Second Wednesday of each month

Time: 19:30-21:00

Fee: 2,500 (food courtesy of Fujimamas)

09 July - Terri MacMillan: President, Modern Media Japan

10 September - Chris Wells Director of Tokyo Comedy Store 

08 October - Brenda Vaughn, Performer, Producer, Songwriter, CEO of B. International Entertainment IIc.

09 July, 2008

The New Media ToolKit for Achieving Your Personal and Professional Goals

Interactive. Personal. Mobile. Web 2.0, LifeHacks. Social networking. The Long Tail, wikis, podcasts, 1-Seg, blogs, videocasts ...you've probably seen many of these buzzwords in the press. But, if you?re not directly involved in creating/consuming new media, it may be hard to see how these new tools can help you to reach your goals. If you want to connect with clients and potential clients, raise your profile with your target audience, and build a long-term interactive community, this presentation offers you a fun, informative way to learn more about how these tools work, what they?re used for, and who's using them.

Artists, writers, musicians, and other professional and amateur creative folks: join us, to find out how New Media can provide you with fresh and effective ways to share your vision with the world and build your community!

Modern Media Japan produces audio and video podcasts, as well as corporate promotional videos. In New Media, we have achieved notable success on the iTunes Japan Podcast and Audiobook Charts, including:

iTunes Japan's #1 Podcast: eigo de Careerup, and ESL podcast series, targeted to Japanese IT workers. Clients: Benesse(Berlitz/Tokyo University)

The Time Magazine Podcast for Japan: Reached #2 on iTunes Japan Podcast, News and Educational Charts.

The Nikkei Weekly Interview: Podcast series reached #2 on iTunes Japan Podcast, Business and Educational Charts.

eigo no hint/Akiko and Tina: ESL mini-drama, with 1.2million downloads, reached iTunes Japan#3 on the Podcast & Educational Charts.

Modern Media Japan President Terri MacMillan spent 10 years as CBS Records International Manager of Business Affairs, 2 years as GM for Prince's Paisley Park Music, and 9 years as manager for international hit Pizzicato Five.

Please join us for an informative presentation by Terri MacMillan.

RSVP HERE

Past events

11 June 2008

RBR, The Tokyo Writer's Salon, and Tokyo Good Food and Good Books is proud to launch this new Monthly Speaker and Networking Event for the creative folks in our fine city.

For our first speaker night we are proud to present Liz Maverick / Author and Adventurer, Bestselling, award-winning author Liz Maverick is a novelist, adventurer and odd jobs specialist whose contract assignments have taken her from driving trucks in Antarctica to working behind the scenes on reality TV shows in Hollywood. She holds a BS from UC Berkeley, a CPA, and an MBA from UCLA.

Liz is known for writing out-of-the-box romance novels with fast-paced, unique plots and lots of kick-butt action. Her previous works include Cosmopolitan Magazine Book Club Pick What a Girl Wants, PRISM/Daphne finalist the Shadow Runners, Golden Leaf winner Crimson Rogue, and Waldenbooks/B&N bestseller Crimson City, the first book in the multi-author continuity series she created for orchester Publishing. Her newest project is Wired, the launch title for orchester's innovative new Shomi line.

Liz and her books have been featured on Fox's Geraldo at Large and in USA Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Toronto Star, and more.

The Creative Salon we be held on the 2nd Wed. of each month. Max. # of people is 30.

RSVP by phone: 03-6234-4771 (RBR)
By email: info@rbrart.com
Date: 11 June, 2008 (Wed)
Time: 19:00-21:00
Fee: 2,500 (pay at the door)

Fee includes snacks, speaker event and time to network with other people interested in creativity, the arts, and personal development.
Questions or comments, please write to lauren.shannon@gmail.com