Kollaboration DC IV

WASHINGTON, DC (August 5, 2013) – The highly-anticipated fourth annual Kollaboration DC Talent Competition and Showcase, is taking place on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium (730 21st Street NW, Washington DC 20052). Kollaboration DC 4 will present some of the most diverse emerging talents native to the Greater Washington DC/Metropolitan area and local Asian/Pacific Islander (API) community. Kollaboration, an international movement with production teams of students and young professionals across the United States and Canada, endeavors to strengthen the API community by empowering Asian American artists to pursue their creative dreams while also inspiring newer generations of talent. Kollaboration DC 4 allows talented artists and the greater API community from the DMV region to unite and celebrate the arts in a high-energy environment. This year’s show promises to be another exciting and memorable experience for all ages!

This past April, nine talented acts were selected through an intense and competitive round of auditions as finalists for the talent competition portion of Kollaboration DC 4. These selected finalists range from experienced up-and-coming artists looking to utilizeKollaboration DC III as a springboard to introduce their talents to a brand new audience, to newly discovered talents who have never performed on a stage before. The competitors will face off on stage in front of the audience and a panel of celebrity judges for the chance to win the grand prize: $1,000 in prize money, and an opportunity to attend the 2nd annual Kollaboration Star in Los Angeles and compete against winning artists from Kollaborations all across the country for the chance to win $20,000 and the title of Kollaboration Star2013. This year’s competitors are (in no particular order): Anna Mateo (Singer), BK (Singer), Dave Yoon (Singer), Jomin Mujar (Singer), Juan Sim (Opera Singer), Laya (Singer), Lynsey Fadul (Singer), Kirstie Espiritu (Singer), and The Parlies (Acoustic Duo).

Comedienne Jenny Yang, a founding member of the Dis/Orient/ed Comedy, the first-ever all female, Asian American standup comedy tour, will serve as Kollaboration DC 4’s emcee. Based out of Los Angeles, she is a top three finalist out of ninety comediennes in the California’s Funniest Female comedy competition in 2012, and she can be seen alongside comedy legends in Joan Rivers’ Showtime documentary, “Why We Laugh: Funny Women”(2013). Jenny has performed on The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stage in Washington, DC and at comedy clubs and colleges throughout Southern California.

Special guest performers for Kollaboration DC 4 include local B-Girl dance group KickRocks Crew and the 2013 Kollaboration DC Rising Star Award winner Cara Kim. The show will also be headlined by two of the hottest Asian American acts from around the country:

Gowe or Gifted On West East reigns from Beacon Hill, located in the south end of Seattle Washington. Gowe has found his place in Seattle’s unique underground hip-hop scene where he is not afraid to turn the volume to spit about his faith to glorify Christ, to voice the struggles of Asian Americans, and to push the boundaries of hip hop as we know it. To learn more about Gowe, please visitwww.facebook.com/TeamGowe.

Comprised of Alisha, Angeli, Ji Hae, Natsuko and Victoria, Blush is “5 girls. 5 countries. 5 voices.” and they are already enjoying unprecedented success within a short time thanks to their world-class talents and charm. The music of Blush is edgy and fun combining pop, R&B and dance into a unique spin, delivered by five gifted girls on a mission. Within 9 months, Blush became the first singers ever from Asia to have their debut single hit Top 3 on a major US chart, and they didn’t stop there when their follow up single hit #1, givingBlush yet another first in their young careers. To learn more about Blush, please visit www.blushband.com.

Tickets, priced at $15 for General Admission or $35 for VIP, are available for sale now at

http://tinyurl.com/kollaborationdc4.

We hope that you will come join us for an evening of “Empowerment through Entertainment.” For additional information about Kollaboration DC, please contact Marvin Yueh at marvin@kollaborationdc.org or visit us at www.KollaborationDC.org.

You can also stay tuned for updates by following us on Twitter (@KollaborationDC) or on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/KollaborationDC).

Kollaboration DC thanks its sponsors the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS), Gibson Guitars, Myx TV, and Uber Technologies for their generous support of the Kollaboration Movement and the Asian American Community.

Press Contact
Name: Marvin Yueh
Assistant Director
Email: Marvin@kollaborationdc.org
www.KollaborationDC.org | @KollaborationDC

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Kollaboration is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the promotion of a strong Asian Pacific Islander presence in entertainment and media industry. Kollaboration was founded by Paul “PK” Kim in Los Angeles in August of 2000, and has expanded to the following locations: Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Tulsa, East Lansing, Honolulu, Dallas, Boston, and San Francisco. The show is produced by young Asian and Pacific Islander professionals and students, volunteering their time and skills to celebrate the vast talents of their community. Detailed information about the organization and its events can be found on the Kollaboration DC website at www.KollaborationDC.org.