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

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pickPocket Ensemble

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

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...

Spice

Spice up your Party with JNB's in-house powerhouse 5-piece group. This group has been shaking up festivals, parties, and corporate events for 15 years in the Bay Area...

The No Mercy Band

The vocalists in The No Mercy Band are the greatest in the SF Bay Area and their awesome talent is represented at every function...

Strawberry Fields

Most of us never got to see the Beatles in-person because we either couldn't afford to buy tickets, or were just too young to stay out past 8 pm, but we were able to cling to an old album cover or photograph, hoping one day to catch a real glimpse of the Fab Four...

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...

Spirit of Polynesia

Since 1980, Spirit of Polynesia has been guided by J. Kimo and Jill Baird. Through music, song and dance, the group brings you the many cultures of Polynesia...

The Sun Kings

With a repertoire of over 100 songs, the Sun Kings shine with spot-on arrangements and vocal harmonies, delivered with a driving energy that recalls the earliest Beatle shows...

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...

Steel Jam

Steel Jam guarantees a fun, festive mood for any party or event! Caribbean-flavored reggae, salsa, jazz, pop, and classical music spice up any celebration...