Amber in Her Eyes is an electroacoustic/synthpop band from Plano, Texas, composed of Natasha Stoked.
History
Before The Sound
Natasha Stoked was born on July 2, 1991 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the Dallas, Texas area in 1995. From there Stoked consistently showed interest in music as she picked up her first guitar at age 10 and gradually began finding interest in learning numerous instruments. All throughout middle school and high school Stoked tried repeatedly to start bands with fellow musically inclined friends, but she seemed to be the only one as dedicated to it as expected. Finally in November 2008, as she graduated high school from Plano East Senior High as an early grad, Stoked decided she could only progress as she wanted if she went solo and a few weeks after, created Amber in Her Eyes.
The start
Amber in Her Eyes started in 2008 with Natasha Stoked, recording apple looped songs on GarageBand for fun. She had been given advice from Breathe Carolina at a show once to start small on Garageband and work up from there. Stoked released a electronic cover of the song Jamie All Over which in its first three months received 20,000 hits. Soon after she began recording demo tracks of the songs she would plan to release in her EP, which began as "The Midnight Sound", and was changed in December 2009 to "A Different Kinda Something".
A Different Kinda Something (2009)
Amber in Her Eyes began working with Zeno a producer in Dallas, TX at Luminous Sound Studio which got cut short when difficulties between the envision of the album, money, and more became an issue. Stoked soon felt that her music would be tainted if recorded in a large scale studio, she soon after came across Brandon Frisby from The Rad at a show in Arlington, Texas. They hit it off and merely a few weeks after she was driving to his home studio in Tyler, Texas to record the full EP. Recording for the EP started in the spring of 2009 and ended in the fall.
Shows & album release (2009-present)
Amber in Her Eyes had their first show on December 15 at The Door Plano in Plano, Texas. Two more shows at the same venue followed in the next months and now Amber in Her Eyes, after a few live band member changes, has started expanding to other venues and locations. Amber in Her Eyes anticipates touring the West Coast this summer, still no headliner band has been determined to headline this tour.
The album release was intended to be on new year's but has been moved to be in March 2010.
Members
*Natasha Stoked - clean vocals/synth/acoustic guitar
Live
*Trey Herod - drums
*Geoff Kitchens - bass guitar
*Jake Morrison - synth, keys programming
History
Before The Sound
Natasha Stoked was born on July 2, 1991 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and moved to the Dallas, Texas area in 1995. From there Stoked consistently showed interest in music as she picked up her first guitar at age 10 and gradually began finding interest in learning numerous instruments. All throughout middle school and high school Stoked tried repeatedly to start bands with fellow musically inclined friends, but she seemed to be the only one as dedicated to it as expected. Finally in November 2008, as she graduated high school from Plano East Senior High as an early grad, Stoked decided she could only progress as she wanted if she went solo and a few weeks after, created Amber in Her Eyes.
The start
Amber in Her Eyes started in 2008 with Natasha Stoked, recording apple looped songs on GarageBand for fun. She had been given advice from Breathe Carolina at a show once to start small on Garageband and work up from there. Stoked released a electronic cover of the song Jamie All Over which in its first three months received 20,000 hits. Soon after she began recording demo tracks of the songs she would plan to release in her EP, which began as "The Midnight Sound", and was changed in December 2009 to "A Different Kinda Something".
A Different Kinda Something (2009)
Amber in Her Eyes began working with Zeno a producer in Dallas, TX at Luminous Sound Studio which got cut short when difficulties between the envision of the album, money, and more became an issue. Stoked soon felt that her music would be tainted if recorded in a large scale studio, she soon after came across Brandon Frisby from The Rad at a show in Arlington, Texas. They hit it off and merely a few weeks after she was driving to his home studio in Tyler, Texas to record the full EP. Recording for the EP started in the spring of 2009 and ended in the fall.
Shows & album release (2009-present)
Amber in Her Eyes had their first show on December 15 at The Door Plano in Plano, Texas. Two more shows at the same venue followed in the next months and now Amber in Her Eyes, after a few live band member changes, has started expanding to other venues and locations. Amber in Her Eyes anticipates touring the West Coast this summer, still no headliner band has been determined to headline this tour.
The album release was intended to be on new year's but has been moved to be in March 2010.
Members
*Natasha Stoked - clean vocals/synth/acoustic guitar
Live
*Trey Herod - drums
*Geoff Kitchens - bass guitar
*Jake Morrison - synth, keys programming
Chaim Yitzak Bezalel Raviv (born July 21, 1979), better known as Bezalel Raviv, is an Israeli born power pop/dance singer/songwriter.
The youngest of six sisters and six brothers, Raviv was brought up as an orthodox Jew in the north of Israel. From his infancy, Raviv had known music would play a big role in his life, despite his background.
At age 10, he was "snatched" to be an active member of "Flowers of Jerusalem", Israel's national choir, but due to a dramatic voice transformation he went through, he was asked to leave the band just a year later, by the group's doctor.
As a result of that, he started to secretly compose music and write lyrics, expressing his feelings. After the military service, at age 21, Raviv has decided to leave Israel and to spend some time in New York City, a time Raviv now refers to as "my second childhood". He spent 3 years in New York, singing at clubs and bars. At age 26, after arriving in Europe, Raviv’s first official single "Into My Life" (Logic Records/Self/SIAE) debuted in Italy on November 2006, and with all the support he got, "Into My Life" has charted the Italian Top 20 on January 2007, peaking at number 6, and got the same success in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Japan. "Into My Life", a melodic Pop/Dance tune is currently being played across Europe. Only then he was featured on the cover of Clubbing Magazine, the special March issue 2007.
Raviv was then also interviewed by Riccardo Sada for Jocks Magazine and Trend Magazine.
"Good Together", Raviv's second single, was released by EMI Publishing in Europe and Israel, Raviv’s homeland on July 30th, 2007.
In order to promote "Good Together" and get people to review it, Raviv has decided to launched "The Good Together Remix Contest" where he uploaded the a cappella of the song on his MySpace page.
Good Together is a strong political message that is sugarcoated in a beautiful sentimental melody.
Raviv also realized that the softer approach would bring the song to a wider audience.
The youngest of six sisters and six brothers, Raviv was brought up as an orthodox Jew in the north of Israel. From his infancy, Raviv had known music would play a big role in his life, despite his background.
At age 10, he was "snatched" to be an active member of "Flowers of Jerusalem", Israel's national choir, but due to a dramatic voice transformation he went through, he was asked to leave the band just a year later, by the group's doctor.
As a result of that, he started to secretly compose music and write lyrics, expressing his feelings. After the military service, at age 21, Raviv has decided to leave Israel and to spend some time in New York City, a time Raviv now refers to as "my second childhood". He spent 3 years in New York, singing at clubs and bars. At age 26, after arriving in Europe, Raviv’s first official single "Into My Life" (Logic Records/Self/SIAE) debuted in Italy on November 2006, and with all the support he got, "Into My Life" has charted the Italian Top 20 on January 2007, peaking at number 6, and got the same success in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Japan. "Into My Life", a melodic Pop/Dance tune is currently being played across Europe. Only then he was featured on the cover of Clubbing Magazine, the special March issue 2007.
Raviv was then also interviewed by Riccardo Sada for Jocks Magazine and Trend Magazine.
"Good Together", Raviv's second single, was released by EMI Publishing in Europe and Israel, Raviv’s homeland on July 30th, 2007.
In order to promote "Good Together" and get people to review it, Raviv has decided to launched "The Good Together Remix Contest" where he uploaded the a cappella of the song on his MySpace page.
Good Together is a strong political message that is sugarcoated in a beautiful sentimental melody.
Raviv also realized that the softer approach would bring the song to a wider audience.
iCapella Reports is a business intelligence application used to design and generate reports and dashboards from a wide range of data sources.
History
The product was originally created by a company called Ariel Corporation as a replacement to their Ariel Alerts add-on to Crystal_Reports. There were legal issues with the companies approach to distributing crystal reports via their own alerting application so a new solution was created using components from Data_Dynamics to provide an end-to-end report design and distribution system.
In 2008 the company along with all intellectual property was sold to Cranes_Software for a sum reported to be around £1.4 million. All development resource was shipped to India and the UK work force was re-allocated from software development to implementation and support.
At the time of the sale the company had sold it's software into a number of colleges and manufacturing companies, with a client base of around 80 customers.
Versions
1.X 2004 - A .NET implementation of the old Ariel Alerts web site with a new reporting system in place.
2.X 2005 - A much more stable implementation with integrated Dashboarding and Charting.
3.X 2006 - A refresh of version 2.X with a new look and feel added to the web front end.
4.X 2009 - A complete re-write of version 3.X using the add-ons from DevExpress_Reporting
Critical reception
Version's 1.X and 2.X were plagued with software bugs due to a rapid development lifecycle, however implementations were still on-going and a small customer base had been built up. Version 3.X was recieved as a much more stable system and the company was successful in building up a solid customer base leading to the sale of the company to Cranes_Software
After purchasing the company cranes pushed for a product launch in 2007 however following the transfer of development services to India the software suffered from a lack of development and small usability bugs krept into the system. The decision was taken to re-write the software using a different reporting component and version 4.X was created, critically moving to from Data_Dynamics to DevExpress_Reporting meant existing reports could not be upgraded or ported over to the new system and the company were only sucessful in upgrading 4 of their 80 clients to the new system.
In 2009 Cranes_Software took the decision to put their UK subsidiary into liquidation and moved all support for the software to India.
History
The product was originally created by a company called Ariel Corporation as a replacement to their Ariel Alerts add-on to Crystal_Reports. There were legal issues with the companies approach to distributing crystal reports via their own alerting application so a new solution was created using components from Data_Dynamics to provide an end-to-end report design and distribution system.
In 2008 the company along with all intellectual property was sold to Cranes_Software for a sum reported to be around £1.4 million. All development resource was shipped to India and the UK work force was re-allocated from software development to implementation and support.
At the time of the sale the company had sold it's software into a number of colleges and manufacturing companies, with a client base of around 80 customers.
Versions
1.X 2004 - A .NET implementation of the old Ariel Alerts web site with a new reporting system in place.
2.X 2005 - A much more stable implementation with integrated Dashboarding and Charting.
3.X 2006 - A refresh of version 2.X with a new look and feel added to the web front end.
4.X 2009 - A complete re-write of version 3.X using the add-ons from DevExpress_Reporting
Critical reception
Version's 1.X and 2.X were plagued with software bugs due to a rapid development lifecycle, however implementations were still on-going and a small customer base had been built up. Version 3.X was recieved as a much more stable system and the company was successful in building up a solid customer base leading to the sale of the company to Cranes_Software
After purchasing the company cranes pushed for a product launch in 2007 however following the transfer of development services to India the software suffered from a lack of development and small usability bugs krept into the system. The decision was taken to re-write the software using a different reporting component and version 4.X was created, critically moving to from Data_Dynamics to DevExpress_Reporting meant existing reports could not be upgraded or ported over to the new system and the company were only sucessful in upgrading 4 of their 80 clients to the new system.
In 2009 Cranes_Software took the decision to put their UK subsidiary into liquidation and moved all support for the software to India.
History
The Paper Tree (TPT), a fully Filipino-owned corporation, opened its very first store in May of 2004. TPT currently has 8 branches and a distribution center and is poised to grow in the Southern Philippine region. It’s head office is based in Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City, Philippines.
Products and Services
The Paper Tree is operated by its parent company, Davao Unified Corporation or DUC (established in 1997). The Paper Tree offers a wide range of paper, printing, school and office supplies (SOS), business machines, business automation software, and office furniture. Some of its stores also offer business center services such as photocopying service, lamination, binding and others. The Paper Tree also offers tarpaulin and outdoor sticker printing, calling/business cards, company stationery and other advertising/marketing collaterals through its affiliate, Media Lab Advertising Solutions located at The Paper Tree Building in Bolton Street, Davao City.
Distribution Channels
The company has 3 sales divisions, namely:
1. Business-to-business (B2B) which serves resellers and printing presses (B2B). The B2B service currently employs field sales supported by a free, in-house delivery service that covers major cities and towns in Mindanao except for the Zamboanga regions.
2. Business-to-consumer (B2C) serves corporate and institutional end-users and is also served by the company's free delivery service covering major cities and towns in Mindanao (except for Zamboanga regions).
3. The Paper Tree retail stores which, due to its vicinity to schools and business districts, cater to mostly walk-in students, teachers, copy centers and other working professionals.
Additional Information
The company currently employs over 100 employees and has recently established The Paper Tree Academy, a training facility for developing its people through various training programs such as Sales Associate Training Program (SATP), Sales Officers Training Program (SOTP), and Leadership Training Program (LTP).
Customer service initiatives of the company include operating its own fleet of delivery trucks to service its clients at no charge. Order Tracking can be made by clients through its website (http://www.thepapertree.com.ph). However, registration is required before one can track orders.
The Paper Tree maintains a full time IT department for technology creation and improvements including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Point-of-Sale (POS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Laptop-based Sales Force Automation (SFA), Picking List Optimization (PLO) and the Southern Philippines’ first fully-functioning School and Office Online Store (http://www.thepapertree.com.ph). All these initiatives were implemented and are continuously being improved to maximize operational efficiency and customer service. Some of the business software programs mentioned are also available for license/ purchase to other businesses.
Numerous awards have been given to the company as recognition of its various initiatives.
The Paper Tree (TPT), a fully Filipino-owned corporation, opened its very first store in May of 2004. TPT currently has 8 branches and a distribution center and is poised to grow in the Southern Philippine region. It’s head office is based in Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City, Philippines.
Products and Services
The Paper Tree is operated by its parent company, Davao Unified Corporation or DUC (established in 1997). The Paper Tree offers a wide range of paper, printing, school and office supplies (SOS), business machines, business automation software, and office furniture. Some of its stores also offer business center services such as photocopying service, lamination, binding and others. The Paper Tree also offers tarpaulin and outdoor sticker printing, calling/business cards, company stationery and other advertising/marketing collaterals through its affiliate, Media Lab Advertising Solutions located at The Paper Tree Building in Bolton Street, Davao City.
Distribution Channels
The company has 3 sales divisions, namely:
1. Business-to-business (B2B) which serves resellers and printing presses (B2B). The B2B service currently employs field sales supported by a free, in-house delivery service that covers major cities and towns in Mindanao except for the Zamboanga regions.
2. Business-to-consumer (B2C) serves corporate and institutional end-users and is also served by the company's free delivery service covering major cities and towns in Mindanao (except for Zamboanga regions).
3. The Paper Tree retail stores which, due to its vicinity to schools and business districts, cater to mostly walk-in students, teachers, copy centers and other working professionals.
Additional Information
The company currently employs over 100 employees and has recently established The Paper Tree Academy, a training facility for developing its people through various training programs such as Sales Associate Training Program (SATP), Sales Officers Training Program (SOTP), and Leadership Training Program (LTP).
Customer service initiatives of the company include operating its own fleet of delivery trucks to service its clients at no charge. Order Tracking can be made by clients through its website (http://www.thepapertree.com.ph). However, registration is required before one can track orders.
The Paper Tree maintains a full time IT department for technology creation and improvements including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Point-of-Sale (POS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Laptop-based Sales Force Automation (SFA), Picking List Optimization (PLO) and the Southern Philippines’ first fully-functioning School and Office Online Store (http://www.thepapertree.com.ph). All these initiatives were implemented and are continuously being improved to maximize operational efficiency and customer service. Some of the business software programs mentioned are also available for license/ purchase to other businesses.
Numerous awards have been given to the company as recognition of its various initiatives.