Best Party Entertainment Idea
The first thing people think when they see two grand pianos and a drum set on a stage is, What is this? What’s going to happen? Two people sit down at the pianos. Then the music starts. It’s a song...
View Article40th Birthday Party
In the past 4 months I’ve entertained at 5 separate 40th birthday parties. Maybe Steinway had a big sale 41 years ago, and everyone was making whoopie on their new baby grands, I don’t know, but all of...
View ArticleCombining Comedy Magic With Comedy Music
A couple weeks ago we were hired to do a dueling piano show in front of a convention of 2,000 people in Washington DC. Sharing the stage with us was a Comedy Magician by the name of Dennis Watkins, who...
View ArticleWhere to put the band?
When I first began entertaining at private parties, weddings and corporate events I would always ask where the stage was going to be located. Sometimes the stage was located on the small side of a...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Sandy
Five weeks ago I was booked outside of Manhattan to play a private party this past Friday at a home in Montclair, NJ. The host wanted an interactive show in the style of Dueling Pianos, but with just...
View ArticleShopping for a Corporate Event Performer
As a Dueling Piano entertainer, I’ve worked in clubs and I’ve worked in corporate settings. I’ve seen performers get away with things in clubs that they could never get away with in a corporate...
View ArticleCasino Night as a Corporate Team Building Activity
One of the most popular events I’ve seen used for corporate team building “entertainment” is a casino night. Each attendee is given a set number of chips and one raffle ticket at the beginning of the...
View ArticleCorporate Events: Dueling Pianos and Tip Jars
I don’t normally put tip jars on my pianos or ask for tips when I do a corporate gig. I think it’s generally inappropriate to charge thousands of dollars to a client and pedal tips from their guests....
View ArticleWhat drives the cost of my private event entertainment?
Let’s say you’re throwing a private party for your spouse’s 40th birthday, or perhaps you are considering entertainment for a Gala Fundraising Dinner for your nonprofit organization. Maybe you saw a...
View ArticleDueling Piano Shows – recent trends
When rock ‘n roll dueling pianos began in earnest in the late ’80’s, it quickly took the format of 4 pianists rotating through the stage every hour in teams of 2. Each team would play through request...
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