Studiomusica USA And Jo Champa Presents: The GRAMMY Museum® Andrea Bocelli Foundation Fund Raising Gala Event ~ Dec 2011

Andrea Bocelli

It's very very rare that one gets an opportunity to listen and visit first hand, up close and personal to Andrea Bocelli, a man that uses his mellifluous voice to help heal the world with the quintessential ingredients; love and light.

Last evening, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Andrea Bocelli, Studiomusica USA in conjunction with the talented, beautiful ,Jo Champa, and The GRAMMY Museum® launched the Andrea Bocelli Foundation - and I mean it was on the ONE.
The evening flowed beautifully with everyone dressed to the NINES. Do you hear me? I mean, this event was truly a fine example of the essence of Beverly Hills, along with the beauty of what we know as classical Hollywood, oh yes!
 It was such a wonderful example of Classic Opera with a modern twist.
The guest list read like a Who's Who in Hollywood.

The first surprise of the evening was when the incomparable American Icon,
 Quincy Jones,  received the very first Andrea Bocelli Foundation Award, and time piece that is priceless -  a Girard-Perregaux Watch, and it was lovely!
 (Quincy Jones was genuinely surprised and speechless)

Quincy Jones said positively wonderful things about when he first heard the voice of Andrea Bocelli and how much he enjoyed Andrea Bocelli's performance for the Quincy Jones Foundation, many years ago.
 "You can really feel the love in the room this evening." Said, Quincy Jones, who also has a foundation that is literally a game changer in lots of children's lives globally.

Laura Biancalani, President of Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Your words were so heart felt and powerful.

David Foster, truly a truly multi-faced  Author, producer, song writer and TV host - shown brilliantly!
When he accompanied Andrea Bocelli on the piano, I thought to myself, "This should have been recorded live and used on someones CD!" I'm just sayin...
Heather Headley's vocal range is so awesome and she looked fabulous~! We LOVE Chaka Khan and Natalie Cole, and was so happy to see them!

Speaking of fabulous,  Camille Belle,  Star of the film, "From Prada to Nada"  looked oh so eloquent in her Oscar de la Renta Black dress with white tassels and Gucci heels. Rachel Wood was also gorgeous in her Black on white ensemble - simply impeccable.  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working closely with the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, working diligently to provide "Functions of vision to blind people, through technology, to help them live and work more independently."  The multidisciplinary team includes seven researchers - five of whom are computer scientists who study machine perception (Seth Teller, Antonio Torralba), reasoning under uncertainty(Nick Roy), human-computer interaction (Rob Miller), and speech recognition (Jim Glass)
 Mechanical engineer(Carol Livermore) who designs intricate micro-electromechanical devises that may someday serve as touch displays for the blind. Neuroscientist (Aude Oliva) studies how human brains process visual and spatial information. Deep!  Seth Teller, Antonio Torralba, Carol Livermore, Jim Glass, Nick Roy, Rob Miller - hats off to your team at MIT, making things happen!

Carlo Bernini, is The MAN -  You ROCK!  Ana Maria Martinez ~ Fabulous!
Marco Marchesi  and his staff  @  Studiomusica USA ~ Amazing!
Mimi Makabi, Editor and Chief, Celebrity Society Magazine ~ Wonderful, Thank you!

 "I strongly believe that love does justice. And it is for this simple reason that we are all responsible for building a better world. Since love energizes faith, the opposite must also be true. The amazing lives we have been gifted, offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give the less fortunate a better future and opportunities. " Says, Andrea Bocelli.  My sentiments exactly. Smooches, C

All photos are the sole property of The Grammy Museum®, Andrea Bocelli Foundation. Thank you, Mimi Makabi!