Booking Steel Drum Bands

The steel drum originated on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1946. Ellie Mannette, a native of the island, is credited with being the very first person to invent his "pan" out of the now standard 55 gallon steel pan drum. The steel drum (or steel pan) is the only acoustic musical instrument invented in the 20th century. Steel drums are made right from used oil drums. A steel drum band is composed of instruments covering the full range of a conventional band or orchestra. Six categories of steel drums make up the steel drum band, including the guitars, the bass, the tenors, the cellos, the six pan, and the rhythm section. Steelpan music includes not only calypso and caribbean music, but can include classical, pop music, and jazz, all with sounds of the steel pan instrument and distinctive rhythms. Steel drum music will light up your party with the sounds of the Caribbean! Steel drums will bring that tropical flavor to your wedding, party, corporate event, or any celebration where you want that positive vibration! Calypso steel drums are played by themselves or with a band (keyboards, bass, drums, guitar and horns). You can hire a solo steel drum, a steel drum duo, trio, or up to a six piece steel drum band. Some steel drum bands may include fire eaters, dancers, and even stilt walkers! This will surely add a new dimension to your party! So if you're looking for unique live entertainment, hire a steel drum band!

Tips For Hiring A Steel Drum Band

Hiring the right steel drum band can be challenging, but GigMasters makes it fun and easy! Here are five helpful tips for booking the perfect steel drum band for your special event:

1. Listen to audio and watch video of as many steel drum bands as you can. steel drum bands are plentiful on GigMasters, and the typical steel drum band has multiple audio and video samples available on their GigMasters press kits.

2. Thoroughly read client feedback. Many GigMasters clients who have hired a steel drum band have left useful feedback about their experiences.

3. Book early. A great steel drum band might need to be booked 3 to 6 months in advance.

4. Get a contract and read it carefully. Most professional steel drum bands will also require a deposit in order to secure them.

5. Follow up with your steel drum band as often as you need to. Don't be shy about making sure your steel drum band knows exactly what type of entertainment you want!

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Hire a Steel Drum Band

GigMasters helps you hire professional steel drum bands locally - anywhere in North America. Whether it's a cookout on the beach or a backyard get-together, you'll easily find the perfect steel drum band for your party on GigMasters.com.

For Canadian performers click here. Where are you looking to hire a Steel Drum Band? Use the links below to begin your search!

Alabama Steel Drum Bands Birmingham Huntsville Mobile Montgomery [counties...]

Alaska Steel Drum Bands Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau [counties...]

Arizona Steel Drum Bands Flagstaff Mesa Phoenix Scottsdale Tempe Tucson [counties...]

Arkansas Steel Drum Bands Fayeteville Little Rock [counties...]

California Steel Drum Bands Anaheim Fresno Lake Tahoe Los Angeles Napa Oakland Orange County Redding Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara [counties...]

Colorado Steel Drum Bands Aurora Colorado Springs Denver Pueblo [counties...]

Connecticut Steel Drum Bands Bridgeport Danbury Greenwich Hartford New Haven New London Norwalk Stamford Waterbury [counties...]

Delaware Steel Drum Bands Wilmington Dover [counties...]

District of Columbia Steel Drum Bands Washington, DC

Florida Steel Drum Bands Daytona Beach Fort Lauderdale Gainesville Hialeah Jacksonville Melbourne Miami Orlando Pensacola Sarasota St Petersburg Tallahassee Tampa West Palm Beach [counties...]

Georgia Steel Drum Bands Atlanta Augusta Macon Savannah Valdosta [counties...]

Hawaii Steel Drum Bands Maui Oahu [counties...]

Idaho Steel Drum Bands Boise Pocatello [counties...]

Illinois Steel Drum Bands Chicago Peoria Rockford Springfield [counties...]

Indiana Steel Drum Bands Evansville Fort Wayne Gary Indianapolis South Bend Terre Haute [counties...]

Iowa Steel Drum Bands Davenport Des Moines Sioux City [counties...]

Kansas Steel Drum Bands Lawrence Overland Park Topeka Wichita [counties...]

Kentucky Steel Drum Bands Lexington Louisville [counties...]

Louisiana Steel Drum Bands Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport [counties...]

Maine Steel Drum Bands Augusta Bangor Portland [counties...]

Maryland Steel Drum Bands Annapolis Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown [counties...]

Massachusetts Steel Drum Bands Boston Cape Cod Springfield Worcester [counties...]

Michigan Steel Drum Bands Detroit Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing [counties...]

Minnesota Steel Drum Bands Duluth Minneapolis Rochester St Paul [counties...]

Mississippi Steel Drum Bands Biloxi Jackson [counties...]

Missouri Steel Drum Bands Jefferson City Kansas City St Louis [counties...]

Montana Steel Drum Bands Billings Helena Missoula [counties...]

Nebraska Steel Drum Bands Lincoln Omaha [counties...]

Nevada Steel Drum Bands Henderson Las Vegas Reno [counties...]

New Hampshire Steel Drum Bands Concord Manchester [counties...]

New Jersey Steel Drum Bands Atlantic City Edison Jersey City Newark Paterson Princeton Trenton [counties...]

New Mexico Steel Drum Bands Albuquerque Santa Fe [counties...]

New York Steel Drum Bands Albany Brooklyn Buffalo Long Island Manhattan New York City Poughkeepsie Queens Rochester Syracuse Westchester [counties...]

North Carolina Steel Drum Bands Asheville Charlotte Durham Fayetteville Greensboro Raleigh Wilmington Winston-Salem [counties...]

North Dakota Steel Drum Bands Bismark Fargo [counties...]

Ohio Steel Drum Bands Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo [counties...]

Oklahoma Steel Drum Bands Lawton Norman Oklahoma City Tulsa [counties...]

Oregon Steel Drum Bands Beaverton Bend Eugene Medford Portland Salem [counties...]

Pennsylvania Steel Drum Bands Allentown Altoona Erie Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh [counties...]

Rhode Island Steel Drum Bands Newport Providence [counties...]

South Carolina Steel Drum Bands Charleston Columbia Greenville Hilton Head [counties...]

South Dakota Steel Drum Bands Pierre Rapid City Sioux Falls [counties...]

Tennessee Steel Drum Bands Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis Nashville [counties...]

Texas Steel Drum Bands Amarillo Arlington Austin Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Garland Houston Irving Laredo Lubbock Plano San Antonio Waco [counties...]

Utah Steel Drum Bands Provo Salt Lake City [counties...]

Vermont Steel Drum Bands Burlington Montpelier Rutland [counties...]

Virginia Steel Drum Bands Alexandria Chesapeake Newport News Norfolk Richmond Roanoke Virginia Beach [counties...]

Washington Steel Drum Bands Bellevue Bellingham Seattle Spokane Tacoma [counties...]

West Virginia Steel Drum Bands Charleston Morgantown [counties...]

Wisconsin Steel Drum Bands Green Bay La Crosse Madison Milwaukee [counties...]

Wyoming Steel Drum Bands Casper Cheyenne [counties...]