SPEAK UP @ PHILIA

Hong Kongs most popular Artist networking night. With live entertainment and open mic sessions to promote yourself and your work!

This month we return to PHILIA LOUNGE!
Starting at 9pm.
This is a FREE event

This Month Artists Includes:

Emily Eldridge-Illustration

Trash is treasure for artist Emily Eldridge, who reinvents cardboard boxes and wood scraps as the canvas for her quirky illustrations, which feature a cast of stylishly-coiffed ladies and peculiar-looking characters. Originally from the United States, Emily attended the Savannah College of Art & Design, where she graduated with a BFA in Illustration in 2004. Emily currently lives and works in Hong Kong, where she spends her days making art with students, and nights and weekends as an aspiring artist and illustrator.

Michelle Lai- MISCHA

MISCHA (formerly 'Mischa Designs') was launched by Michelle Lai in 2004, a
brand of chic one-of-kind handbags and accessories drawing inspiration
from antique market finds, vintage Japanese textiles and old world
glamour. Mischa aims to create pieces of wearable art and empower women to reveal their own brand of charm.
website: www.mischadesigns.com

Lam Thuy Vo-Short Film screening- 3mins

Lam thy Vo is a multimedia editor managing and producing video coverage for the region of Asia at an international news organization. Her fictional and documentary video work has screened at various venues, including some in New York and Hong Kong, and has won her a webby among other prizes. "Bluffing" is the first fiction film she has written and directed.

Special Live performance by:

Gretchell Yaneza

Born and raised in Hong Kong with Chinese and Filipino heritage, Gretchell M. Yanezas original style is a soulful combination of World Music, Latin, Hip Hop, Neo Soul, RnB and Dance Hall. Gretchell continues to dazzle crowds with her singing and live performances ''Its like theatre in a box, you play and explore different characters within you through your vocal chords.'' she claims. ''I am inconsistent even to myself, I love all the different roles I can play, I am a Curiosita and I am committed to testing my limits within the creative industry.''

AND:

Travis Pang & Anton Cheung- Beat boxers/Rappers
Travis Pang
Travis is a man who is really into Hip Hop, he started dancing in 2003.
He has been drawing ever since he was a kid and and now his drawing style is Graffiti. His Lyrics is a sharing
of his hip hop life. - Locking, Breaking, Graffiti plus Mcing as one.
Anton Cheung:
Beatboxer Fish (aka VVish) has been doing beatboxing since 2003.
He has been beatboxing showcases all over Hong Kong for
many different Universities, companies and dance events.
He has done battling all over China and Shanghai.
He was one of the first group of people doing beat boxing in Hong Kong, making him the most representative beatboxer in Hong Kong.

OPEN MIC SESSION-Artist's can promote themselves and their work