Kollaboration Acoustic 5, taking place on Friday June 17, 2011 at 8:30PM, will feature some of the best emerging musical talents from the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) community. For more than a decade, Kollaboration, now an international organization with production teams across the United States and Canada, has endeavored to empower talented API artists to pursue their creative dreams and, in doing so, help to inspire newer generations of talent. Kollaboration Acoustic 5 continues this tradition, allowing artists and the greater API community to come together and celebrate the arts in an intimate and friendly environment.
Kollaboration Acoustic 5 differentiates itself from other shows in the Kollaboration Movement by focusing on artists that perform utilizing only their “acoustic” assets, such as vocals and various non-electrical instruments. For the talent show portion of this year’s production, 9 talented acts were selected through an intense and competitive round of auditions back in March. The selected artists range from veteran performers who have already established sizable internet and regional followings, to newer artists looking to utilize Kollaboration Acoustic 5 as a springboard to introduce their talents to a brand new fan base. These selected artists will perform on stage for the audience and a panel of celebrity judges for the chance to win first prize and $1,000 in prize money. This year’s competitors are: Alexa Yoshimoto (Singer-Songwriter), Chrizle Reyes (Singer-Songwriter), Ensemble Memo (Symphonic Group), Jason Yano (Singer-Songwriter), Lindsey Yung (Singer-Songwriter), The Mood Junkies (Acoustic Trio), Nessa Rica (Singer-Songwriter), Teesa (Singer-Songwriter), and Tranley (Singer-Songwriter).
Kollaboration Acoustic 5 will also feature a special comedy performance by comedian KT Tatara, who will bring his original brand of brutally honest and logic-based comedy to the show. Based in Los Angeles, KT frequently performs in many of Southern California’s top comedy clubs and has made appearances on shows such as Comedy Central’s Live at the Gotham and Showtime’s Live Nude Comedy. As an actor, he has also appeared in recurring roles on ABC Family’s Greek and Showtime’s Californication.
Headlining this amazing showcase of talent is Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and Blue Note recording artist, Priscilla Ahn. Since moving to Los Angeles from her home in Pennsylvania to pursue her songwriting dreams, Ms. Ahn has built herself an extraordinary career as a musician. From starting out playing open mics and waitressing to get by, she has gone on to tour with artists like Amos Lee and Willie Nelson, play in venues across the globe, and have her music featured on movies like Disturbia, as well as television series like Grey’s Anatomy. With the recent release of her second full-length studio album When You Grow Up, 2011 is looking to be another milestone year for Ms. Ahn and Kollaboration is very excited to be a part of it.
Tickets, priced at $20, are available at www.FordTheatres.org or (323) 461-3673. Through the Ford’s early buyer incentive, adults who buy tickets on or before June 10, 2011 pay only $15.
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ABOUT THE FORD AMPHITHEATRE
The Ford Amphitheatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068, just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios. The grounds open two hours before showtime for picnicking. The Ford offers a number of dining options: a variety of food and beverages is available on site and box dinners for evening events may be ordered in advance. Patrons are welcome to bring their own food and drink.
The Ford is disabled accessible. Portable wireless listening devices are available upon request. On-site, stacked parking costs $5 per vehicle for evening shows and $1 per vehicle for morning family shows. For evening shows only, FREE non-stacked parking serviced by a FREE shuttle to the Ford, for evening amphitheatre performances only, is available at the Universal City Metro Station lot at Lankershim Blvd. and Campo de Cahuenga. The shuttle, which cycles every 15-20 minutes, stops in the "kiss and ride" area.
This event is part of the Ford Amphitheatre 2011 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with Los Angeles County-based arts organizations. For a complete season schedule, directions to the theater and parking information, log on to www.FordTheatres.org.
ABOUT KOLLABORATION
Kollaboration is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and Movement founded in 2000 by Paul "PK" Kim. Under the guidance of Executive Producer Roy Choi and a leadership network of students and professionals all over the United States and Canada, Kollaboration Global promotes the mission of “Empowerment through Entertainment” in the Asian Pacific Islander community. Kollaboration has produced shows in over 40 cities to a total audience of over 40,000.
