WKE (WKEntertainment)
Encyclopedia
WKE is an independently owned American
production company
and arts and culture delivery channel, a subsidiary of the advertising agency
Wieden+Kennedy
. The site contains material from a number of contributors, as well as original materials created by W+K under the creative direction of filmmaker
Aaron Rose
had created original contents for various brands under the moniker ‘W+K Entertainment’ since 2001, with Bill Davenport as CEO. Its productions include Battlegrounds, an MTV2
series showcasing street basketball; Ginga, a documentary about Brazilian soccer players; Road to Paris, documenting Lance Armstrong
's path to his third Tour de France
victory in 2001; and Say My Name, a worldwide documentary project about women by Nirit Peled.
Wieden+Kennedy
's exploration into producing its own non-branded content was started after in early 2009 after five prior months of refinements with WK Radio, an internet radio
station. WK Radio was created by singer-songwriter
Janice Grube
, in collaboration with Davenport and under the executive creative direction of Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman. WK Radio broadcasted DJs, live music performances and interviews with "low key emerging talents, musicians and designers", where staffers often pitch in as well as outside artists and musicians.
to help relaunch the station as entertainment content delivery platform and production house . The studio’s first project is a daily recap coverage of Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Time-Based Art Festival
2009, done in collaboration with Portland Radio Authority and Radio23
.
A full site launched in October 2009, with episodic shows such as:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
and arts and culture delivery channel, a subsidiary of the advertising agency
Advertising agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services...
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike...
. The site contains material from a number of contributors, as well as original materials created by W+K under the creative direction of filmmaker
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
Aaron Rose
Aaron Rose
Aaron Rose is a film director, art show curator and writer who is a key part of the Beautiful Losers art movement, which has featured and helped notarize the work of artists such as Barry McGee, Steven "Espo" Powers, Harmony Korine and Shepard Fairey...
History
Wieden+KennedyWieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike...
had created original contents for various brands under the moniker ‘W+K Entertainment’ since 2001, with Bill Davenport as CEO. Its productions include Battlegrounds, an MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
series showcasing street basketball; Ginga, a documentary about Brazilian soccer players; Road to Paris, documenting Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
's path to his third Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
victory in 2001; and Say My Name, a worldwide documentary project about women by Nirit Peled.
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike...
's exploration into producing its own non-branded content was started after in early 2009 after five prior months of refinements with WK Radio, an internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
station. WK Radio was created by singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Janice Grube
Janice Grube
Janice Grube is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. She was the voice and main songwriter for the Los Angeles band, Watsonville Patio....
, in collaboration with Davenport and under the executive creative direction of Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman. WK Radio broadcasted DJs, live music performances and interviews with "low key emerging talents, musicians and designers", where staffers often pitch in as well as outside artists and musicians.
Present
WK Radio stream was put on hiatus on mid 2009, and Wieden+Kennedy hired creative director and filmmaker Aaron RoseAaron Rose
Aaron Rose is a film director, art show curator and writer who is a key part of the Beautiful Losers art movement, which has featured and helped notarize the work of artists such as Barry McGee, Steven "Espo" Powers, Harmony Korine and Shepard Fairey...
to help relaunch the station as entertainment content delivery platform and production house . The studio’s first project is a daily recap coverage of Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art in Portland, Oregon, United States was founded in 1996 by Kristy Edmunds, formerly the Director of the Portland Art Museum's "Art on the Edge" program...
Time-Based Art Festival
Time-Based Art Festival
The Time-Based Art Festival is an annual interdisciplinary art and performance festival presented by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art . It occurs over a ten-day period in September in Portland, Oregon in the United States...
2009, done in collaboration with Portland Radio Authority and Radio23
Radio23
Radio23 is a non-commercial, freeform radio station founded by Programming Director Jeff Hylton Simmons and launched in 2009. Based out of Portland, Oregon, where it supports the local artists and community, the station's goal is to provide an international artistic platform for home broadcasters...
.
A full site launched in October 2009, with episodic shows such as:
- Califunya, a comedyComedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
variety showVariety showA variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
. - Don't Move Here a look inside Portland’s vibrant underground music scene
- DIY America, a documentaryDocumentaryA documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
-based exploration into the American subcultures of skateboardingSkateboardingSkateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
, graffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
, punkPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and hip hopHip hopHip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
. - HOW TO!, a series of offbeat instructionalHow-toA how-to or a how to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task. A how-to is usually meant to help non-experts, may leave out details that are only important to experts, and may also be greatly simplified from an overall discussion of the topic...
shorts. - 12, a documentaryDocumentaryA documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
on Wieden+Kennedy's agency-disguised, experimental advertising school.