Rising Star
The Bash Rising Star Award winners represent the top-booked entertainers and party vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The awards are distributed annually to those members who have earned the most revenue from bookings.
Top Bands
Top Acoustic Band | The Bernstein Bard Trio | Highland, New York |
Top Beach Band | Tsunami Wave Riders | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Top Big Band | Yesterday Swing Orchestra | Winchester, Virginia |
Top Blues Band | Mel Davis & The Blues Specialists | Austin, Texas |
Top Country Band | Jamie Pelfrey Band | Atlanta, Georgia |
Top Cover Band | THE TRIP | Anaheim, California |
Top Dance Band | Charisma | Newtown, Connecticut |
Top Dixieland Band | Wildcat Jazz Band | New York City, New York |
Top Folk Band | Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Top Funk Band | Phat Hat | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Top Jazz Band | B.D. Lenz | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Top Mariachi Band | Acapulco Mariachi Trio-- | San Jose, California |
Top Motown Band | The "Original" Moonlighters ® | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Oldies Band | Nationwide Coverage | Birmingham, Alabama |
Top Original Band | Vince Lujan & the Vince Lujan Project | Little Elm, Texas |
Top Pop Band | Undercover Live Entertainment | Costa Mesa, California |
Top R&B Band | Good Foot | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Top Rock Band | Mike Dangeroux Orchestra | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Soul Band | The Soul Purpose Band | Atlanta, Georgia |
Top Steel Drum Band | The Caribbean Crew Reggae & Steel Drum Band | Orlando, Florida |
Top Swing Band | Mike Hudson And Invitation Orchestra | Anaheim, California |
Top Variety Band | Escalade Show & Dance Band & Escalade Phase 2 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Top World Band | JAM-X Band/Coral Sea Entertainment | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Top Children's Entertainment
Top Animals For Parties Company | Pretty Party Ponies And Pepperment The Clown | Apopka, Florida |
Top Balloon Twister | Bigred Balloon Art & Entertainment | Los Angeles, California |
Top Children's Music Band | The Blue Potatoes | Belleville, New Jersey |
Top Clown | Sunny The Clown | Yonkers, New York |
Top Costumed Character | Lil' Star Parties | Studio City, California |
Top Face Painting | Face Painting & Balloon Art By Jazzana & Co. | Paramus, New Jersey |
Top Juggler | Laura Ernst | Des Moines, Iowa |
Top Puppeteer | Sparky's Puppets | Cranston, Rhode Island |
Top Santa Claus | Hire Nationwide Santas | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Storyteller | Richard Stillman | Montclair, New Jersey |
Top Comedy
Top Comedian | Jeff Havens With Uncrapify Your Life! Award Winner | Barrington, Illinois |
Top Comedy Group | Playback Improvisational Theater | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Top Impressionist | Joey Vincent - Funny Man With A Horn | Westmont, New Jersey |
Top DJs & Emcees
Top DJ | DoubleTake Productions | Dallas, Texas |
Top Emcee | Co-Workers Challenge:team building/stress relief | Detroit, Michigan |
Top Ensembles
Top A Cappella Group | The Tee Tones | New York City, New York |
Top Acoustic Duo | The Cottrells | Marietta, Georgia |
Top Barbershop Quartet | The Four Leads (Barbershop Quartet) | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Top Brass Ensemble | DC Brass Ensemble | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Choral Group | THE LATE SHOW'S GOSPEL CHOIR | New York City, New York |
Top Classic Rock Duo | Not Even Brothers | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Top Classical Duo | Sweet Harmony ~ Live Music For Special Events | Woodland Park, New Jersey |
Top Classical Quartet | Harmonia Strings | Brooklyn, New York |
Top Classical Trio | Amethyst Trio | San Francisco, California |
Top Folk Duo | Muzette | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania |
Top Folk Trio | Yamila Cuban Latin Band, Oscars-Grammy winner | Burbank, California |
Top Jazz Duo | Lori Spencer Instrumental Solo / Band | Oak Island, North Carolina |
Top Jazz Ensemble | The Hot Sun Quartet | Tampa, Florida |
Top Jazz Trio | Elizabeth Hayes Musical Review | Dublin, Ohio |
Top Oldies Duo | Whinin' Cheez | New York City, New York |
Top Oldies Trio | Lisa Lindsley and Friends | San Francisco, California |
Top Pop Duo | Ross Costa | Laguna Niguel, California |
Top Pop Duo | The Kevin Sax And Dave Read Duo | Washington, New Jersey |
Top Pop Duo | The Water Flow | Glen Cove, New York |
Top Pop Trio | JRMG duos-trios-quartet | New York City, New York |
Top String Quartet | St. Charles String Quartet | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Variety Duo | Safe Harbor | Jefferson, Maryland |
Top Woodwind Ensemble | City Winds Trio and Harp & Flute Duo | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
Top World Music Duo | James & Sylvia Acoustic Guitar Duo | Jacksonville, Florida |
Top World Music Trio | Amethyst Quartet | San Francisco, California |
Top Event Services
Top Event Services | Record-A-Hit Entertainment | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Interactive Game Show | Versus Live Quiz Show | Leesburg, Florida |
Top Murder Mystery Entertainment | Floriano Productions - Virtual Parties ! | Cleveland, Ohio |
Top Princess Party | Magical Memories Entertainment | Los Angeles, California |
Top Magic & Illusion
Top Fortune Teller | Valentina, The Fortune-teller Of Dallas | Dallas, Texas |
Top Hypnotist | Comedy Entertainment by A Touch of Magic | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Top Illusionist | Joe Black | Kirkland, Washington |
Top Magician | Magic Of Marco - Live or Virtual - 503 Reviews! | Rockaway, New Jersey |
Top Mentalist | HYPNOTIST MAGICIAN MENTALIST | Buffalo, New York |
Top Psychic | Tarot Readings By Karen | Los Angeles, California |
Top Tarot Card Reader | Tarot by Gloria | Concord, California |
Top Ventriloquist | David Crone - I'm No Dummy Productions | Dublin, Ohio |
Top Singers
Top Big Band Singer | Matt Walch-Singing The Big Band Standards | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Top Broadway Singer | Sara's Songs & Strings | Plano, Texas |
Top Classical Singer | Romantic Music by Nicko, Opera, Standards & More | Los Angeles, California |
Top Country Singer | Mark Hackley | Waynesboro, Virginia |
Top Folk Singer | Wayne Morrison | Bristol, Rhode Island |
Top Gospel Singer | John Butler | Springfield, Virginia |
Top Gospel Singer | Tanya LaReese | Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Top Jazz Singer | Lisa Smith | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Motown Singer | The Sound Of Charles Lee | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Top Oldies Singer | William Florian / Formerly New Christy Minstrels | Sebastopol, California |
Top Opera Singer | Belle Voix - Available Nationwide | New York City, New York |
Top Pop Singer | Adam Emil | Chicago, Illinois |
Top R&B Singer | Oya | Beverly Hills, California |
Top Rock Singer | Mark Martin & 7 grams of Fat | Royal Oak, Michigan |
Top Singer | John Buccheri | Staten Island, New York |
Top Soul Singer | Te'Naj | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Top Variety Singer | Susan Savia, Versatile Singer/Instrumentalist | Winnabow, North Carolina |
Top World Music Singer | Micheal Castaldo - Classical Crossover Pop + | New York City, New York |
Top Solo Instrumentalists
Top Accordionist | Steve Rice | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Top Acoustic Guitar | 518 Reviews Matthew Cutillo Music Superior Events | Amityville, New York |
Top Bagpiper | Bagpipes and Celtic Music | New York City, New York |
Top Cellist | Jennifer Girone-Virgilio | Kew Gardens, New York |
Top Fiddler | Faith Pyne | Brockton, Massachusetts |
Top Flutist | Kathryn Master | Bradenton, Florida |
Top Guitarist | Rich Barry | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Harpist | First Coast Wedding Studios | Jacksonville, Florida |
Top Keyboardist | Martin Gerschwitz | Laguna Niguel, California |
Top Mandolinist | Jay Posipanko | Princeton Junction, New Jersey |
Top One Man Band | Owen Poteat | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Top Pianist | J P Daine | Houston, Texas |
Top Saxophonist | Edmond Baker, Jr. | Houston, Texas |
Top Steel Drummer | Splash | Melbourne, Florida |
Top Trumpeter | Frank Tamburro | Andover, Connecticut |
Top Violinist | Violinist Steve Gibons | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Specialty Acts
Top Acrobat | Silk Sisters | North Hollywood, California |
Top Auctioneer | Jim Ferrell Speaks | Orlando, Florida |
Top Body Painter | Cindy's Creative Celebrations | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Top Caricaturist | Caricatures & Comedy By Levi | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Circus Performer | Playing By Air Productions | Boston, Massachusetts |
Top Contortionist | Tara Quinn | New York City, New York |
Top Dancer | Sala's South Seas Revue | Orlando, Florida |
Top Exotic Dancer | Cleveland Strippers Local Exotic Dancers | Cleveland, Ohio |
Top Fire Eater | Keith Leaf - Amazing Fire Juggler | Ronkonkoma, New York |
Top Henna Artist | Holistic Henna (Artists, Entertainers & Events) | San Francisco, California |
Top Mime | Marti Cate | San Rafael, California |
Top Singing Telegram | Artistic Entertainment | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Speaker | Jon Petz | 2 x Business Best-Sellers List Author | Powell, Ohio |
Top Stilt Walker | Noctunal Sunshine | Santa Cruz, California |
Top Sword Swallower | Pickled Brothers Circus | Florence, Kentucky |
Top Temporary Tattoo Artist | Tats R Us | West Babylon, New York |
Top Tribute & Impersonators
Top Elvis Impersonator | Stingray | Massapequa, New York |
Top Impersonator | All Star Showgrams | Foster City, California |
Top Marilyn Monroe Impersonator | Jodi Fleisher | North Hollywood, California |
Top Tribute Act | Peter Oprisko--Chicago's Singing Sensation! | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Tribute Band | The Bluz Brothers | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Tribute Singer | Eric Kearns - Voices Of Legends Show | Davenport, Florida |