Quote:DudzinskiM Michael 42m
Spent some time with Haley Reinhart at Akoo studios we took part in a music video that will be played in all the malls pic.twitter.com/ykwnrN3X

Quote:Francisco Saul Farfa ‏@nitemunkie_88
@HaleyReinhart At Akoo! Amazing voice and person! Also your dad seemed like a really nice man! Thx so much!! http://pic.twitter.com/H47NVUXx

Quote:Bridgette Doyle ‏@BridgetteDoyle
Ohh @HaleyReinhart ur dad is soo adorable lol http://pic.twitter.com/NIPz6oxA

(05-25-2012, 05:29 PM)Miguel Wrote: http://www.akoo.com:

"The largest OOH television network in America, reaching 44 million consumers each month."

OOH = Out Of Home

Akoo has a network of television screens at malls, colleges, etc. Generally in food courts or public gathering spaces.

Akoo transmits programming to them.

People can use their smart phones to interact with the screens.

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Quote:Francisco Saul Farfa ‏@nitemunkie_88
@HaleyReinhart At Akoo! Amazing voice and person! Also your dad seemed like a really nice man! Thx so much!! http://pic.twitter.com/H47NVUXx

Quote:Bridgette Doyle ‏@BridgetteDoyle
Ohh @HaleyReinhart ur dad is soo adorable lol http://pic.twitter.com/NIPz6oxA

Quote:Akoo ‏@Akoo

Check out this pic of the gorgeous @HaleyReinhart during her visit yesterday! Stay tuned for autographed swag for grabs http://yfrog.com/z/mmvm7nhzj j

Quote:Akoo ‏@Akoo

We were so pumped to have @HaleyReinhart back in the Akoo studio! More pics from her visit to come! http://yfrog.com/oecl2guj

Quote:mcaro05 ‏@mcaro05

Dude! Free is playing at the mall! @haleyreinhart

Quote:Akoo ‏@Akoo

Our Haley "Hook Up" winners got to watch @HaleyReinhart perform in the Akoo studio. Looks amazing! http://yfrog.com/oep5siuj

Quote:My Akoo encounter started from a post i read in another haley forum about a contest to win a chance to meet her. I sent in my text to enter the contest never thinking i would be chosen. I hoped.... as many of you big fans have been able to see her at small radio promotions around the country. I was shocked when last wednesday i received a text on my phone telling me i was chosen! I never win anything!! I think i told everyone i knew about it.

Akoo international is a TV/music company? that produces interactive videos that are shown in malls around the country. ( 182 malls). i guess they have tv screens set up in food courts with videos showing. if you look on their web site ,it says you can interact with the videos using your phone. So haley was there to record a video and 10 of us and a guest were chosen to observe this.

I brought my son and we were to arrive at 1:30pm on Friday May 25th. We arrived about an hour early, had to register our car plates with security and were brought up to the Akoo Studio by the security guard. There were 2 teenagers there with their mother (she was the driver), a father and son ( father was very nice. I talked to him while waiting) 2 guys and the rest girls looking to be around 18-24 . total was 20 of us. We were led into a waiitng area with music videos playing,and a counter filled with snacks for us. everyone was very nice, the receptionist was also excited about seeing haley and had her phone ready to take pictures too. The station manager came in around 1:40pm and led us into the recording studio. He showed us the cameras they would be using in filming. Keith and Courtney were sitting there all set up to play. I couldnt resist and said hi to Keith and Courtney ( as Tusk said he did when seeing them) they both perked up , looked at me ,like how did you know my name and smiled. i told them they were great musicians and they thanked me.

We were then led into the sound booth where we were to observe the recording. It was kind of small and we had to form a semi circle around the sound board. So we were separated from the Musicians by a window. Haley came in to the recording studio and said hi via the microphone. Oh, we also had to all sign a media release form as they explained that a video was being made and we would be part of it.( i wasnt sure how i was part of it) anyway haley looked great as always, wearing a flower print top and tight black pants. They told we had to be quiet during the recording and that they may had to repeat a song 2 or 3 times. Her dad harry then came into the sound booth where we were and sat down.

She sang Wasted Tears first, then Free, and Hit the Ground Runnin. all were perfect the first time of course. On the second line of Hit the Ground Runnin ,her voice kind of gave out, and she laughed a little. I thought they would rerecord the song but they didnt. I didnt realize under near the end, that there were cameras recording Haley but there were also cameras in the sound booth recording us too!! A guy in the corner had a video camera recordign all our reactions to the songs. It took only about 15 minutes. Then we were all led back to the waiting room.

haley came in after about 5 mintutes. we all got in a line,had pictures taken with her, got a signed cd and autographed 8x10 photo. A lot of the girls had her sign their cell phones which i thought was kind of cute. I had her sign the cover of my deluxe lyric book too (we got the standard cd from Akoo)

And then everyone started leaving. It took about an hour total. Istayed and talked with Harry Reinhart for a while. When he came into the recording booth, I told some of the people there, "Thats Haleys dad" i heard whispering thats haleys dad-- so after some of the girls had their pictures taken with him too.

i asked harry if Haley was tired from all the travel etc. he said "Shes exhausted, but she's a trooper".I asked if she was making a lot of money. he said "it comes in and goes out, but once the money from the publishing rights comes in, " it should be good". At Hard Rock Cafe I told harry that haley looks so professional and sounds so good. he said "SHE WAS BORN FOR THIS" AMEN

So i got 2 cds and 2 pictures with her autographs. I told my son i have to keep the autographed copies and i would get him another one. HE HE my son told harry Reinhart that i was trying to buy out the stock of haley cds in chicago\\

Oh and Akoo told us the video would be ready in 7-10 days on their website.

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