The Spotlight Band is Denver's premier dance/variety band. Check out The Spotlight Band Sample Song List: the band has over 600 songs and we will add your favorites to that list!
The Spotlight Band welcomes your requests - whatever they may be! Want some Widespread Panic? Outkast? Bluegrass? Etta James? How about a Swedish love song? Mexican Polka? or Reggae? They really will play whatever you want, just for you!
This dynamic, versatile 6-piece group will get everybody on the dance floor. From rock and blues to motown and golden oldies to swing, salsa and country, the Spotlight Band offers something for everyone. You'll have grandma, little sis and all your guests on the dance floor with this energetic, entertaining group.
The Spotlight Band features male and female vocalists backed by a powerful combo of sax, keyboards, drums, guitar, and bass. You can expand the sound by adding horns, percussion and additional singers to ensure a robust sound for a large event or venue. And, we invite you to request your favorite tunes when you book this band... they can play the music you love, just for you!
If you need musicians for your wedding ceremony, this group can provide a perfect smaller ensemble.
Top 10 Reasons this is the
"Best Wedding Band Ever"!
1) We will play any and every request you have…given sufficient advance notice, we will play them all. That’s right, all of them! In addition to disco, classical, jazz, Motown, rock, country, 80s, oldies and swing, we’ve played Swedish folk songs, songs from Broadway musicals, bluegrass, salsa, punk and Widespread Panic... you name it, we can play it!
2) We play the widest variety of music… lovely, quiet dinner music at the appropriate volume for dinner; dance music of every sort, often played as medleys to keep everybody dancing!
3) The band can split in half and play 2 places at once... let’s say that for cocktails the bar is in the ballroom but guests are also able to walk out on the lawn. We might put the keyboardist and sax player inside; the singer, guitarist, bass player and drummer outside... for nice, ambient music in both places.
4) We schedule breaks when appropriate... we schedule breaks so that the band is only breaking when it’s appropriate. For example, we might play dinner straight through without a break then take a break during toasts. We want to make sure you get your money’s worth! For example, we weren’t schedule to start playing at one wedding until after dinner but dinner ran an hour and a half late... so we played the remaining 2 and a half hours without a break. We’ll also play CDs for you during breaks.
5) We don’t have long breaks in between songs... it’s not as crucial during dinner, but during the dance portion of the evening, you don’t want big breaks in the music as the band figures out what to play next. We string songs together into medleys so we don’t kill the dance groove - we’ll play 7 songs in a medley that lasts a half hour, then stop for 10 seconds to get ready for the next one.
6) We can play your ceremony... with musicians from the band. Choose from solo piano, classical guitar, piano and flute, guitar and flute, or add the singer on Ave Maria or The Wedding Song.
7) We can Emcee your reception... we know how to Emcee a reception with dignity and class, yet keep people involved and having fun at the same time.
8) We know weddings... we play a lot of weddings so we know what can go wrong and make sure it doesn’t. One wedding planner told us afterwards, “The toasts were planned to go for a half an hour and after 10 minutes they were done. I was freaking out because I had told the band to take a break... I looked around and they were standing right behind me - whew!”
9) We can customize our sound for you with other instruments... add a violin for country music, a 3-piece horn section for swing, a conga player for salsa. We have lots of tried and true musicians who play with us and are ready to go!
10) Let us provide varied musical entertainment for your entire wedding... for a very reasonable price, you can have a classical duo or trio for the ceremony, the band split into two combos inside and outside for cocktails, nice quiet dinner music and a rockin’ dance party with the whole band until the wee hours.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"...Exactly what we were looking for; talented artists capable of performing our non-traditional favorites...If only our friends' weddings had a band like this I would've quit whining during the first song!"
- Danny, Groom, Denver, CO
"Thank you so much for venturing to Steamboat and helping to make our wedding so special. You all were incredible and helped make the reception amazing. Everyone raved about you the entire evening and long afterwards. We have already recommended you to several people as well! You were a pleasure to work with and are all very talented musicians. Thank you again for being such an important part of our special day - we love the Spotlight Band!" - Liz & Mark, Steamboat Springs, CO
"Your band is amazing!" - Maria K., Denver, CO
"You guys "rocked"... David and I wanted to pop in to say thanks again for making our wedding reception so amazing. People are still talking about how GREAT the band was. We really appreciated all your enthusiasm and love for music. Thanks again!"
- Lisa & David E., Rapid City, SD
"You guys are the best wedding band ever! If you are getting married, hire this band!"
- Cara C., Bride, Steamboat Springs, CO
"The Spotlight Band was just the kind of entertainment my wedding needed. Everything went without a hitch. They were there, set up and ready to go ahead of schedule. I've known a few bands in my day, and believe me, that's a biggie. They were everything I expected and more. This is a versitile, tight band, capable of soft dinner music to hard-driving rock 'n roll, and everything in between. The two-person version of the band (flute and guitar for the ceremony) even learned and played a song that I wrote for my bride as she walked down the aisle. That's service! I highly recommend the Spotlight Band."
-Andrew M., Breckendridge, CO
"It was truly a pleasure meeting you and the Spotlight Band. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for a job well done. Your ability to transition from cocktails to dinner and back to full dancing was spectacular! And I loved the effort above and beyond with the Swedish folk song. You have truly won my heart for future events. I look forward to working with you again in Breckenridge."
-Michelle Bennewitz, Wedding & Event Planner,
An Occasion to Remember
"The Spotlight Band entertained at our wedding in April of 2003, and we were very pleased with the job that they did. When we were looking for a band for our wedding, we were on a budget and getting very discouraged at the prices many of the bands were asking for. When we found The Spotlight Band, they were so affordable that we were initially worried that they were "too good to be true". We definitely got more than we paid for!
The band has a very versatile and diverse play list, and Matt Bassano worked with us to choose our "special" songs such as first dance, father-daughter dance, etc. He paid close attention to specific songs and types of music that we wanted and did not want to be played at the reception, and respected our wishes. Matt professionally worked with the hotel wedding coordinator to make sure that both set-up and the reception went perfectly. The Spotlight Band was punctual, prepared, and looked very appropriate for the occasion. They sounded great at the reception, with some wonderful voices for the singing. We were definitely happy with them.
Matt also performed the traditional piano music for our actual wedding ceremony, and we were equally pleased with his work there. He had excellent suggestions for us when we were uncertain as to our options, was professional at all times, and sounded very good.
I would not hesitate to recommend Matt Bassano and The Spotlight Band for any wedding reception or other event."
- Carolyn, Bride, Denver, CO
This awesome variety dance band plays rockin' reception music for private events throughout Colorado. They are the perfect wedding reception band and the perfect entertainment for your company party in Denver, Boulder, Vail, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, Keystone, Aspen, Estes Park, and Telluride as well as surrounding states: Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and New Mexico. They have local references for most of these areas.
The Spotlight Band Sample Song List - the band has over 600 songs and welcomes requests!
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