V. Holmes’ “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” is a musical tour through the history of the ultimate “hit machine,”

Motown Records.

PRODUCTION/BOOKING INFORMATION

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

V. HOLMES MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

VANESSA HOLMES, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, 773-643-2225 DELORES MEBAIN PRODUCTION MANAGER, 708-533-6558

LILLIAN D. COMMON, BOOKING/MARKETING 773-297-7307

www.atributetothemotowngreats.com

Don Lemon and Marion Brooks of Channel 5 with Vanessa Holmes.

THE TRIBUTE SHOW’S TESTIMONIAL V. Holmes” Tribute To The Motown Greats” The perfomances are as exciting as any done by the orginal Motown artists. But the thing that really elevates this package call “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” to greater heights than any other tribute is the sense of authenticity. The way they throw down gives the audience a realistic flashback to the days when no party was complete with the sounds of Motown. Richard Steel, Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ Radio 91.5

I’ve had the pleasure of being an opening act for the tribute singer saluting Mary Wells. It was so much fun to be asked to showcase 2 minutes of fame on stage. The cast of musicians and singers put on an excellent show. “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” concert is educational and entertaining from start to finish! Mattie Hunter, State Senator, Illinois Seeing and participating in the one minute of fame local celebrities segment of the Motown Tribute show gave me a chance to live out my youthful dream of being a Supreme. The show was exciting and remains for me a cherished memory! Honorable Dorthy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County I am a avid concert goer and Motown fan, I’ve seen everyone from Smokey to the Temptations and I can honestly say that V. Holmes Entertainment group is the closet one can get to the real thing. Their stage presence from their energy to their costumes takes you back to the 60’s. I can’t say enough about the phenomenal show, I felt as though it was 1965 at the Regal theatre, I highly recommend the show to Motown music lovers! Abiola T. Ashorobi, Esq, CEO Aspiring Black Women Inc. I first saw the V. Holmes Tribute to the Motown Greats at a Black Tie Corporate affair in Chicago. It was a huge success. They truly, took my breath away! I was so impressed with the performers and the professionalism was great! I had to have them at my next event! Michael Gaines, President & CEO, Computer Resource Solutions, Inc. What a marvelous tribute to the Motown Greats! Vanessa Holmes and her host of Chicago-area Artists provide the kind of entertainment that causes hands to clap and fingers to snap and will get you up and out of your seats to the beat of the motown sounds. It’s a show you won’t want to miss! Dr. Terry Mason, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health I thoroughly enjoyed “A Tribute to the Motown Greats”. The Tribute band was excellent and the performers, dressed in their costumes similar to that of the orginal artists, made me feel like being at the Old Regal Theater on 47th & South Park in Chicago. Joe Harrington, Assistant Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health I am Pamela Hutchinson from the orginal Emotions R&B group. I came to visit my mother in Chicago and was fortunate enough to experience the wonderful “Tribute to Motown Greats” It was fabulous, and the most exciting show I’ve seen in years. It took me back to the sixities and I felt like I was at a real Motown original show! I highly recommend anyone to experience “A Tribute to Motown Greats show! Pamela Hutchinson of The R&B hit making Group The “Emotions” Hello, I just want to say how much I enjoyed Vanessa Holmes’ Motown tribute show. This show is a great walk down memory lane. If you close your eyes the show is so good, you will think Smokey, Stevie and Diana are all there. Congradulations! Ken Bedford, Camera operator Channel 7 news (WLS) Chicago The University of Chicago Hospitals was given the occasion to enjoy the enthusiastic, energizing entertainmetnt, a standard of excellence and professionalism was evident the moment they stepped on stage!

Kimberly Colgan, DCAM Service Excellence Council, The University of Chicago Hospitals

Since its sold-out debut at the DuSable Museum of African American History in 2003, V. Holmes’ “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” has entertained audiences at numerous corporate, private and political events throughout Chicagoland, including:

• 25th Anniversary of the Black Public Relations Society (“His Way Studio B", NBC Tower)

• 50th Freedom Fund Dinner of the NAACP (Hyatt Regency Chicago)

• Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown’s Fundraiser

• AARP Fund Raiser (South Shore Cultural Center)

• Computer Resource Solutions Appreciation Party 2004, 2005 ,2006 and 2007

• WVON’s Senior Citizen Breakfast

• National African Insurance Association (Palmer House)

• ABLE Fund Raiser (Harold Washington Cultural Center)

• University of Chicago Hospitals for the DCAM Celebration 2004 and 2005

• Black Data Processing Association

• Mebain Media Mother’s Day Celebration (Illinois Institute of Technology, Hermann

Hall )

• Malcolm X College President’s Scholarship Gala

• UPN/FOX Chicago Stage (opening act at the Taste of Chicago 2005)

• South Side Health Association Luck Care Center Fund Raiser

• Ernesto Borges Star Quest 2005 (Dusable Museum)

• Hope Center Fund Raiser (Ville De Bruno)

• Let’s Talk, Let’s Test (Garfield Conservatory)

• 100 Star's and Beyond Exhibit 2005 (Dusable Museum of African American History)

• New Year’s Eve 2006 (Harold Washington Cultural Center)

• V.HolmesMusic Entertainment Cast Celebration 2007 ( HWCC)

• Bethel New Life Gumbo Gala 2007 and 2008 (Union Station)

• Aspiring Black Women (ABW) Enterprises Inc. Mothers Day Celebration 2008- University of Chicago International House • The Venue HorseShoe Casino, Hammond Indiana 2008 • African Festival Washington Park Chicago 2008 • Mebain Media Group Motown 50th Year Celebration-Harold Washington Cultural

Center 2009 • Chicago Housing Authority-Window of Opportunity Inc. Night with the stars

Gala-Hyatt Chicago 2008 • Governers State University 40th Anniversary 2009 • NIU (Northern Illinois University) Convocation Center 2009

“COME GET THESE MEMORIES”

ON YOUR STAGE NOW!

V. HOLMES’ “TRIBUTE TO THE MOTOWN GREATS

Through narration and classic medleys, “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” salutes the artists and musicians that came together to birth

the era of R&B-soul. “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” features a live band reminiscent of the legendary Funk Brothers.

Musical numbers include hits by artists such as:

Diana Ross & the Supremes Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Marvin Gaye Tammy Terrell

Mary Wells Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Stevie Wonder The Four Tops

The Marvelettes The Temptations

Gladys Knight & the Pips THE SOUND The music of “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” is arranged specifically to replicate the original sound recordings. Audiences will hear the classic Motown hits the way the original artists performed them. THE CAST The show features a group of talented Chicagoland vocalists selected for their ability to replicate the sounds and stylings of the original artists.

THE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” is the dream-child of Chicago’s musical angel Vanessa Holmes.

Vanessa gathered all of her musically talented friends who have been performing around Chicago for years to join her in this Motown tribute. She wrote the narratives, directs the talent and produces a most entertaining and informative show. Finding her voice at the tender age of three, Vanessa has been performing and singing for practically her entire life. Armed with a musical education, years of experience, a strong talent for writing as well as a phenomenal 5 ½-octive range, Vanessa’s has enjoyed an amazing musical career.

Vanessa’s performance credits include: the National Anthem for the Chicago Boxing Commission, Chicago Police Department Graduations, Eddie Kendricks, Pops Staples, Jackie Ross, Eric Cable, Brownstone, Johnny Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Howard Hewett, Ramsey Lewis, Ray Silkman, Ashford & Simpson, Ivory Dreams Band, Phil Up Church, Raynard Minor, Nickel Slick Band, Dangerous Diva’s, Tyrone Davis, Otis Clay, Willie Clayton, Audley Reid, and many others including Hal Davis of Motown. Vanessa co-wrote and co-produced her debut hit single tltled “ Take My Love” on Nuance Records in 1985 with Roosevelt Purifoy and Tom Tom Washington. She has won first place on the Jenny Jones Show Battle of the Bands and has dedicated her time as a vocal arranger and vocalist for “So Many Hero’s” a project dedicated to the Katrina victims. Vanessa’s stage experience includes Kuumba Theatre (Praise Peace To Black Men) under Val Gray Ward, the Legacy Cultural Theatre (Forgotten Pearls) and the Chicago Auditorium Theatre (Ebony On Ice). She has also appeared on various specials including The Sammy Davis Jr. Awards in Houston, Texas, the Cutting Edge with Darryll King, WGN’s People to People, Robert Townsend Christmas Special, and NBC’s New Morning Show and opened the Black Women Expos 2006 with Winnie Mandela and Patti Labell at the Hyatt Chicago with her rendition of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin You”. Vanessa was awarded the 2007 Fred Hampton Scholarship Fund Image Award. Vanessa has consulted with Motown affiliates and associates to give her debut effort complete authenticity. “A Tribute to the Motown Greats”, has proven to be, as has her entire career has proven to be, nothing less than stellar. And there’s more to come…with V.Holmes Music Entertainment……… “Look out world”.

V. Holmes’ “Tribute To The Motown Greats

Sales, Marketing & Management Team

Corporate Bookings, Private Events, Organizations & Associations show bookings contact: Delores Mebains 708-533-6558 Media Manager dmebain@aol.com Marketing Collaterial contact: Lillian D. Common 773-297-7307 Marketing Project Manager lilliancommon@aol.com Technical Riders & Show Contracts De Borah 708-829-2617 Business Manager V. Holmes Music Entertainment dwell@wise-connections.com

www.atributetothemotowngreats.com

Booking Information

Booking/Sales Package Information FEES AND TERMS *prices are negotiated based on type of event, venue, seating capacity, ticket prices & rider. One Hour Show: Features 5 acts Local Rate: $TBD per show, plus rider Touring Rate: $TBD per show, plus travel and rider Ninety minute Show: Features 7 acts Local Rate: $TBD per show, plus rider Touring Rate: $TBD per show, plus travel and rider Two Hour Show: Features 10 acts Local Rate: $TBD per show, plus rider Touring Rate: $TBD per show, plus travel and rider * For other combination packages or for individual group performances contact a sales team representative. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOURING RATE APPLIES FOR SHOWS MORE THAN 100 MILES OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A THREE-SHOW BOOKING MINIMUM (EXCLUDING TRAVEL TIME) FOR ANY VENUE MORE THAN 200 MILES OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO. A 5% block booking* discount applies to any two or more week run** *Block booking can be commenced with a single venue or shared consecutive engagements between multiple venues located no more than 100 miles of each other. Additional travel and accommodation requirements apply. **A “week” consists of six shows, including a matinee in a seven-day period. Travel: Venue is responsible for transportation and accommodation for 30 artists, their equipment and baggage, including to and from hotels and concert halls. Transportation to be on a coach bus. Hotel rooms must be non-smoking and must include a private bed for each adult. No more than two adults per room unless there are enough beds (no cots). Terms: Venue must execute the agreement within ten (10) working days of receipt of contract. One half of the total fee in the form of a money order or cashier’s check, payable to V. Holmes Music Entertainment, is due upon execution of booking agreement, and the remaining half is due no less than two weeks prior to the first show.

Cancellation: Venue must cancel event no less than eight weeks prior to the event all deposits are non-refundable. Complete Rider: Please note that the items contained in this guide do not represent the complete rider. A hospitality, production and travel rider will included in and must be executed with the overall agreement. Rider agreements for one hour and 90 minute show vary according to event type and venue.

Booking and Rider Information

Two Hour Show: Features 10 acts. GENERAL

Venue-appointed contact: A venue representative with reasonable decision-making authority and knowledge of agreement, rider, and all pertinent details regarding the booking, to be available from load-in to load out. Rehearsals: A minimum of two (2) rehearsals (1 standard, 1 dress & technical) prior to the date of the first show. Venue’s sound and lighting technical staff to be present for dress & technical rehearsals. Venue’s sound staff to be present for all rehearsals.

Access: Two and one half hours prior to rehearsals and three and one-half hours prior to shows. Cast and crew will be allowed to park in a lot adjacent or nearest to the facility. Backstage access will be limited to ten (10) credentialed crew members and credentialed media. Management will forward a sample Production credential to venue upon execution of contract. STAGE REQUIREMENTS Stage Dimensions: 30x15 ft wide and deep enough to accommodate a six piece band and frontal performers. For the safety of our cast and crew, all stage areas should be completely free of dust and debris. A 2-ft riser wide and strong enough to accommodate a complete drum kit and drummer. Misc.: 10 chairs and bottled water for 30 to be available backstage. Stage decorations and embellishments appropriate to a nostalgic concert theme. TECHNICAL NOTE: THE PRODUCTION DOES NOT TRAVEL WITH A MONITOR ENGINEER OR LIGHTS ENGINEER. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WILL BE PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON FOR VENUE’S TECHNICAL AND LIGHTING STAFF. Technical staff: Venue sound and light technicians to be available during sound check, rehearsals and performances. Please refer to Appendix A for Technical requirements. If

available, three (3) ClearCom (or comparable) sets for communications between Musical Director, Technical Director and Sound Technician. Lighting: Standard stage lighting with operator, spotlighting and follow-spot with operator. Sound system and sound check: Standard sound system, with CD player. Venue-provided sound operator/technician (to work with Technical Director). Nine vocal microphones (with stands and foam protectors); 2-3 lavaliere microphones (with batteries). Sound check to begin no less than two hours prior to rehearsals and three hours prior to performances and will last approximately until satisfactory sound is achieved in stage monitors and mains. Sound system be completely set-up and tested BEFORE the performers arrive for their sound check. (Please refer to Appendix B for additional sound requirements and sample stage plotting). Memory Book/Sponsor Logo slideshow presentation: A laptop computer equipped with PowerPoint 2003 or better and a multimedia/LCD projector. Drop-down/fixed screen or non-pleated light stage wall backdrop. HOSPITALITY Dressing rooms: Two dressing rooms to accommodate at least 10 performers each, plus two off-stage dressing rooms (1 for band, one for Director/Production office). All rooms must be clean, secure, heated/air conditioned with reasonable access to a clean and reasonably stocked restroom facility (soap, paper towels, hot water). Broom, dustpan, and a large lined garbage can to be available in each room to assist with strike. Wardrobe racks to be available in each room. Refreshments: Bottled distilled or spring water available in dressing rooms. Private break/refreshment area for performers with hot tea, sliced lemons, honey and light catering (deli, fruit, vegetable trays), made available at load in and during intermission. TERMS

Contract Execution: Venue must execute the agreement within ten (10) working days of receipt of contract. Payments: A deposit equal to one half of Venue’s obligation, payable to V. Holmes Music Entertainment, due upon execution of booking agreement, and the remaining half due prior to the show. Cancellation: Venue must cancel event no less than eight weeks prior to the event. Deposits: All deposits are non-refundable.

Limitations: Broadcasting, televising, photographing or other replication of the Production or any part thereof prohibited. Venue to announce, post, and otherwise make public this limitation prior to performance. Rendering: Production to be referred to as V. HOLMES’ “A TRIBUTE TO THE MOTOWN GREATS”. V. Holmes’ is stated in the possessive (apostrophe is not optional). If the Production is referenced more than once during a single communication, the subsequent references may exclude V. Holmes’ except in the final reference. Production is to be described as a “musical tribute concert” or “tribute concert” in all any advertising, promotion and other mentions of the show. Wherever possible, the Production logo should accompany all applicable print, television and multimedia displays. At no time should Production be referenced as a “revue”, “musical” (without inclusion of the word of “tribute”), “play”, “theatrical production”, or “stage production”, or should any verbiage be used that would imply that Production is of a theatrical nature.

SALES KIT LINKS (Available upon request)

Collateral Samples Cast Biographies Photo Gallery Full Technical Riders/Contract

• We have attempted to provide items you would need to utilize for the sale of our show. If you need any additional items, you may contact Lillian D. Common at lilliancommon@aol.com or visit us on the web www.atributetothemotowngreats.com

• Appendix A-Technical Requirements INPUT LIST 1. KICK 2. SNARE 3. RACK TOM 1 4. RACK TOM 2 5. FLOOR TOM 6. HI HAT 7. LT. OVERHEAD 8. RT.OVERHEAD 9. BASS GUITAR DIRECT OUT LINE 10. LEAD GUITAR (SM 58) MIC 11. KEYBOARD (D.I. BOX) 12. PERCUSSIONS (2 SM 58) MIC 13. 8 WIRELESS VOC MICS WITH STANDS Please note special microphone requirements:

• 24 Total Microphone Inputs • Wireless Vocal Microphones, On Straight Stands At All Times Behind Stage.

TOTAL OF 9 MONITORS WITH 6 SEPARATE MONITOR MIXES

2 EFFECTS UNITS (1 REVERB) (1 DELAY)

FOH 24 CH. MIXER (MIN)

FOH SPEAKERS DOUBLE STACKS PER SIDE (MIN) DOUBLE 18'S BOTTOMS

DOUBLE 12'S OR 15'S WITH 2'' HORNS MID HI'S TWO WAY OR THREE SYSTEMS POWERED BY CROWN OR OSC AMPS 3402'S OR 3600'S

Appendix B-Instrumentation Stage Plot (subject to change based on instrumentation specific to the show)

NOTE: Production requires three wireless vocal microphones, on straight stands at all times behind stage. Technical Director will assign microphone positions with non-marking tape prior to the show. If stagehands are provided by the venue, Technical Director will instruct them.

MOTOWN SHOW ATTENDANCE NUMBERS (Average attendance 850-3000) Since its sold-out debut at the DuSable Museum of African American History in 2003, V. Holmes’ “A Tribute to the Motown Greats” has entertained audiences at numerous corporate, private and political events throughout Chicagoland, including:

• 25th Anniversary of the Black Public Relations Society (“His Way Studio B", NBC Tower)

• 50th Freedom Fund Dinner of the NAACP (Hyatt Regency Chicago) 1000

people

• Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown’s Fundraiser

• AARP Fund Raiser (South Shore Country Club) 1000 people

• Computer Resource Solutions Appreciation Party 2004, 2005 ,2006 and 2007

• WVON’s Senior Citizen Breakfast-2000 people

• National African Insurance Association (Palmer House)

• ABLE Fund Raiser (Harold Washington Cultural Center) 1000 people

• University of Chicago Hospitals for the DCAM Celebration 2004 and 2005

• Black Data Processing Association Hyatt 1200 people

• Mebain Media Mother’s Day Celebration (Illinois Institute of Technology,

Hermann Hall ) 850 people

• Malcolm X College President’s Scholarship Gala

• UPN/FOX Chicago Stage (opening act at the Taste of Chicago 2005) 3000

peple

• South Side Health Association Luck Care Center Fund Raiser

• Ernesto Borges Star Quest 2005 (Dusable Museum)

• Hope Center Fund Raiser (Ville De Bruno) 900 people

• Let’s Talk, Let’s Test (Garfield Conservatory)

• 100 Star's and Beyond Exhibit 2005 (Dusable Museum of African American History) 3 nights 1350 people

• New Year’s Eve 2006 (Harold Washington Cultural Center) 1000 people

• V.HolmesMusic Entertainment Cast Celebration 2007 ( HWCC) 1000 people • Bethel New Life Gumbo Gala 2007 and 2008 (Union Station) -1500 people

• Aspiring Black Women (ABW) Enterprises Inc. Mothers Day Celebration 2008- University of Chicago International House • The Venue HorseShoe Casino, Hammond Indiana 2008 -(3000) people • African Festival Washington Park Chicago 2008 (1200) people • Chicago Housing Authority-Window of Opportunity Inc. Night with the stars • Gala-Hyatt Chicago 2008 (1000) people • Mebain Media Group Motown 50th Year Celebration-Harold Washington

Cultural Center 2009 (1000) people • Governers State University 40th Anniversary 2009 (1,200) people • NIU Convecation Center 2009 (550) people

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