Indie Films for Raging Artists Everywhere
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 31, 2012 – As part of its expansion into the entertainment arena, Raging Artists, Inc. has announced the establishment of a division dedicated to the development, production and promotion of independent films. These three components are not mutually exclusive, according to founder Hershel Rephun. “Returning from Sundance, it was clear to us that the opportunity exists to nurture unique ideas and content with the potential to reach a broad audience,” he said, “whether we are involved at the promotion stage or as early as development.”
Read More »Standup Comedy with Raging Artists at Saba Sushi Goes Beyond The Brick Wall
LOS ANGELES, January 30, 2012 – The RA comedy troupe is up to something fishy. Well, something sushi, actually. On February 7, content creation and marketing agency Raging Artists presents “Beyond the Brick Wall,” a live show to be taped as part of a new Web series of the same name. Comics and company principals Juicy Diaz, Ernie Noh, and Hursh Rephun (http://youtu.be/YPs5L0TEMoY) will appear in the lineup, which also includes Andie Bolt, Mike Citera, Andy Dugan, and Rich Aronovich. The event will take place at new Melrose hot spot, Saba Sushi – offering a rare, hot combo of comedy, sake, and kosher sushi.
Read More »Through Standup, Raging Artists Bridges Marketing and Comedy Writing
With its foray into standup, Creative Content and Marketing agency Raging Artists has set a new standard for comedy writing in advertising. “Comedy is the premiere content genre driving hits on YouTube and standup is the pinnacle of comedy writing,” said Justo Diaz, CEO/Partner at the agency, which has created successful Web-based campaigns for numerous fashion brands and entertainment companies. On December 6, RA’s three comics will be performing 20-minute sets at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank.
Read More »Sportie LA Teams Up With Los Angeles Food Bank To Fight Hunger
Los Angeles, November 29, 2011 – Sportie LA is a sneaker retailer which has become a cultural phenomenon in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Food Bank has been helping the hungry for over 38 years and provides food for nearly 900 member agency sites including abused and abandoned children homes, battered women shelters, senior centers, local food pantries, soup kitchens, AIDS hospices and more.
Read More »Toy Guns and Real Life: Gunner Johnson
November 19, 2011 marks the debut of Gunner Johnson’s latest exhibit, a show at the James Gray Gallery that brings together children and weapons in a truly unique – and entertaining – fashion. Yes, 
entertaining. In fact, our featured Raging Artist is all about entertainment and humor. “I didn’t set out to make a statement about violence or guns per se,” says Johnson, who gained prominence with his Gothic set pieces for films such as Batman Forever (and who turned down work on the new Dark Knight film to complete this new exhibit). “I just feel that when you juxtapose imposing, even terrifying, weapons with the innocence of youth, it puts things in perspective.”
Honda Odyssey 2012 Experiment
Minivans aren’t sexy and they are not a hot topic on the Web, so we had our work cut out for us with this experiment. Within 24 hours of launching our video, however, it made the first page of Google for “Honda Odyssey,” “minivan campaign,” and more. It garnered positive reviews from automotive blogs like Edmunds Inside Line, Autoweek, TopGear, and Autoblog, as well as mommy blogs, and advertising blogs like Great-Ads, which referred to the work as a “brilliant new ad campaign.” Honda itself tweeted about the spot on day two. As of January 4, 2012, it held the top position on the first page of Google for “Honda Odyssey 2012″.
Cornelius Trunchpole Advances Nonprofit Agenda
Our gifted friends at branded content company ContagiousLA are producing a documentary project titled “Art and Corny” about self-proclaimed “god of advertising” Cornelius Trunchpole.
Read More »RagingArtistsTV Launch is a Matter of Opinion
In the course of more than two decades spent working with brands, agencies, and artists, I have often served as a spokesperson, conveying the messages of others. If you do PR long enough, people begin to ask your opinion instead of merely giving it to you.
Read More »ENKWSA Offers a New “S” perience in July
New York, July 26, 2011 – In anticipation of its upcoming footwear trade show at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas on July 27, 28, and 29, ENKWSA is putting the finishing touches on its second consecutive “S” Lounge. Launched in February 2011, “S” is a synthesis of style and entertainment – a 5000-square foot playground where select footwear brands mingle with retailers amidst food, drinks, music, and activities.
Read More »Raging Artist Allee Willis NY Times Feature Is the Tip of the Creative Iceberg
Songwriter, multi-media artist, set designer, kitsch collector, and director Allee Willis is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.
One might admire Allee simply for her dexterity in producing various multimedia projects under the title “Bubbles and Cheesecake,” via which she deftly handles composition (with singer-songwriter Holly Palmer of Gnarls Barkley), singing, drawing, animating, producing and directing. The lively songs and videos demonstrate Allee’s creative knack in full.
Of course, there’s always the fact that Allee’s songs — “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind & Fire; “Who Let In The Rain” by Cyndi Lauper and “What Have I Done To Deserve This” by the Pet Shop Boys with Dusty Springfield — have sold over 50,000,000 copies. In addition to her hit singles, she also co-wrote — with Brenda Russell, Stephen Bray and Marsha Norman — the soundtrack for “The Color Purple,” a musical produced by Oprah Winfrey that opened on Broadway in 2005. In 1995, Allee won an Emmy for “I’ll Be There for You,” the theme song from the popular television show, “Friends.”
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