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6/19/10: Produced the WBLK Unsigned Hype Music Awards _ the Town Ballroom.
6/3/10: Produced the light show for the Niagara University conference.
5/9/10: Dale Toliver put on a hell of a show at Club Paradise for our "Night of Jazz" on Mother's Day.
5/7/10: Josh Thompson put on a killer show at Club Paradise. Special thanks to our crew for having made this event possible.
4/30/10: National recording artist James Otto performed at Club Paradise.
4/24/10: Produced the biggest show of the year so far, the "Make A Wish Fundraiser" _ Seneca Niagara Casino.
4/24/10: BJP produced the "Choppers for Charity & Hogs Against Hunger, Benfit for the Food Bank of WNY" _ CP.
4/23/10: Produced the "Variety Kids Telethon Benefit for Women & Children's Hospital" with "The Flattops" _ CP.
4/17/10: "10 Below" performed at Club Paradise. Production by yours truly, BIGJACK Productions.
4/15/10: BJP produced an amazing show with a killer set by "Brady Seals" _ CP.
4/11/10: Produced "Battle of the Bands" at Club Paradise.
4/9/10: BJP Studios opened up 2 new band rehersal studios at our Kenmore headquarters.
February - March 2010
3/28/10: Provided production support for Nashville recording artist Jack Ingram at Club Paradise. "Copperhead Road" provided post-concert afterparty music for this event as well.
3/21/10: Provided production support for the ARC Fundraiser in Wyoming County. "Copperhead Road" performed at this event.
3/20/10: BIGJACK Productions was selected to produce stage, sound & lights for the 6th annual Funk Fest _ LaSalle Park - Buffalo, NY - August 28th. (also Stealin' concert)
3/19/10: BIGJACK Productions was selected to provide support for the Make A Wish Foundation's annual fundraiser at the Seneca Niagara Casino featuring Buffalo's longest-standing premier party band, "The Boys of Summer" on April 24th, in the main concert hall.
3/13/10: Provided production support for the nationaltouring show "Men of Playgirl" from Las Vegas, NV.
3/1/10: BIGJACK was personally appointed as the Club Production Manager / Entertainment Manager for WNY's largest award-winning premier concert facility, Club Paradise in Blasdell, NY.
2/14/10: "Copperhead Road" _ the Dry Gulch Music Center on Walden Ave in Cheektowaga, NY.
January 2010
1/30/10: Another great recap video was added to the BIGJACK YouTube page after "Greed" put on a killer show at Club Paradise. Upgrading our video format to widescreen for a more cinematic look, the video turned out great and it was all thanks to "Greed" for putting on a really badass show. Check out our YouTube page to see it!
1/1/10: BIGJACK Productions produced the Annual New Years Ball in the Grande Ballroom of the Hyatt in downtown Buffalo, featuring one of Buffalo's top bands: "The Boys of Summer". The event was a huge success and this was also Ron's first gig as Video Director, so be sure to check out BIGJACK Productions YouTube page.
December 2009
12/26/09: BJP is happy to announce that we've signed a talented multimedia artist and one of the most popular current names in underground filmmaking. After living out of state for 3 years, award winning filmmaker
Ron A. is back in Buffalo and has joined our production team as the Director of Video & Multimedia Services.
Ron is managing all of our live & studio photography, video, web development and graphic design, as well as lending his talents to our Marketing & PR teams. His first order of business was creating the very website you are looking at now...
We've also teamed up with Glen Kern who will be designing custom travel cases for our ever-growing light show production. Arriving safely and in style, these cases will allow us to reduce load in & set-up times as well as labor required before and after a show. Glen is known in Buffalo for the elaborate sets that he's designed and built for Shea's Performing Arts Center. Glen has recently launched a new product line of road cases for production companies and bands alike.
November, 2009
11/01/09: BIGJACK was contracted to provide entertainment for Yings Tonawanda. We've created "College Night" for Friday Nights with a live DJ and "Concert Night" on Saturday Nights with some of the areas popular cover bands.
- BJP produced light shows for Hit n'Run and The Boys of Summer at Club Paradise.
- "Copperhead Road" performed at Yings Wings Things & Bar in Tonawanda bringing in the largest crowd yet.
- Joe Tall Sound and Island Sound are both now using space here in the studio. Basically enabling BJP the ability to produce 16 shows any given night from the smallest DJ rig thru a large scale outdoor concert. Joe, Andre and Bernie add an amazing combined 70 years of technical experience to our team. This is one impressive Co-Op for BJP. What this means is we have some of the best talent WNY has to offer, right inside the walls of BJP. Our capability of not only quantity, but quality is a major contributing factor to the success of our events. The benefit to the bands we support and produce, the absolute best service they could ever expect to have.
September 2009
9/26/09: BJP providing direct support to The Buffalo Jills Swimsuit Calendar Release Party at Club Paradise in Blasdell, NY. Lighting up 40 some beautiful ladies in their bikini's is tough duty...
9/12/09: BJP participated in the "Music Is Art" Annual Festival providing lights for the DJ Area featuring a special performance by Robby Takac (GooGooDolls) and his Wife Miyoko playing DJ with Amungus performing live.
9/7/09: BJP Produced the Town of Porter's labor Day Fest providing Entertainment, Sound/Lights/Security and event management featuring the headliner Don Thompson from Toronto who performed a tribute to Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks. Also performing were WNY's Premier Country Show Band "Copperhead Road", Naughty Dawg, Rip and The Bandogs and Indie Artist Sara Beth.
9/5/09: BJP will be producing a new concert series called "On The Rocks" at Club Paradise in Blasdell, NY. Starting Thursday, Oct 8th, and every Thursday thru April, we will be booking Alt/Rock/Indie Bands to perform from 8:00pm thru Midnight.
August 2009
8/29/09: BJP presented the craziest light show for the debut concert for "Greed" A Godsmack Tribute at Chuggers Bar in West Seneca.
08/22/09: BJP assisted with the production of the "Buffalo Funk Fest" at LaSalle Park, Downtown Buffalo, NY for approx 4,000 people. Over 12 acts performed into the evening when the BJP Lights came to life!
July 2009
07/24/09: BJP hosted Blues Night at The Evening Star Concert Hall in Niagara Falls featuring three Blues Bands Blues Child, Dirty Murphy and 3 of a Kind.
07/11/09: BJP will be providing lights for Abbey's Square for an annual Jazz Festival/Reunion (former Williamsville South Musicians)
June 2009
06/27/09: BJP hosted Floozie, Fated Grey and Kennedy Carpool at the Evening Star Concert Hall in Niagara Falls/Wheatfield NY.
06/23/09: BJP provided a sound package and lighting package to Bello Voice Studios for their "All Access 2009" at the Orchard Park High School Auditorium. At this concert, 10 local hopefuls are being showcased as they prepare for their personal auditions for the Americal Idol Contest.
06/20/09: BJP provided a special light show for the debut of Dead or Alive a Bon Jovi Tribute at Macaroon's Night Club in Cheektowaga.
06/09: Promoted & produced the concert for Rick Alviti at the Riviera Theater w/ special guests The Diva Show.
06/03/09: Ted and BIGJACK toured the Home Studio of "The GooGoo Dolls" in Downtown Buffalo. They were there working out the future arrangements for our performers to record original music in their TWO POINT SOME Million Dollar Recording Studio. It was a huge honor to visit the studio, it's so amazingly beautiful and it houses some of the highest quality professional recording equipment available today.
06/01/09: BJP Welcomes Roberta Barnes to the BJP Team. By day, "Berta" will assume the duties of Business Manager. Berta will manage all BJP contracts and scheduling. By Night, Berta switches hats and assumes the Official Photographer role as she will be scoping out local venues and bands to grab photos of the local entertainment scene. Berta will also be handling the Official Photography for the BIGJACK "Entertainment Stimulus Package" Concert Series we're promoting and producing at the Historic Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda, NY. Berta joins BJP with a wealth of knowledge in the local music scene as well and brings her formal training pursuing her BA in Music Business Program. We're just amazed with Berta's knowledge and professionalism and couldn't be more proud to say "She's on our Team".
May, 2009
05/15/09, BJP Welcomes Keyboard Player Jason Mohr and Drummer Mike Porter to the BJP Studios. They put together a new Funk and R&B Band to perform music from the 70's and 80's Era. They share theeir vision of this band will be to perform all the hits that will make folks jump out of their seats and simply DANCE. We also Welcome the Geremy Hoyle Band and Strictly Hip to a practice studio here at BJP also.
BJP Announces plans to promote and produce the "www.BiGJACKBattleoftheBands.com" for the entire Western New York Area. A monster Band Competition with $1,000, $500 and $250 going to the respective 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The High School that the winning band is from will win a FREE CONCERT from a National Touring Band along with Pro Sound and Pro Lighting right at their High School. The High School can then hopefully promote the concert, sell tickets and donate the money to their favorite charity.
April, 2009
We've recruited two really top notch graphic artists/designers and developers Matt Siefert and Jae Ovitt. Being an innovator with promotions and entertainment, it's obviously a "no brainer" for us to upgrade to a really cool and attractive high end website. Also, many folks have been asking us to give them or even sell them extra posters from our concerts. Apparently, folks are now starting to collect concert posters for their rooms or garages. So we've challenged Matt to create more art filled posters worthy of collection. Matt's creating a new custom BJP logo which will adorn the new FLASH website and all our promotional items at events. Jae is working on our "Secret Weapon". It's going to be BIG. Watch for Jae's handy work in the coming months.
We are very humbled to share that we've signed World Accomplished Jeff Garbaz in direct support of our concerts and events. Jeff will provide his multi-media presentation showcasing his exceptional talent as a VJ. Jeff will mix some video content with live camera feeds and project them all up on large video screens. Jeff is a true high end professional that far exceeds our expectations.
We also glad to announce landing Scott Nichols and the team at Nichols Audio, Niagara Falls, NY as our permanent sound team. Scott and his team of professional sound engineers
What we're saying here is this; with people like Jeff and Scott, joining folks like Michelle and Ben, our bands will receive exceptional support. Our concerts will be nothing short of amazing events. This speaks directly to the very high benchmark and tough standards we have here at BJP.
3/01/09: We've positioned Hey You (A Tribute to Pink Floyd) as a regionally touring band. With theater shows lining up this fall, Hey You will be performing in NY, PA, WV and VA. They are also currently working on a major re-production of "The Wall" which will include numerous special guests to include a children's choir, and top vocal artists and musicians from other bands in WNY. This is going to be a show you don't want to miss.
3/28/09: COPPERHEAD ROAD; Buffalo's Premier Country Vocal Band
Well, we've had an extremely successful recruiting campaign and we're putting together an All-Star Lineup for this band. If you can only imagine going to about 10 bands and surgically selecting a team that will represent Country for a Cure circa 2009/2010. Watch for the announcement later this summer.
March, 2009
We're happy to announce Ben Catanzaro has joined the BJP Team. Ben will be setting up and coordinating our Promotion Model Division along with our Street Team / Hit Teams. Ben will be directing the promotional aspects at all our Concerts and Events.
February, 2009
I'm happy to announce Michelle Vandervoort, Lockport, NY has joined the BJP Team as Executive Assistant. Michelle is a strong advocate for local musicians and a BIG fan of the entire Western New York Music Scene. Michelle's passion for music led her to volunteering to help a couple local bands where she was "noticed" and immediately recruited to help BJP. Michelle will be taking on the role of Executive Assistant, overseeing the day to day business matters and projects within BJP. Michelle will oversee the Band Development Programs and assist with Band MySpace Promotions. Michelle will be onsite at all events with all the checklists to ensure a streamlined production.
1/1/09: Car Shows and Concert Series featuring the following artists:
Black Widow, Rip and the Bandogs, Only Humen, Pushbutton Theory, JB Aaron & Slo-burn, Naughty Dogs, Amanda Nagurney with Copperhead Road.........
01/24/09: Produced a Concert Event for the Filming of the Hey You National Promo Video. This was staged at the beautiful and Historic Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda, NY. With over 700 people attending the event, we coordinated the Filming and Audible Recordings, Multi-Media Presentation, Monster LED and Moving Head Light Show and we shot live video which not only was recorded but projected up on two large screens light the big bands do! Event was a total success.
"Country For A Cure"
In support of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Country For A Cure will be visiting a town near you. The concerts are to promote cancer awareess and more specifically, the Bone Marrow Donar Program. Watch for the concerts near your home town. The nice thing about these mini-concerts is they are absolutely free to the public. BIGJACK and select sponsors are flipping the bill!
History: The 1st Annual Event was a Benefit Concert June 29th, 2008 at the beautiful Club Paradise in Blasdell, NY. Jim Mangano and Sue donated the Club and Staff for the Day for this event. This project featured a Concert Series in the Club, a CD Release Party for Nashville Recording Artist Amanda Nagurney, a Chineese Auction and Raffles all in efforts of raising some cash for Roswell Park and the Jacquie For All Foundation. Music performed by Naughty Dawg, Rip and the Bandogs.