Basel to Amsterdam Pride River Cruise

Anne Steele

Anne Steele is a multi-award winning singer/ songwriter from NYC and is thrilled to be making her Source Events debut. She released her newest EP of original music titled Made Out Of Stars in 2019 and is currently touring across the US and abroad. She has been performing on the high seas with Atlantis Events, RSVP Vacations, R Family Vacations and Olivia Travel for over 15 years.

Steele released her first EP of original music titled What’s Mine, in 2015 and toured extensively throughout the US and abroad. She has performed along side Cyndi Lauper at the Home For The Holidays concert at The Beacon Theater in NYC for the True Colors Fund. Anne’s single, “Love Can Take Us There”, was released in 2016, with all proceeds benefitting victims of The Pulse Nightclub shooting. The single was chosen as the official Provincetown Carnival Anthem for 2016.

“After listening to this EP, Made Out Of Stars, I’m convinced that Steele herself is made out of heavenly, cosmic stuff. Sporting a million-watt smile, a voice as clear and bright as a bell, and a heart of gold, Steele’s music sounds like a good friend—the kind you call when you need lifting up. One of the pleasures of female-driven pop is its ability to tap into the anthem of the self: the best female pop vocalists amplify positive feelings and give us hope that we can transcend obstacles. And when music’s as good as Made Out Of Stars I think we all get to shine a little.” – Merryn Johns, Curve Magazine, Feb 2019.

www.annesteele.com

William TN Hall

William is a composer, arranger, teaching artist, music director and performer in New York City. He has contributed music to two musicals currently available for licensing: Methtacular!(Off Broadway, TIME Out New York Critic’s Pick) and Songs for a More Funnier World (NYMF Award Winner)

He has written music for numerous plays and film and special material for performers including Tony winner Nikki M. James and MAC award winner Amy Wolk .

William is currently on tour with multi award winning singer/songwriter Anne Steele.

William is proud to be musical director for R Family Vacations. He has worked extensively in LGBT entertainment whether it be with RuPaul’s Drag Race Stars or performing on world-famous RSVP and Atlantis cruises. He was also pianist to the legendary late Joan Rivers at her New York engagements.

William is a two-time MAC award winner and 2018 Broadwayworld Winner. He is an alumnus of the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Writers Workshop. His sophomore and debut albums Heights Traffic and Beacon: Holiday Improvisations is available on all digital platforms. More at info@WilliamTNHall.com

DJ Chris Racine

Sound and light literally define the life that Michigan-born, Provincetown-based DJ and lighting designer Chris Racine has lived. The first things he can physically recall are the flashing beacons of ambulances and police cars and the voice of his first responder uncle calling to him, rescued from a horrifying collision between a van full of children and a semi. The medical team who treated him in the wake of this catastrophic event noted that he especially liked things that spin and blink. Home from the hospital, Racine began to play with sound and light, demonstrating a creative resourcefulness that has become a hallmark of his career.

He took his family’s Christmas lights display into his room; “I would string up the lights and plug and unplug them to disco music,” he says, “then, one day, I realized the electrical pulses that run a speaker could also work bulbs. I hooked up the Christmas lights to speaker wires and tried out different ways of making them blink to the beat. In eighth grade, I put on a school dance just so I could do lights,” he says. “I had an electrician make me a four-way switch and made Christmas lights spin.I was the popular guy for a week. ”

His ‘big break’ came as a chance opportunity; he walked into a local club, just before the changeover to a 21-and-over venue, and he noticed the DJ having trouble with the sound system. “That evening, the sound system broke down, and I fixed it,” he says. The club hired Racine on the spot. “I couldn’t sleep for days. I knew that I had just discovered what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.” His career took him to bigger and better-equipped clubs- “I almost didn’t care about the DJ part,” he says. “I would make people think it was about the music, and then I would slowly make changes to the lighting. I would stay on when everyone went home and teach myself how to program lights. I had to learn mixing really quickly,” he says with a laugh.

With brief interludes in Florida and on cruise ships, DJing where needed, and restructuring the big club hits of the ‘90s at the Hot Tracks Remix Service, Racine has been in Provincetown ever since, working at the Crown & Anchor and the Art House, where he met collaborator Shelley Jennings in the 2010s, defining the light displays for P-Town’s Bear Week and the Portuguese Festival. One of the first DJs to create a whole experience in which he would re-edit and beatmix video as well as incorporating a graphic interface for the videoscreens at nightclubs, Racine worked with the biggest names of the late ‘90s/early aughts circuit (Tony Moran, Joe Gauthreaux, Susan Morabito, and Phil B) at events spanning the world.

Now, Chris Racine is one of the preeminent lighting designers working today, using the very cityscape of Provincetown as a recurring canvas even as he maintains his versatility for crafting unique and dynamic experiences for anyone who derives pleasure from the kinesthetic majesty of light and sound, the defining aspects of being alive.

DJ Randy Bettis

DJ/Producer: Having had a successful career as a Broadway gypsy (CATS, Guys & Dolls: 1992 revival & Miss Saigon: Broadway and the 1st National Tour) and in various commercial and TV specials, Randy transitioned into a club/event DJ and eventually a music producer/remix artist – pairing up in 2000 with David James Boyd, who he met while on the 1st national tour of Miss Saigon. From mega-events of thousands to intimate house parties, Randy Bettis has been among some of the most sought-after mix-master’s in the dance-music industry. Since launching his career in 1997, Randy has established an impressive track record with 15+ residencies, 13 commercially released compilations, scores of remixes, and playing dozens of major dance events. Randy has played in some of NYC’s most legendary clubs (Limelight, Sound Factory, Stereo, Splashbar) with guest residencies at clubs around the U.S.A.

Randy Bettis and composer/arranger David Boyd form the artistic force behind BETBOYZ, creating Billboard chart-topping remixes for exciting artists such as Taylor Dayne, Kim Sozzi, Levi Kreis, Inaya Day, Billy Porter, and many more. Additionally, Randy and David have remixed or produced music for a variety of theater projects such as Zanna Don’t (John Housman Theater), Matthew Passion (The Actor’s Theatre), Rainy Days & Mondays (Fringe NYC), and My Big Gay Italian Wedding (St. Luke’s Theatre). In 2012, BetBoyz music was featured in two film projects: the documentary Raid of the Rainbow Lounge, and Bear City 2 as well as being the music directors and producers for the YouTube series In the Dollhouse with Lina. Having previously been heard on the radio at GayRadioLive.com, SIRIUS, and at EnergyFM for Saturday Nights ‘Club Energy’ weekly show, and since December of 2017 Randy has been a member of the DJ/Producer roster on the popular internet dance music radio show EAGLEradio.PRO. In the awards category Randy is doing well: Winner 2007 DJ/Remixer/Producer of the Year Winner 2007 Circuit Tour of the Year for GayDays Tour Nominee 2007 Album of the Year for Centaur’s GAYDAYS 4 Nominee 2007 Pool Party of the Year for GayDays Orlando – Saturday HX Magazine: Nominee 2005 Best Club DJ All of Randy’s compilations and BetBoyz remixes are available on iTunes (search Randy Bettis & BetBoyz) and on Amazon.com.

La Strada

La Strada commenced their initial performances in the quaint streets surrounding the Grand Place in Brussels, thereby establishing their namesake. This formative period facilitated their skill development in entertaining tourists, including crafting their repertoire, varying their styles, and building up their performances, while also emphasizing the criticality of minimizing errors, as any missteps would result in the loss of their audience.

Subsequently, the ensemble migrated to Antwerp and played for many years in front of the Cathedral, where they were engaged by the Antwerp bourgeoisie and aristocrats for private home concerts. Upon being approached to perform on river cruise ships, the act proved an immediate triumph, resulting in the trio receiving a surfeit of concert invitations. Consequently, to meet the heightened demand, La Strada 2, 3, 4, and 5 were established in the subsequent years.

Throughout these years, La Strada remained steadfast in adhering to the principles they acquired while entertaining the numerous tourists traversing Brussels’ streets. The trio comprises two violins and a guitar or sometimes a violin, cello, and guitar. Their repertoire encompasses a fusion of classical music and Gypsy styles, with composers including Rossini, Verdi, Shostakovich, Gershwin, Dinicu, and Monti, among others.