So yesterday I hosted the Partysiando show at Club XL in Newark. It was a pretty good party. To my surprise there was a percussionist dressed with a bunny mask on the stage to the left going along with the music. There was also two lovely bunny ladies dancing around the club occasionally spraying strings out to the crowd. There was also a Latin room and an outdoor patio in case you needed some fresh air... or a cig break. It was a lively crowd, Hot 97's Dennis Rivera also made his presence oh and not to forget, great music by the one man show DJ Brinka!
Hot 97's Big Dennis Rivera & Mike Tigz (Promoter of Sat. nights at XL)
Airgraphics is a business in which about 85% is hired for Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties. We bring products such as High Definition photo favors, Airbushing tattoos, and various favors which gets customized on the spot during the parties such as sweat shirts, hats, t-shirts, basketballs, pillow cases, etc. The main form of customizations is through Airbrushing. The High Def photos are pretty cool. You snap a pic on the green screen, pic your funky/funny/cool back ground, and we'll print them for you on a nice frame for you to take home. Customizing a product such as a sweat shirt is specifically cool for the kids as they pic a design and can watch the artist airbrush the item on the spot. Further more, I started working with Airgraphics when I was 19 yrs old. It was thrilling. I experienced parties I never even imagined off. I'm talking about big buck events! If you ever seen the show My Sweet 16, well a lot of these parties compete. I basically interact with the kids. I'm either snapping pics for the photo favors, or helping them pick a design to Airbrush for the given product. Overall, I enjoy work for the company. I visit different venues all around the tri-state, have fun with the kids, and for the most part get to indulge in some of the best catering :) Just this weekend I visited the PineBrook Country Clubhouse in Boston, MA. For this event the adults had their own space in the venue seperate from the kids space. Here are some pics to share of the event ...
The Bar Mitvah boy ( to the left) and friends rocking some of our work!
Rosie and I ( The Assistants) with the Ivan Pierda ( Owner of Airgraphics)
The kids got together for a group pic.. They had a blast!
I've currently had this song on repeat for the last 36 hours before I decided to check out the vid today. I can't help but think.... is it me or is everyone Lady Gaga ish lately? Is that what it takes to attract, to hit the bilboards now a days? What's happened to the days of simple yet sassy, feminine ladies like Mariah Carey??? The world is converting. Bold, edgy and even weird seems to be the new ...norm?
A short time after I began working at Clubzone, I was approached by Maria Almonte (Vice President) , to cast for a hosting gig for LatinoVisionTV.com I was especially nervous for this role as I never formally casted for anything in my entire life. Not to mention, being born and raised here in NJ by both parents who use English as their first language, I'm sad to admit , not 100% fluent in Spanish. Having both grandmothers who speak spanish with heavy puerto rican accents and slangs, I knew enough to get by, yet not enough to feel confident. I attended the first cast, which ended up being 100% in spanish and needless to say, thankfully did better than I hoped for as I was chosen for the job. (1st Challenge accomplished) However, this now meant I would be conducting interviews in spanish to people, and being filmed on the spot with limited time meant, I had only one chance to get the done. Luckily, I would have a dear friend , Marinelly Almonte, as producer of the show who fluently spoke spanish. (2nd Challenge Accomplished) Also filming the studio part for the show, I just needed my ability to read in spanish. Piece of cake! With that being said, Maria's vision for PARTYSIANDO was born and invented to cover the nightlife scene in north eastern counties in NJ. It gives you insight as to what "Partysiando" in these venues would be like. As well as some interviews with the Djs, promoters, and music artist. As you may have read in my prior blog, my hosting experience only started in Aug of 2010. You'll notice in these videos how much I've progressed from the very first video until now. Take a peak by clicking the links below. Feel free to share any ideas or thoughts, or even book us for your event!
One of my newest ventures in 2010 was exploring the world of hosting with my partner Vlad beginning with the internet radio station www.clubzone.fm Vlad and I originally are event promoters. He has his own promotion company commonly referred as GME. I started working for him in 2008 as a dresscode girl for his events. Our prior friendship,common interest, work ethics and passion for our hobbies quickly bonded us together as great work partners. Don't get twisted though we have our days where we don't see to eye and our "In The Zone" show may sometimes bring that to light! Overall, our aim for our show is really to entertain you all through a variety of our real life stories and situations, experiences interviewing not only music artist, but business owners, make up artist, models, and magicians, keep you informed with all the celebrity/news gossip that everyone is talking about, and most important to have fun!!
Hope you can tune in and have fun with us one day.
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