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

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Kugelplex

Kugelplex is the West Coast's rockin'-est purveyor of klezmer and old-world party music...

All Access

Get an All Access Pass to fun at your next event. This new Bay Area SuperGroup features a lineup of the finest musicians from different bands around the country...

Broken English Band

Broken English is a high energy dance band that takes you on a Caribbean musical cruise you can't resist. BEB's music will transport you to white sand beaches with hot tropical pulsating rhythms. Their harmonious vocals and blend of exotic instruments add a dose of spice to this truly musical banquet.

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...

Encore

Encore is a ten-piece band comprised of four lead singers (three females, one male) as well as guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, saxophone and trumpet. Their repertoire includes music from the 1940’s swing era, through Motown, 70’s disco, 80’s pop, and contemporary hits of today...

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...

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...

Larry Lynch and The Mob

Get ready for Larry Lynch and the Mob! Here is an impressive lineup of Bay Area musicians, ready to entertain you with the finest popular music from the 1940's through today's favorites...

Fast Times

From A-Ha to Young MC, every song is an instantly recognizable hit guaranteed to get audiences on their feet and celebrating. From the birth of new wave and the dominance of synth-pop to the ragged edge of rock and the dawn of alternative, Fast Times covers it all...

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...