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Ribbon Cutting - Dolphin Entertainment Company
Celebrate the grand opening for Dolphin Entertainment Company
About Dolphin Entertainment Company:
A modeling agency, an independent record label, design and marketing services and two magazine publications all under one roof.
Dolphin Entertainment Company Inc. is a multi-divisional corporation that works in the entertainment industry under multiple categories. With different divisions in the modeling, music, marketing and advertising industries this unique business is truly going to bring a fresh outlook on entertainment to the Twin Tiers.
D.E.C is owned and operated by Robert White Jr. Robert grew up and was raised in Corning, New York until his sophomore year at Corning Painted Post East High School, when he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began an education program at the school of hard knocks in the music industry. Robert was exposed to the Music Industry through iconic locations like the Blue Bird Café and The Broken Spoke, song writing venues that showcased amazing writers and artists nightly. Most of the late 90’s and early 2000’s artists that dominated the country music charts were regular guests at these locations and were great mentors for then eager 16 year old young man trying to get into the music industry.
Not only did Robert perform and show case his ability at these locations but many others throughout Nashville and the surrounding burrows. His performances and writing brought attention from some of the now music industry elites, but then they were trying to break in to the industry, themselves. Robert’s fondest memories of his time in Nashville were meeting the President of ASCAP, performing weekly at the Broken Spoke and getting guitar lessons from a few of the major artists from the 90’s and early 2000’s in a tuning room at the venues. “When I tell people that I had a beer with Hank Williams Jr at Tootsie’s, learned a guitar riff from Michael Peterson, played basketball in Daryl Singletary’s backyard, and was in the studio with Bryan White and Scotty Emerick, it’s shocking to even me to know I had these experiences and many more. These artists were idols to me and now are great contacts that are helping me grow.”
When Robert returned to New York, he brought with him great memories, stories and some amazing contacts and friends that are still going strong and have become the movers and shakers in the music industry. “In an industry where it’s all about who you know, it truly helps to have those 20+ year friendships with those that are on the scene now and made big marks in the industry.”
Dolphin Entertainment Company Inc. was originally created to be a DJ service company with a twist of having promotional models be a part of the events. That direction quickly changed when Robert, a well-known DJ in the Twin Tiers himself saw the potential the modeling industry brought to him through exposure and revenue.
Through a few changes and some hard lessons Robert now owns FIN Models. This brand is growing quickly and features a few major models that are reaching well over 8 Million fans on social media and getting phone calls daily for castings.
FIN Music Group is the independent record label that is under the D.E.C brand and currently is the newest adventure with only three artists signed and listed for booking opportunities.
Belle Femme and Splash Magazines are the publications under the brand and are growing quickly. Splash Magazine is currently reaches well over 50K people a month and is currently sold in the US and in the UK via Kindle. The brand is also launching a mobile application in September that will be accessible through all the popular app markets.
Belle Femme is the youngest of D.E.C brands and with only a month in existence is now going to be on the list of many media sources that will cover the elite New York Fashion Week Runway Show this September in New York City. “I am very excited to finally get close to these large designers. The idea that next month I’ll be at events with Vera Wang, Oscar De La Renta, Calvin Klein and hopefully Tommy Hilfer is very exciting to me and great for my brand.”
“I know my company is very unique to have in upstate New York but I feel like it’s exactly what the area needs.” In Rochester, New York a large budget film company is making high budget Hollywood films and now in Corning, New York we will have a modeling agency and a record label. I could have taken my business to New York City and I do, but I wanted to give something unique to my community and my home town. The Twin Tiers is a part of me and is where I was born and raised and this is the one thing that I can give back. These business owners are my friends, my family lives here and I grew up here and know what the youth here is going through with the lack of entertainment.”
Ribbon Cutting - Dolphin Entertainmen...Date and Time
Thursday Oct 6, 2016
12:30 PM - 12:30 PM EDTThursday, October 6
12:30 pmLocation
Dolphin Entertainment Company
11 E Pulteney StTell a Friend
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