20th Anniversary Long Beach Step Show, sponsored by Warner Bros. pictures Clash of the Titans.  This year nine historical Black Greek fraternities and sororities will get it “Kraken” to see who will be the kings and queens of Step at California State University, Long Beach!

Founded by the Black Greeks of the CSU Long Beach, the Long Beach Step show has become the longest running and most popular Step show in the West! As usual, the Step show will have a national flavor with Step teams traveling from all over the United States in hopes of being crowned Champions of the West.  Hip-hop legends Kurupt and Twista will be on hand to personally introduce all nine step crews via video!

There will be various Clash of the Titans giveaways that includes themed t-shirts, visors and many more.  Make sure you are on the look out for some cool, FREE stuff.

The Long Beach Step show will be held at the Long Beach State Walter Pyramid on Saturday March 20, 2010. Tickets are on sale now for $22.00 at CSULB-NPHC.COM! And check out highlights from last year’s Long Beach State Step Show including an impromptu cupid shuffle by the crowd in attendance!

Loud.com shouts out Cashmere

Monday, October 27th, 2008

The Crow (winner of the Loud.com rap battle) recently stopped through the Purple Reign studios located in the Cashmere offices to lay down a track and speak about the Loud.com contest. Big ups to the Loud.com staff for the shout out.

If you haven’t checked out the Producer and MC contests going on over at Loud.com make sure to hit up their site.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE SOURCE JOINS CASHMERE MARKETING AGENCY

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Cashmere Agency, one of the entertainment industry’s premier lifestyle marketing agencies, today announced that it has named Ryan Ford to the post of Director of Creative Strategy. Ford, a veteran of the entertainment industry, was most recently Executive Editor of The Source magazine, one of popular culture’s leading music publications, commonly known as the “Bible of Hip-Hop.”

“Ryan brings extensive knowledge of the brand discovery process shared by tech-savvy cultures,” said Ted Chung, Cashmere Agency’s Chairman.  “There is an art to translating a client’s vision for young consumers. The Cashmere Agency is renown for our core competency in multi-cultural, lifestyle-driven campaigns; and we’re proud to have Ryan join our executive staff to lead the creative of these strategies.”

“Cashmere Agency provides the perfect platform to build effective and innovative communication between brands, artists and the consumer,” said Ford. “As Director of Creative Strategy, I can utilize my extensive relationships with artists, executives and media in order to create a seamless and credible message to communicate the brand through multiple touch points.”

At Cashmere Agency, Ryan will oversee creative strategies and communication to constantly identify and integrate the dynamic interaction between brands and young consumers. Ryan will work closely with Cashmere Agency’s growing list of clients including Universal Music Group, the E! Channel, THQ Wireless, Land Rover, EA, Smirnoff, Sprite, Chrysler and film and music star Snoop Dogg.

Ford, who holds a M.A. in African-American Studies from UCLA, began as an intern with The Source in 2000. Since that time he has held a number of positions including most recently Executive Editor, where he oversaw the magazine’s creative vision and wrote cover stories on Hip-Hop stars like Ice Cube, Eve and The Game. Ryan has also lent an expert voice to E!’s True Hollywood Story.

In addition, Ryan volunteers his time in the political world. Ryan acts as Coordinator for the Iowa Brown and Black Presidential Forum, a debate on minority issues that featured Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama and panelists such as Dr. Benjamin Chavis, CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. In addition, Ryan sits on the national advisory board of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation’s Black Youth Vote initiative. Ryan has also formed Rhyme Night, a recurring Hip-Hop talent showcase event. Ryan co-founded Rhyme Night with multi-platinum rapper and actor Xzibit.

“We are thrilled to have someone of Ryan’s industry stature join Cashmere Agency,” added Rona Mercado, VP of Marketing. “More important is Ryan’s shared vision about the immense possibilities that new media offers to expand awareness and build excitement for our clients from a global perspective down to the community level.”

ABOUT CASHMERE AGENCY:
Cashmere Agency is the premier lifestyle marketing collective.  The executive staff is comprised of leading minds from the world of entertainment, advertising and new media.  Founded in 1999 by Ted Chung and Seung Chung, Cashmere Agency has expanded from its headquarters in Los Angeles to offices in New York City and Mumbai, India.
Cashmere Agency’s client list includes Adidas, Coca Cola, Interscope Records, Chrysler and Disney.

EMBRACE THE RENAISSANCE

Cashmere Agency Bridging the Gap Between East and West with Cashmere Asia

Friday, August 1st, 2008

For the past 5 years, The Cashmere Agency has been growing by leaps and bounds, in no small part to the support you have shown us throughout the years! We thank each and every one of you for the relationships, both working and other wise, that we have gained and we are very excited to share the news with you that The Cashmere Agency is expanding internationally with the opening of Cashmere Asia in Mumbai, India.

Our expansion is a true testament to our main goals of being able to connect youth and popular culture groups throughout the world, perhaps best personified by our first project of producing Snoop Dogg’s music video “Singh is Kinng” – the title track for the highly anticipated Bollywood movie of the same name which will merge one of the most recognized hip hop stars within an international pop culture phenomenon.

The project and our expansion has generated so much buzz and excitement, that we have gained the support and recognition of AdWeek, The New York Times and People Magazine. Check out their coverage of the Cashmere Asia expansion!

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CASHMERE AGENCY FEATURED IN SOHH.COM

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

SOHH.com recently approached us about featuring the Cashmere Agency in their new blog section “24 Hour Grind.” The section highlights individuals/companies in the industry and allows them to offer advice on the industry to the site’s readers. The feature is running for a week long on the site, with new advice entries added everyday! Given the diversity of The Cashmere Agency, they decided to run the feature for a week long on the site with a different category each day!

1) Day One: Marketing Master Ted Chung Talks About How His Passion For Hip-Hop Lead To His Success
2) Day Two: Cashmere Agency Connects Audiences with Snoop Dogg, Kimora Lee Simmons and Kim Kardashian
3) Day Three:Terrace Martin & Murs’ Manager Russell Redeaux Stresses the Importance of People Skills to His Success at Stampede
4) Day Four: Cashmere Agency Puts In Work To Get Results
5) Day Five: Cashmere Agency’s VP of Marketing & Strategy Rona Mercado Talks About Breaking The Glass Ceiling

A big thanks to Jesse Weldon of Weldon’s Photography for the photos! Check out his work at www.weldonsphotography.com

Power Moves: The Source Magazine featuring Ted Chung, & MURS

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Check out this issue of the Source Magazine featuring our very own Ted Chung & Warner Bros. recording artist Murs. Click the following to read the full articles.

URBAN PIONEERS: Cashmere Agency recognized by AdWeek

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Check us out in the lastest AdWeek! Cashmere Agencys work with partners Snoop Dogg and Murs is highlighted in this article. Take a read, this exemplifies of how our group is all about executing strategies that thrive and embrace the renaissance!
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Cashmere Agency’s definition of the word “urban”:
* the new renaissance
* encompassing anything young
* hip
* forward-thinking
* multicultural
* street-smart
* cutting edge
* defining and creating trends