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

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Tainted Love

With their highly stylized, nonstop 80's show, Tainted Love offer a refreshing change from the usual party bands and can bring all of the energy and excitement of their live show to your private party...

pickPocket Ensemble

The PickPocket Ensemble has been making it's brand of original acoustic music since 1998...

Hip Service

Performing dance hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000's, Hip Service features four outstanding lead vocalists, a screaming four piece horn section, rock solid funky rhythm section and four electrifying dancers...

Soul Kiss

Soul Kiss was formed in 2004 and is based out of Hollister, CA. Soul Kiss is known throughout the Bay Area as a band that packs the house and delivers professional and energetic live performances...

Big City Revue

Big City's unparalleled passion and enthusiasm to entertain … combined with solid, stellar performances … keeps this band in constant demand...

The Alameda All Stars

The Alameda All Stars have been performing throughout the Bay Area and beyond for 25 years. During their illustrious history the All Stars have kept up a high level of musicianship along with a very professional approach to entertaining audiences...

Double Funk Crunch

DFC was started as a wild & crazy costumed club band that played exclusively disco and funk from the 70s. The band became quite popular and successfully rode that rhinestoned wave into the new millennium, bell-bottoms and all...

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...

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...

Bill Hopkins Rock'n Orchestra

The Bill Hopkins Rock'n Orchestra is a dynamic dance machine featuring bass, drums, guitar, keyboard, a horn section, percussionist, male & female vocalists and 4 dancers...