blag productions public relations & events

blag
public relations
publicity events management styling creative production art direction

(61) (0)409 439 535

blagjono@aim.com

What is blag

blag is a business that has been based in Melbourne and operational since 1999. Set up by Director Jono Francisco the business is multi facetted and covers Public Relations, Event Management, Creative Production, Writing, Styling, Promotions and Direction. With an office in St Kilda East, blag has made a name for itself in the world of fashion, arts, international choreographer tours, clubs, hospitality, television, film and major events. blag being multi facetted means that clients have the luxury of a one-stop shop, where all their needs can be satisfied by blag’s extensive networks. blag can supply all levels of talent in a variety of fields from dancers, singers, actors, models, make-up artists, photographers, celebrity guests, an A list guest-list, décor, lighting production, sound production, paparazzi, media, fashion designers, MC’s, graphic designers, printers, distribution, visual merchandisers, musicians, costume designers, film crews, stylists, caterers and in many cases local, national or international attention from the world daily newspapers, weekly tabloids, monthly glossies, television, radio and the net.

Styling

Fashion is an area, that blag has excelled in. Styling celebrities, super models, fashion editorials and advertising campaigns, the complete image can be created. Extensive contacts with many top designers local and international, allow blag to access many garments and looks to create many different images to suit the client and project. Fashion shows, video clips and international major motion pictures, publicity shots and magazines, to CD covers are all apart of blag’s credits. Contacts with highly acclaimed costume designers and creative's enables blag to create any look desired. No matter how conservative or directional, it can be achieved. See the attached client list to see the many internationally renowned clients that have come to blag for their all over image consultancy.

Events

blag has had great success with major events. Creative direction, production and supplying talent to many, blag can orgainse a small dinner party to a major dance party and has done so with rave reviews. blag has creatively directed several major outdoor festivals and indoor dance parties with major staging, sound and lighting displays, creatively directing all the advertising imagery and distribution and promotion to get up to 3,500 attendees. Venues, guest lists, media attention, décor, production, internationally renowned entertainment, catering and hype, blag events are known to be the best in every way. Having put together some of Melbourne’s most famous club concepts, blag can be directional and “up with it” when putting it all together. Media attention and satisfaction from clients and attendees have all been great. Major fashion shows, cocktail parties, performance based events and openings are blag’s forte.

Public Relations

Weather it is a publicity stunt for a major motion picture, a press conference, a public appearance, a press release, a photo shoot or a major media event; blag has succeeded in all. Relationships with journalists, ability to project the best image of a client via words, images and reputation, blag works the public relations on every level. Publicity through press, television, radio plus implementing advertising via imagery in fliers, press advertising, billboards, posters, light boxes, mail outs, invitations or radio and television advertising, these can all be orchestrated from the blag office. blag has had great success in publicising clients through pieces in daily papers, weekly street press, monthly glossies, weekly tabloids, television, national radio and word of mouth. Clients have been from the fashion, arts, film, television, luxury products, entertainment, music, hospitality, club and corporate industries. Association with blag ensures attention. From clubs, restaurants, events to fashion, celebrities and products of all types, blag public relations has highlighted many.

Creative Direction

Dance shows, performance by internationally famous artists, room décor, table settings, invitations, advertising, stage set, window displays, catalogues, fashion shows, club openings, launches and more from every creative level an image and a concept can be conceived and implemented to become a huge campaign or a one off publicity stunt. An idea, a theme, an image can all be born from blag to brand, to promote, to gain attention. A show, a party, an event, blag can create and direct. A video clip, a commercial or an image for an advertisement, from inception to follow up PR; blag is where it is. From lighting, atmosphere and music, to image, crowd and décor, if it’s creative blag can create it.

Writing

blag can write a press release, copy for an invitation and advertising campaign, a script, a speech and an article. Having been published in many magazines writing is something blag can do quickly and simply. Getting the message across in modern English to direct the message to the desired demographic or for more classical intelligent pieces to gain attention from the high brow, writing is something blag is accomplished in. Contacts with journalists, scriptwriters and copywriters, blag PR can put together words for any project.


Talent

blag PR can source many talented individuals and groups. From internationally famous to local talent, we can choose entertainment to suit any occasion. A diverse selection and network of vocalists and performers, dancers, visual artists, acrobats, body painters, costumers, musicians, actors, creative teams and MC’s. Talent can be found in many forms, door staff with personality and flamboyance, drag queens, show girls and models. Talent can be sourced to make a talking point of a shoot, an event or a show.

Consultancy

The level of experience from international project’s, allows Jono Francisco and blag to consult on many levels. Branding and image and all advertising, venue set up and interior décor and staffing, positioning in the market, publicity and all round business advice are what blag can bring to the table. Extensive experience in Australia, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London has developed blag’s ability to consult on markets, style, image, and trends and complete set up. From a complete project down to a specific aspect, blag PR can adjust its involvement to the task at hand.

blag Public Relations getting results for all it’s client for over 8 years as blag PR and Jono Francisco personally has for many years worked at other public relations firms on an international level in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai.


Jono Francisco is the Director of blag Public Relations and is an accomplished fashion stylist, writer, publicist and event coordinator and also a radio guest, singer, MC and personality.

Credits include

Diesel Island Launch in Sydney 2011
Tiger Airways Birthday party decor theme event 2011
Novartis Decor them event 2011
Twenty Twelve NYD Party 2011/2012 promotions
Scoopon Sponsorship management and brand activation's ARIA Awards 2011
Nando's Australia publicity stunts, PR, brand activation's and Advertising 2007-2011

Gorgeous Cosmetics produced advertising campaign 2008

Maserati magazine fashion editorial 2008

Byford London 2008

Paris Elle 2008

Joe Black the Tailor 2008

Womans Day Fashion Editorial 2008

Lady Luck Boutique launch 2008

Oscar Calvo Mens Wear store launch 2008

Zephire Generation kids wear fashion label 2007/2008

Gravity Espresso Coffee 6 Degrees Darker2007/ 2008

Boutique Nightclub 2007/2008

Styled Anne Maree Cooksley editorial 2007/2008

Cara Tyler singer 2007/2008

Peppermint Blue Management 2000-2008

Sony BMG Style Direction 2000-2008

Anthony Callea Stylist 2006/2007

Empress Kiki Fashion Show producer at the world famous Spiegel Tent 2007

Stylist Esteele Advertising campaign 2007

Art Director Feature Film “The Beautiful and Damned” 2007

Style Directed video clip for Malaysian singer Say Q 2007

What’s Hot blag Joy Melbourne radio on air presenter. 2007

Press releases for designer Bettina Liano 2007

Stylist International fashion Campaign for Balford 2007

PR Eve Nightclub 2006/2007

Creative director and owner of Wonderland dance club and Dance party 2005/2006 having promoted international performers and DJ's Ron Carroll, Michelle Weeks, Inaya Day, Vassy, Groove Assassin, Fashion Assassin Fashion Show and much more.

Styled video clip for Cheyne Coates and the Sound Bluntz

2006 reviewed Madonna's Confessions Concert, Tokyo for Lets Shop Online Magazine

2006 Josua Andreas Store opening

2006, Fashion Show Anna Biagini and Kor@ Kor for Rocci Fashion and on going PR.

2005 Fashion Show Fashion Assassin producer and PR

2005 Fashion Show production and PR for couturier, Annette of Melbourne.

2006/2005 Producer Midsumma Festival Opening night main stage entertainment with Katie Underwood, Melissa Tkautz, Mandy Kane and many more.

2005, publicity campaign for Nando's music project EP Aphrodesiac for super group, The Love Safari

Publicity campaigns for international choreography stars Shawnette Heard, Kevin Maher, and Roger Lee for International Dancers Workshop 2004/2005.

Coordinated and styled Mercedes Fashion Week Show for Bettina Liano, with Sarah O’Hare 1996

Styling ADC Fashion Show for Bettina Liano with Helena Christensen and Claudia Schieffer 1996

Styling and coordination for three fashion shows for Melbourne Fashion Week award winner, Jain 2000, 2001, 2002

Creative Director and Producer for Fashion Shows for Chemical Three 2003, Manvious 2002 and Bulletproof 2001 and Jeffrey Montero Fashion Show 2000

Styled advertising campaign for The Age Melbourne Magazine 2004.

Fashion and entertainment producer of Australia's biggest outdoor fashion event called Chapel on Show in 2003/2004 with 40 models, and 40 designers including Princess Highway, Bettina Liano, Miss 60, Jenny Bannister, Marcs, Roy, Vicious Threads, Calvin Klein, Ellin Ambe, and many more and coordinated hair, make-up and all fashion styling.

Styled for internationally successful dance artists Madison Avenue, their CD covers locally and internationally, styled film clips, "Reminiscing" and "Everything You Need” and coordinated stage shows in Melbourne and Sydney and styled all their publicity shots and many stage costumes.

Styled video clips and commercials for L'Otel, Lemonade Lamarr, 2 x Sportsgirl commercials and Just Jeans Commercial.

Styled publicity shots and CD covers for Soul Singer Daniel Merriweather.

Consulted fashion for singers Vanessa Amorosi and Chloe Latanzi.

Consulted fashion and helped produce a video clip for rock singer Mandy Kane.

Assisted styling wardrobe for US films "Queen of the Damned and "Child Star".

Styled all publicity shots for film “One Perfect Day”.

Styled TV actors Jacinta Stapleton and Damian Walsh Howling for Manifesto Magazine

Styled Home and Away actor Dan Collopy for Sain Unlimited Magazine.

Styled presenters, guests, dancers and artists that performed on the TV pilot The Sound factory.

Styled calendar for singer Jamie West.

Fashion Directed Magazine Editorial

Rolling Stone, (Cover)
Two fashion stories for Australian Style,
Three fashion stories for Large Magazine, (2 x Covers)
Four fashion stories for DNA Magazine, (1 cover)
Boy Toy London, (Cover)

Woman's Day
Orient Beauty Hong Kong,
Two shoots for Sin Magazine,
Three shoots for Manifesto Magazine,
Four shoots for Melbourne Magazine, (2x Covers)
Hong Kong Elle 4 x international advertsing campaigns
Three fashion stories for Fashion Journal, (1 cover)

Other achievements

Styled and coordinated L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Arts Exhibition, !extraordinary for photographer Elli Ioannou

International publicity campaign for Bondi Babe, TV personality, model,actress and British TV presenter Annalise Braakensiek

Wrote social and fashion for Inpress Magazine for three years, Large Magazine, Fashion Journal Magazine, Manifesto Magazine (Fashion Editor) and Campaign Magazine.

For two years from 2004 Jono had a 10-minute spot every Friday morning on Joy FM talking about what is hot out socially in Melbourne in arts, clubs, fashion and events.

Creative Director of 4 x dance parties Red Raw and Winterdaze 2003/ 2004.

Publicity campaigns for art exhibitions for photographers Elli Iouannou and Phillip Castle and contemporary artist Vivian Ashworth.

Wrote Hot Idea pages for Identity Magazine, 70,000 distribution glossy Melbourne and Sydney

Emcee at major events, such as Midsumma Carnival 2002/2003 and 2005

Coordinated all entertainment for Midsumma Festival Opening in 2005/2006, booked all talent for main stage at Federation Square and the party in the Atrium 2005.

Promoted Blue Diamond Stakes Day for Caulfield Race Course Young Members

Major Motion Picture Publicity Stunts for Roadshow Film Distributors for films, Zoolander, Miss Congeniality, Blade 2, 15 Minutes, Bring It On, Connie and Carla and more.

Ford Australia, Battle of the Bands events Crown Casino

Publicity roack band Heavy Human Traffic

Style consulting for Festival Mushroom Records

Style Direction for models for Chadwick, Cameron’s, Vivien’s, Giant and Scene models agencies.

Producer of clubs

Eve 2006

Wonderland 2005/2006
The Player at Onesixone 2001, 2002, 2003
Lick at the God's Bar Metro 1993
Zip at the God's Bar Metro 1994
Co-Producer of Tasty 1994-95
Producer Pink Pussy Saratoga 1995-1996
Fantasia 1992
Checkpoint Charlie 1990
Glory at Inflation 1989
Hello at Dream 1992
VIP lounge at VIP Club Soho House London 1996
Opened Park 97 in Shanghai 1997
Special events at Freakazoid 2000. 2001
Burning at The Market 2002
Poseidon Adventure New Years Eve 2002
Soundtrak at Trak Cinema 2003
Sous Sol Private Members Club Melbourne 2004
Special Events Better Days 2001,2002, 2003,2005,2006

Producer of other events and other club events

Phillips Fashion House opening 2000
Nicola Store opening 2004
Moist Hair salon party 2004
Ralph Fashion Week party 2001
Opening of Cargo 2002
Opening of Robarta 2002
Fashion Week wrap party at Freakazoid 2002
Madison Avenue club tour 2000
Philip Castle Photographic exhibition 2002, 2003, 2004
Closing night of the famed Chasers Nightclub, 2002
House Nation at Seven Nightclub. 2002
Spa at Aqua Lounge 2003
The Player in London 1999
Cameo Cabaret at Boutique 2002
Remy Martin Sessions at Bond Bar. 2002
Paradise Garage at Seven 2002
After Party for Fashion Festival for Bettina Liano, Phillips, Ty and Melita 2003
After Party for Fashion Festival for Bettina Liano, Roy, Princess Highway 2004
Club Nation Photographic Exhibition 2002
Helped produce Tasty Bust Reunion for SBS Documentary 2003
Showcase for Rock Band Heavy Human Traffic 2000
Nicky Siano at Burning 2002
Astral Club London 1999
Savage Club 1994
Pure Techno Club 1991
Bitchin Club1989
Ride Inflation 1991
Commerce Club 1990
Glam at Temple 1992
Nasty at The Chevron 1992
Café K 1992/93
Spank at The Metro 1994
Two Tribes at Chasers 1992

Jono Francisco the performer
Wedding model, Jacqui Mosschela 2008

Boutique 2007

Anti Aging Conference 2007

Eve nightclub 2006
Midsumma Festival Opening night 2005/2006
Midsumma Carnival 2007, 2004, 1992
Style AID 1993, 2003
Red Raw 2003
Hair show Heat Nightclub 2003
Robarta 2002-2003
Cargo 2003
Onesixone 2002-2003
Chasers 1991
Temple 1991
Chevron 1992
Alumbra 2004
16 Ellis Street 2004
Botanical Hotel 2005
Wonderland 2005

blag public relations

(61)(0)409 439 535

blagjono@aim.com

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