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

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Dick Bright's SRO

No other band has such a vast repertoire. Not just the same old standbys so many groups perform, the SRO play list features top dance hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's that go beyond the expected. And SRO is constantly updating its repertoire with new material...

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...

Juanita Ulloa

Juanita performs an eclectic mix of special events from concerts to weddings, and schools to vocal workshops plus principal appearances with symphonic orchestras. She has served as a music ambassador for Peru and Mexico in events for dignitaries, at the Los Angeles Olympics and audiences in Europe, Peru, Mexico and the USA...

Papa Doo Run Run

Their best kept secret... Papa Doo Run Run is who the Beach Boys call when they need someone to fill in in their band...

Double Funk Crunch

DFCs popularity as well as their fan base grew and they became known as a high energy, fun party band that focused on 70s & 80s dance music...

Kaweh

The Bay Area's Latin Kings of Music, KAWEH also covers songs by the Gipsy Kings and several Italian and Latin standards. We are available for your EVENT - Make your next event one to remember with the exotic, passionate, high energy of KAWEH...

Hot Buttered Rum

Often described as a rock band playing bluegrass instruments, the band melds blues, folks, bluegrass, jazz, and rock, and the members’ varying degrees of classical training lead them to invest heavily in group composition...

pickPocket Ensemble

The pickPocket Ensemble has been making it's brand of original acoustic music since 1998. They have released 4 CD's, soon to add a 5th, Soul Cafe, early in 2007. Their music has been featured in several films, as well as on KQED's program Spark...

Kugelplex

has played such venues as Oakland's Paramount Theater (with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra), Cafe Du Nord (with grammy award winning Klezmatics trumpeter, Frank London), Jazz at Pearl's, Club Amnesia, Red Poppy Art House, as well as at many top wineries, restaurants, and Jewish events...

Encore

Encore can make your special event a night to remember. Call us today for information on Encore...