Reception Entertainment Director

VH1 recently aired a special "The 40 Greatest R&B Songs Of The 90's".  Although this monumental task had to eliminate some monsters they managed to capture the essence. Surprisingly, missing from the list is Michael Jackson, Destiny's Child & Toni Braxton.  In our own part two we'll put together a list to hopefully correct those errors. Check out the entire chart  here   40. Bobby Brown, “Humpin’ Around” 39. En Vogue, “Hold On” 38. Jade, “Don’t Walk Away” 37. Shanice, “I Love Your Smile” 36. Boyz II Men, “Motownphilly” 35. Keith Sweat, “Twisted” 34. Aaron Hall, “I Miss You” 33. 702, “Where My Girls At?” 32. Johnny Gill, “Rub You The Right Way” 31. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, “Tha Crossroads” 30. Ginuwine, “Pony” 29. Tony! Toni! Toné!, “Feels Good” 28. Faith Evans, “Love Like This” 27. Silk, “Freak Me” 26. K-Ci & JoJo, “All My Life” 25. Lisa Stansfield, “All Around The World” 24. Whitney Houston, “I’m Every Woman” 23. Jodeci, “C...

There is one irrefutable fact: Atmosphere Productions listens to their Bride and Groom's.  Tara and John made this abundantly clear from our first meeting - nothing cheesy, lots of FUN and dancing to their favorite 80's and 90's dance classics. Tara and John were introduced into the Farmington Club Clubhouse with a custom edit of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" and went into their First Dance Climax "I Love You".  With our optional dance floor lighting package, we spotlighted the First Dance which showcased Tara's beautiful wedding dress. Since dinner would be a more relaxed food stations, Tara and John wanted the music to compliment and allow guests to dance during dinner. The dinner music was carefully preselected to showcase their choices: Billy Ocean - Suddenly Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love Bryan Adams, Sting & Rod Stewart - All For Love Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights Paula Abdul - Rush, Rush PM Dawn - I...

It's hardly believable that it has been a year since the untimely death of the "King Of Pop". In that year we've seen the release of "This Is It", the hit movie and DVD, countless TV music specials and retrospectives and even a video game by Ubisoft.  There are even plans for a Michael Jackson museum and "Captain Eo" is also scheduled for a return to Disney World at Epcot center, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland. Before, becoming the "King of Pop", with releases like "Thriller", "Bad" and "Dangerous", I had the pleasure of seeing The Jacksons in concert on August 15th, 1981 at The Hartford Civic Center (picture). One of the most memorable concerts that I've ever seen, full of pyrotechnics, great music and Michael's signature dance moves. I will remember Michael Jackson more for his music. As a DJ for over 30 years, his music has been the soundtrack of my life in nig...