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Amway China in NYC: Fireworks by Grucci for EventWorks from EventWorks on Vimeo . We are grateful to Phil Grucci for sharing this video with us! We recently had the pleasure of working together for a Chinese client's event on Ellis and Liberty Islands in New York. The gala dinner rewarded 1,600 guests for their hard work - and culminated in a customized, state of the art fireworks display. We knew we had to impress our guests - so we hired the pyro-technician who designed and engineered the Opening Ceremony fireworks for the Beijing Olympic Games, just one of the many achievements on a long list of global distinctions for Phil Grucci! Phil Grucci: "Logistics on water locations are always the most difficult. We were working from five firing platforms on three barges in New York Harbor. While the location was gorgeous, it also came with a lot of requirements. We were in constant contact with the Coast Guard and the Captain of the Port. Safety is always our top concern f...

It's time to learn more about football - we mean Fussball, Futbol, soccer! Have you caught the Fever yet? Google's name banner is dedicated to the World Cup, internet news and sports pages are dominated by soccer scores and - since we travel quite a bit - we could not help but notice that the rest of the world is in VERY SERIOUS party mode! Europe, Africa and Latin American have basically declared a holiday. And Americans are finally catching on! We love the FIFA World Cup Song: "We Are One - Ole Ola", featuring top football players, sexy samba dancers and singers Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Claudia Leitte. So infectious! What an explosion of rhythm, color, song and dance! You may be shocked to learn that the World Cup match between USA and Ghana drew a record setting 15.9 million viewers, plus many thousands uncounted more who watched in sports bars and at private parties. How does this compare to the Stanley Cup final game three days earlier? A paltry 6 milli...

Drum roll please, we have ADVANCE ACCESS to the perfect mix that will get your team energized this Monday morning! DJ Lee Dyson's company Hey Mister DJ is sponsoring this week's BizBash Live Event Innovation Forum at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 19th. He created the perfect playlist for our industry, comprised of songs for Business/Networking/Promotion/Ideas/Success & Party themes - and we have permission to play it today! We trust that your team will be inspired - we are dancing today.

Featuring events from 2012 to just a few weeks ago! We promise, it's short! 2 minutes and 26 seconds! 2014 EventWorks Sizzle Reel from EventWorks on Vimeo . Thank you for watching!

We know the feeling: heavy rotation overload. After all, even the best tune gets old after too many plays. EventWorks Blog contributor DJ Lee Dyson shares his solution! Here is his new Spotify Playlist, chock full of great new talent! Not just one song for Monday morning but a sound track for your whole week! Lee Dyson: "Tired of your Adele & Lorde albums yet? They are amazing singers but let’s face it…you can only listen to “Royals” and “Rolling in the Deep” so many times before your Ipod needs something fresh. Here are some other amazing and lesser known artists that you should enjoy listening to: Need more musical ideas for your next event? Check out the song lists on Lee's website!  http://www.heymisterdj.com/indexb2.htm Now... get up and at'em! Happy Monday!