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

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The Alameda All Stars

The Alameda All Stars are Gregg Allman's favorite Bay Area band...and they will rock your socks off at your next event!

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...

California Beach Boys

California Beach Boys honor and pay tribute in their music to the legends of surf: Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, David Marks, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and Dick Dale. Members of the band have played on the same stage as Surfaris and Ventures.

The Harmonics

The Harmonics Steelband has existed since 1980. They warmed the hearts of pan lovers in the San Francisco Bay Area with their varied repertoire over and over again...

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...

Candela

Candela plays a combination of danceable arrangements by composers as Rubén Blades, Ray Barreto, Eddie Palmieri, La India, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez, Oscar D’Leon, Guaco, Los Van Van and Isaac Delgado. They are as well versatile in playing background Latin Jazz...

The Hitmen

If you are looking for the most band for the buck then let them show you what you have been missing...

Manhattan Towers

Manhattan Towers' popularity stems from Goldstein's unique brand of New York-flavored musical fun which features non-stop high class entertainment, a legendary repertoire of music, and superb timing...

Bill Hopkins Rockin' Orchestra

Delivering Classic Rock, Salsa, Motown, Soul, Dance Hits, and a Taste of the New, the Bill Hopkins Rock'n Orchestra has been described as a party on stage...the best special event band in the world!

Caravanserai

Originally a replication of, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Santana's legendary early days, Caravanserai has grown to include material from all eras of Santana's 30+ year history...