Singer Maxwell, who possesses one of the smoothest voices in R&B, turns 39 today.Born in Brooklyn, New York, this soul singer made his musical debut in 1996 with the release of his debut album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. It was an overnight success and featured numerous hit singles, including "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)," "Whenever Wherever Whatever" and "Sumthin' Sumthin.'" The success of the album launched him into super-stardom and landed him comparisons to greats like Marvin Gaye.In the years that followed, Maxwell released two more albums Embrya (1998) and Now (2011); the former earning him a 1997 Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album. Now rose to the top of the Billboard 200 and the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It spawned the singles "Get ... Continue reading →

In this episode of Cubes, we tour the worldwide headquarters of IPG Mediabrands, the media holding company responsible for $34 billion in global revenue from advertising agencies such as Universal McCann. IPG's work includes the Geico Gecko and Volkswagen's pint-sized Darth Vader.The IPG headquarters is home to a cutting edge media lab full of "Minority Report"-esque marketing technology, and the office includes a high-tech workspace dubbed "the desk of the future" and a skyway stretching 10 stories above the street that was once used by the Gimbels department story, the building's previous tenant.Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mediabistroTVCheck out more episodes of "Cubes":http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3C29016CAB3D3938Produced and directed byWeston AlmondAndrew Gauthier Continue reading →

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