Rob Jackson
RipStar’s contact: Rob Jackson (415)359-3308
www.ripstar.cfsites.org
Live Music & Arts Event Ripstar’s Spotlight on Artists & Live Acts
June 20-29, 2013
@ Live Worms 1345 Grant - SF (all ages)
Benefiting Equilibrium Institute (EI) www.specialagenttraining.cfsites.org
& The American Red Cross Featuring:
Rob Jackson’s been selling art and music since the 1990’s. He continues to support the American Red Cross and the Rafael house monthly allotting them 25% of his profits from art and music sales. Rob’s made helpful contributions to Myspace, Reverb nation Sony Soundforge and Themusiciansatlas.com in addition to building business in multiple bay area music venues. In the last decade he has served nearly 100 acts and has won sponsorship for his own musical projects from Eastwood Guitars and Oasis CD Manufacturing. Rob’s band “The Heroine,” is made of visiting members Ash Reiter, Jesse Strickland, Jurgen Wendelen, Colin Miller, Angelina Gargano, Pete Feltman and Bobby Crawford. Each of them have projects that have earned them strong reputations in the community.
Rob’s agency The Equilibrium Institute is preparing to conduct research using human subjects. To help fund it, Rob’s sponsoring the 10th Year anniversary celebration at live Worms Gallery in San Francisco June 20-29th. He plans to liquidate his art collection along with Kevin Brown’s art-work, the gallery's owner. Robs invited and enrolled roughly 20 artists and over 9 acts in the festival.
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Details on the 9 Day Festival June 20-29
@ Live Worms 1345 Grant cross is Green St. in SF's North Beach: 94618
Making memories for a lifetime! Since 2003
June 20-23 Features Visual Artists:
Sal Rascati, Cade Burkhammer, Rainbow MC Lenehan, Rob Jackson, Eriq Riebeek, Christie Smith, Kevin Brown, John Chui, ShawnShawn, Ryan Boyd, Andrew, Taryn Ortiz, Isabel, Leonardo Ferri, CK1, + Galena + 1, Teresa Moore, Steve lane, Lala Ortiz, Michael J. Marx.
June 23-29 Plumatorium Art's Massive Liquidation sale +
June 23-29 Features Visual Artists:
Rob Jackson, Colin Miller, Christie Smith, Kevin Brown, Sal Rascati, Cade Burkhammer, Rainbow MC Lenehan, Leonardo Ferri, Tom Calisti, Zed Mcgarigle, Dianne Hoffman, Trius, Reiko, James Gayles, Trius
All ages till 9 then 18+ after 9 P.M.
Live Entertainment Schedule:
Art load in for crew1 WEDNESDAY 19th 7-9
All bands must load in one hour minimum before announced door time on the evening event!
Thursday June 20 open 10 A.M. (load in till noon)
(Public Opening #1 Collectors invite 2 P.M. Press and collector tour.
Welcoming reception 5 P.M. (classical solo artists TBA)
Door for evening show is 6 P.M. live @ 7 P.M. $5.- 10 sliding scale 18+ 7 P.M.
Aletha, 7:30 Wesley Woo, 8 Klown Corpse, 9 Accoloide
10 Mutual Admiration Society MAS!
Fri. June 21
Gallery opens 10 A.M.
Artist Talks 3 P.M (free)
Evening Door opens at 7 P.M. $10-$20 Sliding Scale w/
8:30 All ages TBA , 9:30 Christopher Patton Jazz Ensemble 10:30 RUNWAY fashion & Poise Models.
Sat. June 22 Gallery opens 10 A.M.
ARTIST recruitment open house 3-5 P.M.
(Party #2) Doors open at 7 P.M. $7-15 sliding scale
8 Aoede, 9 The Avenues 10 Zorana Carter + 11 EMU + DJ TBA
Sun. June 23 *New artist join show + Plumatorium's Art sale! (load in crew 2 art installation 10 A.M.) (Children's Daytime Event 2-4 P.M. American Red Cross Donation event)
4 P.M.Collectors invite #2 reception + Pizza Party. Bring Chocolate & Wine!!! Hemotoxin tour launch authentic Metal + other softer rock acts doors 6 P.M. music till 10 P.M. $5-10 Sliding scale.
Mon. June 24 open 10-4 P.M. Live Worms 10th Year Anniversary Art Sale! Early bird specials 10 A.M.
Tues. June 25 open 10-4 P.M. Live Worms 10th Year Anniversary Art Sale! Early bird specials 10 A.M.
Wednesday June 26th Gallery open 10-7 P.M. Live Worms 10th Year Anniversary Art Sale! Early bird specials 10 A.M. Silent ART Auction is 5-7 P.M. Doors 7 P.M. all ages $5-10 sliding scale. Classical Pianist TBA. 8 P.M. Comedy Hour TBA
Crafts Fair 3 noon till 9 P.M.
Thurs. June 27 Gallery 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. Performers, Poets, Book Reading TBA Party #3 doors 7 P.M. 21+
9 P.M. Lucid Lion, (10 till 12? TBA) Taryn Ortiz Pinups + bands TBA
Fri. June 28 Open Gallery 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Party #4 All ages doors 7 P.M. till 2 A.M. $7-15 Sliding Scale w/Haunted By Heroes (worlds youngest Rock band) + Hanna Carter, Folk Rock Acts- Alison May, Altered Ego
w/special guest DJ Anthony Gomez and DJ Nasty Nettles
Sat. June 29 Closing Party
#5 bands TBA + DJ TBA Bands door at 7 P.M. all ages ......goes till 2 A.M.
Punk Ni. Emmit 41510 + Taryn Ortiz
Other current and past sponsors include: Ozcat Radio’s Bay Area Block Report, Sony, RealityCheck TV, Capital Chaos TV, Zero Magazine, Guinness, Oasis CD Manufacturing and Replication, 89.5, CBS’s Live 105, KZSU, KZCT, KUSF, Balazo Gallery AKA Submission, Redlightsf.com, CharityFocus.org and countless radio stations and crew internationally. Thanks
Local visiting members collaborating on The Heroine tracks will be in attendance including Angelina Gargano! She produced Trust in You & The Otherside and will open up the night with some of her new tracks. http://soundcloud.com/theheroine/other-side-lyrics-rob-jackson http://soundcloud.com/theheroine/02-angelina-garganotrust-in
Rob is also currently recruiting artists, musicians, volunteer hosts, other experienced art agents, and assistants to help keep art tours expanding.
For Rob’s new Music see www.soundcloud.com/theheroine
For free educational materials see www.specialagenttraining.cfsites.org
To buy music see www.cdbaby.com/cdbaby.com/theheroine
Talent: send press kits to Rob Jackson 6426 Benvenue#4 Oakland CA 94618
For more about programs directed by Rob see www.ripstar.cfsites.org
Salvatore Rascati is a surrealist illustrator. This award-winning artist has over 35 years of experience producing art professionally in painting, sculpture, illustrations, and murals. Salvatore is in prestigious collections all over the world. Mr. Rascati is from New Haven Connecticut and is a decorated VET of the Vietnamera.
M.C. Lenehan is an impressionist painter, poet, and songwriter. He says, “In my artwork and in my life, I try to replace sorrow with joy, hate with love and war with peace. It is my hope that my paintings will soften the heart of humanity” M.C. Lenehan is an Ohio Native from the 1960’s era. His collectors reside San Francisco, New York, and Mexico.
Cade Burkhammer is an award winning painter and touring drummer from Cleveland, Ohio, now living in Petaluma, CA. Cade has enjoyed showcasing and selling his art all over the U.S. since the 90’s.
Cade states, “Within the need for the expression of un-dictated reality, the confines of conditioning and cultural aesthetic are blown open by potent images that emerge from the collective unconscious. It is my intention to represent both the power of this ongoing dream and its accessibility through individual interpretation.” Mr. Burkhammer is presenting select works from a tarot deck he has designed, which combines traditional wisdom and his own experiences into a functional form of art. Cade’s new work displays his innovative technique that mixes a chaotic abstract technique blended with figurative drawings set against a textured background using watercolors, colored pencils, and crayons.
Leonardo Ferri’s photography presents time and shows emotion in a refreshing and invigorating way. The world portrayed through his lens captures a diverse and inspiring array of subjects, from breathtaking buildings and landscapes- to people. The city-scape photos he is presenting are of particular interest because those images show the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area as one of the wonders of the world. Leonardo lives in Marin Countyand only recently begun sharing his work. He is gaining many invitations and a strong response from audiences. This is a good time to acquire his work at reasonable prices. View photos at: http://leonardoferriphoto.com/p51931145#h125dafa1
CK1, is also participating by installing art on this night. CK1 is RipStar’s 2012 winner for most creative newcomer on our shores and e recommend him as a highly collectable artist. CK1 is one of the cutting edge artists who started graffiti art in Iran since 2003. A deep root in Iranian culture and mixing it with modern concepts enable him to bring rich Persian calligraphy along with the poems of great masters of Iranian literature like Rumi and Hafiz to his artwork. This has made his style of work extremely unique. He has a strong social conscience in his work and believes that nowadays the poverty and war leaves no room for a better world and he is concerned to reflect it in his art.
http://www.cckart.com/#!portfolio
Introducing RipStar
In early 2000, Rob Jackson founded Equilibrium Institute (EI) doing business as RipStar, a multi-media arts & science edutainment project. Hundreds of participants including artists, innovators, and sponsors have contributed to projects and events directed by Rob reaching audiences well over one million people. Participants continue to expand into new territories all over the world, serving a wide demographic and positively influencing a growing audience. Rob said, “we are creating innovative solutions to global challenges by working together and sharing resources.”
Benchmarks 2012:
Production of 40+ live events serving 200+ artists since 2000- serving over 10,000 fans boosting venue business and web traffic. Multiple radio, print, and television interviews were conducted. Raised over 50K for artists and 10K for EI during a challenging economic climate.
Qualified acts have received national U.S. college and commercial radio exposure, interviews and reviews, press kit critiques, and label referrals. Delivered 1,100+ CD's into prime music markets over 24 months. Of radio stations contacted internationally an average of 90% respond with support by announcing shows, spinning bands introduced by RipStar and giving free tickets away.
Plumatorium Gallery’s Visual Art tour program involving three venues began in 2011. Backline t-shirt designs began product audience testing in 2012.
Released Biocide and the Toxic Link (the case for genocide prevention) and Best Foot Forward, a manual for job hunters, a reference encyclopedia for job counselors, and a practical guide for anyone looking for tips in managing the challenges of finding and selecting a satisfying work environment.
Over 120,000 visitors to sponsored online free educational websites and generated with a combined audience of over 1 million reached by the end of 2012 on-air and television. www.specialagenttraining.cfsites.org launched in 2012 with over 11K hits in 10 months.
Bands To Watch List remains a coveted resource by many DJ’s, music managers, and labels in his international network. Rob participated as a sponsored reviewer of the Musicians Atlas. Began to sell tracks online with over 1000 listeners in our first year!
Live Events Benefit Series & Client Services
Rob announced 25 percent of all his art related profits coming from art sales, live music showcases operating from multiple venues, and sales of products including CDs, singles, books, T-shirts, stickers, or other products he releases will be directed to the American Red Cross to, “do more and help to inspire others to help each other.”
Clients seek a variety of services from RipStar including; live events in bay area venues, national U.S. college and commercial radio exposure, interviews and reviews, press kit critiques, an exclusive referral program for qualified acts, unique exposure to industry leaders, and tailored programs that meet the professional development and promotional needs of clients from a variety of backgrounds and status. Ripstar partners with marketing and production experts in California. Check out www.artisthead.com RipStar- Uniting thru Music
Equilibrium Institute- Delivering Core Intelligence
Att: Musicians- Music competition
Cover a song approved by Rob Jackson at www.soundcloud.com/theheroine and if the committee of independent music professionals selects your cover, you will get a thousands in promotions in 2012/ 21013 and a contract for the single which entitles you to earn 50%. You may be eligible for radio play and to be signed to our label and get thousands of dollars of promotions in exchange for the song you produce if it is radio ready. Please understand the tracks must be recorded well, mixed and mastered well if not done by experts assisting you. If you are a genius artist lacking this type of technical expertize, thanks for not sending a track I can't submit to radio. You must get the track to us ready to be promoted as is. Thanks in advance for your understanding. Before you get started gen in touch here bandsthatrock@gmail. com to make sure you are selecting a song to cover that is eligible for consideration. Thanks