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ARTISTS' PAGE 1: FOUR PREPS, BARYNYA, MAD CHAD TAYLOR
THE FOUR PREPS
Formed in the Fab. 50’s at legendary Hollywood High School and fronted by Lead Singer Bruce Belland, THE FOUR PREPS were the youngest group ever to sign with a major record label at the time.
They created timeless pop hits like “26 Miles (Santa Catalina)”, “Big Man”, “Lazy Summer Night”, “Got a Girl”, “More Money for You and Me” and “Gidget” as well as a series of smash In Person LIVE “On Campus” Albums celebrating their comedic gifts and talents as comedy impressionists. They ultimately placed 13 hit singles and three best selling albums on the record charts during their celebrated career, then disbanded in 1969.
Belland re-formed the group in 2006 for a T.V. Special on PBS called “Magic Moments: The Best of 50’s Pop” featuring fellow stars Pat Boone, Debbie Reynolds and The Maguire Sisters. That appearance resulted in demand for a world tour which is now underway featuring Original lead singer Belland in a high-spirited, nostalgia-laden show hailed by critics around the world and applauded by Dick Clark who said, “their energy and enthusiasm guarantee a good time… every time!”
Timeless hits… endless fun… irreplaceable memories.
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RUSSIAN MUSIC AND DANCE ENSEMBLE "BARYNYA"
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PROGRAM: Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian, and Klezmer traditional dances, folk and popular songs,
with full live musical accompaniment with English explanations.
INSTRUMENTS: balalaika, garmoshka, gusli, contrabass-balalaika, Gypsy and classic guitars, lozhki, domra, bayan, violin, treshotki, buben and vertushki.
COSTUMES: Colorful Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian, and Klezmer outfits: "sarafans", "rubashkas", "sapogis", and "kosovorotkas". Each dance number performed in a traditional dress.
MEMBERS: three male and three female dancers, three musicians, and singer. All members of the "BARYNYA" ensemble have performed with world reknown groups such as Moiseev Dance Company, Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, Don Cossacks of Rostov Don, Andreev State Symphonic Balalaika Orchestra, Moscow State Folk Center "Russian Song", Ensemble of Black Sea Navy Dancers, Riverdance, Beryozka Dance (Moscow), and others.
REVIEWS: "...'Barynya', world-acclaimed musicians, singers and dancers..., said journalist Keith J. O'Connor, in his article "Russia's taste goes beyond the palate" in the Massachusets' "Republican"
RECOMMENDATIONS: "...beautiful performance helped make the Global Festival such a memorable evening... I could not be more impressed. I was up and out of my seat, dancing alone with them for just about every dance..."
Keep in mind that all of these Russian performers are documented residents of the United States. No visa problems, no expensive trans-atlantic plane tickets. Fifteen years of performing for American audiences have allowed us to adapt to your audience's tastes.
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MAD CHAD TAYLOR “THE EVIL KNIEVEL OF COMEDY”
There’s only one thing more entertaining than a madman juggling roaring
chain saws, and that’s when he drops one. Put on your safety goggles
and move back four rows, because here’s Mad Chad Taylor, the Evil
Knievel of Comedy.
A twisted product of Dogtown, USA, Mad Chad got his start juggling at
age 13 on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Since then, Mad Chad’s ridden
his skateboard of death to stardom, performing his highly participatory
brand of comedy in 49 of 50 states. Get with the program, Georgia!
This Guinness World Record holder has juggled everything from working
video cameras to a bowling ball that he can catch with his head.
Tickling and terrifying audiences from Berlin to Tokyo, He has cut it
up on every imaginable variety show, from “The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno” to “Last Call with Carson Daily” to “The Donny and Marie Show,”
where he kept himself from falling off his unicycle by leaning on Marie
Osmond’s hair. “Good thing I wasn’t juggling a baseball bat at the
time,” he says.
Mad Chad’s so unforgettable Sam Raimi gave him a role in “Spider-Man
III.” He’s so good he taught Dustin Hoffman to juggle for “Mr.
Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.” And he’s so powerful not even three
100,000 volt stun guns can stop him.
Whether he’s performing his hilarious 90-minute show to sold-out crowds
at performing arts centers, imploring boisterous college audiences to
throw knives responsibly, or teaching Fortune 500 executives at
companies like AT&T and Nissan to multitask using heavy-duty logging
tools, Mad Chad Taylor may be the most dangerous man in comedy,
particularly if you sit too close. Then again, those tend to be the
really expensive seats.
“Because,” Mad Chad Taylor says, “if you really want people to put two
hands together, you gotta be willing to risk one of your own!”
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