- Location:
- Austin, Texas
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 3000 miles from Austin.
- Pay Range:
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$3000-$4000 per event
- Member Since:
- 2010
- Primary Category:
- Cover Band
- Additional Categories:
- 60s Band, Acoustic Band, Americana Band, Blues Band, Classic Rock Band, Dance Band, Folk Band, Jam Band, Jazz Band, Motown Band, R&B Band, Rock Band, Swing Band, Top 40 Band, Variety Band, Wedding Band, World Music Band
- Influences:
- motown stevie wonder led zeppelin the beatles rolling stones peter gabriel frank sinatra
Group Members
- Stephen Zirkel - bass, trumpet, keys
- Karen Mal - vocals, mandolin
- Rob Kazanel - drums
- Dave Madden - piano,keys,vocals
- Carter Airrington - guitar
- Jon Dexter - cello
- Will Taylor - violin, guitar, vocals
- Tameca Jones - Vocals
Description
Will Taylor and Strings Attached
Strings and Live Variety Band
Grammy-winning artists like Pearl Jam, Shawn Colvin, Eliza Gilkyson, and Bob Schneider and many others have trusted their music with Strings Attached.
Your wedding music will be in good hands.
When Pearl Jam came to Austin in October 2009 to record their live Austin City Limits Studio show that would be broadcast nationally, they could have choosen to fly in anyone. They instead choose to entrust the strings portion of the show to Strings Attached.
Strings Attached has performed with 3 Grammy award winners with 5 Grammy's among them and 7 Grammy nominees with at least 26 nominations among them.
True world-class musical diversity.
-Will Taylor and Strings Attached is a variety band from Austin, Texas that can play just about anything you dream of. Rock, pop, swing, jazz, motown, country: you name it. See our website or below for our current playlist, but keep in mind we can do virtually any song you want.
What are my options?
Here are a few suggestions:
ceremony: Classical guitar, string trio/quartet, or solo violin
cocktail hour:. Jazz trio (violin, guitar, and bass) or duo (violin/guitar)
reception: A rocking variety band
We can make all that happen.
Personal Service
Every Strings Attached complete music package comes with a one-on-one personal music consultation to discuss your wedding music questions, special songs, concerns. We'll walk you through the entire wedding ceremony and reception, listen to your ideas and make suggestions as needed.
Planning a non-traditional or unconvential wedding? Strings Attached can write custom arrangements for every song that you want played in the best key for the singer. Many times we're asked to accompany a singer or musician in the family. Maybe your aunt would like to sing Ave Maria with the string quartet or your brother wants to sing a song for the first dance. We'll set up a rehearsal, make sure the song(s) is in the right key and make it happen.
-Strings Attached can play an entire night of Beatles albums with arrangements voiced for our band, a reception's worth of classic rock, or a night of swing music. Or we can blend them seamlessly into a custom mix where even your most musically challenging guests leave the event feeling satisfied.
-Over twenty years of wedding and live concert experience
-Ensemble sizes from solo to 10-piece band to fit any budget
-We can handle all your live music details in a calm and organized way from the ceremony thru the reception including special announcements and custom song requests
- We provide and help you complete a detailed 20-point wedding music checklist so you can feel at ease about this part of your wedding
- also available: professional sound system, lights, dance floor, ipod or cd played during the breaks
You want to know the details and complex scheduling of music will come off without a hitch. Not only has Strings Attached performed in weddings for over 20 yrs, but they've handled the complex workings of a live concert series for over 10 yrs. You can be assured they know how to deal with a sound system, settin up lights, and the complex landscape of producing the music for your event.
Some of the venues and clients we have played...
The Barr Mansion, Four Seasons Hotel, Lost Pines Resort Austin 71, The Driskill Hotel, The Austin Club, nutty brown cafe, the long center
Antones
The Long Center
Threadgills
Momos
Bend Studios
Sons of Herman Hall
Nutty Brown Cafe
Uptown Marble Theater and many others.
Some of the artists Strings Attached and its players have backed include: Pearl Jam, Leonard Cohen, Shawn Colvin, .......
Vendors we work with include: Kennedy Creative, Amy Madar, Groove Labs, more etc....
Get a 10% discount from our regular rates if you book over 6 months in advance.
Request a bid from us and we'll send you our free guide to planning your wedding music which included our 20 point detailed checklist. We've put over 20 yrs of event and wedding music production experience into this guide, and whether or not we're right for you, we'd like to share it with you so your event will come off like a perfectly choreographed dance.
No need to reinvent the wheel...let us guide you with our free guide.
"I've been to dozens of weddings and heard dozens of bad DJ's and marginal bands. Kristal and I wanted the very best for our wedding. After reviewing several chamber quartets for the ceremony and dance bands for the reception, we decided to hire Will Taylor and Strings Attached. Will Taylor and Strings Attached provided every note of music for our wedding and reception--all 6 hours of it--from Pachebel's Canon in D to Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll. In between there was music as diverse as Franz Lizst's Liebestraum to Alanis Morissette's "Head Over Feet," from Lyle Lovett to Emmy Lou Harris to The Rolling Stones "She's A Rainbow." The musicianship was awesome, from the first note to last, in all cases equal to or better than the original artists. And, in case you think I'm just making noise and have a "tin" ear such is not the case. I have near perfect pitch and over 40 years' experience as a pianist. I have been a guitarist and bass player for well over 30 years and I have written dozens of original compositions and played in a band. I know good and bad music when I hear it. Will Taylor and Strings Attached are first class all the way. Hire Will Taylor and Strings Attached, and scratch "Wedding and Reception Music" off the items to worry about. Really!"
- Ben Morris
Song List
Available For:
Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings...and more.
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