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May 28, 3p
Zoom Webinar
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Startup founder Tanja Richter describes how her digitally-designed athletic clothing company Shapeshifterz adapted to the pandemic by creating masks in dozens of designs and styles.
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Saturday May 30, 6p
Instagram Live
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Saturday marks the exciting finale of our Band Jam series with Planet LA Music featuring artists playing on Instagram Live. We've been featuring artists every week of quarantine for 10 weeks, totaling 100 artists from LA to SF, New York and London, giving them a virtual stage when they can't perform at bar and venues, and festivals and events have been cancelled. Watch our finale show on Planet LA Records
Instagram live.
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OUR RECENT EVENTS
Digital LA - Asian-American Innovators. Our first Digital LA - Asian-American Innovators panel featured leaders Sabrina Kay of Fremont Private Investments, Mike Prasad CEO of Tinysponsor, and Nanxi Liu CEO of Enplug. They shared their inspirational startup stories and advice in our celebration of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Speakers described how they started their several companies, and serve as board members, mentors and investors in dozens of companies. They also described how their businesses of have adapted to the pandemic.And they described local resources to support Asian-American founders.
Watch the entire livestream on our Digital LA Facebook
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Distance Dating during a pandemic adds new rules - and apps and experts can help find relationships and love, said speakers at our Digital LA - Distance Dating panel held distantly on May 20 via Zoom. This panel was a follow-up to our Digital LA - Dating Panel held on Valentine's Day Feb 14, where dating coach and expert Julie Spira and a Three Day Rule matchmaker gave dating advice on apps, and more. The world has changed in the past three months, and so have dating rules, which we are all figuring out in this unprecedented time in history. People are looking for more long term relationships than casual. And there's still the build up to the visual date via FaceTime or Zoom. See
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Digital LA - Virtual Events in Pandemic. Experts in events and virtual events described top 10 keys to successful virtual events at our Digital LA - Virtual Events in Pandemic and Beyond, presented by Cross Campus panel, which was itself virtual via Zoom on May 13.
Speakers included:-Eyal Simko of the One Up Group, who has worked with ABC, MAC Cosmetics, Equinox, Bacardi, Ipsy Cosmetics and many more on event fabrication, design, production and entertainment; Kathi Sharpe-Ross, who has consulted with CBS Entertainment, Coca Cola, National Geographic, Dick Clark Productions and many more on strategic marketing and branding; Kim Koury of Spin PR which produces dozens of Santa Monica based community events and festival, and Cross Campus Events, and moderator Digital LA founder Kevin Winston, who has organized dozens of virtual events from panels to happy hours and hackathons.
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Digital LA presents
PANDEMIC
Digital
Content Fest and Awards
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So muc
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good quarantine content, we're creating a fest and awards to recognize outstanding quarantine content in comedy and drama. Submit your quarantine content in Comedy and Drama categories:
- Very Short (<1 min) (TikTok, etc.)
- Short (1-20 minutes)
- Feature (20 min - 120 min)
- Music Video
Winners will be featured on our site, and be invited to speak on a panel about their work.
Submit by Monday May 25 to info@di
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itall
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LA TECH NEWS
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Digital LA - Drive-Ins are Back. When Amazon Studios wanted to promote and release its new 50s aliens film A Vast, it went to Mission Tiki Drive In this past week, thanks to the retro fitting theme - and the fact it's the only theatre in LA open now. Drive-in theatres and carhop restaurants popular in the 1950s are groovy again 70 years later in Pandemic 2020.
LA's car culture is perfect for social distanced excursions. Cars are required for free drive-thru coronavirus testing (Health Notice: Everyone should get free testing in LA
here
!). And cars are also perfect for these retro-is-hip again attractions.
So, you should stay home in pandemic. But if you must venture out, here are some car ideas (wear your mask, remain social distanced) in our article.
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Techstars Music Virtual Demo Day.
Techstars Music, which last year held its Demo Day at NeueHouse in Hollywood, went online for this year's virtual demo day with all its startups presenting via the Billboard Pro site. Ten startups presented, from virtual bands, to AI data for music sales and social media, to AI vision or social video, and Audigo portable recording device (which was used to record many of the presentations. This was the fourth class of startups, which have been working remotely with Techstars Music mentor and partners on their startups and presentations. It's Techstars fourth class of music startups. Meet the startups in our
article.
OUR RECENT EVENTS
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Accessibility Tech panel
, experts discussed the importance of websites, apps and products accessibiity, tech education, and representation of people wit disabilities in media and film Developers of websites and apps should use code like dynamic sizing to ensure that those with vision impairments can see the fonts. There are standards for tech coding. Ash Grayon of Oracle Cloud, said there are several resources to help. Joe Devon founded the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, May 21. The Braille Institute has several locations in Los Angeles and Southern California where people with vision impairments can take free workshops and classes on how to use technology, from readers to their phones. Nic Novicki. He founded the Easterseals Disability Film challenge where people with disabilities and allies are invited to make films over the weekend.
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Peter and Wendy Cast and Crew Reunion.
Digital LA hosted the The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy cast and crew 6th anniversary celebration via Zoom on Saturday May 9, six years exactly after the first episode of the popular award-winning web series launched on YouTube. Cast and crew shared stories about their favorite scenes, audition memories, and what they and their characters would be doing during the PANdemic.
Fans of the show, known as Neverlandians, watched the Zoom from LA, Texas, New York, Canada and New Zealand.
Digital LA founder Kevin Winston moderated.
You can watch the 2-hour reunion
special
on YouTube.
Digital LA - Band Jam 7. Ten indie artists performed at our seventh Digital LA Stay-at-Home Band Jam with Planet LA Records on Instagram live on May 9.
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Digital LA - Digital Latinx: Startups and Creators. Latinx startups and creators shared their inspiring stories at our Digital LA - Digital Latinx panel in our celebration of Cinco de Mayo on May 5 via Zoom. Several of the speakers startup ideas formed when they were traveling internationally from Mexico to Venezuela. Adriana Herrera had the idea for EpicHint, a cannabis knowledge exchange startup, when she was visiting friends and family in Mexico. She has taken coding classes, so was able to build out her web site herself, and released it quickly, with rapid iterations. Arturo Perez is founder of Kluge Interactive web and graphics design agency, that created Synth Rider, a VR fitness game after the success of Beat Saber. See more stories in our
article.
Digital LA - Band Jam 6. Artists AJ Smith and Kris Angelis headlined our sixth virtual Digital LA Stay-at-Home Band Jam with Planet LA Records among 8 indie bands performing on Instagram live on May 2.
Artist AJ Smith performed his new single "Sad Song" and debuted the song "Billy Joel" while joining us from quarantining in Connecticut. He recently launched a SAD Candle store, selling candles he makes with scents such as "My Pillowcase Still Smells Like You" and "The Jacket I Never Gave Back." He studied songwriting at New York University. See
article.
Digital LA - Virtual Yoga. Yoga instructors and startup founders described how they have quickly started to use digital tools including Zoom, Facebook Live, and Instagram Live to help people practice yoga, and maintain mindfulness, especially important in these uncertain times.
Most of the experts did not offer remote yoga before the pandemic. But they quickly pivoted, learning how to use Zoom, Instagram Live, and other tools so they can continue to help people with their yoga practice. Some instructors said they were initially surprised that they were able to connect spiritually to people, via virtual screens.
After the panel, speakers offered 15-minute sampler sessions of their yoga practice. You can watch the panel, and the yoga session via the recording on our Facebook page, via the link in our
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Three teams created tech tools, sites, and apps to address various aspects of the pandemic at our COVIDHACK hackathon on Friday. This was the first all-virtual online hackathon where participants and judges all participated from home. First Place: a platform that helps restaurants feed seniors, according to the new announcement by California Governor on Friday. Second Place: A startup that helps small businesses ramp up their online and digital strategies and presence. Thanks for attendees for amazing ideas. And thanks to judge Miki Reynolds of Grid110 accelerator, which has helped dozens of startups across multiple industries, based in downtown LA. See
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Digital LA - Band Jam 5
with Planet LA records. Tatiana from London was among 9 artists who performed from
their
homes from LA to Philadelphia in our fifth weekly Band Jam via Instagram Live on Saturday night. While bars, restaurants, music venues, and festivals are closed and canceled, our Instagram live band jam series has helped indie bands share their music with fans. Thanks to sponsors including Seymour Duncan and several food brands who sponsored to reach snack-loving people at home viewing, including Alo dink Teas Tea, Health-Ade kombucha, Foodstirs snacks, and Pop Art popcorn. See
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At our
Digital LA - Cannabis Tech
panel on Monday 4/20 at 4:20p, speakers from LA to Miami shared they insights on how the cannabis tech industry is adapting to the pandemic. Speakers said that cannabis retailers have increased their online website presence, adding online ordering for home delivery or curbside pickup from stores. The International Church of Cannabis in Denver has switched to virtual services. When expos and events reopen perhaps this fall, they may employ limited attendance, social distancing, and online apps to order heads. See more in our
article.
Stay-At-Home Band Jam 4. Ten indie artists performed our fourth Saturday night Band Jam 4, playing live from their homes from LA to Texas to Boston. Thanks food sponsors Health Ade kombucha, Teas Tea, Pop Art snacks and more for sponsoring, reaching people saying and snacking at home.
Article. Our next Band Jam 5 is this Saturday night!
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Digital LA - TeleHealth with Heal CEO Nick Desai, who described how his app has adapted to the pandemic, switching from a doctor house call on demand app to all telehealth, including referrals for COVID-19. See
article.
Digital LA - Mask-erade Virtual Happy Hour. At our Mask-erade themed virtual happy hour wine-down on Sunday Funday. attendees from LA to Hawaii zoomed in from their homes to talk digital and show their mask Quarantine fashions. See
article.
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Digital LA - Stay-At-Home Band Jam. Ten artists performed at our second virtual Digital LA - Stay-at-Home Band Jam with Planet LA records on April 4. The event encourage Artists and viewers to stay at home during quarantine to watch via Instagram live. See
article.
Digital LA - Comedy during Corona. While the quarantine has closed comedy clubs, comedians are creating corona content online, and helping support each other, said speakers at our
panel via Zoom on Wed.
The annual panel was held on April Fools, April 1, 2020, to focus on how the coronavirus has impacted comedians, and how they are adapting to continue to help people heal through laughter.
The panel was conducted entirely via Zoom, with each speaker Zooming in from home, for proper social distancing and stay-at-home behavior. See our article. And watch the ComedyGivesBack.com benefit this Saturday at 4pm.
Digital LA - Virtual Pool Party. We had a blast at our Digital LA - Virtual Pool Party with everybody joining from their homes: pools, hot tubs, living rooms bedrooms from LA to Florida.
Thanks to DJ Ethan Stone for spinning groove beats from his pad in Hollywood while we chatted and lounged. Thanks to attendee Gary for his panoramic pool cam we made as the main cam. See article.
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Our St. Patrick's Day Zoom-Up!
We had a blast at our first online Zoom-Up on St.
Patricks Day.
We virtually replicated hanging out at a pub online, by discussing how we are moving to life online, practicing social distancing, exercising, and connecting with family and friends. Attendees drinks were encouraged, as everyone was already at home - no need to drive!
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ttendees joined from LA, DC, and NY. Several showed their green for St. Patrick's Day.
Thanks attendees for joining! We will be doing more of these!
