Dennis Lumpkin

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Bio

An industry pioneer in all things luxury and red-carpet, Dennis Lumpkin creates the kind of unforgettable star-studded events most mortals only experience through the pages of People and Entertainment Weekly.

Ever since he left Chicago, Hollywood hasn’t been the same. For nearly a decade, Dennis has created hundreds of innovative high-profile branded events and strategic marketing campaigns for luxury retail clients and the entertainment industry. His Midas touch has graced some of Hollywood’s grandest affairs such as the Academy Awards Governors Ball and the Primetime Emmy Awards Governors Ball.

As a creative visionary, Dennis pioneered the concept of “celebrity gift baskets” that helped sponsors build media and influence awareness and trial of products and services at high-profile events such as the Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards and the White House Christmas Special.

He is currently the President and CEO of New Light Concepts, a luxury marketing company that creates and conceptualizes A-list events such as the SELF Magazine Ultimate Luxury Lounge at the Sundance Film Festival. With Dennis’ influential connections in the luxury and entertainment world, he has helped clients get their products into the hands of celebrities and onto the radar of all major print and broadcast outlets. This master of connections’ client roster includes premium brands such as The Four Seasons, Kate Somerville and Dooney & Bourke.

Television Appearances    
     
The Oprah Winfrey Show -Oscar Special  
Today Show  
Good Morning America  
The Early Show  
Entertainment Tonight  
EXTRA  
Access Hollywood  
The Insider  
E! News Daily  
TV Guide Channel  
VH1  
Good Day LA  
KTLA Morning Show  
ABC News  
CBS News  
CNN News  
CNN Showbiz Today  
FOX News  
NBC News  
Event   Guest Count
     
2008    
Kate Somerville Emmy White Room 200
Napoleon Perdis Target Launch 100
Patrick Melville Emmy Beauty Suite 300
YogaWorks South Bay Grand Opening 1000
   
2007  
Kate Somerville Emmy White Room 300
NAACP Image Awards Gift Lounge 200
Napoleon Perdis Magic Convention Booth  
Napoleon Perdis Hollywood Grand Opening 200
YogaWorks South Bay Corporate Mixer 100
YogaWorks Pacific Palisades Grand Opening 100
YogaWorks South Bay Preview Party 750
YogaWorks Westlake Village Grand Opening 1000
YogaWorks Westlake Village Member Event 300
   
2006  
Kate Somerville New York Media Event 100
Kate Somerville Clinic Launch Party 250
VIV Magazine VIP Summer Party 30
YogaWorks “Enrich Your Life" 100
YogaWorks “Love Your Life” 300
Sundance Film Festival Self Magazine 300
Ultimate Luxury Lounge  
   
2005  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
Australia Week Film Festival 600
Australia Week Art Festival 300
AMPAS Student Awards 250
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
Westfield Century City Grand Opening 1000
   
2004  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
ATAS Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner 500
Australia Week Black Tie Gala 700
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
AMPAS Student Awards 250
   
2003  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
AMPAS Student Awards 250
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Nike American Music Awards Nelly Party 250
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
Promax & BDA Conference 1500
Taghavi/Ghazi Wedding 250
   
2002  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
AMPAS 75th Anniversary 750
AMPAS Student Awards 250
ATAS Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner 500
Cedars-Sinai 100th Anniversary 5000
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Guess? 20th Anniversary Party 1000
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
Women With Heart 300
   
2001  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
AMPAS Student Awards 250
ATAS President Pre-Emmy Party 250
ATAS Board of Governors Retreat 80
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Hollywood & Highland Grand Opening 2000
Kaufman/Gordon Wedding 200
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
   
2000  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
AMPAS Student Awards 250
Amtrak New Pacific Surfliner Launching 100
Bercovitch Bar Mitzvah 200
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Marciano New Year’s Party 200
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
   
1999  
Academy Awards Governors Ball 1600
AMPAS Student Awards 250
ATAS Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner 500
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
Women In Film Martini Shot 600
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
   
1998  
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2200
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2850
   
1996  
Tuesday Child Christmas Party 200
Tuesday Child Summer Carnival 500
   
1995  
Benefit Concert of South Pacific 500
Fundraiser for the U.S. Holocaust Museum 100
Tuesday Child Christmas Party 200
Tuesday Child Summer Carnival 500
   
1994  
Benefit Concert of Fiddler on the Roof 500
Tuesday Child Christmas Party 200
Tuesday Child Summer Carnival 500
Gift Baskets    
Academy Awards 2006
   
Academy Awards 2005
Primetime Emmy Awards 2005
   
Academy Awards 2004
Hollywood Christmas Parade 2004
Primetime Emmy Awards 2004
   
Michael Jordan Senior Flight School 2003
NAACP Image Awards 2003
Primetime Emmy Awards 2003
   
Alma Awards 2002
NAACP Image Awards 2002
Primetime Emmy Awards 2002
   
NAACP Image Awards 2001
Primetime Emmy Awards 2001
SAG Awards 2001
Tribute to Brian Wilson 2001
Tribute to John Lennon 2001
   
Creative Arts Awards Ball 2000
Primetime Emmys Governors Ball 2000
Tribute to Joni Mitchell 2000
White House Christmas Special 2000
   
Primetime Emmy Awards 1999
   
Primetime Emmy Awards 1998