When Kaye sings, she tells a story from her heart. She says, “When I sing, it’s from my soul, who I am, you see the inside of me, no acting.” In the spirit of Judy Garland, she loves to entertain and is at her best in front of an audience. She calls her style “jazz with a cabaret twist.” Her wide vocal range allows her to manipulate her voice to sound like anything she wants from a gutsy blues and energetic swing tune to a passionate ballad to classical high tones to the smooth voice of a child. People call her “the little girl with a big voice.” This versatility allows her to sing almost any genre of song she wants but jazz and the standards are her love.
Singing mostly pop and classical music from age five, in the early ‘ ’s Kaye fell in love with jazz and attended jazz vocal classes at DeAnza College with Roger Letson and at Jazz Camp West where there were many fine divas as instructors including Madeline Eastman and Rebecca Paris. Since that time, she formed a band called The Jazz Affair working with excellent “first call” musicians. She has performed in many clubs and restaurants, at hotels such as the Fairmont and Hyatt House; for corporations like Cisco Systems, Sony Electronics, Santana Row, Smart & Final; various festivals; yacht clubs; and other company and private events where they have been very pleased, as put forth in their testimonials. Kaye also was the winner of the talent search on the Norwegian Cruise Line. Her CD “I’ll Be Seeing You” is a composite of favorite standards, blues and show tunes accompanied by Doug McKeehan-piano, Seward McCain-bass, Tim Solook-drums, and Noel Catura-saxophone.
Every wedding and party needs some form of entertainment, so why not a DJ? I am a mobile disk jockey who provides sound, music and lighting for any event. I'll make your wedding or party a memorable one, while having fun at what I enjoy doing - music!
I have over 9,000 songs to spin, and that library is growing daily. Along with playing music, I can make general announcements, entertain, provide sound and lighting for other people, and work with other vendors at an event to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Clients are offered a free consultation meeting (in person if close to Eugene, OR; over phone or through e-mail if not) to discuss my services, music that should be played and any other details that will need to be gone over before the event. After that we can stay in contact through e-mail and phone to make any changes or add last minute requests to your playlist.
If you don't live in Eugene and are still interested in my services, don't worry - I'll travel! My free consulatation meeting can take place over the phone or through e-mails, and I'll work just as hard to make sure that your event rocks!
Weddings:
My standard wedding package includes:
- Announcement of bridesmaids and best men
- Announcement of bride and groom
- Bride and Groom dance
- Father/Daughter dance
- Mother/Son dance
- Money Dance (optional)
- Announce Cake Cutting
- Toasts
- Provide projector and audio for any dvd/video/slideshow made for wedding
- Backround music
- Dance/Party music
Equipment:
My current equipment includes:
Sound: Mackie FR 800 Professional Amplifier, PA-FX6 Crate amp/mixer, 2 Nady MC-8" speakers, 2 Kustom 12" Speakers, 1 Behringer B1800X Pro Eurolive Professional Series Subwoofer, 1 Behringer 3-way stereo/4-way mono crossover, wireless mics
Music: Ion iCD02KSP Dual-CD mixer/player, CD's, HP Pavilion dv6636nr Entertainment Notebook PC, 60GB Video iPod
Lights: Dell 1200MP Projector, American DJ Vertigo, American DJ Colorpod, American DJ Mini Starball, American DJ Agressor, American DJ Mystic, American DJ minifog, Chauvet Lil' Bubbler
Misc: Speaker stands, light stand, microphone stand, speaker/microphone cables, extension chords, power strips
My current rate is $50 per hour plus gas compensation of $1 for every 10 miles. To check the mileage to and from the event I always use MapQuest..
As a thank you for looking at my information, you may download my podcast for free: go into iTunes, search for "David Stoltz" in the music store, then go to the podcast titled "David Stoltz Music." Then iTunes will automatically download the podcast for you whenever I update it.
BONUS: All of my clients will receive my new album from iTunes free of charge "For HJC." It's an electronic/trance album with orchestral elements.
If you're looking for a mix of entertainment, I also perform on saxophone by myself and with jazz ensembles on either saxophone, drums or piano. What can I say - I'm a music major :-)
Category:
DJ - Standard
Additional Category:
Solo - Saxophone
Genre:
20s Hits, 30s Hits, 40s Hits, 50s Hits, 60s Hits, 70s Hits, 80s Hits, 90s Hits, 2000s Hits, African, Alternative, Ambient, Beach Music, Big Band, Bluegrass, Blues, Brazilian, Broadway, Cabaret, Cajun, Caribbean, Celtic, Chamber Music, Childrens Music, Christian Rock, Classical, Country, Cuban, Dance, Disco, Dixieland, Do-Wop, Electronic, Folk, French Music, Funk, Fusion, Gospel, Greek, Grunge, Hawaiian, Hip-Hop, Industrial, Italian Music, Jazz, Latin, Merengue, Metal, Motown, New Age, Oldies, Opera, Polka, Pop, Punk, Rythym and Blues, Rap, Reggae, Rock, Rockabilly, Russian, Salsa, Ska, Soul, Swing, Techno, Top-40, Tribute Band, World Music
The Thurston Howlies can supply all of your Las Vegas lounge band needs: specializing in Las Vegas wedding reception music, Las Vegas live music, Las Vegas corporate event music, Las Vegas private party music, Las Vegas cocktail hour music, Las Vegas Swing bands, vocal style of the Rat Pack and Las Vegas Jazz bands.
The Thurston Howlies know all of your favorite classic Las Vegas tunes from the likes of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, James Brown, Jack Jones, Wayne Newton, and many more.
The Thurston Howlies are all seasoned professional musicians with years of professional experience. Find us by searching for Las Vegas wedding reception music, Las Vegas wedding band, Las Vegas event music, Rat Pack music, Las Vegas live bands and Las Vegas musicians.
