The Carriage House at the Barnyard in Totowa, NJ is one of the most scenic and versatile venues in North Jersey.

“The large room and high ceilings make the Carriage House an absolutely breathtaking venue,” said Hurricane Productions owner and entertainer Vincent Anthony. “It’s truly enjoyable to entertain any event at the Carriage House.”

Hurricane Productions, a leading New Jersey DJ company, entertained a College Graduation party for Rutgers University’s Class of 2009 at the venue.

To view pictures from the event, visit Hurricane Productions’ Facebook Fan Page.

Hurricane Productions is in the news this morning after entertaining Rutgers Dance Marathon this past weekend, April 4-5.

The 32-hour event raises money and awareness for the Embrace Kids Foundation. As New Jersey’s largest, student-run philanthropic event, participants raised a total of $323,717.90 this year — the highest total ever.

Quoted from the Daily Targum:

Hurricane Productions provided continuous music and entertainment for 32-hours.

Read this full story here:
Highest total ‘for the kids’ despite economy

Hurricane Productions led various line dances, played non-stop music, and helped coordinate entertainment. The company staffed the event with four DJs, two MCs, and two entertainment coordinators.

Hurricane Productions co-owner Vincent Velasquez was a guest on Magic 98.3 this past weekend to talk about Dance Marathon and the company’s involvement. The radio station hosted a “Radio-Thon” to coincide with Dance Marathon.

The Manalapan and New Brunswick-based DJ company was also featured in the Daily Targum last month after it entertained the Marathon’s inaugural Pep Rally.

Read the full story here:
Hundreds rally for Dance Marathon

The Daily Targum is the official student newspaper of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. In its current form, it exists as a bi-fold tabloid-style paper featuring international, national, local, and university news, as well as editorials, columns, comics, classifieds, sports, and other amusements. The paper boasts a circulation of 17,000.

WMGQ, known on-air as Magic 98.3, is a radio station broadcasting from Somerset, New Jersey (the site of both the studio and tansmitter tower) and licensed in New Brunswick (less than a mile away). It is located at 98.3 FM. The station can be heard in Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, Union, and Hunterdon counties.

Aside from providing Rutgers University’s Dance Marathon with entertainment for its 32-hour event, Hurricane Productions will be adding a multimedia experience to this year’s DM.

Through the Hurricane Productions Facebook Fan Page, all dancers and volunteers will be able to “tag” themselves and their friends in photos that will uploaded in real-time.

Also, Hurricane Productions will allow all dancers and volunteers to make music requests to the DJs on-stage via a website designed specifically for Dance Marathon.

Become a fan of Hurricane Productions on Facebook today to experience all the action from Rutgers University Dance Marathon on April 4-5.

Related Dance Marathon Content:

• In the news: Hurricane Productions receives front page mention in Daily Targum for involvement with Dance Marathon
• Video: Dance Marathon Pep Rally
• Video: Dance Marathon Karaoke Night
• Video: Hurricane Productions visits RWJ Children’s Hospital

There are just a few days before Rutgers Dance Marathon 2009, April 4-5, and Hurricane Productions LLC proudly announces its involvement with this year’s 32-hour non-stop event.

For the second straight year – Hurricane Productions – a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ, will provide the 11th annual Dance Marathon with its entire staff to help entertain an event that raised $318,989.08 for the Embrace Kids Foundation last year and over $1.6 million total over the past 10 years.

Along with co-owners Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, HP volunteers will include:

Ashley Best, Jonathan Brooks, Nicolas Dalfino, Kyle Gries, Eddie “DJ N9NE” Romani, and Alex Rosenkranz.

Also, the company would like to invite everyone to Club DM, a two-hour dance party during Dance Marathon. The event, which will include club/techno/hip-hop among other party favorites and a light show, starts a midnight and lasts until 2 a.m., April 4th into April 5th. Ed “DJ N9NE” Romani and DJ Strato will be providing music and Vinny “Vin DJ” Velasquez will host the two-hour party. (A $5 mandatory donation is required for admission to Club DM.)

To learn more about Dance Marathon and/or to make a donation, please visit:

http://marathon.rutgers.edu/

To visit Hurricane Productions on the web, please visit:

www.HurricaneProductions.com

Related Dance Marathon Content:

• In the news: Hurricane Productions receives front page mention in Daily Targum for involvement with Dance Marathon
• Video: Dance Marathon Pep Rally
• Video: Dance Marathon Karaoke Night
• Video: Hurricane Productions visits RWJ Children’s Hospital

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About Dance Marathon:

Rutgers University Dance Marathon is a 32-hour, student-run philanthropic event to raise money 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 10 years, DM has raised over $1.6 million for the Embrace Kids Foundation benefiting thousands of families in the tri-state area. DM is also the major contributor to the Embrace Kids Foundation, out of the many fundraising events dedicated to raising money for the Foundation.

For the past 10 years, DM has quickly become a community service tradition, showing the local and Rutgers community the type of large-scale public good Rutgers students can unite to perform. Planning for DM begins every May with the selection of the Central Planning Team/Board of Directors. Underneath the Central Planning Team are captains, student leaders, and committee members, student volunteers, dedicated to making DM the best yet. The culmination of yearlong planning and fundraising is the weekend-long DM, held April 4-5, 2009. Over 400 Rutgers students sign up as dancers, pledging money and committing to remain on their feet for the full 32 hours. While standing on their feet, dancers are entertained by live bands, DJ’s, professional and student performing groups. Dancers also have the opportunity to participate in numerous tournaments, theme hours, and prize giveaways.

About Hurricane Productions, LLC:

Hurricane Productions, LLC is a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ.

The company is approaching its five-year anniversary. Owned by Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, Hurricane Productions prides itself with its involvement in the community just as much as it does for entertaining private affairs.

In the past, Hurricane Productions has made donations to the Keyport Public Library system, Knights of Columbus chapters in Englishtown and Sayreville, Rutgers University student organizations and Doumanis and Velasquez’s high school alma mater—St. John Vianney High School.

Hurricane Productions serves tri-state area, providing entertainment for weddings, Sweet 16′s, Mitzvahs, Anniversaries and more.

Hurricane Productions is in the news this morning after entertaining Rutgers Dance Marathon’s inaugural pep rally last night

Quoted from the Daily Targum:

Hurricane Productions’ DJ Vincent Velasquez, who will be at the actual event in a month, went over the theme hours, and kept the crowd lively by playing music and teaching them dances that could be expected at the event, Grimaldi said.

Read the full story here:
Hundreds rally for Dance Marathon

The Daily Targum is the official student newspaper of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. In its current form, it exists as a bi-fold tabloid-style paper featuring international, national, local, and university news, as well as editorials, columns, comics, classifieds, sports, and other amusements. The paper boasts a circulation of 17,000.

Related Content:

Hurricane Productions to entertain Dance Marathon Pep Rally on March 5
Video: Hurricane Productions visits RWJ Children’s Hospital

Hurricane Productions will entertain Rutgers Dance Marathon’s first-ever Pep Rally at 8 p.m. Thursday March 5 in the College Avenue Gymnasium – the site of the 11th annual Rutgers Dance Marathon.

Entertainment will be provided by emcee Vincent Anthony and DJ Strato Doumanis. Sound will be provided courtesy of DJ Nick Dalfino.

This is the second year that Hurricane Productions will be providing entertainment for the 32-hour marathon. The marathon will be held on April 4 -5.

Dance Marathon raises awareness and money for the Embrace Kids Foundation.

Last year the event raised nearly $320,000 bringing its total to $1.3 million over the past 10 years.

To learn more about Dance Marathon, please visit: http://dm.rutgers.edu

And to learn more about Hurricane Productions, visit them at HurricaneProductions.com or any of their associated website:

NewJerseySweet16.com
NJSweet16DJs.com
djstrato.com

Related Rutgers Dance Marathon content:

Hurricane Productions visits the RWJ Children’s Hospital

Hurricane Productions donates time, $500 to Rutgers Dance Marathon 2008

New Jersey’s leading DJ company, Hurricane Productions, continues its commitment to the Rutgers University community by providing entertainment for this year’s Chi Psi 500.

The event, which will take place on Livingston Campus at noon Sunday October 12, raises money for the ALS Association.

Hurricane Productions entertains three philanthropic events at Rutgers University. Best know for it’s involvement with Rutgers Dance Marathon, Hurricane Productions is the official DJ company for the Chi Psi 500 and Sigma Chi Derby Days.

About Chi Psi 500:

The Chi Psi 500 Push-Kart race started in 2006, when the Brothers of Chi Psi at Rutgers decided to honor a Chi Psi alumnus who passed away from ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease).

Since then, the event has raised more than $4,000 for the ALS Association and has united the Rutgers Community in the fight against the disease.

Registration for the 500 costs $75 for your first team, and $50 for each additional team, and is due 10/6. E-mail director Mike Speziale for any questions about registration and the event itself.

With just one week away from Rutgers Dance Marathon 2008, April 5-6, Hurricane Productions LLC proudly announces its involvement with this year’s 32-hour event.

Hurricane Productions, a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ, will provide the 10^th annual Dance Marathon with seven staff members to help entertain an event that raised $220,018.41 for the Embrace Kids Foundation last year and over $1.3 million total over the past nine years.

In addition, the company will make a $500 donation to the Embrace Kids Foundation.

Along with co-owners Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, HP volunteers will include:

Ashley Best, Jonathan Brooks, Kyle Gries, DJ LaLima, and Eddie “DJ N9NE” Romani.

Also, the company would like to invite everyone to Club DM, a two-hour dance party during Dance Marathon. The event, which will include club/techno/hip-hop among other party favorites and a light show, starts a midnight and lasts until 2 a.m., April 5^th into April 6^th. Ed “DJ N9NE” Romani and DJ Strato will be providing music and Vinny “Vin DJ” Velasquez will host the two-hour party. (A $5 mandatory donation is required for admission to Club DM.)

To learn more about Dance Marathon and/or to make a donation, please visit:

http://marathon.rutgers.edu/

To visit Hurricane Productions on the web, please visit:

www.HurricaneProductions.com

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About Dance Marathon:

The Rutgers University Dance Marathon is New Jersey’s largest student-run philanthropic event, and it has become one of the most anticipated events held at Rutgers. Over the past 9 years DM has raised over $1.3 million, with all proceeds going to the Embrace Kids Foundation (formerly the Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders), a non-profit organization that supports children with cancer and blood disorders. The Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of life of the children and relieving the emotional, spiritual, and financial concerns of the patient families under its care throughout the tri-state area.

DM is a university wide tradition that allows students to experience first hand what types of large-scale public good Rutgers students can unite to perform. It consists of a yearlong series of fundraisers and culminates with the Marathon on April 5-6 at the College Avenue Gym. At the Marathon over 400 dancers pledge to raise funds and remain standing for 32 hours. Dancers, along with over 500 volunteers and countless visitors, are entertained by live bands, comedians, prize giveaways, games, sports, a mechanical bull, computer and internet access, various theme hours, and much more.

About Hurricane Productions, LLC:

Hurricane Productions, LLC is a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ.

The company is approaching its five-year anniversary. Owned by Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, Hurricane Productions prides itself with its involvement in the community just as much as it does for entertaining private affairs.

In the past, Hurricane Productions has made donations to the Keyport Public Library system, Knights of Columbus chapters in Englishtown and Sayreville, Rutgers University student organizations and Doumanis and Velasquez’s high school alma mater—St. John Vianney High School.

Hurricane Productions serves tri-state area, providing entertainment for weddings, Sweet 16′s, Mitzvahs, Anniversaries and more.