#NABM   10/18   8PM  -  OFFICIALLY   SOLD   OUT

Dear Miami Nighttime People,

      So, here's the thing, when comics are tired of performing the same ol’ set, they wrap it up in a comedy album. The last one I did is titled ‘Adorably Offensive’. If you’ve heard the album or seen me live you understand why—it was my first hour and I was a freshman in fatherhood, living and raising my young family in NYC when I wrote and performed that hour. 

      Since the time when I came to Miami to record that album with Dom and his crew at Have Nots Comedy, things have changed a lot for me. I recklessly had another child (I blame Brazil Week 2012 in NYC and their delicious drinks), I moved to Miami to give my partner the support I said she could have if she ever needed it (she did),  and I started to perform in the regular rooms of Miami.

      Becoming a regular on a scene where you only visited when recording your album, was a real eye-opener. Florida’s comedy scene is an equal part mash-up of poets, singers, song-writers, painters, comics, and directors. I respect all of them—well, mostly. But like every city, you get up, perform your best, and let the set speak for itself. 

      So a year has passed. The ducks that live in the lake in my backyard in Miami, FL had ducklings and even though only two survived, they are huge. Watching my kids standing next to them, feeding them, is weird and amazing. For a moment, they’re a small group of tangible, communicating, eating, hypothetical concepts and I get it. I want to give them the best, so every year I write, develop a new hour, record it, produce it, package and sell it. Because I want to give my kids everything, it’s really that simple. And this time, we’re filming it too. Fun things will happen to this footage and if you are in it, you can tell your friends that you were in that Comedy Special shot in Miami in 2014 streaming on your computer. Cool, huh?

      The hour that I’m filming on OCT 18th is called ‘Not a Beautiful Mind’ which is basically an hour of me trying to explain that I really do love my life, I just hate everything I have to do to make it work. I’m really just trying to do good and I’m failing at it.

      This is the Final Footage Filming for my Comedy album. This is it, so let’s make funny shit happen. You’ve got to come out and support. The venue is very cool and super intimate, and, heads up ladies and metro-sexual dudes (is that still a thing?), because the film crew is going to be interviewing fans for the Credit Scenes right after the show. Come ready for Instagram pics, photo-ops, and every social media pimp-out known to mankind.

      I just really want to wrap up this hour, have a good time, and start working out the next 5 minutes. It never ends, I’m a comic.

Come to the show, ticket info http://bit.ly/WgpACF  You're The Dopest.

Thanks,

Eric DaSilva

DADS  OF THE YEARS TOUR

10/15: Gainesville, FL Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar
10/16: Gainesville, FL Boca Fiesta
10/17: Lakeland, FL Winners Circle Sports Bar and Grill
10/18: Miami, FL Artistic Vibes Studio ​- SOLD OUT

THE CNP Crew

the  Art Director

Penelope Aragon, Genius behind creating the images throughout this marketing campaign. Muse. Maker. Picture Taker. Irreverent, Relentless, Intelligent, Pop-Culture & Historic enthusiast. Needing to dive into the deep end without floaties, to learn new skills and inspire others & herself to move out of their comfort zones. Perpetual student & observer of Human Experience. Storyteller, 1/7th comedian. 

In the undergrounds of New York City, subways, above ground on handball courts, museums, walls, people, the 80s-90s... She was surrounded, immersed in, and inspired by amazing art, life, and lettering. Her muse was all around her; following her everywhere and has since, remained with her.

the   Media  & Marketing  Director

Ev Tejada, Raised in Miami FL, but trained in Consumer Marketing, Media, Trend Scanning, Branding as an Associate at Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve, the renowned  Marketing Consulting firm in New York City. As most Associates of FPBR, only a year later, she was as given an opportunity to be  the Director of Media and Marketing at Clever Name Productions. For the past 12 years she has created, implemented strategies that has propelled CNP into a new sector of Entertainment Branding. As the leader of a team, she has helped set work environment culture norms and standards that push people to deliver objectives at an increased capacity, while maintaining enthusiasm that is nothing less than contagious. 

As the Marketing & Media Director for CNP, she is the brains behind the branding and strategic social media marketing campaigns. Her contribution to CNP for the past 12 years and implementing strategic networking ideas has allowed Bad Dads Podcast to reach the masses today.

the   Intern

Christian “PANDA” Benabe is an intern for Clever Name Productions. His duties are in social media management, activities coordination, and event promoting. He is a part-time student at Miami Dade College working on his A.A. degree in Mass Communications and later move on to Florida International University for a degree in Public Relations. He is also working part-time at MDC as a testing department clerk and at the Holiday Inn Express as a Guest Service Agent.  Christian has previously worked closely with the performing arts venue, Artistic Vibes Miami, promoting the shows and events held and has also been apart New Theater’s ‘Not Ready For Primetime’ (Featured at the South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center) as an assistant stage manager, where he prepared props and costumes, set up stage equipment, and best in the biz at striking down a stage. Christian is also an artist, lyricist, local miami singer, and a guitarist.

THE Venue

Artistic Vibes Studio is a home to the local Miami artist. Here performers get to hone their craft at weekly performances at an array of shows. #AVAcademy  has classes that offer year round acting, stage production and more at a scholastic level as well as for adults.  

AV is a creative collective whose aim is to grow South Florida's local artistic community by producing a variety of performing arts productions, showcasing local talent, and providing the space for our artists to exhibit their skills. 

The  CREW 
#AVFILMCREW     #AVBABY

production supervisor

Xander Rey is best know as the house comedian at Artistic Vibes and host of Vibes Open Mic, recently voted “best open mic in Miami” by The New Times. He is also the co-host of the popular What’s Up Bro? podcast. Born and raised in the streets of North Bergen, New Jersey and brings his aggressive attitude and creative outlook on the world to everything he does. Xander started his journey in comedy in 2012 after years as a film and video producer, his short films include the political satire “Communism: It Can Work!” and his award winning lip sync spectacular “Don’t Stop Me Now: The Cocaine Musical”. His unique outlook on sex, god and drugs makes Xander Rey a unique voice in the local Miami comedy scene.

Co-Founder 
&Videographer 

Quills  Rodriguez, one of the masterminds behind Artistic Vibes, combined her love of art & poetry to assemble this amazingly talented team known as AV. Recognizing the void caused by limited venues in SoFla's art scene for performers & lamenting with her fellow artists about the lack of carefree space, Quills stumbled upon the notion of creating that space for themselves. An accomplished poet herself, Artistic Vibes provided her with her first live performance experience; she is now hoping to see others explore their gifts as well. She has hosted several shows around town including Comedy Night at Kill Your Idol, Conundrum stages Sirens & Strings, & made appearances on shows such as The Bryon Eggers Show with H-Love and Billy Hitz on Powertalk 1420. Quills' poetry ranges from heartbreaking, to edgy, to sassy, to just plain out of her mind..  

SUPERVISING
SOUND ENGINEER

Kenny "K-Skeetz" Cortina, the man responsible for the smooth sounds and awesome stage at AV. A drummer, musician, and an all around busy guy.

Kenny has been part of South Florida's music scene for over a decade. As a drummer, he has performed with several bands that range from metal to jazz. Kenny also has been a Stage Manager and running sound for performances in Miami-Dade College.

Production Supervisor & Lead Cinematographer

Stephanie Meyer-Senior is a established photographer who has an amazing ability to capture the true essence of every moment. From major events to intimate personal collections, Stephanie allows every moment to speak for itself, from 1000 words to just three little ones.

Photo and Video Wrangler

Pedro Cortes is an all-purpose robot extraordinaire. With his camera in hand, he is ready to take all the pictures and record all the video. When he doesn't have a camera in hand, he has been known to sit behind a computer for hours at a time working on all types of video and audio. He projects sound across the interwebs on the podcast Chaos Theater, where he speaks of all things nerdy and awesome. His high-speed fingers dance across the keys for Japanator and Tomopop. There, he writes about Japanese culture and toys, respectively.
 

Co-Founder &
Production  

Vanessa Thompson is one of the masterminds behind Artistic Vibes and  a  stage manager who has been a  working member of Miami's performing arts community for many years. Born and raised here in Miami, her professional career began with an internship at New Theatre. She has since worked with several  theatre companies in South Florida as an actor, director, and stage manager. She later went on to found Artistic Vibes and Rising Stars which are dedicated to cultivating the arts in Miami for grownups and children!