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Rock’n Pebble Beach CA

More rock at corporate events has been a mission of mine for years. For this tech industry golf outing at the beautiful Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, event planners asked me to hire and produce a performance of the Movin’ Out Band direct from Billy Joel’s 5 Time TONY award winning musical.

The Movin’ Out Band

Featuring the Pianoman from the Broadway Musical Wade Preston

The Show Always Includes these Hits:

Corporate Event Entertainemnt

“N.Y. State of Mind” 

“Italian Restaurant” 

“Angry Young Man”

“You May Be Right” 

“Pianoman”

Plus many more

Rock and The Corporate Stage

Rock is alive and well on the corporate stage today. My company, Celebrity Direct has hired and produced celebrity level rock bands for convention ending galas, award shows, client appreciation events and trade shows nationally and the trend continues. Hire a Rock Star

My personal take on Rock on the Corporate Stage

Billy Joel and Wade Preston

Wade Preston played the “Piano Man” role in Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp’s Broadway hit Movin’ Out for its entire 3 ½ year run, and starred in the show’s national tours for the next few years.

Wade proudly earned the nickname “Stunt Billy” sitting in for the band rehearsals for Billy Joel’s iconic stadium concert, Last Play at Shea.

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Celebrity Direct Inc.

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