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		<title>LAUNCH TAKES OFF &#8211; 2.2.2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 200 creatives showed up to support LAUNCH!, Singapore’s Premier Networking Evening for the Film, TV, Media and Arts industry on February 2nd 2010. There was a great vibe at the Helipad and a great crowd came out including over 20 local production companies, several talent agencies, directors, producers, casting directors, creative directors, writers and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nearly 200 creatives showed up to support <strong>LAUNCH!, Singapore’s Premier Networking Evening for the Film, TV, Media and Arts industry</strong> on February 2nd 2010. There was a great vibe at the Helipad and a great crowd came out including over 20 local production companies, several talent agencies, directors, producers, casting directors, creative directors, writers and many actors, hosts, models and other creatives. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with past and present work colleagues, as well as meet and network with new contacts.</p>
<div id="attachment_276" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 475px"><img class="size-large wp-image-276 " title="Launch Mosiac - 9" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-9-1024x721.jpg" alt="Beatz, Joshua Simon &amp; Steph Micayle" width="465" height="328" />
<p class="wp-caption-text">Beatz, Joshua Simon &amp; Steph Micayle</p>
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<p>Entertainment by Singapore’s only Beatbox A Capella Crew BEATZ went off as did the fantastic accoustic set performed by the very talented Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle.</p>
<p>Many new friendships and connections were made which hopefully will be a springboard for future collaborations and projects! Thank-you to all of you who supported the Evening and we look forward to seeing you at the next LAUNCH! Event.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-large wp-image-268 aligncenter" title="Launch Mosiac - 1" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-1-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 1" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-large wp-image-269 aligncenter" title="Launch Mosiac - 2" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-2-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 2" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-270" title="Launch Mosiac - 3" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-3-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 3" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p><a href="http://thelaunchblock.com/gallery/album/72157623426700588/launch-takes-off-2-2-2010.html">Check out the Official Photos from LAUNCH Here</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.lifestyleasia.com/gallery/launch_2730.htm">The event was also covered by Lifestyle Asia , check out the photos here.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=298369649534">You can also checkout the facebook event page here</a></p>
<p>Don’t Forget to leave your comments and feedback below in the comments box <img src='http://derricksiu.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  !!!</p>
<p>For more information on The Launch and up coming activities, go to <a title="The Launch Block" href="http://www.thelaunchblock.com" target="_blank">www.TheLaunchBlock.com</a> and leave your details there <img src='http://derricksiu.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-271" title="Launch Mosiac - 4" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-4-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 4" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p><strong>Thank-you to The LAUNCH Sponsors:</strong></p>
<p>Official Designer: Blabbering Chilly Jilly – thanks for staying up till the wee hours of the morning and doing such a great work on the Launch Logo and Board design!</p>
<p>Official Photographer: Joe Hani and team from <a title="xKuisit Photography" href="http://www.xkuisit.com/" target="_blank">XKuisit Photography</a></p>
<div id="attachment_283" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 220px"><a href="http://www.xkuisit.com"><img class="size-medium wp-image-283  " title="Xkuisit" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/image-300x200.png" alt="XKuisit" width="210" height="140" /></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">XKuisit</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-272" title="Launch Mosiac - 5" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-5-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 5" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-273" title="Launch Mosiac - 6" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-6-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 6" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p><strong>And a Special thanks to everyone who helped make the event possible</strong></p>
<p><strong>Brainstorming </strong>– Simon Yin, Bobby Khanna, Karen Teo and many others for helping with brainstorming the brand Name and website.</p>
<p><strong>Support </strong>– Kelvin Sng, Chris Lee &amp; Laura Kee</p>
<p><strong>Advisors</strong> – Nic Chee @ Sinema Academy, Caine Teo – Ape Communications for event advice. Marcus Foo.</p>
<p><strong>Design </strong>– Joshua Simon – for helping create the original LAUNCH Graphic and VIP Invitations</p>
<p><strong>Printing </strong>– Barry Seah from <a title="TLS Performance" href="http://www.tls-performance.com" target="_blank">TLS- Performance</a> for all his help and assistance in making the printing happen despite the problems we faced!</p>
<p><strong>Spreading the Word </strong>–<a title="AADB" href="http://www.aadb.com.sg" target="_blank"> Jason Chan &amp; Wendy Ho from AADB</a>, , All the Wordies – Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Simon Wong, Tushar, Steve Lai, Jae Leung, Ethan Tan, Ethan Chia, Waikit, Mike Kwah and Ray Loh</p>
<p><strong>Media</strong> &#8211; City News for covering the event &#8211; Thanks to Theresa,  Rubez and Michael.</p>
<p><strong>Setting Up </strong>- Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah, Waikit Kun, Tushar Ismail, Steve Lai, Farid.</p>
<p><strong>Registration</strong> – Laura Kee and Jacklyn Kuah for their amazing effort at the registration desk and organising the printing of the name tags. Alan Tan for his great assistance and Tushar Ismail and Ethan Chia for filling in after.</p>
<p><strong>Event Facilitation</strong> &#8211; Simon Wong, Steve Lai, Tushar Ismail, Farid, Mike Kwah,Laura Kee, Jacklyn Kuah</p>
<p><strong>Entertainment: </strong> Thanks to Jeff Lim for managing the Sound and of course the perfomers – BEATZ (Mr. Z, Chrisso, Fallenangel &amp; Queen K) and Joshua Simon and Steph Micayle and the EMCEE for the evening – Adrian Rodrigues</p>
<p><strong>Additional Photography</strong>: Thanks to Timothy Boey from Lifestyle Asia</p>
<p><strong>Venue:</strong> Helipad – thank-you to Addamm, Hannah, Kenneth and all the staff for making it a pleasure to work with</p>
<p><strong>Feedback</strong> – And thank-you to the many many people I chatted with asking for your thoughts and ideas about putting on the LAUNCH event, your feedback was invaluable in helping make the event what it was!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-274" title="Launch Mosiac - 7" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-7-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 7" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-275" title="Launch Mosiac - 8" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-Mosiac-8-1024x721.jpg" alt="Launch Mosiac - 8" width="491" height="346" /></p>
<p><strong>ABOUT LAUNCH:<br />
</strong><br />
Launch began as an idea in late 2009. After arriving in Singapore looking for work as a host and actor, Derrick was fortunate to have worked with many great cast and crew on various productions and events. Realising that most people in the industry are too busy and rarely get the chance to interact with each other outside the work environment, the idea to organise a mixer and bring creatives together for a chance to not only catch up socially with past work colleagues, but also to expand possibilities of future work by meeting and making new contacts in the industry. After some research, the idea became a work in motion and the concept of LAUNCH was born on Jan 15th 2010.</p>
<p>As an extension of LAUNCH – Singapore’s Premier Networking Event for the Film, TV and Media Industry, TheLaunchBlock.com was established and aims to exist as a platform for creatives to connect, collaborate and create! Become a member and Be Part of the Launch movement today!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-232" title="LAUNCH Takes Off!!" src="http://derricksiu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Launch-2-2-2010-1.jpg" alt="LAUNCH Takes Off!!" width="480" height="320" /></p>
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