Aloe Blacc Confirmed To Perform At DKMS Annual Gala October 20 Gala At New York’s Cipriani Wall Street 

WHAT: Aloe Blacc confirmed to perform at the annual DKMS’ black-tie gala to raise critical funds for the non-profit’s global work in life-saving stem cell transplants. Jaime King (actress, model) will also open the Gala this year.  This year’s gala raised a record breaking $5 Million for the organization.  Coty, one of the world’s largest beauty companies, has proudly partnered with DKMS for over 30 years. CEO Sue Y. Nabi will serve as Honorary Chair and host a number of Coty ambassadors at the gala.

WHO: Confirmed Attendees Include: •Aloe Blacc (musician) •America Ferrera (actress)•Vera Wang (fashion designer, business exec) •Leni Klum (Model, Heidi Klum’s daughter) •Jaime King (actress, model) •Mario Cantone (actor/comedian)•James Conran (owner of NOMAD Modeling Agency) •Kika Silva (Chilean model/actress/TV host) •Leonor Varela (Chilean actress/author) •Lilly Krug (actress) •Rhuigi Villaseñor (Creative Director of Bally)•Lilly Princess zu Sayn Wittgenstein (entrepreneur)•Shirin von Wulffen & Frederic Fekkai (entrepreneurs) + more

Previous gala performances include Ariana Grande, Black Eyed Peas, Jon Bon Jovi, Mary J. Blige, CeeLo Green, Marcus Mumford, Boy George, Seal and more.  Past hosts, presenters and honorees include Tom Brokaw, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Pharrell Williams, Vera Wang, Rihanna, Heidi Klum, Katy Perry, Rita Ora and more.  Previous red carpet photos HERE. 

WHERE: New York’s Cipriani Wall St. 55 Wall Street

WHEN:  Thursday, October 20th,  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Red Carpet, 8:00- 11:00 pm Gala and Entertainment

RSVP: Haley Griffin / Shore Fire Media  hgriffin@shorefire.com  

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DKMS, one of the most significant non-profit organizations in the fight against blood cancer and the largest stem cell donor center, will honor JAB Managing Partner & CEO Olivier Goudet for his 10-year partnership of advocacy and financial support. The DKMS New York gala will kick off with cocktails and red carpet, followed by dinner and entertainment. The evening will feature powerful moments of gratitude as a 16-year-old patient from New York meets her lifesaving donor, a man from Chile, on stage. An additional first-time donor/patient connection will be made one day before the gala, where a mother of four from Utah will meet her German donor. They will spend their first day together at the DKMS New York gala and appear on the red carpet.  The gala will raise crucial funds for the organization’s international work in life-saving stem cell transplants for patients. It will enable DKMS to expand its stem cell donor database—currently at 11 million—to include a more diverse donor pool and create more second chances at life for patients in need. 

ABOUT DKMS

DKMS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer. Founded in Germany in 1991 by Dr. Peter Harf, DKMS and the organization’s over 1,000 employees have since relentlessly pursued the aim of giving as many patients as possible a second chance at life. With 11 million registered donors, DKMS has succeeded in doing this 100,000 times to date by providing blood stem cell donations to those in need. This accomplishment has led to DKMS becoming the global leader in the facilitation of unrelated blood stem cell transplants. The organization has offices in Germany, the US, Poland, the UK, Chile, and South Africa. In India, DKMS has founded the joint venture DKMS-BMST together with the Bangalore Medical Services Trust. International expansion and collaboration is key to helping patients worldwide because like the organization itself, blood cancer knows no borders. DKMS is also heavily involved in the fields of medicine and science, with its own research unit focused on continually improving the survival and recovery rate of patients. In its high-performance laboratory, the DKMS Life Science Lab, the organization sets worldwide standards in the typing of potential blood stem cell donors.

DKMS on the Web:

https://shorefire.com/roster/dkms

https://www.dkms.org/

ABOUT ALOE BLACC:

In the years since Aloe Blacc’s last album, Lift Your Spirit, the global superstar spent time working on an even dearer project: his family. All Love Everything (Delux), his latest album, is the singer-songwriter’s first collection of material written as a father, a journey that’s expanded Blacc’s already heartfelt artistic palette. “Becoming a father made me want to share those experiences in music,” he says, admitting it’s a challenge to translate such a powerful thing into lyrics and melody. But the listeners who have followed Blacc over the course of his career know that his facility with language and sound is deep -- if anyone was up to the task, it’s him.  Raised by Panamanian immigrants in Southern California, Blacc grew up around the sounds of salsa, merengue, and cumbia. He initially developed his own taste by throwing himself into hip-hop before trying out his soulful voice to other ends. Across three albums, his sound evolved and grew, finding a pocket that reflects the long and beautiful history of American soul with timeless, descriptive songwriting that speaks to the broad range of human experience, from platonic love to love for humanity, from politics to aspiration. Versatile and compassionate, his songwriting is classic in a way that makes categorization irrelevant; indeed, Blacc’s lyrics have been paired with dance music and country -- always to stirring effect. Aloe Blacc isn’t defined by genre.

Aloe Blacc’s most recent releases include a collaboration with Sam Feldt and David Solomon, ‘Future In Your Hands’. This single marks the first release from Payback Records’ Positively Mental compilation, a collection of singles from global dance artists, which will support charities at the forefront for mental health support and advocacy. Blacc’s solo single  ‘Free’ was released on Sept 30, written and produced by Aloe Blacc for the documentary ‘The First Step’, which follows CNN political commentator Van Jones on his criminal justice reform journey to pass the First Step Act, which has led to the release of thousands of citizens who have paid their debt to society.  More info available here: https://www.aloeblacc.com/press/