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Three ISES Awards for Best Entertainment Production

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Three ISES Awards have been received by Olivera Music Entertainment, and OME is the only Washington, DC area music entertainment agency to have received three International Special Events Society ISES Capital Awards for Best Entertainment Production.  These awards were for:
2010     “Evening @ The Hotel California”
2009     “An Addams Family Christmas”
2006     “The President’s Dance”

Each year, numerous event submissions are evaluated by an another ISES chapter.  Nominations are narrowed to four or less per category.

In addition to the award-winning events listed above, Olivera Music Entertainment has received additional nominations as follows:
2010     “EMA – Unmasked/Unveiled”, Best ISES Team
2010     “EMA – Unmasked/Unveiled”, Best Entertainment Production
2002     “Celebrate Your True Colors”, Best ISES Team
2001     “Totally Tubular”, Best ISES Team

ISES was founded in 1987, and the Washington DC Capital Area ISES chapter was founded in 1988.  Today, the DC chapter is the largest chapter in the world, with over 300 local members.  ISES has over 6,000 members worldwide in 50 chapters.  Olivera Music Entertainment has been a member of the DC ISES Chapter since 1992.

The mission of ISES is to educate, advance and promote the special events industry and its network of professionals along with related industries.  To that end, we strive to:
*  Uphold the integrity of the special events profession to the general public through our “Principles of Professional Conduct and Ethics”.
*  Acquire and disseminate useful business information.
*  Foster a spirit of cooperation among its members and other special events professionals.
*  Cultivate high standards of business practices.

ISES “Principles of Professional Conduct and Ethics”
*  Promote and encourage the highest level of ethics within the profession of the special events industry while maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct.
*  Strive for excellence in all aspects of our profession by performing consistently at or above acceptable industry standards.
*  Use only legal and ethical means in all industry negotiations and activities.
*  Protect the public against fraud and unfair practices, and promote all practices which bring respect and credit to the profession.
*  Provide truthful and accurate information with respect to the performance of duties.  Use a written contract clearly stating all charges, services, products, performance expectations and other essential information.
*  Maintain industry accepted standards of safety and sanitation.
*  Maintain adequate and appropriate insurance coverage for all business activities.
*  Commit to increase professional growth and knowledge, to attend educational programs and to personally contribute expertise to meetings and journals.
*  Strive to cooperate with colleagues, suppliers, employees, employers and all persons supervised, in order to provide the highest quality service at every level.
*  Subscribe to the ISES Principles of Professional Conduct and Ethics, and abide by the ISES Bylaws and Policies.

This code is a reason why you should hire an ISES member for your next special event!

Telly Awards recognizes Olivera Music Entertainment

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

May 2010

The 31st Annual Telly Awards Winners have been announced.  With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this year’s Telly Awards has been one of the most successful and competitive in the long history of the Telly Awards.  Winners are recognized with a Silver or Bronze Award.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films.  Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

Blue Sky Films received a Bronze ‘Telly Award’ for the “EMA Behind the Parties” Holiday Party for a Live Event Video.  Kevin Olivera of Olivera Music Entertainment was the Event Producer for this spectacular evening.

Olivera Music Entertainment receives “2010 Bride’s Choice Award” from Wedding Wire for Excellence in Wedding Music Entertainment

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

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WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, announced Olivera Music Entertainment has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for best wedding music entertainment.

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. Olivera Music Entertainment is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. “We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”  We are happy to announce that Olivera Music Entertainment is among the very best music agencies within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings.

We thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™!

Connie Olivera serves as President of Hunt Country Celebrations, a group of corporate, wedding, & social special events professionals in Loudoun, Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Clarke, Warren, & Prince William Counties, VA

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Connie Olivera serves as President of Hunt Country Celebrations, a group of special events professionals for corporate, wedding, and social events, located in Virginia’s Hunt Country, dedicated to providing the finest in event planning services.  Look over the new, updated website to see the extensive list of business members.

The release of their updated website was a major goal for Connie, who served on the website committee, along with Lynn Pirozzoli of The Black Horse Inn, Midge Harmon of Harmon’s Horse Drawn Carriages, and Stephanie Hughes of DC Diamond Events.

Another goal is to gain additional exposure for members, offering ‘infomercials’ of members at monthly meetings.  This enables our members to become better acquainted with fellow members, who can then provide an informed referral to potential clients.

We had a very successful “Bridal and Special Events Expo” at the West Belmont Place at the National Conference Center in April, offering a new site and impressive layout, different than previous shows.  A bright, sunny day welcomed our guests, with carriage rides around the property.  Inside, live music entertainment, including a pianist and a saxophone/flute/clarinet and guitar duo, entertained guests alongside dance demonstrations.  In the ballroom, all four seasons were represented, with appropriate decor.  A DJ provided background music and emceed the event.  All music production was by Olivera Music Entertainment.  Check the website for more bridal and special events shows.

We hope you will offer Hunt Country Celebrations members an opportunity to assist with your special events!

Olivera Wins 2010 International Special Events Society (ISES) ‘Best Entertainment Production’ Award, Greater Washington, DC Area ISES Chapter

Friday, June 18th, 2010

On April 11th, the 15th Annual International Special Events Society (ISES) Capital Awards Gala was held at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in the Sunset Room.  The DC Chapter of ISES is the largest in the world, with over 600 members from Virginia, DC, and Maryland, covering all aspects of the special events industry.  Each year, members submit entries for events from the previous year in numerous categories, such as Best Catered Event, Corporate/Public Event, Event Decor, Social Photography, Videography, Tenting Production, etc., which the judges evaluate for the final nominations and award winners.

Olivera Music Entertainment received three nominations in 2010:
1.  Best Entertainment Production, for “Evening @ The Hotel California”,
2.  Best Entertainment Production, for “EMA – Unmasked/Unveiled”, and
3.  Best ISES Team, for “EMA – Unmasked/Unveiled”, for which Olivera Music Entertainment was both Entertainment Producer and Event Producer.

Just being nominated is an honor.  The competition is fierce among the top players in the DC special event field.

Kevin Olivera was thrilled to win the Best Entertainment Production category for “Evening @ The Hotel California.” Working with Don Felder, legendary guitarist and songwriter for “The Eagles”, was a dream come true. It was truly a once in a lifetime event for our client and all of her guests.  A special thanks to the Barns of Wolf Trap, Blue Sky Films, Chuck Fazio Photography and R&R Catering for their outstanding work on this event!

Although we did not win the award for Best ISES Team this year, “EMA – Unmasked/ Unveiled” was also remarkable!  The team members included the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, A Vista Events, Chuck Fazio Photography, Blue Sky Films and Olivera Music Entertainment.

As event producer, I was continually amazed by the creative and artistic ideas put forward by this wonderful team!  An incredible amount of enthusiastic hard work enhanced the tremendous vision of our client.  It takes a lot to impress a Hollywood star, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Celebrity Judge with Dancing with the Stars, our surprise guest for the evening, was blown away!

“EMA – Unmasked/Unveiled” did win a Capital Award in the videography category.  Blue Sky Films took home the glass for an amazing video production, including a VH1 Behind The Music style retrospective of the client’s 15 years of holiday parties.

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