Full Room…Full Lighting Control=Awesome!!!!! Chris and Andrea had us provide lighting for their reception at the Statler Hotel on the Cornell University Campus in Ithaca on July 3. We have been at Statler a number or previous times and always love working with Melissa and her staff. They are so acommodating to their clients and to us.
We set the room and linked all the fixtures back to our laptop and software based light contol. Chris and Andrea wanted to change the color of the lighting through out the evening and have ceretain colors for certain traditions. Dave was my light tech for the event and worked with Chris and Andrea to subtly set the room lighting/colors to their desired colors at the appropriate time. The rest of the evening we set the lights to match their wedding colors for 10 minute intervals and then did a 10 second gradient change from one color to another. I was very happy with the outcome and so were Chris and Andrea. The colors we used were in this sequence Green-Blue-Purple-Yellow. I was very happy with the yellow. Many LED Fixtures don’t replicate yellow or amber very well but I was very happy with the yellow.
Here are photos of the lighting from photographer Frank Dimeo.
On a side note. We are at the Statler often with event lighting. If only we could DJ there! Hire us to do both you’ll have a wonderful looking room AND a party for the ages!
Chris & Andrea Statler Hotel Cornell University Fingerlakes Entertainment Up Lighting

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Chris and Andrea Statler Hotel Fingerlakes Entertainment Wedding Up Lighting Frank Dimeo

Here is a link to Frank DiMeo’s Blog for all the details!  Thanks Frank!

Ventosa Vineyards Wedding, Erica & Michael June 26, 2010

Ventosa Vineyards Wedding, Erica & Michael June 26, 2010

On June 26th we entertained for Erica and Michaels Wedding Ceremony and Reception at Ventosa Vineyards. Its always great to work with R.J. and his staff at Ventosa and we had a great party.

I will let the photos do the summary and I have some great photos to share with you compliments of Brady Dillsworth. He’s an amazing photographer and its always great to work with him. Brady and I go back quite a ways and he really helped me out when I first entered this business by providing some amazing photos for my original website both of weddings and head shots. Thank you!!!

Click on the photo above to view more of his great photos from Erica and Michaels Ventosa Vineyard Wedding.

The Music:  Click Play to listen to samples of their special music and mouse over the song title to view what tradition or special dance the song was used for.

Fingerlakes Entertainment-Sarah & Scott's Rochester Plantation Party House Wedding
Fingerlakes Entertainment-Sarah & Scott’s Rochester Plantation Party House Wedding

I was prepping for a 50th anniversary party this weekend and the clients requested some jitterbug songs. I came across this list and thought I would share it. It’s a very helpful and fun list of some classics!

Great Jitterbug songs

Song Title Artist

Ain’t That A Shame Fats Domino

All Shook Up Elvis Presley

Alley Cat Bent Fabric

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Andrews Sisters

Come Go With Me The Del Vikings

Crazy Man Crazy Bill Haley

Don’t Be Cruel Elvis Presley

Glow Worm Mills Brothers

Honky Tonk Bill Doggett

I Love My Fanny Brown Jimmy Cavallo

In The Mood Glenn Miller

Just A Gigolo Louie Prima & Keely Smith

Kansas City Wilbert Harrison

Lollipop Chordettes

Night Train Louie Prima

Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley

Rockin Robin Bobby Day

Satin Doll Duke Ellington

See You Later Alligator Bill Haley

Sha-Boom Crew Cuts

Shake Rattle Roll Bill Haley

Steam Heat Patti Page

The Wanderer Dion