Custom theme display for Sweet 16s from Hurricane Productions

An upcoming Sweet 16 client told us that they wanted a beach theme for their daughters party. So we started by coordinating our intelligent uplighting to match the color of our guest of honor’s dress. The walls will have a blue and turquoise hue while the Sweet 16 dias will match the color of her dress.

As guests walk into the room they will treated to an extended movie of various beach scenes during the late afternoon hours progressing into dusk and sunset – corresponding with the same time they will be traveling to the event and arriving at the Grand Marquis.

By the time our guest of honor is introduced into the room, the sun will be set and guests will be ready to party the rest of the night away.

The logo, “Brianna’s Sweet 16,” is the same one that will appear in lights on the dance floor throughout the night.

This concept can be applied to any and all Sweet 16 themes. If you can dream the theme, Hurricane Productions can create the atmosphere in your banquet facility. Each element of entertainment can be customized for your party.

Hurricane Productions also created a custom baby photo montage which will be shown on the screens documenting the guest of honor’s life from birth until her special. Our staff scanned the photos, edited in professional software, and created a beautiful presentation for the evening set to music selected by the client.

All of the multimedia and entertainment was created by Strato Doumanis and Vincent Anthony – the two individuals who will be the main entertainers at the Sweet 16.

For more information on Hurricane Productions, please visit the company’s Facebook page.

OK….now I have your attention.

The truth is that we are constantly introducing new concepts, almost on a daily basis. Some stick, some become gimmicks and some fall to the wayside. But how do I know some of them are working? It is said that imitation is the best form a flattery and well, plenty of that has sprung up in the past 365 days since our last anniversary.

Strato and I have many inside jokes about “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” – one of my favorite books and movies. So I added a clip here to explain what goes on in our office and on our computers every single day of the year – “Time is a precious thing…never waste it.”

Last year I wrote that our goal was to compete with larger entertainment operations in our area. And we’ve done that. We’ve sat in client’s living rooms and sold against all of the biggest companies in New Jersey – from the ones who host bridal shows to ones who spend thousands of dollars annually on advertisements in their local town shopper.

And just like we’ve started to compete on their level, other companies have started to compete with us. For the first time in the seven years, the bulls-eye is starting to shift. That was the goal in 2003 when we unloaded speakers out of my dad’s Chevy into a Marlboro backyard to entertain an eighth grade graduation.

I am happy to see that other DJs and emcees have added a camera to their repitore – posting pics and video on Facebook for their clients.

The only warning I have to those companies is that they shouldn’t try to compete for the sake of competing. The key is to stay consistent for your clients and deliver a quality product EVERY time – not only with performance but with post production of those photos and videos. The worst thing I hear in sales calls and meetings is when concepts we sell are all of a sudden turned into “Oh yea, we do that too,” by other DJ companies.

Taking photos and shooting video is not for everyone. Sometimes it should be left to professionals and not an emcee or a dancer. Production value and packaging multimedia is just as important as playing the correct song for a couple’s first dance. At the end of the day you are responsible for the commitments you make to your client whether or not your product far exceeds ours or not.

Heading into our seventh year of operating this company our goal will be to implement newer concepts that will change the way our clients and competitors view our company and the DJ business as a whole. We own a tremendous amount of internet real-estate and we plan on using it.

Some of those concepts will be introduced as early as the DJ Expo in Atlantic City this August. But there’s no rush. Other concepts will wait until our fall season so that they’re perfected for the people who matter most – our clients.

Time is a precious thing…never waste it.

There is little question about who is to blame for the Gulf oil crisis, but pointing fingers will not help the area that needs help now.  BP continues to release erroneous data and sluggishly dole out relief funds while dozens of species of fish, birds, turtles and other animals living in the Gulf of Mexico find themselves blanketed with crude and their habitats destroyed.   To many species, this is a death sentence.

New figures suggest that the amount of oil BP has stated is spewing out daily is really the amount that has been gushing out each hour.  This could mean more than 100 million gallons of oil have already fouled the Gulf’s fragile waters and coastlines.

Every little bit of help counts. Being animal and nature enthusiasts at heart, owners Strato Doumanis and Vincent Anthony of Hurricane Productions DJ Entertainment, located in New Jersey, pledge to donate 10% of summer-party revenue to the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund.

The Gulf has been altered in a manner that will affect it for generations and recovery is not a certainty.

Oil, microbes and dispersants eat oxygen from the water and sludge in marshes continue to make cleanup difficult.  BP’s pockets may not be deep enough to pay for a cleanup of this scale.

If you’d like to make a donation to the NWF Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund, please click here.

Click here to see map of the oil slick, updated daily.