Just in time for the awards season, reporter Michelle Spencer interviewed Premiere Events’ Director of Operations, Elle Nucci, about how to throw a fabulous award show viewing party. Elle’s advice included; telling your friends to dress in their best evening gown, rent a red carpet for photos, serve award show worthy appetizers and cocktails and of course order a specialty designed cake with your favorite celeb on it.  click here to read the full article titled, And the Award for Best Golden Globes Party Goes to…

–Natalie Reynoso  Marketing Manager

As the exclusive caterer at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center, Premiere Events provided food and bar catering for the VHI Divas and After Party! Adam Lambert hosted and preformed at the annual VH1 Divas event. Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland, Jordin Sparks, Pitbull and Kelly Clarkson also gave amazing performances!

At the after party, 500 vip guests enjoyed tray passed appetizers including; Fresh Mozzarella Skewerswith Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes & Lemon Basil Pesto, Mini Burgers with Cheddar & Homemade Pickles, Mini Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Gruyère & Oven-Dried Tomato, Applewood Smoked Bacon-Wrapped Apricots with Balsamic Reduction and Chicken Satay with Thai Peanut Sauce. Guests also enjoyed Smirnoff specialty drinks featuring Smirnoff’s new Iced Cake and Kissed Caramel flavored vodkas. The specialty drinks were Caramel spiced Tea, Upside Down Cake, Kissed Caramel Appletini and Iced Layer Cake made with our friend Laura Ann’s Hollywood Marmalade.

Last but not least, Elle Nucci, Premiere Events Director of Operations, took a great photo with New Kids on the Block’s Jordan Knight!

–Natalie Reynoso Marketing Manager

Last weekend at the World Famous, Madame Tussauds, Hollywood, Premiere Events catered the Trailer Park Holiday Party! Trailer Park is the world’s leading entertainment marketing agency with headquarters in Hollywood, New York City and London and they decided to celebrate with hundreds of wax figures and some great food. 500 guests enjoyed appetizers, dinner desserts and event a late night snack as well as a hosted bar.

The event began with Chef Cordelia’s delicious tray passed appetizers including; Maryland Crab Cakes with Lemon Tarragon Aïoli, Grilled Chicken Skewers with Bourbon BBQ Sauce, Ahi Tuna Tartare on a Wonton Crisp with Wasabi Aïoli and Veggie Spring Rolls with Sesame Dipping Sauce.

For dinner, Trailer park employees and their dates had a buffet of;  Mixed Greens with Goat Cheese and Strawberries, Roast Chicken Breast with Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce , Pestoand Mozzarella Pasta, accompanied by Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli with Lemon Butter. Dessert was Oreo Cookie Cheesecake Squares and Assorted Mini Cupcakes including Double Chocolate, Very Vanilla, Red Velvet and Creamy Coconut.

After dinner guests danced on the roof top terrace to the live DJ and won raffle prizes including trips to the Madame Tussauds Hollywood Attraction! The featured specialty drinks were the Red Carpet Fizz made with Cherry Vodka and the Jack Daniels Sweet and Sour! Last but not least, guests had a couple late night bites including; Mini Burgers with Cheddar & Homemade Pickles and Mini Gruyère Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

–Natalie Reynoso Marketing Manager

Premiere Events was excited to cater the Mexican Billboard Awards at the Shrine Auditorium. As the Shrine Auditorium’s exclusive caterer, Premiere Events takes care of all things food and beverage related for their events. Thousands of guests enjoyed wine, beer and cocktails at the bar on their way into the awards show.

At the VIP Reception, guests enjoyed a hosted premium bar as well as Chef Cordelia’s Award Winning Appetizers. Some of the appetizers included; Sesame Noodles Served in a Chinese Take-Out Container, Grilled Flank Steak Skewers with Chimichurri Sauce, Veggie Summer Roll with Sesame Dipping Sauce and Chipotle Grilled Jumbo Shrimp. Sandwiches and Salads were served to press in the press room. Their menu included; Roast Beef and English Cheddar Sandwich on a Pretzel Bun, Turkey and Provolone Sandwich on a Croissant, Black Forest Ham and Havarti Sandwich on a Hawaiian Roll, and Greek Pasta Salad and Asian Chicken Salad.

- Natalie Reynoso Marketing Manager

Premiere Events was part of the Rainbow Crosswalks Art Show at the James Grey Gallery at Bergamot Stations last weekend.  Artist Martin Duvander designed a collection of pieces inspired by his rainbow crosswalks in West Hollywood. Duvander got special permission from the City of West Hollywood to paint the crosswalks at Santa Monica Blvd and San Vicente rainbow, in support of gay rights.  The rainbow crosswalks got so much interest that Duvander decided to design a whole collection of art inspired by the gay community. Premiere Events provided bar service at the opening reception where guests mixed and mingled, drank cocktails beer and wine and enjoyed beautiful art!

Premiere Events’, Director of Operations, Elle Nucci has been featured on EventPlanner.com.  this is exciting news as Elle is listed among the some of the world’s best event planners.  The list of event planners is compiled by writers who personally reach out to event planners to include them on this blog. To read the full article, visit EventPlanner.com.

Last weekend Machinima celebrated with their content creators at iO/LA. iOLA a new Hollywood Venue is a unique technology and entertainment workspace.  Premiere Events provided and open bar to all of the VIP guests and some of the hottest vinyl slayers in Los Angeles played music.

Machinima is the next generation video entertainment network for video gamers, providing comprehensive gaming-focused editorial and community programming to the hard-to-reach core 18 – 34 year old male demographic. Machinima is the number one all-time Entertainment Channel on YouTube distributes information across platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, iOS and Android.

The word “machinima” is a loose hybrid of the words “machine” and “cinema” and is used to describe the process of creating real-time animation by manipulating a videogame’s engine and assets.

Last weekend, Premiere Events provided full bar service to LA’s Premier Body Painting Exhibit by Artists for Artists. Everyone came together to either participate in the body painting experience or watch the pros transform a human bodies into a pieces of artwork. The goal of the exhibit was to break the Guinness World Record for the most people body painted and in order to help achieve this goal Chroma Colition sold tickets on the popular ticketing website EventBrite. In addition to the painting fun, there were live performances by KCRW’s DJ Valida, Diamante, The Singularity & More! Snap Yourself captured beautiful photos of the painted people and the curious guests. The Premiere Events team had a fantastic time providing bar service and security at this event and look forward to Chroma Coalition’s next body painting exhibit.

–Natalie Reynoso  Marketing Manager

Lot 613 is the perfect venue for a one of a kind wedding. Last month Lot 613 was the venue for a romantic summer wedding ceremony and reception.  As a modern, blank canvas space, it is the opposite of a hotel banquet room wedding it is open and bright with high ceilings, exposed brick, large white walls and a large patio. Guests at this wedding enjoyed an open bar, a champagne toast for all of the guests,  live dj, two photographers and a photo booth.

At Lot 613, last night, was a private premiere party for One Warm Night. The Actors Room and Last Chance Production presented Steven G. Lowe’s new original nine-episodic series.  One Warm Night is a dark comedy and spin on One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest meets, 12 Angry Men meets Clue. “A near-murder whodunit, involving a beautiful girl who invites her past boyfriends to reveal a life-changing secret. Find out more about the web series at OneWarmNight.com.

This event was a huge success. With everyone involved in the series celebrating its launch. Many up and coming actors attended in their red carpet attire and guests enjoyed food and drinks all night.  Lot 613 was decorated with many flat screen TVs which showed the first episode of the web series, a slideshow of the cast and logos of the One Warm Night brand. A DJ spun electronic, house and pop for guests celebrating this special night.

Lot 613 is the perfect place for a movie, TV show, music video or web series launch party.  It is a blank canvas so it can easily reflect the theme of the celebration. The large white walls are great for art, branded signs and projections.

–Natalie Reynoso, Marketing Manager