Alternate Take

• Grant Draper - Sax, Keys, Vocals
• Spencer Rush - Guitar, Vocals
• Chris Allen - Drums, Vocals
• Mark Stallings - Keyboard, Bass, Vocals

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Alternate Take is a group of four talented musicians that have joined forces to make one of the most impressive bands on the east coast. Each member has played professionally since our teen years and educational backgrounds include music degrees and Masters degrees. Not only are we well versed in rock, r&b, soul, contemporary party and dance music; but also original, jazz, and classical music. Everyone in this band is a full-time professional musician.

This is not just your typical wedding or cover band, this group of songwriters/composers/producers can write or perform in virtually any style of music. If there is a song you want performed, Alternate Take can do it. Some of the famous stages these musicians have played include Jazz Fest of New Orleans, the famous Cotton Club of New York, Carnegie Hall, Bobcats Arena, and Panther Stadium to name a few. They've shared the stage with national acts like Ellis Marsalis, Bonnie Raitt, Hootie and the Blowfish, Archie Bell, Starship, Michael Brecker, and many others. Alternate Take knows how to adjust the music we play to fit the crowd. One of the advantages of knowing so many songs and styles is the ability to modify the performance to the mood and occasion at hand. Corporate events, private parties, and festivals are performed with energy, enthusiasm, and style. We customize our shows according to the people we play for, versatility is one of our strongest attributes.

If you're looking for an experienced group of musicians that are still in touch with current music to play your wedding…look no further, we take pride in our ability to learn new songs, yet still being able to connect to multiple generations with our extensive song list. Alternate Take's musicians have done hundreds of weddings collectively, and know the ebb and flow of the event. Although each wedding day is unique, the experience of doing so many helps us to be prepared for anything that might happen, we are all professionals and enjoy doing this type of performance. We'll also work with you on song lists and dj material on set breaks, if you like to get involved in music selection. We can even play classical piano in your ceremony, or for less traditional musical palates, acoustic guitar. Also, jazz standards are a great choice for cocktails and dinner, all musical tastes are within our playing ability. Your cake cutting, flower toss, and garter toss will be announced by the band if needed. A wireless microphone is provided for any announcements for your special day. Your job is to enjoy yourself, let Alternate Take, take care of the music!

• Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
• I'm Sexy and I know It - LMFAO
• Hot In Herre - Nelly
• Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
• Rolling In The Deep - Adele
• Add it up - Violent Femmes
• Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
• Alison - Elvis Costello
• Alive - Pearl Jam
• All Summer Long - Kid Rock
• All The Things You Are - Jazz Standard
• Allison - Elvis Costello
• Almost any Christmas song - various
• Amber - 311
• American Girl - Tom Petty
• Ants Marching - Dave Matthews
• Any Jazz Standard - Various(Literally hundreds)
• Around Here - Counting Crows
• Autumn Leaves - Jazz Standard
• Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
• Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
• Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
• Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - The Tams
• Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
• Beat It - Michael Jackson
• Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
• Billie Jean
• Bittersweet - Big Head Todd
• Black
• Black Water - Doobie Bros
• Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
• Blue Bossa
• Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
• Body and Soul
• Boogie Man - KC
• Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
• Breakdown - Petty
• Brickhouse - Commodores
• Broken Hearted Savior
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
• Bye Bye Blackbird - Jazz Standard
• Canon In D - Pachelbel classical wedding
• Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
• Caravan - Duke Ellington
• Carolina Girls - General Johnson
• Chicken Fried - Zack Brown Band
• Clocks - Cold Play
• Cocaine - Clapton
• Come Fly With Me - Sinatra
• Come Sail Away - Styx
• Come Together - Beatles
• comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
• Communication Breakdown - Led Zep
• Could not ask for more - Edwin McCain
• Crazy - Willie Nelson
• Crazy Love - Van Morrison
• Creep - Radiohead
• Dang Me - Roger Miller
• Daughters - John Mayer
• Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
• Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi
• Diamonds on the souls of her shoes
• dominoe
• Don't Stop Believing - Journey
• Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Easy - Lionel Richie
• Elderly Woman
• End Of The Road - Boyz II Men
• Every Breath You Take - Police
• Every Little Thing She does is Magic
• Every Rose has its thorn - Poison
• Faithfully - Journey
• Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
• Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.
• Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys
• Fire and Rain - James Taylor
• Flashlight - Parliament
• Fly Me to The Moon - Sinatra style
• FM
• Forget You - Cee Lo
• Freefallin - Tom Petty
• Friend of The Devil - Grateful Dead
• Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
• Get Down Tonight - KC
• Giant Steps - Trane vibe
• Gimme some Lovin - The Rascals
• Gravity
• Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
• Green Eyes
• Hard to Handle - Black Crows
• Have I told You Lately
• Helter Skelter - Beatles
• Here Comes The Bride - Wagner
• Hey Baby - from dirty dancing
• Hey Joe - Jimmy Hendrix
• Hey, Hey What can I do
• Hide your love away - Beatles
• Hold My Hand
• Hound Dog - Elvis
• How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye/James Taylor
• I Guess thats why they call it the blues
• I Shot The Sheriff
• I still Haven't Found what I'm looking for - U2
• I walk the Line - Johnny Cash
• I want to hold your hand - Beatles
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• I'll Be - Edwin McCain
• I'm Going Home
• I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
• In a Mellow Tone - Duke Ellington
• In your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
• Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
• Is This Love - Bob Marley
• Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
• It Had to Be You - Harry Connick style
• Jack and Dianne - John Cougar
• Jammin - Bob Marley
• Jane Says - Janes Addiction
• Jenny, Jenny 867-5309 - Tommy Tutone
• Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
• Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
• Jump - Van Halen
• Just a Giggolo/Ain't got Nobody - Louis Prima/Van Halen
• Just Ask - Dave Matthews
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• Just the Two of us
• Just the way you are - Billie Joel
• Kashmir
• Keep on Lovin You - Reo Speedwagon
• King of the Road - Roger Miller
• Kiss - Prince
• Let Her Cry - Hootie
• Lets Get it On
• Lets Stay Together - Al Green
• Levon
• Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
• L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
• Love Song - 311/The Cure
• Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
• Maneater - Hall & Oates
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
• Melissa - Allman Brothers
• Message in a Bottle
• Miss Grace - The Tymes
• Mony, Mony - Billy Idol
• Moondance
• Moonglow
• Mr Magic - Grover Washington Jr. style
• Mustang Sally
• My Funny Valentine
• My Girl - Temptations
• My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
• Need You Tonight - INXS
• Night and Day - Cole Porter
• No Such Thing
• No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
• Oh, What a Night(December 1963)
• Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
• Oye Como Va - Santana
• Patience - G & R
• Peg - Steely Dan
• Piano Man
• Pink Houses
• Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
• Poison - Bel Biv Devoe
• Pokerface - Lady Gaga
• Prelude for the Well Tempered Clavier - Bach
• Ramble On - Zeppelin
• Reelin in The Years
• Reminiscing - Little River Band
• Rocket Man
• Roller Coaster - Red Hot Chillie Peppers
• Roxanne - Police
• Sabotage - Beastie Boys
• Satifaction - Stones
• Save a Horse, Ride A Cowboy - Big And Rich
• Say Hey - Michael Franti
• Sex Machine - James Brown
• Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
• Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
• Shake Your Booty - KC
• Shattered - O.A.R.
• She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
• She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
• Shiver
• Simple Man - Lynard Skynard
• Sittin on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
• Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
• So Lonely - Sting
• Special requests always welcome - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Stand by Me - Ben E King
• Star Eyes - jazz standard(latin)
• Stay - Maurice Williams
• Stayin Alive - Bee Gees
• Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
• Sweet Child of Mine - Guns and Roses
• Sweet Dreams Are Made of This - Eurythmics
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Tainted Love - Soft Cell
• Take It On the Run - Reo Speedwagon
• Take the A Train - Like the Duke with small group
• That's Life - Sinatra Standard
• The Bird - The Time
• The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
• The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• The Way You Look Tonight - Sinatra
• There Will Never Be Another You - jazz standard
• This is How We Do it - Montel Jordan
• This Love - Maroon 5
• Ticket to Ride
• Tiny Dancer - Elton John
• Twist and Shout - Beatles
• Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
• Under The Boardwalk
• Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
• Use Me - Bill Withers
• Use Somebody - KOL
• various works in classical and romantic tradition - Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, etc.
• Viva La Vida - Cold Play
• Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
• Waiting in Vain
• Wasting Time - Jack Johnson
• We can do virtually any song!!! - Just ask!!!!!
• Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
• What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
• What I Got - Sublime
• What's Going on - Marvin Gaye
• Why don't we get drunk
• Why Georgia?
• Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
• Wild Thing - Hendrix/Animals
• Wish You Were Here
• Witchcraft - Sinatra Standard
• With or Without You - u2
• Wonderful Tonight - Clapton
• Wrapped around your finger
• Yellow
• Yesterday
• You are the Sunshine
• You can call me Al - Paul Simon
• You Can't Always Get/Feelin Alright
• You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
• Young American - Bowie
• Your Body's a Wonderland - John Mayer
• Your Song
• Your Time is Gonna come - Led Zeppelin
• You're the Inspiration - Chicago
• You've Lost That Loving Feeling
• Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• We couldn't have been happier with Alternate Take. We were nervous going into the event because we hadn't seen them or talked to anyone that had, but they were fantastic. The biggest help was their level of professionalism and flexibility. They clearly gave us one less thing to worry about and they needed very little attention to make everything fall into place. They followed our song list very closely and there was very little they can't do. They were great for both the younger and older crowd with everything from Journey to Lady Gaga to any Jazz standard you could want. We heard from everyone else at the event what a great band they were as well. -- Josh M, Raleigh, NC, 6/12/2010
• Not a thing you can say that's negative with Alternate Take they were everything we could have asked for in a band. They learned all of our "special" songs and played them perfectly. Very talented band who can play anything and play it well! Kept our party dancing all night. Not only does there music rock, but Grant makes a Great MC and kept everything on schedule. Thanks for helping to make our wedding night perfect! -Kate and Sean -- Sean E, Wilmington, NC, 9/18/2010
• They were great beginning to end, the songs kept flowing and it really was the most fun night of our lives! Grant was great to work with, and I would highly recommend this group! -- Judy G, Pinehurst, NC, 5/8/2010
• performance was great and everyone has given me great feedback regarding the band. others were asking to possibly use Alternate Take for future weddings. -- Nick D, Charleston, SC, 5/1/2010
• We had Alternate Take play for our daughter's wedding in Charleston. They were very accomodating to our needs, even when we needed to change the date of the wedding a few months before the date. They learned a special song for their first dance and performed it beautifully. They are very talented musicians and singers. They had the opportunity to play for the Family Circle tennis players on the day of our daughter's wedding. They had to leave a bit early, and arranged for a DJ to play for the remainder of the reception. My only regret was that Alternate Take was not there for the entire reception as the guests LOVED them! -- Patti T, Mount Pleasant, SC, 7/24/2010
• We were very happy with the band. They were better than expected and they helped make my daughters wedding a perfectevent. -- Tammy M, Charleston, WV, 5/30/2010
• Alternate Take was a great choice for our Spring Formal. They were full of energy, and really knew how to work the crowd. I would book them again. -- Matthew P, Asheville, NC, 2/6/2010
• Alternate Take was prompt and professional with their feedback and contact with us prior to the event. They learned the songs we asked them to, they played everything we wanted, they kept the dance floor rockin' all night long. They are exceptional musicians, their sound set up is perfect, and they did a fine job of keeping the party moving, as well as handling MC duties. We received numerous compliments from guest on the band, and I am a musician and music snob myself and can tell you this band is great, and helped us have a fun, exciting, and memorable wedding reception. -- Josh C, Pinehurst, NC, 12/31/2010
• Alternate Take was fantastic. They helped us with an unusual first song which was perfect, got the dance floor packed, and it stayed that way the rest of the night! Multiple people from the wedding have commented that this was the best wedding band they've ever heard, and have asked where and how I got them. Grant was easy and accommodating while we were working together in the lead up to the wedding. The song selection was great, the performance was great, everything was great. If you want to have fun and have a packed dance floor, get this band for your wedding!!!! -- Richard H, Columbia, SC, 12/18/2010
• The Band was great. Everyone enjoyed hearing them. Great variety of music. -- Jennifer M, Jacksonville, NC, 12/4/2010
• We booked Alternate Take for our November wedding in Atlanta and were so pleased with them! All of the guests gave endless compliments on the band, their variety of music, and overall talent. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding band!!! -- Lauren D, Atlanta, GA, 11/6/2010
• This band was incredible. They entertained everyone at our wedding from the young to the old which is truly impressive. This band provided light music while we were eating but also played stuff to keep us dancing all night. This band really made our wedding. Everyone we have seen after the wedding has commented on how much they liked the band. We highly recommend this band to anyone trying to please a broad audience. -- Jaclyn P, Waynesville, NC, 10/9/2010
• Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! Alternate Take was the cherry on top of our event. We had a Swing Dance for our Seniors and these gentlemen created the perfect atmosphere and created the most amazing music through their talent and their instruments. Our residents and our guests are still raving about their appearance. Additionally, they were extremely accommodating when it came to timing and scheduling. If you are looking for a professional group of amazingly talented individuals - hire Alternate Take!!!! -- Heather F, Sumter, SC, 9/16/2011
• Very professional and easy-to-work with group. Kept lines of communication open throughout the wedding preparations and delivered as promised. Couldn't be happier with the outcome. -- Alex A, Charleston, WV, 8/20/2011
• Grant and the guys of Alternate Take were amazing- in my opinion, they made the wedding and are one of the best bands out there. They learned our special requests, made sure all of the wedding events were announced and ran smoothly, and have lots of talent to boot. They kept everyone dancing the night away (even my grandmother who had double knee replacements and had previously swore she would never dance again). Their DJ-ed songs (during breaks) mixed so seamlessly with their live songs that I even remarked to my new husband at one point, "I didn't know that they had this song on their list!" Our guests raved about how much fun they had, definitely recommend! -- Amanda R, Augusta, GA, 7/23/2011
• Grant and the rest of Alternate Take performed spectacularly the night of our wedding. They were wonderfully prepared for the event and we couldn't reccommend them more. They were all very professional throughout the evening and put on a show that my husband, family and friends will be talking about for many years. Thank you for all the effort! -- Samantha S, Blowing Rock, NC, 6/18/2011
• These guys were great and more than willing to go the extra mile. Even after plans were jostled a bit, they still pulled through and helped make the night a great success!! -- Dillon R, Charleston, SC, 4/30/2011
• Alternate Take was great! Very professional before, during and after the wedding. Guests raved about them and knew how to work the crowd. Would definitely use again! -- Ashley M, Southport, NC, 4/16/2011
• I got nothing but great reviews and everyone had a blast. Thanks Alternate Take! I look forward to booking you again! -- Kevin S, Winston Salem, NC, 1/26/2012

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