For the third consecutive year, Empire was chosen by one of the world's top corporations to produce their annual recognition event. Each year, the company's top researchers and scientists gather to network, spend time together and celebrate their achievements. This year's event took place at La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, renowned since 1926 for its charm and serenity. Working within two separate ballrooms, Empire had the challenge of transforming the two ballrooms into three entirely different atmospheres that would change throughout the course of the weekend.

For the Friday night dinner, Empire took on the task of "bringing the outside in." In addition to the dozens of flowers and foliage brought into the room, custom blown glass flowers were created to adorn the stage, emulating the colors schemes of the surrounding resort grounds. After dinner, the audience was thrilled by a presentation by Bill Gates, who followed his presentation with an open Q&A session. After the uplifting presentation, guests were treated to a performance by internationally-acclaimed recording artist, Chris Isaak. Chris rocked all his hits including "Wicked Game," "San Francisco Days," and "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" and had the audience on their feet, especially during his encore when he and his dog came to the stage sporting matching mirror suits. For those not ready to go to bed, after-dinner activities started immediately following the concert. A poker tournament was available for guests looking for a quiet activity, while the Los Angeles-based band The Bonedaddys, entertained the guests with their blend of funk-infused world rock. The next morning at breakfast, the attendees got a new perspective on the universe.

Flying to Palm Springs amidst a tour in Europe, Harvard professor and internationally-proclaimed physicist, Lisa Randall, spoke about the hidden dimensions of space and time and the soon-to-be-operational Large Hadron Particle Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. As guests were participating in their afternoon offsite activities, a second ballroom was transformed into black and gold, styled after the resort's Art Deco galas of the 1930's. Over 50 black chandeliers and mirrors were installed, and a custom stage, complete with specially designed orchestra fronts, added to the room's elegance. As the dinner bell chimed that evening, guests entered the fully-transformed ballroom with the 11-piece Mirage Big Band Orchestra playing on stage. After dinner, Ann Hampton Callaway, a world-class cabaret singer best known for writing & singing "The Nanny" theme song, performed two custom songs backed by the big band. An elegant awards show recognizing the achievements of the company employees followed her performance.

After dinner, attendees were led into a different ballroom designed to resemble a Chicago blues nightclub, where a performance by The Blues Brothers, featuring Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi, surprised everyone. The Blues Brothers used their signature energy and charisma to keep people dancing throughout their set, culminating with their hit "Soul Man." Los Angeles' own, DJ Crash, finished the night by spinning modern dance hits until the early morning. After a long weekend, the attendees had one last opportunity to bask in the tranquility of the setting at the departure brunch. Guests relaxed outside on the main lawn with the melodious sound of live flamenco guitarists in the background.

Working in close collaboration with the client on every detail, Empire Entertainment served as the creative and technical production company for the entire program - developing, designing and delivering every aspect and component of the program. Empire also booked all speakers and entertainment and provided all staging, sound, lighting, and audiovisual services as well as décor, production management and onsite staffing.

For the celebration evening of a recent business conference, Empire Entertainment delivered superstar rocker Bryan Adams to perform a major concert event in Maui, Hawaii. The concert was the latest success in a long history of entertainment collaborations between Empire and this longstanding client. The company in question, an international technology goliath, had sought to book Bryan Adams on several past occasions, but scheduling conflicts had always prevented him from accepting the engagement. This year Empire leveraged its deep relationships with Bryan Adams' camp to finally make it happen – and it was well worth the wait. The concert took place on a massive stage constructed on the beach especially for the show. Adams delivered a hit-filled set to a crowd of fervent admirers who sang along and swooned in the balmy island breezes. Adams performed hits like "Cuts Like A Knife," "Summer of 69," "Everything I Do," "Run To You," "Please Forgive Me," and others and the performance culminated in Adams inviting dozens of attendees onto the stage to join him and dance during the encore.

Before the show, Empire orchestrated an extensive meet-and-greet during which Adams hung out and chatted affably with client executives and their families. The high-spirits of the meet-and-greet seemed to fuel Adams performance, which strained against the given time parameters – he wanted to keep playing and the audience clamored for him to keep his guitar on, but a scheduled fireworks show brought the concert to a close and the evening to a dazzling end.

From the beaches of Hawaii and Mexico to the mountains of Colorado and Vermont, Empire is a leading producer of outdoor concerts for private events.

When a world renown real estate company wanted to celebrate their annual sales leaders, they turned to Empire Entertainment Japan to produce a once-in-a-lifetime VIP tour of Japan. Empire Japan arranged for the company's top-sellers to visit popular spots in Tokyo and Kyoto, and produced a "Traditional Japanese" dinner event at the exclusive Arisugawa Shimizu restaurant.According to the theme, Empire Japan prepared traditional Japanese decoration throughout the restaurant. A custom-designed Nobori (Japanese-style banner) and Cho-chin (Japanese-style lantern) with the company's logo were produced and installed at the restaurant's entrance to welcome guests into the space.Empire Japan arranged for performances of traditional Japanese music, including a high-energy performance by Taiko drummers, and more delicate performances by musicians playing the Koto and Syakuhachi. Empire Japan also arranged for the guests to dine with a special guest - one of Japan's most respected Sumo wrestlers. Following the dinner the entire group was transported to an authentic Sumo match where they were able to cheer for their new friend.With an unparalleled expertise of Asian culture, Empire Japan is the premier producer of corporate events throughout Asia.

In late November 2007, a private Russian client contacted Empire for help with an exclusive friends & family concert to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel in January 2008. After extensive consultations with the client and a review of available artists, Empire helped to eventually guide the client toward a concert with international superstar, Pink.Due to the last minute nature of the inquiry and the intervening holidays, the deal for Pink's performance had to be worked out among a far flung community of key participants.

On the day the offer was placed, Pink was in Colorado, her manager was in Australia, her agent was in Los Angeles, Empire was in New York, Pink's production manager was in London, her band was dispersed throughout the United States, while the client was in Israel and the client's attorney was in London. Empire deftly brought together all of the participants and managed to confirm the deal with just 12 days remaining prior to the concert. The paperwork was signed by a client officer in Cyprus and the funds were wired from Moscow. With only 12 days to go, Empire coordinated with its' Israeli partners and Pink's camp on a 24/7 basis. Empire organized all Israeli work permits and immigration matters, arranged a sit-down production advance meeting in London, coordinated the international air freight of band gear and lighting equipment thru immigration and security, executed all contracts and international fund transfers, managed a strategy for dealing with Israeli paparazzi, coordinated all hotel accommodations and ground transportation, and fulfilled all Pink production rider requirements with a variety of vendors and subcontractors.

To ensure maximum cooperation with the artist for current and future events, Empire always makes a point of developing personal relationships with the band, road & production management and this experience was no different – Empire personnel bonded with Pink and her band and crew over dinners, local theater performances and a tour of Jerusalem to create a greater basis for collaboration. The net result was that Pink delivered a high energy, 75 minute show, that left the client and the audience of almost 2000 guests delighted and the crowd screaming for more. Pink's full band set included all of her greatest hits including "Mr. President," "Just Like a Pill," and "Get the Party Started."

Empire Entertainment is a company of global reach, with the ability to flawlessly advise, organize and execute the most complicated international transactions on the tightest timelines.

For the daughter of a private client, Empire recently produced a Sweet Sixteen celebration at the Blender Theatre in Manhattan - featuring a private concert by the Jonas Brothers.Currently sharing the title of the most popular teen pop-rock band in the nation with Hannah Montana (a/k/a Miley Cyrus, see Empire February 2007 case study), the Jonas Brothers have been booked solid with tour dates and television appearances since their self-titled platinum album was released in August 2007. Despite the Jonas Brothers' busy schedule, Empire managed to secure the band for a private performance just two days after the end of their wildly popular guest star appearance on the Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds Tour and just three weeks before the start of their own sold-out headline arena tour.

The band's appearance was a surprise to all of the attendees except for the family and the guest of honor's friends screamed in delight and disbelief when the proud father introduced and revealed the band. One highlight of the evening occurred when the three brothers invited the guest of honor onstage and serenaded her with Happy Birthday and another song from their album. The 75-minute greatest hits show was energetic, intimate and sure to be cherished by the client, his daughter and their family and friends for a very long time.In addition to booking and coordinating the headline entertainment, Empire selected & contracted the venue, directed audio/visual production, rented supplemental band gear & staging, coordinated catering, rentals, florals, provided event staff and managed logistics.

Empire is a leading producer of both corporate and private concert events.

When an internationally-experienced entertainment partner was needed to secure talent for an extraordinary wedding in the British Virgin Islands, they turned to Empire Entertainment to help turn their vision into reality. For the the three-day event Empire booked and coordinated travel and production for over 40 artists to create a memorable experience for the guests and young couple. With distinguished attendees such as Bono, Sergey Brin, Sir Richard Branson, Eric Schmidt, John Cusack, Dean Kamen, as well as senior Silicon Valley executives, it's no wonder this was the most talked about wedding of 2007.

The Friday night welcome reception took place at the Rosewood Little Dix Bay and featured a performance by jazz guitarist Ken Hatfield with a family member of the bride. Empire also coordinated with a local island band called Profile whose performance set the proper tone for the evening. After dinner and speeches DJ Earworm got the party dancing with custom mash-ups created specifically for the weekend. On Saturday night the party was taking to another level. Upon entering the pavilion at the Rosewood Little Dix Bay the guests were greeted with a poolside performance by the Phoenix Fire Dancers. All the way from Vienna, Austria for this performance, Phoenix displayed feats of fire-eating and dancing to a backbeat of tribal drums. Following dinner, the main event was ready to begin – Bob Marley's The Wailers took to the stage and performed a mind-blowing set of reggae classics such as "No Woman No Cry", "Three Little Birds", and "Stir It Up". After the Wailer's amazing performance, DJ Earworm kept the party dancing while Phoenix Fire Dancers gave a special futuristic performance – this time performing a cyber light show. The dance floor was filled throughout the night and guests ended up in the pool and along the beach where large firs had been lit in artful, metal containers that stood above the water. On Sunday afternoon the big day was ready to begin.

The wedding itself was to take place on the beach of Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island, with the ceremony being performed by Branson himself. Situated on the beach, jazz guitarist Ken Hatfield's wonderful musical mix of Bossa Nova and jazz welcomed guests to Necker as they arrived by private boats and walked up the beach. When the ceremony began it was Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, equipped with an acoustic guitar, who played the bride down the aisle to his song "First Day of My Life".Following the moving ceremony, the newlyweds stripped off their formal clothes, put on their harnesses and launched directly from the beach into a kite surfing duet with the backing of music by Ken Hatfield. Guests then walked up the beach into the beautiful tented reception area for an intimate performance by Eric Bachmann (former lead singer in 90's indie band "Archers of Loaf") and a fabulous dinner by world-renowned organic cooking master, Alice Waters.

After an extraordinary dinner in the spectacular but minimal dinner tent, decorated in muslin & shell, the magic of the evening was heightened when Bono gave an inspired performance of Ben E. King's classic "Stand By Me", which ended as a group sing-along. After Bono's performance DJ Earworm picked up the beat and spun dance music until well past 3:00AM while guests danced and played alongside Branson's zen pool and Dean Kaman demonstrated one of his newest inventions. For this precision project Empire interfaced contracted and interfaced with all artists, secured travel and ensured that visa requirements were met, coordinated production needs with a world class team of vendors, coordinated on details such as shipping of equipment & costumes, (cargo and production elements were shipped to the islands weeks in advance), coordinated the shuttling of all artists between three islands via private watercraft throughout the week and stage managed all of the live performances and event elements.

Empire Entertainment is renown as a producer of high profile, international events where high level skill sets such as diplomacy, cross-border coordination and complex logistics management are required.

E18 is a fast growing and highly-respected producer of live and corporate events in India. Recently, E18 and Empire Entertainment entered into a partnership with to help secure and promote international headline talent in India as E18 moves aggressively into the concert business.E18's extensive experience and formidable capabilities throughout the subcontinent, coupled with Empire's unparalleled access to talent relationships worldwide make this partnership a major development in this one of the fastest growing markets in the world. For the first project, Empire worked in conjunction with one of it's European partners, General Entertainment, to deliver the World-renowned German heavy metal superstar band The Scorpions to perform in Shillong, India as part of their first ever-tour in India. The concert was an amazing success. Estimated attendance at the concert event was more than 28,000 people.

Logistically there were many challenges to be overcome that just added to the events success. E18 managed to move 25 tons of sound, lighting & trussing pulled together from five different vendors to this remote part of North East India. Equipment had to be transported via various forms of transportation including trucks from Cochin and Delhi, a plane from Mumbai and three trains from Delhi.The concert generated a huge amount of media coverage. Print media in major India cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Kolkata called the event the Largest Concert ever in India!!! MSN India wrote: "Scorpions leaves Shillong dazzled - Thousands of fans danced and sang themselves to frenzy as the legendary heavy metal band Scorpions gave a high voltage performance before a packed stadium in Shillong, India's 'rock capital'. An estimated 30,000 people thronged the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in state's capital as the German heavy metal group belted out their all-time hits and classics for close to two hours in the temperature that stayed in a single digit."India is a leading developing market for entertainment & events and Empire is proud to be a partner with E18, experienced with many years of projects in that region.

Empire is a leading advisor and partner to producers on every continent and a gateway to word class entertainment.

In December 2007, Empire had the opportunity to serve longtime client Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment in connection with The Simpsons Movie DVD release. To secure the major media coverage necessary to reach the ubiquitous "The Simpsons" audience, it was decided that New York City would be the best place for the launch due to the concentration of national media outlets.

Working together for months, Empire Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox created a series of media events under the umbrella theme of "Homer For The Holidays." Empire Entertainment organized and produced three massive and simultaneous events on a single day in December at three key locations in the city: The Bryant Park Skating Rink, Times Square, and the Empire State Building. The morning of December 18, New Yorkers awoke to the overnight transformation of The Pond at Bryant Park into a "Simponsized" wonderland. Free all-day (and night) ice skating was provided, as was free Ned Flanders hot chocolate and "Sprinkalicious" pink donuts. Ben & Jerry's even showed up to hand out free cups of their custom ice cream creation The Simpsons Movie "Duff & D'oh!Nuts."

For entertainment, The Pond's ice rink (made yellow for the day in honor of Homer's complexion) hosted hourly performances of "The Simpsons On Ice." The professionally-choreographed routine incorporated a "Spider Pig" solo which delighted audiences and media alike as "The Accidentals," a premiere New-York based a cappella group, sang live vocals in yellow "The Simpsons" choir robes. Bryant Park was decorated with large "The Simpsons" banners and dasher boards and The Simpsons Movie logo and a bright pink holiday tree were featured in the center of the ice rink. 500 donut ornaments adorned the 50-foot-holiday tree at Bryant Park and Spider Pig even showed up to ride the zamboni during scheduled cleanings of the rink's ice.

Meanwhile, in Times Square, the sea of tourists and locals in dark winter coats, were brightened with yellow "The Simpsons" Santa hats. Empire organized a street-marketing team to line the sidewalks of Times Square, handing out colorful "The Simpsons" caps to fans, families and anyone who needed a warm hat in the holiday chill. Street team members were also easy to spot with signature The Simpsons Movie mega-donut balloons sailing above their heads.

Then "The Simpsons" final stamp on NYC was revealed. Instead of glowing white, the Empire State Building lit up in a brilliant yellow to join in the celebration with an unprecedented, commercially-tied lighting of the iconic landmark. The Empire State Building also hosted a lighting ceremony and press conference in its lobby, where Homer flipped the switch to turn on the lights. As a finale to the day's activities, a party for FOX VIPs and The Simpsons Movie cast & crew was held on the 71st floor of the Empire State Building.

Empire was proud to work for Twentieth Century Fox on this major event marketing initiative. Each component of the event was an unparalleled success and the impact of "Homer For The Holidays" was felt by New Yorkers and Americans across the country.

For the second consecutive year, one of the world's largest corporations chose Empire Entertainment to secure and produce the headline entertainment for their top clients at their annual conference.Empire presented a variety of entertainment options to the client who ultimately chose Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members, ZZ Top, to headline their evening finale celebration.When this American Blues rock band formed in 1969, little did they know that they would continue to rock the house with the same three original members more than 35 years later. These rock icons, famous for their custom guitars and trademark beards, delivered a 90-minute greatest hits set to 300 adrenaline pumped guests at the packed Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Guests sang along to classic hits such as "Cheap Sunglasses," "Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man," "Gimme All Your Lovin," and others, screaming for more as the legends governed the stage. The client was thrilled as the rock & roll band from Texas brought the house down.Empire executed all contracts and negotiations, worked closely with the Joint to provide high end concert production, managed and coordinated all logistics, facilitated signed ZZ Top memorabilia and even organized a meet & greet with top level executives.

Empire is a leading provider and producer of headline musical entertainment for major business events worldwide.

For a first-ever Justice, Arts & Music Awards to benefit the Jam Master Jay Foundation and sponsored by Adidas, Empire was thrilled to work in tandem with EPOP International and serve as event producer. The purpose of the J. A. M. Awards is to honor social responsibility. The J.A.M. Awards are the first ever awards in the hip hop community to do this. The evening was designed to honor the late Jam Master Jay's life and to promote Social Justice, Arts and Music (J.A.M.). Planned as an annual program, each year, one honoree from the hip-hop community will be selected and honored in the fields of social Justice, the Arts and Music. Broadcast from The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on November 29th, the star-studded benefit concert was co-hosted by the late Jam Master Jay's wife Terri Corley-Mizell and Jam Master Jay's former band mate, DMC from the ground-breaking hip hop act, Run DMC.

The hip concert and awards program featured a who's who of hip hop and rap artists spanning from the dawn of hip hop to the present day. Performers on the bill included Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, DMC, Reverend Run, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Papoose, Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan, Kid Capri, De La Soul, Dead Prez, EPMD, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Biz Markie, Everlast, Mista Sinista, Jim Jones and others. The Justice Award went to Chuck D, the Arts award went to Lee Quinones and Wyclef Jean won the Music Award.For this complicated production Empire handled all production design and management, talent coordination and stage management as well as consulting on all aspects including logistics, security and show design. The stage set-featured an innovative front projection of laser-drawn graffiti art.