Best Cover Band For Gala Events
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GUNPOWDER SOUP has multi-talented musicians and three lead vocalists who specialized in different genres of music. We have a male vocalist for Country and 80s. An entertaining female vocalist for Top 40, 80s, and Disco. Our GRAMMY Award Winning Engineer will sing Classic Rock and Oldies.
Read our 5 star reviews, listen to our music, watch our videos, and you will understand why vendors and past clients recommend GUNPOWDER SOUP!
Party Attitude with Business Foundation
GUNPOWDER SOUP has performed for many galas, birthday parties, and fundraising events, since 1999. Trust an entertainment group that has all 5 star reviews and ratings.
Locations: Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Corpus Christi, Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg, College Station, Houston, and other towns throughout Texas. For destination events, please contact us for travel arrangements.
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Fundraisers
For a sold out event, hire us to entertain your guests!
Auctioneers may use our wireless microphone and sound system for live auctions. During the first set, we remind people of silent auctions happening, emcee any announcements, and follow the itinerary.
Because our management team needs to know what services you require, contact us directly to book and generate a contract for the event. There are several several upgrades to enhance your event.
Galas
The party never ends with GUNPOWDER SOUP!
For gala events, we provide non-stop music during the sets, take guests request from our repertoire, play MP3 music while on break, and change song selection in order to keep people singing and dancing the entire time. Since each gala is different, we love to hear your ideas and coordinate our song set with your itinerary. With our great repertoire, we can accommodate all age generations and gender.
4 HOUR GALA + 1 HOUR MP3 MUSIC
Cocktail hour with MP3 music
4 hour performance
MP3 music during breaks
Tambourines to lend on the dance floor
Crowd microphone for guest sing along
General liability insurance
Professional Sound System to 300 indoor guests
Stage lighting:
(2) 10-foot truss with 12 LED lights
Theatrical Geysers
4 HOUR PARTY
4 hours of performance
MP3 music during breaks
Tambourines to lend on the dance floor
Crowd microphone for guest sing along
One million dollar general liability insurance
Professional Sound System to 300 indoor guests
Stage lighting:
(2) 10-foot truss with 12 LED lights
Theatrical Geysers
ACOUSTIC TRIO
Perfect for smaller gatherings
Female lead vocalist on piano and acoustic
Acoustic guitarist / background vocals
Drums / background vocals
Professional speaker
Professional wash light
NOTE: see SONG LIST for TRIO
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New Year's Eve Party
How Do We Make Your Gala Event Special…Let These Clients Explain
” Fantastic! I booked Gunpowder Soup for a work celebration and they were awesome! We have very diverse group with ages ranging from 20s to 50s and Gunpowder Soup played something for everyone! They were interactive and kept everyone on the dance floor. My team is still talking about the awesome band!!! Book Gunpowder Soup for your next event! You will not be disappointed!”
“Gun Powder Soup was beyond amazing! Very energetic and played songs that appealed to everyone. A good time was definitely had by all! Jeanine was fantastic to work with as well and made everything super easy. I highly recommend them and look forward to booking Gun Powder Soup again in the future!”
“I hired Gunpowder Soup to perform during an afterglow party for a corporate event, this was the best money ever spent! They were fantastic! They performed a very wide variety of music, and they keot the audience engaged! It was a remarkable performance, and remarkable evening! I highly recommend this group! We were so pleased!!”
“The band was absolutely amazing!!! They were hired for our corporate event in Austin and everyone loved them.They played to the crowd and were very accommodating when we asked to extend over our contract! They know exactly how to engage an audience because everyone was up on their feet dancing and singing! If you need a well rounded, versatile, entertaining band this is a great choice.”
“Our non-profit organization had a Christmas fundraiser earlier this December, and we hired Gunpowder Soup as our entertainment. Boy did they deliver! Not only were they spot on with the music and songs, but they totally interacted with our guests, and everyone enjoyed themselves. We received so many compliments on the band, and can’t wait for the next event to bring them back! If you haven’t heard Gunpowder Soup or seen them in action – you’re missing out!”
“I was looking for a band to play at our fundraiser. I looked at about 12 different bands online and went to see 3 of them perform and Gunpowder Soup was at the top of the list. They are very professional and excellent musicians and they really get the guests engaged. I had so many compliments about their performance. We will definitely look to use them in the future.”
CREDENTAILS
Marius and Jeanine are building a new “state of the art” recording studio and run an audio school, Audio Enginearing Institute, teaching audio engineering classes, audio-eng.com.
Our gear has been assembled by our two time GRAMMY Award Winning Recording Engineer, Marius Perron, who has a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas and a BA in Geometry from Trinity University. Jeanine Davis-Perron is the owner and manages GUNPOWDER SOUP LLC with hands on every detail of the business. Jeanine has a BS degree in Hospital Administration from Southwest Texas State University.
PERFORMANCE
For cocktail hour, we play MP3 music from our stage speakers, unless you hire an acoustic musician from our staff. During dinner, the Band will play low volume and slow to mid-tempo songs to accommodate conversations at the table.
After formalities, we will fill the dance floor with dancers, interact with guests off-stage, enlist singers on our crowd microphone. GUNPOWDER SOUP started tambourines and crowd mics on the dance floor and we continue this client favorite.
GPS BUSINESS MODEL
We have been engaging with guests since 2010 and are experts in the entertainment business. Detailed local female management and an A+ from the Better Business Bureau set us apart from other bands. Clients can call and book directly through our Contact Page and we generate our own contracts.
GUNPOWDER SOUP carries general liability insurance of one million dollars. The owner is always on site and manages the Band during the event.
INSTRUMENTATION
Drums, Bass, Electric Lead Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar. Since GUNPOWDER SOUP is multi-talented on many instruments, our players will use different instruments depending on the song. We may have two members playing electric guitar or two keyboardist playing at the same time so we have a full sound depending on the instrumentation of each song. We try to cover the songs as close to the original version.
You will love our variety of lead vocalists and wall of harmonies. For icing on the cake, hire one of our horn player or fiddle player. Email for availability and talent fee.
EVENT TYPES
Corporate Events, Fundraisers, Galas, Weddings, Conventions, Private Parties
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GENRES
Top 40 Pop Hits, Country, 80s, Classic Rock, Oldies, Disco, Latin, Motown
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