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When a leading pharmaceutical company wanted top-quality entertainment to perform for approximately 1,000 of their finest sales employees, they turned to Empire Entertainment to deliver a concert with one of the most renowned bands of the 90's. Following a weeks worth of company meetings, the employees entered the ballroom with excitement, awaiting the announcement of who their surprise performer would be. After remarks and an introduction by a company executive, Smash Mouth took the stage to begin their 80-minute greatest hits, high energy set. Kicking off their performance with a rousing rendition of their hit "Can't Get Enough of You Baby," the audience jumped to their feet and cheered the band on as they performed their hit songs such as "Then The Morning Comes", "Walkin' On The Sun", and their cover of "I'm A Believer".

Smash Mouth's interaction with the crowd throughout the set led to a room-wide sing-a-long of classic rock songs including Van Halen's "Runnin' With The Devil" and The Kinks' "You Really Got Me". The evening climaxed with an all-out performance of Smash Mouth's #1 hit "All Star".Empire was responsible for proposing, contracting and arranging travel and accommodations for Smash Mouth, as well as coordinating and managing all schedules, logistical and technical aspects of the band's performance.

Empire Entertainment is a leading producer of private and corporate events in the U.S. and around the world.

Nestlé Japan turned to Empire Entertainment Japan for the product launch event of their newest creation, "NESCAFÉ CHARGE". Empire Entertainment Japan invited the world-famous 3D ‘Trick Artist', Kurt Wenner to create a 3D chalk painting with the new product as the subject. The exhibition drew in a huge crowd to Marunouchi ‘oazo', the venue located at the very heart of Tokyo, mesmerizing the public with their very first taste of ‘3D Trick Art' in Japan. The event also drew significant amount of media attention, and its overwhelming success led to additional exhibitions across Japan in the following weeks.

Empire is a leading provider of innovative street marketing & event marketing solutions for major brands around the globe.

Nothing makes a wedding more special or memorable than the perfect entertainment. And in some cases, when the client wants to create the event of a lifetime, the entertainment required includes some of the biggest headliners in the world. Such was the case when a high-profile couple wanted to celebrate their special day at the world-renowned Marquis Los Cabos. To secure their wedding entertainment they and their wedding planner turned to Empire Entertainment to engage and produce the internationally-acclaimed romance singer, Julio Iglesias. Working closely with the wedding planner, their production team and Julio's representation and production teams across many countries and time zones, Empire was ultimately successful in securing the wedding couple's first choice performer.

Empire completed the protracted negotiations resulting in the contract for Julio to perform. Following the contracting Empire coordinated all logistical, production and creative details for the performance including the complicated cross-border shipping of band equipment. Additionally, Empire worked closely with vendor partners in Mexico as well as Government officials to secure all necessary visas and work permits for the band & crew consisting of nationals from the Netherlands, Spain and the Dominican Republic among others. Empire also worked closely between Julio Iglesias' production team and the world class sound, lighting, staging & decor vendors engaged for the project to satisfy Julio's complex production requirements without sacrificing the designer's incredible vision for the event.

One production issue for which Empire provided the novel solution was the issue of allowing Julio's sound & lighting engineers to mix and light the show from within the intimate and exquisitely decorated wedding banquet room. The problem was that Julio's massive sound & lighting boards would have compromised the decor in the room. Empire's solution? Install drawstring, semi-transparent drapes at the rear of the room which gave the audio & lighting engineers direct sightline to the stage and to open them only once the house lights were lowered for the start of the show. The result? The audience never saw the technical installation or the technicians and the show looked and sounded great. Julio Iglesias was kept a complete surprise to all the guests who cheered when he was introduced by the bride. Julio performed a show of his decades-spanning greatest hits that included "To All The Girls I Loved Before", "Abrazame" and "El Amor", among others, singing in Spanish, English and French. Julio played for over 75 minutes and delivered a truly unique show. After the performance Julio posed for photos with the bride & groom and their friends.

As is typical for large, international productions of this nature, Empire managed every detail of the concert performance from the negotiations and contracting, all the way through to the final execution, and stage management of the performance. Empire is a worldwide leader in the booking & producing of headline talent for high end private events and has a great deal of experience producing major events in Mexico, Central and Latin America.

The Golden Horse Awards is the Academy Awards for Chinese-language films and one of the most prestigious film award ceremonies in the world. When STAR Group was seeking a performer who would not only live up to the prestige of the event, but also astound their millions of viewers, there was only one candidate - Marco Tempest, the virtual magician. Combining the worlds of magic and technology, creativity and cutting-edge visual performance, Marco's skills as an illusionist and as an imaginative performer are revolutionizing the way the world sees magic."Marco Tempest performed his magic in front of the Gods of Dragon Mountain Temple," reported one news syndicate.

Prior to the day of ceremony, Marco spent his day at the Dragon Mountain Temple, where he displayed his magic in front of the Taiwanese press, impressing them with his feats of digital sleight-of-hand and drumming up interest in the upcoming award ceremony. On awards night Marco took the stage at Taichung's Chungshan Hall before a huge live and televised audience. The show began with the stage in pitch black except for a light beginning to materialize on Marco's body. The magical light then flowed through Marco's fingers, down his arms, and his chest, transcending the limits of reality. Right from the start the audience knew they were watching something truly extraordinary.

Marco's performances for the show, from the press junket in Taipei to an impromptu appearance on the red-carpet, and the grand finale where he conjured an actual Golden Horse Award from the virtual world, set the stage for the glamorous night. "A brilliantly imaginative performance of magic and technology!" Deputy Minister of Taiwan's Government Information Office Mr. Albert Lin, said as he scratched his head in bewilderment. The consensus of the millions and millions of viewers across Asia was that Marco's performance was mind-blowing.

Empire Entertainment Japan once again delivered, and helped make one of the biggest film award ceremonies in Asia completely unforgettable.

Glancing around the room, you would have thought you were at the Oscars – Penélope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sean Penn, Dennis Hopper, Harvey Weinstein, Ethan Hawke, Mickey Rourke, Debra Winger, Rachel Weiz, Jeff Goldblum, Marisa Tomei just to name a few. But this was the 2008 Gotham Independent Film Awards, an elegant and buzzworthy New York Independent Film event. Presented by Independent Feature Project (IFP), the Gothams are New York's most prestigious independent film awards program and are considered by many industry insiders as an early indicator of what the Oscar landscape will look like in the Spring.

This year's Gotham Awards kicked off with a celebrity red carpet event at 48 Wall Street, heavily attended by the media. Afterwards, the 750 or so attendees -- a who's who of the independent film world -- made their way across the street to Cipriani Wall Street for a sumptuous dinner. The main event began with an acoustic guitar performance by Academy Award nominated actor Terrence Howard. Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi then took the stage as the night's emcee and warmed up the audience with topical humor. Guest DJ Biz Markie spun through the night, as a cavalcade of Hollywood's finest doled out awards like "Best Film NOT Playing At a Theater Near You".

This year's awards paid special tribute to four iconic figures - Penelope Cruz, "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant, Melvin Van Peebles and HBO Documentary Film Head Sheila Nevins. Penelop Cruz's tribute was accompanied by a special videotaped message from Woody Allen. Empire Entertainment had the opportunity to produce this year's Gothams because IFP wanted to streamline the nearly two decade-old event without losing any of the relaxed, informal "vibe" that makes the event so special to the A-listers who attend. New York Magazine was among the first to point out that Gotham's partnership with Empire was a success: "If last night's Gotham Awards ceremony at were any indication, the upcoming spate of year-end prize-giving will be a series of smooth, well-oiled affairs. With machinelike precision — are we sure these are independent filmmakers? — the unofficial kickoff to the 2008 movie-awards season began on time, ended on time, and pretty much went without a hitch."

For this program, Empire handled all event logistics, planning, budgeting and coordination, technical production, graphic design of event materials and print advertisments, video roll-ins & scripting, and stage management.

Empire Entertainment is a leading producer of cutting-edge award programs like the Gotham and Webby Awards.

Veloqx is a real-estate development and investment company based in Hong Kong that constructs architecturally unique and futuristic buildings in popular areas of Tokyo. When Empire Japan was asked to design the celebration and grand opening of Veloqx’s newest building, The Ice Cubes, located in the fashionable shopping district of Harajuku and where the popular brand H&M calls home, Empire aspired to create bold visuals inspired by the building’s unique architecture.

Empire designed the party space with an icy cold atmosphere by using materials and lighting that gave the impression of a futuristic ice palace. By carefully choosing the white interior materials along with fresh ice blue lighting, the space provided the guests a chilling experience.The exterior lighting cascaded all the way up to the 9th floor of the building complimenting the architecture perfectly and creating a magnificent icy citadel highlighted by the Tokyo skyline. Through Empire’s original lighting design, the building was immediately transformed into a new landmark of Harajuku.

High-profile guests of the grand opening including the chairpersons and presidents from the top financial and real-estate companies in Asia were treated to a solo performance by a well-known Japanese violinist. A local DJ provided the icy cool soundtrack for the evening’s reception and lounge party.Empire was responsible for creating the overall concept, event design, interior and exterior lighting, talent booking, catering and bar service coordination with Japan’s top culinary brands, scripting, and full production of the event. Empire’s production of The Ice Cubes’ official opening coincided with H&M’s opening of their Harajuku store, requiring logistical coordination between the two clients.

Empire Japan is a leading producer of public and private events throughout Asia.

Needing a 'face' for their ESPRIQUE PRECIOUS line, KOSÉ Corporation, one of the leading cosmetics producers in Japan turned to Empire Entertainment Japan to secure the 'face' for their new brand.Empire Entertainment Japan, utilizing its vast worldwide network of affiliates, negotiated the contract for and ultimately secured British Supermodel Karen Elson for the entire campaign which included television spots, print ads as well as appearances in promotional events.

Karen Elson is a British super model who has been featured on covers of many international fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle, and walked the runways for many top fashion designers including Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Dolce and Gabanna, and Versace. Her presence in ESPRIQUE PRECIOUS campaign was vital for the image of the line, and added the glamour to the advertising campaign that the client sought to deliver.

Empire is a leading source of talent for television commercials, spokesperson roles, endorsements, celebrity sponsorships and other celebrity-driven marketing initiatives.

When the world-renowned Palm Jumeirah and its flagship resort, Atlantis - The Palm, unveiled plans for one of the biggest events of the year to celebrate the opening of the resort, they and renowned event designer and producer Colin Cowie turned to Empire Entertainment to help manage the live entertainment and live event components. The three day celebration was attended by over 2,000 celebrity and VIP guests. The grand opening event featured music legend Kylie Minogue's debut performance in the Middle East, a performance by Nawal Al Zoghbi - one of the highest selling Arab artists of all time, Bollywood Superstar Priyanka Chopra, and dinner hosted by Nobu Matsuhisa, Santi Santamaria, Michel Rostang and Giorgio Locatelli.

The finalé of the grand opening event was a 22 minute 'Illumination Sequence" featuring an originally-designed video projection across the entire facade of the Atlantis produced by industry veterans Edd Griles and Chip Rachlin. The powerful video projections, which told the story of the Atlantis, were integrated with an installation of high powered Syncrolites and pyrotechnic effects above and beneath the building. At the end of the Illumination sequence, Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra emerged on stage to unleash the world's largest-ever fireworks display - over 7 times larger than those seem at the Beijing Olympic Games - designed and executed by the world famous Grucci Family. The fireworks spectacular was executed over the Palm Islands' 43 KM of shoreline, illuminating the entire island with more than 100,000 specially designed pyrotechnic devices.

The grand opening evening's event was attended by a host of notable names including His Highness Sheik Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Charlize Theron, Michael Jordan, Robert DeNiro, Janet Jackson, Preity Zinta, Lily Allen, The Duchess of York, Agyness Deyn, Gerard Butler, Boris Becker, Petra Nemcova, Richard Branson, Lindsay Lohan, Mary Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham, Rani Mukherjee, Gosha Kutsenko, Ronnie Woods and many others from all corners of the globe. DJ Donna D'Cruz of Rasa Music helmed the turntables for the cocktail party.

For this immense undertaking, Empire served as talent producer and talent logistics supervisor which included coordinating and integrating the participation of live talent such as Kylie Minogue, local musicians and dancers, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Priyanka Chopra, and DJ Donna D'Cruz. Empire also developed and managed the run of the show and stage-managed the live event including triggering the fireworks display. The event was broadcast globally via satellite into over 700 million households with the images of the Palm Island fireworks seen by over 1 billion people. Video highlights of the event can be seen by clicking here.

Empire is a leading producer of entertainment for some of the highest stature events in the world and is often engaged by leading event designer & producers like Colin Cowie Lifestyle for our expertise in delivering and managing large scale, live entertainment components for the most demanding projects.

On November 13, 2008, Empire Entertainment was again proud to support Keep a Child Alive and serve as producer of their 5th annual fundraising event, the Black Ball, which was generously underwritten by the Condé Nast Media Group.

Hosted by Co-founder Alicia Keys and KCA Global Ambassador IMAN, the event saluted humanitarians in the fight against AIDS such as actress and advocate, Queen Latifah, followed by extraordinary performances including Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Daughtry, Adele and others. Over 1200 guests including Tyra Banks, Clive Davis, Russell Simmons, John Mayer, Timbaland, Cynthia Nixon, Zoe Kravitz, Swizz Beatz, Michelle Williams, David Bowie, Elijah Wood, Padma Lakshmi, and Jessica Alba attended to support KCA in their fight against the global AIDS pandemic.The evening began with a cocktail reception and gallery exhibit of the "Museum of Dreams," a setting designed and conceptualized by KCA's Earle Sebastian and David Stark Design. The "Museum of Dreams" was designed to highlight everyday things that Westerners take for granted but that represent the hopes and prayers of African children and families with HIV/AIDS.

Following cocktails the guests then entered into a breathtaking "African Dream" inspired Hammerstein Ballroom where they enjoyed a delicious dinner menu designed by Aquavit's Marcus Samuelsson and served by Hudson Yards Catering. Powerful video and emotive graphic messages on projection screens and in centerpiece bell jars coupled kept the focus of the evening on the burning needs in Africa. During dinner an auction of once in a lifetime experiences was held led by Christies auctioneers Tash Perrin and Hugh Edmeades. Lot's included a "God Save the Queen" poster signed by artist Jamie Reid which was the subject of a bidding war between Queen Latifah and John Mayer who ended up paying $100,000 each. Other lots included a trip to Africa, Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and one week on Richard Branson's private Necker Island.

Following dinner was the honoree program. The evening's honorees were Jackie Branfield, Simon Fuller and Queen Latifah. Jackie Branfield is the founder and director of Operation Bobbi Bear, which protects sexually abused children from social and judicial neglect while preventing further abuse and HIV infection in South Africa. Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol and Idol Gives Back, raised over $76 million for charity last season alone and has mobilized the American people to take action on a variety of causes and issues. Queen Latifah has shown incredible dedication and leadership in speaking out about HIV/AIDS through her long careers in film, music and advocacy. At the conclusion of the honoree program, Alicia Keys introduced the world to Noah - a 15 year old, HIV positive musician from Rwanda, who sings in his community to educate people about HIV prevention and whose dream was to come perform at the Black Ball. His dream was fulfilled and the audience went wild for his incredible performance. Following Noah, Alicia Keys and her incredible band backed a series of moving performances by artists that included Emmanuel Jal, Daughtry, Adele and finally superstar Justin Timberlake who electrified the audience with "Until the End of Time," "My Love," "Lovestoned", and "Another Day in Paradise" in a stunning duet with Alicia Keys.

All told, the Black Ball event raised over $2.4 million for AIDS affected children and families in Africa. Once again, Empire Entertainment served as overall event producer for the Black Ball and managed all aspects of the event including site selection and contracting, logistics, catering, décor, talent management and coordination, production, security and onsite management, collaborating with Keep a Child Alive and other partners and donors. Empire Entertainment is proud to serve as partner of Keep a Child Alive in saving lives and raising awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Keep a Child Alive is an innovative charitable organization dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, care and support services to children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the developing world. To learn more and donate, please visit www.keepachildalive.org

When a global investment bank wanted to shake up their Annual Global Investment Conference Gala, they called on Empire Entertainment to produce the event. The three-day Conference took place at The Palace Hotel in New York City and kicked off with a keynote address by former President Bill Clinton. For the entertainment portion of the conference, the client invited all conference attendees to a blowout gala at the Hammerstein Ballroom in midtown Manhattan.

Empire's original productions division transformed the space into a beautiful, chic lounge environment. From the red carpet entrance, to the lobby, to the entire performance space inside, Empire created an atmosphere that made the venue unrecognizable to those who are accustomed to seeing it as a concrete-floor concert hall. The interior space was completely altered into a sea of sensual red, with wall-to-wall carpeting, lounge furnishings and sleek black lacquer accents.

Dramatic food stations with ice sculptures were set on all three floors of the space, with high-end items including oysters on the half shell, tuna tartare, sliced muscovy duck breast, pulled barbecued lamb sandwiches, and abalone mushroom carpaccio. Servers also passed small plates of miso roast black cod, slow cooked short ribs, yellowtail ceviche "ice cream cones" and more.

Given the tremendous ceiling height at the venue, Empire recommended and secured the world-renowned aerial troupe Antigravity to perform interstitial entertainment segments prior to the headline concert that evening. Incredibly beautiful and talented women performed breathtaking feats of contortion, aerial hammock routines, and a jaw-dropping bungee-jump piece that stunned the crowd. These performances, set to DJ music, built up the energy and excitement in the room as the evening went on.For the grand finalé, Empire produced a headline concert performance by the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire. The band had the crowd on their feet and dancing to mega-hits including "Boogie Wonderland", "Let's Groove Tonight", and "September" and sent guests out on a tremendous high note.

Empire prides itself on producing special events worldwide from conception to completion, as was the case with this gala.

Empire Entertainment Japan has been promoting international talent and representing them in the Japan & Asian markets to secure opportunities in television, motion picture, live performance, commercials and other areas. Such was the case with Empire Japan's newest client, hip hop musician Chris Lennon. Represented by Empire Entertainment Japan, Chris was recently cast as MTV Japan's newest VJ. Chris is a hip hop musician who has already released an album with a major record label, and possesses broad knowledge of the current music scene in Japan and the US. He also has a very outgoing personality and charismatic on screen, which makes him the perfect candidate for this position.Fluent in both Japanese and English, Chris was also selected as the red carpet reporter for MTV Video Music Awards Japan, where he also doubled as the translator and interviewed world-famous celebrities such as Nelly, Fergie, Simple Plan, and Paris Hilton.

From Colin Powell and Hillary Swank to Marco Tempest and Chris Lennon, Empire Japan has served as an effective promoter and representative of talent in Japan and Asia.

When one of Russia's most successful oligarchs sought to throw an incredible party at a private estate in Cap D'Antibes on the Cote D'Azur, their Moscow-based, Russian event producers and strategic Empire partners turned to Empire Entertainment for help with the evening entertainment. The extraordinary party was hosted on a private, waterfront estate just adjacent to the famous Eden Roc and Hotel du Cap. The guests, numbering approximately 150, came from throughout Russia, Europe, Asia and the United States and included VIPs like Roman Abramovich.

The evening began with a cocktail reception surrounding a glittering pool, lit with floating candles and traversed with laser beams. American motion picture and TV star Jim Belushi and co-host, Russian television personality Andrey Malakhov, greeted guests as they arrived. Guests were then seated for a sumptuous dinner and Jim & Andrey took to the stage where Jim performed some Blues Brothers songs to track and the two delivered a combined standup set in English and Russian. After dessert, the British humor improv troupe Incognito Artists performed. Following dinner Jim and Andrey led guests from the dinner tent across the property to a giant outdoor stage and where they were treated to a full length, headline concert by international superstar Beyoncé and her full band and dancers. Her electrifying set included all of her hits such as "Survivor," "Deja Vu," "Say My Name" and "Crazy in Love" and the audience danced to every song. Following Beyoncé's concert the guests were led down a lighted pathway line with fountains to the waterfront where the evening's next surprise awaited them.

Upon arrival and taking their seats, an extraordinary 35 minute original spectacle of fountains, flame pots, fire dancers, lasers and fireworks astounded guests and drew attention up and down the Cote D'Azur from the shore and surrounding private yachts. The Phoenix Fire Dancers were part of this performance. Following the spectacle, guests returned to the dinner tent, now remodeled into an elegant after-party lounge with couches, ottomans and nightclub lighting, there they danced the rest of the night away and enjoyed cigars, cognac and dance music by Europe's Touch & Go and another band that performed Russian classics. Empire is thrilled to enjoy a strategic alliance with one of Russia's most established event production companies and has produced many events in private clients in Russia, France, Israel and elsewhere.

For more information on events in Russia and our capabilities from Moscow to Vladivostok, contact Empire Entertainment.

For the sixth year in a row, the Executive Council of New York, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering innovation and commerce in New York City, chose Empire Entertainment to produce their Ten Awards program in New York City. This program, billed as "The Academy Awards of Business," annually recognizes the best & brightest in the New York business universe. The host sponsor for this important program was technology giant IBM. Other sponsors of this year's program included Cushman & Wakefield NASDAQ OMX, Zagat Survey, UPS, Dow Jones, Google, Accenture, Ogilvy, and AT&T among others. The Awards program was hosted by FOX Business Network's Brian Sullivan and featured keynote addresses by NYPD Comissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Hudson Riverkeeper's Chief Prosecuting Attorney, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

This year's award winners were: CEO of the Year: Shelley Lazarus, OgilvyCFO of the Year: Stephen Patrick, Colgate-PalmoliveCIO of the Year: Barbara Koster, Prudential FinancialBest Up and Comer: Eric Shepcaro, TelxBest Hedge Fund/Private Equity Firm of the Year: David Tepper, Appaloosa ManagementBest Female Executive: Judy McGrath, MTV NetworksBest Green Organization: Alex Matthiessen, RiverkeeperBest Media Executive: Laura Walker, WNYC Public RadioBest Healthcare Executive: Jeff Kinder & Ronald A. Williams, AetnaBest Executive Team: Are Traasdahl, Evan Schwartz, Scott Marshall, Markus Thortsvedt, Joe Bilman & Lasse Hamre, ThumbplayDealmaker of the Year: Michael Chen, GE Commercial FinanceCitizen of the Year: Sandi D. Franklin, Brooklyn Center for the Urban EnvironmentCEO and Innovation Award: Larry Cohen, CapgeminiThere was also a special Ten Awards NASDAQ Closing Bell ceremony with the winners at NASDAQ's MarketSite in Times Square.

For this upscale event for more than 400 attendees, Empire provided virtually all services including venue selection, staging and set design, sound, lighting, the production of graphics packages, and all program graphic production, catering, stage management, decor, florals, logistics management, security, and signage.

Empire is a leading creative producer of business events, meetings and awards shows worldwide.

As Las Vegas, NV has increasingly become a prime destination major corporate programs & events, Empire has kept pace and offers our clients a full range of event services and capabilities in this unique city. These capabilities were on full display recently when Empire produced a wide range of events within days of each other in various settings and venues.

The series of events began when Empire produced the ever popular B-52s outdoors under a covered stage in the pool areas of The MGM Grand. The mixed group of over 1000 men and women danced and partied under the stars to hits that included "Love Shack," "Roam" and "Rock Lobster." Later that week we moved over to the Ballrooms at The Venetian Hotel, where Empire presented a concert with the Black Crowes. The 90 minute, greatest hits concert for a crowd of mostly young, male technology industry influencers was a huge hit with the audience who showered the band with ongoing applause in appreciation their no holds' barred hard-rocking style. Shortly after that Empire returned to more shows at the Mandalay Bay Arena and The Pearl at The Palms, where we presented performances for our clients featuring artists as diverse as Blue Man Group, Dana Carvey, American Idols' Michael Johns & Carly Smithson, and Sugar Ray.

Empire is able to serve our clients needs in Las Vegas based on our 15 years of extensive experience there and close relationships with the best talent, production and creative resources available. Whether it's a poolside party for several thousand or an intimate high-roller event featuring a top name headliner, Empire has the experience, relationships and resources to satisfy any clients needs in this unique city.

The Tokyo Game Show 2008, one of the biggest gaming events in the world, was held over a four-day period in October 2008 in the Makuhari Messe Exhibition Halls in Chiba, Japan. Attendance for the four day event reached a record high of 194,288 visitors with over 200 companies exhibiting in over 1700 booths.Empire Entertainment Japan was engaged to create the first special live concert 'The GMT : Game & Music @ Tokyo Game Show' sponsored by 'XBOX 360.'The GMT featured six Japanese headline artists who were all enthusiastic gamers. The band included Shoko Nakagawa, Schadaraparr and Asia Engineer among others. The concert was attended by thousands of game fans, costume players, and music fans.

GMT began with "Aural Vampire." Aural Vampire was chosen from the candidates of more than 300 groups at the GMT Front Act Audition held on major SNS "My Space". The bewitching gothic electro atmosphere created by EXO-CHIKA (Vampire vocal) and RAVEMAN (Masked DJ) overwhelmed the audience.Also, a game software company "Grass Hopper Manufacture", which has many of enthusiastic fans, introduced "GhM Sound Team". heating up the audience to another level. The show continued with 8 bit music performance by "YMCK". 3 members of the group gave a performance of synchronized drawing and performing tunes from animation sound tracks. Their style fused nostalgia with cutting edge technology.

The next artist on stage, "Asia Engineer," gave another astonishing performance. "Asia Engineer" is a 4 member hip hop group who got their names on the major market by singing the Olympic campaign song in Japan.Finally, moving towards the climax, the "Schadaraparr" appeared at the stage. The audience answered by cheering to the group's well experienced and high quality rap performance. For the final performance, an artist who had a sensational year, "Nakagawa Shoko" a.k.a, "Shokotan" appeared on the stage. She heated up the event stage to the hottest level, singing 6 songs including an encore performance.Through the concert, many different genres of music, such as J-POP, Hip Hop, 8-bit, Techno, and Visual were introduced.

To make sure that the crowds stay heated, Empire provided an MC and dance performances between the guest appearances, and introduced a presentation of Yamaha's new electronic instrument "TENORI-ON".Since the event was so tightly scheduled, rehearsals were held until midnight and even in the early mornings. Even with the difficult schedule, Empire was able to produce an event that satisfied both the artists and the audience.For this first time concert event in Japan, Empire was in charge of overall management, technical production, artist coordination, emcee casting, stage production and stage direction.

Empire Entertainment Japan is a leading producer of corporate and event marketing events in Japan and throughout Asia.

When a private equity firm with a 25-year history of forming partnerships with talented entrepreneurs and management teams sought to entertain their partners at an Annual Meeting, they turned to Empire Entertainment for assistance with the headline talent. The format of the annual meeting is a 2-day series of lectures and panel discussions focused on the company's portfolio highlighted by a welcome dinner and cocktail reception on the first evening. In attempt to lighten the mood and break the informational tone of the 48-hour affair, the client turned to Empire Entertainment to select, book, and manage the humorous entertainment portion of the evening.

Dennis Miller, noted as one of the most acerbic and intelligent comedians of our time, was a natural fit for this sophisticated audience. His knowledge of current affairs and innate ability to inject humor and sarcasm into such serious topics made him a natural crowd pleaser. His high stature from his year's on Saturday Night Live and his HBO series made him a special treat for the audience. His material included even-handed political content that was especially relevant to the upcoming presidential election only two months later.The evening and Dennis Miller's hour long performance was exactly the success that the client sought for their partners. The audience greatly enjoyed Dennis Miller's cerebral humor and his celebrity stature ensured that the attendees felt that the presenting company had pulled out all the stops to deliver a name performer for their dinner. For this project Empire worked with the client to recommend and select from among various performer options, negotiated and contracted Dennis Miller, coordinated logistics including air, rooms and ground transportation, interfaced with the client's A/V supplier to ensure appropriate technical support, and provided a producer onsite to handle Dennis Miller from arrival to departure.

Empire is a leading source of celebrity and headline comedy talent for meeting hosts, spokesperson roles and personal appearances.

When a global corporation was planning a large-scale annual meeting for all of it's regional employees, they sought a humorous host who could handle their audience of over 12,000. Moreover, the external creative agency for the event, a cutting edge new firm with a Generation-Y attitude, needed a tongue-in-cheek, fresh comedian with a business affiliation to deliver on their creative. As the preferred entertainment supplier to the corporate client, Empire was asked to work with the creative agency to fulfill the specific talent needs of the project while simultaneously following the carefully-constructed contractual guidelines that have governed the relationship with the client for the past 10 years.

Working closely with the client and creative agency, Empire was able to deliver one of the stars of NBC's wildly successful series - "The Office" - Rainn Wilson, to host the meeting. Rainn's humor - as displayed in the Office series, but also in his film roles in "Juno," "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," "Galaxy Quest," "Almost Famous" and "The Rocker" - was perfect for this audience and the creative.Prior to coming onsite, Rainn participated in a remote recording of a video sketch depicting the creative agency trying to select the host. As the agency sifted through potential candidates ranging from Bob Hope and Jared from the Subway commercials to Gandhi, they moved on to suggest Rainn Wilson who they unanimously decided should not be the host as he is decidedly "not funny." Then they discovered that Rainn was on the conference call...

Onsite Rainn was a superb host and fulfilled perfectly the creative agency's vision. He opened the meeting in full costume as one of the client's entertainment properties and rapidly assumed the role of host in the center of the sports stadium. He began: "All my life I was told no. No you can't have a pony, no you can't eat that off the floor, no you can't shave your grandfather. No matter how famous I get nothing seems to change. Even today at the airport: "No you can't change your seat from 31B, middle, to 31A, window. No, you can't carry on your alpaca. No, you can't sync your iPhone to your iPod. No, the cable guy will not lock down a time to be at your house. No, no, no."Then today I got to [Client's Name] Company Meeting and they started saying "Yes." They said I could do whatever I wanted. That today was about ‘yes.' I asked, ‘Hmmm, Can I set a seating section on fire?' They said yes." Rainn then demonstrated the power of "Yes" by waving his hands which set off an explosion in a section of the bleachers and then threw out a pitch from the pitching mound.Rainn then hosted a series of humorous vignettes that introduced speakers and videos and tied together the various presentations throughout the day.

Each of Rainn's segments were met with roaring laughter and applause.The exciting finalé of Rainn's performance came as he instructed all attending employees to fold and construct over 12,000 paper airplanes, and then, at once, throw them in unison, achieving the Guiness Book of World Records record for the most paper airplanes thrown at one time.Rainn worked closely with the creative team and Empire on details such as scripting, costumes, special effects, etc.Empire negotiated the deal for Rainn, worked with his management in order to secure time off from his busy shooting schedule for The Office and the theatrical release of his new film The Rocker. Empire also served as onsite talent liaison for Rainn to help him deliver the best possible performance.

Empire is a leading source of celebrity and headline talent for meeting hosts, spokesperson roles and personal appearances and often collaborates with creative agencies and production companies to help fulfill their creative visions through the effective use of talent.

In order to celebrate the Mexican Independence Day weekend and as a value added incentive for the hotel's preferred clientele, Kerzner International turned to Empire Entertainment to book two of Latin America's most popular artists for a concert series in the intimate 600 seat Atlantis Theatre, on Paradise Island, Bahamas. Friday night hosted Alejandra Guzman, Mexico's beloved "Queen of Rock". Alejandra put on a show of her greatest hits and dazzled crowd with her sensual presentation and hard rocking performance, proving to the audience why she owns so many Latin Grammy Awards.International pop superstar, Paulina Rubio, followed the next night. From start to finish, guests were up from their seats and dancing to her hits singles, "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Te Quise Tanto". In addition to booking and contracting Paulina and Alejandra, Empire coordinated all logistical details and managed the bands while on site.

Empire Entertainment Inc. is a worldwide leader in the booking of Latin American music and often serves casinos, resorts, nightclubs and local promoters throughout the world as a talent acquisition and production specialist.

When a private client wanted to celebrate his own 50th birthday among 200 of his closest friends, he turned to Empire Entertainment to book, produce, design and coordinate the affair from beginning to end.The event was designed as a 2-night exclusive concert held in a tent in the backyard of the client's private summer home in East Hampton, NY.

The first evening, Friday night, featured a line up that included The Nancy Atlas Project, a local Hamptons-area phenomenon, who kicked off the festivities with a rock solid set of blues and rock and roll covers. The first evening's headliner was legendary singer & songwriter Elvis Costello who delivered a 75 minute, solo acoustic set that included many of his greatest hits. Afterwards guests danced to DJ Jordan Kessler and later went downstairs for a late night after party. Saturday night's event brought two of 1980's biggest concert headliners to the stage: the Psychedelic Furs and the B-52s who wowed the VIP audience and kept them dancing the entire time. This night's concerts were also followed by an after-party in the residence's stylish "basement lounge" with DJs and more live music.

As the overall producers of the event and all of it's components, Empire worked with various permitting agencies as well as town boards and departments to secure all necessary approvals to hold a major concert event in a residential neighborhood. Once approved, Empire designed and installed a tenting concept, created a décor lighting scenario, brought in decor, catering, furnishings and florals and created a multi-purpose stage design, which enabled all of the activity needed to create a full-scale concert venue.

Friday's and Saturday's events each had dramatically different themes, which meant that the venue's décor, lighting, and catering had to be completely dismantled and rebuilt between the events. A further complication to this already-pressing schedule presented itself when a major rainstorm hit the East End of Long Island on the eve before Friday night's opening party. As a result, the team had less than 12 hours to rebuild major portions of the venue – tenting, décor, sound and lighting, etc. – from the ground up on the morning of the party, not to mention rescue the lawn, now under several inches of water. Aided by knowledgeable local vendors and their own quick-thinking, Empire managed to install a dance floor above the watery grass and avert the crisis.

Empire is a leading producer of specialty and high-concept private events worldwide from conception to completion.

When the Ross School, one of Empire's long-standing clients, was looking for a unique way to raise substantial monies for their Scholarship Fund, they turned to Empire Entertainment to produce an original-concept event series, which would peak the interest of their local community.Building off of the momentum of 2007's ultra-elite Hampton SOCIAL concert series, which brought Prince, Billy Joel, & Tom Petty among others to the small campus for a private audience, Empire prepared and Ross School announced a follow-up concert series featuring two of the biggest and most diverse names in music. However in 2008, unlike 2007, the events would directly benefit Ross School Programs and Scholarships.

The series was entitled @ross Summer 2008 and encompassed two major events in the month of August, 2008: THE JONAS BROTHERS@ROSS & ARETHA FRANKLIN@ROSS.Over 700 guests including host Kelly Ripa of television's Regis & Kelly attended the sold out Jonas Brothers event held on the majestic grounds of the Ross Upper School campus in East Hampton, NY. Kelly participated in the onstage raffle of 3 Gibson Guitars, signed by the Jonas Brothers, and then introduced the trio to their screaming fans. While the sought-after teen idols played a roster of their hits, the audience was treated a delicious outdoor BBQ prepared by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group. The Aretha Franklin event kicked off with an elegant dinner gala also presented by Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group. Following dessert, the Queen of Soul appeared onstage, performing an impressive roster of her greatest hits. Guests danced the night away to Natural Woman, Respect, Mack the Knife, and Freeway.

Distinguished guests such as Christie Brinkley, Rosie Perez, and, Abigail Breslin were also in attendance, showing their support for this worthy institution.Located in East Hampton and Bridgehampton, New York, Ross School was founded in 1991 by Courtney and Steven J. Ross, and focuses on cultivating a global perspective and embracing technology. Their scholarship programs, in place since the school's inception, provide financial aid for over forty percent of the School's 560 students, allowing them to contribute to the rich fabric of the Ross School community. These programs also enable Ross to continue its commitment to offering the highest quality education to the broadest range of students, regardless of financial circumstances. Over 33% of all Ross graduates are the first in their families to attend college. In addition to conceiving, managing, and producing @ross Summer 2008, Empire also contracted and arranged travel and accommodations for The Jonas Brothers and Aretha Franklin, as well as all of the logistical and technical aspects of the concert.

Empire Entertainment is a leading producer of not for profit events in the U.S. and around the world.

This summer, Empire had the privilege to book, contract & manage the headline entertainment for one of the world's largest global corporations and at one of the largest annual corporate events held in America. The highlight of the multi-day conference was an outdoor concert co-headlined by double Grammy- winning artist, Pink and double platinum recording artist, Daughtry. For this concert, Empire was able to negotiate deals with both artists, allowing them to share the stage for an extraordinary night of music, blowing away thousands of young business men & women from around the globe. The artists performed in an outdoor amphitheater at the Six Flags amusement Park.

Although it was a hot Atlanta night where the temperature reached into the 90's, the heat didn't begin until both bands tore into their high-energy sets. Beginning with a rocking 65-minute set by Pink and her band, the audience was on their feet as they performed award-winning greatest hits such as "Get the Party Started," "So What," "Just Like a Pill," and "Who Knew." Following the amazing performance by Pink, Daughty took the stage to wow the audience with yet another 65-minute set. This time the audience sang along as the band performed radio hits such as "It's Not Over," "Home," Feels Like Tonight," and "What About Now."

Empire is the leader in securing contemporary musical talent for business meetings and events.

When one of Empire's long-standing clients was planning an event for 1,000 of their summer interns, they turned to Empire Entertainment to produce a flawless concert with two of the biggest names amongst college students everywhere. Known for their series of summer concerts, the Woodland Park Zoo was an ideal spot to host this event. The outdoor setting gave the evening a relaxed feeling and with the beautiful weather, great food and drinks, the guests were having a fantastic time – and the surprise performances were yet to come. Following welcome remarks Vampire Weekend took to the stage and were greeted by a sea of cheers and applause. The band, known for their hit song "A-Punk", is the next indie-pop act on their way to the top. They performed a rousing set for this lively crowd of young company interns.After a brief changeover a client executive announced the next surprise act. Piano pop/rock superstar Ben Folds began playing to an ecstatic crowd who rushed the stage with a flurry of snapshots. Folds played many of his well-known songs such as "Zak and Sara", "Landed", "Kate", and "Rockin' The Suburbs". Despite the large audience Folds' solo performance at the piano created an intimate atmosphere and in fact much of his set list was based on requests shouted by the audience. Folds even improvised a song based on the event and invited guests onstage for a sing-a-long during the last song.In addition to contracting and arranging travel and accommodations for Ben Folds and Vampire Weekend, Empire organized and managed all of the logistical and technical aspects of the concert.Empire Entertainment is a leading producer of private and corporate events in the U.S. and around the world.

Each year, The Public Theater holds its fundraising gala on the opening night of Shakespeare in the Park. The event is always a high point of the New York social season. The event features a seated dinner for almost 1000 people on the Great Lawn, an opening night performance in the Delacorte Theater, and an after-party with drinks, dancing & music among the ramparts of the Belvedere castle. All of this takes place under the stars on a glorious early Summer night. In 2008 the Public Theater engaged Empire Entertainment to help them produce this most sought-after New York City event.

The 2008 Gala honored one of the Public Theater's long-time collaborators and Board Member - Designer & architect David Rockwell. The event was chaired by The Related Companies Chairman & CEO Stephen M. Ross and Reservoir Capital Group CEO, Daniel H. Stern. The event was generously underwritten by Bank of America and other sponsors. The event began with a smoothly run check-in and registration area that swiftly accommodated check-in of various tiers of attendees including VIPs, general attendees, show-only attendees, after-party attendees and press. Empire worked closely with the Public Theater to design a fail safe system to quickly and efficiently separate and process over 1000 arriving guests and the system worked without a flaw.On the red carpet, celebrities ranging from Steve Martin, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Mike Nichols, Ethan Hawke, Cynthia Nixon, Alec Baldwin, Kathleen Turner, Diane Sawyer, Nora Ephron and others posed for press photos before proceeding into the event. Hudson Yards Catering designed a colorful and mouthwatering dinner buffet for the guests who were seated at a sea of tables on the lawn.

Empire worked with members of the David Rockwell Team on table design to integrate linen color, plates, stemware and silverware with a table runner that utilized Frederick Law-Olmsted's original map of Central Park and a centerpiece designed by Rockwell Group. The Howard Fishman Quartet provided the light jazz background music for the dinner. Following a short honorees' program at dinner which included remarks by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, guests moved into the Delacorte Theater to take their seats for the opening night performance of Hamlet starring Tony Award-winning Michael Stuhlbarg in the starring role. At the conclusion of the performance and curtain calls, the guests walked up the hill behind the theater to the after-party atop Belvedere Castle, which overlooks both Turtle Pond and the Delacorte. The grounds and ramparts of the castle had been elegantly lit with twinkle lights and DJ Marlon Morris spun a set of music perfect for the starry evening and guests drank and partied late into the night.

Fortunately for everyone, this year's weather was perfect -- warm and sunny with low humidity and not a drop of rain, unlike in 2007 when a last-minute downpour prematurely closed the curtains on Romeo and Juliet. The sold out evening was an incredible success and raised substantial funds for the Public Theater and it's programs. For this magical evening Empire served as overall event producer, coordinating check-in logistics with the Public Theater Development team, catering with Hudson Yards, decor & design with The Rockwell Group, Staging & Production with the Public Theater's own extraordinary production team and all talent and staff. Empire also managed the budget, production schedule, show flow and team assignments to keep everyone's efforts tightly integrated and coordinated with the operations of the Public Theater and the NYC Parks Department.

Empire is an experienced producer of public, private and not-for-profit, outdoor events with extensive work history in New York's Extraordinary Central Park. Empire is humbled to have been chosen by the Public Theater, one of the world's most prestigious and prolific presenters of theater to serve as their producer for this singularly important and exceptional event. To learn more about the Public Theater and their programs and to become a member and supporter, visit http://www.publictheater.org/

In June 2008, a business partnership called on Empire to design, produce and manage a Family Weekend for their 25th Anniversary. The New York City weekend began with a spirited cocktail hour and delectable dinner in the private dining room of Per Se. Guests then retired to The Four Seasons hotel to rest from the long day of travel.

On Saturday, Empire had the entire day mapped out with exciting tours and activities. At 8AM, the guests enjoyed a run through Central Park guided by a marathon runner from Team Continuum. Upon returning from the run, the guests enjoyed some breakfast in the foyer of The Four Seasons. Empire then acquired a New York Double Decker tour bus which brought them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a private tour. For lunch, the guests proceeded to Orsay where they dined in private. After lunch, the Partners and their families jumped back on board the bus for a tour of New York City, with special guest Timothy "Speed" Levitch, the subject of the 1998 Emmy award-winning documentary "The Cruise". Speed brought the guests on a two hour tour throughout the city, showing them many landmarks like Central Park, The Plaza Hotel, Columbus Circle, The Empire State Building and more.

After the bus tour, the Partners and their families got ready for dinner at the world-famous Tavern on the Green. Following dinner, the guests were escorted into the park to a secret performance location by Wildman Steve Brill, an expert on Central Park and its urban plant life. To conclude their night the Partners and their families arrived in a secured location in the Park to watch a private performance by LUMA, an exhilarating and entirely original form of performance art that fuses a light show with the dynamism of live, human performers.

On late Sunday morning the Partners and their families met in the Metropolitan Suite for brunch with entertainment by Todd Londagin and his jazz trio.Throughout the weekend Empire brought in a video crew and a photographer to follow the group and document their trip. The guests were sent a photo slideshow and documentary DVD as a keepsake for this weekend.

Empire is a leading producer of creative events and activities for all ages, with a unique ability to mold our services to the client's special needs and to act as a team player to help execute flawless events.

In June 2008, Empire Entertainment was invited by Recognition Media, LLC to produce the Webby Awards for the fourth consecutive year. The Webby Awards are the leading international awards honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality, and the event has been dubbed "the Internet's Highest Honor" by the New York Times. On the night of the event, more than 850 of the best and the brightest minds on the internet came to honor and be honored for their contributions to the information superhighway.For this year's awards Empire secured Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers to host the 12th Annual event, which was again held at Cipriani Wall Street. Seth Meyers kept the evening light and fun, and introduced Webby Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, David Byrne. Rapper Ludacris was on hand to introduce The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am as the 2008 Webby Artist of the Year.

The program was packed with memorable moments and legendary Webby 5-word acceptance speeches, but the highlight of the evening came when Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert took the stage to receive his trophy for Webby Person of the Year. After an over-the-top grandiose and complimentary introduction (which was clearly written tongue-in-cheek by Colbert himself), he used his five words to maniacally (and hilariously) scream "ME! ME! ME! ME! ME!!!" The evening concluded in high style with an after party at Hiro Ballroom, and a blazing live performance by Ludacris

The evening prior, Empire also produced the 2008 Webby Film & Video Awards at NYU's Skirball Theater. This event was held for the second year to honor the best films and videos to have premiered online in the last year, as well as to recognize individuals who have been influential and forward-thinking with respect to using the internet as a medium for the moving image. At Webby Film & Video Awards Tay Zonday (renowned for his song and viral Web video "Chocolate Rain") stunned the crowd by singing "The Star Spangled Banner" to kick things off. The offbeat and uproarious star of NBC's "30 Rock", Judah Friedlander hosted the event, and introduced Web superstars "Tim & Eric" as 2008's "Best Actor" and also interacted with robotic Web phenomenon Keepon. Later in the show, Academy Award-nominee Rosie Pérez provided a heartfelt and emotional introduction of The Person of the Year - Oscar-winning director Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). The final award of the evening went to Lorne Michaels for lifetime achievement, primarily for his work on the SNL "digital shorts" many of which have become viral web phenomena. Lorne used his five words ironically, telling the standing ovation crowd "Five words is not enough."

Empire Entertainment again provided oversight of nearly every element of these complex events, including site selection and acquisition, signage, catering, décor, registration, staffing, audio and video, lighting, talent wrangling, and stage management. Empire was pleased to partner with Cipriani Wall Street, NYU, Production Glue, Digital Kitchen, Deccan Designs, Central Talent Booking, and MKPR on these successful projects.Empire is a leading producer of cutting-edge new media events and awards programs and take great pride for consistently delivering great performances for innovative clients like Recognition Media who have chosen to partner with Empire for many years running on their most important projects.

Now in its 7th year, the TriBeCa Film Festival once again turned to Empire Entertainment to produce the festival's largest single event - the TriBeCa Family Festival.The multi-faceted street festival pulled in an estimated 200,000 visitors throughout the day and served as a focal point for the growing celebration of the revival of Lower Manhattan. Larger than previous years, this year's Family Festival offered more than 60 tents of entertainment, activities, and food and stretched across 12 city blocks. Three outdoor stages presented a diverse collection of New York-based performers and community talent, including The Knicks City Dancers and David Grover and the Big Bear Band.Highlights of this year's Family Festival, sponsored by American Express, included an arts and crafts pavilion, a tennis activity area created by USTA, a basketball shooting court sponsored by the New York Knicks, a mini-movie studio, a life-size chess board, hundreds of street performers, face painters, kite-making, sidewalk chalk art, and numerous other kid-friendly activities.

The event also included the participation of dozens of restaurants and merchants in lower Manhattan and the spontaneous participation of schools, community groups and all manner of special interests and institutions in TriBeCa.Empire Entertainment served as event producer and managed all production and logistics elements of the entire event and coordinated all services including tenting, permitting and street closure, integration with city agencies, security, electrical power distribution, decor, staging, sound, lighting, labor, decor, bathrooms, street cleanup, video and A/V, event design and layout, stage management, etc.

Empire is a major producer of public events and is proud to be a partner of TriBeCa Productions in the TriBeCa Film Festival since it's start in 2002.