New Ad: The YeahXcitement

YEAHXCITEMENT is the 1st of five new adverts from our multimedia & foreign language brands. It captures the reaction I get often from individual clients & from agencies of all sizes that give our brands the task of turning their sometimes vague ideas into reality.

There's nothing more rewarding than completing a project and on delivering it to the client seeing faces light up in that uncontrollable moment of joy that says: 'Yeeeeeaah!, I'm excited'.

YEAHXCITEMENT features Carol, a fellow entrepreneur & close friend I've known since we were 18/19 years old.

More on Carol:
* Cost Engineer by profession
* Entrepreneur by inspiration
* Our brands' main contact & publicist on the West Coast
* Calls California (US) and Nairobi (Kenya) her home
* 2004-2009 we collaborated on her online language teaching school and a tours & travel service
* She is currently setting up her independent management consulting agency to improve performance
and job satisfaction for workers of state & government agencies.
Watch this space for the official launch.

Advert concept & design: akiey5Gallery

What's Your Thrill?

Since we started our brands our mantra has been: 'set up your own independent business...even if you're already gainfully employed'. Every year since then we have worked with & assisted several partners in turning their ideas into reality; and in helping the growth of their different types of 'biz'.

To all my fam & friends who've come knocking: It's creative folks like you that are changing the way the world does everything, and I mean...everything! Being in your company is a thrill in itself! Thank you!

More info: http://akieyniteshift.com http://myspace.com/akiey5

You'll Thank Us Later

The 1st of several new advertisements appearing in print, video & on the Internet as we launch the new seal that brings together all our brands as one creative unit.


The seal will be used often as a mark of quality for projects designed by our brands. Where necessary, it will appear as a 'Seal Of Approval' on projects we develop with you, and with our creative partners in different states & countries.

The round-shaped seal with the '5' displayed prominently in the middle is composed of some major features (colors, shapes, themes & fonts) you've seen on our different logos. It took 2 days to design in early September & has been tested on numerous websites and multimedia.

The girl in the advert is my youngest sister whom I filmed a few months ago in Mombasa, Kenya. Like other fam & close friends, you will see her in more ad spots soon. She joins the ranks of my two close friends, one based in St. Petersburg, Russia and another in Davis, California, USA who have featured in our recent ads. Many thanks to them.

More info: akieyniteshift.com myspace.com/akiey5

Oscar & Jim Wins!!!

Our new movie Oscar & Jim is a confirmed First Prize winner in the Short Film category at the Rhode Island International Film Festival held Aug 4th- Aug 9th, 2009!

This year’s RIIFF featured 235 cinematic works from more than 57 countries & 31 states in the U.S.A. The festival films were selected from over 3,400 international submissions.(RIIFF).

About the Festival:

The Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) discovers and empowers filmmakers. Held in Providence, and locations throughout the state of Rhode Island, RIIFF is one of only a handful of festivals worldwide that is a qualifying event for the Academy Awards (i.e. “Oscars”) (...) (RIIFF)

Cited as one of the "Best International and Short Film Festivals in the United States," RIIFF is New England’s largest film festival, screening a record 236 films. [http://www.film-festival.org]

Many congrats to Iain Weatherby, Paul Fenwick, Harry Lloyd, Charlie Corvell, Sarah Llewellyn, Martin Lightening, Phil Casey, Simon Bryant, Miriam Lyons, Rose Pomeroy, Seiji Okumiya, Dara Williams, Martin Wilson ... my fellow executive producers & everyone involved with Oscar & Jim. Great work everybody!!

More on Oscar & Jim: oscarandjim.com

More on the RIIFF: film-festival.org

Oscar & Jim (new movie)

As one of the executive producers, I am happy that Oscar & Jim, our new movie from the United Kingdom is being screened at the Rhode Island International Film Festival Aug 4th-9th, 2009. Oscar & Jim was filmed in Paris, France and on the Eurostar train connecting the United Kingdom & France.

The movie stars Harry Lloyd as Gerry, and Charlie Covell as Emma on a romantic weekend trip to Paris. It is written & co-directed by Iain Weatherby, produced & co-directed by Paul Fenwick.

Click image to visit the official Oscar & Jim website and to view the movie trailer.

Synopsis: "Emma and Gerry are on a romantic city break/dirty weekend in Paris. Last stop on the tourist trail is the Pere Lachaise cemetery, where the illustrious dead lie round. He wants to see the grave of Jim Morrison. She wants to find the tomb of Oscar Wilde. Their Eurostar leaves in two hours. It's the end of their first weekend away together. But will it be their last?"
More info: oscarandjim.com

Brigade Rock

Brigade Rock, is a positive and motivating high-energy rock song I selected to start off our Year of Rockologie - a period where we bring you some of the best works in the rock genre. These will mainly be rock music songs, entire albums, and other rock-related media such as videos, short films, clothing, artwork, etc produced at our Rockologie imprint & original works from our creative partners in different places.

Click cover below to listen to the track.

Cover design: akiey5Gallery

NB: Rockologie invites all interested to collaborate in the positive advancement of the rock genre through music, film, art and other creative fields. I have been producing rock-related media through this imprint since 2006 and use it often alongside akiey5mediato fuse rock with other genres such as film, Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz. Thanks for all your support.

'Buenas Noches' video by G.No

Buenas Noches, the music video from my friend G.No in France is now available.
G.No has stayed busy doing radio and online interviews as well as shows in support of his new album 'From Paris 2 Louisville' . The video, which he directed himself was filmed in the city of Paris.

Click video poster below to view video

Design & concept: akiey5Gallery

Please click here for a larger, clearer view of poster.

G.No's album is now available and will ship to you in a matter of days. I received my signed copy in the mail and I'm playing it on repeat! Buenas Noches and Dame are some of my most favorite tracks from the album.
Stay tuned and interact with G.NO at:
myspace.com/gnolatinbird
gardelino.com
twitter.com/G_No