Capitol Creatives, a talent agency based in Sacramento, serves to elevate local artists by using the region as an artistic innovation hub for nurturing local talent.

One recent event, the agency’s “Come Correct” party, helped bring awareness to small creators seeking to gain more spotlight and attention to their work. This New Year’s party was just one of many events that Capitol Creatives and BLK Productions have planned to boost local artists.

Aaron Cameron, founder and president of Capitol Creatives, said the company is open to any type of artists who are looking to expand their career.

“For my past event, models gained experience walking a stage for an abnormal type of fashion show,” Cameron said. “They put their own styling skills to the test and took a chance at going out on that catwalk.”

Cameron said all kinds of performers get experience in his shows.

“Musical performers are gaining performance experience and spreading awareness to their music, which is an entirely different industry that requires a separate set of marketing skills,” he said. “Photographers get experience shooting in a low light setting and expand their network and portfolio.”

Cameron said transitioning into a talent agency from a nonprofit was not easy.

“We took a bit of a hiatus for a couple months to recoup and redefine what it is we’re doing exactly, and something like this brought us closer as a team and magnetized others towards us as well,” Cameron said.

The Come Correct party sparked several new opportunities for the company and different artists.

“For our first-ever fashion show and event of 2025, it was a big success because everyone loved how intimate the setting was,” Cameron said. “The crowd, though smaller, was still lively enough to make it enjoyable, and we had loads of positive feedback on social media and from everyone in the show.” 

After the event, Cameron said, multiple people were interested in his company. 

“People are excited for us and want to work with us in the near and far future,” he said. “A couple people actually want to sign with us immediately.”

Cameron said there are many more events coming up, including a portrait slam meet-up and a donation fashion show this month, another fashion show in the summer and a second-annual Top Notch event and a tiny desk concert for musicians and spoken-word artists later in the year.

One performer and model who participated in the Come Correct party, Demetrius Turner, heard about the event through Capitol Creatives and his roommate, who also appeared as a performer and model for the show.

Turner said he was excited about the whole event.

“The company put out a few polls in regards to anyone who would be interested in performing or modeling in the show, so I reached out to him and got me a spot as one of the models in the show,” Turner said.

In addition to being a model, Turner and his roommate, Nick Tran, were both asked to perform a song they wrote.

“Then, because my roommate falls in the show as a performer, I found out about that and was asked to perform our song,” Turner said. “I was thinking, ‘We should definitely perform,’ so I heard about that and was excited to be more involved in the show.”

Turner said performing in front of a crowd helped him improve his act and work on his stage presence.

“I’ve been making music for about six or seven years now, but not every opportunity pops up,” he said. “When I found out that my roommate was going to be performing and he wanted to do our song together, I thought it was perfect and just what we needed. It helped getting live practice by getting in front of people, working on stage presence, working on mic control, breath control and all of that going into play, which made me excited for the next step.”

Turner added that the event allowed him to grow as both a performer and as a model.

“Everytime I perform, it helps me become more comfortable being in front of a crowd,” he said. “I know it can be nerve wracking at times to perform in front of people you don’t know, but once you’re always doing it, it starts to become a lot of fun. It’s helped me become more of myself on stage.”

Another participant in the show, Lyla Yip, is a young aspiring commercial model who has been modeling for about a year. After being part of the event, she said it not only gave her a chance to put herself out there more, she also learned a lot.

“Career-wise, I learned that I need to be able to stay calm at all times,” Yip said. “From observing the way the event went and what they provided, it allowed me to be more aware of what I need to work on whether it’s doing my own makeup or providing our own items.”

Yip said she is willing to work with Capitol Creatives and Black Screen Productions again because of their outstanding work ethic.

“I loved the energy that they provided and how detailed the information was since they continued to communicate with the models/artists and keep us updated if anything were to change,” Yip said. “I feel like in this industry, communication can be lacking because there’s so many people, however, this wasn’t the case at all, so I’m very happy with the outcome”

For Yip, the next step of her career would be to sign with an agency.

“With that, I would be able to gain more opportunities for commercial modeling,” Yip said. “I could always find commercial gigs – however, there’s only so much I can know and do with my limited connections, so I hope that within this year, I can get an agency that will provide me with networking.”

Caleb Bass, an 18-year-old intern at Black Screen Productions, is a lead photographer and videographer who has worked with the production company since he was 14.

“I came in here very young, and it was basically my stepping stone for photography,” he said. 

The production company helped him with career expansion and gaining more film experience.

“I’ve always liked taking pictures, but Black Screen told me that I can also do video,” he said. “Video is like one of the hardest things to actually learn, but they helped me along the way. I have much respect and love for them – it’s a very good place for content creation and multimedia.”

Bass said he appreciates the agency’s role in his early career and recommends it to others.

“It (offers) a showcase to people that haven’t shown their face out to other agencies,” Bass said, “a kind of their stepping stone to show your face more to go and network other events as well.”