It
turns out chivari
chairs and silk table linens aren't
the only upgrades for rent Today's
hottest party accessory is the
rentable rock star. You can now
splurge on the living, breathing
version of stars such as
Christina Aguilera,
Joe Cocker, or
Carrie Underwood to belt out
your first dance song or headline
the entire affair. For those of us
without a Hollywood in, Grabow
offers VIP access to some of the
hottest acts in the music industry.
They handle all the details, from
contracting the event with the
talent's agent to managing on-site
production. They make hiring the
stars a lot easier than you think,
provided you can foot the bill.
Where to Find: Grabow,
www.grabow.biz 888-290-1162.
Prices start at $25,000 and reach up
to $250,000 and beyond for the
hottest A-list stars (
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Idolize This - Event-Solutions.Com
'American Idol' Cast
Members are Now Competing in the
Corporate Arena.
By:
Rachel Globus
...
Providing enough information is also
critical. "The biggest thing that we
coach our clients in is to give us
enough information so [the artist]
can say yes or no to it," says Carol
Grabow of Booking Entertainment
Agency Grabow.biz. "They say no more
because they don't have enough
information. Create a picture of why
it would work for them, she
suggests. Include what the event is,
the size, the audience, how you see
the artist fitting in and how much
time they would need to commit.
Both starting the process early and
giving enough information would be
key for booking some of the hottest
stars to come out of the show.
Carrie Underwood, winner of season
four, hasn't taken too many
corporate gigs because she's been so
busy, according to Grabow.
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You Too Can Rent A Rock Star- LATimes
By:
Geoff Boucher
...
"For one thing, there are more
millionaires alive now than ever
before and, for special events, they
are looking to create truly special
memories."...
Her company worked on a deal that
brought the
Beach Boys to the 50th birthday
party of a New York man last January
and, while snow piled up outside,
guests frolicked in a faux poolside
setting and sang along to
"California Girls."
Then there was mountaintop wedding
in Aspen where
Joe Cocker serenaded the giddy
bride with "You Are So Beautiful,"
and the surprise birthday party in
Beverly Hills where an "undisclosed
superstar" took a quick (and
lucrative) break from recording
sessions at a nearby studio to belt
out a few hits...
(read full story)
The Great
Entertainer - TheStreet.Com
By:
Elzy Kolb
...As
Bob Grabow, CEO of the
Grabow Agency,
points out: "Well-known artists
[usually] play to people who can
sing every word of every song, but
at private events, they're not
playing to their fans." ...
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Paid to Party- ABCNews
By:
Marcus Baram
..."It's
really bloomed in the last few
years, especially the private
parties," said Carol Grabow, whose
family runs Grabow Entertainment, a
talent booking agency.
"It used to be that wealthy people
had their holiday parties at home
with a few friends — and that was
enough. Now, they'll hire a celeb to
mingle with guests or to entertain
and to make that party extra
memorable," Grabow said...
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