Bella Entertainment Magazine

Bella Entertainment

Issue 1• December 2014

DESIRAE START MODEL, SINGER DESIGNER & MOM

KENNA SHEA MARBACH MODEL AND DANCER Get an inside look into a 19 year old who can do it all!

Plus

THE FAIR SEE AVANT-GARDE AND PIN UP MODELS See photos from a fair shoot done at the Spokane County Fair Sponsored by Bella Entertainment

SEE INSIDE FOR MORE EXCITING EVENTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND INTERESTING PEOPLE Photo by Mark Anthony ©

FEATURES 04 Desirae Start Model/Designer (Cover)

06 Kenna Shea Marbach

Model/ Dancer

08 The Fair

Sponsored shoot

PHOTOGRAPHERS 12

JHuntPhotography Jarett Hunt

14 Anthony Productions

Mark Anthony

18 Hatcher Photography

Michael Hatcher

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Busby World Company

Mike Busby

22 Jrj-Photos

Jason Jakober

ENTERTAINMENT 26 Star Searchin’

Spokanes Talent Search

30 The Oracles

Dj’s The DeanE & Starling

32 Burleskival

The Bing Crosby Theater

34 Miss Man Show

The Man Show Spokane Fairgrounds.

36 Dear Phoebe

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Advice Column

FROM THE EDITOR Bella Entertainment has become such a great joy for me to produce for the public. It’s amazing how far we have already come in just the first issue. Many great people have made it into what it is now and I would like to thank them all for contributing their work.

My staff and I strive to bring you the up and coming events of spokane and give you an inside look into them. We want to showcase the beautiful and talented people of Spokane so that you, your family, friends and co-workers can enjoy a bit of entertainment anywhere.

Our plan is to become a printed publication, and to do that we need the help of you, our beautiful community of Spokane. Once printed, our magazine will be distributed all around Spokane, Post Falls, Coeur D’Alene and surrounding areas, it will also be available online in digital form and can be printed from there as well.

Really excited to see how you will fall in love with our publication. Our goal is to not only show off the Photographers of Spokane but also our musicians, artists, designers, and talented entertainers.

I want to thank each and every one of you who have picked up this publication to read. Hope that you all enjoy this as much as I have enjoyed putting this amazing publication together for everyone.

Peace and love, Cassandra Dhaenens

Editor In Chief Cassandra Dhaenens, cecilix@icloud.com

Associate Editor Chandler Jordan,

Contributing Writer Phoebe, Askphoebespokane@gmail.com

Head Photographer Mark Anthony, mark@anthonyproductions.com

Contributing Photographer Tonya Erdman tonyas_7@hotmail.com

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DESIRAE START

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The sky is the limit...

MOTHER OF NINE, MODEL EXTRODINARE, FASHION DESIGNER & SINGER

esirae Start, since she was a little

years, she has given birth to 9 children, 7 of

that she does because art in most forms

girl has always had a creative

which were home births.

can be beautiful and uplifting not only for

imagination, but was never

herself but others that see it and appreci-

able to express it because of

She taught herself how to sew along with

ate the heart and soul into a piece of wood,

life’s circumstances. Her determination by

other crafty things including quilting, cross-

fabric or a camera lens. As she became more

not letting her mom and dad know about

stitch, needle point and anything else she

confident her images improved and she has

her endeavors started at a young age. She

could learn. Soon she was displaying her

seen and felt a difference within herself.

auditioned for Starlet Stairway and was in

garments in three local fabric stores and

Her numerous runway shows modeling gigs

the top six out of several thousand contes-

became a regular seamstress for clients.

and magazine covers these last three years

tants. Her parents did not know that she

Avid gardener of produce and flowers, she

has helped increase her self-confidence and

was behind the staged phone call asking

also refinish’s antique and used furniture.

boosted her self esteem. She hopes who-

her to audition. She made a TV appearance

For 51 years she had always shied away

ever reads this will be inspired and reach out

on the Captain Kangaroo show and won

from a camera, so not many photos will be

of their comfort zone and experience what

coloring contests for award money. As a

found of her. That was until a photographer

you can only dream about. It will be a life

school majorette and part of the drill team

saw something in her. Subsequent images

changing experience!!! “54 is only a number,

she kept busy all the while earning good

revealed a natural grace and her inner beau-

what do you feel inside”? Desirae comment-

grades. Being involved in so many things

ty was displayed. In 2012 she did the first of

ed, she is just starting to live and her 50’s

caught the attention of many people and

almost 2 dozen Runway, shows several of

are her 30’s. Living her life after sacrificing

she was nominated for Lilac Princess. During

them with her youngest daughter Ashley.

so much for her family (happily) she wants

her spare time she loved to draw and write

Doing dozens of photo shoots with photog-

to see where her full potential takes her, the

short stories. After graduation she worked

raphers while also helping in set design and

sky is the limit. Oh and yes in her ripe young

for the local newspaper as a keypunch oper-

staging of numerous shoots has been keep-

age she is going to try skydiving ! ! !

ator. Married at age 19, which has lasted 34

ing her busy. She loves being creative in all

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All photos done by © Mark Anthony

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19 YEARS OLD AND DOES IT ALL

© Cassandra Dhaenens

KENNA SHEA MARBACH

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enna, a model of 4 years, talent

the stage, not only as a dancer, but also as a

scout for The Fifth Element Talent

model for Sami Wild Designs. Kenna took 3rd

Kenna has been a part of the Divino family

Productions and recently becoming

place in this event, but her family, friends,

for several years and during that time she

a Go-Go dancer. Letting her age fool

and fans made her feel like she had won first

has learned how to own the runway. Because

place.

of her great talent in walking the runway,

you would be proposterous. Only 19, this girl can pretty much do it all, Co-run events, train

she has been teaching others how to walk

models to walk the runway with class, style

This opportunity landed her a couple of

in modeling classes provided by The Fifth

hair and make-up and be able to pick out a

gigs working as a go-go dancer at some of

Element Talent Productions.

great model or singer from a crowd.

Spokanes well known clubs. She was also invited to audition to dance with Synergy

She is very loved by all of us here at Bella

With going to school, working and modeling

dance team here in Spokane. Kenna is a natu-

Entertainment and by all of the Divino Family.

on the side, some may say she already has

ral when it comes to dancing and she didn’t

Here at Bella Entertainment we can’t wait to

her hands full, but within this year she added

know it until a good friend of hers pushed her

see you soar into greatness.

another talent; Go-Go dancing. Her debut

into auditioning for Burleskival, which jump

was at the 2014 Burleskival, where she rocked

started more avenues for her career.

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Photos done by © Mark Anthony

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© Tonya Erdman

© Tonya Erdman

Photos by © Cassandra Dhanenens & © Tonya Erdman

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© Tonya Erdman

© Cassandra Dhaenens

ROCK-A-BILLY PIN-UP AVANT GARDE MODELS

This was a sponsored shoot by the magazine.

We got a group of models together and hit up Spokane County Fair with all the beautiful light of the rides in the background. All in all we got some amazing shots and thought that our readers would enjoy.

© Tonya Erdman

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PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION

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JHUNT PHOTOGRAPHY JARRETT HUNT

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arrett Hunt, also known by Hunt due to being in the military. Originally from Houston, Texas where he stayed until after high school. He didn’t grow

up in a wealthy family nor a poor one. However he did miss out on a lot of things because of lack of money.

He joined the Air Force right after high school and was lucky enough to be stationed in Japan for his first duty assignment.

Japan is where he picked up my first DSLR camera, the D3100.

Jarrett states he only chose the Nikon over the Canon because his best friend at the time picked up a Canon first. He had to be different and went the Nikon route, Not too long later he outgrew the D3100 and picked up a D7000 for more manual controls. He then became known as the photographer of his squadron.

Fast forward two years. Stationed in South Korea, he met some really great people, both Koreans and Americans. “The food was awesome! Loved all the spices in the food, and the kind people”.

His photography started to get better as he made friends with other photographers after joining a club on base. He started to shift towards portraits as he learned more about light and other aspects that he somehow missed out on in Japan. He started to take his camera to an orphanage to capture some pictures of children.

One year later he was sent to live in lil ole Spokane. now here he began learning from local photograpers of Spokane and honing his skills. One of the youngest photographer in the photographer/ modeling community of Spokane. Right now he shoots with aspiring models in the area. He would like to shoot family photos but that seems to be the hardest for him. Nevertheless he looks forward to learning more about it. Like most of the other photographers in the area He uses lights on location to give me the advantage when shooting. He doesn’t have a studio but he tries 12 • Bella Entertainment Magazine

not to let that slow him down.

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ANTHONY PRODUCTIONS

MARK ANTHONY

M

ark

Anthony

owner

of

Anthony

Productions started his photography career when he was 16 years old, working for his hometown newspaper he

advanced to chief photographer within a few years.

He then landed “a good government job” working as a civilian employee with the US Army Corps of Engineers in aerial photography. The skills he learned doing productions for the visitor centers on the Snake and Columbia Rivers Hydroelectric projects helped him launch a Multi-Image production company which developed into the largest in the Pacific Northwest.

His clients are spread across the United States and range from Microsoft to Inland Imaging locally. He currently has two photography enterprises. Images & Ink Photographic Art with partner Tamara Vaughn and Anthony Productions.

Images & Ink produces Photographic Art that are one of a kind images that offices and residences use for interior design. They work in conjunction with interior designers and home owners to give the look and feel the client wants.

Anthony Productions has three divisions: commercial photography, event photography and video production. He has traveled from Seattle to New York and has captured many phenomenal images in his travels to those places. From models to weddings and more Mark has excelled, his work can be seen in many places. But his photos aren’t the whole story. Though he creates beautiful works of art he has a loving and caring personality that all of his clients, friends, and family adore about him, which makes them want to come back and work with him more.

Mark’s work has stood the test of time and the man know his stuff. His impeccable knowledge of lighting would amaze the most amateur of photographers and have the professionals asking questions. He has passed his legacy on to his daughter Alicia Marie, Who has teamed up with her new husband Jed much of their work can be found on their Facebook page The Puryears.

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Continued.....

So you may ask where you can find more of this man’s work? Besides having numerous magazine covers, his work has graced the interior of dozens & dozens of publications, not including this one (wink).

His work helps local businesses in the Spokane area get their message and brand recognized. He donates annually to many charitable events to give back to the community. The latest event he produced was The Miss Man Show held at the fairgrounds, beautiful contestants of all ages competed for the title by modeling casual wear and swimsuits for 5 judges and a huge audience.The girls also performed a brilliantly choreographed dance number. The event is also shown in the (magazine on page 40).

Most of the photos in Bella Entertainment have been done by Anthony Productions. If you would like to see more of Mark’s work please visit www.

AnthonyProductions.com or call him to setup a photo shoot for you, a friend or family member !!!

His daughters Facebook page and website https://www.facebook.com/ThePuryears http://www.thepuryears.org/

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HATCHER PHOTOGRAPHY MICHEAL HATCHER

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ichael Hatcher was born in Germany while his dad was stationed there. He has been serving in the Wyoming Army National Guard since his Senior year in High School.

He got into photography his junior year while working on

the school yearbook. He has been really vigilant about learning and per-

fecting different photography styles since returning from deployment overseas. Over the past few years has done weddings, senior portriats, family portraits, new born portraits, best friend portriats and works on a lot of landscape photography. “He hopes to one day have his own studio and to be able to be even better quality photographer to his customers and fans”.

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BUSBY WORLD COMPANY

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ike was born and raised in Ellensburg, a small farming and college town located in central Washington state. He earned a B.S. in Management Science, holds a degree in photography and is working on a Masters degree in Visual Literacy. Mike has strong ties to the American West. He explores the dry deserts and rustic farmlands of Eastern Washington, and travels the Pacific Northwest, viewing them all as his playground.

Mike will tell you he is looking for images that reveal themselves. He understands the beauty existing in people, things, and the land. He lives for moments when the currents of life speak to larger themes. Many of his images are surreal, and they allow us to look beyond conventional sight and thought. “Creative interpretation gives meaning to our world. It is the forge of understanding as well as expression.” Mike’s imagery serves as a reminder that creative encounters occur where we look for them, as well as where they find us.

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The camera is an extension of the creative view. Mike immerses himself with encounters to form artistic visions. He will employ the camera, light, perspective, and anything else to will his visions into existence.

“The camera, like our voice, is a medium of individual expression and thought”. Mike encourages people to challenge conformity by rejecting those limitations that others would impose on us.

Mystery and the unknown captivate our imaginations, and they thrive at the crossroads of reason, dream, myth, emotion and spirit. This is where Mike lives, and he invites you into to his world.

You can find more of his work at busbywc.com

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JRJ PHOTO Jason Jakober

J

ason Jakober is a freelance photographer based out of Spokane Washington.

He has been a photographer for 8 years and enjoys creating images in many different types of photography.

You can see more of his work here: https://www. flickr.com/photos/jrj-photos/sets

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ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

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Photo By Mark Anthony ©

ENTERTAINMENT

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STAR SEARCHIN’ The 30th of October marked the date of Spokane’s 2nd annual Star Searchin’ finals. The event, for the talented locals who were selected for the semi-finals earlier this year, calls them back for a chance at the finals.

Contestant performers ranged from singers, rappers, models, and one particularly silly comedian.

25 contestants competed in the semi finals on September 25th at a local club called Swaxx. Bella Entertainment’s own Cheif Editor was asked to be one of 3 judges for this event and got an inside look into the great talent during the over 2 hour long show.

and the night was amazing. At the end of the night a winner was announced, Marie who was given a developmental package that included a year of modeling classes and a professional photoshoot, the second place winner and the audience’s pick walked away with a recording of his own song. Bethanie Elaine took the title of miss photogenic.

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he Oracles are an EDM duo (Electro House/Progressive House/

Trance) made up of The deanE (Brandon Deane) and Starling (Emma Benson).

The deanE started out in Spokane, Washington and Seattle, Washington playing gigs at local clubs such as Volume in Seattle, Last Supper Club, Dante’s, and small venues in the Spokane area before pairing up with Starling, The deanE won a contest beating out 200 Northwest Dj’s and was given the

His sets are very high energy, and they compare to such artists as Nicky Romero, Hardwell, Danny Avila, and R3hab. He is known in the Northwest as an extremely aggressive promoter and has built most of his following online. The deanE has also been featured twice on the Seattle radio station C89.5 on the show Decibel Junkiez on Thursday nights.

chance to open for Flux Pavillion, Chuckie, Mat Zo, and David Solano where he played to about 2,500 - 3,000. After playing that gig The deanE was booked at the previously mentioned clubs in Seattle....after playing clubs in those cities he decided to put all his efforts into producing at which time he paired up with Starling forming The Oracles!

The deanE is a House/Progressive/Trance producer, a DJ, as well as a hip hop style dancer. His producing ranges from original hard hitting house, to trance style songs involving Starling’s vocals. He also remixes rock, hip-hop, and other genres and turns them into house versions. Some artists he has remixed are Gorilla Zoe, Pretty Ricky, Disturbed, Papa Roach, Faith Hill, Linkin Park, and Hinder....with many, many more to come. In his live shows he involves dance into his sets, motions to certain sounds, and brings more of a high energy performance to the stage than just a DJ. His theory is that his energy will rub off on the crowd and get more people dancing.....with bringing solid music at all times of course.

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Starling is a House/Trance/Opera/Blues/Classical singer and also writes original lyrics for many of The Oracles tracks. She also composes many melodies for TheOracles tracks as well.

Starling has sang at venues in Spokane and Leavenworth, WA. She brings extreme diversity to the table as a vocalist.

On one hand she sings house/trance and blues music, and on the other she is an opera and classical singer as well. The Oracles are working on blending blues and opera with house and trance as a way to stand out from other acts. Starling also does covers of Non-EDM songs that The deanE takes and turns into house music versions! Starling has won awards in central Washington for her outstanding vocal performances through the Washington Music Teacher’s Association.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/brandeane www.facebook.com/The-Deane www.facebook.com/Starling Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/Brandon-Deane Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/brandeane Youtube Channel: dj deanE Twitter: OraclesThe Contact Info:

Phone: (206)-227-3651

Email: theoracles1111@hotmail.com 318 2nd Ave. SW Ephrata, WA 98823 (looking to move in the very near future!!)

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BURLESKIVAL This four hour event was a night to remember, with Go-Go dancers showing off their moves, bands playing their hearts out and designers showing off their latest and greatest lingerie lines. The night was a hit, while held at The Bing Crosby Theater.

Dale Strom the brains behind the operation produced the entire show with the help of Nancy Bates who volunteered her time when she heard of this amazing event.

With designers Sami Wild and Desirae Start it gave the show a victoria secret feel for the audience. Deisrae can also be found on our cover.

The main attraction of the event was the Go-Go dancer competition where the audience got to choose who won.

All of the dancers were amazing and even got graced with the beautiful Gigi Spott with her burlesque performance.

The events photographer was Mark Anthony of Anthony productions you can find more about him on page 14 and is also Bella Entertainments Head Photographer.

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MISS MAN SHOW Miss man show was part of The Man show at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center. The event started off with a coreographed dance number by Chris Anderson, then followed by the contestants strutting their stuff on the runway with casual wear and then swimsuits.

The event was photographed by Mark Anthony of Anthony Productions who promoted and sponsored the event. The first place went to Ashley Start and second place winner went to Desirae Start, Mother of Ashley. More can be found about Desirae on page 8.

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DEAR PHOEBE Dear Phoebe, I am having troubles with other models talking ill of me. This frustrates me to no end. I have been dealing with this issue for a few months now and just don’t know what to do. Its getting so bad that some of the photographers in my area don’t want to work with me because of them putting down my name. What would you suggest I do?

Bullied Model

Dear Bullied Model, I am so sorry that you are having to go through this. No one should ever have to deal with any type of bullying. The best advice that I can give you is to ignore them, don’t engage with them in any way and laugh it off. Just keep your chin held high and know you are unique and beautiful in your own way. Prove them all wrong by exuding your confidence and keep going for your dream. Forget those haters, your opinion of yourself is all that matters.

Love Phoebe

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If you have a problem that you can’t solve or just need advice for what you should wear. Whatever it is, Phoebe is here to give her advice in the best way possible. Just write to her at askphoebespokane@gmail. com and she will guarantee some advice back within a couple of days. Your letter might even make it in the next issue!

Dear Phoebe is here to help you. askphoebespokane@gmail.com

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