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April 10, 2013April 10, 2013

Behind The Board – The Winery & The Summer Wind

This Sunday, April 7th, we began our working relationship with Maxim Records in NY. Stefano and Liz put together a world-class event at an old church converted into a restaurant/wine bar/music venue known as the Winery At Saint George. With a surprisingly decent sized stage and really warm acoustics, this was a fantastic setting for Maxim Records to show off some of their talents, which included Claire Walsh, Grace Doty, and Sarina Santore. It was quite a setting for a rock concert. A battle of contrasts if you will.

The room was relatively easy to dial in for us. The only issue was the rear alcove. Setting the drums up there made an amazing sound chamber for a heavy hitting drummer. The warmth of the room really worked for the power singers like Sarina. Claire Walsh was absolutely fun. Hopefully Yorktown and the surrounding areas really support this great venue for years to come. The next event for Maxim will be June 30th. We will post details later on our calendar.

The Summer schedule for the production staff is again really strong! Working with NEXT Music this summer is going to be amazing with Wild Adriatic in June, Jessica Lynn in July, and the return of The Matt O’Ree Band in August to help celebrate a years worth of shows at Captain Lawrence Brewery. We also have rumblings of some great stuff in September! (will let details out as they become official). First we have to get through our spring schedule. NEXT next week will be Glint at Captain Lawrence. And don’t for get the incredible The Attic Ends will return to NEXT in May to celebrate the release of their new album. Listen to the NEXT podcast to keep up with these bands and others you may not have known were your favorite yet!

We still have plenty of room on our schedule for your Corporate events, Weddings, Parties, and speaking engagements. Photo, DJ, MC, Video, Music or what ever your production needs, just contact us through the contact page and we’ll get right back to you with a free quote.

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February 25, 2013February 25, 2013

Behind The Board – As Winter Ends

Winter being easy on our schedule, we were still involved in quite a few great gigs. The biggest would be the obvious, the NEXT Charity Concert Series which featured Black Taxi. The concert series, promoted by Chris Bro of allthingsnext.com (NEXT Music), has been building a great audience since the move to the Captain Lawrence Brewery. This show is already an award winning event and is one of the best things that happen regularly in Westchester County, New York. If you’re in the South Western Connecticut or Northern New Jersey areas you’re well in reach for a quick Thursday drive to see an incredible concert, drink awesome brews (or wine..) and get home at a decent hour. Of course, you could always extend your weekend by starting it on Thursday!

We always love working with Black Taxi. We’ve done production for a ton of their shows over the years. They are a great bunch of guys. There is a reason why they’re so popular in this area. Their shows are huge and entertaining. This January event at the Captain Lawrence Brewery was even more so! Black Taxi has relocated out of the New York area for a temporary time to work on their next album. (You people in Austin, TX can catch them doing surprise shows in the area as they work down there on the album). This was one of their farewell shows. The set included all their biggest songs and at one point, they brought up a bunch of people out of the audience to help them with a song. One of our photographers, Doug (Focus in Digital) was on site, as usual, getting some great pics.

We’re working with some really great people on some big things for the coming spring and summer. One of these big moments will be with Maxim Records performances starting at The Winery At Saint George in New York State. Maxim Records works with some of the world’s greatest talents so we’re really excited for this new partnership and getting a chance to work with these talented people.

Remember as we head into Spring here, BNK Productions is a partnership of some of the best people in event services in the New York Metro area. If you need a Wedding DJ, Party DJ, or Karaoke DJ, we work with some of the best in the area. If you’re getting married, we can provide you with quality photography and video as well as the DJs. You should especially consider us when your looking at doing an outdoor wedding. Having audio services outdoors is vital to a great ceremony. Also, you really don’t want to rely on the wedding hall/venue to provide you with their minimal sounds system with absolutely no production. Honestly, why would you want such an important night to sound like a Drive Thru at a restaurant on the highway anyways?

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We’re looking forward to adding the fun to your party in 2013!

January 22, 2013October 15, 2018

Behind The Board – Starting Where We Started

This year is starting in a great way for us. Our first concert this year will be Black Taxi. The third time in a year that we’ll have worked with them. The show will be for NEXT Music (allthingsnext.com) Charity Concert Series which is how we started the music season last year! In style with My Pet Dragon at Paulie’s in Pleasantville, NY. This year will be at the Captain Lawrence Brewery, our most fun venue! We’re expecting this show to sell out just like the last time we worked with Black Taxi at Captain Lawrence Brewery. We’re also expecting this to be just as fun as last time! So if you are going to the show this Thursday get your tickets at Captain Lawrence’s website (linked above).

Winter is usually slower for us. Not that the music stops, but there are a lot less weddings, festivals, and corporate events once you get past Christmas and New Years. Some birthday parties get planned. The biggest holiday of winter is Valentine’s day and that usually doesn’t draw crowds to large parties. Weddings do happen but really not a lot. This is where we get to work more on recording music and also catch up on new music we haven’t seen.

This is also the time where we begin scheduling our DJs and bands for the coming seasons weddings and festivals, so please give us a call (203) 200 – 0265 and get on the schedule soon.

Last year was a busy year for us. We had some milestone events happen in 2012 as well as some amazing fun! We did a small gallery of pics to give you a view of last years moments. Most pics were taken by Doug at Focus In Digital. Some were taken by camera phones as well. You should be able to tell the difference! Keep any eye out on our blog for pics and recordings from this Thursday’s Black Taxi gig and also links to recordings from last years great events coming up soon.

So, as we get ready to start our concert schedule for 2013 we’d like to tell you we’re looking forward to seeing you at one of these events. And you can contact us for help in putting on your own event! Remember, even a simple speaking engagement requires a professional touch if you want someone to pay attention to you. Be Effective-Be Heard in 2013!

January 17, 2013January 22, 2013

Behind The Board – Surf The Brewery NEXT

Last year. December 13 we worked with one of the most fun bands from Brooklyn. Deadbeat Darling. These guys are a world renowned party!! And a relative easy show. they worked their way through two awesome sets and an encore. (The encore included a favorite song of mine that they do, Flowers For Our Graves). Keep an eye on their website and go check them out! Those of you who are in the Southern, CT and Westchester, NY areas need to make it out to the Captain Lawrence Brewery for the NEXT Charity Concert Series produced by the NEXT Music Online Podcast at Allthingsnext.com . Coming up next at NEXT is the 2013 return of Black Taxi to the brewery! Head over to Captain Lawrence’s website and pick up your tickets now! Show is on January 24th at 8PM. (Show was sold out in August so get on it!)

Below are a few shots from December 13th’s show with Deadbeat Darling. As usual, these pics were taken by an award winning photographer, Doug at Focus In Digital

See ya on the 24th of January!