School of Rock Fundraiser

The fundraiser held on Saturday December 6th was a huge success and a good time was had by all.

May Ling, Ed, Samantha, and Tim performed.




























The Kids performed





























Guitars lined the hallway


















Guitars lined the stage too












The bar and information tables were set up downstairs.

Wrapped in Gems Launch

Mai & Jesse Flores through a wonderful book launch and celebration party on Friday December 5th.

Food gets set up.










Jewlery was displayed very beautifully












"Wrapped in Gems" was sold.

















A great way to store coats was a long coat rack.


















Question and answer period











Book signing

Only An Angel Can Save Me Now Video

Ed Bennett wrote a song Called " Only An Angel Can Save Me Now".

It was inspired by the Movie " Holly" which addresses Child Slavery, Trafficking and Prostitution. UNICEF estimates over 2 million children are sold by poor parents into this downward spiraling world.

The lyrics are meant to be sung by a 12 year old girl who finds herself trapped in this predicament. ( Links to lyrics)

May Ling ( ok somewhat older than 12) performs the vocals , Ed played all the instruments. Lucia Lee made the Video.

Charles Schwab Commercial

Filmed back in June 2008.

Cosmo Shoots Again: Do This Not That

Cosmo publishes shoot shot in August 2008. "Do This, Not That"

Parallel Paths Epsisode: The Labelles

Parallel Paths gives you a chance to eavesdrop on rich conversations between creative people from the same field -- acting, music, dancing or politics – but from different eras. For a change of venue, the crew shot in the living room to make the Labelles feel more at home. The group is led by Patti LaBelle, who has alos had a solo career. Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash were the other 2 members.


Camera and Light crews arrived 2 hours before to set up.














Everyone gets Ready for the interview.














Patti Labelle signs CD's and Posters in the kitchen.

No Love In the City- Shoots again.

Fact: Many Movie companies still use film.
This a film motion picture camera.


















Never seen before, the grip crew attached lighting fixtures to the steal frame above the living room, providing light through the windows without using scaffolding on the street.

Only An Angel Can Save Me: Video by Lucia Lee

Real Men Cry

Cosmo Magazine publishes Man Manual shot at Bennett Media Studio.
As seen in October Issue of Cosmo.

GQ publishes Shoot from July

GQ and Gillette publish adverterial shot at Bennett Media.

As seen in October issue of GQ.

Seventeen Magazine Shoots Editorial at Bennett Media

Happy Birthday Ed

MinhTu, a co-host for "A Night of Awareness" surprised Ed Bennett with a birthday cake. And Lucy Woodward sang a special Happy Birthday song.

Ed & May Ling Perform "Only An Angel" at Night of Awareness

A Night of Awareness

Art was sold and money was raised.


Delicious food was enjoyed by all.


It was a great cause, and they had a great turn out.


The Co-Hosts were very happy for the success of the event.


Lucy Woodward performed.

Dining Room Table Gets Refinished

So, its no TV shoot. But when a 9ft long table gets refinished, its a big deal.

Glamour TV with Niki Taylor

GlamourTV shot a photo shoot and segment at Bennett Media Studio, and here it is.

Russians get "No Love in the City"

Famed Russian director, Marius Balchunas, and Russian heart-throbs Aleksey Chadov and Vladimir Zelensky film scenes from "No Love in the City," a Russian romantic comedy set in New York City.


Good morning everyone. Coffee time.


Shooting in the living room.


Shooting a bedroom scene.


Lights outside, equipment in the garage, and grips guarding the entrances

Rocco in "Ed's" Kitchen

Rocco DiSpirito, cooked in Ed's kitchen for his dancing partner, Karina Smirnoff, as part of a segment for Dancing with the Stars. The aroma that only a top chef's food can produce filled the kitchen. See the segment currently on ABC.com. The episode aired on September 29th at 8pm and was around the 25 minute mark. We will try and get a youtube video up of the segment if we can.

Conde Nast, Nikon and Cast Members of Gossip Girl

Date: Sunday September 22nd
Client: Conde Nast & Nikon
Talent: Ed Westwick and Leighton Meester

Walter Veltroni & Kerry Kennedy

Walter Veltroni, Head of the Italian Democratic Party, Former Mayor of Rome and Member of Parliament and Author of "The Discovery of Dawn" with Honored Guest Kerry Kennedy, Founder, RFK Center for Human Rights joined Bennett Media for a cocktail reception and talk on Thursday September 18th.











Our friend Sarina Suno performed along with The Teutonic Twins. We've never had such a packed house! It was a great event. The event was put on by DL21C. For more photos visit the above link.

Dewey Nicks & Rocawear

Dewey Nicks recently directed a Rocawear commercial at Bennett Media Studio. With the art direction of Ricky Floyd, they turned our 3rd floor living space into two separate apartments. They brought with them fantastic sets, wardrobe and talent. It was quite the production.














Production getting ready.

Wardrobe hallway














Video Village



















Apartment look one: Artist's Loft














Apartment Look Two: Musician's Loft

Fundraiser Site & Recent Shoot

Visit the event page for our upcoming Anti-Child Trafficking "A Night of Awareness"


We recently had BETV's Parallel paths shoot part of their season at Bennett Studio

Songs for Charity

Songs for Charity
With both Walls are Closing and Only An Angel Can Save Me Now, Bennett Media Studio is getting involved with charities. Put together by May Ling Songs for Charity Myspace website is another site to look up information on our projects.
http://www.myspace.com/songs4charity

New York TimesPhoto Shoot with Snap Productions

On Friday July 25th, the New York Times visited our studio for a fun life styles shoot. They took advantage of everything Bennett Media Studio has to offer from the kitchen and living room to the downstairs production area. They even utilized the roof and the beautiful weather we were having. Photographer was John Ragel.

The morning light was perfect for John’s style of shooting.









The downstairs area was home to production, styling, wardrobe, makeup, and catering. Makeup artist Bryan Lynde styles model, Miss USA contestant Catherine Kim








In the afternoon the crew headed to the roof for a real New York City feel. Music added to the atmosphere. The view wasn’t too bad either.