BrickHouse Band

• Lee Witt - keys, synth & vocal
• Dale Drenner - drums & conga
• Craig Coleman - lead guitar & vocal
• Greg Backstrom - bass guitar & vocal
• Brooke Witt - vocal
• Nicole Stewart - vocal
• Kristi Evans - vocal

The BrickHouse Show Band is an ultra-high energy 7-member dance band that specializes in providing exceptional, interactive, just plain FUN entertainment for just about any kind of public or private event needing an energetic live band to get people dancing. Although BrickHouse can sometimes be seen at greater Seattle-area casinos and festivals, the band specializes in corporate events, conventions, fundraising galas and wedding receptions. We have a variety of tunes from different eras and genres, and are accustomed to assembling a night's entertainment designed to appeal to a wide range of ages. OR - we can tailor-make a song list that includes just the genres that fit your event's theme or age demographic. In addition, we will prepare those special song requests you want, and we set the scene for you all to have a huge amount of partying fun! Optional piano bar or light jazz guitar can be arranged for dinner or cocktail hour, or we will play your own background CDs or IPOD. Then, as the event progresses and the band takes the stage, BrickHouse's lively beat, together with warm and humorous audience interaction, leads your guests into a joyful party atmosphere.

For corporate and fundraising galas, BrickHouse Show Band features energetic, eye-popping choreography. Moves range from hip-hop during Top-40 songs (designed for BrickHouse by Seattle Seagals choreographer Megan A) to authentic cha-cha and rumba during Latin songs, to single and double Lindy during the swing numbers. We even include an optional bellydancing number by Shakira, where audience members are invited to borrow our coin belts and join in!

Choreography is minimized for wedding receptions, unless requested otherwise.

Costuming ranges from formal tuxes to casino glitz to disco or even pirate costumes, whatever you want to fit your theme. For wedding receptions and corporate events, we usually carry the colors of the event into our costuming (for example, colored satin tux vests), to tie into the overall visual of the ballroom or stage area.

We bring a state of the art sound system with enough capacity for most ballrooms, and wireless microphones and in-ear monitors that keep stage noise low. A professional sound engineer is also hired, to ensure a professionally mixed sound and well-controlled sound levels. (We do not attempt to run the sound levels from the stage.) Some dance floor lighting and stage lighting can be arranged, too. Our sound system is made available for your use for announcements, etc. and for background music. BrickHouse's band leader, Lee, is a seasoned corporate and wedding emcee with a warm, humorous style, and can help with your event as much or as little as you wish.

The band consists of highly interactive entertainers with many years of experience performing virtually every style of music, from Sinatra to Stefani and the decades in between. The unique combination of our six dynamic vocalists backed by our powerful rhythm section creates an electric presence that grabs audiences and keeps them groovin' all night long!

As fun and entertaining as the band is, we are equally as professional. Once you hire the BrickHouse Show Band for your event, you will find that you have chosen a team of professional entertainers who are fully committed to making your engagement a complete success. That's one of the many reasons why the BrickHouse Show Band has earned such an outstanding reputation for excellence and is Washington's most sought after entertainment group for special events of every kind.

Call or e-mail to ask about all the party extras we provide at no additional fee. You'll be delighted with all you get with the BrickHouse Band!

"I have seen more wedding bands than I care to remember during my years booking bands in L.A., but BrickHouse is hands down THE BEST wedding band I've ever seen. Most can do the romantic classics, but few can deliver authentic 40's swing one minute, then hard-hitting 80's rock the next, with a real current-sounding Top-40 pop hit right after that. Those party handouts you brought were a great idea - got people involved that would normally just sit and watch the others having fun, so everyone got involved and stayed. I've never seen a band do that before. You're classic but hip. Amazing." - Sean F., Groomsman, Rainier Club wedding

“Your band was perfect - just perfect. You were everything we’d wanted . Your customer service was excellent, incredible! Thank you so much!” - Beau Chambers, groom

“We were thrilled with your performance. The room had so much energy. From all I have been hearing, every one had a wonderful time. People certainly stayed later than they ever have in the past, thanks to the terrific entertainment and dance music that you offered. The mix was great – going from Big Band to Beyonce and all the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s in between kept the dance floor crowd rotating, and everyone had something they liked. Our two major sponsors seem likely to sign up again next year. The evening was a huge success all around. I think we will have raised over $100,000 for Children's Hospital when it is all said and done." - Jennifer Fisher, Entertainment Co-Chair 24th Annual Harvest Ball, Pasco, WA

"[to an agent]- “Just thought I would let you know that Brickhouse hit a homerun at our party! They had everyone dancing (even guys I've known for 20 years and had never seen dance before). Very professional but personable at the same time. I could tell they were having fun seeing us all have fun. I received many, many compliments on them and would definitely recommend them. Thanks for hooking them up for our party!” - Butch Whitehead, Owner, Auburn Nissan

"You guys were phenomenal! Our group was delighted with your show. What a wonderful sound!!!!" - E. A. Brittain, The Boeing Company

"I love the class, dynamic energy and professionalism that your band brings to the stage. Keep it up!" - Bob Jehli,Director of Corporate Training American Airlines

• 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
• 4 Minutes to Save the World - Justin Timberlake/Madonna
• Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
• Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
• Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
• All Night Long - Lionel Richie
• Always - Atlantic Starr
• Always and Forever - Heatwave
• Any Way You Want It - Journey
• At Last - Etta James
• Bad Girls (new) - Donna Summer
• Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater
• Bei Mir Bist du Schoen - Andrews Sisters
• Black Velvet - Alannah Miles
• Boogie Nights - Heatwave
• Boogie Oogie - Taste o' Honey
• Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire
• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
• Boy From New York City - Manhattan Transfer
• Brick House - Commodores
• Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Bustin' Loose - Chuck E Brown
• Call Me - Blondie
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John
• Can’t Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
• Car Wash - Christina Aguilera
• Celebration - Kool & the Gang
• Centerfold - J Geils Band
• Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Cold Shot - Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Come What May - Moulin Rouge
• Conga - Gloria Estefan
• Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
• Dancin' in the Streets - Martha & the Vandellas
• Disco Inferno - Trammps
• Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers/Kim Carnes
• Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
• Don't Stop til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
• Down at the Twist & Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) - Marcia Griffiths
• Endless Love - Lionel Richie/Diana Ross
• Enter Sandman - Metallica
• Evil Ways - Santana
• Family Affair - Mary J Blige
• Feels Like Home - Chantal Kreviazuk
• Fight for Your Right (to Party) - Beastie Boys
• Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
• Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
• Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin
• Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
• From This Moment On - Shania Twain
• Funkytown - Lipps
• Get Down on It - Kool & the Gang
• Get Down Tonight - KC & the Sunshine Band
• Get the Party Started - Pink
• Girl From Ipanema - Frank Sinatra
• Girlfriend - Pebbles
• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
• Give It To Me - Rick James
• God Bless the Child - Standard
• Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory
• Good Times - Chic
• Got to be Real - Cheryl Lynn
• Groove Is in the Heart - Dee Lite
• Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
• Heart of Glass - Blondie
• Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
• Hella Good - No Doubt
• Hero - Mariah Carey
• Hey Baby - No Doubt
• Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
• Hips Don't Lie - Shakira
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
• Holiday - Madonna
• Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
• Honey I'm Home - Shania Twain
• Hot in Here - Nelly
• Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
• Hot-Hot-Hot - Buster Poindexter
• How to Save a Life - The Fray
• Hurts So Good - John Cougar Mellencamp
• I Don't Like Your Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
• I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett
• I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
• I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis & the News
• I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
• I Wish - Stevie Wonder
• Imagine - Beatles
• In the Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Inseparable - Natalie Cole
• It Don't Mean a Thing - STANDARD
• It Had to Be You - Standard
• It's Raining Men - Weather Girls
• Jingle Bells - Brian Setzer Orch
• Jump Jive & Wail - Louis Prima/Brian Setzer Orch.
• Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson
• Jungle Love - Morris Day & the Time
• Just a Gigolo - Louis Prima/David Lee Roth
• Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
• Kiss - Prince
• Knock on Wood - Amii Stewart
• La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
• Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang
• Lady Marmalade (new vs) - Moulin Rouge
• Last Dance - Donna Summer
• Let’s Groove Tonight - Earth Wind & Fire
• Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
• Life Is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
• Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris/Luther
• Lover Girl - Teena Marie
• Mack the Knife - Standard
• Magic Man - Heart
• Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
• Man I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
• Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
• Meetin' in the Ladies Room - Klymaxx
• Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
• Mercy - Duffy
• Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur/Brand New Heavies
• Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
• Moon River - STANDARD
• Moondance - Van Morrison
• Mr. Sandman - Andrews Sisters
• Music - Madonna
• Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
• My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
• My Prerogative - Bobby Brown
• Nasty Girl - Vanity 6
• Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger
• One Two Step - Ciara
• Orange Colored - Sky Natalie Cole
• Oye Como Va - Santana
• Paper Moon - Natalie Cole
• Pink Cadillac - Springsteen/Natalie Cole
• Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry
• Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
• Proud Mary - Tina Turner
• Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
• Push It - Salt n' Pepa
• Put a Ring On It - Beyonce
• Rapture - Blondie
• Respect - Aretha Franklin
• Rhythm is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan
• Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
• Rock This Town - Stray Cats/Brian Setzer
• Route 66 - Manhattan Transfer
• Santa Baby - Christmas
• Separate Ways - Journey
• September - Earth Wind & Fire
• Sex Machine - James Brown
• Shake Your Booty - KC & the Sunshine Band
• Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
• Shout - Isley Brothers
• Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer
• Since I Fell For You - Harry Connick Jr.
• Sing Sing Sing - Louis Prima
• Single Ladies - Beyonce
• Sleigh Ride - Brian Setzer Orch
• Smooth - Santana
• So What - I'm Still a Rock Star - Pink
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakaiwo'ole
• Stop in the Name of Love - Supremes
• Stormy Monday - Allman Brothers/T-Bone Walker
• Stuff Like That There - Bette Midler
• Summertime - Standard
• Superfreak - Rick James
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• Sway - Sinatra / Pussycat Dolls
• Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Sweet Home Chicago - Muddy Waters
• Take 5 - Dave Brubeck
• Take the A Train - Duke Ellington
• Takin' Care of Business - BTO
• That's the Way I Like It - KC & the Sunshine Band
• This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
• This Love - Maroon 5
• Three Times a Lady - Commodores
• Total Eclipse of the Heart - Nicki French
• Turn the Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
• Tuxedo Junction - Manhattan Transfer
• Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
• Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
• Vehicle - Ides of March
• Vogue - Madonna
• Walk This Way - Aerosmith
• Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves
• We Are Family - Sister Sledge
• What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakaiwo'ole
• What I Like About You - Romantics
• Whenever Wherever - Shakira
• Whip It - Devo
• White Wedding - Billy Idol
• Wild Wild West - Escape Club
• Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
• Word Up - Cameo
• Would I Lie to You - Eurythmics
• YMCA - Village People
• You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
• You and I - Rick James
• You Can Leave Your Hat On - Randy Newman
• You Make Me Feel Brand New - Stylistics
• You Really Got Me - Van Halen
• You Shook Me - AC/DC
• Your Song - Elton John
• You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
• Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christmas Parties, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Sorority Function, Studio Session, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

• The BrickHouse Band was amazing. We had heard great things about them but they totally blew us away. They gave us exactly what we had hoped for and then some. Not only did they give us great dance music; but they put on an outstanding show. They even taught us some of their dance moves and pulled us on stage with them. It was more fun than we could have ever imagined. From now on, they're the only band we will hire. Thanks Gigmasters! -- Lawrence W, Everett, WA, 10/25/2008
• I cannot believe how wonderful the band was. We had the worst weather possible and they took apon themselves to fullfill their commitment to us. They were fabulous and we have had such great feed back from our members that we certainly will get them back to perform for us next time if it works with their schedule. Thanks Brickhouse Virg and Rod Wilson Black Mountain Ranch -- Virginia W, Deming, WA, 9/6/2009

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