Paul Seaforth Jazz Ensemble and DJ Sean hit home runs!

One of Essence Entertainment’s finest Jazz Ensembles, the Paul Seaforth Ensemble, and our terrific DJ Sean, hit home runs…and we sure appreciate them for it!

They played for Brittany and Mark’s Wedding at the Surf and Sand Hotel on Saturday, June 7th, 2014.  The Paul Seaforth Ensemble provided a Trio for the Cocktail Hour and a 5-piece Ensemble for Dinner.

Paul Seaforth

The Mother of the Bride said it all:

Dear Mike, Paul and the band,

 I just wanted you to know how very much Paul and his ensemble are appreciated!  Your work seemed effortless, well rehearsed and sounded like a  million bucks!    Everything you played and sang was truly amazing!  It was just so spectacular I want your hard working team to know how amazing they all are!  You created an atmosphere that is simply unforgettable!  Your music brought tears to my eyes and the entire ballroom!!!  Soooo beautiful, soooo wonderful, soooo heavenly-I felt like I was in a dream.  You are so creative and special.  The music was truly  awesome!!!  You gave us your very best and we can’t thank you enough for making this job a priority in every way.

I hope you can keep a file for me sot that I could duplicate the music with Paul and his group at another time!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making Brittany and Mark’s Wedding Day as special as they are!!!

With admiration for all you do!!!

Linda – Mother of the Bride

 

Paul was followed by our very own DJ-Sean, who continued with the success of the event.

Linda had this to say about Sean:

I just realized I neglected to mention the DJ!  He was awesome with the kids and got everyone dancing for hours!  Soooo much fun!  Best wedding ever, I’ve been told over and over!

Thanks, again!  It really was a pleasure and I couldn’t have been more pleased!!!

 

Their Wedding Coordinator, Natalie Vishny, also had nice things to say:

“To Mike at Essence Entertainment:  Thank you for sending out your very best.  Everything was perfect from beginning to end.”

Kudos to Paul and Sean!

 

Featured Performer – DJ Paul Ullrich

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DJ Paul came by today – always great to have our performers swing by for a visit!  Great seeing you, Paul!  (Enjoy his video below!)

“Thank you to our DJ, Paul, for an amazing job at our company’s holiday party. Paul has a great personality and is extremely professional. His extensive knowledge of music allowed him to keep all age ranges at our party entertained. The dance floor was packed all night!”

– Jamie (St. Regis Hotel)

“Our guests enjoyed Paul. Good variety of music. He had a lot of music that was requested.”

– Cumming Corporation Holiday Party (Pala Casino & Grand Cabaret)

Just one more example of our fabulous DJs!

Paul can also provide live vocals at your event, if requested.

Paul Williams performs for Anthony Lienau’s Birthday

Wow!  What a treat!

Robin Kelly with Paul Williams

Paul Williams, Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winning Hall of Fame songwriter, performed by special request with his accompanist, Chris Caswell, on Sunday, May 6th, for Anthony Lienau’s Birthday Party hosted by his lovely wife, Holly.  Held at the Lienau home in Rancho Santa Fe, Anthony was surrounded by 50 of his closest friends and family for this special evening.

Guests arrived at 5:30pm and enjoyed 90 minutes of cocktails & hors d’oeuvres on the back patio, enjoying music provided by Sean Tayco (Essence Entertainment DJ).  At 7:00pm, Sean encouraged guests to refresh their beverages as they were invited into the living room, which had been transformed into “Anthony’s Supper Club”.  Champagne was poured and anticipation grew as the guests awaited the entrance of Paul Williams.

Anthony’s ‘Supper Club’

Following a warm standing ovation upon his introduction (which I had the honor to present), Chris (who has been working with Paul since 1976) played the beautiful baby grand piano and Paul sang and shared fabulous stories of his life and career.  Paul made the show very personal, intimate, and customized, including a last-minute special request of Anthony’s, “Loneliness”, which I thought was one of the best numbers of the show!

Following the show, Paul very graciously stayed for a short meet & greet and photo op, the highlight of which was when he autographed a piece of  sheet music brought be one of the guests.

Paul Williams autographs sheet music for guest

The guests loved the show and both Paul and Chris said they enjoyed themselves very much!

Robin Kelly with Chris Caswell

I had the pleasure of being Event Manager and thoroughly enjoyed meeting and getting to know Paul and Chris – SO nice…genuine…easy going…truly lovely people.

Bryan Wagstaff (Essence Entertainment DJ & A/V Tech) provided sound for the show, as well as perfect stage lighting which created an intimate ‘supper club’ ambiance.

The show was followed by a beautiful dinner buffet, and DJ Sean had the guests out on the dance floor enjoying the music in no time!!

Essence Entertainment is very pleased to provide, once again, elite, customized entertainment for this returning client (Holly has used Essence Entertainment numerous times for her philanthropic fund raisers).

Thanks again to Paul and Chris for being so accommodating and gracious – they went out of their way to make Anthony’s evening truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Paul Williams performs for Anthony’s Birthday

Will the DJ also be the MC at my Wedding?

This is an important question!

YES – with Essence Entertainment you can rest assured that all of our Disc Jockeys are also professional and experienced MCs (Masters of Ceremony)!

Wedding Receptions, especially, have many formalities, introductions, and announcements that are important for the overall flow and success of the event.  Having a professional MC to coordinate with your Bridal Consultant, Catering Manager, Photographer, etc., and make the appropriate introductions and announcements the way you want them done, is not only critical to the success of your event, but it will also allow you to relax and enjoy your event without having to worry about the schedule.

At Essence Entertainment all clients are encouraged to conduct a Planning Session – this is where the timeline and schedule of formalities are discussed and customized for you and your event.

Things like… your Grand Entrance…is it Bride & Groom only?  …with Bridal Party?   Does it go directly into the First Dance?  Are Parents and/or Bridal Party invited to join First Dance half way through?

This is just a very small sample of the kinds of things we discuss in a Planning Session.  Your musical requests are also a big part of the discussion.

From this Planning Information and discussion with our office, our DJs are prepared for your event long before the ‘big day’.  They will then conduct the formalities when and in the manner in which you desire.

Be sure to visit our YouTube DJ Playlist to watch videos of our DJs and see examples.

Featured Video – DJ Bryan Wagstaff

We pride ourselves on having the best, most experienced, well-rounded DJs in town!!

Our DJs are experienced and professional; will act as your MC; will play the music YOU want to hear; will ‘go with the flow’ with confidence and ease as the event unfolds; approach each and every event with a ‘do whatever it takes’ attitude to assure everything runs smoothly so you can relax and enjoy your event!

Today I’d like to feature our Disc Jockey BRYAN WAGSTAFF.

Enjoy his video below.

Please comment here and on our YouTube Channel – let us know what you think!

To see our other DJs, simply visit our YouTube Channel.

If you’re looking for a professional DJ for your next event (in Southern California, i.e., Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego…), be sure to call Essence Entertainment!

To learn more, see our About Pages (in column at right).

If you have a question, use the Form in the Contact Us Page.

New Orange County DJ Videos Uploaded to YouTube!

The DJ Video Shoot we conducted has produced SIX NEW DJ VIDEOS which have been uploaded to our YouTube Channel – they’re waiting to be viewed!

Take a look and let us know what you think…

Click on YouTube logo above right to go to our YouTube Channel, or view below.

(The DJ Video Shoot video is at bottom of page in case you haven’t seen it yet!)

***PLEASE COMMENT HERE AND ON YOUTUBE***

…and ‘Like’ where appropriate…!

Thanks!!

Bryan Wagstaff

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Paul Ullrich

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Sean Tayco

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Bobby Kranc

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Joel Miller

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Jack Mitchell

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Here’s the DJ Video Shoot video…just for fun!!

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Featuring Orange County and Los Angeles Professional Wedding & Corporate Disc Jockeys available through Essence Entertainment:

Bryan Wagstaff

Paul Ullrich

Sean Tayco

Bobby Kranc

Joel Miller

Jack Mitchell

Thanks, guys – well done!

Needing a little motivation these days?

In these economic times, we’re all stressed, working harder for fewer returns, and finding ourselves tired and ‘burned out’.

May I make a suggestion?

Find a networking or training meeting to attend!

My story – I decided to research and attend a couple Toastmasters meetings (to enhance my trainer/keynote speaker career).  Well, since Monday I have attended three Toastmaster meetings with a fourth scheduled for tomorrow morning.  Out of these experiences I have met some wonderful, highly motivated people (who have injected me with motivation), have been invited to numerous additional gatherings (one of which I attended this morning – Women’s Business Connections, Irvine, CA – many more new people, connections and motivation), and have scheduled a few additional meetings and one coaching/training session with a gal I met this morning! (Oh – and on behalf of my husband, I visited an open house hosted by the City of Lake Forest on my way home Tuesday – I was on a roll, so it was easy to make the additional effort, chat with people, collect information, learn about available services,etc.  Got invited to attend a Chamber of Commerce meeting as a special guest!  I almost forgot – that’s tomorrow at lunch time!)

There’s nothing like the shot in the arm you get when you can move your social and/or business life forward!  I’m SO glad I made the effort to attend these meetings, not only for the networking opportunities, but also for my continued education – I’ve learned so much by listening to other speakers, by chatting with other speakers and business owners, and I’m so proud of myself for making this effort and achieving all of these positive results!

Motivation?  Got it!!

I encourage you to make any effort you can to attend a networking meeting, take a training course, ask friends and associates how you can help them further their success…anything to break the ‘same old’ schedule and expose you to new and exciting people and things.  (Many are completely free, or free the first time or first few times – the only commitment is your time.  The rewards for that time are HUGE!)

Don’t feel you have time to go to an event?  Then check out all of the motivational and educational FREE Podcasts on iTunes!  You can search by topic or by name of some one you find inspirational (T. Harv Eker, Les Brown, Sam Crowley, Mark Victor Hansen, John Assaraf, Cheri Huber…to name just a few…).  You can download to your iPod, or simply listen to them directly on your iPhone…while you’re driving to and from…wherever!  Many Podcasts are 7-15minutes in length – perfect for driving from point A to B.  Or, when you’re sitting at your desk, needing a little pick-me-up to get you through the rest of the day.  Interviews are generally longer, an hour or so – perfect for those long drives in commuter traffic or while you’re at the gym.

Podcasts are an easy, FREE source of inspiration , motivation and education – check ’em out!

Here’s hoping you find that motivation you’re needing right now.  Comment and let us know what works for you!

With joy,

Robin

 

Essence Entertainment DJs Shoot New Videos

On Tuesday, September 13, 2011, six of Essence Entertainment’s Disc Jockeys participated in a video shoot to create new videos.  The shoot took place at Newport Beach Marriott, with Videographer John McMahon, Ombrella Media, at the helm.

Mike and Robin were both there to Direct/Produce the videos.  Mike was very pleased at how smoothly everything went and is very excited about and looking forward to seeing the finished products.  All of the DJs did a terrific job and were great to work with.  We all had a lot of fun, too!

Robin took some short videos during the evening and put together a little montage…check it out!

Be sure to check back soon to see the new videos, which will be posted on the Essence Entertainment website as well as YouTube.

Essence Entertainment participating DJs (in no particular order):

Jack Mitchell; Bryan Wagstaff; Bobby Kranc; Sean Tayco; Paul Ullrich; Joel Miller