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.