Event Entertainment News You Can Use
by Mark Sonder Productions, Inc.

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November / December 2006 Issue Features:


Industry News: Entertainment Trends for Meetings, Conventions and Events: The Customer Experience, Part 2

Continued from our last issue. "Spectacular shows and quality entertainment have become a mainstay of modern casinos [events], and the cutting-edge technology implemented behind-the-scenes helps to ensure the best possible customer experience."
To read the final part of this article click here.


Featured Act: Micki Free

Gene Simmons, of the legendary rock group “Kiss”, discovered Micki while on tour in the Midwest. After moving to Los Angeles in the late eighties, this mixed blood Cherokee-Comanche Native American musician set in motion a career that would spawn three Grammy nominations with the group “Shalamar”, along with being managed by, and touring with Diana Ross, jamming with Prince, and playing guitar on Janet Jackson’s record. Micki won the Grammy in 1985 for “Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture”; the movie was Eddie Murphy’s “Beverly Hills Cop”. During his stint with Shalamar, Micki received Three Platinum Albums for The Song “Footloose”, from the movie of the same name. Micki has also received a Gold album for his song “Don’t get Stopped in Beverly Hills”, on the “Beverly Hills Cop” soundtrack. For more on Micki Free click here.


Tips of the Season: Naming the Formats of Musical Entertainment

John Sparks, VP American Symphony Orchestra League, has said, "People claim to have many musical tastes, even though 98% of their musical diet is a single genre.” Last issue, in a link from Industry News, you read the Mark Sonder "Top 20" list of musical entertainment formats. Now become aware of the rest...

For the complete list, click here!


As an awarding winning national entertainment agency, Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. is the leader in designing headline talent and production services for large venues, corporations and associations.

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For booking information on Micki Free or other headliners, call Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. at 540-636-1640 or visit our website at www.marksonderproductions.com.

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