The Muppets took over The Hollywood Bowl in a live variety show and Fluffy Friends’ Ollie went to join in on the fun! Ollie walks through the crowds and meets new friends! This is just a glimpse of the show and how amazing it was to see in person! Special thanks to the Muppets for inspiring me in what I do!
Special thanks to Joshua Redden on the camera.
Creating the visual for Brandy’s first new music in five years was no small step. AKIxMANN enlisted William Sikora to join up with their out of this world style to film an art film for the legendary Brandy that debuted in Schon Magazine.
“They said they wanted something really edgy and slightly twisted, her style and looks on the shoot were ‘new’ Brandy, it was super fresh and different and I wanted to carry that over in the visual edit. It brought me back to my roots as an editing days when I first started editing digitally, I used to play with so many concepts and warped images. Brandy is beyond beautiful, to add that edgy/twisted vibe to it made her pop even more. I wanted to add a horror mood to it, speeding up shots, putting shots in reverse, mirror shots to give her that goddess look, it all came together as I started editing.” Sikora said.
Brandy and Ray J brought their song “Edible High” into the project which was the first new music released in years. The song itself is an edgy, smooth harmony filled jam. “I wanted to have the song before I even started editing, I wanted every beat and kick in the song to be choreographed visually, it is not your typical music video and I think that’s what people loved about it.”
AKIxMANN’s Michael & Tyler Mann crafted her out of this world style to a nature elements theme which carried over in the video with water, fire, wind, earth, sky.
“It was an incredible honor to work with such a legendary artist who was beyond humble and amazing. We were working in 110 degrees, surrounded by hordes of flies, drenched in sweat out in the middle of a desert sea surrounded by dead fish and trash; it was quite an experience, something I will never forget. We were all troopers that day.” Sikora said.
Watch ELEMENTAL below:
Disney XD has recently released a new TV series Polaris Primetime, that focuses on pure gaming fun and Sikora got in on the action on set. 
From 9pm to 3am Disney XD is DXP. Polaris Primetime itself is of the variety show genre: a regular rotation of special guests, short films, and video game related skits. And a lot of Blue Shell-triggered road rage between Jimmy Wong, fellow co-host Meghan ‘Strawburry17’ Camarena, and the show’s panel. “[Mario Kart 8] is a game we’ve actually played twice on the show,” said Wong. “Because it’s a great party game, it’s competitive, and it’s an awesome thing to watch with a bunch of people playing at the same time. You never know who’s going to win with that kind of games too, which is great.”
Sikora and other creators are part of the cast who play games, film their own content, and so much more, it’s like nothing you’ve seen on TV before!
Want to share your love and passion for your favorite artist with the world? We’re bringing some of the biggest names in music together with their most talented fans for a chance at a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration. Submit your best cover for the hit song the artist selects, and you could win a spot on Best.Cover.Ever., a new show from Executive Producer Ryan Seacrest, premiering exclusively on YouTube, where contestants compete for the opportunity to perform a special duet with a music superstar.
We’re excited to announce we are a part of the casting and pre-production for the series as musicians around the world compete to create the best cover ever! “It’s been an amazing experience being able to work with acts such as Jason Derulo, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, The Backstreet Boys, Charlie Puth and Flo Rida, I never really imagined to be able to have all these names on my resume at once, so it is definitely an honor. Being a part of YouTube from day one definitely has a special meaning for me in this project as it’s their big push into original programming.” Sikora said.
Call-to-action videos have been released on all the artists announcing the show in their own ‘vlog’ style and Sikora Entertainment was in charge of the post production work. The submissions are coming in by the thousands and the whole casting team has been digging through it all to find the stars!
Best. Cover. Ever. is set to premiere exclusively on YouTube later this year.
The latest sticker sensation Fluffymoji 2 has hit the App Store and features over 175 animated stickers and emojis, more than twice the stickers than Fluffymoji 1.
“It took a lot of time to create these stickers, I really wanted to create a wide range of emotions in this pack with much more animated facial expressions than what our actual puppets can do. They have a much more ‘cartoon’ look in their faces with some really fun expressions perfect for any conversation. There are many of them which can be translated in multiple ways which keeps it versatile. We included fun quote stickers like ‘Girl Bye’ ‘Ain’t Got Time’ and many many more which adds a splash of color to any text conversation!” Sikora said.
Fluffymoji recently peaked at #44 on the Top Paid apps in the iMessage App Store and is featured on the front page of the App Store.
Both sticker packs offer unique stickers so grab them and get sticking!
Brandy is back and looking better than ever in her latest shoot from Editorial Director Michael Mann and Photographer Tyren Redd. Go behind the scenes on the shoot with Brandy and see the looks, the style, and all the personality from the legendary Brandy. Sikora Entertainment was proud to collaborate with AKIxMANN and edit the footage for them.
Brandy spoke to Fashion Bomb Daily in her interview:
There was a time where I didn’t know who I really was. It has nothing to do with status or with records, or anything. I didn’t know my worth or my value. I didn’t have a sense of self. I didn’t really know who I was or what I was here to do. I asked myself, “What am I here to do? What was I created for?” I lost track of that. And to lose track of that is almost like the walking dead. People can do anything to you, people can take advantage of you, people can manipulate you and take you down alleys you don’t deserve to go down. This has happened in many different phases of my life. But I can assure you today, in 2017, on whatever date this is, that that will never happen again. That mentality is something I will never revert to again. Once you know, you can never unknow it. You know who you are. You can see who you are, and you can never unsee it. I’m very blessed to be in this state of being.
See the BTS video here:
New musician, singer-songwriter Terrence Wilde finally dropped his debut single “Flashlight” and it’s great! We had the privilege to work with him on his very first photoshoot which also is part of his single cover. Check out the BTS (Behind The Scenes) video with Sikora and Terrence making magic then listen to his song “Flashlight” on all music outlets!
Watch below & click the > arrows to see more from the shoot!
Sikora Entertainment’s first dive into the app world has proven a great success! Fans of Fluffy Friends around the world all agree Fluffymoji is one of their favorite sticker apps, a new feature that was recently added to iOS 10. The sticker pack includes over 80 animated and stickers.
“It took a lot of time to design the stickers, posing all the characters in shoots then taking them into Photoshop to cut them out and animate them and give them even more personality, I could’ve gone on forever but we wrapped up the first release with 75 stickers and just recently added more for free.” Sikora said.
Apple featured Fluffymoji on the App Store this March on their front page under “New Stickers We Love”.
“It was a shock and an incredible honor, I literally jumped for joy when I saw that. Apple could’ve picked any of the millions of apps out there but they saw the passion I put into mine and featured it ahead of bigger names like Care Bears and Lego Batman. It was crazy!” Sikora continued. “We have already been working on Fluffymoji 2 for the past couple of months which features over 175 animated stickers and emojis, these ones are just amazing and I can’t wait till it releases this week!” Sikora said.
It looks like it’s just the beginning for Fluffymoji as their newest sticker app hits stores soon and word is they are developing a version for Android devices too.
BTV received a major rebranding as part of the final move away from the “B” names the company originally started with. In 2012, B Entertainment changed to Sikora Entertainment. “BTV was thriving on YouTube at that time and a re-branding was not in the works. YouTube and our channel has changed a lot over the years, we narrowed down our audience, put shows on their own channels and really tried to solidify the experience. While we are still growing, we came across challenges that slowed us down, tried to put out our fire. It took months to figure out a good name that could replace it.” Sikora said.
BTV officially made the switch in January and is not looking back. FYRtv is not an acronym, it’s simply FIRE. “There is a passionate fire burning inside that has always been there, the past couple years have tried to put our fire out but we will not let that happen, so the name was perfect for our mindset.” FYRtv said.
“Fans will still be getting the same quality content, just a sharper focus on delivering great videos, I am excited to see where we can go.” Sikora said.
LaTonka and her wild antics went viral after reacting to Mariah’s disastrous New Year’s Eve performance. This was the first type of video for the beloved puppet and it became her biggest, with over 1 MILLION views in 2 days. The video spread like wildfire across the web and made it’s way onto CNN where it was featured for a moment.
“Fluffy Friends has really been connecting with people online, it’s fun, it’s bold, brash, and unique, I think that’s what makes it so loved.” Creator William Sikora said.
There are more plans to do reaction videos with the puppets and even more characters to be added in 2017. “This is just the beginning, we’ve been pushing for a while now but it takes time to get to where you want to be we have a long way to go!” Sikora concluded.