- Location:
- Los Angeles, California
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 3000 miles from Los Angeles.
- Pay Range:
-
$125-$250 per hour
- Member Since:
- 2006
- Primary Category:
- 70's Hits One Man Band
- Additional Categories:
- 40's Hits Keyboards, 40s Singer, 50's Hits One Man Band, 50s Singer, 60's Hits Keyboards, 60's Hits One Man Band, 60s Singer, 70's Hits Keyboards, 70s Singer, 80's Hits One Man Band, 80s Singer, 90's Hits One Man Band, 90s Singer, Oldies Keyboards, R&B Keyboards, Rock One Man Band, Top 40 One Man Band, Wedding Singer
- Influences:
- Earth Wind & Fire, Frank Sinatra, Dave Grusin, Billy Joel, The Beatles, The Eagles, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Tony Bennett, The great Motown groups, Peabo Bryson, The Beach Boys, and all of the great Lounge Lizards of the past and present
Description
Hello,
My name is Earl Foster aka, Shampen, "The One Man Orchestra" and I am a Keyboard/Vocalist professionally performing since 1965, First I would like to thank you so very much for considering me for your event, if you do decide to use my services, I promise to make your decision a smart one, by being on time and providing your guests with a truly memorable experience.
I perform as a "One Man Orchestra", keyboard/vocalist, using only the very best, studio recorded, backing tracks, full band arrangements that I sing and play along with. That means you hear drums, bass, guitar, horns, strings, background vocals, whatever the original song had, I record my own arrangements in my state of the art studio, MidiCity Sound.
My influences are what I love to play, namely music from the 1920's to 2000's, Jazz, classic rock, R&B, contemporary, pop, country, and dance music, from artists like:
Elton John,
Billy Joel,
Earth Wind & Fire,
Boz Scaggs,
Frank Sinatra,
Tony Bennet,
Rick James,
Stevie Wonder,
The Eagles,
Black Eyed Peas, and many more........
I'm available for a variety of engagements that include mellow dinner sets, to full on dancing, rocking up tempo entertainment, and everything in between. I also take any and all requests, I have over 1000 songs that I have personally sequenced. I can also perform stictly "acoustic" piano music, (instrumental or with vocals) which is perfect for Weddings, Receptions, Seasonal or even Corporate Events.
To give you more bang for your buck, I am also a "DJ" and I play great music from every era in between my live sets. I Have over 10,000 songs in every style of music, to keep the entertainment going at the highest level. You can contact me prior to your event with a request list of anything you like, and I will either be performing it or playing it on the breaks. I use three types of setups, very large room, medium size and compact small venue, and all of my equipment is absolutely state of the art, so what you hear is of extremely high fidelity and of high quality.
I consider myself to be an entertainer, because I understand how to inspire people to enjoy themselves and have a good time. I try to judge my audience, and play the type of music that experience tells me will be right to set the right mood. I love to interact with my audience, and try my best to honor all of their requests.
If you check the testimonial page on my web site, you will get an idea of the type of work that I do. Please see the videos of my live performances on the Shampen Live page of my web site.
My normal routine is to show up at least an hour before my scheduled start, set up, and test my equipment. This gives me ample time to address any problems that might arise, then I change into my performance clothes, usually a tuxedo, or theme attire, and start precisely on time.
If you have the time, I urge you to google my web page "theonemanorchestra", and see a complete list of songs, listen to more audio clips, see more photos & videos.
I'm adding more material everyday to stay as current as possible. If you click on the different photos on the Audio page, you can hear selected Mp3 files and get wedding information from my wedding page.
Best Regards,
Shampén
Song List
Available For:
Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.
Feedback
- Let me clarify that my party was not a children's party it was a birthday party for my husband and I. Earl (Shampen) was FANTASTIC! Beyond fantastic. Everything about Earl is first class and his voice/music is absolutely incredible. He went way out of his way to make sure everything was perfect and it was. Everyone at the party could not stop talking about how wonderful the music was. I can't wait to have another party because I would never use anyone ever agin accept for Earl.
-- Louise O, Cardiff, CA, 6/21/2008
- Fabulous - he has a great voice and his atire and demenor was elegant and professional from beginning to end. I will certainly reccomend him to all my friends.
-- Faith D, Manhattan Beach, CA, 12/15/2007
- Absolutely wonderful.... Sang for my husband's 60th birthday party. Everyone felt like the party was for them because of the incredible entertainment.
Great voice, so professional, great mix of songs! You won't be sorry! Would definately have him again.
-- Cheryl I, Nipomo, CA, 7/29/2007
- Shampen was great, he was professional, caring, and excellent in his craft. I would recommend Shampen to anyone. He was accomdating and sensitive to my needs. He was excellent, excellent, excellent. He helped make my wedding successful. I am thankful and grateful. He was absolutely the best. -- Amber M, Montebello, CA, 7/14/2007
- We loved him so much all our guest wanted to know how did I find such a talented artist and I told them about your website. He was so professional from start to finish. I give him the highest recommandation for being a great artist and musician. I can't wait to give another party in the future I will surely have him again to entertain my guest they truley loved him.
Thank You so very much for having such talented people on your site.
Al and Diana Puskas -- Diana P, Garden Grove, CA, 6/2/2007
- Shampen was great! He brought his wife for assistance and the two of them were so nice. Shampen made a special music cd for our parents 50th anniversary with a picture of them on the cover. He dedicated a special song to them called "On the Way to Forever". There was not a dry eye in the place. His music was fun and his voice exceptional. A lot of people have called us since the party and told us how good Shampen was! We would hire Shampen again!!! -- Chrisanne M, San Diego, CA, 4/28/2007
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