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.