Access Pass & Design

At this year’s Showcase of Print/Design Excellence APD picked up two gold awards and one silver. Passes made for Phish’s quick stint earlier this year at The Hampton Coliseum took home the best of category. The award show was held May 1st, at the Hilton SF Union Square, needless to say I stuck out like a sore thumb. See below as I receive the best of category award in front of millions of screaming fans.

Sales Executive Carl Elizondo has taken his musical career to a new level submitting one of his original penned songs “The Madness Of Enchantment” to American Idol in hopes of being picked for the finale’ closing tune, to be sung by the winner of this years contest. Treading familiar ground, Carl has honed his musical skills for some time now, weaving his “Brit-Pop” style of songs into todays musical landscape. His sophomore release “The Tomes Of Lore” gets regular airplay on Pandora Internet Radio alongside his debut cd “The Crystal & The Cross”. As mentioned in the Pens Eye View article (issue Feb 6,08)    ( http://penseyeview.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/todays-feature-february-5-6-carl-elizondo/  )   Carl walks that fine line between Oasis and the Beatles with Carls spin on it. Next up on the burner for Carl is his third release, “Pieces of Eight” & still keeping that mod sound alive! Carl Elizondo’s music can be found on iTune and CDbaby.com or many on line stores. Google: Carl Elizondo. http://www.myspace.com/carlelizondo

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   Scott MacIntrye takes Gus for a test drive with trainer Patty Elizondo,the sister of Sales Executive Carl Elizondo at Access Pass & Design, while being followed by Paula Abdul. Abdul surprised American Idol contestant Scott MacIntrye with the gift of a seeing eye Guide Dog at Guide Dogs of America in Sylmar, CA 5/8/2009. MacIntrye , who is visually impaired, will need to complete a 28-day training program where he will be teamed up with a dog. He was introduced to a couple of dogs, did not receive one today. Abdul and Dick Van PattenÕs Natural Balance Pet Foods, Petco and other independent stores are teaming up to raise funds and awareness in support of guide dogs during National Guide Dog Month in May. Photo by John McCoy/staff photographer

  Its true! If you were to stop by you’d see for yourself!  Account Executive Carl Elizondo has been working closly with D.J Walton Tour manager for Alicia Key and Britney Spears of late,  and recently  Carl received a wild suprise, a commemorative frame celebrating  the sale of over 3,000,000 of the  CD ” AS I AM” and it “Hangs” on the wall of Carls office.  And of course, she’s seasy on the eyes too!

Just returned from Event Marketer Conference in Chicago.  Great time out there.  Everyone from the guy that created the “what’s in your wallet” campaign to Miller Beer and Life is Good company was there.  It was a huge opportunity to learn about the experiential marketing space and I came away with TONS of ideas!

Coachella Beautiful as it was, I just not cut out for 102 degree wether ( without a cold refreshing beverage in my hand)In a bit-CarlÂ

If someone tells you its hot in hell, they obviously have never been to Coachella! and I’m not talking about the stellar talent they had booked, it must have been 102 degrees in the shade. But speaking of the talent, it was nice to step off of a plane, drive in a nice rental car and end up having “We are scientists ” for lunch! awesome band followed by The Airbourne Toxic Event!  there was so much talent there it made even I, a well seasoned musician long to be back up on the stage again! Other highlights were clients The Crystal Method, and Dr.Dogg. Through the entire weekend of TV On The Radio, Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand and many other bands, nothing made me feel like little kid on Christmas Eve more than waiting for Macca! Paul McCartney, he actually took time from earning his billions to play a 2 1/2 hour set ranging from early Beatles to solo work, to his latest Fireman outing, awesome as it was I was stunned as to how the crowd reacted, young and old, everyone really gave Macca a warm reception and he felt it, so much so,  he played 50 minutes past curfew (at $1000.00 a minute fine) not bad for a sixty something year old geezer ! Lotsa sun,  lotsa Heinikens, lotsa friends but most of all lotsa McCartney! Very cool— In a bit, Carl

Britney Spears in Los Angeles at the Honda Center, Sunday night in Anahein was indeed “magical” as Britney unleashed her Circus themed  show complete with clowns, jugglers and magic acts with Ms. Spears at the center of the big top arena.  Sunday Night, as Britney decended from the Heavens, she proved that after her tumultuous run in with hair cutting scissors and the paparazzi, that she has her sh*t  together and can once again command the stage. For all she’s been through, she remains a professional and it showed. The crowd, consisting mostly of young women, pre-teens and boyfriends being dragged by their starstruck girlfriends were on their feet for most of the show screaming at decibles only known to flying bats. If Britney can keep her Big Top Circus tour on the sanity tracks, she just may turn in one of the biggest tours this year!The highlight of my evening was hanging with my client,  Tour manager DJ Walton ( Britney Spears, Alicia Keys) and getting to catch up on the latest touring news……Carl-Â

What do 50 Cent, Fallout Boy, Deftones, Access Pass & Design and Seth Sheck have in common???
Bamboozle baby!!!  Talk about a rockin time!!! Went to Bamboozle 2 weeks ago and it was awesome.  5 stages and around 150 bands.  Sidestage with Deftones, thank you Eddie Kircher!  Unbelievable.  Checkout my picture with Shwazy!