• 10 Things I Did This Year

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    1. I Sold Beer… in Japan

    I was in a Suntory beer commercial!! Yes, like THE Suntory, made famous from Bill Murray’s character in Lost in Translation. If that wasn’t cool enough, I starred alongside Ken Watanabe!!! (Inception, The Last Samurai) I played a reporter- shocking, I know- and made some funny faces. If you’ve seen any of my Key of Awesome stuff, you can probably guess where I got those from.

    This was one of those moments where I thought, “I can’t wait to tell my grandkids about this”… which is also the first time I ever thought about having grand kids. Go figure.

    2. Media Makeover

    I upgraded with new headshots, website, demo reel, and boobs. I’m just kidding about the last part. These B’s are real.

    3. And We’re LIVE

    This was the year of performing on Live TV, which is basically an adrenaline rush equivalent to sky diving, but without all the potential bodily injury and stuff. I had major live projects for Ultra, SOS Island, and covering the Thor: The Dark World red carpet for Yahoo! and Marvel. It’s fun and I can’t wait to do more. img_3577 fotor

    4. Call Me Feczko-pova

    I learned how to play tennis! I went to Mexico, and after finding the perfect margarita, I decided to start taking tennis lessons! As one naturally does in such circumstances. Now this is a tequila decision I don’t regret, because now I play tennis a couple times a month with friends. Did you know LA has free tennis courts?! One more reason why I love LA… and the Nike Outlet store. I don’t know which came first: the desire to play tennis or the desire to have a place to wear a tennis skirt.

    5. The Launch of How 2 Travelers

    Since creating my YouTube channel in 2010, I had a vision for it to be an edgy, inspired, travel-based channel. This year, I finally made that vision into a reality by teaming up with travel expert Rachel Rudwall and re-branding as How 2 Travelers. H2T is a how to guide for everything travel: from tips, to adventures, to reviews of places you want to go. The response has thus far been amazing, with Vagabondish regularly featuring our videos.

    6. We Broke Twitter… and some Records

    We all knew Ultra Miami was going to be big for its 15th anniversary, but at UMF TV we didn’t realize just how much of an impact our livestream has on artists and the fans. Due to a 10 minute interview that was completely spontaneous thanks to technical difficulties (hey, it’s live TV!), we broke Goldfish Live’s website. Hardwell’s mainstage performance that aired on UMF TV was so insane that Twitter shut down his account, because, according to Robbert, his name was taking up 30% of the bandwidth! And, our finale, Swedish House Mafia’s last set as a group, brought in over 200,000 concurrent viewers, which is the most amount of viewers for a livestream of a North American music festival. I feel so blessed to be part of this awesome team. I must say, the Dutch do it better… with an American host. 😉

    7. I’m Gold!

    My frequent flyer status is officially 14K on both American and Delta airlines, which makes all the difference when it comes to flying: short lines for security AND customs, random upgrades, and your luggage is always the first to come down the carousel. Basically, I travel like a 45-year old male businessman. And if I must say so, I look good for a dude.

    This is a huge thanks to Ultra, which has me traveling all over Asia, South America and Europe hosting the livestream of their music festivals. In 2014 we’ll be adding South Africa, Tokyo, and maybe other locations that haven’t been announced yet. Stay tuned…

    8. Close Calls

    2013 was the year of getting on the proverbial podium. I tested for a network game show for Freemantle (aka my dream job) and a Discovery travel series, made it to the top three for an NBC travel show, and was the runner-up in the nationwide search for FX’s DVD on TV replacement. In Hollywood, it’s usually considered a big accomplishment just to get a call back, but luckily for me, I was cast in other shows based on these auditions: SOS Island with Survivorman’s Les Stroud and FX’s Hershey’s Sweet Cinema.

    9. I’m Home Alone

    I put my big girl pants on this year and am now living in total freedom with my own place in the heart of Hollywood. You don’t want to know what goes down when a girl has a place to herself… or maybe you’re going to find out. My princess pad was decorated by Frugal but Fabulous‘ Georgie Smith. The Webisode on the Feczko photo(14)Residence Makeover will arrive early 2014.

    10. I fell more in love with Ibiza

    I mean look at it! I went there for the second year in a row, which means this could just be the start of a serious relationship. And seriously, why can’t Ibiza be man? Because then he’d be blue and perfect… and things just got weird.

     

     

    Can’t wait for what’s ahead in 2014. Looking forward to seeing your sexy selves in the new year!

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    Here We Go! UMF Korea Round 2 – and bonus BTS video

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    ULTRA made its first Invasion of Asia in August of last year… and it was INSANE. Since I’ve been with ULTRA as their live stream host, I have been to some really cool places and even better parties, but Korea was definitely a highlight. A lot of the dj’s agreed, saying the Korean crowd rivaled the one in Miami. They were super enthusiastic, as EDM is just breaking over there. It was incredible to feel the energy fill the Seoul Olympic Stadium- which is kind of massive by the way- when the superstars, specifically Tiesto, made it on stage and they were able to experience the party in person, some for the first time. Add to it the theatrics of the ULTRA mainstage, and it was quite a show.

    I have captured this insanity, as well as a behind the scenes of what goes on, in the video below.

    Now here we are in 2013, ready for the second UMF Korea. I don’t know how it will get bigger and better, but it definitely will. Those Faibisch brothers are always pushing the envelope. Make sure to catch it as we will be live streaming from http://www.youtube.com/umftv.

    Here’s a look at my favorite pics from UMF Korea 2012, as well as my behind the scenes video.

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    Steve Aoki on the main stage at UMF Korea 2012. In Miami it’s hard to get on stage, but at the smaller festivals we get more access to the artists.

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    Fans at the festival. The audience was primarily composed Koreans and ex-pat Americans, specifically those serving in our armed forces. These pictures show the two main components of our audience, but all coming together as one to party!

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    Behind the scenes during the UMF TV broadcast: Director Charly Friedrichs, aka Final Kid, and I putting together a package on the festival on the spot. People are surprised when I tell them the broadcast is completely unscripted, as it comes together so well. I think that’s a testament of our relationship; we are both on the same page of what we want and trust each other to do our jobs. Plus, Charly is one of the best directors I’ve ever worked with and the entire UMF TV team is beyond talented.

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    DJ Jon Rundell wearing my ULTRA ears on stage with Carl Cox.

     

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    My favorite fan at UMF Korea. He had on a tail, a fox head scarf and glow sticks galore. In the video below, there is a hilarious exchange where I try to flirt with him, and then he SHUTS me down. I need to step up my game.

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    Here’s the video with all the backstage antics of UMF Korea for my YouTube channel.

  • Andrea’s Appearance in the Avicii Documentary

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    Avicii is one of the hottest DJ’s in the EDM scene and it is truly an honor to be featured in his new documentary! What’s even cooler is that I have yet to actually interview him. Apparently, my commentary of him walking by me was so riveting that it made it into the film. Not bad!

    The documentary is right now only available in Sweden, and there is no way I would have known about it unless a friend in Stockholm messaged me about my appearance. Cue a few posts on Facebook and Twitter asking for the link, and voila, here it is! Click this link to view the documentary. Catch me around the 12:50 mark covering Avicii’s historic set at the ULTRA Music Festival in Miami in 2012:

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    Here is a play by play of my cameo in photographic form:

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    Next time, I just have to talk to him. Baby steps.

     

  • We Are Live Again from Miami for ULTRA 15!!

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    Our motto this year was “Let’s Make History Together” – and we have already done that from Weekend 1!

    During Hardwell’s set, who will become the #1 DJ if you believe the buzz in the Twitterverse, nearly 100,000 concurrent viewers tuned in worldwide AND broke his twitter! Wow! Hardwell told me afterwards that he received a message from Twitter saying that his handle used 30% of the Twitter bandwith and they subsequently shut down his account (temporarily, of course).

    We also broke Goldfish Live’s website after my in-depth 10 minute interview with the South Africans, which included viewer questions like “What shampoo do you use?” Have you seen their hair? It’s very shiny.

    And then, of course, there is this weekend. The finale. The end. It is Swedish House Mafia’s final set EVER as a trio, and we are going to be airing it live. Let’s see if we can make history again- and all come together for this special moment! I will try my best to hold back the tears.

    Join me as I host the livestream at http://www.youtube.com/umftv from 4:30pm US Eastern Time on March 22-24, 2013.

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    My Gangnam Style Parody

    Talk about great timing! I was in Seoul just as PSY’s Gangnam Style started to go viral. What you don’t get here in the States is that the Korean’s pronounce their G’s like a very hard C, so our group joked that whenever someone said “Gangnam,” we thought it sounded a lot like “condom.” And thus, the parody was born.

    Video shot at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gangnam District, and at the Seoul Olympic Stadium during ULTRA Music Festival Korea.

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