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

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Josh Friedman

Josh is a virutosic performer as a soloist, and he has been a refreshing new sound at Bay Area weddings for the last 10 years...

Juli Alexander

Juli fell in love with the glamour and beauty of the harp when she was 8. She started playing immediately and hasn't stopped since...

Katherine Honey

San Francisco's Fairmont, Hilton and St. Francis Hotels and Los Angeles' Disneyland Hotel, Sheraton Universal and Beverly Wilshire have been routine audiences for Katherine's wide variety of genres of music, from the classical to the contemporary...

Kent Cohea

Being educated at Berklee School of Music in Boston, and learning from Joe Henderson in San Fransico, where he presently lives, has given Cohea a wide range of musical expression within the standard jazz genre...

Krista Strader

Krista has been the featured harpist with the Mark Thallander Foundation, working with guest conductor John Rutter, and has enjoyed roles as Principal Harpist and concerto soloist with the William Lock Singers and Orchestra, major works including Handel's B-flat Concerto and Ravel's Introduction and Allegro...

Kristal Schwartz

Although Kristal enjoys using her musical skills in many venues, she is particularly drawn to small, intimate occasions. These circumstances allow her to see the effect that her music has on her listeners as it transforms stress into tranquility – hurriedness into serenity...

Louie Moon

To me music is powerful magic, opening windows into our hearts and souls. Performing music has given me the chance to interact with people locally, and travel the world to experience the magic in other cultures...

Manolo Vargas

Manolo Vargas began his artistic career as a young child in Sevilla, Spain. When his teachers realized he had perfect pitch and could memorize a song after hearing it just once, the Jesuit priests at his school knew he had talent...

Mark Holzinger

My performances have included concerts, festivals, major music venues, weddings, bars and restaurants, church, T.V., radio, music videos, musicals, LP's and CDs...

Mark Kaye

Mark is a wonderful piano player who brings a wealth of experience and talent to weddings and special events around the Bay Area and the country...