Although there are only a few venues in the state of NEW YORK that are attempting the Dueling Pianos concept, Corporate and Private Dueling Pianos performances and Wedding Dueling Piano performances are in great demand. For information on how to bring the best Dueling Piano talent to your event, please visit www.duelingpianoshows.com for booking information or email jasons@lorioross.com for a direct quote.
New York Dueling Piano performances are not only a hit with New York fortune 500 companies, ticketed banquet events, and weddings, they are also very popular at Universities for students activities and events. For a video preview of Dueling Pianos international’s latest performance at Notre Dame University, please see the video below or call 248.398.9711 to ask for a DVD to be mailed directy to your address:
Recent New York Dueling Pianos International Performances include:
Mickey Spillanes – East Chester NEW YORK
Union College – Schenectady NEW YORK
Mirror Lake Inn — Lake Placid {Dueling Pianos New York}
Danfords Hotel and Marina — Port Jefferson, New York
New York Chiropractic College — Seneca Falls (New York Dueling Pianos)
First Arena — Elmira, New York
Canisius College — Buffalo, New York
SUNY Oswego — Oswego (New York College Dueling Pianos)
With the Dueling Pianos concept finally making it’s presence known in the great state of Iowa, Cedar Rapids has quickly become a hot spot for Dueling Pianos. Dueling Piano Cedar Rapids performances are highly sought after, especially near the Holidays. Dueling Pianos International will be performing for several Corporate Holiday events in December, 2009 as well as January and February of 2010 in or near Cedar Rapids, IA:
Dec 12 — Cedar Rapids Marriot
January 8 — Collins Plaza Hotel and Convention Center
January 16 — A Touch of Class Banquet and Convention Center
February 24 — Coralville Mariott
February 26 — Elmcrest Country Club
Dueling Pianos near Cedar Rapids
Both Dueling Pianos International and The Funkeys are slated for several other events near Cedar Rapids, IA in 2010. Please check back for updates. For Booking Information please contact Jason Scarcelli at Lorio Ross Sterling Entertainment at 248.398.9711 x 122.
The Dueling Pianos concept (www.duelingpianoshows.com), as we know it today, began in Texas in the mid 80s and it’s popularity rapidly spread to popular coastline resort Destinations. By the late 90s, The OHIO DUELING PIANOS circuit yeilded several traditional Dueling Piano Venues in Cinncinatti, Colubmus, Cleveland with a few non-traditianal Dueling Piano venues in and around Toledo. Although the Dueling Piano Concept has not been as popular in OHIO as in other Midwestern states, the demand for Sing Along Comedy entertainment is steadily rising for the PRIVATE and CORPORATE markets.
Dueling Pianos International, founded in 1999 by Lorio Ross Sterling Entertainment, specializes in nationwide Dueling Piano shows for private and corporate settings, providing full production including Grand Pianos, Sound Reinforcement and Lighting. Dueling Pianos International has performed for corporate functions and wedding at the following ohio venues.
For more information on how you can bring DUELING PIANOS INTERNATIONAL to your next Corporate Function, Wedding or Featured Nightclub Event, please visit www.duelingpianoshows.com .
The Funkeys Traveling Dueling Pianos show will be making several trips to the great state of TEXAS this year. Dan Satterberg and Marshall Charloff have been performing the Dueling Pianos concept for over a decade. “It’s been years since I’ve performed Dueling Pianos in Texas”, Dan said to me in a recent phone conversation. Dan Satterberg began performing the Dueling Pianos concept in the early 9os and spent a great deal of time in Texas at Little Ditties and Alley Cats DUELING PIANOS TEXAS clubs. He went on to say, “The crowds in the South Central States have a really genuine enthusiasm for sing along, not to mention the weather is a bit more tolerable in the winter months.”
New Year’s Eve will wittness a great event in Odessa, Dueling Pianos Texas Style, at the MCM Elegante. The Funkeys are also slated for Texas Dueling Piano performances in Dallas, Houston and possibly Amarillo for the month of October, 2009. The Funkeys often find themselves wearing wacky props during their show and are may possibly break out their Cowboy Hats for Dueling Pianos Texas Style. I’ve only been to Texas a few times and I did see Dueling Pianos in Texas, but I didn’t see too many people wearing cowboy hats. Marshall Charloff of The Funkeys would much rather wear a cowboy hat as opposed to the 18th century costume (wig included) reqired for a Fundraiser for the Jodi House in late October, 2009 in Santa Barbara, California.
In any event, Texas Dueling Piano bars and Texas Dueling Piano private events will be in for a treat when The Funkeys Traveling Dueling pianos show comes to a venue in Texas. Visit www.thefunkeys.net for more information on this great Veteran Dueling Piano team. They look forward to being a part of your next Dueling Piano event in Texas soon.
Dueling Pianos in Texas Video Preview of The Funkeys (below)
Joe Peraino is no stranger to the entertainment industry. With over 15 years experience as an EVENT PRODUCTION specialist, he has been contracted by over 250 corporations to facilitate special events from beginning to end. Event Production calls a scrupulous demand and attention to detail that is only mastered with years of experience. From arranging the appropriate entertainment to theme props, greeters, table decor and transportation, Joe Peraino’s has the expertise to make your next function a success. MICHIGAN EVENT PRODUCTION specialists are fortunate to have a mulitude of entertainers to choose from. Most of these entertainers fill their event calendars by using Lorio Ross Sterling Entertainment, Michigan’s largest full service Event Production company, founded by Jerry Ross in partnership with Joe Peraino (formerly of Sterling Diversion).
Joe Peraino not only services Special Events in Michigan and in the Midwest; he is contracted by corporations nation wide. He has recently serviced events for the following corporations at the following locations:
For more information about booking a Dueling Pianos performance in {MICHIGAN} for a corporate event, wedding or nightclub, please visit www.duelingpianoshows.com or call 248.398.9711 x 122.
Although Dueling Pianos International consists of the largest nation wide network of professional Dueling Piano players who are available for travel anywhere in the United States, Canada and abroad, a large number of our entertainers live in MICHIGAN. Performing in Pub 13 (Ypsilanti, MI), Coco Joe’s (Mt. Pleasant, MI) and Rumrunners every W through Su, we also perform at many Country Clubs and Banquet facilities for featured/ticketed performances, private/corporate events and weddings. We’ve compiled a list of all the venues in which we have performed DUELING PIANOS in MICHIGAN in 2009 (seen below).
Oakland Hills Country Club — Bloomfield Hills, MICHIGAN
SVSU — Saginaw, MICHIGAN
Ken Ratliff Park — Oscoda, MICHIGAN
St. Rita / St. Joseph Hall — Maple City, MICHIGAN
The Rivieara Theatre — Three Rivers, MICHIGAN
Siena Heights University — Adrian, MICHIGAN
Soaring Eagle Casino — Mt. Pleasant, MICHIGAN
Westland Bailey Center — Westland, MICHIGAN
Perch Point Conservation Club — Casco, MICHIGAN
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center — East Lansing, MICHIGAN
Fore Lakes Golf Club — Kimball, MICHIGAN
Monaghan’s Knights of Columbus — Livonia, MICHIGAN
ST. John Evangelistic Parish — Fenton, MICHIGAN
Double Tree Hotel — Bay City, MICHIGAN
Walnut Creek Country Club — South Lyon, MICHIGAN
* If you plan to travel great distances to a Michigan Dueling Pianos show, I’d recommend using the following sites and video for Hotel reservations, Maps and destination information:
Happy Monday! Just wanted to thank you for the AWESOME duo you sent me for our show Saturday. The players were dynamic together and kept the audience engaged for the entire time. We had people in their 20’s to people in their 70’s and they were having a blast right up to the end. Don’t have a total count yet, but the tip jar on the pianos had $600 in it ALONE! We would love to have that pair come back again. I’ll be in touch. Thanks again for a great experience. Have a great week!
With over 21 years of combined experience in Dueling Pianos/Sing Along, The Funkeys are guaranteed to have your audience singing, clapping and laughing from start to finish. Both Dan Satterberg and Marshall Charloff have served as Entertainment Directors at some of the world’s most notable Dueling Piano venues and have personally trained many of the newer entertainers currently performing in college town and resort area Dueling Piano clubs. Based in Minneapolis and available for nation wide travel, the Funkeys spend most weekends on the road performing at Corporate Functions, Weddings and Casinos. The Funkeys have only one goal in mind at each of their performances – that of making the audience just as much a part of the show as themselves.
www.thefunkeys.net <- Click here for information on dueling pianos for corporate functions and weddings – NATION WIDE.
The Funkeys have performed at the following venues and the following events in 2008 and 2009:
BA Days – Ghent, MN {Minnesota Dueling Pianos}
Axles Bonfire
Lucille’s Rockin’ Pianos
The Shadow, Wichita, KS {Kansas Dueling Pianos} [dueling pianos kansas]
Profile Event Center – Minneapolis, MN
North Star Mohican Casino – Bowler, MN [WISCONSIN DUELING PIANOS]
Milwaukee Art Museum
Grand Piano Bistro – Des Moines, IA (IOWA DUELING PIANOS) Buster’s – Mankato, MN
Stone Ridge Golf Club – Stillwater, MN
Children’s’ Hospital of Michigan
Citizens Banking Corporation
Coca Cola Corporation
Embassy Suites Hotel – Bloomington, MN
St. Ambrose University – Davenport, IA (DUELING PIANOS IOWA) Greysolon Plaze – Duluth, MN
KI Convention Center – Green Bay, WI
Gale Woods Farms – Minnetrista, MN {Minneapolis Dueling Pianos}
Fontenelle Forest – Bellevue, NE
Warwick Hills Golf Club – Grand Blanc, MI
Northern Illinois University
Notre Dame University {Indiana DUELING PIANOS}
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
Dueling Pianos bars have become a staple in nearly every major College and Tourist town in the Unites States. New Dueling Piano clubs are opening every quarter and this explosion of the Dueling Pianos Concept has created a shortage of qualified Dueling Piano Players, forcing Dueling Piano clubs to place unqualified pianists without training in front of their customers.
When an audience sees two giant tip jars stuffed with singles, fives, tens and even twenty dollar bills, it is no secret that Dueling Piano Players have lucrative careers. Why, one may ask, is there a shortage of qualified Dueling Piano Players? The answer is simple: the dueling piano concept is extremely demanding, requiring each player to have an immense repertoire and the ability to adapt and entertain in an impromptu capacity. If a traditional dueling piano venue were to audition 25 professionally trained pianists, the venue would be lucky to find 2 pianist capable of developing into a Dueling Piano Entertainer, even after 6 to 12 months of training.
Dueling Pianos International constantly strives to recruit, train and develop fresh and exciting piano players to perform the Dueling Piano Concept. The entertainers featured in the video below are responsible for training many of the new dueling piano entertainers in the Midwest.
While the entertainers above generally travel across the country for weekend corporate and wedding performances, they spend the weekdays training new talent for local/traditional dueling piano nightclubs.
Please visit again for more information on Dueling Piano Player training and more information on booking Dueling Pianos for corporate functions, colleges and weddings.
Each semester STUDENT ACTIVITIES boards are faced with the following universal questions: How can we increase participation in our student activities programming? How can we get more for our student activities budget? What do our students want this semester?
On the surface, these questions would seem to have easy answers. However, limited budgets in combination with differing opinions among student activity committee members can make planning the semesters’ activities a laborious chore.
In the business world, Corporate Event Planning chairpersons are faces with a slightly more serious question: How can I make certain my company’s next function a is not a failure so I don’t get fired? For this reason, Corporate Event Planning committees, as opposed to Student Activities planning committees, rely more heavily on Full Service Agencies who specialize in Event Production. Contracting a multitude of vendors and monitoring each vendor’s service is a full time job involving months of planning and preparation. By using an experienced and established event production company, companies of all sizes, small to large, are able to reduce employees’ time spent on the minutia of event planning while keeping their employees more productive with their duties in the workplace.
Likewise, Student Activities committees can also benefit from using a full service production company. When a student activities board develops a relationship with a production agency who offers a number of different attractions, the stress and uncertainty of the booking process is eliminated, awarding more time for promotions to increase student involvement. Furthermore, Student Activities committees using the same agency for several different events each semester are often offered package discounts (the next level of “block booking”). Close relationships between Purchasers and Agencies, whether in the College Market or the Corporate Market, will stretch the entertainment dollar further and yield better service.
