Joel Nelson Productions: Bay Area Event Planning, DJs and Live Music

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Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Buttered Rum, one of the hardest-working and fastest-rising stars in the musical firmament, has become, over the last five years, a group that is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts...

Manhattan Towers

A True Variety Band is hard to find. What groups can play with equal skill and passion songs from the Big Band Era, the 80's, then back to the 60's for some cool Jazz, and then back to the sounds of Journey and AC/DC? We have the answer right here at Joel Nelson Productions...Manhattan Towers.

Nigerian Brothers

Nigerian master musician Ken Okulolo and his brothers are among the few top contemporary Nigerian musicians with deep roots in African folk and highlife music...

Delta Wires

The DELTA WIRES is a big, high-energy harmonica and horns blues band from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area. They were Finalists out 100 blues bands from all over the world, in the Blues Foundation's 2008 International Blues Challenge held in Memphis TN, and were voted BEST BAND of 2008 Oakland/East Bay in Oakland Magazine's annual readers' poll...

Body & Soul

We play the versions of tunes that are familiar to everyone. The ability to combine our upbeat style while playing 60's Motown with the same energy as contemporary 90's makes us ideal for any crowd that likes to dance.

Sound Bytes

This unique act consists of two musicians, Steve and Dave, and an array of high tech computer gear that transforms them into sounding like one of the best 5-piece rock and roll bands you’ve ever heard...

Hotel California

By blending their extraordinary vocal and musical talents, HOTEL CALIFORNIA faithfully and accurately reproduces the sound of the Eagles studio recordings while recreating a classic sound which undeniably transcends the boundaries of Rock, R&B, and Country...

Masterpiece

Masterpiece is a collective of the San Francisco Bay Area's finest performers working together to provide you with the ultimate party experience. Pop, Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz: We play the widest range of styles and put our all into every performance to ensure that everyone has a great time...

SoVoso

SoVoSó is a highly imaginative a cappella ensemble that sings a unique, rhythmic mix of jazz, gospel, world and R&B music, all rendered in their trademark improvisational style...

Dick Bright's SRO

Dick Bright's SRO is the party band that will make that happen. The ultimate in dance entertainment, SRO is like no other band you've ever experienced. Clever costumes and props, zany skits, hip-hoppin' choreography and soul-stirring vocals are all set to a pulsating beat...