Kollaboration Global Executive Director Christine Minji Chang went on LA18’s Halo Halo with Kat Iniba to talk about Kollaboration’s recent award by the City of Los Angeles as well as the many projects Kollaboration has brewing!
More Pictures from the Los Angeles City Hall APAHM Event:
On Saturday, June 27, Kollaboration Los Angeles triumphantly returns to Downtown Los Angeles for our 2015 showcase. Join us at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in DTLA for a celebration of Asian American talent and passion!
Six talented finalists from all across Southern California were chosen through an intense and competitive round of auditions to compete for the chance to move on to the Kollaboration Star finale later this fall and perform for the national title and $10,000 grand prize! In addition to the talent competition, Kollaboration Los Angeles will also feature amazing performances from prominent Asian American guest artists (To be Announced!).
Our friends at TRAKTIVIST.com shared with us a list of their favorite new releases from the last few weeks. Take a listen and check out some sweet new tunes from APA artists!
1. Steve Aoki ft. Linkin Park – Darker Than Blood
2. Sam Tsui & Casey Breves – Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
3. AWOLNATION – Sail (cover by Kawehi)
4. Liane V – Don’t Be That Guy feat. Honey Cocaine
“TRAKTIVIST.COM is the premiere platform to discover, promote, and historically archive music made by Asian Americans. From new releases to undiscovered gems, music will be posted every week for your enjoyment. Check us out at www.traktivist.com ”
Hear more from the TRAKTIVIST on this week’s KollabCast!
Congratulations to J.Dep, winner of our first 2015 show at Kollaboration Boston which took place on April 17th at the Royale! It was definitely a night to remember with truly incredible performances from all 6 finalists and special guests. We also wrapped up an epic few weeks in LA at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival produced by Visual Communications, one of our community partners, where we reunited and caught up with some of our favorite artist friends and family, and we got to experience some of the best in API films and shorts. It was a great lead up to Asian Pacific American Heritage Month which begins in May!
Kollaboration Los Angeles is a proud recipient of the Dream Award presented by the City of Los Angeles for Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
If you’re in Southern California, please feel free to join the ceremony on Friday, May 8th at the LA City Council Chambers.
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#KollaborationLA holds its first open mic of the 2015 season at locally renowned Cafe Bleu in Koreatown. Coming off the momentum of #FreshOffTheBoat ‘s premiere, the theme of the night was #FreshOffTheMic, where talented LA musicians, poets, singers, and even standup comedians were out in number
Passion is not just the pursuit of the craft. It’s a way of life – not just in the daily rehearsals or drives to auditions, but even down to the guitar case you rock to the clothes you wear. If you want to wear your heart on your sleeveless shirt, Kollaboration’s got your back!
Kollaboration has just launched the new Kollab merchandise line! Ranging from tees and tanks, to phone cases and sweaters, all the new merchandise is meant to inspire and allow all passion-pursuers to resprent and express themselves and their way of life.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has quickly become the newest social media trend of the summer, and now Asian American celebrities have joined in on the chilly fun.