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Spring into Action: Elevate Your Fun College Events with Neon’s Talented Musicians

February 14, 2024

Hello and welcome back to the Hot Mic Blog from Neon Entertainment! Here on the blog, we like to make the lives of the college planning and event-organizing staff easier by laying out some fantastic artists, comedians, and fun college event ideas for you to use! With Spring making its way to the calendar, it’s time to think about springfest/concerts. On that note, let’s dive into our little spotlight on these talented musicians, Lijie, and … Continued

Warm Weather Is Around the Corner, Check Out Some Outdoor Events Options!

March 22, 2023

By Neon Entertainment

Hello and welcome back to the hot mic Blog at Neon Entertainment! This week, we’re coming out of the cold winter weather and barreling towards sunny skies and warm spring days. With the warm weather just over the horizon, we thought it would be a great time to talk about some of our outdoor events! But don’t worry, you can set these up anywhere you have the space. Live Music Entertainment Here at Neon, we … Continued

Live Music Options for Your Next College Concert

January 20, 2023

By Neon Entertainment

Hello and welcome back to the Hot Mic Blog here at Neon Entertainment! Neon is the home for the best in college entertainment, we’re sure you’ve seen one of our many, many entertainment options from your time in college. Those big inflatables? That’s us. Do you remember any comedians or musicians coming to visit? That very well could’ve been booked through us! Speaking of musicians, let’s talk about some of the musicians you can book … Continued

In Case You Missed It Vol. 41

September 16, 2021

By Scott Talarico

So many artists have been working hard, creating new content for the past few months. In case you missed it, we’ve decided to share with you our top social media moments this week. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on all the amazing things our artists are up to. Interested in a virtual event with one of our artists? Contact your Neon Agent for more information. We’re so excited to be back at NACA’s … Continued

In Case You Missed It Vol. 39

July 8, 2021

By Scott Talarico

So many artists have been working hard, creating new content for the past few months. In case you missed it, we’ve decided to share with you our top social media moments this week. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on all the amazing things our artists are up to. Interested in a virtual event with one of our artists? Contact your Neon Agent for more information. Every week, our musicians share their music with … Continued

In Case You Missed It Vol. 35

April 27, 2021

By Scott Talarico

So many artists have been working hard, creating new content for the past few months. In case you missed it, we’ve decided to share with you our top social media moments this week. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on all the amazing things our artists are up to. Interested in a virtual event with one of our artists? Contact your Neon Agent for more information. Every week, our musicians share their music with … Continued

In Case You Missed It Vol. 19

December 4, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Thanksgiving looked a little different to many people this year and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was no exception. Even without people lining the streets of New York City, the parade continued. In case you missed it, we’re sharing the top performance moments of the parade. Interested in a virtual event with one of our artists? Contact your Neon Agent for more information, and follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on … Continued

In Case You Missed It Vol. 6

August 3, 2020

By Scott Talarico

In Case You Missed It Vol. 4

July 6, 2020

By Scott Talarico

In Case You Missed It Vol. 1

June 2, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Hot Mic Artist Trending Report Vol. 150

March 10, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Each week we share with you three trending artists in the entertainment industry. Bring a national act to campus for your Spring Fest and put on a concert or comedy show like your college has never seen before! Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon Entertainment has been one of the leading entertainment booking agencies for the past 23 years. If you need to hire a comedian or need … Continued

Hot Mic Artist Trending Report Vol. 149

March 2, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Each week we share with you three trending artists in the entertainment industry. Bring a national act to campus for your Spring Fest and put on a concert like you college has never seen before! Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon Entertainment has been one of the leading entertainment booking agencies for the past 23 years. If you need to hire a comedian or need a musician for … Continued

Hot Mic Trending Report Vol. 148

February 17, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Each week we share with you three trending artists in the entertainment industry that are available to bring to campus for your next large event, like a musician for Spring Fest, or a keynote speaker for a professional development conference. Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon Entertainment has been one of the leading entertainment booking agencies for the past 23 years. If you need to hire a comedian … Continued

Hot Mic Artist Trending Report Vol. 147

February 10, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Each week we share with you three trending artists in the entertainment industry that are available to bring to campus for your next large event, like Spring Fest. Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon Entertainment has been one of the leading entertainment booking agencies for the past 23 years. If you need to hire a comedian or need a musician for your college event let one of our … Continued

Hot Mic Artist Trending Report Vol. 146

January 27, 2020

By Scott Talarico

Award season is our favorite season at Neon Entertainment, and we had a blast watching the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards this past weekend. Each week we share with you trending artists in the entertainment industry that are available to bring to campus for your next large event, like Spring Fest. This week we have three artists that we think deserve an award. Offering services like event preparation and on-site consultation for your larger events, Neon … Continued

Bazooka Ball

“Yes, last-minute we had to change location due to their being confusion with reservations, facilities, and the campus police. It ended up working out though as the change of location ended up being better for Jay and the setup with electricity being right there and not having to be setup. Those who played seemed to thoroughly enjoy the game, and we want to thank you for all of your help and assistance through the booking process. We look forward to continuing working with you throughout the rest of this semester and those to come. “

— Paige, East Stroudsburg University

Will Jay

“Everything was wonderful with Will Jay. He was easy to work with during the event and our students truly loved having him – I have already received requests to bring him to campus when we are allowed to do face to face events again. Here is what one person text me after the event, “I hope you can tell Will Jay how powerful it was, I’m talking to so many people about it and they all loved it and were touched by his songs and words”. There were multiple messages in the chat during the event last night talking about how amazing his lyrics were, his voice, most importantly students were able to relate in to the messages he was talking and singing about. I think Will Jay has a new fan base here at CMU and they are going to consume the music he has out now – and are eagerly anticipating what he has in store.”

— Central Michigan University

Murder Mystery

“The event went wonderfully! The acting lessons seemed to go very smoothly and were extremely in-depth. Our cast members felt very comfortable with their roles after that and did a fabulous job during the event. The theme was a lot of fun, and the clues were constantly throwing the audience for a loop which was great! [The staff] was very interactive with everybody and the layout that he went with as far as questioning the cast and revealing clues was excellent. This was definitely one of my favorite events I have been at so far. I hope to do another Murder Mystery party in the future!”

— Kate, University of Iowa

T Murph

“The entire audience was laughing and he was too – it’s refreshing to see a performer still having fun on stage doing what they love. I was at NACA this past year, where we first saw T-Murph, and I’m glad we ended up bringing him to our campus. He interacted with the guests during show, but he’s one of the few that stuck around after on his own accord. OU students formed a line to talk to him about his journey, take selfies, and simply just to say hi.”

— Oakland University

Elizabeth Acevedo

“She [Elizabeth Acevedo] was wonderful. It was a perfect fit for the event, the audience loved her! She gave them a space to explore some emotions they may have or need to understand from an outsider’s perspective or just a space to hear what she had to say abut her experiences, observations, etc. One of the students from the club we were collaborating with even said we need to bring her back in the future. She is one performer we will be keeping in our heads for future performances.”

— Emily Umstead, Aquinas College

Virtual Paint Social

“Just a little love for Lindsey…whose “paintsocialswithLindsey” offered a creative outlet for our students hours before finals begin tomorrow! We were thrilled at our response. Not only is she a delight and is sooo patient with the group in person but she is able to manage the virtual event with the same grace. She packaged up the paint kits for us and shipped them home – and then sent me the final pics of the completed project. Cannot recommend this enough!!!”

— University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Ryan Kelly

“I was so impressed that we had 30 people show up! Last term, we only had one other “live” event that got that kind of participation! Ryan [Kelly] was funny and so high-energy! Our Student Engagement director also stopped by and was very impressed at how “appropriate” his comedy was – so props to that! – the students were so excited and loved Ryan! We also appreciate having such great performers in our budget which is tight this year.”

— Kelly, Western Oregon University