The Verdict performs and starts conga line at Rutgers Dance Marathon
The Verdict brought life to the Rutgers College Ave Gymnasium with its reggae, soca and calypso style music.
In the last few hours of the 32-hour Dance Marathon, The Verdict made students jump around, dolla wine, and conga line around the gymnasium.
The Verdict, just like Hurricane Productions, are mainstays of Dance Marathon – the largest student-run philanthropic event in New Jersey.
Rutgers Dance Marathon is a 32-hour, non-stop event that raises money and awareness for children with cancer and blood disorders. All proceeds go towards the Embrace Kids Foundation which is located in New Brunswick, NJ.
Hurricane Productions is in its third year of entertaining DM. Hurricane provides entertainment but also trains students to be emcees and DJs during the event.
Vincent Anthony Velasquez spoke to Magic 98.3 – a local NJ radio station – about Rutgers University Dance Marathon and Hurricane Productions’ involvement with the event.
Vincent joined his good friends from the station Debbie Mazella and Chris McCoy during Dance Marathon weekend on March 27-28.
This is Hurricane Productions third straight year involved with Dance Marathon – a 32-hour non-stop event that raises money for children with cancer and blood disorders. All proceeds go to the Embrace Kids Foundation located in New Brunswick, NJ.
Hurricane Productions trained 11 student DJs and emcees to work alongside its professional staff. It also launched RutgersDJ.com – a website dedicated to all of the company’s entertainment work at Rutgers University.
Dance Marathon is Hurricane’s marquee event but the company also entertains Rutgers football Homecoming, Guinness Book of World Record events and other RU Student Life affairs.
Hurricane Productions has been featured on SNY, in the Asbury Park Press, Star-Ledger and on Magic 98.3 among other NJ/NY area media networks.
Hurricane Productions is owned and operated by Rutgers College Alumni (class of 2009).
It’s time for Rutgers Dance Marathon and for the third straight year, Hurricane Productions is involved with entertaining over 1,000 students at the College Ave Gymnasium.
DJ Strato of Hurricane Productions edited the line dance music mix. Hurricane Productions also filmed and edited the line dance music video. The video and the dance are performed once and hour, totaling 32 performances.
DJ Strato, DJ N9NE, and Vincent Anthony trained a group of student emcees and DJs to work alongside Hurricane Productions for the entire 32-hour event.
Students can also make music requests on Hurricane’s new network site: RutgersDJ.com
Rutgers University Dance Marathon is a 32-hour, student-run philanthropic event to raise money and increase awareness for the Embrace Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization that aids the non-medical needs of children with cancer and blood disorders. Over the past 11 years, DM has raised nearly $2 million for the Embrace Kids Foundation, benefiting hundreds of families in the tri-state area. DM is also the major contributor to the Embrace Kids Foundation.
When a family decides to have a party – whether a Sweet 16 or a wedding – it always brings all different types of relatives and friends together in one location. As you can tell from our blog and our websites, Hurricane Productions prides itself in being able to work in this versatile atmosphere.
You can shop around to other DJ entertainment companies but before you do, take a look at the video in this post. This is proof that we can get all ages, genders and ethnicities together on the dance floor through music.
Courtney (our Sweet 16 guest of honor) had her friends on the dance floor, her parents (Mike and Denise) enjoyed dancing with their relatives and friends and even Courtney’s grandfather got up with all ages to join in the fun.
That’s not all. Pay close attention to the music in the background. Grandpa danced to songs like “Tik Tok” by Keisha and “Don’t Stop Believing” by George Lamond.
How did we do it? We met with the family at their kitchen table a week before the Sweet 16. We didn’t send a sales person or a Hurricane representative. Courtney’s entertainers – Strato and Vincent – traveled south from their office in Manalapan down Route 9 to Courtney’s kitchen in Howell, NJ.
We take vested interest in personalizing each event and it’s not just something we say on the phone – we act on our words!
At Courtney’s kitchen table we went over everything that was going to happen at her Sweet 16 – her grand introduction, her father/daughter dance guests, her older sibilings, grandparents, and her Sweet 16 candle lighting ceremony.
And after it was all over, Courtney’s dad says it all in the video, “You guys just made it so high energy and everything we talked about tonight…it all came true. It was as great as we could have imagined.”
The most memorable element of a Sweet 16 is watching the guest of honor share a dance with her father or any other close relative to start off the evening. It’s elegance and importance to the affair is unmatched at any other point of the night.
But you can’t trust these moments with just any DJ company. Too many of them pride themselves by producing cutter-cutter events. A Sweet 16 is a personalized affair. In order to properly plan these moments and to professionally capture them, there is no other choice than Hurricane Productions DJ entertainment.
Each photo is professionally edited to look its best. The video is created to show-off the best moments of your daughter’s perfect evening.
Hurricane Productions uses Facebook – the world’s largest social media networking site – so you can share the Sweet 16 experience with all of your family and friends … even ones who couldn’t make it the party itself.
From planning your first dance and candle ceremony, to playing your daughter’s and family’s favorite music, to capturing your party with professional quality photos and videos, there is no other choice than Hurricane Productions.
Hurricane Productions created an unforgettable night for Michele and her family. Here’s the best part about her party – Hurricane Productions entertained her sister Alexa’s Sweet 16 just two years earlier!
The company offered Michele’s family its “Paparazzi Sweet 16 Package” which includes all the elements to make the night a success.
Zap Photos were available immediately on the 42-inch plasma screens. Hurricane Productions posted those same photos on Facebook right after the party.
With high-definition cameras in hand, Hurricane Productions filmed video clips and then produced a video highlight clip for Michele and her family. Just like the photo album, this video was posted on Facebook just hours after the party.
Immediately after Hurricane Productions packs up its setup at any Sweet 16, they head back to their office and edit photos and video in the early morning hours. When Michele woke up from her party the next morning, she got to relive it with all of her friends on Facebook – the world’s largest social networking website.
Everything you see on HurricaneProductions.com from its own website, to the video and pictures of its clients are solely created by the Hurricane Productions staff. None of the material is handled or produced by a third-party company so hiring Hurricane Productions means that you’re getting a personalized service for your event.
Hurricane Productions loves reconnecting with all of its past Sweet 16 families. That’s why the company started a brand called NewJerseyPromDJ.com.
It gives Hurricane Productions the opportunity to entertain its former clients in front of all of their friends at their junior or senior proms!
So if you know a teacher, faculty member or PTA member looking to book a prom DJ, look no further than the company that was there for the Sweet 16!
The Hurricane Productions staff edited the pictures and video directly after the Sweet 16 and posted it on Megan’s Facebook just hours after her party! When Megan woke up the next morning after having her dream party, she hopped right onto to Facebook to relive it all!
As soon as Megan walked into the room, she saw her baby and families pictures in a digital slideshow on the Hurricane Productions 42-inch plasma screen. Later that evening, all of her guests watched Megan grow-up in front of their eyes. A photos montage created by Hurricane Productions highlighted all of Megan’s special moments and achievements.
To add another personal touch to the Sweet 16, a lighting effect shined down on the dance floor that read “Megan’s Sweet 16,” so all of her guests knew this night was all about her.
Take a look at all the pictures on Facebook and the video, too! Every Sweet 16 at Hurricane Productions is a personalized affair. All of what you see is created and produced by our talented staff.
Hurricane Productions loves reconnecting with all of its past Sweet 16 families. That’s why the company started a brand called NewJerseyPromDJ.com.
It gives Hurricane Productions the opportunity to entertain its former clients in front of all of their friends at their junior or senior proms!
So if you know a teacher, faculty member or PTA member looking to book a prom DJ, look no further than the company that was there for the Sweet 16!
NewJerseySweet16.com entertainers Vincent Anthony, DJ N9NE, and MJ Navara celebrated Jessica’s Sweet 16 at the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, NJ. Hurricane Productions created a photo montage for Jessica and posted a next-day Facebook photo album on her Facebook profile.
“Hurricane Productions did a GREAT job for my daughters Sweet Sixteen ! From the very beginning I felt that I was in the hands of professionals that know what it takes to make an event outstanding and are state-of-the -art from planning, during and… after your event! They love what they do, and it shows. I would highly recommend Hurricane Productions to handle your next event.”
This is video from the Sweet 16 provided by George and family:
Is your New JerseyHigh School looking for aProm DJ? Consider Hurricane Productions for your Junior or Senior prom in New Jersey. Visit our prom page: www.NewJerseyPromDJ.com
DJ Times 2009 International DJ Expo performances including 2008 DJ of the Year runner-up Scotty from Charizma DJ Entertainment in Chicago, DJ of the Year 2009 Steve Moody from Maryland and Vincent Anthony from Hurricane Productions represents New Jersey with his company’s original dance – The Apache Slide.
Elite Entertainment from Eatontown, NJ hosted the Mobile Kickoff Party located at the Casbah in the Trump Taj Mahal Atlantic City, NJ.
Hurricane Productions performed its original instructional dance, the Apache-Slide, last night at the 2009 DJ Expo ‘Mobile Kickoff Party’ hosted by Mike Walter of Elite Entertainment. The party was held at the Casbah in the Trump Taj Mahal – the site of Wednesday’s DJ of the Year competition.
The Apache-Slide is a combination of two popular dances – the Mississippi Slide and Apache (Jump on it). Hurricane Productions created the dance as an easy instructional dance to use at all parties for all ages.
Rutgers Dance Marathon is a 32-hour, non-stop event that raises money and awareness for children with cancer and blood disorders. All proceeds go towards the Embrace Kids Foundation which is located in New Brunswick, NJ. 
