The Drywater Band's credentialed lineup of music industry professionals includes notable recording artists, choreographers, session players, touring musicians, record producers, and certified audio engineers. With 14 lifetime Grammy awards/credits distributed amongst various Drywater personnel, the group has set a new standard for corporate, dance, & wedding entertainment. By matching the most appropriate vocalists and musicians to specific genre preferences, Drywater provides an authentic and highly customized entertainment experience.
Instrumentation: The Houston, Texas based Drywater Band performs as a 3 to 12-piece group consisting of male vocals, female vocals, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, lead guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, fiddle, and percussion. Various Drywater musicians and crew have performance, recording, and/or touring credits with Taj Mahal, Hank Williams Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Santana, La Mafia, Doug Supernaw, Isreal Houghton, James Fortune, Lonestar, Ray Price, Jay Leno, Jason Mraz, Don Henley, Kelly Osbourne, The Wailers, Smokey Robinson, Pat Green, Cory Morrow, Willie Nelson, and many more.
Repertoire: The Drywater Band plays a wide variety of different musical styles while maintaining a high degree of authenticity. The band's 300+ song repertoire consists of Top 40, Rock, Country, R & B, Pop, Jazz, Latin, and Hip-Hop.
Production: The Drywater Band's production includes premium sound, wireless microphones, energy efficient LED stage wash lighting, break music service, and master of ceremonies. From an intimate 50 person dinner in a small banquet room to a 1250 person corporate event in a 30,000 sq. ft. ballroom, Drywater can handle nearly any production challenge with the band's own equipment.
Weddings: Since 2004, The Drywater Band has performed at over 275 wedding receptions. The group works closely with Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio brides, grooms, parents, and wedding planners to ensure that entertainment for your special day is scheduled and performed with special attention to detail. Please check our wedding page for more information. References from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Shreveport, and Las Vegas couples available upon request.
Corporate: In addition to providing high-energy musical performances for corporate parties, Drywater can provide dancers, instructors, and interactive lessons. In additional, The group is well adept at performing "house band" duties at corporate awards ceremonies and presentations. Technical directors can rest assured knowing the band's familiarity with "stings", "in-ear monitors", "talk-back mics", "reprisals", "cues", and "stem mixes".
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
Events
Festivals
Fund Raisers
Funerals
Graduation Parties
Grand Openings
Picnic
Private Parties
Proms
Restaurants
School Assemblies
Weddings
Wedding Ceremonies
Wedding Cocktail Hours
Wedding Receptions
Check website for song list.
60s Band
70s Band
80s Band
90s Band
Classic Rock Band
Country Band
Cover Band
Dance Band
Funk Band
Honky Tonk Band
Motown Band
Oldies Band
Pop Band
R&B Band
Rock Band
Southern Rock Band
Top 40 Band
Variety Band
Wedding Band
Price Range
$5000 - $15000
per event
Members
Derek Sholl
Vocals & Guitar
Michael Flores
Vocals & Guitar
Derek Dunivan
Keyboards & Vocals
Kristi Grider
Vocals
Aimee Rodriguez
Vocals
Little Bobby Douglass
Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
Sheree Howard
Vocals
Nicoya Polar
Vocals
James Reese
Guitar & Vocals
Kenny King
Bass & Vocals
John Calderon
Guitar & Vocals
Nolan Burke
Lead Guitar
Ryan Couvillion
Bass
Josh Smith
Keyboards/Fiddle
Tommy Detamore
Pedal Steel
Felix Deleon
Trumpet/Keyboards
Walter Cross
Drums
Isaias Gil
Drums
Marcus Eldridge
Vocals & Guitar
Robert Ellis
Vocals & Guitar
Chad Hudson
Vocals & Guitar
Jesse Bolano
Vocals & Trumpet
Jordan Donald
Saxophone
Alphonso Lovelace
Drums
David Delagarza
Keyboards/Vocals
Influences
50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and Current Country, Rock, Soul, and Pop
"Our orginization could not be more satisfied with the LBD and his band. The numbers at the door, the production, and their professionalism, makes LBD #1 on our list of dance bands for next years event. LBD and his band followed a sensational concert by Blake Shelton, LBD kept the party rolling in front of a packed house for four hours. Many thanks to LBD and the rest of the gang. Look forward to seeing you in 2009!
Ski Hi Stampede Committee
Colorado's Oldest Professional Rodeo"
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