November 12th Bonanza!!

For us DJ's, waking up on your event day to a down pore is never what you want to see but that is what happened.   After loading in all of our equipment at Temple Beth Am in Del Mar we were all set to go. The beginning of the night turned into me giving some DJ scratching lessons and the kids ate it up but other than the photo montage that was created by the client who did a great job, we played games and danced the whole night and had a blast!

Client Recap:

Hi Zack,

I think that you did an amazing job.  Half the time, I could hear your voice but I did not know where you were because you were in the thick of it with the kids!  I know the kids had a blast because they were dancing all night.  I thought that you had a nice mix of music that appealed to both the kids and the adults at the party.  I thought it was great that some of the adults were participating in the games!!!  It was a memorable evening and we are very happy that you were the DJ for our party and we would definitely hire you again!

Leslie

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Inspirational Event!

Saturday November 5th, the day before my birthday, I was luckily to be a part of a very inspirational event for the 2nd year in a row.  Project Walk, a spinal cord recovery center had there grand opening at their new facility in Carlsbad, CA.  This is event is focused around clients who had come to Project Walk because they had been involved in a horrendous accident and told they would never walk again.  Well I was witness to see people who were told that to be walking right in front of me and it was amazing.  With a raffle, silent auction and a chance to win $2000.00 cash from Global Cash Card, the guests were entertained throughout the entire event.  You definitely walk away from an event like this feeling very grateful for what you have and I can't wait till next years party!!  Below are actually pics from the 2010 event which I never posted and will be posting the 2011 once I receive them.

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Besa Boogie Photos

Here are a couple photos of last Sundays Besa Boogie put on by BESA and the photos were courtesy of Penguin Productions.

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Crazy Weekend!

Well this past weekend was a busy one for ZG Productions!!  We had a private pool party on Friday where kids were jumping in the pool and dancing all night.  Saturday brought is to the W Hotel in the Gaslamp district for a Bat Mitzvah.  We always love when our events take us to the sheik hotels because they have so much style and it is a place I would go on a night off.  Party Pals brought green screen, virtual reality games and pool tables so the guests.  After the first hour of lounging around it was to time to get the party started.  The guest of honor had something special planned for everybody when she sang an amazing song which was ridiculously amazing!  I seriously believe we will see this girl being famous in the years to come.  You will see from the video below how much fun we had!  Sunday we were pleased to be a part of the Besa Boogie put on by an organization we belong to called BESA.  I want to thank everybody who was a part of the Boogie because it was a blast!  Marlene from Absolutely Fabulous brought the huge piano from the movie "BIG" with Tom Hanks and I always wanted to try one out.  After the event while we were loading out I saw my chance and had know idea how to play the song from the movie, but I figured it out and had some help from Noah who is Lydia's kid and an amazing event planner from Mitzvah Event Productions!  Check out the video.

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Birthday Pool Party!!!

San Diego DJ ZG Productions was proud to be a part of an amazing birthday celebration on September 23rd, 2011 with Laine and all of her friends.  I knew this one was going to be a blast because it was a pool party and nothing's better than going to work in board shorts and T shirt and then getting crazy with 12 year old kids for 4 hours.  After all the kids arrived and got changed, the music requests came flooding in and the party began.  Kids cannon balling and belly flopping while I jumped around like a crazy person having a dance contest with all the kids!!


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The Grand Del Mar Wedding

The Grand Del Mar was the location for Cody & Debra's wedding on September 17th and all I can say is WOW!  75 degrees, sunny and surrounded by some of the most amazing landscaping I have ever seen was the setting for this day.  The event began at 5pm with the ceremony which I ran sound for and it was beautiful!  After we had a cocktail hour on the upper terrace and than at 7pm we had the grand entrance of the newlyweds.  Dinner and toast until 8pm and than non stop dancing and craziness until midnight! 

 
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August 2011 Event Recaps

Well August was one of ZG Productions busiest months to date and we are very blessed to have had so many awesome clients!! August 6th took us to EL Camino Country Club in Carlsbad for Katrina's Bat Mitzvah Party!  When we first showed up to set up we had an instant smile on our face because there were around 30 balloons that were 4ft tall and shaped like a person provided by Lickety Split Balloons (See funny pic of Jessica below).  With a travel theme and all the tables decorated amazingly by the client the room looked amazing!!

August 13th was a crazy day with back to back Mitzvah's.  First one was at the restaurant in Carlsbad called Tommy V's and the placed looked amazing with Roxi Link from The Party Link providing amazing decor to transform the restaurant into a unique atmosphere for Robyn's Bat Mitzvah.  Guests had a blast getting henna tattoos and there picture taken against the photo wall and scrap booking it for Robyn to take home as a keepsake.  Robyn surprised her guests by doing a guitar performance with her teacher, than a Green Day solo and killed it!

Later that night we headed to La Jolla Hyatt for the Wienstien pool party and I was excited for this one because it was one of those rare parties that I could were my board shorts!  These kids had some energy because from start to finish we were either in the pool playing games or getting crazy on the dance floor.  I even got to wear my bath robe that I brought when the temperature dropped down but the kids were jumping up and down all night in their bathing suits!!

August 19th was a last minute booking for a private party at a clients house I did an event for in the beginning of the year.  It was a nice break from the past 2 crazy weekend and it always makes me feel good to do repeat client parties!

August 27th took us to Del Mar Firehouse which just has an amazing feel since it was a bright sunny day and the facility is located right on the water.  Noa's Bat Mitzvah had both adults and kids but with adult sat outside I don't blame them to want to soak up the amazing scenery that Del Mar provides, so we had a kids party for most of the time.  Scrap booking and Henna Tattoos kept the kids busy for the first half hour but after that, it was on.  We had some fun crazy go on at this event and you gotta love ending the night off with a 45 minute dance set with adults and kids sweating their a** off!  We were proud to be a part of all of these wonder events and now its on to September which has the same schedule amount of events!!!

Photo courtesy by Ken Randall

Photo courtesy by Ken Randall

Photo courtesy by Ken Randall

Photo courtesy by Ken Randall

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Chabad of Coronado Connections Bash

Tuesdays are usually reserved for meeting and video projects but on Tuesday July 26th my good friends at Chabad of Coronado had their 2nd annual Connections Bash.  It was a perfect day outside with the sun shining and the turn out was great!  The night started out with a silent auction with items from week stays in Palm Springs to an IPAD 2.  After the silent auction we went into dinner which was an amazing spread of 2 carving stations, a massive salad station and an Israeli station.  I was asked to do something I have  never done before and that was MC a live auction!  The people of Chabad of Coronado had put together some impressive items to auction off like 2 court side seats to a Laker game and brand new electric golf cart so I knew we could have some fun with this one.  The live auction was amazing and I may have found a new calling!  Rabbi Eli Fradkin and his wife Zeldi put together a great event and raised a lot of money for Chabad of Coronado and I got to see some previous clients and my good friend Rabbi Ezagu!

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"Spenceropoly" Another San Diego Bar MItzvah by ZG Productions

The place was La Jolla's Beth Israel and the the Bar Mitzvah boy was Spencer.  Lydia of Mitzvah Event Productions had the great idea since Spencer loved games to create "Spenceropoly" and WOW did she do a great job in transforming the room.  We had a packed house that night and everybody wanted to play games and dance.  We actually had a game show brought in which went over well with the kids and the adults.  The energy that night was awesome!  Anybody who knows me, knows I love chocolate cookies and the client made all the desserts and one of them was chocolate chip cookies!!!!!  The vibe and energy of the night was all there and we had a great time!!

Thank you to Richard with Sunset Productions for all the wonderful photos!

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INSPIRATION

Thanks to my main man CL Christensen who put me on to this amazing video of non other, Little Richard at the age of 9 years old. 

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ZG Productions Crazy Month of May Events

So the month of May could have been ZG Productions busiest to date.  With 6 events, and 4 video projects, I had my hands full and I am ready for break!  I decided I would just combine all the info for some of May's events to let the world know what ZG Productions has been up to.

Specer's Bar Mitzvah was a different one for myself because it was heavily game based and a lot of our Bar & Bat Mitzvah Parties the kids give me a list of games they want to play but we end up having such a great time dancing that they pass and we dance the night away.  Well, this Bar Mitzvah Party we had Party Pals bring in an actual game show that went over great with the kids and event had the adults participating.  The room was amazing and it was all do to Lydia at Mitzvah Event Productions! 

Well we have started to branch out to Orange county and L.A and we couldn't be happier.  There is no better feeling to generate more clientele through word of mouth and have it be in different cities!  An event planner asked us if we wanted to be a part of Irvine's 2011 Israel Expo.  It was a blast and I don't think I have seen that many Jews in one place other than the High Holidays.

Usually a Sunday morning Wedding is a good switch to the normall Saturday night event but after having Family in town for a week and my brother getting married I wasn't so energized for the wedding and it was cold and gloomy out.  Once I arrived at the Darlington House in La Jolla I saw a my good friend Debbie of Tera Catering & Shalom Catering so that put a smile on my face.  After saying hi to the groom who was a little frantic do to the weather I got all set up and ready to go.  The space looked great and actually remined me of Italy which I love!  Right as guests were starting to show up the the sky's began to clear and the tempreture rose which put a smile on everybody's face.  It was a relaxing reception which I got to play some of my favorite loungy laid back songs!






 

Lewis Middle School had their of the year outdoor "Spring Fling" and I was happy to donate my DJ services for it.  I actually got the gig because I was the DJ at one of the students Bat Mitzvah.  The kids had games to play, cakes to win and music to dance to on a nice sunny San Diego day!

Amazing Wedding Video

This video blew my mind and I cannot wait until the right client comes along and wants to do something like this!

ZG Productions Biggest Event Yet!!!!!

ZG Productions had no idea that on April, 16th, 2011 we would be walking into on of the biggest events we have ever been a part of.  Pacific Events transformed the La Jolla Hyatt into A custom nightclub with 7 9 x 12 foot screens which I did music video mixing on, a huge circular trussing hung from the ceiling that had a sound system projectors and lighting that looked amazing.  We also had Eve Selis and her amazing bad backing me up and it was awesome.  If you never tried a virtual reality machine, well they had one along with Video Games, Charming Expressions, Hair Extensions, Surf Simulator and so much else.  From the moment the ballroom doors opened you could feel the excitement and the guests had that WOW look on their faces.  ZG Productions was so happy to be a part of that amazing Bat Mitzvah Event!

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ZG Productions CD, 2007's Will I Am "Song About Girls"

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD "SONG ABOUT GIRLS CD" HERE

In all honesty, I’ve called Will.I.Am a sell-out.  It’s hard to believe the b-boy dropping verses with the Black Eyed Peas back in the day is the same guy dancing behind Fergie, but for people have heard his album have to reconsider.  His solo album that was released September 2007 and still remains as one of my favorite creations.  Song About Girls is musically adventurous in a way I couldn’t have imagined; a simmering stew of 70’s disco, 80’s new wave and contemporary pop that’s sometimes brilliant. 

Will.I.Am isn’t the only producer making booty songs, but at least he’s got his own style.  I Got It From My Mama was the lead single off Songs About Girls and while we could debate whether the “hot mother equals hot daughter” formula is true, what can’t be argued is the track’s contagious appeal. He gets the ladies feeling so good about themselves they want to show off, a far cry from the testosterone drenched bangers that treat women like cattle.  Speaking of which, The Donque Song (come on will, it’s “Donkey”) is Will.I.Am's ode to “mega-ass.”  The beat is a surprisingly effective combination of speaker shaking bass and 70’s disco melodies, it’s like someone brought a roller skating rink to the club.  Only Snoop could rap over a song like this and the Doggfather speeds up his flow for a memorably trippy verse.  These songs aren’t as catchy as My Humps, but they’re not as borderline Teeny Bopper, either.  Sorry Fergie, I just call em like I see em.

One listen to Songs About Girls confirms that Will.I.Am is an expert producer.  One More Chance drops distinctly island percussion over softly climbing synths and reverb-heavy guitars, it’s the kind of mad genius mixture that somehow creates a living, breathing song.  Will.I.Am. continues his spacey vibe on Ain’t It Pretty, a valium-slow joint that takes the old love at first sight cliché and gives it some soul.  He’s not necessarily breaking new ground on Ain’t It Pretty, but he’s certainly pushing the boundaries of hip-hop with extended instrumental jams and infusions of electronica.  He hits his creative peak on She’s A Star, a haunting song that relies on Will.I.Am’s meager but distinctive vocals.  Production quality, concept, lyrics, She’s A Star is the complete package.  These tracks show Will.I.Am has the potential to go down as a brave musical experimenter.  Songs About Girls has plenty of both.

Not many people know that the world wide hit from Estelle ft. Kanye West "American Boy" is actually a track from Will.I.Am's Song About Girl's.  Will.I.Am has continued to stay at the top of the charts since his solo release in 2007 but I am very anxious to see if he is going to put out another solo projector if the future.  Below is a link to download the full album.

Will I Am Website Link

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD "SONG ABOUT GIRLS CD" HERE

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ZG Productions Featured Artist "ADELE"

ZG Producitons loves quality music and loves to follow the budding careers of new talented musicians and recording artists!  Recently we have been listening to a lot of 21, the latest album of the 22 year old London native, Adele.  Although Adele is not exactly brand new to the music scene (her debut album, 19 won 2 Grammys in 2008), we want to recognize her impressive accomplishments by featuring her in today’s post!  She is becoming more popular in the US as each day passes, and her sophomore album, 21 recently broke Madonna’s record of holding the number one spot on the UK album chart by a female artist for the longest amount of time! The album 21 beat Madonna’s 1990 album, The Immaculate Collection by keeping the number one position for a period of 10 weeks!  What an enormous accomplishment for such a young artist with only her second album!

In a time when much of the music on the radio is packed full of fun lyrics and auto-tune, it can be refreshing to hear someone with pure and raw emotion belting out a heartfelt love song about their broken heart.  Adele’s 21 is just that—refreshing.  She wrote the album when she was 21 about her experience of a recent failed relationship.  Her vulnerability along with her smooth voice and honest lyrics prove to be the perfect recipe for a truly beautiful and moving album. ZG Productions looks forward to what Adele will come out with next, and we wish her a long and prosperous career!


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March Mitzvah Madness!!!

March was a busy month for ZG Productions with 4 Bar / Bat Mitzvah Events.  We were happy to be a part of all of them but one that stood out was our March 19th Bat Mitzvah for Mara Huberman.  The event was held at L'Auberge Del Mar.  We started the night out with appetizers and drink on the main level patio for the 1st hour.  With rain in the forecast we had to switch a couple things around, one being where we were going to hold the hora. We ended up fitting 150 plus people into an area and had Wayne Foster Entertainment ready to play for the grand entrance.  Once we kicked off the grand entrance there was so many people in our hora area that they blocked the sound of my microphone for me to run the hora so I ended leading the hora with just my voice and it was great.  People were dancing and it was a great way to set off the night.  Next, we had the guest move a room where we had set up a video screen for the photo/video montage that ZG Productions created.  Once that was finished it was up to the top deck where they had tented the whole area in and it looked and felt like you were at an Oscar's after party.  The kids and adult had an amazing spread of food to choose from and I even was able to get a quick bite.  An hour into dinner the kids were than escorted to the bottom level where ZG Productions transformed the room into a nightclub.  From Up Lighting, Dance Floor Lighting to Glowing cubes that the guests could dance on.  At the end of the night you could just feel the vibe in the room and it was great!  Below is a recap of the night and ZG Productions would just like to thank and congratulate the Hubberman's!

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