Deciding on entertainment - Part I
When you’re comparing apples to apples you would not expect there to be a discrepancy of price with one apple being $1.00 and another being $20.00, unless it was some unusual breed of apple that you hadn’t tasted before that was so magnificent you had to adjust what you were willing to pay to have it. But generally apples don’t have that big of a difference.
However when dealing with entertainment it is more accurate to be comparing wines or cars than apples. Here's a question for you - would you pay $1000 for an Ernest and Julio Gallo wine? Of course not, but you couldn't get a 1994 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon for a dollar less than $1400. (I looked it up - I have no idea what it tastes like). But they're both wines.... and sometimes it is that stark a contrast with entertainment. A more obvious comparison would be a Ford Focus to a Bentley. Both will get you there, but the ride and experience would certainly in no way compare. Could something be that good that it’s worth the time and investment? It's up to you and your tastes. However, there is one more factor involved here: It's a once in a lifetime event.
It comes down to specific taste, sophistication and intuition. Many entertainment companies are competent and capable of doing a good job. And if your affair is not a once in a lifetime party, or the quality is not an issue than value shopping is a fair way to help choose. But if it is a one shot to do it right type of event, it's worth finding that extra ability, experience, style and knowledge to help guarantee a transcending level of joy for yourself and your guests. More to come. Your comments welcomed.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Welcome to the First Inside Private Events
Welcome to inside events. I want to talk about parties with you. Weddings, Mitzvahs, Holiday events, picnics, DJs, Lighting, bands, picking music, greatest party songs, music for progressive parties, music for kids parties. Differences between bands and DJs. Anything on your mind.
What's the deal about this blog. I realized at a pretty early age that I love to revel in life. I did this in many different ways from the time I was little until now. Over the last 16 years I found an outlet for my appreciation in emceeing and dancing at events. I've done everything from the smallest dinner parties to hosting 5000 people at a national events. I've worked with celebrity artists, Broadway stars, award winning magicians, international bands, top MTV acts from outside the states. I've also emceed more than 1200 bar/bat mitzvahs which has been one of my specialties with my company Lightning Shakes New York (www.LSNY.net). Before all this I was expressing myself as an actor, dancer, choreographer and songwriter working in the "legitimate" entertainment world. Don't know whay they call that legitimate, because sometimes you feel anything but.
The other side of my business is planning events. Most "DJs" are best left to performing. But I found that with my background I saw events the same way I saw scripts,plays or shows. It's a story unfolding. It's the story of celebrating someone's life or a company's growth: some milestone being recognized. I always approached these parties and events from that "directors" type of perspective. I wanted to get inside the story and get to know what makes this family or this company tick and capture that flavor in the party itself.
A very personal approach to parties emerged. I got more personally invested in creating the most amazing parties/events. I want the family or company to come away from their event having that moment etched in their souls and memories as one of the great days of their lives. No matter what happens in the ups and downs of a life that moment will be cherished over and over in emotional memory. That's the real gratification of what we do.
That's what this blog will pretty much be about. Getting to the real meat of what makes these 'gatherings' stay in your mind and hearts. How to get there, what you can do to avoid pitfalls. Welcome all comments and questions.
What's the deal about this blog. I realized at a pretty early age that I love to revel in life. I did this in many different ways from the time I was little until now. Over the last 16 years I found an outlet for my appreciation in emceeing and dancing at events. I've done everything from the smallest dinner parties to hosting 5000 people at a national events. I've worked with celebrity artists, Broadway stars, award winning magicians, international bands, top MTV acts from outside the states. I've also emceed more than 1200 bar/bat mitzvahs which has been one of my specialties with my company Lightning Shakes New York (www.LSNY.net). Before all this I was expressing myself as an actor, dancer, choreographer and songwriter working in the "legitimate" entertainment world. Don't know whay they call that legitimate, because sometimes you feel anything but.
The other side of my business is planning events. Most "DJs" are best left to performing. But I found that with my background I saw events the same way I saw scripts,plays or shows. It's a story unfolding. It's the story of celebrating someone's life or a company's growth: some milestone being recognized. I always approached these parties and events from that "directors" type of perspective. I wanted to get inside the story and get to know what makes this family or this company tick and capture that flavor in the party itself.
A very personal approach to parties emerged. I got more personally invested in creating the most amazing parties/events. I want the family or company to come away from their event having that moment etched in their souls and memories as one of the great days of their lives. No matter what happens in the ups and downs of a life that moment will be cherished over and over in emotional memory. That's the real gratification of what we do.
That's what this blog will pretty much be about. Getting to the real meat of what makes these 'gatherings' stay in your mind and hearts. How to get there, what you can do to avoid pitfalls. Welcome all comments and questions.
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