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To bring their annual employee conference to a dramatic close, one of Europe's most celebrated multinational companies turned to Empire Entertainment to select, secure and deliver a world-renowned and critically-acclaimed musician: the multi-platinum recording artist, Zucchero!Zucchero, who is amongst the most internationally beloved rock singers ever to hail from Italy, has collaborated with Sting, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Mana, Sheryl Crow, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, U2, Elvis Costello, and Solomon Burke during a career that has spanned over 20 years. Empire arranged for Zucchero to take a break from his sold out world tour, which included concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York, to play an action-packed concert in Berlin for an energetic and ecstatic crowd.

Following several days of informational meetings, the 5,000 attendees at Berlin's Messe Hall Nine were ready to unwind. Zucchero took the stage following dinner, and within minutes, the attendees were on their feet and rushing to stage of this music legend. Some attendees danced, others waved their hands in the air - everyone had a smile on their face. Zucchero performed a ninety minute show of his greatest hits, complete with three encores and boundless energy. Before he left the stage, Zucchero reached out into the audience to shake hands and personally connect with the gushing crowd. By the time he made his way back to his dressing room, the cheering roar from the ballroom was still audible behind him. The concert was the highlight of the conference.In addition to booking and contracting Zucchero and facilitating all logistics in Germany, Empire also managed the band onsite to ensure a smooth and successful concert experience.

Empire is a leading provider of international headline concert talent for corporate events throughout the world.

To commemorate the opening of their latest luxury building, "Portofino", Real Estate developer Veloqx engaged Empire Entertainmnt Japan's office to design and execute the grand reception. Veloqx is a Hong Kong-based real-estate development and investment company that constructs architecturally unique and futuristic buildings in popular areas of Tokyo.Veloqx's "Portofino" development features a small village inspired by Portofino, the most exclusive vacation spot on the Italian Riviera.Fo this grand VIP event Empire delivered a flawless experience with stunning décor and precise coordination of sound and lighting, with food and drink service, staffing and communocations mnagemnt that far surpassed the client's expectations. Empire was responsible for creation of the overall concept, talent booking, event design, lighting, sound, scripting and full production of the event.

Empire is a leading producer of building grand openings throughout the world.

Co-Founded by Brian Greene and Tracy Day, the World Science Festival's mission is "to cultivate and sustain a general public informed by the content of science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future." In May 2008 the World Science Festival launched with a prolific series of events and Empire Entertainment was engaged to manage production for over thirty major programs in over seven venues across New York City in a span of just four days. The diverse programming appealed to all demographics and included moderated panel discussions with some of the most brilliant scientific minds today, original theatrical productions. Major stars including Alan Alda, Anthony Lapaglia and Mia Barron, an interactive sports demonstration with NBA players and scientists, and a family street festival held in Washington Square Park.

Some of the many participants in this year's World Science festival programs included Leon Lederman, Michio Kaku, Robert Krulwich, John Hockenbery, Bill T. Jones, Sam Shepard, Lucy Hawking, Michael York, Charlie Rose, Oliver Sachs, the Disney Imagineering Team, Richard Leakey, Brian Greene and many others. More than 120,000 people attended the Festival. Empire's support on the project included management of numerous venue's staging and set requirements, sound, lighting, video playback, stage management and technical direction as ell as many other production elements required for such extensive and, elaborate productions. Empire also tracked all production expenses paid directly by the not-for-profit World Science Festival to ensure the foundation stayed on budget and could adhere to rigorous financial reporting standards. The 2008 World Science Festival is an ideal example of Empire's capability to act as a behind the scenes partner on all types and sizes of programs, as well as our unique ability to mold our services to the client's special needs and to act as a team player to help execute flawless events. Empire Entertainment was proud to serve as the production partner for the first annual World Science Festival.

On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Empire Entertainment produced the DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Gala to help raise awareness of the fight against Leukemia. DKMS strives to give every blood cancer patient an equal chance by recruiting marrow donors from every race and ethnicity. They inspire hope and healing by matching their donors with patients around the world. Over 600 guests including host Mario Cantone of Sex and the City attended the sold out event, held at Capitale in New York, NY. The evening's honorees included Cindy Crawford; Chairman and CEO of Phillips-Van Heusen, Emanuel Chirico; and CEO of Coty Inc, Bernd Beetz. Distinguished guests such as actresses Eva Mendes, Amy Adams and Morgan Fairchild and supermodel Carol Alt also showed their support for this worthy cause. Following a cocktail reception, which featured a 30-foot long red carpet and step & repeat banner, the attendees entered the ballroom where Empire had installed a white flowing ceiling treatment and backdrop with the charity's logo: a red butterfly lit throughout.

The emotional dinner program included the "Moment of the Match" where a donor from Germany was introduced to the 6-year old recipient on stage for the first time. This moment was magnified by the music of New York City DJ, Mike Williams. Following this moment, musical performances by German performing artist, Sarah Connor, DMC and Natasha Bedingfield capped off the night. Empire provided event production for this program including collaboration and execution of all décor aspects, all technical production and stage management, talent logistics and management, and maintained the master run of show, production schedule and script of stage presentations.

When SONY Corporation sought to achieve worldwide impact by announcing a three year sponsorship agreement with International classical music Superstar Lang Lang, they turned to Empire Entertainment's Tokyo office to conceive, coordinate and produce the New York City event. Lang Lang is fast becoming one of the world's best-known classical pianists and has enormous appeal throughout the world and particularly in his native country of China. SONY Corporation identified Lang Lang as the ideal personality to represent their brands & products throughout the world and especially in China.

To announce the partnership, SONY CEO Sir Howard Stringer and Masao Morita, son of SONY founder Akio Morita and an executive of the company, hosted an intimate reception for Lang Lang at the plush Empire Hotel. The guest list included industry VIPs, international media and celebrities as well as some of SONY's senior leadership. The reception took place immediately following Lang Lang's world premiere performance of Tan Dun's new piano concerto at Lincoln Center. Tan Dun, another celebrated Chinese classical music figure, composed the music to SONY Pictures Classic release "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" among many other credits. Following introductory remarks by Sir Howard Stringer and Morita-san, Lang Lang spoke about his excitement for the SONY partnership and then performed a brief recital of Franz Liszt's Liebesträume and Hungarian Rhapsody #6 which brought guests to their feet. After the recital, Lang Lang invited the press to join him in an area designed to represent his living room where the newest Sony products were all on display. These included the Bravio television, the SONY Organic LED television and a product called the Rolly which will soon be released in the U.S. that resembles a dancing Walkman.

For this important press event Empire identified and secured the venue, provided all staging, sound, lighting and piano, created a branded SONY backdrop, oversaw catering and bar, designed and implemented the Lang Lang living room concept with SONY product, stage managed the live event, and even assisted in securing international press coverage. Given the high level nature of the event, flawless coordination between SONY management in Japan and the execution team on the ground in New York was necessary.

Empire's office presences in Tokyo, Japan and New York City enabled it to serve as the perfect partner for SONY in this international endeavor.

Expanding into a relatively new role with a longtime entertainment services client, Empire served as creative director for a major, annual marketing conference in Seattle, WA attended by over 2000 marketers. The one day conference featured keynote speeches by the company's CEO, it's head of marketing, Nothwestern University marketing professor Mohanbir Sawhney and Marketing guru and bestselling author Seth Godin. The conference also featured a marketing excellence awards program, five tracks and three sessions of meeting breakouts, opening and keynote video packages, and a post-conference networking expo. For this major undertaking, Empire worked closely with the client's marketing team and executive management over the period of several months, adding value in many areas including set design & room layout, lighting design, agenda development & refinement, scripting of segment & award program wraparounds, and writing and working with the client's impressive in-house video studios to produce the meeting's videos.

In the area of set & room design, Empire was tasked with finding economical ways to transform the cavernous expo hall into an intimate, immersive venue that would bring the attendees closer to the stage. The solution: to orient the room on a diagonal and spreading the seating more widely, effectively reducing the distance between the stage and the rear rows of seating. Empire also designed and worked with the client's production provider to implement a series of innovative ceiling 'pods' lit with LED strips that glowed and changed color to match the stage content and video tones, enveloping the audience with the content. In terms of content development, Empire worked throughout the process to develop a look, feel, tone and theme to make the program entertaining, inspiring and effective in conveying client's key messages. Prior to the conference and onsite in rehearsals, Empire worked closely with each presenter to best integrate their remarks into an overall theme and flow. Empire is a leading meeting production company with deep experience in designing and producing world class business meetings.

With staff creative directors, writers, graphic designers, video producers, production designers, technical directors and stage managers, Empire provides turnkey service to corporations looking to present state-of-the-art business communications.

To celebrate 100th anniversary year of Brazil-Japan relationship, sponsor Nichirei Acerola presented "Aoyama Brazilian Week" at Omotesando Hills, the most fashionable retail center in Tokyo.Nicheri Acerola is a producer of beverages, and, because they import most of their product from Brazil, they sought to promote their brand in Japan using the imagery of contemporary Brazilian culture rather than the old standards of football and Samba. The event would also help to promote the newly-repackaged Acerola Drink throughout the week. Working with the advertising agency partners, Dentsu and Drill, Empire Japan planned a major press release event at Omotesando Hills that featured a Brazilian art exhibition and daily live Bossa Nova performances.

On the special day of press release, Empire also produced a Brazilian Fashion show on a scale never before attempted in Omotesando Hills. Empire delivered the 2007 Miss Universe #1 and #2 champions, Riyo Mori and Natalia Guimaraes, to join the show as special guests.Throughout the week, Empire surpassed the client's expectations and facilitated massive attention from Japanese media.Empire was responsible for creation of the overall concept, talent booking, event design, lighting, sound, scripting and full production of the event. Empire also supported our client and partner agencies with outreach to press and managed press interviews with Riyo Mori and Natalia Guimaraes.

Empire is a leading producer of creative, cross cultural events in Japan and Asia.

When the United Nations Delegations Women's Club and their producer, Annette Richardson, were in need of a production company for their 1st "Women for Peace" event, they selected Empire Entertainment to coordinate talent onsite and stage manage the evening at the world-renowned United Nations General Assembly Hall. Celebrating International Women's Day, the evening began with inspirational words from the Patron of "Women for Peace", the Honorable Mrs. Ban Soon-taek, wife of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Delegations Women's Club President Anna Birgis Hannesson, wife of the Icelandic Ambassador to the United Nations, and Project chair Dr. Helene Yousfi, wife of the Algerian Ambassador to the United Nations, led the many distinguished guest speakers including Mrs Kerim, Wife of the President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Solveiga Silkalna, and world-renown humanitarian Jacqueline Murekatete, in their stories of peace and hopes for the future.

This unique cultural event featured over 90 performers from around the world, demonstrating through song and dance that differences among people can be overcome. Empire coordinated all of the artists and satisfied their technical needs to ensure that guests were treated to fantastic performances and that the evening flowed smoothly. The many acts included Indonesian dancers, Chinese acrobats, Latin dancers, French Quadrille dancers, African drummers, and Hawaiian dancers as well as more than one internationally-renowned opera diva. Internationally-acclaimed musician and composer Dr. Simon Shaheen brought his unique blend of Arab, Jazz, Classical, and Latin music to an ecstatic audience. And Swedish soprano Madeleine Kristoffersson moved the audience with her powerful performance of "Pace, pace mio Dio" accompanied by pianist Leon Livshin. Also performing was Magnus Martensson. Hailed as the successor of Victor Borge, this Swedish comedian/pianist is currently the Music Director of the Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra of New York. The evening's final performance featured a powerful rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine" sung by award-winning songwriter Sylvia Tosun and former-Motown recording artist Kyla Upshaw. During the finalé the women delegates and spouses to UN representatives joined all of the evening's performers on stage in singing for peace.

Empire is a leading producer of international talent and has experience producing major events in many of the world's most prestigious venues.

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.

When The Gere Foundation, Healing the Divide, and The Tibet Center of New York invited His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet to deliver his 2007 teachings in New York City, they selected Empire Entertainment to serve as the production company for their series of major public events. His Holiness' teachings would be delivered in five, two-hour sessions over the course of three days and would cover Seventy Verses on Emptiness by Nagarjuna and the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra' by the Shakyamuni Buddha. These two texts deal with the topic of ‘Emptiness' and convey Buddhism's most profound teaching on the wisdom aspect of the path to enlightenment. Following these teachings, The XIV Dalai Lama would also deliver an hour-long public talk on the subject of "Peace and Prosperity."

All six sessions would anticipate audiences of almost 6,000 people and would be simultaneously translated into three different languages: Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese.Through partnership with Healing the Divide and The Tibet Center, Empire worked on every aspect of the two programs and helped secure Radio City Music Hall, develop plans for set design, marketing, logistics, technical management and sponsorship. In association with Gipson Design Group, Empire developed stage design, developed the technical production plan including rigging, soft goods, lighting design, sound design, production schedule and floor plan, and engaged all vendors and all simultaneous translation services.

The production team was able to secure several sponsors to donate their services and products to keep costs as low as possible. Onstage carpeting, dressing room and backstage furnishings were generously donated by ABC Carpet and Home. Turning Star generously fireproofed all onstage fabric pieces including the donated carpets and sacred Thankga banner which had been personally selected by the Dalai Lama and sent from India specifically for these teachings. In addition to image magnification projections on Radio City Music Hall's large LED screens, Empire coordinated the taping of all sessions with a five camera, high-definition video package. This was done in preparation for both a soon-to-be-released DVD version of the teachings and a National Geographic special release based on the Public Talk.The historic teachings drew a full house at Radio City and the public talk on Peace and Prosperity, introduced by Richard Gere was completely sold out. Following his New York visit, the Dalai Lama traveled to Washington DC where he was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal by President George W. Bush. Empire is honored to have had an opportunity to help present the teachings of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama at Radio City Music Hall.

Empire is a leading producer of major public and civic events and programs.

On October 25th, 2007 at the Manhattan Center in New York, Alicia Keys and Iman co-hosted a glamorous benefit evening for Keep a Child Alive, awarding honorees that included U2 vocalist and Activist for Africa, Bono and featured extraordinary performances by Bono, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Kathleen Battle and others, all to raise money to continue to provide life-saving medication, support, and orphan care, to families in Africa affected by AIDS.

Empire Entertainment was again proud to serve as producers of this 4th annual event, which was generously underwritten by Condé Nast Media Group. KCA supporters on the red carpet included Jay Z, Russell Simmons, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Peter Berg, Petra Nemcova, Padma Lakshmi, Billie Joe Armstrong, Christy Turlington, Clive Davis, David Bowie, Heath Ledger, Zoe Kravitz and more. Following a VIP cocktail reception and sumptuous dinner designed by Padma Lakshi and served by Hudson Yards Catering, the evening program opened with a powerful South African dance performance by JUXTAPOWER.

The evening's honorees included the legendary Bono, as well as Nick Reding and Dr. Pasquine Ogunsanya, two of the fiercest fighters of AIDS on the ground in Africa. In 2003, Nick Reding founded Sponsored Arts for Education, or S.A.F.E. in Nairobi, Kenya. Since that time, it has grown into 3 traveling theatre groups who perform in Nairobi slums, Loita Hills (to the rural Maasai population) and the ghettos of Mombasa with a message of HIV Prevention. To date, S.A.F.E. has performed to over 600,000 reaching people in places many organizations could never get to! Dr. Pasquine Ogunsanya is the Director of Alive Medical Center, a Keep a Child Alive funded site in Kampala, Uganda. Her gentle spirit and passionate drive continue to help the people at her clinic and inspire us to work harder. Since her involvement, thousands have been tested for HIV/ AIDS and those that test positive come to her for their comprehensive AIDS care. Dr. Ogunsanya proudly boasts that since Keep a Child Alive's support of Alive Medical Center, not a single child has died of AIDS. Following an extraordinary video that profiled a lifetime of support for Africa, Bono took the stage and graced the audience with a moving acceptance speech that brought the audience to their feet.

After the program the concert began featuring Alicia Keys performing duets with Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani and international opera star Kathleen Battle, with whom she sang "Miss Sarajevo"- Bono's masterpiece written at a time of turmoil and chaos in the world, which he himself performed with Pavarotti. The finalé of the concert was a duet performance by Bono & Alicia Keys on "Don't Give Up Africa" with the Children of Agape singers. Amy Sacco of Bungalow Eight ­ which some may know as the Sex and the City hot spot ­ ended the evening with a Bungalow 8 Ballroom after party and lounge on the top floor Grand Ballroom. The event raised over $2.1 million dollars for Keep a Child Alive. To find out how you and your organization can get involved with Keep a Child Alive and help to fund their important programs, visit their website at www.keepachildalive.org.http://keepachildalive.org/kcaAtWork/index.php?p=BlackBall2007

The Clinton Global Initiative, one of the world's preeminent not-for-profit initiatives, along with Five Currents, enlisted Empire as their production partner for the first ever Global Citizens Award program and concert at the world-famous Carnegie Hall. Given the stature of the audience and the large concentration of heads of state attending the event, every facet of the engagement was executed at the highest caliber. The high expectations of the client, attendees, performers, award presenters & recipients and the venue dictated the need for producers capable of delivering excellence.

Working with Carnegie Hall, Empire created a budget reflecting the cost-effective use of the venue's innate elegance, and successfully managed to keep the budget far lower than would usually be the case with an event featuring as much as this one. Empire worked tirelessly to come up with cost-effective production solutions, always focusing on the foundation's goal of keeping the event both as elegant and appropriately simple as possible. In the end, neither the production value of the celebration nor the foundation's budget was ever compromised during the show that evening.

Welcoming and closing remarks were delivered by President William Jefferson Clinton. Actress Jessica Biel served as host and the award presenters included Tom Golisano, Senator John Glenn, Nobel Laurate Wangari Maathai and author Tony Morrison. The recipients of the evening's Glabal Citizen Awards were Cisco Chairman, John Chambers, Fazle Hasan Abed, Tennis player and humanitarian Andre Agassi and Educator Vicky Colbert. Each presenter and recipient delivered inspiring remarks in connection with their respective awards. But these stellar individuals were not the only stars brightening Carnegie Hall's stage that evening. A performance by legend Tony Bennett wowed the audience, including an a capella version of the classic Jazz standard - "Fly me to the moon". The African Children's Choir also performed, inspiring attendees with the hope that only can be conveyed through the purity of children's voices raised in song. Working with the foundation, Empire provided each participant involved in the awards ceremony detailed support materials so that all were well prepared and directed for this monumental gala. Simultaneously, Empire coordinated with the musical performers to ensure that the concert was executed flawlessly. The result was sheer success - the awards ceremony and the musical performances were seamless. This evening, packed full of spectacular speakers and entertainers, concluded, without intermission, in less than 90 minutes!

Empire is a leading producer of award programs of the highest stature.

As leading producers of headline talent, it was no surprise that Accent on Cincinnati, Ohio's premiere meeting and special event planners, returned to Empire Entertainment for a third year in a row for their entertainment needs. Expectations were high for their biggest insurance conference of the year. It was an exciting challenge to find an act to top past headliners including Glenn Frey and Hall & Oates. Of the thousands of shows Empire has produced, this event finally presented the perfect opportunity to unite legendary performers David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash on the corporate stage. But Accent on Cincinnati still kept their conference attendees guessing…The house went dark at the Aronoff Center. Guests were sitting at the edges of their seats, still wondering who they were about to see. As the client, Joe Rigotti departed the stage, out walked three icons in music history and the crowd sprang to their feet, erupting in cheers. Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Crosby, Stills and Nash kept the audience on their feet, dancing and swaying to 90 minutes of their greatest hits; the energy in the room was incredible. Their set featured songs including "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", "Marrakesh Express", "Wooden Ships", "Long Time Gone" and "Helpless Hoping." The audience, captivated by the sweet harmonies of CSN, would not let them leave the stage without a 3-song encore.

Empire is a leading booker and producer of major concert acts, comedians and speakers for corporate meetings and events worldwide.

Empire Entertainment created a five city interactive promotional tour that exposed the VH1 brand to over three thousand people in over fifty 50 clubs, lounges and bars throughout markets in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Hoboken and New York City. The promotion featured an eye catching branded vehicle that covered over 1000 miles of mobile bill boarding and a three person cast of promotional actors who interacted with patrons at singles hot spots as pick-up experts who trained, evaluated and critique would-be Romeos and Juliets to help them develop their pick-up skills just prior to, and during, the targeted demographics night out.

The "Pick Up Artist" promotions were a series of promotional stunts that created personal one on one marketing interactions and press/media in all five cities. Scores of clubs eblasted their clientele and set off special parking area for our branded vehicle in front of clubs with velvet rope treatment.

When one of the world's premiere companies wanted to put on a show to impress their international partners, they turned to Empire Entertainment to produce two world-class customer events, in the Mile High City. The first show was for the company's American partners. For this audience, Empire booked one of America's great rock bands, Huey Lewis and The News. Taking place at Invesco Field, home of the Denver Broncos, Empire produced an outdoor, field-level event with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Attendees were treated to Huey's greatest hits, including ‘Power of Love,' 'Hip To Be Square,' and ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll' among others.

For the conference's global partner event, the party moved to Coors field, home to the Colorado Rockies baseball team. This audience of several thousand persons represented attendees from over 100 countries. To attract and hold this diverse audience, the entertainment had to have truly global appeal. Based on Empire's recommendations, the client approved a selection of three tribute bands to perform internationally recognizable music to rock the crowd all night.

Opening the show was San Francisco-based Neil Diamond tribute band, Super Diamond. With the guests clapping along, the band performed Neil Diamond classics like, ‘Forever in Blue Jeans' and ‘America'. Immediately following their performance, the Abba tribute band, Bjorn Again, performed the to standing crowd. Dressed in full, authentic Abba costumes, Bjorn Again played the Abba hits with their own modern twist. Just as the sun was setting, they performed ‘Dancing Queen' to the already dancing crowd. For the finalé, Empire chose the world's preeminent U2 cover band - Elevation. The Chicago-based band, featuring a Bono look-a-like frontman, absolutely rocked the audience by singing all the U2 classics including 'With or Without You,' 'Vertigo' and 'Elevation' and getting the 5000 + person audience singing along with every song. The evening ended with an encore of 'Desire' and a massive firework display that shortly followed.

For this multi-day event, Empire booked and produced all aspects of the musical entertainment including the construction of massive outdoor staging in the demanding environment of grass field stadiums. Despite challenges of thunderstorms on both evenings, the events were flawless.

In June 2007, Empire Entertainment produced the 11th Annual Webby Awards. This was the third consecutive year Empire was asked to produce the event by Recognition Media, LLC. The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality, and the event has been dubbed the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, and "the Online Oscars" by Time Magazine. On the night of the event, more than 850 of the best and the brightest minds on the net came to honor and be honored for their contributions to the information superhighway.

This year, the evening kicked off with a cocktail hour at the Museum of American Finance across the street from the main event. Hors d'ouvres and and Bellinis were passed while attendees networked and mingled. When it was time to commence the show, the guests were escorted across Wall Street, which Empire arranged to close for a short time, to Cirpiani Wall Street where the event was held for the second year in a row. Collaborating with the client, Empire created a dazzling stage set and lighting design. At the client's request, the set included a "shadow box" onstage in which winners' silhouettes were visible through a silk screen before it was their turn to take the podium for their 5-word acceptance speech - - one of the many unique charms of the Webby Awards.

Three large video screens were flown by Star Group Productions, adding to the sleek, high-tech feel of the event. Dogwood trees set around the room were uplit with amber lighting, as were the impressive pillars and columns in the venue. Centerpieces of white candles surrounded by small satellite vases with off-white roses created an elegance throughout the room.

Empire secured Rob Corddry to host the event for the third consecutive year. Rob kept the night light and fun, and introduced Webby Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Meg Whitman (CEO of eBay) as well as Beastie Boys, who were honored as the Webby Artist of the Year. The program was packed with memorable moments and 5-word speeches, but the highlight of the evening came when musical legend David Bowie took the stage to accept the second "Lifetime Achievement" award of the evening. Empire Entertainment again provided oversight of nearly every element of this complex event, 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, Star Group Productions, Deccan Designs, and Production Glue on this successful event.

Empire is a leading producer of cutting-edge recognition events. We take pride in clients like recognition Media who choose to work with us for many years running on their most important projects.

When Kerzner International sought to open their new upscale property, The Cove, at The Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas, they turned to Colin Cowie Lifestyle to ensure that the weekend worth of events were designed and run to perfection. Colin Cowie turned to Empire Entertainment to ensure that all of the talent was presented to their high standards of excellence! The extended weekend's festivities included a birthday party for Stevie Wonder on Thursday night, a Kai Milla poolside fashion show on Friday, a party featuring a concert performance by Janet Jackson (complete with Grucci fireworks spectacular) poolside on Friday night, and a seventies-themed finale bash in the Atlantis's newly built Ballroom on Saturday night. Empire was responsible for overseeing all aspects of talent coordination, logistics and audio sound production / stage management for all of the events.

Thursday nights' concert honoring Stevie Wonder's birthday involved coordinating many incredible artists, designing the production, running the show, and ensuring that sound was absolutely perfect in the newly-opened Mesa Grill. Plenty of artists were on hand to serenade and perform with Stevie Wonder for his birthday. The Rickey Minor Band from American Idol backed several artists including Joss Stone, John Legend, Nancy Wilson, Mos Def, India.Arie, and many others.

The Friday night party event was set around the new Aquaventure poolside at the foot of the Cove. Guests were greeted with Tequila shots being poured by The Screaming Queens from inside tables where they were costumed as lavish nautical creatures. Members of Body Cast posed as additional aquatic themed, body painted eye candy, as guests listened to the musical stylings of the very glamorous DJ, Donna D'Cruz. The event built up to when a fireworks cue drew everyone's attention to the enormous main stage set in the pool and the surprise reveal of Janet Jackson who came out and delivered an amazing 25 minute concert of her greatest hits. On cue, at the completion of her set, an impressive fireworks display by Grucci began and wowed everyone on Paradise Island!

Empire was responsible for advancing all of Janet Jackson's production and two-week-long rehearsal, cuing all talent throughout the event, coordinating the sound and the commencing of the fireworks display, and running all of the sound and entertainment for the party.Saturday night's finalé was an over-the-top, 1970's themed party complete with afro wigs, platform shoes, and even Saturday Night Fever's John Travolta on the dance floor! Following a walk-in and dinner music set by DJ Ravi Drums, the 2000 guests were treated to a truly seventies line-up of entertainment that kicked off with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and his band performing several Aerosmith and classic rock hits. They were followed by The Village People performing their three well-known seventies hits, Macho Man, In The Navy and YMCA. Earth, Wind & Fire performed next and had everyone dancing and were joined onstage by guest musicians including Stevie Wonder. DJ Donna D'Cruz closed the night keeping the seventies hits coming from her custom DJ booth. Empire was responsible for all of talent coordination & logistics, audio production and stage management of the show.

The celebrity attendees at the weekend of events included Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, John Travolta, Steven Tyler, Lindsay Lohan, Jeremy Piven, Tyra Banks, Kanye West, Ashanti, Bo Derek, Chrius Tucker, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson, Spike Lee, Usher, Liv Tyler, and many, many others. For this challenging International project, Empire was honored to join the Colin Cowie team and to provide all talent and logistical coordination, stage production management, stage management and onsite calling of the shows.

Empire Entertainment is a world leader in the quality management and precision execution of entertainment events throughout the world and is well versed in catering to high