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T.S.O.L. (True Sounds Of Liberty) the words every 80s punk know by heart. T.S.O.L are SoCal punk rock legends and on Ghost Train, the band brings a taste of the past and a solid chunk of the present to their first EP release with Slope Records on translucent blue vinyl. Ghost Train sounds like what the Psychedelic Furs would have put out if they had grown up in Hermosa Beach in the late 70s. Dark, punk, and a lot of new wave angst with singer Jack Grisham’s trademark baritone. 
Single title: Ghost Train || Release Date: 12-13-19 || Record Label: Slope Records || T.S.O.L Band Members include Jack Grisham: Vocals, Mike Roche: Bass, Ron Emory: Guitar, Antonio Hernandez: Drums, Greg Kuehn: Keyboard. 7” Single Tracklist includes 1. Ghost Train 2. Never Go Home || Album art by Mike Fisher.

Pre-order your copy of Ghost Train now for release on Friday, 13 December 2019 via Slope Records 

In the early years of Los Angeles punk, one of the premiere hardcore bands was T.S.O.L., which stood for True Sounds of Liberty. Offering poppier music than many of their contemporaries and featuring an image that appealed to punks who wanted to dive deeper into the gothic subgenre already being offered by many British punk bands, T.S.O.L. became hugely popular on the local scene. 

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Interested media who wish to interview T.S.O.L or Thomas Lopez, founder of Slope Records please contact WORKHOUSE, CEO Adam Nelson via email nelson@workhousepr.com or telephone +1 212.645.8006

At Slope Records, the music is fast and loud, fun is a guiding principle, and all misfits are welcome. Named for the Sunnyslope neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona where it is based out of a building that also houses a 1950s bomb shelter, Slope Records has roots in the DIY punk culture that sprung up in the city during the 1980s. In those days, Phoenix was still developing into the metropolis it is today, and local youth were struggling through their own growing pains—which made it the perfect ground for rebellion and revolution. Outsiders from miles around would come together for underground shows and secret desert parties, and tape trading was key to discovering new music. But Slope doesn’t bask in nostalgia. Instead, it takes inspiration from that energy and spirit and uses it to bridge generations of music fans and champion the future of punk. Founded by lifelong punk, musician, and entrepreneur Thomas Lopez in 2015, the vinyl-only label specializes in transgressive music by artists who are more bound by attitude than musical style. In a short amount of time Slope has released a ferocious mix of punk, hardcore, ska, garage, and psych releases—celebrate the contributions of the early, often-unsung disruptors while keeping an ear to the ground for emerging musical oddballs and dissidents: among its roster are stalwarts such as U.S. Bombs and Exterminators (with members of the Germs, Meat Puppets), The Feederz, psych weirdos such as Fuckemos, and upstarts including ska-punk trio, the Linecutters and gospel-infused two-piece, the Christian Family. New to the label are The Blankz, the snotty punk and new wave band Lopez founded last year with a collective of like-minded Phoenix garage and punk vets. Each Slope release is pressed on high-quality vinyl and includes carefully-crafted cover art, but Slope isn’t just for collectors and crate diggers—they’re also forging innovations for how music can find an audience in today’s digital-focused market while staying true to their artist-friendly principles. “It's just a matter of teaming up with somebody that has the same vision and drive to make it work. And it is going to work,” Lopez says. And speaking of drive, Slope’s even fixed up and modded out a 35-foot van so that its artists can have access to a roadworthy tour vehicle. Check back for news on upcoming releases and tours. For Slope Records, Phoenix will always be home, but they’re intent on bringing a bit of desert punk to you. Visit https://sloperecords.com ​

Shaquille O’Neal presents Foster Boy, a pulse-pounding cinematic legal drama that activates reform against corruption in foster care. Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a lawyer at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency is accused of putting a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal (Shane Paul McGhie), with catastrophic results. Michael, a successful litigator with a long career protecting corporate interests, at first wants nothing to do with Jamal’s case until a Judge forces him to accept it. Initially, he sees Jamal as a kid off the street looking to grab a piece of corporate profits. But when Jamal refuses to settle the case for any amount of money, Michael begins his representation in earnest. Louis Gossett, Jr. (Watchmen, An Officer and a Gentleman) also appears as the judge overseeing the case. As their work together reveals the horrifying depth of the corrupt and abusive for-profit foster care agency, Michael is transformed from cynical skeptic to fierce warrior in the pursuit of justice. Amy Brenneman and Evan Handler round out a formidable cast. 

Written by Jay Paul Deratany and based on one of the most formative cases of his law career, Foster Boy brings to light the dark corners of the foster care system and hopes to start a national dialogue concerning the state of the system. Foster care run for profit is permitted in the majority of the states reporting. Foster Boy seeks to throw light on the outrages of this little-known system – and create momentum for urgent corrective action by communities, states, and the federal government. Join film producer Shaquille O’Neal and step up to help thousands of foster kids across America. Follow the film online + take action -->  https://www.fosterboy.com  
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MEDIA REQUESTS Interested media who wish to interview the cast and Jay Paul Deratany on behalf of Foster Boy please contact WORKHOUSE, CEO Adam Nelson via email nelson@workhousepr.com or telephone +1 212.645.8006

​“The very agencies charged with and paid to keep foster children safe too often failed to provide even the most basic protections, or to take steps to prevent the occurrence of tragedies.” – U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 

Foster Boy is based on true events - it is about courage, an unlikely friendship and a tireless search for justice, and it shines a bright light on the very real abuses in the for-profit segment of the foster care system, widely recognized, including by U.S. Senate investigations. Deratany and Samuelson hope that the film will help raise awareness of the daunting challenges faced by all youth in foster care, and the need to help them because they are our responsibility.

Studies show fewer than three percent of foster youth earn a college degree. Each year, more than 20,000 youth age out of foster care, and within two years, more than half are
homeless, incarcerated, on drugs or on welfare.

“There are an estimated 400,000 children in foster care in America,” Deratany noted. “They are basically unrepresented, with few ways to shape their destinies. Why? One simple reason: they are children. They have no money and they have no voice.”

“Foster children are the last great civil rights victims in America,” Samuelson added. “After 25 years, I thought I had retired from producing films to produce charities, but Jay’s script was too compelling and too important. And now pro-social film-making is core to what I do.”

Foster Boy is directed by Youssef Delara (Filly Brown, The Bounce Back, English as a Second Language) and is produced by Jay Paul Deratany, Peter Samuelson (Arlington Road, Wilde, Revenge of the Nerds), Anne- Marie Mackay (The Last Word, The Girl from Nagasaki, Always Outnumbered) and Andrew Sugerman (Conviction, Shop Girl, Premonition). Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal is an Executive Producer on the film and has a “Presented By” credit as well. Other Executive Producers are RKO Pictures Vice-Chair Mary Beth O’Connor, O’Neal’s partner Michael Parris, John Schimmel, Thom and Matt Lipari, Max Adler and Danny Moony.

The production is partnered with nationally recognized charities Children’s Rights of New York, the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego, and First Star of Los Angeles, as expert advisers on the story.

Donate, Defend, Adopt, or Write your Representative. Want to make a difference? We’ve got a bunch of great ideas to get you started. Just click Act to do your part. ​

Whether you have never held a brush before or are able to conceptualize like an Old Master, theMilan Art Institute turns passion for art into a profession by reinventing art education through university-level online instruction at affordable prices. 

Empowering artists of every stripe by broadening their inherent artistry, students learn how to make stunning work at their own pace. Leading the way through creativity, innovation, and style, Milan Art Institute's Online Mastery Program has become a popular destination for artistic study. The program continuously sells out as thousands of international students have gained unparalleled skills and practical, in-depth knowledge through flexible, self-paced, interactive tutorial. For a fraction of the cost of traditional art schools, Milan Art Institute masters teach their method through every course you take.

The Milan Art Institute is proud to announce the 2020 Online Mastery Program's Open Enrollment starts today, Wednesday, 13 November and runs through Saturday, 16 November. Online classes begin on 6 January 2020. Register now to start learning from anywhere in the world and become a professional artist in just one year. For more information, visit the Milan Art Institute here  
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Having generated over a million dollars of artwork sales by the age of 15. Dimitra Milan's paintings are collected worldwide. Pioneering a new age of artist influencers on social media, Dimitra is spreading artistic beauty across the planet. As an owner and mentor at Milan Art Institute, she is passionate about equipping artists to change the world with their art.

Elli Milan is the founding owner of Milan Art Institute. She has sold her work professionally for over 24 years and has amassed more than 10,000 art sales throughout her career. Elli has transformed the lives of hundreds of artists by helping them find their voice and turning their passion for art into a profession. Dedicated to the role of an artist in contemporary culture, she s a leading voice of the current Art Renaissance.

Interested media who wish to interview Milan Art Institute mentors Elli and Dimitra Milan, obtain press packets and images please contact Workhouse, CEO Adam Nelson via email nelson@workhousepr.com or telephone +1 212. 645. 8006.  

Structured to introduce a variety of mediums and styles, the Milan Art Institute's intimate online courses elevate painting and drawing skills through straightforward, step-by-step instruction. The curriculum is designed to develop a strong, independent point of view by gently guiding you through the fundamentals. A constant source of inspiration, instructors enable a sustainable and meaningful practice by showing students how to apply the basics using tone, value, and exercise. Providing art courses for all abilities, these powerful resources are geared for those who are already established as well as those seeking to make a new transition into the field.  

Artists are both influencers and culture warriors who have the power to change the world. These creative craftsmen have more tools now than ever before to determine a successful career. The Milan Art Institute's Onsite Mastery Program provides students everywhere with the opportunity to learn from acclaimed professional artists live and in person. This program is completely comprehensive covering everything from the fundamentals of drawing, oil painting, acrylics, inks, spray paint, collage and all forms of mixed media to the business and marketing necessary to become a professional artist. Learn through step-by-step instructional videos and discover your true potential as an artist today!

IN ONE YEAR YOU WILL LEARN:
Classical oil and drawing skills and contemporary mixed media techniques
How to build a cohesive, sellable portfolio of work
How to find your unique voice and style
Modern marketing and branding tools to promote your art

Offering the best immersive online art courses taught by professional artists with over 30 years of combined experience in the art industry, these straightforward videos contain university-level art training. In 12 months, you will learn how to draw and oil paint with classical mastery, how to draw in proportional and how to paint representationally in many old Masters’ techniques. You will learn mixed media painting in acrylics, building textures, spray paint, inks, and more. Elli and her daughter, Dimitra, will teach you valuable studio habits to keep your workspace functional and professional. You will identify your voice and style in art and how it fits perfectly with your temperament. They will share from their personal experience what really drives artists to stay motivated. You will learn modern marketing tools to promote your art online, how to contact galleries, how to close a sale, how to work with art reps, how to brand yourself and self represent. Above all, you will learn how to make a living as an artist. This program will transform you into the artist you’ve always dreamed of becoming.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Students register for this one year program with 12 affordable monthly payments
Receiving empowering and skill-building content, 2-3 hours of videos a week over 12 months
Students paint 20 hours a week and elevate their skills by following MAI step-by-step instructions 
Each discovers their true voice & learn how to promote their own unique brands through tutelage 
Students graduate as professionals and translate their work into sales

Follow Milan Art Insitute on Instagram and Facebook. Visit MilanArtInstitute.com

WASHINGTON, DC – September 24, 2019 – Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews platform, announced 2019’s Top Creative & Marketing Agencies across 14 industries naming New York-based creative agency WORKHOUSE as a leader in the field demonstrating a history of excellence within the marketing and media spheres.

WORKHOUSE won top accolades across multiple categories including Media, Automotive, Business, Education, Legal and Hospitality. The best creative and design agencies understand the specific needs of the markets they work within.The agency is not only featured as a top firm on Clutch, but also within The Manifest, Clutch’s sister site, which offers industry insights that address today's complex business challenges. 
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“The top-rated creative and design agencies in this report know what succeeds in each industry, understanding their nuances and audience,” said Clutch Business Analyst Ben Dobkin. “These companies have a record of client satisfaction and we are so excited to highlight their ratings and accomplishments.”

The majority of the companies featured (81%) have less than 50 employees. The most commonly offered services are public relations (25%), search engine optimization (25%), and advertising (14%). Clutch released a new report highlighting the top-performing creative and design agencies in 14 specific industries. These industries are: automotive, business services, dental, ecommerce, education, financial services, financial technology, healthcare, hospitality, legal, media, nonprofit, real estate, and retail. Results are a snapshot of Clutch’s Leaders Matrices on September 10, 2019. Rankings are dynamic and this report may not reflect the rankings currently listed on Clutch’s website.

Clutch is the leader in connecting global service providers with corporate buyers from around the world. The ratings and reviews platform publishes the most extensive and referenced client reviews in the B2B services market. Clutch has grown by 50% or more every year throughout the past five years and is ranked #412 in Inc.'s 2018 and #773 in Inc.’s 2019 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. and #27 in LinkedIn's list of the top 50 startups. The companies Clutch helps come from the U.S., Canada, Central and Eastern Europe, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

​FIVERR, the company that is changing how the world works together, has unveiled a Public Relations Pro Service category with multi-faceted communications expert Adam Nelson, Founder & CEO of Workhouse, New York’s award-winning independent creative agency. 

As part of this collaboration, Nelson offers creative consulting services on Fiverr Pro, a platform of top-quality, hand-vetted professional freelancers in this special-edition Gig. Creators, entrepreneurs, brands and businesses now have the opportunity to work directly with Nelson on their communication needs. 

Fiverr community members interested in working with Nelson can see his Pro Gigs here https://www.fiverr.com/share/8k10v and here https://www.fiverr.com/share/p1DzG 

Featured in Fiverr’s global brand campaign “Connections,” the multi-million dollar campaign established in partnership with Mekanism, Nelson, who fully supports future vision, entrepreneurship and the freedom of freelance, is an award-winning communications professional highly regarded for his original thinking, imaginative ideas and unique hands-on approach.

"I have always believed that the best work is fostered through creative collaboration and Fiverr's mission, which is to change how the world works together, offers a trusted talent pool of creatives whose sole purpose is to skyrocket your ascent. They are the disrupters who stand at the forefront of change, eyes fixed upon the exciting intersection where business needs meet work solutions. As we celebrate Workhouse 20th anniversary, I could not be prouder to participate in the amplification of the heart of this brand. They are truly tomorrow’s transformational, today.” - Adam Nelson, CEO, Workhouse

Previous partnerships with notable collaborators, leading experts and influencers who teach the secrets of their domain to the Fiverr community and help empower them to do more have included Apple iconic logo designer, Rob Janoff, musician, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Wyclef Jean, actor, director, Eli Roth and comedian and actress Lilly Singh.

Adam Nelson
Adam Nelson established Workhouse in 1999 as a leading boutique that develops stylish marketing and successful worldwide campaigns for a wide range of legendary clients including The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, Francis Ford Coppola, David LaChapelle, Interview Magazine, International Emmy Awards, Galleries Lafayette, Virgin, Porsche, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Henri Bendel, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Chase contemporary Gallery & Versace. He was a founding partner & Executive Director of Asbury Park's House of Independents and served as the first Director of Communication for the Asbury Park Boardwalk. 

In 2019, Nelson received the Clutch Global Leadership Award in recognition of unorthodox industry command. Workhouse swept three of the industry's highest honors when it was bestowed with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, the PR News' Platinum PR "Wow Award" and the Bulldog Reporter Silver Medal Award. The agency was also named a PR Daily/ Dow Jones "Grand Prize: PR Campaign of the Year.” In 2015, Nelson was inducted into the New York Business Hall of Fame. Recognized for his outstanding creative, he received the U.S. Commerce Association's 2009 New York Award, National Congressional Committee’s 2003 National Leadership Award and was elected to serve as an Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council. He was selected by the International Who's Who of Executives in 2004 and earned his BFA from the University of the Arts and attended certificate programs at both Yale and Oxford University. 

Fiverr
Fiverr's mission is to change how the world works together. The Fiverr platform connects businesses of all sizes with freelancers offering digital services in more than 200 categories, across 8 verticals including graphic design, digital marketing, programming, video and animation. Since inception, the platform has served over 5.5 million businesses and has facilitated over 50 million transactions. Fiverr's global community of freelancers spans across more than 160 countries. We invite you to visit us at fiverr.com, read our blog and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

NEW YORK CITY:  Join the mob this Saturday, 15 September from 12pm - 2pm when #SaveNYC holds a creative "cash mob" and guerrilla street art event for the ailing and iconic East Village institution Gem Spa, the beloved bodega located at the corner of St. Marks and Second Avenue. This sentimental 80 year old shop -- and (possible) birthplace of the Egg Cream -- has been home to an iconic animatronic Zoltar fortune teller and some of the world's most famous regulars including Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Madonna and the New York Dolls to name just a few. The business has been trying to keep afloat in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood combined with rising rents, and loss of tabacco and lottery ticket licenses which leaves loyalists worried about the milk-soda stalwart's future. Rumor has it that Citibank has expressed keen interest in taking over the location. 
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To participate in the #SaveNYC "Cash Mob" and help support this punk paradise in need, visit and purchase egg creams, pretzels, t-shirts, and toothpaste. Have your photo snapped against guerrilla street art created by DCX Accelerator, an acclaimed group of cultural activists and designers, who have radically transformed Gem Spa into a vivid dystopian vision -- asuredly what is to come of the new St. Mark's should we lose another beloved business. If you can't make the mob, come in anytime and drop a dime to maintain the hertitage of this dynamic and distinct destination. Bring your #SaveNYC sign or print one of your own here

Interested media who would like to learn more about #SaveNYC or schedule an interview with Jeremiah Moss please contact WORKHOUSE, CEO Adam Nelson via nelson@workhousepr.com or telephone +1 646. 969. 3255

The New York Dolls in 1973 at Gem Spa by popspotsnyc.com 

#SAVENYC Today, more than ever, the soul of New York is getting mugged by rising rents, suburbanization, rampant development, and a flood of chain businesses. Hyper-gentrification is destroying the cultural fabric of New York and City Hall is doing nothing to stop it.
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Jeremiah Moss, the journalist and blogger behind the popular and acclaimed “Vanishing New York,”and celebrated author of "Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul," has launched #SAVENYC (SaveNYC.Nyc) a call to action that gathers the voices of everyday New Yorkers, celebrities, small businesspeople, tourists —all who care about protecting the cultural fabric of the city — to send a strong message to City Hall: Save New York!  To save it, politicians, activists, and citizens must get tough and protect the city’s cultural heritage so we don’t lose anymore like CBGB’s, Cafe Edison, Colony Records, Florent, Lenox Lounge, 5Pointz, and many, many others.

Wherever the towers of big development rise, the rents rise with them. And as the rents hit nosebleed heights, New York vanishes. Neighborhood by neighborhood, borough by borough, this is how you kill a city.

From the glitzy corridor of the High Line in Manhattan, to the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood around the Barclays Center to Long Island City in Queens, where Mayor de Blasio’s buddy Rob Speyer is hoisting three extravagant slabs of glass into the sky, our city is dying. It is a victim of its own so-called success.

People want to come to New York. Taylor Swift urges them in, singing, “It’s been waiting for you,” as if the city had nothing better to do but anticipate the arrival of newcomers. Bloomberg filled the whole town with tourists until we were bursting at the seams. Global oligarchs come to stash their dirty money in empty penthouses atop sky-high splinters, giving us nothing in return but long, dark shadows.
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Meanwhile, New Yorkers hurry from job to job, hustling to make enough to cover the rent. Median rent for vacant apartments is nearly 60% of median income, by one measure. If you make $100,000, a solidly middle-class sum in most places, you might qualify for low-income housing, but you’ll have to enter through a metaphorical poor door.
In between all this hustling, God forbid we should need our shoes repaired or shirts cleaned. Small businesses are being decimated. Every month, we lose another thousand mom-and-pops .

They’re not closing because business is bad. They’re closing because thelandlords are doubling, tripling, even octupling the rents — or simply denying lease renewals. With no penalties to stop them, landlords leave the spaces vacant for months or years, waiting for a national chain, a bank or a high-end business to pay the asking price of $40,000, $60,000, $80,000 a month.

Apparently, New York’s been waiting for you Starbucks, Olive Garden and Applebee’s. And for you Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors.

Small businesses in New York City have no rights. You’ve been here 50 years and provide an important service? Tough luck — your space now belongs to Dunkin’ Donuts. You own a beloved, fourth-generation, century-old business? Get out — your landlord’s putting in a combination Chuck E. Cheese and Juicy Couture.

And despite de Blasio’s rhetorical fears about gentrification, his progressive pro-development push may well only hasten the trend.

That’s why I started the #SaveNYC campaign. We’re collecting video testimonials from New Yorkers and out-of-towners, celebrities and small business owners, asking City Hall to preserve the cultural fabric of the greatest city on earth.

First, we must pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act. This bill, languishing for decades and quashed by Christine Quinn when she was City Council speaker, would give small businesses a fair chance to negotiate lease renewals and reasonable rent increases. It would keep our neighborhoods cohesive, helping to slow the tsunami of chain stores and put an end to landlord warehousing of empty, blighted spaces. It is our best hope.

Imagine a city filled with empty super-condos, money vaults in the sky. Our streetscapes will be sleek windows on the dead space of bank branches and real-estate offices.

There will be no more bookstores, no more theaters, no more places for live music. No more places to sit on a stool and drink a beer with regular folks.

When that day comes, and in some ways it is already here, what city will this be? It will be a hollow city for hollow men.

In a poem, John Updike warned: “The essence of superrich is absence. They like to demonstrate they can afford to be elsewhere. Don’t let them in. Their riches form a kind of poverty.” He was right.
It is late, but it’s not too late.
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Jeremiah Moss | Vanishing New York | #SaveNYC

​When you buy a Gig on Fiverr, you’re not just putting an item in your shopping cart. There’s a skilled independent professional on the other side of the screen who is ready and able to help you get it done—and in turn, you’re helping them build their portfolio and their business, too. We like to think of this as the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

The Fiverr community was forged and fortified by these amazing relationships. So we set out to celebrate the dual nature of creative collaboration in our new #FiverrConnections campaign. And who better to embody the power of these partnerships than actual Fiverr community members? More than 20 real Fiverr buyers and sellers future of work-ed it for the camera so we could demonstrate what’s possible when you bring both sides of the marketplace together.

But these innovative individuals are so much more than just a pretty face. These *role* models build, design, write, animate, articulate, and accomplish whatever they set their mind to—and they’re just getting started. Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce each of these amazing creative decision-makers. Read on the meet Adam: PR pro, CEO, and longtime Fiverr buyer.

Tell us a little about you. Who you are, where you’re from, what you do.

My name is Adam Nelson and I am the founder & CEO of New York’s award winning creative agency, Workhouse. In 1999, I started my own company with nothing more than a telephone and a fax machine in a decrepit, rented kitchen of a Soho film outfit. Why did I kick start a business? Desperation. Laid off in the middle of the economic depression of the late 1990’s, jobs of any kind were hopeless. I had $196 in the bank and frankly nowhere to go. Homeless, my original vision was simple: I just wanted to eat every day. So, I gathered a group of students, layabouts, waiters and interns to slowly build a PR agency from the ground up. 

My agency, WORKHOUSE, celebrates a history of builders who, once upon a time, went to produce honest labor. Over time we distinguished ourselves with successful representation of personalities like Lou Reed, photographer David LaChapelle, Francis Ford Coppola, The Rolling Stones and brands like Soho House, CBGB, Interview Magazine, and Porsche to name a few. 

In 2013, we were acquired by one of the nation’s premier public relation firms and I was appointed President of that agency. Yet less than a year after, confined to my cubicle, deflated, disenchanted and utterly depressed, I decided to take the company back. I landed alone in a single office not far from where it all began. Starting from scratch with a little more than a desk and a mobile phone. By doing so I joined an army of modern-age entrepreneurs hell-bent on rewriting the rules. 

Fiverr has allowed me to flourish. Propelling some of our most independently creative years of business. Because imagination is no longer held by opposition.

​What drives you? Why do you do what you do?

I like deviant composition. Creating work that both rallies and rouses. Because business is built on imagination and creation and desperation gets thing done. 

How have freelance services and connections made on Fiverr helped you grow your business?

In honor of Workhouse’s 20th Anniversary, we created a magazine called Boy Scout, intimate conversations between the world’s most creative people featuring profiles with writers, artists, thumb nosers and creative thinkers who posses the spit and polish to get things done. Boy Scout burns with diverse, artistic expression and crackles with an authentic, off-center spirit, highlighting subjects who continue to break revolutionary new ground through a wellspring of popular, untraditional, gay, and concrete culture. A portion of the proceeds received from advertising will benefit God’s Love We Deliver.

Over the past two weeks — and through the Christmas holidays– we have worked with Fiverr freelancers to transcribe the audio interviews for each of our 20 subjects. Without these capable and creative companions, we simply could not have brought the magazine to life, in both speed and virtue, this passion project of sound and fury. We also used Fiverr sound editors to mix EQ & sound quality for all 20 of our notable celebrity interviews, utilized additional Fiverr voiceover artists to create a series of significant DJ drops for the magazine’s audio ID for use within our podcast portal entitled Boy Scout Radio. A companion to the publication which can be found when both go live on 10 January 2019 at Http://www.boyscouted.com

The collaborative nature of services mixed with our own creative underscores the true strength and value of Fiverr’s incredibly rich community. Projects are possible like never before.

Previous to this, we utilized a Fiverr freelancer to craft a motion-graphic logo used in our 20th Anniversary film. It is certainly the most captivating aspect of that project and can be found on our homepage http://www.workhousepr.net

We have also used Fiverr voice over artists to create telephone greetings, SEO and ranking services, directory listings, google indexing and so much more.

Do you have any favorite Gigs or go-to sellers?

I have a Fiverr seller for every business need! I go to @dbsound for mixing and mastering, Fiverr Pro @sickmotion for animation, @roxyvox for voiceovers, and @jinglesfactory for sound design.

What advice do you have for first-time Fiverr buyers?

Seek and you shall find. Impossible is no longer a limitation as Fiverr helps provide access to affordable freelance talent.

Why are connections important for creative-thinking decision makers?

The best work is fostered through creative collaboration. Fiverr is tomorrow’s transformational, today.  

What are your business goals? What do you want to *do* next?

Now that I found Fiverr…whatever I imagine! 

How does it feel to be a Fiverr poster boy—literally?

I am proud to participate in the amplification of this incredible entity. One that supports future vision, entrepreneurship and the freedom of freelance. Fiverr’s a magical place filled with artisans and technical acrobats. A trusted talent pool whose sole purpose is to skyrocket your ascent. 

Workhouse is proud to announce the agency has been ranked by Clutch as one of the top PR firms in the world in the 2019 rankings report.

Celebrating it's 20th Anniversary, New York's award winning public relations agency is home to creative communicators who specialize in consumer marketing, corporate and public affairs, digital engagement, luxury, celebrity, travel, hospitality, retail, real estate sports and entertainment marketing. For ten consecutive years, Workhouse has received the "Best of Manhattan Award" by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

In 2012, Workhouse swept three of the industry's highest honors when it was bestowed with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, the PR News' Platinum PR "Wow Award" and the Bulldog Reporter Silver Medal Award. The agency was also named as a PR Daily/ Dow Jones Finalist for "Grand Prize: PR Campaign of the Year." In 2015, Workhouse Founder & CEO Adam Nelson was inducted into the New York City "Business Hall of Fame".

The agency was also just awarded the coveted Communicator Award for their creation of Boy Scout Magazine

Workhouse is a full-service creative agency specializing in integrated marketing positioning emerging and established brands with celebrity craftsmanship. Workhouse provides full-service public relations, social media, brand promotion, creative consulting, not to mention, modern day marketing & branding.

Clutch is a Washington, D.C- based ratings and reviews marketplace that conducts ongoing research of the best providers in advertising, branding, PR and other creative and traditional industries. Clutch reaches out to our past clients to obtain reviews regarding our performance. They primarily do this through interview-style phone calls. You can see full transcripts about Workhouse on Clutch's review page.

As one of their clients stated, “They took an overwhelming scope of work and completed everything with efficiency and good humor.” Commitment to cultivating the best public relations, marketing, and branding shows through their client’s satisfaction. 

Workhouse also ranks particularly well in some of Clutch’s more popular categories, the world’s best corporate communications firms, crisis communications firms, and boutique PR firms.

Clutch also has two sister sites, Visual Objects and The Manifest.

Visual Objects is centered around digital and creative design companies, such as brand consultants, marketing agencies, and branding agencies. It allows potential clients to browse portfolios of a company’s work quickly and easily, and to see which one would be the best fit.

The Manifest also allows for quick and easy browsing, but for a wider range of businesses. It has short bios of companies in a broad swath of categories, from business services to social media marketing.

Key clients: 
Clients have included Lou Reed, The Rolling Stone's Ronnie Wood, Debbie Harry, Francis Ford Coppola, David LaChapelle, CBGB, Interview Magazine, Details Magazine, Galleries Lafayette, Ford Motor Company, Virgin, Assouline Editions, Rizzoli International Publications, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Yoshiki, Chase Contemporary Galleries, Steve Stoute's Translation & UnitedMasters, Genesis Publications, Karmaloop, Coty, Versace, and Cynthia Rowley, offering award-winning campaigns across a broad spectrum of luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands.

WORKHOUSE is ranked as one of the world’s top PR firms on The Manifest.

For more information visit workhousepr.com

NEW YORK (8 May 2019) - Independent creative agency WORKHOUSE received the coveted Communicator Award as presented by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts today for their creation of BOY SCOUT MAGAZINE at the 25th Annual Communicator Awards. With over 6,000 entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals. Winners who received the competition’s highest honor, the Award of Excellence, include ESPN Films, Forbes Media, PepsiCo, Scorpion, WWE, and Publicis Sapient.
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WORKHOUSE created the special edition of Boy Scout Magazine as a commemorative in honor of the agency's 20th anniversary. The inaugural issue includes intimate conversations, both written + recorded, between the world’s most creative people featuring Workhouse clients, artists, thumb nosers and creative thinkers who posses the spit and polish to get things done. Interviews include Kate Pierson (B-52’s), Tama Janowitz (Slaves of New York), Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Mele Mel & Scorpio (Grandmaster's Furious5), Bebe Buell (Pop Culture Icon), Legs McNeil (Please Kill Me), John Holmstrom (Punk Magazine), Amos Poe (Blank Generation), Anton Perich (Artist), Lady Rizo (Showstopper), Penny Arcade (Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!), Jonny Podell (Podell Agency), Jimmy Webb (I Need More), Jenn Hampton (Parlor Gallery) and many more. To read their stories or visit the radio page to hear each in their own words visit boyscoutmagazine.com 

THE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for marketing and communications professionals. Founded by passionate communications professionals over two decades ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best digital, mobile, audio, video, and social content the industry has to offer. The Communicator Awards is widely recognized as one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), a 600+ member organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current AIVA membership represents a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms including: PureMatter, Condè Nast, Disney, Republica, Tinder, MTV, Starbucks, Fast Company, Tribal DDB, Yahoo!, and many others. For more information about the Communicator Awards, please visit communicatorawards.com ​