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Brian Bonz: South Brooklyn Phenomenon

Hailed from South Brooklyn between Sunset Park and the border of Bay Ridge a new evolving sound of independent rock came out. I remember Brian Bonz 10 years ago starting to play at local lounges and cafes before the scene exploded in Park Slope. It is amazing to see his music progress. When I was younger, my brother, andrew and I remember him knowing only four chords...
Brian Bonz and the Major Crimes perform "Christa McCauliffe's Cacophony" live on Fearless Music TV in HD on Fox.

Tighten Up--by The Black Keys

This video concept is phenomenal!

Caspian: Sunset Anthem

Born and raised in Brooklyn New York. Took the name of a Tiger and transformed it to match the sole purpose of bringing back real music.
New promotional video:

The Purpose of a Promotional Video

You may be a great speaker, an excellent writer, or a brilliant communicator, but in today’s culture, when images and media bombard society: How does your voice carry? When language alone is limited in expressing your imagination, how do you get your listeners to bite or capture your vision wholeheartedly?

Let’s examine something: Why does radio (something that you hear) say to you, “Visit our website to download photos and watch video interviews of your favorite artists.” In one sentence the radio station has given additional channels of media to spread their message. How are you letting media play a part of promoting your brand? What ways are you effectively spreading the word to a mass audience?

A video, unlike you, can be in many places at the same time. Technology provides a way to tell your story and say your message vividly.

For instance, let’s look at the features of having a promotional video:

- Catch people’s attention ☺
- Instant access to a large audience without the additional budget or the hassle of traveling

But how does that benefit your “bottom line”. Here are the results:

In reality, you can only be at one place at a time; Make one presentation to one person or a group of people at a time. By having a commercial you have the high quality standard and capacity to reach a large audience like a big company that you watch on TV.
-(You) create value for your product or service by telling your whole story creatively

Here are two examples of clients that have effectively used promotional videos to support their organization, respectively:

NYACK College:



By playing this video they reached 18,000 potential students in one large event and also continually show this video throughout college fairs, during campus tours and on the Internet (social networking sites).
Result: 25% admission enrollment increase in Fall 2009


Street2Street:

A non-profit organization that started with one basketball tournament in Brooklyn, NY created a video and has grown within the last three years throughout the country and in every borough within NYC. The latest promotional video premiered at Yankee Stadium for a fundraiser event.
Result: World Champion Yankees Manager Joe Girardi saw the video and understood more about the organization and featured Street2Street in a weekly TV show “Yankees Magazine” on the Yes Network.

Videos help further your dreams, develop your growth and provide vision to the target audience to create results for your business, art or non-profit. I hope you take advantage and use it today.

Roller Coaster

“Life is like a Roller Coaster ride…Sometimes you’re hanging upside down, helpless, pockets spilling quarters. Sometimes, you’re laughing, screaming, the wind in your hair, on top of the world!” --Greg Laurie

2009 was a Roller Coaster Ride.

A lot of highs and lows, Burgos Media Solutions had amazing opportunities happen last year. In January 2009, we had the opportunity of filming story line footage for NBC’s “The Today Show” America’s most watched TV morning show. My twin sisters Lauren and Alyssa were featured for their business. We produced and directed music concerts and live shows in Times Square & across the tri-state area for amazing bands, American Soul, electronic press kits, an off Broadway play, filmed commercials, TV talk shows, national webcasts and business conferences featuring CNN political analysts, 700Club TV Show and host Gordon Robertson, and worked with Kenneth Copeland Ministries on their international TV Show telling an amazing story about a father and daughter being reunited after many years. In March, our company made promotional videos for NYACK College that premiered in front of the IZOD Center for over 18,000 attendees. We worked with award-winning artists, wall street companies, TV shows for India and more! And in October I had the opportunity of being an extra with HBO on a new show, “How to Make it In America” premiering in January 2010 with acclaimed celebrity/fashion designer, John Varvatos. When the economy took a downturn, we were hit like the rest of them, sometimes going months without any proper payment as contracts froze, budgets depleted and people couldn't market properly. I felt like throwing up! But I still had to pay bills and keep the company going.
God has blessed us. It was the first year I worked independently without any steady accounts, or any other sources of income! I had a great team supporting me. My family: my mom and twin sisters, my dad, and great media interns and contractors: Candace Jackson, Jaely Jimenez, Michael Castro, Philip Swift, Justin Hawkins, Henry Marin, Jonathan Kapps, Jon Castelli, Desiree Royer, Hector Guerrero, Eddie Soto, Marisha Clarke, Johanna Ferreira, Jonathan Plaud, John Olin, Rich DiPietro, Jeremy Garcia, Nina Chiofalo, Vivian Wright, and more! Looking back, I learned a lot. We had many ups and downs, but it has been a great build up to the next ride: 2010! Many thanks to my great mentors and clients that have helped keep us going! Dan Stratton, Eddie & Norma Dejesus, Liliana Blanco, Kim Jones, Donald and Vanessa, Aaron Brown & Chuks Agada!

Experiences create the opportunity to share your story!

In April 2009, my company had the privilege of producing & directing a concert with Kevin Davis & the JazzCatz. Check out a song that relates to 2009 entitled: “Roller Coaster” (it gets really good at 5:04) Enjoy!
© 2010. Burgos Media Solutions, Inc.

10 lb weights

During my freshman year of college, I had a good friend named Brady Paselk. Brady and I were around the same height and weight (we were both pretty tall and rather thin). We were active and loved sports! One of our college days on campus, I wanted to go to the gym and work out. He wanted to hit the weight room. I liked to work out but I never really worked out with weights.

Brady played competitive sports-including football in high school, and was used to the whole workout routine. When we went into the weight room, I noticed the guys were all bigger than me. They were older, worked out longer and had huge arms. Brady said, “Come on let’s do some bicep curls,” so I followed him. He walked over to the dumb bells and unashamed Brady grabbed some 10 lb weights. He told me to grab the other set of 10 lbs dumbbells. Before we started to workout Brady looked at me and said, “If this is all we can lift than this is what we start with.” He looked in the mirror and started doing his curls.

Wow! The confidence! He didn’t care that the guys around him were lifting 35, 65 or even 95 lbs, he was content with what he could do at the moment. After we finished doing a set, we increased, building to 15 lbs, 20 lbs and so on…

Every day, I remember this story. It means the world to me. I can see how big other people’s production companies are, their houses, car(s), money in the bank- many are lifting different weights. But freshman year in the gym, Brady taught me a valuable lesson, “You should only lift what you can handle.”

Brady Paselk

Thomas Edison Quotes

"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."

"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."

"If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed…every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."

"Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success."

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

"Great ideas originate in the muscles."

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."

"Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!"