THE NEWS from EventWorks, Inc.

Dear Friends, We are thrilled to hear from DJ Matt that young club goers, born well after the heyday of Disco and Funk have "discovered" those driving beats. DJ Team MAM consists of Miguel Campbell and Matt Hughes, two young lads from Leeds who celebrate success on the only one year old Fina Records. Their "Modern Heat" gets them on the dance floor from Coast to Coast. "It's minimal, it's retro, it's funky, and it's all the rage in every club from L.A. to NYC … and ironically enough, much of it is imported from Europe! A current trend at the moment in many of the world's big cities is a kind of stripped down 80's funk & r&b (think Rick James pairing up with The Whispers for a rock steady beat) made mainly by young people born much much later after it's first time around, and in places like Leeds, Great Britain. Although slightly repetitive, these new 80's funk mixes are great fun and might even get you pop n lockin! ...

Dear Friends, Leave it to the Brazilians to throw a good party! This Brazilian pop hit went global and if you google the Ai Se Eu Te Pego Dance, you can learn the moves that come with it. Just check out Joe Jonas shaking his hips at the Victoria's Secret Pink Party in Miami. "I was recently dj'ing for Starwood Hotels in South America and and it seemed everywhere I went, this song would be blasting out of clubs, pubs, bars, cars, taxis and probably those passing by me with ipods :) With it's over-the-top, festive, fiesta style, feel-good 4 on the floor-ness, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" has become a bona fide Latin American Club Classic and even though it is sung in Portuguese , everyone I played for sang every word. This is club star David Guetta's remix (if that is any indication of something being a hit! When Mr. Guetta remixes something, you know it's a big deal.) Ciao! : )  DJ Matt Cornwall Wishing you an upbeat week! Saludos, Janet

Dear Friends, It figures that a new trend would come out of the eclectic L.A. neighborhood of Los Feliz, home to the creators of really "chill" daytime disco: Filip Nikolic and Jeffrey Paradise, collectively known as "Poolside" - a name they thought of while listening to some new tracks in just that location. "DJ driven music and culture is not solely just about all things nocturnal; in fact, often a great majority of events I'm hired to DJ are for afternoon parties and networking functions set amongst beautiful  sunny terraces, rooftops with spectacular views, and of course, the great outdoors! "Poolside" are two dj/ musicians working in LA and at the forefront of a new and very popular music scene being called "daytime disco." Their music is a fresh take on daytime lounge sounds, combining just enough pop, with a retro disco flair, providing the perfect amount of energy without overwhelming the daylight with nighttime clubby, exub...

Dear Friends, There is no denying that love declarations take on a completely different ring in a foreign language. No wonder remixer extraordinaire Bob Sinclair looked to Italy for this dance floor hit! Furthermore we love the fact that 69-year old Raffaella Carrà is still a star in the Latin and Russian world! "Amongst the many, many reasons I love being a DJ, the most important one is the sheer power of music to unite people from all over the world, together on a common neutral ground called the dance floor… this is not hyperbole… the magnitude of collective joy and love I've experienced and witnessed playing for every race, creed, nationality, age, and sexual orientation together in one room is one of a profoundly transformational nature…and fun of course!  That said, DJ/Producer Bob Sinclair's "Far l'Amore" is one of those tracks that manages to have that internationally translatable mass appeal. this may have something to do with the zesty ...

Dear Friends, On our global search for upcoming talent, Matt went straight to the playlist of William and Kate - yes, those people in Kensington Palace. Ellie Golding was the artist invited to perform at their private wedding party after all that public kissing on the balcony had been gotten over with. "Ellie Goulding is fast becoming an international sensation, reaching the top of charts in Europe, Japan, the U.S. , China and Canada. Although released more than a year ago, "Lights" has become a humoungous hit, (so much so, that I caught my dear old grandmother singing it the other day !) with sales of over 2 million downloads in the U.S. alone, and certified double platinum by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA). Don't be surprised if you catch yourself singing its lovely lilting melodic chorus out-loud unconsciously ! : ) DJ Matt Cornwall Don't be ashamed to hum along. It's infectious! Happy Monday and fingers crossed for our athlete...

Chèrs Amis! We continue our Music-Around-The-Globe trip. Matt found a French gem this week, Justice - two Frenchmen who perform in English so we can understand. Being French, they included lots of pretty, art photography and skin in the video; bien sûr. Click to see. "Vive la France! The French have a long tradition as innovators and purveyors of inspired dance music, with many sub genres often falling into the category "French House" and the band "Justice" has been France's greatest successors of this great French tradition since the Daft Punk! Their latest single, "On N ON," produced by legendary hip hop impresario Rick Rubin, is a classy, well crafted gem, and accompanied by a stunningly slick and powerful music video! Ecoutez!" DJ Matt Cornwall Je vous souhaite une bonne semaine, Janet

Dear Friends, Every now and then we plan an event that turns out just as we had imagined it in our optimistic brainstorming sessions! This is the case with our "Summer Picnic" we produced for a large company this past June. We expected over 12 000 guests over a two-day period at the Santa Anita Park – and everyone came to have fun!  We built a Summer Festival that could rival a County Fair – but we had to make sure to keep the guest flow going. No one wants long lines at an invitation. Blueprinting the infield was our first step before we installed many television show inspired games such as American Idol, Survivor, Minute it to Win it, Wipeout and Amazing Race. We used the very large infield to maximum advantage to spread out the attractions. Carousels, stage, games and dining areas were planned to encourage an easy flow. Thanks to Jean Jacques Pochet's wizardry – he managed to capture  the whole infield from the press box, disturbing some bewildered swallows...