Photo: Liz Rodriguez. Photography by Michael Bezjian (Wire Image)
Celebrating 10 years, EMR Media Founder Liz Rodriguez Receives a Special Commemorative Hollywood Walk of Fame Award
Founded in 2004, this month marks the 10 year anniversary of marketing, branding and PR firm EMR Media (www.emrmedia.com), and in recognition of that milestone for services to the entertainment industry, Fame Enterprises and the 8th Annual Hollywood FAME Awardshas honored Founder Liz Rodriguez with a special commemorative Hollywood Walk of Fame Award bearing the official classic film camera emblem, to support her commitment to the film industry.
The commemorative award, which was presented privately in Hollywood, was given to EMR Media for ‘10 years’ outstanding service to the international mass media for publicity services and red carpet special events’ in recognition of Liz Rodriguez and her teams’ dedication to the entertainment industry, covering a multitude of international services and specializing in red carpet special events.
Special Commemorative Hollywood Walk of Fame Award
“We are so thankful and honored to be recognized for our 10 year anniversary and our efforts in international marketing, branding and PR.” said EMR Media Founder, Liz Rodriguez. “I have personally been in marketing and PR for over 20 years and love representing talented individuals and dynamic companies, helping them rise to the top. My team and I are passionate about our clients, we love organizing any type of event and running media driven red carpets. So to be given an award for doing something you really love is just well …. a Hollywood dream come true!”
Established in 2004 by London-born Liz Rodriguez, EMR Media offers pro-active and dynamic marketing, brand and PR strategies for companies and individuals, whether it’s a single press release to industry professionals or a full blown marketing and PR campaign. The company covers a variety of industries including entertainment, publishing, finance and non-profits. Liz Rodriguez has worked, and lived, in major international markets covering a diversity of cultures including; the Middle East (Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi), Europe, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
Los Angeles, CA (November 27th, 2013) – Interactive Donor Corp., a New York incorporated Benefit Corporation branded as iDonor (givingtuesday.idonor.me), is hosting a special evening of ‘igniting the 21st Century Philanthropist’, to celebrate #GivingTuesday and the beta launch of the iDonor widget on December 3rd at the Riviera 31, Sofitel Beverly Hills in California. The ‘igniting the 21st Century Philanthropist’ red carpet event will take place on #GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and will be attended by iDonor’s non-profit partners, The Tiger Woods Foundation, The Trevor Project, Alzheimer’s Association, Two Wings and Peace4Kids, as well as the Mayor of West Hollywood, Abbe Land, who will be presenting iDonor with a City Proclamation. The evening will be a celebration of philanthropy and giving through version 1 of the iDonor mobile widget, hosted by French Tuesday Productions who will be adding their twist around socializing a celebration of Philanthropy and igniting the 21st Century Philanthropist. “We are excited to be a part of this inaugural celebration and want party guests making donations along with capturing great photos and sharing them with their network of friends!” said Gilles Amsallem, Co-Founder of French Tuesday. “During the evening we will be encouraging everyone to take plenty of pictures and upload their “unselfie” with #Unselfie and #iDonor, as part of the #GivingTuesday initiative to have millennials and celebrities capture “selfie” photos and talk about what they care about most.” Ken Brenner, Founder of Interactive Donor Corp. added “We will be celebrating #GivingTuesday and in order to harness the power of social media to support a national movement around the holidays by igniting the 21st Century Philanthropist. The movement is similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are synonymous with holiday shopping. iDonor is a global next generation solution that offers a more engaging and rewarding donation experience.” iDonor joined #GivingTuesday in a partnership to ignite the next generation of donors with the iDonor donation widget which is the next generation of the current ‘Donate Now’ button. The iDonor widget is a first of its kind to harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners charities, families, businesses and individuals to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Coinciding with the Thanksgiving Holiday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. GivingTuesday.idonor.me will inspire people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities by giving now in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they support which will ultimately create a more harmonious world. The iDonor platform will provide people with the ability to choose their own individual giving while having an opportunity to win a daily Giving Prize of a $100 electronic gift card (eGift Cards) shopping spree with over 40 national retailers. Daily winners will receive and redeem their $100 eGift Cards on their mobile devices and redeem their prize with brands like Gap, Starbucks, JC Penney, Nike, Amazon, and many more! Daily prize draws will be made starting on #GivingTuesday 12.03.13 with the final Grand Prize draw on 01.01.14. Join the spirit of #GivingTuesday by giving to a cause you care about at #iDonor and join us in ‘igniting the 21st Century Philanthropist.’ Join Interactive Donor at www.givingtuesday.idonor.me – Visit us at: www.facebook.com/iDonor, Twitter @idonor_me – LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/idonor Or follow #GivingTuesday, #iDonor or #Unselfie
Known for his outstanding trumpet playing skills, David Longoria is one of the most popular instrumental artists in the world today. His appeal, sparked by his love of Latin rhythms, has ridden the wave of such popular artists as Shakira, Ricky Martin, and Enrique Iglesias while remaining true to his own roots and interests in many different forms of music.
Forging his own combination of Latin, Jazz, and Pop influences, David Longoria has carved a unique path in music. Known as âLongoria Latinâ, a music style that has excited fans of many different music genres around the world, Davidâs influences are as wide ranging as they are unique, a concoction of styles and rhythms that fuse together seamlessly over an incessant beat.
This exciting dance music style which harkens back to the days of Herb Alpert and his classic instrumentals is infused with the relentless rhythms of Shakira and Ricky Martin that appeals to a new generation while reminding us of the exciting dance music beats of the earlier times. In Davidâs music, you catch glimpses of greats such as Arturo Sandoval and Michael Buble that are mixed with Davidâs unique talents and presented in a fresh, exciting way.
Davidâs talents were noticed early in his life, as he began signing along with his Aunt Betty at the tender age of 6 months. His love of music progressed through his early childhood as he played the drums, then clarinet before he discovered his calling to master the trumpet, to which he credits the great Al Hirt for inspiration when David saw him playing on television.
“That moment I knew I wanted to play the trumpet”, says Longoria. “I immediately threw my clarinet down on the couch and said I HAVE to do that!”
David Longoriaâs talent extends beyond the trumpet to singing and songwriting. He has crafted literally hundreds of songs for himself and many other popular artists as well. Perhaps David is best known in the US for his Dance/Pop hit, âDeeper Loveâ, featuring Dance/R&B singer Cece Peniston, which rose to the top of the US Billboard Dance charts as well as topping most of Europeâs similar popular music charts.
David Longoriaâs passion for music infuses all his performances and his PBS TV special âBaila!â captures him at the peak of his burgeoning career. Full of life, energy and song, David Longoria conveys his love of Jazz, Latin, and Pop rhythms to his audience through his mastery of the trumpet and forcefulness of his singing. âBaila!â, a 90 minute live music special, filmed in HD presents an exciting, unforgettable show that will appeal to young and the young at heart alike.
David Longoriaâs influences are many, even extending to his love of such singing greats as Andrea Bocelli, whose crossover appeal to Pop from his more sophisticated classical roots has had a major effect on David.
âIf I had that operatic voice, I would have loved to do some serious opera singing, but itâs just not there!â said David, âBut the Latin side of me has the same passion and I express it with my trumpet and my songs. I love to bring romance and sexy back to my own jazzy music.â
Watch for PBS stations in your area as they present âBaila!â starring David Longoria.
You can find out more about David Longoria, his appearances and tours at http://www.davidlongoria.com .
