Blanche Morro PO Box 252
Somers Point, New Jersey 08244
(609) 335-4370
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Objective
Blanche Travis-Morro, now known as “Blanche, The Singing Bartender ™”, has been performing as a vocalist in Atlantic City, and at specific dates across the country for 20 years. Blanche has been a bartender for 18 years at local taverns, and developed, and perfected the “multi-tasking singing bartender” ability in 1995 at the Chelsea Pub in Atlantic City, NJ. She has proven to be a unique asset to the casino industry, and is highly acclaimed by many media outlets, is known worldwide, has a devoted mailing list of customers all over the world, and continues to bring her amazing multi-tasking talent to different levels. She strives to continue moving upward in this career, and hopes eventually to find a niche that will utilize her to her full potential. She has now also added taking full course food orders in restaurants a part of her ever changing abilities! She is a motivated self-starter who formerly was a wedding photographer, vocalist & and casino dice dealer/supervisor who developed her craft as singing bartender to be unique, and to stand out in an innovative hospitality industry. She specializes in Customer Service, and is a perfectionist who seeks to make every experience with customers unforgettable. She also currently a talented writer with her own magazine column in "Spotlight Magazine" called , "Exposure" that features the " Customer Service" industry. She is also computer savvy, and enjoys marketing, and merchandising in the retail industry.
Work Experience 7/2009-5/2010 Carrabba's Italian Grille- Bartender/ Server in Fine Dining 4/2005-10/2008 Greate Bay Coiuntry Club/ Somers Point, NJ/ Bartender/Singing Bartender for Club and private functions *1992- Present Freelance Vocalist & Singing Bartender
Singing Bartender
6/1998 - 5/2005 Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, NJ
She worked as Atlantic City's Only Singing, Multi-tasking Bartender, had a bar dedicated, built and named for her by the President of Resort Operations, Mr. Dennis Gomes. Mr. Gomes witnessed her abilities, and gave her a "free hand" to market and innovate this new, and unique talent at the Tropicana. She hosted at this bar, while singing, and operating a karaoke machine, she manipulated the beverage order of customers by reading their lips, prepared their beverage order, served it, rung a computerized register accurately, and brought accurate change, all while singing, and not missing a beat. She garnered national attention from media & national TV appearances, including the Formerly syndicated "Rosie O'Donnell Show". She also has, and maintains a 1500+ mailing list of friends and fans across the country. Developed and maintains her own website at www.singingbartender.com.
Singing Bartender
2/1995 - 3/1998 Chelsea Pub, Atlantic City, NJ
Began and developed "The Multi-Tasking Singing Bartender"
Education
5/1983 Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City, New Jersey
High School or equivalent
Graduated straight A's College Prep.
Affiliations: 6/2005 - Present Spotlight Magazine Columnist
Skills: Skill Name | Skill Level | Last Used/Experience | | Multi-tasking | Expert | Currently used/10 years | | bartender | Expert | Currently used/18 years | | Management | Intermediate | 1 year ago/20 years | | Columnist | Intermediate | Currently used/1 years |
Additional Information:
Current columnist for her own column featuring "Customer Service", called "Exposure" for "Spotlight Magazine" She has performed “singing” in each of the following casinos: “Resorts” on and off from 1989-1992,
“Claridge Casino”-1987,
“ Bally's- Billy's Pub”-1989,
“ Caesar's Circus Maximus”-1986,
“ Trump Castle (now Trump Marina) King's Court Showroom”,(Big Band 40's Show) and “Viva Lounge” 1991,
“ Bally's Grand” (now Hilton)-1990,
“Tropicana Casino and Resort” 1998-2005
Other vocalist appearances include:
NBC promotion at The Rainbow Room in NYC-1996
Promotion for TNN studios in Nashville in 1993
Talent Rock National Competition in Orlando, Florida- December 2005
Carnival Cruise Lines (several appearances)
Official Club MedArtist and can perform at ANY Club Med Resort starting 4/2005 Las Vegas Casino appearances: Golden Nugget- 1991
Tropicana- 1991
Rio-1991 TV appearances: (all as “Blanche, The Singing Bartender ™”) The Rosie O'Donnell Show- 1998
KYW TV3 with Dick Sheeran -1999
Good Day Philadelphia with Grover Silcox- 1998 and; 2000
CBS This Morning promo- -1999
WMGM TV 40- 1999
“The Jersey Side” with David Spatz Appearances as Blanche, The Singing Bartender (TM) outside of the casino:
Gaylord Opryland in Nashville,Tennessee- August 2005
Piccalilli Restaurant in Shamong, NJ- December 2005 Media highlights in print include: Casino Player magazine- 4 articles written, voted Best Casino Bar for 1999 -2004
recently rated #84 out of Casino Player’s 151 Favorite People, Places, and Things in the CASINO INDUSTRY
Atlantic City Magazine- 2 articles written 1998, 1999
New York Times- 8/98
NY Daily News- 1998 , 1999, and 2001
NY Post -1998
Philadelphia Inquirer- 12/98
Courier Post 9/98
Staten Island Advance-12/98
American Gaming Assn.-7/99
Atlantic City Press-1998 & 1999
The Whoot- 1998-present…many articles featured all in a media organized book for viewing Radio appearances include:
WMCW of Chicago- 2 appearances 1999 ; 2000
WMID-Atlantic City-1999
LITE 96.9- w/ John in the morning-Atlantic City-1999
New Jersey News Radio w/ Dick Miller- 2000
Local Radio 1400 AM with Ed Hitzel- 2002 From 1984-1991 She worked in the casino industry as a dice dealer/supervisor for added income. She has attended and performed at many charity events locally in Atlantic City, and welcomes invitations. She will also bring her extensive 1500+ person mailing list to whatever venue she becomes affiliated with. She also has DVD coverage of her TV appearances, and a Media reference book by request. |
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