Two months ago Clara Chung was invited out to a White House sanctioned event at the U.S. Department of Education. While at the event Clara had the opportunity to shoot a PSA video and participate in the TEACH campaign. Along with Clara, many other celebrities and other government officials will be participating in this campaign. This PSA video will be released nationwide in the upcoming months in an effort to help promote the young rising working generation about become teachers. Clara might seem familiar to you: she won Kollaboration LA a few months ago. Since then, she’s produced some great songs. Check out Clara’s PSA below.

Three uniquely talented Korean-American musicians are collaborating for what appears to be for the fun of it.  Jay Park, free-style rapper Dumbfounded, and Clara Chung have gotten together to create a new track that’s to be released on April 23rd.  It’ll be interesting because all three are vastly different in their styles and I’m excited to see how their talents will mash up.  Check it out on April 23rd!

If you haven’t seen Clara Chung, then take a glimpse because you’ll really like her. She was the winner of this year’s Kollaboration in Los Angeles.

Source: AllKpop

Kollaboration 10 is finally here and it takes the big stage and I mean really big stage with the event being held at the Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, and that includes a red carpet entrance.  PK and Roy have taken this little love child of an event to something bigger than they could’ve dreamt.   If you’re in LA, check out Kollaboration and meet the next new big Asian-American stars.

When Kollaboration first started in 2000, some people said it was just a little show that would never last. Fast Fwd: 11 years later… soon to be 10 cities, 31 shows, tens of thousands of attendees, and MILLIONS of online viewers later… Kollaboration 10 has ARRIVED! Join us Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ the SHRINE Auditorium as Kollaboration Los Angeles presents the BIGGEST Asian talent show in American history to date!

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 7PM (Doors open at 6PM)
Venue: Shrine Auditorium
665 W Jefferson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007-3626

~6,300 SEATS ~ PERFORMERS COMPETING FOR CASH PRIZES~
CASH PRIZES for Freestyle Dance & Freestyle Vocal Competition!!

LIMITED DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: http://www.kollaboration.org/Tickets/Los-Angeles/Kollaboration-10-Tickets.html

Special Guest Performers:
Rex Navarrete – Comedian
Tony Rock – Comedian
We are Heroes
Prepix – Dance group from Korea
Pigeon John – Rapper
Vudoo Soul – Singer
Just Kidding Films – Guest Appearance
Korean Union Dancerz – Hip Hop Dance Group
Anbu Black Ops – Dance Group

Competitors:
Jason Yang
Clara
Paul Jisung Kim
Sam Hart
Mike Isberto & Alfa
Will Volume
Bhangra Empire

Guest Judges:
Kev Jumba – Youtube Comedian
Joseph Kahn – Director
Rex Lee – Actor, HBO’s Entourage
Lisa Ling – Journalist
Michelle Phan – Youtube Beauty Guru
Nita Song – President IW Group
Patty Yoon – CEO Garco Enterprise

NOTE:
“One of the biggest knocks on Asian Americans is that we don’t support each other in the entertainment industry. We harshly judge our own entertainers for either being too white, too black, and if you can believe it, too Asian. Kollaboration is a platform where young Asian Americans can perform in front of a live crowd. This show will open the minds of those who don’t give Asian Americans a chance when it comes to expressing themselves creatively. And hopefully, through it, we can witness a new type of Asian American artform we can claim as our own.”

Check out our interview with PK as he speaks about Kollaboration.

Kollaboration Acoustic 3 was a great success this past weekend. It’s been almost 2 months since Kollaboration New York at the NYU Skirball Center. We wanted to share a recap reel we put together on the event and the performers. Very talented and even more inspiring. Enjoy!

Michael Jackson’s “Heal The World” performed by the artists of Kollaboration Acoustic III- Alfa, Mike Isberto, Jinah Kim, Gerald Ko, Megan Lee, Yoori Park, Susanna Yoon. Shot on various locations around the world. Directed by Roy Choi

Live performances on August 22, 2009. 7:30pm Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, Ca. Special guest performance by Jane Lui.

Support our rising artists and purchase tickets at http://www.kollaboration.org/Tickets/

Those guys at Kollaboration sure know how to have fun.  They not only know how to put on a show, but PK knows how to freestyle a bit.  Check him out and the others beatboxing and freestylin’.

After a couple year hiatus from New York, Kollaboration returned to the media captial of the world with a bang.   A sold out crowd at NYU’s Skirball Center saw the most diverse set of acts from Bollywood Axion to 16yo guitarist Dylon Schroth.  This 30th show would never have happened without the vision and will power of PK and Roy Choi, the two guys who started the “movement.”  It’s rare to find vocal leaders in the Asian-American community, but these two gentlemen have found their voice by creating a platform for emerging Asian-American artists to showcase their talent that mainstream America would appreciate but haven’t discovered quite yet.  As PK says, it’s a movement – will you join Kollaboration?  We’re still editing the high def video and we’ll be posting them soon, but we wanted to share a snapshot from our little flip camera.  More to come!

Kollaboration New York was a great success.  This past Saturday night at the NYU Skirball Center, a packed house saw some of the best emerging artists and singers from the New York city area.  It was also the most diverse Kollaboration show – which happened to be the 30th show in its franchise.  The duo of Roy Choi and PK, who birthed Kollaboration nearly a decade ago, were on hand to celebrate the artists.  We were fortunate to have met PK and Roy back in February and they are two of the coolest cats you’ll ever meet.

There was a diverse group of acts from dance troupes to singers.  In the end, it was the all-female dance/drum troupe “Cobu” that won the grand prize.  They were pretty amazing as they pounded Japanese drums with power and grace.  They also should’ve won the prize for best hairdos.  We were able to interview a ton of folks and meet with a lot of the emerging artists.  We’re still recovering so we’ll have all the pictures and videos up later this week.  More to come!

What is Kollaboration?  You’ll find out this Saturday in New York.  PK and Roy Choi are bringing the biggest Asian-American showcase to the NYU Skirball Center.  We met both PK and Roy Choi down in Philly during KASCON and we were so impressed by their passion for Asian-American artists.  It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears but PK and Roy have made a success of Kollaboration.  You won’t want to miss this Saturday!   See the latest news from Kollaboration below.

KOLLABORATION NY is THIS SATURDAY, which means you only have a few more days to purchase your tickets! VIP TICKETS are SOLD OUT and general admission tickets are quickly going! Get yours TODAY before they’re all gone! NYU student discounts are available!!

Everyone will be there so don’t miss out on the biggest Asian American show/party in NYC! You can purchase your tickets online at: www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu/calendar/kollaboration, in person at the Shagan Box Office (Tues-Sat 12-6 p.m.) or by phone: 212.352.3101

Bringing some hip hop flair to our special guest judge panel is none other than Director of Planet B-Boy, BENSON LEE!

This self-taught filmmaker’s documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was a huge hit with New York audiences and audiences all across the globe! Benson’s outdoor screening by theWorld Trade Center drew nearly 6,000 people who witnessed a live preview of the film with a performance by Korea’s finest b-boy crews. The film follows the lives of the world’s top b-boys in Korea, Japan, Germany, Las Vegas, and France. www.PlanetbBoy.com. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPjWmpYKSJM

Want to get to know our competitors?? We want to introduce them! Check out our ongoing performer spotlight series on our blog: www.kollabny.blogspot.com. We hope that you will love them just as much as we do and hopefully have a favorite by the show! They’ll need all of your support!

Be sure to catch all the special guests and VIPs on the red carpet including:
• Richard Kang (MTV’s highest ranking Asian American executive)
• Bill Hwang, (CEO of Tiger Asia)
• Suok Noh (Goldman Sachs Executive)
• Eliot Kang (Founder of Kang & Lee, Ranked #1 Asian Multicultural Agency by Advertising Age)
• Karina Pasian (Def Jam artist): http://www.meetkarina.net/
• DJ Twilite Tone/Anthony Khan (Producer on Common’s 1st 3 albums, son of Chaka Khan): http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/artist/365
• DJ Fatfingaz: www.myspace.com/djfatfingaznyc
• Vaughn Voyage (Downtown Records-same label as Mos Def and Santigold): http://www.downtownmusic.com/

www.kollaborationnewyork.org

We can’t wait to see you all there!

Peace, Love, & Kollaboration,
KNY FAMILY

Are you ready for “empowerment through entertainment?”  It’s Kollaboration New York next Saturday and Korean Beacon will be there at the NYU Skirball Center.  The performers, judges and agenda are set and PK Kim will be in the house, getting everyone roaring to go.  Comedy Central’s Eliot Chang will be leading it off and will be followed with performances from Marie Choi, Kevin So, Jen Kwok and many others.  It’s going to be a rockin’ time so get your tickets now!  For more information and to follow everything Kollaboration up to the day, here are some links.

KNY website: kollaborationnewyork.org
KNY twitter: twitter.com/kollabny
KNY blog: kollabny.blogspot.com
KNY myspace: myspace.com/nykollaboration
KNY facebook: facebook.com/group.php?gid=47718752658