Press 

2014 (please click to view specific releases)

August

• What’s New & Extreme in Weddings
  

July

• ‘Going back in time’ to support the future of Blankenship Field: Get ready, ’cause here they come.

June

• Mark Sonder of Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. Invited to Instruct at The George Washington University
  
• Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. Will Open A New Office in North Carolina
• The Los Angeles Dodgers Tap Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. for Music at Dodger Stadium
• Happy Anniversary to the Nation’s Leading Music & Entertainment Agency, Mark Sonder Productions, Inc.
  

May

• Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning The Lottery with Mark Sonder Productions, Inc.
  
• Super Music and Entertainment Agent Mark Sonder, MM, CSEP Continues His Worldwide Guest Lecturing
  
• Drifters and Marvelettes to Wrap Up The Schwartz Center’s 12th Season
  
• Is It “Just My Imagination,” or is “My Girl” Going “On Broadway?”
  
• “Event Entertainment and Production,” Celebrates a Decade of Success as The First and Only Book on These Topics for Meetings and Events 

April

• Coming to America DJane Sexation Will Make it a HOT Summer and Beyond 
  
• “Get Ready” for “My Girl” and “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” with The Temptations Revue: A Tribute featuring Hall of Famer Nate Evans
  
• It’s Summer Tour Season with Linwood Peel’s Tribute to The Drifters
  
• Spray Paint Street Artist ATOM: World’s Fastest Painter Compared to Banksy
  

March

• Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. Improves a Meetings Performance Through Engagement, Creativity, Innovation, and Friendly Entertainment 
• First the Corporate and Association Meetings and Conventions, Now the Public Concerts Call for Linwood Peel’s Tribute to The Drifters with their Motown Revue

February

• Driftin’ Memories is Today’s Music: From “Stand By Me,” and “On Broadway,” to “Under “The Boardwalk,” The LPS Drifters Is Today’s Music, Presented by Mark Sonder Productions
  

January

• Linwood Peel’s Tribute to The Drifters Back on Tour Spring 2014
• “Event Entertainment and Production” Book Written by Award Winning Music & Entertainment Agent Mark Sonder Ten Years Later

2013

November

• Nathan Schulhof, Inventor of the MP3 Player, Exclusively Represented by Mark Sonder Productions Continues His Tour with a Double-Header in Boulder, Colorado
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has quoted Mark Sonder in an article entitled, “Oil and Gas Enlist GOP Cheerleaders” in paragraphs 17 and 18
  
• Jose Cid Being Featured on SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s Christmas Channels

October

• Mark Sonder, MM and Certified Special Events Professional Named as Publicist for Future Technology Company
• “I am going to Change the World Again,” states Nathan Schulhof, President of Future Technology Company
• The Temptations Revue: A Tribute featuring Hall of Famer Nate Evans Launches New Website

 September

• Mark Sonder Productions Presents: Innovator, Inventor, and Entrepreneur, Nathan Schulhof Currently Available for Bookings on his “Jane Stop this Crazy Thing” Tour
• Linwood Peel Goes from Main Street to On Broadway with His Linwood Peel’s Tribute to The Drifters, Represented by Music and Talent Agency Mark Sonder Productions

August

• Award-Winning Event Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions is Now Offering Tour Dates for Shadows of the 60’s: A Tribute to The Four Tops
• Seven-Time Lottery Game Grand Prize Winner Richard Lustig Shares His Tips on Winning the Lottery, Represented by Event Entertainment Talent Agency Mark Sonder Productions

July

• Event Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions Is Presenting Les Musiques de Broadway, Featuring Shorey Walker
• Hot Summer, Hot DJane! The Award Winning Talent Agency Mark Sonder Productions Presents Playboy’s Official DJane Sexation Hot European Summer Tour 2013

June

• José Cid, International Pop/Rock Superstar & Humanitarian Hits The USA, Exclusively Represented by the Award Winning Music Agency Mark Sonder Productions
• Award Winning Music & Talent Agency Mark Sonder Productions Celebrates 28 Successful Years in the Events Business

May

• Nate Evans, Former Singer of The Temptations, Teams with Linwood Peel’s Stars from The Drifters for This Summer’s Best Double-Bill Tour
• Music & Event Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions Proudly Announces Exclusive Representation of, “The Temptations Revue: A Tribute featuring Nate Evans”

April

• Entertainment Agency and Speaker Bureau Mark Sonder Productions Signs the Health & Wellness Shaman, Robert Cohen, PhD, LPC, DCEP for Meetings and Events Worldwide
• Mark Sonder Productions Presents: Nathan Schulhof, Inventor of the MP3 Player, Speaks to Corporations and Associations on How You Can Change Yourself in 90 Days!

March

• What do Nike, Ford and Coca-Cola Have In Common with Penn State, Radford and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh? Ask Event Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions
• The Drifters 60 Year Diamond Anniversary – Still Rockin’; Event Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions Presents: Linwood Peel’s Tribute to The Drifters

February

• Entertainment Agency Specialist, Mark Sonder, CSEP and Chief Entertainment Officer at Mark Sonder Productions, Named as Columnist at Meetings Focus Magazine
• Entertainment Agency Mark Sonder Productions Presents José Cid, The International Pop/Rock Superstar from Portugal Performs March 8

Clients

Testimonials

Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. is the first corporate entertainment producer to receive a testimonial from Eddie Money who stated, “I always feel like I’m in good hands when working with Mark Sonder Productions…Mark really knows his stuff.“

Presidential
So I want to take this moment to say “thank you” for your hard work.”
— President George W. Bush, 5/25/06

Corporate
“What a fantastic show! It was the best, and a perfect finale for a great meeting. All of the acts were unbelievable, but Joan Jett really blew everyone away. I want to thank you for all your efforts in making our House of Blues Night a great experience and success. The Meet & Greets were fun and all of our VIPs were thrilled to meet the “stars” of the evening.”
-JoAnn Huckvale, Boehringer Ingelheim 
 
“The Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education Awards dinner was a first-class event with real flair. The quartet created the ‘right music’ for our gathering. An event is only as good as its underpinnings! To you and your associates, many thanks for being a member of the team that made it all possible.”
–Joseph L. Dionne, The McGraw-Hill Companies

“Thank you for all of your help.”
–Kelly Corroon, Polo/Ralph Lauren Corporation

“Thanks for the wonderful job your musicians did last night. It was a pleasure to work with you.”
–Pat Elustondo, Union Bank of Switzerland

“What an incredible show Sunday night at The Franklin Institute [Philadelphia]! We are sure we speak for everyone when we say how amazingly captivating the Shangri-LA Acrobats were! We must thank you profusely, not only for the Pentz Group, but for our client and their many, many guests, all of which were enthralled with the performers and their astonishing display of flexibility. Again, our deepest thanks for providing us with the best in entertainment!”
-Chris Pentz, CMP, Pentz Group Communications for Hoffman-LaRoche  

“Also, I wanted to thank you for everything…you made my life so much easier!”
-Emily Rotolo, Bisnow Media

“They were terrific. The drummers had our guests literally dancing in the halls, and the quartet was wonderful and sensitive to the flow and mood of the evening.”
–Leah Zennario, Reuters Information Services Inc.

Association
“Thank you for the outstanding job Mark Sonder Productions, Inc. did producing music and entertainment for NAPL’s special events at our annual Top Management Conference.”
–Tricia Palumbo, National Association of Printers & Lithographers

“I have never seen so many people still on the dance floor at midnight at any of my conventions! Working with a professional such as yourself made my job that much easier and pleasant; again, thank you…”
–June Schultz, National Kidney Foundation

Meeting/Event Companies
“Your selection of talent hit the mark with the demographic.”
-Ryan Haanstra, Walt Disney Event Productions

“Thank you so very much. I’m glad we are working together.”
–Jaclyn Bernstein, Empire Force Events, Ltd.

“Congratulations on your recent Super Six Award. You [Mark Sonder] and your company are an example to the entire meeting planning industry. Your efforts and exceptional work have raised the bar that every company in the industry will be measured by.” –The Members of the Event Mall, Orlando FL

“Thank you for your assistance with our plans for the Opening Night Reception for the National Stationery Show. We are very excited to work with Mark Sonder Productions again!”
–Cate Doyle, George Little Management 

“Wanted to let you all know that BAE could not stop praising the event last night. I spoke with Bill this morning and he heard nothing but rave reviews from his guests. Thanks for making this event such a great success!”
–-Amy Ellis Hauser, Jack Morton Worldwide 

Publications
“It was a pleasure to work with you. The music was fantastic! I look forward to other opportunities to work with your group in the future. Thanks again!”
–Caroline Kirk, The Atlantic Monthly

“Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with our readers!” (For words and pictures by Mark Sonder, on the cover story, “On with the Show: Event Entertainment Evolves in the New Corporate Climate,”)
–Natasha Garber, Special Events Magazine

“Thanks for the great band!”
–Jo Coppola, BusinessWeek  

“We are both delighted and honored to have Mr. Sonder contribute his words and concepts to our magazine and our readership. We are excited that he has decided to share with us his knowledge and experience on music, entertainment and production for meetings and events.”
–Tyler Davidson, Chief Content Director, Meetings Focus Magazine 

Fine Arts
“It was good to meet [your musician], and while her time in the building was very short the sound was great and it added to the cocktail portion of the evening. Thanks for all your help.”
–Gwen Neild, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

“…everything was wonderful! They’re [all the musicians] delightful!”
–Celia Flye, The National Symphony Orchestra
 
“More than 300,000 tourists and New Yorkers came to Little Italy during the event [Christmas in Little Italy]. The musical talent and choral groups you provided each weekend performed nobly and were important assets in creating a holiday atmosphere in the neighborhood. Their performances on parade floats as well as in various restaurants proved to be very popular with those who visited Little Italy during the festival weekends.”
–Robert Ianniello, Jr., Little Italy Merchants Association for Christmas in Little Italy 

“The information I learned in your classes (as well as from your book) have proven to be invaluable. Thanks again!”
–LaKeisha Sabol, Cirque’s Las Vegas show Zarkana and producer for the Nevada Ballet Theatre.

  
Facility
“Your musicians were marvelous and I thank you for your assistance.”
–Paul Munick, Madison Square Garden Corporation 
 
“Thanks for all your help. It was overall the best concert and show [Ronnie Milsap] El Paso has seen in 20 years.” –Steve Gramzay, Program Director, KHEY-FM a Clear Channel Communications station

“Thank you so much… everything was wonderful.”
–Nicole B. Clarke, The Westin Grand Washington DC

International
“I went to hear [José] Cid last night (05.08.12) in Feira de Santiago in Setúbal. [He] just lamented his small (6 men) band for 2 hours. What a sight! We knew that was good recordings, but before all that singing, dancing, ecstatic people that sounded fresh and young. Sometimes jumped 8 times, waved his handkerchief and just listened to people singing his lyrics.”
–Ira Lieberman (from The Metropolitan Opera Company in NYC) on one leg of José Cid’s 2012 European Tour

“The Platters were wonderful. Not only was their performance magnificent – they are truly charming and delightful people. It was a pleasure to have them perform at our gala. I also wanted to thank both of you – Mark and Jonathan for being so helpful and responsive. I certainly hope that we get to work together again, some time in the future. You made my job very easy.
–Valerie Ramsay-Brown, St. Peter’s Hospital, Ontario, Canada

“A belated thank you for all of the work you invested in making the CIMMYT dinner a successful event. The way that the AV equipment was set, was excellent and helped us to deliver our message. Thank you also on the recommendation of the musical group. Many of our invitees said that the music had been excellent.”
–Patricia Lopez, CIMMYT, Mexico

Miscellaneous
“Mark Sonder, Chief Entertainment Officer at Mark Sonder Productions, Inc., one of the country’s leading suppliers of headline entertainment for meetings and events.”
–Patti Shock, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

“[I] don’t need any testimonials — I’d say the Dodgers speaks to the high caliber and quality of your work! Keep up the awesome work!” 
–Connie Banford, Mobile Marketer, Team Builder & International Marketing Consultant

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