Artist ID: 30362
Anita recorded and toured with Cameo, as a Supreme, with Peabo Bryson as a featured vocalist and finally with Celine Dion, touring the world for several years.
After years on the road, Anita returned home to Atlanta and assembled an incredible group of players and singers chosen from the top tier of Atlanta's musical elite. This is an exciting and interactive party band, but also a group with deep-rooted musical sophistication. Sound level is kept to a perfect volume and their song list is extremely diverse, featuring the musical history of the past 50 years. The audience is the star as Anita and band are 100% wireless and deliver their musical magic in the crowd with the audience, as well as bringing the audience on stage as appropriate. This superband travels all across the USA and abroad for corporate and social clients, packing dance-floors wherever folks just want to have fun. When desired, Anita can super-size all the way up to a full orchestra, just add a few horns or add custom costumes to enhance your theme. Call your entertainment professional today and ask for Anita. Career Highlights: Toured with The Supremes, Received Gold Album for background vocals on Cameo's (Alligator Woman) Album, Toured two years with Celion Dion as featured background vocalist (1994 -1996), Performed on Disney Television Special (Color Of My Love) with Peabo Bryson.
We just got back in the country. Anita was AMAZING! They could not have been better. The dance floor was packed all night and they were such a pleasure to work with. I would HIGHLY recommend them!
Kate Sandlin
Wedding Client
I believe my mom spoke to Greg the other day to relay how happy we were with Anita. Not only were they friendly and gracious, but they were absolutely incredible musicians!! I've received numerous phone calls and emails from my friends and family saying that they were absolutely amazing and their feet hurt from dancing so much! They were wonderful. Thank you so much for helping us organize this - it truly made our wedding the best in town! :)
Allison
Bride
As usual they were great!!!! Everything went well and it was a great party. Thanks again for your help and please tell Anita and Cornel how much I appreciate all that they did to make the reception a big hit! You should be hearing from me next summer, as my last daughter will make her debut during the 2012 year....another party!
Lynn
Deb party planner
They were great entertainment for the new mayor's inaugeration gala! It seems as though everyone had a really good time. Thanks!
Ashley Beck
City of Jacksonville Office of Special Events
Once again, Anita was wonderful! Our attendees were up and dancing as soon as the fast music began after dinner.
Thanks again for providing us with quality entertainment.
Karen
American Chamber of Commerce
We loved Anita. They really kept the party going through the night. Governor and Mrs. Deal spent a lot of time on the dance floor. I had several people ask me who the band was and comment on how much they enjoyed them. Thanks for your help!
Rebecca
Georgia Special Event Office
I cannot believe I have waited so long to tell you how wonderful Anita was at our party in Miami! They were incredible!!!! seriously, the dance floor was full from the first song to the last!! I loved Cornell,Anita, and the whole band! Please tell him for me that I do plan to send some photos his way when I get them printed!! I could not have ever found anyone or any band that would have been as professional, talented and fun to work with! They made the reception!!! Special thanks to them for letting our good friend Syd play Monkey Time! It made his day!! My only regret is that we cannot go back and recreate that night..It was magical and it flew by!.I would certainly recommend Anita and ECE whenever I get the chance, and I hope to see them somewhere again soon.......Please send this to Cornell and
Anita, with my fondest regards and thanks!
Judith Hardwick
Wedding, Miami FL
Anita and the band were fabulous! We could not have been more pleased. Everyone loved them, and they kept the party going full swing all night. They looked and sounded so professional. Looking at the wedding video, everyone was having such a good time, and we know that a lot of that was due to the band. In fact, one seasoned "wedding goer" commented that it was the best band he had heard at a wedding. We would be delighted to recommend them to anyone who is looking for a reference!
Mary Jane Piazza
We loved them. They were fabulous, fun and so pleasant. I cannot say enough great things about Anita.
I would highly reccommend them.
They kept our party going strong.
Please pass along our thanks to all the band members.
Jane Head
Party planner, St Simons GA
Anita kicked "tail". They were very interactive with the crowd and played a wide-variety of music. They were well worth the money. I will be happy to recommend/refer them to anyone else interested.
Scott Blount
Groom
Anita was over the top!!!!! Several people asked for her card to come north!
Kate Hayn
The Anita Quartet was PLU-PERFECT!!!!
Cornell, Anita and the entire troupe were exceptional. I haven't heard anyone rave about the party who didn't say that the band was FABULOUS!!!!! And it certainly sounded more like a band than a Quartet!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!
Use me as a reference ANYTIME!
Glee Lamb
Atlanta Symphony Orch Decorators Showhouse
Anita ,ya'll were so fabulous! Your dress was just perfect! Everyone had the best time. The phones have been ringing.I can't believe how well everything came together!
Jane Lamon
Madhatters Social Club, Atlanta
Anita was fantastic at this year's Symphony Ball. They were truly a great fit for this crowd, and even had some of the older women "dropping it like its hot!" Guests enjoyed them tremendously as they made the event fun. Several people commented on how this year's Ball was more energetic than past years, and I attribute Anita to this overall feeling. The Symphony will definitely be reaching out to you again soon
Jennifer W. Upton
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Anita was spectacular! All the guests at our wedding were just singing praises about the band. Almost everyone we spoke with either that night or after the fact asked who they were and where we found them. I spoke with Cornel twice before the date to just go over the plan and what was wanted out of the night. Everything he suggested and promised was given and I could not be more happier with how the night turned out!
Russ and Laura Wilburn
AWESOME!!! I want them to play at my wake. Thank you and ANITA ET AL
Emily Ward
"Anita" was first class -- as always!! Great sound and terrific audience interaction kept our whole crowd on the dance floor all night long!! Many thanks for your assistance. We will certainly contact you again.
Melanie Richards
Atlanta GA
Anita and her group were wonderful. The guests had a blast and one girl said Anita's version of the chair up in the air dance was the finest she had ever experienced. She said it was like Marvin Gaye doing Hava Nagila. Cornell was very attentive making sure we were keeping the sound at a decibel level low enough to keep the neighbors and cops at bay but loud enough to keep it rocking. They were great about shutting down exactly on time with a great rendition of Last Dance. Their Shout was totally fun. They worked so hard to get the stage moved from the wedding sight to become the dancing sight. They pulled it off without a hitch. Thank you to you and to them for a wonderful music ending to our wonderful wedding night.
Mildred Paden
Anita and her group were wonderful. The guests had a blast and one Jewish girl said Anita's version of the Hora was the finest she had ever experienced. She said it was like Marvin Gaye doing Hava Nagila. Cornell was very attentive making sure we were keeping the sound at a decibel level low enough to keep the neighbors and cops at bay but loud enough to keep it rocking. They were great about shutting down exactly on time with a great rendition of Last Dance. Their Shout was totally fun. They worked so hard to get the stage moved from the wedding sight to become the dancing sight. They pulled it off without a hitch. Thank you to you and to them for a wonderful music ending to our wonderful wedding night. Let me know if you need anything more-
Mildren Paden
Wedding Reception
Anita was AMAZING!!!! We (the groom and I) were on the dance floor the entire night. Not to mention everyone else! We couldn't be happier with our night and our decision to go with Anita. We will be more than happy to recommend them to any of your future clients!
Caroline Virgin
Anita was AMAZING! So many people told us that they were the best band they had ever seen at a wedding. All of my husband's northern relatives/friends wanted to know if the band would travel to New York! I was very appreciative that they honored all of my requests and concerns. Overall, I was thrilled with Cornell, Anita and the band, and East Coast Entertainment.
Sincerely, Amy (Steiner) Nadler
Amy (Steiner) Nadler
Bride
I cannot tell you what a phenomenal performance ANITA presented for our special reception last evening celebrating the grand opening of the new 18 Hole Greg Norman Golf course. Greg Norman was in attendance for the festivities. The band Members were such professionals and gave 150% to create a perfect evening. I truly believe that you will receive referrals from this evening. I was personally pleased and of course was happy to assume full credit for their discovery with our owners and partners, Medallist Developments, Greg Norman's company.
I enjoy spending some brief one on one time with both Anita and Cornell. They all exceeded our expectations!
Best to you.
Vernice
Vernice Rackett
Membership Director, Membership Director
My advice to everyone for the perfect wedding is to have the perfect band. Anita was so beyond anything we could have hoped for. I can't believe we had such luck on a cancellation. In addition to being so immensely talented on so many levels (I come from a family of musicians including a mother that is a voice coach) what I loved was the sense of family and how kind and interested they were in pleasing the whole crowd. They were the perfect mix of corny and cool and knew exactly how to play for the mood of the wedding. Obviously, with 7 sons, I can never be sure what will happen! My boys love to dance and are so wild, but we also had a 4 star Admiral and a Marine General as guests, so we needed to appeal to a diverse crowd. My father , a strict Baptist has never danced with my mother and didn't dance with me at my wedding, and he was on the floor for the first time. Obviously, Anita will always be special to my family! We are still getting calls and letters with compliments and inquiries about where we found the band. My next 4 son's weddings will have to work around the availability of Anita.
Diane Britt
Burke and I just wanted to thank you and the band Anita for putting on an unbelievable show at our wedding on December 3, 2005. I honestly was speechless when I looked up and saw family members in their 80's dancing on the STAGE! And we (the wedding party) had just arrived at the reception- it wasn't even 9:30 yet! I couldn't believe it. I've never seen a dance floor so packed. People were actually dancing OFF the dance floor and over by the buffet stations! So many of the guests came up to us all throughout the evening asking "WHERE did you find this fabulous band?!?!". Even my 75 year old aunt with crippling arthritis was burning up the dance floor. Anyway- please pass this along to Anita and the band. They truly made the evening a total blast and every person that I have talked to since was just blown away by their talent and range of music that they performed.
Caroline
The party was a great success. Anita was great. Our group really loves to dance and they played good dance music. She met with me at the beginning of the evening to discuss the time line, music selection, etc. and it worked out so well. The keyboard player did a beautiful job with the presentation music, also. Thanks for everything.
Angie
Debutante party planner
Thank you and your incredibly gifted musicians for an evening that the Cohens, Browns and all of our friends and family won’t soon forget. You promised to enhance the moment and, indeed, you did! The bonus, of course, was your warmth and enthusiasm. Your professional approach in working up to the event and your always gracious acceptance of input from Brandy & Peter was very much appreciated.
Patti Cohen
I called some referrals for this band and got very positive comments, after wich I contracted them to play at the wedding. My first contact with Cornell Culver was via the telephone and we had a long and interesting conversation, with mutual respect and understanding on both sides. Cornell telephoned me in regard to a song we’d asked the band to learn. Not only was it not a familiar piece in the usual wedding repertoire, it was also in Hebrew. Cornell had managed to learn the words and sang it to me over the phone! I was delighted with his efforts to give us what we wanted and was even more certain that he, Anita and the rest would fulfill exactly what we hoped for...my guests were astounded at how authentically Anita played and sang! It was so much better than recorded music. I can’t say enough about Anita, Cornell and the rest. They fulfilled every single thing we’d wanted.
Melinda G. Stein
A night to remember! All of my 400 guests were simply charmed by Anita and her band. They worked very carefully on the planning and made the night a huge success!
Amy Friedlander
Wedding, Mobile AL
We've brought in some famous performers throughout the years. I must say, however, that East Coast Entertainment’s ANITA was as big a hit with the diverse crowd as any we have ever offered. The singer and each member of the band were extremely talented and uniquely entertaining. They offered a good variety of music, interacted with the crowd well, took short breaks and had as much energy and passion at the end of a long evening as they did when they first came out on stage. They definitely were a fun group and worked hard to give us our money’s worth!
I will gladly recommend them for future events that we sponsor.
Janet
Thank you all so much for all of your help to make our wedding day so special. Your band was sensational, we just loved you all. Everyone had an absolute ball and cannot stop talking about ANITA!
Hilary & Andrew
Wedding, NYC
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