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Mercury Rising Finale

raj — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:38:31 +0000

On Thursday, September 3rd, Whistler Beer hosted the final Mercury Rising event in the Halo Suite at the Loden Hotel.

Every week during the summer, if the weather was good, the Loden Hotel in Coal Harbour hosted the Mercury Rising event in their Halo Penthouse Suite featuring live music, a signature cocktail every week and a beautiful crowd. For those that missed it, maybe it’ll be back in 2010. Until then, you can check out the Loden Hotel’s website, HERE.

Mercury Rising sponsored by Ishara

raj — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:04:59 +0000

Last week’s Mercury Rising, the weekly Thursday-afternoon weather-permitting patio party in the Penthouse Suite in the Loden Hotel, was hosted by Ishara Boutique in Oakridge Centre.

Those who attended, sipped on drinks including Matt Martin’s pick of the week, the Cachaça sour, while mingling amongst friends, including the owner of the Oakridge store, Amrit Baidwan.

To find out more about Ishara Boutique and Mercury Rising, read more, after the jump.

About Ishara Boutique:

Ishara Boutique services the fashionable & professional women between the ages of 25-35 sourcing luxury brands that are not available anywhere else. Find out more at www.shopishara.com.

About Mercury Rising:

Rise to the occasion and celebrate the summer in Coal Harbour’s chicest secret, the sky-top Halo Suite Lounge at Loden Vancouver. Occupying the entire 15th floor of the hotel, revelers will partake in Voya’s quenching libations and the BBQ will be smoking while soaking in the spectacular views. It’s summer and we’re about to have us some fun. So get it while it’s hot. Everyone welcome, every Thursday, starting at 4 pm, June through August (weather permitting.) Follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/voyavancouver to get the hot details and late breaking deals.

My target demographic is fashionable & professional women between the ages of 25-35. The store has a bit of a higher price point, however we work hard to source luxury brands that are not available anywhere else. I wanted to talk to you about any opportunities that may exist with regards perhaps giveaways/sponsoring any UM events or having one of my events featured in your weekly event listings. The store is also a really interesting space that could lend itself to private party’s etc.

Are the Conservatives being “conservative”?

raj — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:44:08 +0000

Senator Mike Duffy, former host of CTV’s “Mike Duffy Life,” tends to think so, and better to comment on this other than a man who has both spent decades commenting on the political life of Canada and the man appointed to the Senate by the Conservative Government’s Stephen Harper in December, 2008?

On Wednesday, June 24th, an interested group of attendees filled the chic new restaurant in the Loden Hotel, Voya, to hear the Senator speak. The ‘Duff’ entertained the room with a number of topics from how normal and hardworking our current Prime Minister is, to the back room skullduggery currently occurring within the Liberal Party and Bob Wray’s aspirations to lead the Liberals.

Here’s some video with Senator Duffy speaking on that exact point.

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To find out more about the host of the evening’s event, check out the Fraser Institute online, HERE.

Mercury Rising at the Loden

raj — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:43:35 +0000

Take Twitter, one of the world’s fastest-growing social networking mediums, and combine it with the savvy marketing people at one of Vancouver’s newest boutique hotels and you get the recipe for some fun-filled summer evenings.

On Thursday, June 18th, a message on Voya Vancouver’s Twitter page read:

What are you doing after work today? Come on up to Loden’s Halo Penthouse from 4pm onwards for a cocktail, bbq & a dj spinning-1177 Melville

That evening we popped into the Halo Penthouse… and the rest was history. On every sunny Thursday during the summer the Loden tells us they will be hosting Mercury Rising featuring a live DJ, free flowing drinks, plenty to see, people to mingle with and more.

How did we find out? We follow them on Twitter, HERE.

The JUNOS – Gift Lounges

raj — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:06:32 +0000

When a big event comes to town, there’s always lots to see and do. This time around for the JUNOS, we skipped all the hoopla on Granville Street, the VIP and media lounges at GM Place, the main event and all the afterparty drunkfests. Partially by choice, but alot has to be said about the media relations people for this year’s JUNOS – totally nonexistant. So, instead, we decided that the best place to get all the action was in the gifting lounges…

… and we were bang on. Imagine a place where you go, people fawn over you, give you free swag and all you have to do is check out the products, maybe pose for a couple shots. Heck, even get some complimentary spa services – a manicure, a pedicure, some eyelash extensions, maybe a backrub.

Well, if you’re a superstar (or even a rising star) – this type of treatment is normal. Loads of brands want to see you associated with their stuff. After the jump, we’ll compare the three major players at the JUNOS.

Tastemakers Gift Lounge – West Coast Style

The Tastemakers TOTALLY hooked it up – Cosabella Lingerie, Ed Hardy bling for your cellphone and laptop, shades, kickin’ apparel and even a mini-lash lounge provided by the lovelies at Noir in Yaletown made for a really memorable weekend.

There were dozens of appearances in the hotel suite – Crystal Shawanda, Zaki Ibrahim, Elise Estrada, City and Colour, Sarah Slean, Royal Wood, The Trews, Faber Drive, Kreesha Turner, Marianas Trench, Jessie Farrell, Matthew and Jill Barber, Ron Sexsmith, Lights, Jian Ghomeshi, Cancer Bats, Ivana Santilli, Ben Mulroney and more – we got to capture alot of them thanks to the nice people at Tastemakers. Catch all the photos on Flickr, HERE.

The official Sea to Sky Gift Lounge for the 2009 JUNOS

An expanded space on the sixth floor of the Shangri-La Hotel featured some free swag from Mavi Jeans and plenty of room for the artists to stretch out, whether it was with a cold bevvy or a turn jamming in front their peers.

In typical Vancouver style, media had little or no access to the lounge, except during a small window on the first day of activity, but we did manage to get a couple shots in – photographically and one at the bar. Other than that, meh.

The Artist Sanctuary

The cool cats at the Loden hosted a fantastic set of activities on the top two floors of their first-class hotel. Friendly staff, loads of great food from Voya and tons of swag to be had for the artists. Heck, it’s even reported that some media types got on-site pampering courtesy the kind folks from Absolute Spa.

The Loden was definitely a hit for those who visited – an Oxygen station to cure hangovers and jetlag, a Wii for those wanting to try out Rock Band, shoes, jeans, and clothing galore. Plus, there was always stuff to do and lots of people onsite – the Loden also gets an A.

Out of all the gifting lounges, the best access to be had was at the Tastemaker and Loden lounges. The attendees were cool with having their photo taken, mingling with mere mortals and in most cases, truly out to entertain the crowd. Being a rockstar truly has its privileges.

PS – Check out the live video taken at the event on Qik.com, HERE.

Raj Taneja on the Buzz with Jenn and Joe – October 16, 2008

raj — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:10:11 +0000

On Thursday mornings, Raj Taneja appears on TALK 1410AM’s Jenn and Joe show to fill the listening audience in on what’s hot and happening in Vancouver.

Click on the above player to listen to the episode.

In this episode Raj Taneja talks about upcoming happenings in Vancouver, a walk through the Downtown Eastside with former Police Chief Constable of Vancouver, the hearing for OPUS Hotel’s rooftop patio, the upcoming opening of the Loden Hotel, the launch of Ultra Menswear at the Tunnel Nightclub, Pret-a-Pour-Tea, Wild Rice’s 7 Year Anniversary, and the ArtsClub Theatre Glitter Gala.

Check out TALK 1410AM, The Buzz of Vancouver online, HERE and don’t forget to tune in Thursday mornings at 9:15 am.