PandoMonthly New York is coming back @BMS

PandoMonthly Presents: A Fireside Chat with Jonah Peretti

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT), New York, NY

PandoDaily monthly event PandoMonthly New York is coming back this week at Bennett Media Studio.

We are thrilled to have them back again and have a nice chat with Jonah Peretti, co-founder of The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.

One of the New York Web ecosystem's big advantages is the talent and smarts from its old media roots as applied to decisively new media businesses. Peretti may define where new media is going more than anywhere else right now. That includes the good -- an almost unbelievable ability to grab the world by the lapels and make it laugh and cry but mostly click. And the bad -- a reliance on kittens, fluff, and SEO link bait have been snobby old-media gripes of both The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.

Is Peretti the future of journalism? And if so, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I expect this to be the central point of our discussion next week, and will say a lot about where media -- one of those lifeblood businesses of New York -- is headed.

Please note that this event is a charity fund raising event to help bring fresh water to Rwanda. Thanks for your support!

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Ed Guest Speaks at Tech Seri. ES @ Bennett Media Studio

Music Disrupted: Tech, Record Labels & New Distribution Streams

Friday, September 28, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM (EDT), New York, NY

A new exciting event is coming up at Bennett Media Studio! On Sept. 28, our studio owner Edward Bennett will be the guest speaker and featured keynote speaker for Tech Seri. ES panel conference to discuss the interesting topic of the evolution of the music industry.

Alongside, five other panelists, all from trendy and new tech-oriented companies in New York City will have interesting conversations with the audience as well.

It's definitely going to be a great opportunity for anybody who's interested in the music industry, curious to hear about the insights from insiders and whoever wants to enjoy a great night with live DJ and drinks.

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:: Topics of the event ::

1. Evolution of Innovation in the Music Industry

2. Emergence of New Technology

3. Increase in New Distribution Streams

4. Change in Music Consumption Behavior

Who is TechSeri.es?

The TechSeri.es (TM) was founded in the summer of 2011 with the purpose to become a platform to introduce the latest cutting-edge technology and people changing traditional industries;create new networks with people from different backgrounds, mindsets and expertise levels; and provide exclusive access to top names in the industry.

PandoDaily Live Streamed at Bennett Media Studio

On August 16, 2012, PandoDaily event last week was a great success over at Bennett Media Studio. Our 100 audience had a great time communicating and mind sharing with guest speaker Ben Lerer. The internet server in the building was able to successfully support live streaming feed for Livestream production team. As PandoDaily/PandoMonthly stated this event there "funniest (and most profanity-laden) one yet", they are very likely to come back later this November, so keep tuned!

Piri Concert with Gamin Kang at BMS

On Jan 17, 2012, Bennett Media Studio again welcomed a full house for an intimate concert of Korean Traditional and Experimental music, with Gamin Kang as the featured artist.

Gamin Concert Jan 17, 2012 from Bennett Media Studio on Vimeo.

Gamin Kang, the main performer of the night on ancient Korean instrument Piri, played together with Satoshi Takeishi on percussions as well as Jin Hi Kim on electric Komungo, which is a traditional Korean stringed musical instrument.

The three artists connected the old and new with traditional Korean instrument—meeting the sophisticated sounds from new experimental languages of contemporary music, offering the audience a real East Asian Cultural feast exclusively at BMS in New York City.

I took this photo of the audience after my closing remarks and asked them to say goodbye to the artists.

Private Dinner with Wine Tasting at BMS

I hosted a wine tasting and a private dinner here at Bennett Media Studio on April 26th, 2011. This event was co-produced by DailyFoodandWine.com and featured wine connoisseur, Alex Elman. She has also created some extraordinary wines. You can see her web site HERE.

Although blind, she has tremendous experience and credentials as an executive in the wine business (Perrier-Jouët Champagne in Epernay, and Sherry Lehman in NY). She now imports small production, hand crafted, artisan wines to the U.S and has her own label of wines. Elman’s wines are honest, focusing on the sustainability of the vineyards where they are produced, as well as truly representing the wine’s terroir.

Today, she travels the world with Hanley, her seeing eye dog, in order to find the best wines that the earth has to offer. Hanley is a good sniffer, but stays away from the wine. Good dog.

For this event, we limited it to 30 people who have a keen interest in wine. Most were press people, wine bloggers, and just wine imbibers ( like me) to mix it up and taste some nice wines. We will be doing some future Video for the wine blog, and a posting here at BMS Studios. This may become a monthly series, particularly during the summer when we can go outdoors on the terrace and eat/BBQ/ and enjoy the early evening weather.

If you want to attend future tastings, please contact us.

Please contact register@bennettmediastudio.com if you are interested in joining us!

Pearls on the Ocean Floor - a film by Robert Adanto

Please join us for a screening of director Robert Adanto's

PEARLS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR

Sep 22, 23 at 7pm, Sep 24 at 9pm

$10 admission

RSVP:kauaikind@gmail.com

Photo credit on featured page: Shadi Ghadirian's "Qajar Series"