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NESTA steel drums Steel Drummer from Granada Hills, CA

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
  • 6 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2012
  • Starting at $225 per event

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Gorgeous steel drum performances - with optional vocals - available. We will bring our passion and the beauty of steel pan to your event, to add new depth & dimension to your time-off! ************************************************ ************************************************ The whole package: the musicianship, the passion, the professionalism, and experience, all come together to create the perfect mood so you and your guests can have some fun! Obviously, you're looking at a number of bands or musicians. Maybe this is your first time hiring live music, or maybe you do this on a regular basis. Like other fields, there's a pretty big difference in steel drum players out there. Whether you know very little about music, or are a musician yourself, here's some important info you should know about us and look out for: 1. We are longstanding, accomplished musicians here in Los Angeles. 2. We take a lot of satisfaction in the fact that we've played for thousands of successful events. Yet, we have a special interest to make each one unique and memorable. Although we feel comfortable amongst other musicians, we delight in performing for people who just simply like this music. 3. Our specialties are steel drums and Caribbean music. Like other genres, Caribbean music has it's own grooves, phrasing, melodies, harmonies, improvisation, and nuance. Attention to all of this is what truly makes it "authentic." 4. The other musicians in our band - whether on bass, drum set, guitar, or keyboard - are also specialists in Caribbean music. 5. We love this music. We listen to it almost exclusively even in our personal lives. 6. Improvisation (this is a big one, believe it or not): Like jazz, this music relies heavily on improvisation; this is a talent that takes years of intensive training and experience to develop. During steel drum performances, well over 50% of the actual music is improvised (by the nature of this style of music - there are few exceptions). It is imperative to pay close attention to the sound of the musician(s). Are they simply playing the melody repeatedly? Or do they have a good example of improvisation? At the higher professional levels of steel drum performance, the mastery of the instrument AND music is very much revealed through what else the musician can "do" with their instrument (in other words, improvise) during a song. Improvisation makes it so no two performances are the same, and keeps the music fresh and interesting for musicians and listeners alike. Considering that over half of the performance will be spent on improvisation, this is important! 7. In regards to #6: our sound and video clips show our improvisational abilities and other aspects of performance. Please check them out. 8. Expressiveness: whether we're playing a mellow tune, or an upbeat dance groove, we get into the music, and *show* as such. This isn't a poker game. 9. We can perform solo to 7-pieces, instrumentally or with vocals. 10. We use instruments and audio systems that are of the highest, professional caliber to ensure a clean, well-balanced sound, whether we are playing solo or as a band. 11. The genres of Caribbean music we play include reggae, calypso, soca, and ska; we can also mix-in a little latin, Brazilian, and jazz to keep things interesting. And, we can play classical selections for weddings. *Now available: various music from Super Mario Bros for wedding ceremonies (yes, that's right!)* ****The whole package: the musicianship, the passion, the professionalism, and experience, all come together to create the perfect mood so you and your guests can have some fun!****** We have been seen on 'Outer Spaces','Ugly Betty, & 'Deal or No Deal.' Dan has also been the steel drum consultant to Steve Carell on a memorable episode of "The Office." About our background: We love pan- we have studied, traveled to, and played with many of the most accomplished steel drummers from Trinidad. As musicians, we've been playing most of our lives and are professionally trained & experienced percussionists. Abby and Dan respectively hold Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts (in the music community, CalArts is renowned for its magnificient world music program). Please go to our nestasteelband website for info, videos, and sounds. NOTE: Again, we are available for performances as a soloist, duo, or in larger groups with other steel drum players and/or live musicians. ***Our more established, "sister" profile (soloist to band) is at

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Avg 5.0 | 1 Review

Review by Jason R.

Wedding ReceptionReviewed on July 9, 2013From Orange, CA

The performer was a delight to work with. We had Dan perform solo for our wedding reception. He was prompt and his music fit very well and was a very nice complement to the wedding reception. We really enjoyed the whole experience working with Nesta and would recommend them to anybody looking for a steel drummer.

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  • Africa Unite
  • All Blues
  • Amber
  • Angel Eyes
  • Autumn Leaves
  • Baby I Love Your Way
  • Bahia Girl
  • Barefoot Children in the Rain
  • Bassman
  • Bathwater
  • Besame Mucho
  • Black Orpheus
  • Blue Bossa
  • Brazil
  • Breezin'
  • Brown Eyed Girl
  • Brown Skin Girl
  • Carnival Fever
  • Carnival Time Again
  • Changes in Latitudes
  • Chitlins Con Carne
  • Club Trini Back in Town
  • Come Monday
  • Could You Be Loved
  • Day- O
  • Desafinado
  • Dollar Wine
  • Down de Road
  • Down Under
  • Dus' in dey Face
  • Easy Skankin
  • Footprints
  • Fried Neckbones
  • Gimme de Ting
  • Girl From Ipanema
  • Guantanamera
  • The Hammer
  • Hawaiian Wedding Song
  • Helena
  • Here Comes the Sun
  • High Mas
  • Hot Hot Hot
  • I Can See Clearly
  • I Can't Help Falling in Love
  • Imagine
  • I Shot the Sheriff
  • Is This Love
  • Island in the Sun
  • I Wish
  • Jamming
  • Jouvert Man
  • Jamaica Farewell
  • Jump in the Line
  • Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
  • Just the Two of Us
  • Keep On Movin
  • Killer Joe
  • Lambada
  • Limbo Rock
  • Lion Sleeps Tonight
  • Little Sunflower
  • Love Has Found Its Way
  • Many Rivers to Cross
  • Margaritaville
  • MaryAnne
  • Master Blaster
  • Matilda
  • Merengue
  • Misbehave
  • Morning Dance
  • Movin'
  • Musical Volcano
  • My Little Suede Shoes
  • Never on Sunday
  • No Woman No Cry
  • Number One
  • One Drop
  • One Love
  • Ouch
  • Pan in A Minor
  • Pan in Harmony
  • Pan is Mih Jumbie
  • Pan Pirates
  • Paradise Garden
  • Pass the Dutchie
  • A Pirate Looks at Forty
  • Play My Music
  • Pump Me Up
  • Quando Quando Quando
  • Ra Ti Ray
  • Red Red Wine
  • Samba de Orpheu
  • Santeria
  • Sarah
  • Satisfy My Soul
  • Sitting in the Park
  • Somebody
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow
  • Son of a Son of a Sailor
  • Spiderwebs
  • Stella By Starlight
  • St. Thomas
  • Stir It Up
  • Sugar Bum Bum
  • Summertime
  • Sweat
  • Take 5
  • The Tide is High
  • This Masquerade
  • Three Little Birds
  • Tillillie (Walk a Mile)
  • Trench Town Rock
  • Underneath it All
  • Under the Sea
  • Volcano
  • Waiting In Vain
  • Wave
  • Way You Do the Things You Do
  • What I Got
  • Wild World
  • Wonderful World Beautiful People
  • Yellow Bird
  • You are the Sunshine of My Life
  • You Can Get It
  • various Bach Chorales
  • Bridal Chorus
  • Wedding March
  • Canon in D
  • Ave Maria
  • Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
  • Allegro Maestoso (from "Water Music Suite")
  • March Pontificale
  • Ode to Joy
  • Rondeau (a.k.a. "Masterpiece Theater" theme)
  • Trumpet Voluntary
  • Air on the G String
  • Simon Tov
  • Frailach

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Past Events

October 19, 2013 • Private Party
Sat6:00 PM - 9:00 PM San Clemente, CA
September 18, 2013 • Corporate Function
Wed5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Huntington Beach, CA
June 29, 2013 • Wedding Reception
Sat5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Orange, CA
June 28, 2013 • Celebration
Fri3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Ontario, CA
February 1, 2013 • Wedding Cocktail Hour
Fri4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Santa Barbara, CA
August 17, 2012 • Corporate Function
Fri4:00 PM - 9:30 PM Irvine, CA
July 28, 2012 • Private party
Sat4:30 PM - 8:30 PM RSM, CA
July 19, 2012 • club
Thu6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Santa Monica, CA
July 8, 2012 • Hurricane Harbor
Sun12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Valencia, CA
July 7, 2012 • Hurricane Harbor
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Valencia, CA

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