After over a Month of preparing, organising and planning, I’m happy to say that LAUNCH 2 is taking shape and will be landing on Thursday 9th September 2010. There are a lot of new exciting developments I look forward to share in the days leading up to the big Event – So you don’t want to miss this!

The first LAUNCH in Feb 2010 was very well received with over 200 creatives from the Singapore Film, TV and Media Industry attending. Click here to read about the event on the Launch Block website. I was very happy to get all the great feedback when I recently made some calls to past attendees – I’ve included some of them in this blog post – see below:)

Launch Singapore's Premier Networking Evening for Film, TV & Media

“LAUNCH was a very well conceived concept, and exceptionally executed.  Great venue, great atmosphere and a great opportunity for creatives and content producers to network.

I personally made some valuable contacts and look forward to the next one!”

Karen Johnston
Programming & Acquisitions Director,
Asia Pacific
NBC Universal

“Launch! is a networking event for our very own film, media and entertainment industry originating from the strong desire to create a thriving community that shares a common vision and passion.

Definitely worth supporting and hope to see it grow bigger over time!”

Kelvin Sng
Managing Director
Kelvin Sng Productions Pte Ltd (KSP)

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LAUNCH 2 is getting a make over and promises to be even bigger and better with many enhancements to make the networking evening more effective and just as importantly more FUN!

To get the latest updates on LAUNCH 2 developments including how to register for this Exclusive Film, TV & Media Networking Evening follow the LAUNCH BLOCK at Twitter, Facebook and of course at the website! www.TheLaunchBlock.com

If you have any suggestions or feedback especially any feedback you would like to be considered to make LAUNCH 2 even better, please feel free to post your comments below!!!

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“Launch provides a unique forum for Singapore’s acting community. It enables actors to meet with producers, educators and colleagues, allowing them to extend the reach  of their professional contacts. Expanding the cultural environment is the next step that will help Singapore to become a true world capital, and Launch gives those who are building the nation’s culture a place to grow.”

William C. Kovacsik
Assistant Arts Professor
NYU Tisch Asia

LAUNCH 2.2.2010

Nearly 200 creatives showed up to support LAUNCH!, Singapore’s Premier Networking Evening for the Film, TV, Media and Arts industry on February 2nd 2010. There was a great vibe at the Helipad and a great crowd came out including over 20 local production companies, several talent agencies, directors, producers, casting directors, creative directors, writers and many actors, hosts, models and other creatives. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with past and present work colleagues, as well as meet and network with new contacts.

Beatz, Joshua Simon & Steph Micayle

Entertainment by Singapore’s only Beatbox A Capella Crew BEATZ went off as did the fantastic accoustic set performed by the very talented Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle.

Many new friendships and connections were made which hopefully will be a springboard for future collaborations and projects! Thank-you to all of you who supported the Evening and we look forward to seeing you at the next LAUNCH! Event.

Check out the Official Photos from LAUNCH Here.
The event was also covered by Lifestyle Asia , check out the photos here.

You can also checkout the facebook event page here

Don’t Forget to leave your comments and feedback below in the comments box !!!

For more information on The Launch and up coming activities, go to www.TheLaunchBlock.com and leave your details there

Thank-you to The LAUNCH Sponsors:

Official Designer: Blabbering Chilly Jilly – thanks for staying up till the wee hours of the morning and doing such a great work on the Launch Logo and Board design!

Official Photographer: Joe Hani and team from XKuisit Photography

XKuisit

And a Special thanks to everyone who helped make the event possible

Brainstorming – Simon Yin, Bobby Khanna, Karen Teo and many others for helping with brainstorming the brand Name and website.

Support – Kelvin Sng, Chris Lee & Laura Kee

Advisors – Nic Chee @ Sinema Academy, Caine Teo – Ape Communications for event advice. Marcus Foo.

Design – Joshua Simon – for helping create the original LAUNCH Graphic and VIP Invitations

Printing – Barry Seah from TLS- Performance for all his help and assistance in making the printing happen despite the problems we faced!

Spreading the Word – Jason Chan & Wendy Ho from AADB, , All the Wordies – Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Simon Wong, Tushar, Steve Lai, Jae Leung, Ethan Tan, Ethan Chia, Waikit, Mike Kwah and Ray Loh

Media – City News for covering the event – Thanks to Theresa,  Rubez and Michael.

Setting Up - Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Waikit Kun, Tushar Ismail, Steve Lai, Farid.

Registration – Laura Kee and Jacklyn Kuah for their amazing effort at the registration desk and organising the printing of the name tags. Alan Tan for his great assistance and Tushar Ismail and Ethan Chia for filling in after.

Event Facilitation – Simon Wong, Steve Lai, Tushar Ismail, Farid, Mike Kwah,Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah

Entertainment: Thanks to Jeff Lim for managing the Sound and of course the perfomers – BEATZ (Mr. Z, Chrisso, Fallenangel & Queen K) and Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle and the EMCEE for the evening – Adrian Rodrigues

Additional Photography: Thanks to Timothy Boey from Lifestyle Asia

Venue: Helipad – thank-you to Addamm, Hannah, Kenneth and all the staff for making it a pleasure to work with

Feedback – And thank-you to the many many people I chatted with asking for your thoughts and ideas about putting on the LAUNCH event, your feedback was invaluable in helping make the event what it was!

ABOUT LAUNCH:

Launch began as an idea in late 2009. After arriving in Singapore looking for work as a host and actor, Derrick was fortunate to have worked with many great cast and crew on various productions and events. Realising that most people in the industry are too busy and rarely get the chance to interact with each other outside the work environment, the idea to organise a mixer and bring creatives together for a chance to not only catch up socially with past work colleagues, but also to expand possibilities of future work by meeting and making new contacts in the industry. After some research, the idea became a work in motion and the concept of LAUNCH was born on Jan 15th 2010.

As an extension of LAUNCH – Singapore’s Premier Networking Event for the Film, TV and Media Industry, TheLaunchBlock.com was established and aims to exist as a platform for creatives to connect, collaborate and create! Become a member and Be Part of the Launch movement today!

Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Artists

I’m very excited to announce that a networking event I’ve been thinking about organising in the last couple of months for the Film / TV / Theatre industry is happening!! Its been a busy couple of weeks developing the concept and coming up with the name. but now its done. Its going to be a great night connecting with colleagues and meeting new people, and some very cool things are coming together for the event, which I will be revealing in the next few days.

Anyway here is the blurb on Launch:

LAUNCH
Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Professionals
in the Film, TV and Theatre Industry.

Don’t miss Singapore’s Exclusive Networking Evening for Creative Artists, providing a platform for minds to mingle and a springboard for future projects and collaborations.

Date: Tuesday 2nd February
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: To be Revealed.

To register your interest in attending this event and getting priority registration. please send an email to: derrick@derricksiu.com and write in the SUBJECT –

1. Launch Registration
2. Your Name
3. Your Title (eg : Actor, Agent, Producer, Director, Writer, Model, etc)

More details will be coming on the 25th Jan 2010.