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".
Casinos
Cinco De Mayo Parties
Concerts
Corporate Functions
Country Clubs
Engagement Parties
Events
Family Reunions
Festivals
Fund Raisers
Halloween Parties
Holiday Parties
July 4th Parties
Mother's Day Parties
New Year's Eve Parties
Nursing Homes
Oktoberfest Parties
Private Parties
Quinceañeras
Rehearsal Dinners
Resorts
Restaurants
Retirement Parties
Saint Patrick's Day Parties
School Assemblies
Valentine's Day Parties
Weddings
Wedding Ceremonies
Wedding Cocktail Hours
Wedding Receptions
Check www.drywaterband.com for partial set list.
60s Band
70s Band
80s Band
90s Band
Acoustic Band
Classic Rock Band
Country Band
Cover Band
Dance Band
Disco 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
Little Bobby Douglass
Vocals & Guitar
Michael Flores
Vocals & Guitar
Derek Sholl
Vocals & Guitar
James Reese
Vocals & Guitar
John Calderon
Vocals & Guitar
Sheree Howard
Vocals
Mandy Ochmanek
Vocals
Nicoya Polar
Vocals
Aimee Rodriguez
Vocals
Kenny King
Bass & Vocals
Ryan Couvillion
Bass
Bruce Wiggins
Bass & Guitar
Greg Brown
Drums
Walter Cross
Drums
Alphonso Lovelace
Drums
Tommy Detamore
Pedal Steel
Jose-Miguel Yamal
Keyboards
Josh Smith
Keyboards & Fiddle
Robert Ellis
Vocals & Guitar
Derek Dunivan
Vocals, Guitar, & Keys
Jordan Donald
Saxophone
Jesse Bolano
Vocals & Trumpet
David Delagarza
Keyboards & Vocals
Marcus Eldridge
Vocals & Guitar
Isaias Gil
Drums
Kurt Baumer
Fiddle
Influences
The band's song list includes selections from such artists as Pat Green, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, George Strait, Jason Mraz, Beyonce, The Tempations, and many more.
"Drywater was everything that we could have hoped for and more! Andrea was great in the planning stages, and the band delivered an incredible performance of high energy dance music. Many of our guests commented that this was the best wedding band that they had ever seen. Thank You Drywater!"
- Jordan H.
Festival
in Anahuac, TX
on 10/28/2006
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- James F.
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in Houston, TX
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"The Drywater Band was great to work with and they put on a fantastic show."
- Ben B.
Wedding
in Houston, TX
on 04/12/2008
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"Drywater was AWESOME! Our family is still talking about how great they were, and we went and saw them at another performance this weekend - fans for life!"
- Dawn M.
Grand Opening
in League City, TX
on 03/04/2008
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"The band did an amazing job at our event. All the guests were very impressed and enjoyed the great music. I know that some guests were even interested in booking them for events of their own! All I can say is you will not be disappointed in this band!!! A+ all the way!"
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In addition to Houston, The Drywater Band - Houston Wedding Band will also travel to Bellaire, Galena Park, Alief, North Houston, Missouri City, Pasadena, South Houston, Stafford, Humble, Sugar Land, Channelview, Pearland, Fresno, Deer Park, Katy, Spring, Cypress, Klien, Friendswood, Manvel, Thompsons, Barker, Highlands, Kingwood, La Porte, Webster, Crosby, Richmond, Porter, Rosharon
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