/ About this event
STVDIO SPACE and Reiss Rollins Group are excited to host this event at LA Tech Week, exploring how STVDIO SPACE and other startups are building media arts hubs and innovation ecosystems in college towns for the next generation of students, artists, and creators. Places where creativity comes to live, backed by deep experience across media arts, college markets, real estate, and brand partnerships.
Featured Interactive Event Panelists on 10/15 include:
Evan Shapiro - Co-Founder at STVDIO SPACE: Evan is a creative entrepreneur and community builder with 24+ years of experience across music and college markets, new media, and real estate. At STVDIO SPACE, he leads market development for its media arts hubs in college towns. He previously created Campus DJ, College Battle of the Bands, and the Chegg Music 101 Series, partnering with brands such as ESPN, Universal Music, Rock the Vote, Chipotle and AT&T along the way. Evan was also a founding advisor and investor in Audigent ($300M+ exit to Experian), a real estate investor with over $39M in transactions, and an Emory University BBA with a background in music.
Shawden Soltani - Director of Operations and Realtor Associate at The Oppenheim Group, a leading Los Angeles luxury real estate brokerage known globally through Netflix’s real estate series. Her background spans real estate operations, development analysis, project management, and finance, with previous experience at Kosmont Companies and PennyMac. She brings strong connectivity across the Los Angeles real estate and entertainment communities and is a UC Santa Barbara alumni.
Blaise Slattery - Senior Commercial Advisor and founding member of The Oppenheim Group’s Los Angeles commercial real estate team, with more than $330M and 560K+ square feet in closed transactions. His experience spans commercial real estate, physical studio spaces, music, and artist management, bringing a unique perspective at the intersection of real estate and the creative industries. Blaise is an SMU alumni.
Nate Howard – Founder and CEO of Movement BE, a cultural arts organization empowering young people through storytelling, music, poetry, digital media, and entrepreneurship. Nate currently serves as the Founding Creative Arts Director at San Diego FC’s Right to Dream Academy, where he is building a creative arts hub within the residential football academy. His work spans culture, education, media, and youth development, with collaborations including Kendrick Lamar and Ty Dolla $ign and an appearance on Netflix’s Song Exploder. A USC alumnus, Nate was also a Social Justice Category winner in the national College Battle of the Bands series presented by AT&T, which was affiliated with CAMPVS (a predecessor of STVDIO SPACE).
Space is limited. RSVP required.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
