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...

All Star Jukebox

All Star Jukebox features eight of the Bay Area's most dynamic and talented entertainers. Award winning vocalists Lisa Battle and Jay Middleton front the all-star four-piece rhythm section featuring musicians from Sons of Champlain, Harvey Mandel and The Funky Meters...

Pop Fiction

Pop Fiction is one of Northern California's most respected and loved Party Bands...

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...

Baguette Quartet

The Baguette Quartette is a San Francisco Bay Area group that plays music that was heard in Paris between 1920 and 1940 on street corners, in cafes, and in popular dance halls. Led by accordionist Odile Lavault, its repertoire consists of valses musettes, tangos, pasos dobles, fox trots, marches and realistic songs...

Pride and Joy

This group is the Pride of the Bay Area and a Joy to anyone who loves to dance. They have achieved this by presenting the most timeless pop/soul music of our time in an electrifying high-style show that pulls the audience directly into the heart of their performance...

Mestizo

Mestizo is a thirteen-piece band from San Francisco paying tribute to the music of: Santana, Malo, El Chicano, War, Sapo, Azteca and some Salsa...

Big Bang Beat

This seasoned group plays the greatest dance and party hits of every era, including Rock, Motown, Disco/Funk and so much more. BBB plays with a passion and precision that is unique amongst cover groups. Guests have been raving for years about Big Bang Beat, and they are the perfect corporate band...

Rain

There are other acts who respectfully attempt to replicate a subset of the Beatles music, but only RAIN can perform the full range of the Beatles discography live onstage...

Michael Paul Band

What kind of music do you get when you take 5 professional musicians that all have rock and jazz roots but love country? You get Cowboy Rock! The Michael Paul Band is the definition of Cowboy Rock Music...