Hard Rock Cafe Detroit Airs Celebrity Video Montage to Celebrate the New Year

Hard Rock Cafe Detroit and Specs Howard School of Media Arts have teamed up to create a video montage that will air on the Compuware Building facing Woodward Avenue, beginning at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2014. The two teams interviewed select Detroit celebrities and asked them to share their “Most Memorable Moment in 2014,” with Metro Detroit. The local celebrities include Dave Dombrowski, General Manager of the Detroit Tigers; Mitch Albom, Best Selling Author, columnist, radio and television broadcaster; Joique Bell, Detroit Lions star running back; Phredley Brown, Music Director and Lead Guitarist for Bruno Mars and the Hooligans; Les, Seth and Ashley Gold, stars of TruTV’s hit reality show, Hard Core Pawn; and Cal Cagno of 89X Radio’s morning show, Cal&Co and Vic Faust, WXYZ Morning Show News Anchor and host of Hard Rock Cafe Detroit’s “NYE: Rockin the D” event.
 
“We’re thrilled that so many local celebrities were able to take part in Hard Rock Cafe Detroit’s awesome project,” said Dan Glazer, General Manager of Hard Rock Cafe Detroit. “Each celebrity had such diverse views as to what their most memorable moment in 2014 was, and we are proud to share these memories with their fans and the local community.”
 
Specs Howard School of Media Arts graduates and now employees, Abby Cook of Madison Heights and Jake Webb of Lincoln Park, produced the video montage. The production process included coordinating schedules, filming, and editing together the final product for Metro Detroiter’s to witness live on New Year’s Eve. This portion of the programming will be in addition to the 3D Animated Projection Mapping scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Created and executed by NewD Media, the dynamic software will unfold on two stories of the Compuware Building facing Woodward Avenue.
 
Tickets to the gala portion of this event are on sale at www.nyerockinthed.com. Tickets start at $85 for individuals and go up to $1,700 for parties of ten in a private VIP Cabana including bottle service, appetizers and desserts. Guests of the gala will also receive prime view of the “Memorable Moments” video montage and “The Midnight Spectacular.” Ages 21 and over are welcome to the gala portion of this event. Complimentary parking will be available.
 
Hard Rock Cafe Detroit is located at 45 Monroe Street, Detroit, MI 48226. For more information call 313.964.7625 or visit www.hardrock.com/detroit.