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

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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...

Pride & Joy

Pride and Joy can play anywhere from the most popular clubs on the circuit to wedding receptions the top society parties and corporate events everybody, everywhere, instantly relates to the music...

Cocktail Monkeys

Professional showmanship and the goal of a good time had by all mark the purpose of this band. When you hire the Cocktail Monkeys for your event you know you have set the stage for your guests to have a wonderful and exciting time, dancing and enjoying the sounds and stage presence of each band member...

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...

Body & Soul

In existence since 1994, we pride ourselves on loyalty to the original song. We play the versions of tunes that are familiar to everyone. The ability to combine our upbeat style while playing 60's Motown with the same energy as contemporary 90's...

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...

Murasaki Ensemble

The meeting of old and new, east and west, The Murasaki Ensemble strives to present a new listening experience --- one which involves interaction among all participants and which flows with an intensely global, human quality...

Silicon Vibe

As your party heats up, enjoy Silicon Vibe's upbeat vocals and powerful horn section as you and your guests dance the night away!

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...

Boyz Nite Out

Boyz Nite Out is a fabulous A Cappella group with a vast repertoire...