A few things about me that might help you decide to hire me for your corporate music needs:
A Favorite At All Events- Let's face it... it's not very often you or your guests run into a guy who can comfortably perform 100% live music with as many as 7 instruments happening simultaneously... all in perfect rhythm and all tastefully played. People are always amazed. There aren't many like me around and that tends to be a good thing. I'm not your usual guy with a guitar singing radio songs. I prefer to be transparent and live without all the backing tracks, pseudo karaoke or even looping stations. There's an honesty to my music and presentation that sits well with fans and customers. My shows usually start out casual but by the 2nd set end up in concert mode. I have a reputation of making each event memorable.
Professional- I've been doing this for many years now. I show up early and stay late. I hardly take any breaks. I understand that I work for you that night and I leave me ego at home every time I walk in to play somewhere. In short I try to represent you the way you would represent you. I go from song to song only stop every now and then to engage the crowd... I personally don't like seeing entertainers that talk to the crowd for a long time between songs and I try not to do that. I don't sit for minutes trying to figure out what to play next. My show is polished and professional... enough so that during the last few years I shared the stage with the likes of Tommy Castro, Sean Costello, Delbert McClinton and Edwin McCain. Even though it's a smaller stage I bring the same professionalism and preparation to every show.
Volume- My combination of vintage analog and modern digital equipment allows me to feel comfortable performing at any volume needed. Not too loud but full sounding is what I shoot for. I can adjust volumes from anywhere in your establishment and if you provide it, can easily connect to your venue system and sound engineer. If not, I bring with me enough sound equipment to easily sound great for rooms as large as 500 or more. And since you know your customers and your needs, my feelings are never hurt if you say turn it down a little or even if you say turn it up.
Music I Play- I tend to lean towards Bluesy/Americana song selections for venue performances, but also keep current with latest country and pop hits that I feel I can cover without it seeming to be too much of a stretch for my style. I've recently added songs such as Buy Me A Boat, Hello, Beer Can Chicken which are always crowd favorites almost anywhere I go. I can also pull from over 1,500 songs on my list so I have enough songs of just about any genre to match your crowds tastes. That said, I will mix in songs that I do every night that folks may or may not know because I do them flawlessly and they just fit me. I've written over 400 songs in my career and I usually do a few from the most recent CDs at each show too, many times because I'm requested to do so. I also gladly take requests at most of my shows.
Here's a list of some of the most current songs I perform regularly:
www.OwenPoteat.com/songs-I-play.html
A Favorite At All Events- Let's face it... it's not very often you or your guests run into a guy who can comfortably perform 100% live music with as many as 7 instruments happening simultaneously... all in perfect rhythm and all tastefully played. People are always amazed. There aren't many like me around and that tends to be a good thing. I'm not your usual guy with a guitar singing radio songs. I prefer to be transparent and live without all the backing tracks, pseudo karaoke or even looping stations. There's an honesty to my music and presentation that sits well with fans and customers. My shows usually start out casual but by the 2nd set end up in concert mode. I have a reputation of making each event memorable.
Professional- I've been doing this for many years now. I show up early and stay late. I hardly take any breaks. I understand that I work for you that night and I leave me ego at home every time I walk in to play somewhere. In short I try to represent you the way you would represent you. I go from song to song only stop every now and then to engage the crowd... I personally don't like seeing entertainers that talk to the crowd for a long time between songs and I try not to do that. I don't sit for minutes trying to figure out what to play next. My show is polished and professional... enough so that during the last few years I shared the stage with the likes of Tommy Castro, Sean Costello, Delbert McClinton and Edwin McCain. Even though it's a smaller stage I bring the same professionalism and preparation to every show.
Volume- My combination of vintage analog and modern digital equipment allows me to feel comfortable performing at any volume needed. Not too loud but full sounding is what I shoot for. I can adjust volumes from anywhere in your establishment and if you provide it, can easily connect to your venue system and sound engineer. If not, I bring with me enough sound equipment to easily sound great for rooms as large as 500 or more. And since you know your customers and your needs, my feelings are never hurt if you say turn it down a little or even if you say turn it up.
Music I Play- I tend to lean towards Bluesy/Americana song selections for venue performances, but also keep current with latest country and pop hits that I feel I can cover without it seeming to be too much of a stretch for my style. I've recently added songs such as Buy Me A Boat, Hello, Beer Can Chicken which are always crowd favorites almost anywhere I go. I can also pull from over 1,500 songs on my list so I have enough songs of just about any genre to match your crowds tastes. That said, I will mix in songs that I do every night that folks may or may not know because I do them flawlessly and they just fit me. I've written over 400 songs in my career and I usually do a few from the most recent CDs at each show too, many times because I'm requested to do so. I also gladly take requests at most of my shows.
Here's a list of some of the most current songs I perform regularly:
www.OwenPoteat.com/songs-I-play.html
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Many Fortune 500 and Local Clients- My list of corporate clients includes many Fortune 500 companies like Lowe's Companies, Hewlitt Packard, Food Lion, Tommy Baham, Neiman Marcus and many others.
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A Where's Walter video of me at the St Petersburg Saturday Morning Market |