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2013 Holland Patent Junior Prom with DJ Kenny

Apr 282013

The strangest thing happened last night at the Holland Patent Junior Prom… I was behind the DJ booth, mixing dinner songs together for the Class of 2014 when it hit me… Just about this time 20 years ago I was a tall, skinny kid from the Holland Patent area, attending my Junior Prom. 20 YEARS I thought to myself… Wow! I couldn’t dance, I couldn’t sing and I was lucky I found a tux that fit (some things are still the same in 2013!).

Fast forward 20 years and I could see some of the same qualities and fears I had in some of the attendees of the 2013 Holland Patent Junior Prom. 139 students attended this years event, held at Daniele’s Banquet Specialists in New Hartford. The night was built around a Hollywood theme and featured a red carpet, photo backdrop and statues for those named to the Prom Court.

The students started arriving around 7pm and were greeted to a mix of some popular new music and alternative rock songs that you can’t really dance to but are trendy enough to play (artists like Imagine Dragons, Passion Pit, Of Monsters and Men, DJ Earworm, Cee-Lo Green, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande and MKTO to name a few).

Dinner was served station style with a pasta station, carving station and salad station. We played a mix of songs from artists like Taylor Swift, Phillip Phillips, the Band Perry and the most popular dinner song of the night: Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen. Cupcakes were displayed for dessert. The main focus of the evening however was on one thing: dancing!

We opened the party with Pitbull’s “Don’t Stop The Party” and the party went from there. Dance floor favorites included “Thrift Shop”, “I Love It” by Icona Pop, “Wobble”, “Can’t Hold Us” and the “Harlem Shake” to name a few.

You can see the rest of the photos taken by Promo Productions Entertainment from the event online here.

Kim and Rich’s Wedding Reception at Masonic Hall

Gig/Wedding Log

Apr 272013

I first met Kim when I started working at 97.9/105.5 KISS-FM in the early 2000′s. She would call in for requests, come by events and grew into one of my biggest fans. Eventually she would go to school for broadcast and communications and end up working in radio as well. That is where she met Rich, the man behind the 80′s Saturday night amongst other shows on the Utica airwaves.

After seven years of dating and just about two and a half years of wedding planning, Promo Productions Entertainment was honored to be asked to be part of their special day.

The reception was held at the Masonic Hall, a beautiful facility in downtown Utica. I had walked and driven by the building for years but never knew how nice it was or that a reception could be held in there. Kim and Rich designed the centerpieces, built around their theme “Two Love Birds”. Gina Labella and the ladies from CNY Party Planner provided the chair covers.

After a delicious lunch, with some of the biggest meatballs I have ever seen, Kim and Rich took to the dance floor for their first dance, “Just A Kiss” by Lady Antebellum. At the conclusion of the formal dances, Kim and Rich wanted to do the Anniversary Dance. We invited all the married couple to the dance floor and recognized three couples who had been married 50 years or more! It was amazing to see over 150 years of love on the floor.

The rest of the afternoon was spent dancing, eating delicious desserts and partying with Kim and Rich. The dance floor was busy right to the end. I always have a fear of how an afternoon wedding will go but I told the bride and groom that with the right people and right music you can always have a fun party. The ingrediants were perfect for this occasion.

What did Kim and Rich have to say about our performance?: “Kenny made the reception go seamlessly and we didn’t have to worry about a thing the entire time. It proves you can have just as much fun at an afternoon wedding as an evening wedding He kept everything on time and moving along and played a great selection of music!”

See our collection of wedding photos by clicking here.

Song Selections:
Introductions: Raise Your Glass by Pink
First Dance: Just A Kiss by Lady Antebellum
Father/Daughter Dance: Cinderella by Stephen Curtis Chapman
Groom/Daughter Dance: My Little Girl by Tim McGraw
Mother/Daughter Dance: Mama’s Song by Carrie Underwood
Anniversary Dance: After All These Years by Journey
Final Song: Last Dance by Donna Summer

Kristina and Rocco’s Wedding Reception with DJ Kenny The Promo Guy

General Postings, Gig/Wedding Log, Weddings

Apr 072013

Promo Productions Entertainment officially started the 2013 wedding season with a great reception for Kristina and Rocco in the lobby of Hotel Utica. You may think to yourself, the lobby??? Yes, the lobby area was beautifully transformed, along the mezzanine, for this special celebration.

Kristina comes from a Lebanese background and her culture was used as part of the celebration during the night. Cocktail hour, held in the Lamplighter Lounge, featured a variety of Lebanese appetizers. After cocktail hour, Kristina and Rocco (along with their wedding party) made their grand entrance down the marble staircase located in the middle of the hotel to Arabic music complete with a live, custom drum beat.

Once the formal dances were complete the Maid of Honor Nadine Karrat and Best Man Joe Dare gave two awesome toasts to the bride and groom. After dinner it was all about the dancing as this party featured several Dabke’s amongst other ethnic songs mixed in with some of today’s fun party tunes. As the last song played the party wound down with everyone watching the end of the Syracuse game in the lounge.

See all of the photos we took via our Facebook page by clicking here.

You can see some of the great moments from this wedding and reception via the video below from our friends at AJ’s Photography.

Song Highlights:

Introductions: I Gotta Feeling (parents), Right Round (wedding party), Lebanese song (Bride and Groom)
First Dance: Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait
Father/Daughter Dance: You’re Beautiful (James Blunt) mixed into Closer To Free (The Bodeans)
Mother/Song Dance: All To You by Scott Keo
Last Dance: Dabke into Glad You Came (The Wanted)

2014 Dates Booking Are Booking Fast!

Bridal Shows, General Postings

Mar 112013

Promo Productions Entertainment is thrilled to welcome the following couples who recently booked with us to our family for 2014: Paul and Stephanie, Craig and Kristina, Kayla and John, Nicole and Ben along with Meghan and Ryan and Jill and Andrew.

Inquiries are flying in and availability for 2014 is filling quickly. Remember you can also book our uplighting and monogram separately from our wedding entertainment services.

If you are interested in a date for November/December 2013 or any date in 2014 please be sure to use our Date Checker and Contact Form at kennythepromoguy.com.

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