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

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Fundamentals

If you are planning a high energy, fun event and and your goal is to get people dancing and keep them dancing, The Fundamentals are the perfect choice!

Funky Little Shack

Funky Little Shack features dynamic vocalists, a slammin' rhythm section, and blazingly hot horns. And, we customize our look for you, from fun and funked-out to formal black tie...

Heartbeats

Matching sharkskin suits, pompadours & Ray Ban sunglasses set the tone for the Motown sounds of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations...

Hip Service

Hip Service's appeal has proven to be universal. Their unique sound and visually exciting stage show continues to attract an ever growing and loyal audience...

Encore

Encore is a fantastic choice for your wedding, as they have tremendous energy and an experienced lineup...

Fast Times

Where were you in the 80s? Playing Pac-Man? Watching General Hospital? Enjoying the spoils of Reaganomics? Whatever your memories, Fast Times will bring them all flooding back with a smile--and a backbeat you won't be able to resist...

Floorshakers

The Floorshakers have been performing funk, soul and rock 'n' roll hits all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Notably, for three years running, The Floorshakers have consecutively SOLD OUT in advance New Year's Eve parties for crowds of over 1,500 people...

Fred McCarty

Fred has appeared with: Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Trisha Yearwood, Mark Chestnut, Charlie Daniels, Lee Greenwood and many others. The live performances of his country originals, Texas Swing and Cajun tunes as well as Classic Cowboy songs continue to be a favorite for audiences from coast-to-coast...

JT Horns

We can be heard playing the music of Tower of Power, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, and many others. Our repertoire currently consists of over 200 songs, with a set list that is easily tailored to a client’s requests, and we can also incorporate new songs if they happen to not be on the list...

Kugelplex

Kugelplex feels equally at home presenting klezmer as a deep-listening experience in a seated concert hall as we do playing boisterous, soulful dance music. Formed in 2001, the group plays weddings, concerts and festivals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond...