Portland Selected to Join DJ AM & Travis Barker in Nationwide New Year's Eve Party Hosted by New Year's Nation (NYN)

Portland Selected to Join DJ AM & Travis Barker in Nationwide New Year's Eve Party Hosted by New Year's Nation (NYN)

NYN to connect the Crystal Ballroom with nine other U.S. Cities for 'Simultaneous Celebration' featuring two bands and three DJ's onsite and a nationwide performance by Travis Barker and DJ AM (TRVSDJAM)

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year's Nation (NYN), a high-end events and promotions company that leverages technology to create simultaneous social experiences for young professionals in major markets around the country, today announced that Portland has been selected as one of 10 host cities for NYN's simultaneous New Year's Eve celebration. The national New Year's Eve celebration, hosted locally at the Crystal Ballroom, will feature onsite entertainment by DJ Nature, DJ Gemo, DJ Gigahurtz, Shelly Rudolph and Griffin House and a live, nationwide performance by Travis Barker and DJ AM (TRVSDJAM) through NYN-TV. Additional details on the Portland party entertainment can be found at http://portland.newyearsnation.com/index.php/City_Entertainment#schedule.

The concept of the nationwide, simultaneous party was born in 2006, when NYN CEO Jann Yogman hosted the first NYN New Year's Eve party in five U.S. cities. This year, Portland will join NYN's New Year's Eve celebrations in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, and Seattle for a simultaneous nationwide party across four time zones.

TRVSDJAM will unite on stage to headline the NYN celebration live from NYN's Los Angeles New Year's Eve Party at The Lot. The TRVSDJAM set will be streamed live in high-definition (HD) quality on the Internet at www.newyearsnation.com, and broadcast live to NYN parties across the U.S. through NYN-TV, a live, HD quality broadcast powered by BitGravity, a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for interactive broadcast. Through NYN-TV, guests at the NYN party in Portland, as well as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York City and Seattle will be able to see TRVSDJAM's performance live on giant projection screens and dance to their music.

"I visited Portland several months ago and knew that New Year's Nation had found another home. The energy in town is incredible and the people of Portland clearly know how to have a good time," said Jann Yogman, CEO of NYN. "The Crystal Ballroom is a local icon, which lends itself perfectly to the NYN concept."

Live footage from NYN celebrations around the nation will be featured on ESPN during the "Red Bull: New Year, No Limits." New Year's Eve event in Las Vegas beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT on December 31.

For partygoers attending the Portland event, NYN's attention to detail and commitment to creating an unforgettable, entertaining and hassle-free evening sets it apart from all other New Year's parties. The party will feature:

-- Pre-sold, all-inclusive tickets sold to a number of guests that can
fit comfortably in the venue -- no packed spaces, velvet ropes or
lines that wrap around the block.
-- On-site entertainment from DJ Nature, DJ Gemo, DJ Gigahurtz, Shelly
Rudolph and Griffin House, in addition to the TRVSDJAM set that will
be streamed live to the nation.
-- A premium open bar all night with a guest-to-bartender ratio that
ensures all attendees will have easy access to drinks.
-- Gourmet passed hors d'oeuvres & food stations, champagne upon arrival
and at Midnight.

The Specifics
Location: The Crystal Ballroom - 1332 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Date: 12/31/08 - 1/01/09
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. (Doors open at 8:30 p.m.)

Tickets are available for purchase at https://buy.newyearsnation.com/.

More information on the NYN New Year's Eve simultaneous celebration can be found at http://www.newyearsnation.com/. Check out the NYN page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Years-Nation/42209663108) and MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/newyearsnation) to stay up to date on videos, blog entries, photos and who else is attending NYN 09 in your city and online.

About New Year's Nation

New Year's Nation (NYN) is a high-end events and promotions company that leverages technology to create simultaneous social experiences for young professionals in major markets around the country.

NYN was formed in 2006 when entrepreneur and events promoter Jann Yogman conceived the idea of creating the first nationwide New Year's party that would use technology to connect young professionals and enable them to interact and share in the same social experience.

Based on the success of this first event, NYN has expanded the party every year. New Year's Eve 2008 will include more than 15,000 guests in 10 cities and four time zones across the country, with thousands more participating online.

NYN currently focuses on creating a national New Year's Eve Party, but in the future will expand to other events and online tools for people who value these experiences, allowing them to interact in a variety of ways. While the possibilities for these experiences are endless, everything that New Year's Nation is involved with will reflect the "NYN Experience" in quality and customer experience.

About the Crystal Ballroom

The Crystal Ballroom is an icon in Portland and a destination for every big name musical act that passes through Oregon. No local venue, and indeed few in the nation, can challenge this elegant ballroom's 90 years as a premier place to hear live music, dance and have memorable experiences. While the action on the stage has always thrilled, one thing everyone remembers about the Crystal is its astounding "floating" dance floor. "Like dancing on clouds," is how people describe cutting a rug here. At the time of its construction, the Crystal's mechanical dance floor (now fully restored to proper working order) was said to be unique on the Pacific Coast. Today, it may be the only one left in the United States.

Source: New Year's Nation

CONTACT: Dan Bingham, Dan@dukaspr.com or Todd Barrish, Todd@dukaspr.com,
both of Dukas Public Relations, +1-212-704-7385, for New Year's Nation

Web Site: http://www.newyearsnation.com/
https://buy.newyearsnation.com/

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