In honor of Gay Pride month, and the monumental news about MARRIAGE EQUALITY in this country, Starlight is celebrating by remembering some of our favorite same sex weddings… Debra Morris & Holly Haygood married on August 26, 2004 in a stunning extravaganza at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Debra Morris, owner of Eventsful and producer of hundreds of luxury events, chose Starlight to … [Read more...]
Uptown Funk Guitar Solo with Valerie Romanoff
To open the new year, I would like to share a little video clip of me rocking out on guitar with The Starlight Experience at a recent holiday event. There is so much joy when we are all onstage together and it is obvious in the music we create. To watch the video, click HERE. … [Read more...]
Parties Are Good For The Soul!
Happy Fall, everyone! I am filled with great excitement and exuberance for this season’s events; both at home in New York as well as around the country. I believe that parties are good for the soul, whether we are gathering to raise money for important causes or we are joining in celebration of our happiest times. Parties make us feel good, bring us together, and create a context for us to … [Read more...]
“Music is the Soul of an Event,” By Preston Bailey
As part of a story on transparency, My dear friend Preston Bailey asked me what goes into the budget of Live Music for an event. As a live music producer, I love when people ask about all the elements that go into creating the music that we customize for each event. Here is the article published on Preston’s blog. "If flowers create the visuals for an event, music creates the soul. As we … [Read more...]
AN UNFORGETTABLE WEEK IN NEW ORLEANS FOR THE ANNUAL JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL WITH VALERIE ROMANOFF OF STARLIGHT ORCHESTRAS
I just got back from spending an unforgettable week in New Orleans for the annual Jazz and Heritage Music Festival. What an amazing time of inspiration, celebration and total immersion in the rich music of our culture! I had the special pleasure of being invited to sit in with many bands around town, and I got to jam and play the guitar each night! I played a variety of music (mostly funk and … [Read more...]
Valerie Romanoff’s New Meditation CD With Tao Porchon-Lynch
REFLECTIONS: THE YOGIC JOURNEY OF LIFE (Music by Valerie Romanoff, Words by Tao Porchon-Lynch) WhenTao Porchon-Lynch asked me to compose the music to accompany her new book of yogic meditations and poems, I was honored and delighted. 93 year old Tao (as of 2018, she is she is 100!) is a much-celebrated yoga master, writer, and competition ballroom-dancer! I produced an album of music, Tao' … [Read more...]
