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

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Fast Times

Fast Times...the 80s dance party that's totally live and totally awesome!

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...

Open Road

The band name, OpenRoad, was chosen for the following reasons. We are open to play our Clients’ favorite songs to take their special event wherever they want to go.

Bill Hopkins Rockin' Orchestra

Delivering Classic Rock, Salsa, Motown, Soul, Dance Hits, and a Taste of the New, the Bill Hopkins Rock'n Orchestra has been described as a party on stage...the best special event band in the world!

Suite Love Express

Book Suite Love Express for your event and you are guaranteed a suite party with all your fave songs. Suite Love Express is also now available by special request as a live karaoke band...

Hip Service

Since their inception in 1996, the Hip Service sensation has taken Northern California by storm. The band has become the music of choice at outdoor festivals and fairs, conventions, fundraisers, concerts, and private events of all types...

Floorshakers

Since the group's inception in 2003, The Floorshakers have been performing funk, soul and rock 'n' roll hits all over the San Francisco Bay Area, expanding into new genres including R&B, Latin and current top billboard hits...

Mazacote

Based in San Francisco, Mazacote plays a crowd-pleasing, high-energy mixture of classic salsa favorites and original latin jazz tunes. It’s no wonder that Latin Beat magazine called Mazacote one of the premier salsa ensembles in Northern California...

Aja Vu

The Aja Vu show recreates the combination of rock, jazzy blues and unique storytelling that has made the Steely Dan sound endure throughout pop culture for 30+ years! Book the band for your event and keep the music of Steely Dan alive...

Blue Moon

BLUE MOON looks forward to sharing your special celebration with you and your guests. We are happy to accommodate the size of our band to fill the special needs for your event. Of course we do play your special requests too...