BVT – 2009
Wow! It is amazing how time has flown and that we are now halfway through the year. BVT is looking forward to the future but I thought I would spend a moment reflecting on the progress that we have made, as well as the great performances that have taken place in the first half of 2009.
The great news is that Brandywine Valley Talent continues to be a leader in the Philadelphia entertainment field. In spite of a challenging economy, our clients understand the value of professional, dependable and overall excellent live entertainment, so our company continues to prosper. For example, since January 1st, BVT was nominated for an ISES Liberty Award and once again won “Best Of The Main Line”.
I am proud to say that BVT has supplied live entertainment at over 240 events this year. Our dance bands have performed at major high profile events. Here is a summary of some of our groups’ accomplishements:
Jellyroll continues to set the standard as the ultimate versatile and high energy dance band. Jellyroll has had the honor of performing at some amazing weddings at the Philadelphia and Delaware area’s most prestigious venues including the Crystal Tea Room, The Rittenhouse, Four Seasons, The Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, Ballroom At The Ben, Cescaphe, The Curtis Center, the Hotel du Pont as well as unique locations including F.U.E.L. and Urban Outfitters. Jellyroll has also helped to raise funds for Children’s Hospital by joining with the World Championship Philadelphia Phillies at the “Cheers To The Champs” event as well as the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation’s Hope Ball, at Wilmington’s Chase Center. Of course, Jellyroll also performed at the Philadelphia Flyer’s Wives Fight For Lives Carnival where BVT once again provided all of the live entertainment at the Wachovia Center.
The Sid Miller Dance Band rocked Philadelphia Auto Show’s Black Tie Gala for over 2,000 guests at the Convention Center’s Grand Hall while helping raise funds for Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia. The Sid Miller Dance band covered a lot of territory, literally, as they engaged audiences from New England to Alexandria, VA where they performed for the WILD Foundation. Of course, this red hot premium dance band helped make many weddings successful with their dance music.
Midnight Hour was busy performing at the most beautiful Philadelphia weddings as well as being selected to perform at the Annual ISES Liberty Awards event where they kept the dance floor full of Philadelphia event planners and specialists. Midnight Hour is committed to community service and is very proud to have been part of Autism New Jersey’s major fund raising gala which was held in East Brunswick, NJ as well as The American Cancer Society’s gala at the Hyatt Regency Penn’s Landing. Midnight Hour continues to represent BVT well as one of its most in demand dance bands.
Contagious is a super high energy dance band that electrified the crowd at Alex’s Lemonade Stand’s annual “Lemon Ball” where the band donated their time and lent their talents to this great cause. The Lemon Ball was held this past January at the Philadelphia Marriott. Contagious was a regular at the Crystal Tea Room, not only performing at Philadelphia weddings but also for the “Crossing The Finish Line” Philadelphia charity gala. The band also rose to the occasion by making me, as president of BVT, very proud at my Alma Mater, West Chester University, where Contagious performed for 500 guests at WCU’s Annual President Scholarship Gala. I had the rare opportunity to attend an event as a guest dancing all night to one of my favorite bands!
City Rhythm (speaking of one of my favorite bands) continues its long history of successful performances as well as musical creativity. City Rhythm is a great representative of what BVT is all about! City Rhythm is the sophisticated, energetic private event band, performing at weddings from the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia to the Annapolis Marriott. City Rhythm performs regularly for charities including the Jewish Community Center of Atlantic City, Children’s Home Society of NJ and the Elwyn Foundation Gala where they performed at Longwood Gardens. The band also rocked the annual Philadelphia Restaurant Association’s Bartender’s Ball at the Radisson Valley Forge as well as many Philadelphia public concert events held throughout the Spring of 2009.
Strangers continues to develop into a premier Brandywine Valley Talent dance band. In just the past 6 months the band has performed at such interesting venues as Valley Forge Military Academy and the Phoenixville Foundry for amazing weddings. The band is also a regular on the private club scene, performing recently at Waynesborough Country Club, as well as a repeat performance at a member event at Old York Country Club. Strangers is a shooting star on the BVT team.
Deja Groove started the year with a performance at one of our favorite venues, the Hotel du Pont for a terrific wedding where the guests danced all night long. With solid performances such as this and others this year, including another wedding at The Westin Philadelphia and a corporate event at The Union League, Deja Groove is poised to become another of BVT’s most sought after dance bands.
Back2Life exploded onto the Philadelphia event entertainment scene with a performance at The Crystal Tea Room early this year for the Main Line Magazine’s SAVOR event, where they performed for over 800 people. Back2Life is a departure from the large high energy dance band concept that many people recognize us for. With the demand for ‘80s rock, we saw the opportunity to develop this fresh new group, Back2Life, into a polished slick dance band with an emphasis on rock dance music made popular largely in the 1980’s. Now, with the recent addition of a saxophonist the band has become extremely versatile as a 6 piece band. In just the first half of 2009, the band has performed at 23 events at locations including Philadelphia Country Club, the Ritz Carlton, Aronimink Golf Club and the Desmond Hotel.
Stringsations continues to se the standard for excellence, not only in ceremony music, but also for cocktail entertainment. Stringsations provided the live sound track for many weddings already this year at weddings in just about every premier Philadelphia location. Stringsations Wired, BVT’s unique rock violin group is now rehearsed and ready to provide truly unique, (and literally) electrifying performances.
In addition to these exclusive Brandywine Valley Talent groups, we continue to supply the Philadelphia private club, hotel, corporate, social and hospitality markets with all types of quality entertainment. From the Cariibbean Authentics’ performance at Manufacturers Golf Club to our Dueling Pianos at the Desmond Hotel, the first half of this year has been a busy one for all of our entertainers.
As to the future, we will continue to work hard for all of our clients as well as our prospective clients. We will continue to set the standard for excellent showcases at the Waterford Ballroom in Valley Forge, Drexelbrook, the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge as well as other unique locations. Ou staff, and all of our bands are committed to the success of BVT, one event at a time!
