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1W1N1B is the very ambitious undertaking of Los Angeles-based Masterbeat Entertainment, the company more commonly known for producing high-energy continuous mix dance music CDs. DJ/producer Brett Henrichsen, who is also President of Masterbeat, is the brains behind this unique event that includes simultaneous satellite-linked parties in various US cities, including Chicago. Video screens showing live feeds from all of the 1W1N1B parties across the country will enable attendees to experience the joy of the countdown and the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" up to four times (once for each time zone). It's basically like when you were a kid at home watching TV and you rang in the New Year multiple times with Dick Clark (or Ryan Seacrest for you younger readers who don't really know who Dick Clark is. Ugh!)
If you're not
in Chicago or Los Angeles for NYE, you may be able to catch a
1W1N1B party in one of the following cities: Miami (Soho Studios,
DJ Abel); Atlanta (Woodruff Arts Center, DJs Roland Belmares
& Martin Fry); Denver (Tracks, DJ Jordan P); Houston (South
Beach, DJ Monty Q); Las Vegas (Piranha Nightclub, DJ Chris Adams);
New Orleans (Oz Nightclub, DJ David Knapp); New York (Nokia Theatre,
DJ Manny Lehman); Pensacola (Emerald City, DJ Dewight Barkley);
Phoenix (Area, DJ Joe King); San Diego (Club Montage, DJ Bryan
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Most
folks who bring in the New Year at a nightclub usually do so
with only their closest 400 friends who surround them on the
dance floor that night. However, things will be quite different
for thousands of shirtless dancing party boys in many different
cities across the country. They all will be able to share their
joy about 
the start of 2008
as part of the largest global gay New Year's Eve event called
"One World. One Night. One Beat." (Which I will refer
to as 1W1N1B throughout the rest of this article)
In
previous years Masterbeat has been one of the lead promoters
for the multi-party New Year's event in Los Angeles. As well,
in July 2006 during the Chicago Gay Games it partnered with Atlantis
Events and local Chicago promoter Scott Silverman to put on the
hugely successful Opening and Closing Ceremony dance parties
at the Aragon Ballroom. Given this previous experience with
large scale dance events, the buzz is growing and confidences
are high that this massive 1W1N1B undertaking will be a success.
The
Chicago portion of 1W1N1B will be held at Hydrate with DJ Jeanette
supplying the rhythm and beats. However, Windy City influence
does not stop there: Chicago legend DJ Ralphi Rosario co-headlines
the Los Angeles finale 1W1N1B party with Henrichsen at the spectacular
Mayan Theater. 