ToyBox Consulting
Katoya Palmer Public relation, marketing, sales, and event management consulting.
A Seattle based boutique firm specializing in sales, marketing, public relations, event management / production, and advertising projects. It's my Business to appropriately facilitate your project of any scale with trust, professionalism, and a positive energy while implementing new tools for professional success. "Think out the box" with TBC creative direction, nurture a trusting bond, and reap long term results.
Offering Consulting and Project Management Services in the following: Sales Marketing Public Relations Image Consultant Social Media Management Professional Blogging Event Planning and Management Fundraising Writer (Press Releases, Reviews, Bios, etc) Business Development Concert and After Party Business Events Celebrity Booking
Specialties: Meetings facilitation, marketing strategy, personal events, public relations, community relations, concerts, celebrity booking, fundraiser, branding, reputation management.
Celebrity Booking projects: Jean Grae, Jagged Edge, Amber Rose, Rick Ross, Wale, Tasha Jones, Black Ice, Jagged Edge, Gyptian.
Direct booking responsibilities for Black Stax (Jace Ecaj, Silas Blak, Felicia Loud) and the Klyntel band.
TASHA JONES PERFORMING THE LOVE JONES EXPERIENCE III exclusively in Renton, WA
UrbanStar Ent in partnership with Supa E Productions are proud to announce the return of Grammy Award nominated writer, artist, model, and poetic genius Tasha Jones back to the Northwest, for her third and final installment of The Love Jones Experience.
Tasha Jones as seen on Verses and Flow season 2.
Check out her “Lexus Moment.” vision.
A taste Draze and Tasha from our last show at the Parlor last Summer:
On May 27th, 2012, she presented “The Love Jones Experience 2” at The Parlor in Bellevue, WA. In January 2012, she performed “The Love Jones Experience” for a SOLD OUT crowd at the Scarlet Tree in Seattle, WA. The doors we closed at 10 PM with standing room only.
View her performance at Scarlet Tree here:
We cordially invite you to attend her finale at Spring Taste on July 6th, 2013. In “The Love Experience III,” Tasha will host a special selection of material for her audience in one of the hottest new venues in the Seattle Metro!
DJ Fresh 1 and host Draze will keep the audience entertained during the all of the breaks. This event is highly anticipated, is sure to AMAZE, and should hit capacity before 10pm, just as the last!
Included in this showcase is an open mic, if you would like to highlight your spoken word piece, please email us at cdance425@gmail.com. Slots are limited however, please send your name and phone number to us and we will inform you of your performance slot that evening.
Media: katoya@toyboxconsulting.net
Purchase $15.00 - $20.00 Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/397859
Congrats to my clients Black Stax for making the list! I was so excited to hear the news and nervous all at the same time. I’m extremely proud to be part of their team and only hope for more success!
Just decided to rev up a personal blog since this one is all about work now - follow me at katoya206.tumblr.com for a good time ;-)
The #ToyBoxApproved QUEEN of rap in Seattle Gift uh Gab released her new music video for her track “Intro” as performed during ToyBox event, Crown of the Sound and released on her first project as as Moor Gangs 1st Lady, an EP titled “Queen La’Chiefah”
Peep the video and Check her out: http://1giftofgab.bandcamp.com/
On May 23rd, 2013, you are cordially invited to attend and be inspired at TAF Presents Black Stax featuring Felicia Loud and Silent Lambs Project. Hosted at the Triple Door, a STEM + ART collaboration featuring music of Black Stax, a TAF student art exhibition, and special displays of internationally renowned artist, Tony Taj, whose currently featured at the Seattle Art Museum.
This event is a benefit for TAF, a nonprofit Seattle-based organization dedicated to closing the opportunity gap for underserved communities and students of color through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
Combining the talents and lyrics of socially conscious Seattle based, Black Stax, with a TAF student art exhibition, this event is sure to inspire. Come enjoy the music and artwork and fellowship in great company in benefit an amazing organization!
There is a great host of sponsors for this event the purpose of STEM + Art isn’t merely about music or art, but exploring the potential for both to be catalyst for social evolution. This event is the first of it’s kind with it’s community.
STEM+ART Supporters and lifestyle taste makers:
Spiddit is the new network for hip hop where artists can save all their lyrics online, battle in real-time, and collaborate with other artists anywhere in the world. www.spiddit.com
Jolkona Foundation makes it easy for you to give directly to low-cost, high-impact philanthropic opportunities around the world. We work with carefully chosen partner organizations to create affordable donation options with a measurable impact, from planting trees in Honduras to providing food and housing for an HIV-positive child in Cambodia. 100% of your donation goes to the project you’ve chosen. http://www.jolkona.org
91.3 KBCS is a listener-supported public service of Bellevue College celebrating 40 years of essential music and ideas. http://kbcs.fm/
TICKETING INFORMATION:
$20 - 18 and under = $10 tickets
Thursday, May 23
7:30 PM (All ages)
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Purchase tickets via http://www.tripledoor.com/Calendar/Events/May-2013/Black-Stax-featuring-Felicia-Loud-and-Silent-Lambs.aspx?date=2013-05-23
That’s Suede, So Suede, What is Suede?!
Your Favorite Mom & Pop Shop and Online Boutique. They offer a wide variety of trendy, urban and skate fashions, Lifestyle Products and Barber Services.
visit us in store at: 2326 Rainier Ave S. Seattle 98144
visit us online: www.suedeseattle.com
shop online: www.suedeseattle.bigcartel.com
“Get Suede and Stay Fresh”
Full Video: The Kickback Live on @UWTV featuring @Klyntel featuring Theoretics, Worth, and HAVi!.
Get a closer look at the band Klyntel in this episode as The Kickback Producer/Director Tyrone Bradley sits down with the band backstage at a jazz lounge. And check out music videos from Theoretics, Worth, and HAVi.
Created by Producer/Director Tyrone Bradley, The Kickback is a new series featuring music videos and profile interviews with some of the most amazing talent from the Pacific Northwest. The show’s mission is to bring much needed local exposure to artists in all genres of music. The Kickback has three great VJ hosts: Claudine M. Nako, CK Kwaske and Christy Magana who bring their very likeable personalities to the overall production.
Also playing on Comcast Channel 27 Sat 9:pm, Mon 2am, & nxt Fri 1:00pm
Keeping up with Black Stax
Embodying the ideals of alternative hip hop and reminiscent of black radio, these are the ”children of Nirvana,” this year they embark on a new journey drenched in creativity and artistic expression.
They’ve appeared in the pages of The Stranger Newspaper, Seattle Weekly Newspaper and The Hype Magazine; online features include publicola.net and hiphoppress.com.
Comprised of Seattle accomplished MCs Silas Blak and Jace ECAj, and celebrated vocalist Felicia Loud. Their music is inspiring, relevant and controversial; every word carefully chosen and every song carries a message of societal challenges, common justice and community uplift.
Their first album “Talking Buildings” (2010) was released with their first single “I Love My Life”. The music video celebrates life, gives appreciation to heritage and demonstrates the positive, organic vibe of Black Stax. Well received upon its debut, the music video played in Foot Locker and Foot Action stores nationwide.
Find out more about their audience as noted in an interview below.
I think it’s a collaborative audience. It’s an audience that comes from Felicia Loud’s soul, jazz, theater crowd. From Silent Lamb’s hip hop, revolutionary, conscious crowd. From Owour’s live music, artist crowd. It’s a blend of those elements and an inclusion of people looking for music that touches more than the surface. People not necessarily looking for a genre but GOOD Music. Those looking for the SOUL!
~ Seattle Fashion Network (Cover photo credit)
“what defines Loud is…is her flawless command of the tones and textures of American Soul…what defines [the MCs] is their commitment to a hip hop that is complicated at the levels of ideas and expression, politics and language.” - The Stranger
Black Stax is leaking new music! Check out their three new singles of 2013 here:
Check out the latest episodes below!
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April 13th, 2013: A Family Affair Tour with Klyntel, The E. Pruitt Band and Black Stax
- May 23rd, 2013: TAF presents: BLACK STAX FEATURING FELICIA LOUD AND SILENT LAMBS PROJECT
Please feel free to bookmark this page, as its your TBC guide to Black Stax! Updated as frequently as there are updates to share!
So, the event went so WELL! Check out the recap from Talk in the City and Naybesa.com. All of the pictures are available on Facebook, compliments of Kariba Photography!
Next out the Box: Nigerian Pop star Iyanya Live in Seattle April 21st, 2013, at the Eritrean Community Center at 7:00PM. Where he’ll be performing smash hit singles such as “Kukere”, “Sexy Mama,” “Ur Waist,” “Flavour” and much more!! Fans have been waiting months for this super star to tour the American and Canada, and now he is here! Soon to visit the northwest later this month. (Promo video below)
Iyanya’s hit-track, Kukere has broken the record for highest download for a single caller ring back tune in Nigeria with downloads by 3 million subscribers across the country in just a few months. Source: OsunDefender
With 7 Million views and counting, check out his music video for the smash Hit ‘Kukere’, directed by Patrick Elis.
Also on Tour With Iyana, is Emma Nyra
That evening we’ll showcase Naija and Afrobeat Mixx with
DJ Prince, Segun, Kwase DJ, and DJ iNSiDiouS!
Video: Iyana featuring Emma Nyra “Everything I do”
Doors open at 8PM and tickets are $25 in advance and VIP reservations are $50
Sierra Leonean model, Hayden Adama Bangura is currently one of the hottest African acts in the industry. The 20-year old Washington, USA, native is not only a modelling star but she’s also a singer in the making. In this brief interview, she spoke to music and fashion journalist, Lans Omar, about her dreams, passion and love for modelling and music
Doors open at 8PM and tickets are $25 in advance and VIP reservations are $50
———BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE—————
http://iyanyaseattle.brownpapertickets.com/For more information and general inquiry please call 206.229.6547(USA) or 604.999.0666(CA)
Media/Sponsorship: katoya@toyboxconsulting.net
April is ToyBox’s anniversary month and YES, there is a CELEBRATION and you are invited. Thank you all for your support over the last 2 years.
It has indeed already been two years since ToyBox was founded! Everyone is invited to me join at A family Affair Tour, featuring my new clients: the Klyntel band, Hip-hop/soul group Black Stax. In addition, the originators of the Family Affair Tour, the amazing E. Pruitt Band will be jaming out all night at the Hard Rock Live on April 13th, 2013 for a very exciting and special event.
ToyBox is all about great events, that is no secret. I’m overly excited to share a night of live music with all of my friends, family, supporters, and associates. We’ve invited over 10,000 people… and we expect it to be a great turn out! I’m so excited to host a Hard Rock it isn’t even funny.
There are a three groups compromised of `13 entertainers going to be on stage that evening - it’s going to be a real treat!
Presale tickets are available online, through a band member,or via myself.
Tickets at the door are $13.00 for the evening.
There is also an opportunity for those who would like to get free tickets to the show, managed through social sharing check out our page on Brandbuddee
Dial **ToyBox from any mobile phone to reach me!
Main FB invite from Hard Rock:
Thank and see ya soon!
~K.P
Has PR finally spun itself into a distorted definition of the profession? Are you really doing PR if you’re bypassing media outlets—whether traditional or online—and going direct to your client’s customers?
The drive to social media, sometimes at the expense of established forms of PR, has seen many so-called PR practitioners move from pitching to the media to selling directly to an audience.
It doesn’t matter whether they’re selling information, clothes, or coupons—they are selling it direct to the audience. So are they advertising or PR-ing?
It may well fall under the broad umbrella we call marketing, but there are many who would argue that it isn’t PR by any stretch. To many people, PR fundamentally involves generating editorial by pitching something newsworthy to a media organisation.
Others suggest the selling of information automatically qualifies as PR—regardless of whether it’s pitched to a media outlet, or direct to a market.
Those who worship at the altar of all things new may want to shoot the messenger rather than address the issue. Before being branded a heretic, Luddite (or worse), understand that this is not about the technology.
Yes, social media is a game-changer. It is incredibly powerful and getting more powerful by the day. It can be an amazingly effective and wondrous thing. Social media is fab. OK.
But has social media, which has also become a stomping ground for self-promoters and snake oil salesmen speaking in tongues, duped many as to what PR is all about?
It’s an important question. Because this is about defining, or possibly needing to redefine, what it means to do PR.
Certainly, that definition has shifted in recent years, depending on who you are and what you do.
The debate probably begins here: If you’re pitching direct to an audience—as opposed to some form of media outlet for editorial coverage—should you not define yourself as an advertiser and not as a PR professional?
Brian Johnson is the author (and an unashamed promoter) of The Little Red Book of PR Wisdom www.prwisdom.info via http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/13969.aspx#
This weekend ToyBox is all about Sushi and Jazz at The Family Affair Tour: featuring E. Pruit Band, Klyntel & Brandon Willis at Jazzbones in Tacoma!
E.PRUIT BAND: http://epruittband.com/
Klyntel: http://klyntel.com/
BRANDON WILLIS: https://soundcloud.com/smoothjazzradiochannel/brandon-willis-first-time
We will be shooting a promo commercial for an HBCU Youth Symposium, presented by SRDC, Beat Nubianz & Rose Petal and Black Star Line. The Symposium will deal with continuing education after high school, maybe Historic Black Colleges/Universities as an option. As well as dealing with concerns and some challenges of the youth in their Communities. It will take place this Saturday at MLK School, 32nd and Republican, starting at 10am. We are looking for youth ranging from age 10-17. If you know anyone interested please email blackstax@gmail.com
Check out the behind the scenes with Gyptian and a show snippet via www.talkinthecity.com.
Krazy Hype Sound Entertainment and DJ Jigsy proudly invite you to join us in celebration of GHANA independence - With Special guest - Jamaican singing sensation and Grammy Award Winner. We originally planned to celebrate a little closer to the original ate of Ghana’s Independence day, but as the saying goes: “Better late than never!” The Gold Coast (Ghana) achieved independence from the United Kingdom on March 6th 1957, becoming the first African nation to do so, from colonialism.
AFRICA, AMERICA, JAMAICA, and JAPAN STAND UP!!
Live at 88Keys with ISLAND BOUND BAND
Special Guest Dj Dj Jigsy (krazy Hype Sound SYstem) & Doctamon (Evergreen Sound System)
$22.50 Adv
$25 @ door
Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/323186
