Artistic Stimulus Package Connects Socially Conscious Brands with Consumers

Los Angeles, CA, January 15, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Confluence, a lifestyle marketing company, in conjunction with Flaunt Magazine, present Artistic Stimulus Package (ASP), a three day lifestyle event series in three major California cities on January 22, 23 and 24.

ASP connects music and lifestyle brands for today's progressive and socially conscious consumer who is inundated with conventional marketing messages, yet still needs to make decisions on brands that will influence their lifestyle.

"In the dust rising from fallen models of traditional commerce, a new era of brands refuse to read the writing on the wall," Russell Ward, co-founder of The Confluence, said. "By gathering a select lifestyle portfolio composed of retailers, artists and entertainers, the ASP performance series hopes to bridge the gap between progressive, socially conscience brands and their consumer counterparts."

Confirmed participants in attendance include (subject to change) Ford Brady, A.D. 2013, Ludwig Clothing, Period Collection, The Wandering Marionettes, Forrest and Fauna, Armory, Raphael Cruz, Metrowize and InTicketing. Indie artists BLVD, Vokab Kompany, AdamandEvil, J Boogie, Motion Potion, Jeremy Sole and CROS1 will be gracing the stage nightly to delight the ear and engage the mind. A portion of the proceeds going to the non-profit H.O.P.E.

Flaunt Magazine, celebrating its 10 year anniversary, has partnered with The Confluence to present the ASP event series.

Events are set for:
January 22 at Paradise Lounge in San Francisco http://www.paradisesf.com/
January 23 at Onyx/Thin in San Diego http://www.onyxroom.com/
January 24 at JLounge in Los Angeles http://www.jloungela.com/

ASP would like to encourage attendees to build community while being responsible. RideAmigos.com enables willing parties to ride-share and set up carpools to this event to offset the evenings impact on the environment.

The Confluence is a lifestyle marketing company integrating online and offline marketing to bring together select, socially conscious and progressive brands with like-minded consumers. The Confluence’s core values and beliefs create a deep, lasting consumer-brand relationship that facilitates trust and the development of community during these trying economic times.

Flaunt Magazine takes pride in re-inventing itself continuously while consistently representing a hybrid of all that is interesting in entertainment, fashion, music, design, film, art and literature.

H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) is an energy conscious non-profit that involves artists and their contributions in campaigns, programs and events to support existing educational projects around the world.

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