Wanna help out at BiZ NITE?
It’s a stinky sweaty day here in downtown Tokyo – I think I can hear the sounds of another thunderstorm rolling in. I’m working feverishly on 3 different projects – 2 of them with deadlines tomorrow – one being the Biz NITE event, kicking off at 6 pm, the other being the photo book I’ve been collaborating on with Kate E Deeming.
The other project has no specific deadline but I am just so excited about it that I have to have a little play on it today. I did a photo shoot with opera singer Akiko Otao on Friday, in collaboration with the team at Mint Salon, and it was SO MUCH FUN and gawd we got some great photos.
Actually, I have a 4th project in the works, too – started it last Sunday, but it is way less demanding and has no specific production deadlines…. I’ve started taking “a photo a day” (to make sure the new job doesn’t keep me away from my camera too much), and will be posting them here and up at Flickr from Tuesday (once all these deadlines pass…)
Anyway, we are in need of some more volunteers to help us make Mondays event (all all our other events) run really smoothly, so if you’re interested in helping out, please fill in the following form. Actually now is a great time to praise the delights of Google Doc’s which is amazing for working collaboratively from the web. For example, this form will feed automatically to the database spreadsheet I’ve set up, and I receive a notification every time it gets updated. Printable too. AWESOME!
The guff. The story. The dispatch. The word. The scoop. The news.
Decided to make a post dedicated exclusively to the BiZ NITE event I’ve been helping coordinate. Keep it simple, ne.
We are still booking presenters so if anyone is interested in doing a presentation or product / services / exhibition / performance launch at next Mondays event, or any of our monthly events can email me at martine@tigermusic.jp
BiZ NITE, French Flavour at Daikanyama Tableaux. July 14th, 2008. 6 pm – late.
What is BiZ NITE?
Tokyo‚Äôs fastest growing networking event for creative business people. It’s a monthly event which features presentations, showcases, exhibitions, discussion panels, product launches and more from the creative industries in Tokyo. Each sphere of interest in the A-Z of creative industries has a Biz NITE nickname, for example photo biz, ad biz, art biz, DJ biz, design biz, eco biz, NPO biz, fashion biz, movie biz, music biz, net biz, sport biz, success biz, VJ biz, wellness biz. Every month the crowds get a little bigger, and more and more people are making it a regular feature on their monthly event calendar to meet with old friends, meet new ones and see a little of what’s going in around the city.
When & Where is this monthly event held?
Biz Nites are held monthly at Daikanyama Tableaux on 7/14, 8/18, 9/8, and venue TBD on 10/20, 11/17, 12/15.
When is the next Biz NITE?
Monday 14 July at Daikanyama/Ebisu Tableaux, 18:00-23:00, with a ‘French Flavor’ to celebrate Bastille Day together.
The venue has a beautiful patio, great food and reasonably priced drinks. In addition to our regular content,
BiZ NITE will host presentations about contemporary French fashion and culture, and about French creative business people’s activities in Japan.
We expect around 300 people to attend community presentations and get-togethers in three spaces throughout the venue.
How much?
Entry: Advance: 1000 yen / Door 1500 yen, (Please buy at least one drink) (To qualify for advance, please sign up as a member at biznites.ning.com)
The first 50 people at Biz Nite receive a Skype headset & calling card.
Who is presenting this month?
7/14 (Mon) ‘French Flavor’ BiZ NITE CONTENTS
18:00-22:30 Presentations & Discussions in Three Spaces:
Ad Biz: info soon
Art Biz:
1) ‚ÄúDr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School: an introduction to the divinely seedy underbelly of live sketching ala Burlesque style‚Äù with MC LadyElle [www.drsketchytokyo.com]
(Plus: 5 minute burlesque dance performance by burlesque dancer Cherry Typhoon of the Murasaki Baby Dolls at 10 pm)
2) “ICON 5: The NY Illustration Conference: A review, and an Introduction to the works of Andrea Innocent and Beck Wheeler“,
a review presentation and slideshow by well-known Australian artists/illustrators/animators
Andrea Innocent (www.otoshimono.org) and Beck Wheeler (www.beckwheeler.net)
3) “Creative platforms to bring different art forms and audiences under the same umbrella” with 4th Skin Arts Network www.4thskin.com
Design Biz:
“WorkVitamins: Why creativity in the office just works” РMartin van der Linden (workvitamins.com, www.vanderarchitects.com)
Eco Biz: info soon
Fashion Biz:
Fashion Biz: “ID SHAPE: new solution for luxury packaging anti-counterfeiting from France” – Lucas Nanini (www.idshape.com)
Lucas Nanini
Movie Biz:
“Surfing DVD Release- Japan’s legendary surfers of the ‘70s enjoy a 2007 reunion in Micronesia” – Michio Degawa (http://www.kooks.jp)
Music Biz:
1) “Panel Discussion: Anime, Games and Urahara Fashion РHow can Japanese Pop Culture Drive
Japanese Music Sales at Home and Overseas?” – Moderator & presenter: Nathan Reaven (www.hearjapan.com)
2) “The New French Music Scene – Preview of French Summer Festival Artists”- Sylvain Delange
(Bureau Export de la Musique Francaise a Tokyo, www.french-music.org/video)
Net Biz:
1) “New Contents Delivery and Gallery System”- Tan Tan (http://ikaros-plan.jugem.jp/ )
2) info soon
New in Japan Biz:
“Revolutionary New Instrument – Tenori-on” – K. Sugii (YAMAHA, www.yamaha.co.jp/tenori-on)
Performance BIz:
Performance Biz: “The making of ‘Tunnelvision’ DVD РChoreographed Performance Art in one of the biggest underground locations in the world,
Gaikaku Housuiro, broadcast on NHK” Monique van kerkhof (www.roboudendijk.com)
Photo Biz:
“Unknown France: A tour of the cheese and wine farms of rural France” by photographer, writer and editor, Miki Toyoda.
Sports Biz:
1) “Update on Hakuba MTB Jamboree 8/16-17” ( www.sweetriders.com)
2) “Reporting about Muay Thai Fight Events” – Chisa Yamane (www.jmc-gym.com)
VJ Biz: info soon
Wellness Biz:
’Awaken to New Dimensions’ РIntroduction to insightful transformation techniques to tap into your inner balance
and potential through Art of Living“ with Marianne White & Keerthana Mariappan (www.artofliving.org)
22:00-23:30 LOUNGE DJs: James Carstensen (Tokyo Electro – Special French Music Mix), DJ Tawara (ultralounge)
See more information in Japanese and English at http://www.stereojapan.com/ and forum http://biznites.ning.com/
So there you have it, as it stands at this point…. I plan to add all changes to the line up as they occur, so keep checking back for the details.
Please come along and say Hey.
Oh, and PS – if you have a blog of your own, please feel free to mention Niz NITE there too…
