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THE PROCESS

The process is quite simple. Live Music Consulting is the no cost, hassle-free means of finding the right musician for your event. If you are in search of one or several musicians for a party, corporate function, wedding, or any other event, we can help find them for you, free of charge. Live Music Consulting will match you with the finest available musicians in your area - specifically chosen to best suit your event.

A NOTE FROM THE OWNER

Hello, my name is Dan Wions. I began Live Music Consulting in 2005. Having received my degree from the largest music school in the United States, Indiana University, I have working relationships with musicians in almost every state in the country. As a cocktail pianist and French Hornist, my resources and connections branch across many different genres and styles of music. As a Pianist for Nordstrom since 1996, I have seen first hand how important personalized service can be, whether you are shopping in a retail store or searching for the right musician. Many websites, display broad lists of hundreds of musicians in your area. These musicians often put together marketing packages that highlight their strengths while hiding their weaknesses. If you are not a trained musician, it can be very difficult to choose from such a list, even when sound samples are available. Other websites will feature one or two specific groups or individual musicians. With these websites, you are limited to the services offered by those musicians alone. Through Live Music Consulting, you will have access to all the musicians on my hire list. This list is compiled of many talented musicians, represents a variety of genres, covers a large geographic area, and is growing every day through the Consultants in our network. After your free consultation with one of our Consultants, we select musicians off the list based on their strengths and your specifications. If no one on our list is adequate for your needs, we find someone who is.

Dan Wions

Founder, Head Consultant

Music has been an integral part of Dan's life since early childhood. He began studies on piano at the age of two, composition at age five, and finally the (French) horn at age nine. His performance experience is extensive, ranging from orchestral, concert band, chamber music, and solo repertoire, to pop, show tunes, and jazz.

As a Hornist, Dan has worked under the baton of such prestigious conductors as James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Manfred Honeck, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Michael Stern, Stefan Sanderling, and Eri Klas, among others. He has subbed on Broadway and toured with Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra Jr., Patti Lupone, Anne Murray, Leann Rhimes, Clay Aiken, Jack Jones, The Irish Tenors, Ronan Tynan, and Josh Groban. Dan has performed as a soloist with the National Concert Party (Chamber Orchestra of America) at the Kennedy Center, and with the Massapequa Philharmonic. He was recently appointed as Second horn of the Chamber Orchestra of New York. Other special honors include being a finalist in the most recent Calgary Philharmonic Associate Principal Horn and Hartford Symphony Principal Horn auditions, performing with the Washington Symphony on September 11, 2002 on Capital Hill, and touring Japan with one of Indiana University's finest ensembles. Teachers include Michelle Baker, Myron Bloom, Scott Brubaker, Tony Cecere, Peter Gordon, Michael Hatfield, Rick Seraphinoff, and Chris Wilhjelm. Dan holds a BM in Horn Performance, with outside studies in piano and composition, from Indiana University. He is a former faculty member of the Westminster Conservatory of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, and currently teaches during the summer at the Summertrios chamber music festival. He has been a participant at the FAME festival and the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland. Dan is also a member of the prestigious Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland, with which he holds a residence during the summer, and tours during the fall.

Dan has been successfully marketing himself as a cocktail pianist since his sophomore year in High School. In 2000, he was selected to play piano at a reception held for the Dalai Lama in Bloomington, IN. And, in 2004, he was asked to play a benefit concert on piano for the Guggenheim Foundation. Dan has performed regularly for Nordstrom Department stores, Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt Regency Hotels (among others), and countless holiday parties, weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Birthday parties, and corporate events for such big name clients as:

* H David Meyers – Former CEO of Time Saver Mastercard and Visa

* Lance Boxer – Current IPC executive, formerly of Lucent Technologies

* David Simon – CEO of Simon Property Group, owner of Simon Malls

* Vivian Sarota of The Guggenheim Foundation

* Indiana University

* Princeton University

* Westminster Choir College

Dan resides in Hillsborough, NJ, freelancing and teaching primarily in the NJ, NY, CT, PA, DE and Washington DC areas.