Sadler's Wells London Flamenco Festival 2012

Last night as a Valentine's gift I took my Family to Sadler's Wells to see one of my favourite plays put into a Ballet/Flamenco Dance by the Antonio Gades Company. The play was Lope de Vega's Fuenteovejuna, which is a truish story that actually took place in the 15th century in a village with the same name within the province of Cordoba, Spain. Oh what a pleasure & joy to see my old school King's Canterbury, spanish literature course come to life. My former teachers Mr Newbury & Mr Wade would have been proud of me. The Artist that played Frondoso (Angel Gil) was elegant, robust, rhythmic & stylish as he strutted across the stage in true Flemenco peacock-esque manner. In fact the whole cast's dancing & the Alcade's Flamenco singing were mesmerising.

Thanks again Sadler's Wells for bringing not only the Fela Story late last year but also this eye catching Flamenco Festival in Islington's never regions.

A MUST SEE - ENDS on the 19th February 20012 though so hurry !

Go to http://www.flamencofestival.org/ for details ......Ole!

The Tempus Bar at Hotel Russell By Saskya Liney

On the evening of the 9th February some of the EMC3 team headed down to the Hotel Russell to sample the cuisine at The Tempus Bar and to have a good look at the hotel and event space.

The hotel is situated centrally in Russell Square, just a moment’s walk from the tube station in the centre of Bloomsbury. We met up with Tiffany and Tiernan who work for Principal Hayley, the owners of the hotel. We enjoyed a fantastic tasting menu in the tempus bar, the menu samples many different cuisines from around the world, ensuring that there is something tasty for even the most fussiest of eaters. We started off with some Broccoli soup which was perfect as we had just come in from the cold and snow! This was followed by some Indian snacks, pork belly, steak and gnocchi. The food just kept coming and coming! We finished up with a lovely dark chocolate and orange pudding. The wine list is extensive and there is a good choice to match well with the menu.

The hotel is gradually undergoing a refurbishment, the bedrooms, meeting spaces, and bars are being refurbished to make them more modern and to brighten them up. There is extensive meeting space in the hotel and it boasts one of the only Victorian Ballrooms in London. Much of the hotel was destroyed during the Blitz in WWII, but the structure and much of the décor has been recovered and restored, including all the marble staircases and arches. The bedrooms are all well-equipped and have modern facilities as well as WIFI throughout the hotel.

We recommend this hotel for people looking for meeting space in London, or people who need hotel room; the rates are very competitive with rooms under £100 during off peak periods!

Call us for special EMC3 rates 1st......

L U V Madonna Video for Superbowl 2012

Checkout L U V Madonna's latest song with Nicki MINAJ & M.I.A for Superbowl on Sunday......Smoking! L.U. Madonna xxxx http://necolebitchie.com/2012/02/03/new-video-madonna-f-nicki-minaj-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/

EMC3 Brand Marketing Annual Event in Lagos Nigeria Jan 2012

WOW! What a year already. We decided to swim upstream like a salmon and go to Nigeria whilst others were leaving due to the National Strike & Protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16464922 . Why? Because we had a Message to deliver to the people. What was that? It all about the 3 Ps for your Company: Perception, Positioning & Profile!

So we decided to have a Brand Marketing/Awareness Event on Thursday 19th January at the World Famous Lagos Motor Boat Club ( Which probably has the best bar in the world....). The strategy was to hand pick & invite a cluster of discerning but affable high net worth potential clients, friends & family to understand what services we at emc3 could offer Europe bound or focused customers in the way of Events, Marketing(Brand Marketing), Concierge, Conferences & Creative Experiences.

Success! Great Afro Beat Music from Yellow &b the Jajas, small chops of chicken, suya, samosas & fine wines from Chile. Hosted by myself, Baba-Jallah Epega and aided by my sister Yewande along with guests including Olorugun Oskar Ibru, his lovely Wife Wanda & their gorgeous soon to be married daughter Makashe, my good uncle Otunba Barin Epega, Aunty Buki, Seun Vigo,Shola Ojora, Obi Asike, Akintayo, Abi Kuku, Bo Kehinde, Nike Etiebet,Muda & Ojoma Sanusi, Gboye & Titi Fowora,Rasha Bahgat, Afolabi & his sister-in law Habiba Balogun ( who won the Grand Prize of a dinner for 2 at the Ivy Restaurant), Abiola Idowu,Toks Ojian, Ola Shonekan, Tunde Aiyegbusi, Jason Mycroft, Daniel Sas, Hugo D'Aspice & a few others whom I thank for coming.

Here is our presentation that was well receive:

As per my presentation here are some details about our company EMC3: www.emc3.eu/emails/Presentation/presentation.swf

Click here http://www.youtube.com/user/emc3channel?feature=mhee to view our “You Tube” Conferences & Events Channel.

Thank you God & Mother Nigeria for keeping me safe during my 2 weeks there.

Others may laugh but may our leaders have the vision & fortitude to take drag our country organically out of corruption & into transparency!

Nigeria we hail thee......

***Latest News*** EMC3 Launches You Tube Channel

Checkout some of our latest Events on our NEW You Tube Channel:


http://www.youtube.com/user/emc3channel?feature

Come & Join Us for Xmas Drinks at 50 Golborne Vintage Shop 12pm-5pm 3rd December 2012

Kitty Brucknell sings at Nordic Games We Sing Rock Event, Penthouse, No 1 Leicester Sq, London

Kitty at We Sing Rock

We helped launch Nordic Games We Sing Rock Game www.wesinggame.com last week at Penthouse with X Factor's Kitty Brucknell. She's actually quite fab on stage! What a blast it was with the latest form of Karaoke style called Bandoke going down a storm. Congrats to Producers Wire Productions www.wiredproductions.com for the games which brought so much fun to all the 300 Guests on the night!

Any press is good press http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2063101/Kitty-Brucknell-makes-desperate-attempt-remain-spotlight-continuing-controversial-performances.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

See invite: www.emc3.eu/emails/weparty/LaunchPartyInvite_2011-final.html

Great Clients , yummy food & fab venue ...... Looking forward to the next vid game :-)

For pictures http://www.facebook.com/#!/wedancegame

Kitty Brucknell mises it up!

Red Hot Chili Peppers @ O2

O2 is the snizzle ....not only can you watch the ATP Tennis here but you can catch some of the best Rap Rock Bands in the world shake their toush whilst twanging away like Flea! Gosh I forgot how much I loooove this mad bad of Rock & Rappers!!!! Ahhhh takes me back to my salad days when I would sing & Luke would play the guitar as we serenaded some buxum beauties at the age of 17 . Thank you for the memories Guys!

Haven't been to the O2 lately then you must go.......!

Arik Air's 5th Anniversary Celebration in the Ballroom at Claridge's Hotel, London

One has to say in these times of cut backs, stringent budgets & failed airlines there is a beacon of light shining from Nigeria called Arik Airline www.arikflights.co.uk . A fabulous example of great commerce coming out of my Motherland, triumphing against other International Airlines, too many to mention here, that wish to squeeze us out of this lucrative route & market. After 5 YEARS ARIK grows from strength to strength - Thank you Sir Joseph Arumeni-Johnson & most imporatntly the formidable team that include Simon Cook, Mooi Devine & many many others behind the scenes.
Great Event at Claridges Guys - only we could have bettered it!

Femi Kuti was awesome though.....
Flying to Nigeria or within soon then why not try our flagship airline - just bought new planes as well.

Go Arik Air - keep flying the flag for Nigerian enterprise!

London Fashion Week - September 2011

Wow! What a year of fashion this has been www.londonfashionweek.co.uk . Apparently this Autumn/Winter's colour is green. I was fortunate enough to get some Somerset House Fashion www.somersethouse.org.uk complimentary tickets in September so I decided to take my dear Aunty & Niece on 2 separate occassions. We saw lots of new designers & some very old. Definiately worth going to in Feb 2012!

But in the immortal words of Coco Chanel- “Fashion fades, only style remains the same.”

Venue reservations showcase at Imperial War Museum London

We at EMC3 are a peaceful nation, but when our friends at Venue Reservations invited us to their showcase at the Imperial War Museum last Wednesday we dashed down to check out their artillery! There were plenty of friendly faces in amongst all of the massive guns. The evening was a great opportunity for us to see what some of the venues and suppliers in the area have to offer. I spoke with a lovely lady from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, who showed me some of their beautiful event space, of which there is lots! A great place to consider for conferences for those of you bored of the hotel scene. They also have a great match day hospitality package, perfect if you have a Spurs supporting client you wish to butter up; if meeting the man of the match can’t seal your deal, then having a Spurs legend with you for the day definitely will!

Another great venue we saw was Barber-Surgeons Hall, a very grand space hiding just around the corner from St Pauls with a beautiful garden and plenty of natural day-light. The central location makes it ideal for inner city meetings and conferences. We got to grips with a couple of similar venues such as 43 Milbank and The HAC, both lovely grand spaces. There were also some more lively venues where you can let your hair down, see some live music and have a few sherbets like KOKO and Proud2. So whatever you desire give us a call, we can provide the big guns to make sure it goes with a bang!

Written by Ross Cassey

Frieze Art Fair Week - Josephine Meckseper's Private View Exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery

On Tuesday a good friend who happens to be one of London's top curators invited me to the Josephine Meckseper's 1st solo exhibition at Timothy Taylor's Gallery in Carlos Place. The New York based Artist showed her slant on neo-modernism with consumerism with the Hitchcockian piece being my favourite.

See http://www.timothytaylorgallery.com/exhibitions

A MUST SEE!

This beautiful cubic space filled with pieces reflects the excessive consumerism of our times!!! Good work Bomi - Thanks for the invite & bonne chance to all involved in the Frieze Art Fair. Good on you Deutsche Bank!!

Frieze Art Fair 2011
October 13 - 16, 2011 │ London

http://www.friezeartfair.com/

Deutsche Bank is the main sponsor of Frieze Art Fair for the eight consecutive year. The art fair takes place in London’s Regent’s Park from October 13th to 16th. Deutsche Bank will announce the “Artist of the year 2012” at the fair. Once again the bank is using the fair to present works from its substantial corporate collection.

In its lounge, Deutsche Bank will hold a small exhibition of three conceptual artists, Nedko Solakov, Roman Ondák and Yane Calovski with the aim of demonstrating the importance of passing ideas around. There will also be works on display by the Chapman Brothers, Samuel Fosso, Ivan Grubanov, Damien Hirst and Gavin Turk for a charity auction event in aid of War Child on Thursday, October 14th.

In a short time, Frieze Art Fair has developed into one of the world's most influential contemporary art fairs. The declared aim of both, the organizers and Deutsche Bank is to make contemporary art accessible to a wide public.