The IT Factor Alycia Kaback Celebrates Launch of Speaker Division of Kaback Talent Productions

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Philadelphia Model management Kaback Model Management and Colby Models, with principal offices in New York City and Philadelphia, currently represent clients in modeling, acting and music.  KMM, having only just celebrated its one-year anniversary, has taken the industry by storm, placing talent in several hundred productions, such as hit movies, television shows on every major network, and top publications around the world.  Demonstrating a prolific ability to develop and place new talent, Colby and KMM are following the natural progression into representing both nationally and internationally recognized individuals.

Previous projects have included such notable items as Maxim, Cosmo, Elle, Glee, Gossip Girl, Mr. Poppers Penguins, and MIB 3 to name a select few. Our celebrity division will be making announcements over the next few weeks on a variety of talent we will be managing and representing. Our new divisions will be headed under Kaback Talent Productions and under Colby Models.   This will be a newly formed commercial division, which will allow both celebrities and speakers the opportunity to be placed for legit and commercial print work, in addition to exclusive speaking engagements.

The “It” Factor is a brand encompassing Colby Models, Kaback Model Management, the NYC Women’s Empowerment, and The “It” Factor radio show on WNJC Philadelphia’s Renaissance Radio.  The show is fast-paced entertainment with gossip and drama, featuring everything from celebrity guests to current events and the ins and outs of the entertainment industry. Think Boiler Room meets “American Idol” all wrapped into one fascinating hour. Hosted by Alycia Kaback and the devastatingly beautiful Nicole Carrasquillo- once you tune in, you will see why you won’t tune out.

Colby & Kaback Model Management is a boutique editorial / commercial print agency located in the heart of NYC and Philadelphia opening its doors in 2010 – 2011. Its goal is to strengthen the market with fresh faces and turning those faces into working models able to sustain a career in the #1 fashion city in the world. With lucrative clients here and abroad and placement opportunities worldwide – the goal of KMM & Colby Models is global. With hands on approach, grooming each model custom made to their strengths – KMM & Colby Models brings 25 years of solid fashion experience.

Find out more on Alycia Kaback Empowerment. 

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Kaback Talent Academy #1 FREE Resource for Actors, Models, & Musicians

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KTA Kaback Talent AcademyThe No. 1 100% FREE place to find all you need to launch your career in the entertainment industry- The Kaback Talent Academy.

“From the dawn of mankind, the single idea we have all shared despite race, religion or background, the one vital concept that has endowed us with our humanity, has been the notion of storytelling.”

So what is KTA?

At some moment, all of us, whether as kids or adults, have dreamt we were a famous singer, actor or model, even if just for a fleeting moment.

The Kaback Talent Academy, designed equally for beginner as well as experienced talent, provides modern techniques, advice and most importantly the resources to go from novice to professional in the entertainment industry.  KTA provides a foundation of training rooted in the time-honored traditions of people who have been successful and who desire to give back by offering the next generation of entertainers a roadmap of what works and what doesn’t.

“The Academy” is a FREE service offering instructional video, up-to-the-minute access to real-time castings, as well as downloadable e-books and PDF guides on insider techniques.   KTA covers what both experienced and new models, actors, and musicians need to know to succeed with subjects such as, “How to be signed by an agent or manager” and “How to land your Dream Job” all written by a who’s who of A-list individuals actively involved in the entertainment industry in NY and LA.

Imagine a world without Arts and Entertainment

Any endeavor in life takes experience and knowledge. For the past five years we have interviewed thousands of truly gifted individuals and many of them lacked one key factor- the resources and circle of connections to support their dreams.  We used to say to those individuals, “Why swim with ducks, when you can soar with eagles.”

“Our concept is easy to master—Learn, perfect your ability and build relationships with those who can show you the way.”


At the same time we were saddened to see so many of these people spend hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars on products and services,  such as photos or classes, from companies all with good intentions, but that unfortunately could not guarantee success or even a shot at a legitimate job.  Thus you got just what you paid for– pictures and basic classes. So we asked, “What do the people with talent, looks and determination really need that’s not some false promise with a price tag to boot?

The Talent Academy was born.

http://www.kabacktalentacademy.com/

The Complete Idiots Guide to Modeling by Roshumba Williams

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Alycia Kaback 1360, Roshumba WilliamsAlycia Kaback is proud to review this great book for anyone who’s looking for basic information about the modeling industry and tips for getting a foot in the door. Having gone through what is discussed in the book and coming out at the height of success, Roshumba Williams is right on the money about expectations and industry structure.  This book is a great resource for beginners, and even parents as Roshumba also has a section for parents with children who wants to model.  Alycia Kaback and The IT Factor Philadelphia will be having Roshumba Williams on The IT Factor on Jan 11.

Here is Roshumba’s bio from The IT Factor Philadelphia Website: Lifestyle expert, television host, reporter, model, author– Roshumba Williams is accomplished in all these mediums and moves gracefully between them.Roshumba’s broadcast career launched in 1998 when she was chosen by Lifetime Television to report on lifestyle trends for The Wire. Later that year she was spotted by VH1, and began working as an on-air talent from 1999 to 2001 hosting Top 10 /20 Countdowns, All Access, Diva’s Live and Save the Music.In 2002 Entertainment Tonight hired Roshumba as a correspondent to cover all the red carpet activity at the Golden Globes, Emmys, Oscars and others. From 2004 to present Roshumba hosted lifestyle and make-over shows. She lent her talents as judge, mentor and host on NBC’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search. Prior to her broadcast career Roshumba was recognized as one of the world’s top models and runway icon. She appeared on the covers and pages of Vogue, Glamour, Elle and Essence magazines. She was inducted into Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Hall-of-Fame along with Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. Roshumba wrote her first book The Complete Idiots Guide To Being A Model in 1999; it was a top seller in it’s category, the second edition was released in 2007.She was last seen on WABC TV Los Angeles’ “On the Red Carpet” covering the 2011 Academy Awards and the Royal Wedding of William and Kate. Click here for more on Roshumba.  Alycia Kaback thinks with a bio like that, anything Roshumba writes is going to be well worth the read.  Read about the last guests on Alycia Kaback 1360 AM. 
The “It” Factor Productions and KMM is currently casting and looking for a wide variety of looks and age ranges from kids to adults. To take the next step, fill out the following information by visiting http://modelingagenciesinpa.com/

A Star is Found Review by Alycia Kaback

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Acting adviceAlycia Kaback believes A Star is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood’s Biggest Movies is truly a rarity among the pool of acting and Hollywood guides on the market– a expose which examines how actors are chosen and careers made, coming from two of the top casting directors in the business. Alycia Kaback always advises people to check their sources and you can’t get much more authoritative than Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson. Few people are qualified to write a book detailing the casting process from before the script exists to the completion of a movie. Hirshenson and Jenkins exceed the requirement having worked with over a hundred movies and directors like Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Nancy Meyer and more.  The two review their craft, reflect on stars they’ve built, and offer tips and advice actors can use to catch attention of casting directors. A Star Is Found isn’t a tell-all book– it stays away from gossipy stories about actors. It sticks to facts and concrete advice. The authors mention a couple of negative incidences without naming names for the purpose of sharing what can and has happened and what shouldn’t be done.  This a true book for aspiring actors. Alycia Kaback would suggest it for anyone.

You can read an exerpt here: http://januarymagazine.com/features/starfoundexc.html.

The “It” Factor Productions and KMM is currently casting and looking for a wide variety of looks and age ranges from kids to adults. To take the next step, fill out the following information by visiting http://modelingagenciesinpa.com/

Alycia Kaback Reviews – Break into Modeling for Under $20

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Alycia Kaback would like to start out with something that might be obvious to some of you– $20 is an under-exaggeration. Case in point- the book costs $15, leaving you with five measly bucks… not even enough to get you to New York City where it all begins.

There is definitely some advice to be taken from this book in terms of avoiding scams and rip-offs. It’s true–  you do not need to pay $8,000 to walk down a runway in order to be discovered.

However, the book falls short, giving you less than kosher advice, such as take your own photos at your house with your own camera.  You absolutely can not market yourself as a professional model who should be taken seriously by top agencies and casting directors with the photos your mom took. (Unless your mom shoots for Vanity Faire).   When you are starting out, you can’t do literally everything yourself.  Even if you do make the investment on professional photos and mail them to agencies, who’s to say anyone is looking at them? You are going to need help.

All in all, you have to take everything with a grain of salt as this book is prone to exaggeration. Unfortunately at the end of the day, it does take money to make money.  Follow this link to read tips on investing in your entertainment career by Alycia Kaback.

The “It” Factor Productions and KMM is currently casting and looking for a wide variety of looks and age ranges from kids to adults. To take the next step, fill out the following information by visiting http://modelingagenciesinpa.com/

Alycia Kaback Reviews The Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling

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Wilhelmina guide to modeling, Modeling book reviews Although authorship is attributed to Natasha Esch, the actual writing credit is given to C.L. Walker, who was a Wilhelmina model at the time. Because it is written first-hand by a working model, it gives a lot of detailed information on things you wouldn’t know unless you were a working  model.Walker’s writing is short and to the point, -without leaving anything out. It contains a sample letter you can send to the agencies and shows exactly what kind of pictures to send to the agencies, as well. How to dress. What make-up to wear (or not wear).

Alycia Kaback’s KMM Talent could benefit from this book as it contains information all types of modeling, not just on high fashion modeling.  If you are 5’2″, this book can still help you. In fact, there are people who have written thanking Wilhelmina because they didn’t realize they could model before reading this book.

Alycia Kaback loves her chapter on the foreign markets (London, Milan, Tokyo etc.) because she describes it exactly the way it is. In another favourite chapter of Alycia’s, you get to know how photografers, stylists and designers feel about models….and what they expect from us.

The problem is that a lot of the information is outdated.  There are large sections of the book you can just skip reading, like printing pictures and mailing them to agencies. No one does that anymore! After you take out all the old info, if you are able to parse it out, you might not be left with very much.  Alycia Kaback thinks it’s best to just stick with a more recent publication.

More Alycia Kaback modeling tips. 

 

Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios

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Modeling Advice, Posing AdviceAlycia Kaback knows you might have a pretty face, but unfortunately it doesn’t end there– what do you do once that pretty face is in front of the lens? Alycia Kaback has seen many models who appeared to be great models, but when it came time to snap the shots they just couldn’t deliver.   They may tense up, hold themselves stiffly, and create an awkward photograph.  Likely, they tense up because they are unsure of what to do. Even with a photographer who gives good direction, Alycia Kaback has seen a model frame after frame ruin the shot.  If this is the case for you, you may benefit from checking out the book “Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios” by Billy Pegram.  This book offers simple tricks of the trade will enable you to bring out the best in every picture. There is solid content and remarkable images . . .  While this book was originally written to help the photographer in posing models, a model could obviously read this and get something out of it.  Check it out.  Follow this link for more Alycia Kaback Modeling Advice. 

The Professional’s Guide to Modeling by Roger Talley

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modeling book reviewsAlycia Kaback refers young models and their moms to this book constantly. It is a one hundred percent bona fide guide to the industry, no song and dance, no smoke and mirrors just the facts of life in one of the toughest and most mis-understood and mis-represented businesses on the planet. What’s unique about this book is that it doesn’t just cover the NYC fashion world. That’s the problem with lots of books by supermodels and celebrity agency owners are their experience is a very narrow and often an outdated one that extremely few others could benefit from. This book deals with fashion and commercial modeling in both large and secondary markets. It clearly explains the differences too.

If you are looking to get into the modeling world I would get this book and really read it before you spend a dime on photos, comp cards, web site memberships, open calls, etc.It’s eloquently written, yet in a simple enough manner that ANYONE can understand it.

Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women

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safety modeling, modeling tipsIn this book Michael Gross writes a sensational book about the international modeling business—and its evil twin, legalized flesh peddling—Model is a tale of beautiful women empowered and subjugated; of vast sums of money; of sex and drugs, obsession and tragic death; and of the most unholy combination in commerce: stunning young women and rich, lascivious men.

While Alycia Kaback acknowledges that this type of illegal activity happens and is a real danger, the book focuses too much on negativity.  Michael Gross does not talk about tips and advice on being safe. The book seems as though it was designed to scare young women out of pursuing their true dreams, which is something Alycia Kaback would never stand behind.  Do not let fear hold you back, but please always be safe!

Debbie Press’s Your Modeling Career: You Don’t Have to Be a Superstar to Succeed

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Tips for Models and Actors Books about Modeling sometimes tend to play to fantasies about making it big and becoming the next supermodel, but there are many models and actors who make a great living, but you would never know them by name.  They make enough money to work as a model or actor and not have a side job, but they are principal extras and are featured in ads and commercials.   It is obvious that not everyone can become a household name, but that does not mean you can’t experience success and stability in the entertainment industry.  Debbie Press provides solid advice about the business of modeling. Real-life examples illustrate how a “wanna be” can maximize his or her potential to succeed as a model.  However this book may focus a little too much on runway and editorial  modeling which is only 2% of the industry.  It is still a good read for anyone for motivational reasons, but lacks practical tips and advice for most people in the modeling industry. It is just very satisfying to see an author promote hard work and not the glamour. Alycia Kaback loves the photos; the book is beautiful.