December also found our services for a division of Google 's 800 employee holiday party at SF City Hall Dec. 4. Their Speakeasy Theme required a 1930's Swing Band. Casino gambling as far as the eye could see that night.

December Entertainment Highlights

2009 was certainly a leaner year for Corporate Employee holiday parties this time around. The agency was however happily challenged by the Cirque Theme for the Facebook party Dec. 11 at the SF Galleria with 900 attendees. Trapeze artists, stilt walkers, lumi light performers, contortionists and many more.

Hotel W

Many Hotels today are emerging from their traditional isolation, reaching out to the public and through vendors and event planners trying to be more proactive about their unique event spaces. At Hotel W on Wednesday their ballroom was lit in high tech fashion with blacks and lavender. Their roof top has been tented affording views to the Northwest and a very large space for more dancing and other festivities with interesting 'cabana type' niches. The elevator ride up was a highlight with a 3-D wall image of flowers.

This must be the third hotel 'roof top' tent in San Francisco competing for longevity with the City Permitting Office. Also at the St Regis and Hotel Vitale weekly or monthly time limits are strictly enforced with these architectural alterations to the original building's profile.

Looking up from a recent Potrero Hill morning walk with my dog I spied a gigantic gas powered barbecue with hood on the roof of a nearby house. Nice.

Recent Wedding Show

Sunday, October 4 was Open House Day at the splendid San Francisco City Club. On this occasion its cheerful staffers Michelle, Cassie & Alison, added a few things: 40 wedding vendors & 400 attendees at a special Bridal Show. Any excuse to visit this historic, well preserved site with its floor to ceiling Diego Rivera mural is not to be missed. Our music resources were in full display for the brides and grooms to be.

In these times the phrase 'just go to my web site' is all too common. How much nicer then to have an opportunity to actually meet the person behind the site and discover the personality with whom business will be conducted. That to me is one of the most important aspects of any Wedding Trade Show.

The Agency sends out periodic multi-media Flyers. Two recent ones that will be of interest:

1) Dance Entertainment-many are finding that breaking up the music of a live Band or a DJ with a short dance performance by a couple can be quite refreshing for event attendees. This can occur several times during the course of the event. Consider: Ballroom, Tango, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Bollywood, Chinese (Peacock Dance), Irish Step dancing.

2) Solo Musicians-In this economy people are economizing with a single performer. Consider: harp, piano, guitar, accordion, violin, cello, saxophone or guitar (over pre-recorded tracks), jukebox rental and of course DJ.

Ask me to e mail you these colorful Flyers to peruse.

Live Music vs Disc Jockey

This age old battle between 'live' performers in a Dance Band and a 'dead' performer with 'canned' music from a DJ has at long last been resolved. We declared a truce and combined the two for the best of both worlds. Our 7 piece Dance Band performs on stage together with the DJ on stage. Gone are the traditional limits to repertoire and length of performance. Its non-stop with plenty of tune variety and visual appeal.

If you have not received our multi-media Flyer depicting this bold new invention ask me to e mail you the new SideSpin Dance Band promo document with plenty of sound clips and an impromptu video.

May, Special Bay Area Guest.

Who designed the Hyatt Embarcadero Center an the late 1970's with its rotating restaurant, and indoor pond with round 30 foot scupture? International architect Grover Dear of course. He was in the Bay Area from his Hong Kong offices for 4 days for his birthday celebration with an international guest list of admirers. Plenty of music was staged by The Rudolfi Music Agency.

As was to be expected, this client had quite exacting standards!