PRESS KIT P.O. Box 402 Bellaire, Texas Booking: 77402-0402 Patrick Waites thespinsations.com 713-256-9007 facebook.com/spinsations [email protected] Contact Information vCard (Click here to download) 2 Return to Index | Previous Page 3 Welcome Hi. Johnny here. Thank you for taking a moment to review the band’s Press Kit. We appreciate it. Spin City Johnny and the Spinsations play feel-good classics from the 50s and 60s because that is the music we love. And because we love it, The Spinsations and I strive to perform the songs faithfully to the originals. Much of what they play you won’t hear from any other band in town. Who else plays songs by Sam Cooke, Roy Orbison, Herman’s Hermits, The Monkees, The Hollies and Paul Revere and the Raiders, right alongside Elvis and The Beatles? And the band even plays them on period-appropriate instruments, such as Ricken- backer and Gretsch guitars, to get just the right sound. ROAD MAP Johnny and the Spinsations understand that, like most things in life, success comes through building trusted relationships. The band takes a professional approach to its affairs, with the result that you can have confidence that they will never let you down. Contact Information .....................................................3 Every relationship has a beginning. If you are a booking agent or facility owner, we’d like an opportunity to perform for you - to break the ice as it were. We know that you and your customers will want us back. Af- Welcome .......................................................................4 ter reviewing these materials, please give our manager, Patrick, a call to discuss how we can work together About the Band .............................................................7 to our mutual benefit. Past Performances .........................................................8 What People Say About "The Band" ............................11 Artists Covered ............................................................12 Typical Performance ...................................................14 Instrumentation Options ............................................15 Audio and Video Samples ...........................................15 Specialty Sets ..............................................................16 Elvis Presley ......................................................................... 16 The Beatles ......................................................................... 18 Woodstock ........................................................................... 20 American Graffiti Soundtrack .............................................. 21 Mini Sets ......................................................................22 Other Party Favorites...................................................23 Downloadable Promotional Pieces .............................24 Equipment ..................................................................26 4 Return to Index | Previous Page 5 About the Band The Story of the Spinsations Johnny and the Spinsations traces its roots to 2008, when lead singer Jon Bouche and Patrick Waites joined forces as part of what was then known as the Love Street Band, a group assembled initially for the single purpose of per- forming the Beatles’ White Album. After that sucessful event in November 2008, the group decided to keep going, primarily performing at charity events and hospitals but also making several radio and TV appearances. On January Lead vocalist30, Jon2009, theBouche group staged a recreation of the Beatles rooftop concert - one of only a few nationally. In late 2009, the band detached from the Love Street nonprofit and briefly adopted a more psychedelic persona. Freed from sharing its name with a charity (though its members remain heavily involved), the band, then known as Tie-Dye Sky, performed in local venues such as Fitzgeralds. By early 2010, Jon and Patrick had developed a strong desire to take the band more seriously. This led to a new emphasis on danceable, feelgood oldies of the 50s and 60s and the need for a new name. Patrick initially coined “The Spinsations” but felt that it lacked something. Over Jon’s protests that he hates being called Johnny, the band became “Johnny and the Spinsations.” Lead guitar player and Houston music-scene veteran David Marshall joined the band in August 2010, following an open auditon. His son Ethan then was recruited to play drums, but soon switched to bass. Following another open audition for a drummer, Danny Patterson completed the lineup. These five guys actually like each other, which they think makes a Spinsations performance more fun for band and audience alike. Clockwise from top left: Jon Bouche - lead vocals Patrick Waites - guitars and keys Danny Patterson - drums David Marshall - lead guitar Ethan Marshall - bass All Spinsations also contribute harmony vocals 6 Return to Index | Previous Page 7 Drummer and harmony vocalist Danny Patterson Past Performances Johnny and the Spinsations has performed for groups including: Be An Angel Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance TONIGHT The Children’s Assessment Center PUPPET SHOW AND The Children’s Music Foundation Christus Foundation for Healthcare JOHNNY AND THE SPINSATIONS The Eagle 107.5 FM Hope for Haiti Benefit Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Garden Committee Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Sparkles and Spurs Committee Houston Urban Debate League KRIV Fox 26 Morning Show Montgomery County Youth Services KPFT 90.1 FM Love Street | The Alliance for Children and Music Rape Abuse and Incest National Network Rett Syndrome Texas Stroll-A-Thon The Rose Shriners Hospital for Children Texas Children’s Hospital The band has performed in a wide variety of venues, including: Armand Bayou Nature Center Bay Oaks Country Club Capone’s Bar & Oven Central Market Concert Pub Galleria Crescent Moon Wine Bar Crowne Plaza River Oaks Crystal Ballroom at the Post Rice Lofts Fitzgeralds Hard Rock Cafe Hilton Houston Westchase House of Blues Main Street Crossing Market Street-The Woodlands Memorial Park Golf Course Moody Gardens Convention Center Pearl Bar Rob Fleming Park Seen here are children who are dancing to Johnny and the Spinsations Spring Chateau rather than pestering their parents. The band appeals to all ages and Vintage Park is a great fit for family friendly venues! No children were harmed in Westin Galleria the taking of this photograph, though one did later try to break dance. …and the rooftop of an abandoned building down at Allen’s Landing Photos on this page courtesy of BCL Photography and Danielle Bourgeois 8 Return to Index | Previous Page 9 What People Say About "The Band" Visit the website for more feedback! “THANK YOU Johnny and The Spinsations for get- “We’ve received ting the Moody Gardens crowd up and dancing!” nothing but raves Kemah B., CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare about “the band” at Carnegie “You and your band were a big hit. Every- Vanguard High School’s fundraiser last one loved your music and we will be con- “It was a pleasure meeting you and we really en- weekend. We are so lucky to have booked tacting you to play for us again next year.” joyed the band. You guys were great!” the right group. Johnny and the Spinsations Curtis C., Chair, Wine Garden Committee, Glenda J., CHRISTUS Foundation for HealthCare got that crowd moving! Great music, great guys. Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Thanks a million!” Jocelyn E, Co-Chair Carnegie Vanguard High School PTO Auction Committee “I wanted to say again how great all of the mu- “I enjoyed your band. sic was and in my opin- “You guys stepped up to play You guys had a good, “Great job last night you ion it made our event. I a great set of songs. You really clean sound and guys! was soaked by the hope to hear you all play impressed! Thank you for letting fantastic rhythm. You end of your set I had to again soon.” me be a part of such a wonder- guys got really hot and change shirts!! You guys re- Margaret T., Houston ful night!” filled the dance floor.” ally got a hold on me! :D” Urban Debate League Dan W., Sugar Hill Studios, guest Robert D., Attorney Mary R., guest at Love Event Chair at Love Street’s Come Together Street’s Come Together 10 Return to Index | Previous Page 11 Artists Covered 50s and 60s Artists The Diamonds The McCoys The Zombies Badfinger Dion and the Belmonts The Monkees The Beach Boys The Drifters The Monotones Other Artists The Beatles The Easybeats Otis Day AC/DC Ben E. King Elvis Presley Otis Redding The Band The Big Bopper Everly Brothers Paul Revere & the Raiders The Big Bopper Bill Haley and the Comets Fats Domino Percy Sledge The Chi-Lites Bob Dylan The Five Satins The Platters The Cure Bobby Darin The Flamingos Phil Phillips Def Leppard Bobby Day Flash Cadillac & the The Regents Eddie Money Bobby Freeman Continental Kids Ritchie Valens The English Beat Bobby Fuller Four The Fleetwoods Roy Orbison Free Booker T. & the M.G.’s The Foundations Sam Cooke Grateful Dead The Box Tops Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers Sam the Sham and the Pharohs Guns ‘n’ Roses Buddy Holly The Guess Who The Shirelles Hall and Oates Buddy Knox The Heartbeats The Silhouettes Jefferson Airplane Buster Brown Herman’s Hermits The Skyliners Jimi Hendrix Buffalo Springfield The Hollies Sly & the Family Stone Joan Jett The Byrds Joey Dee and the Starlighters Smokey Robinson & the Miracles Joe Cocker Canned Heat Johnny Burnette Sonny Till & the Orioles Katrina and the Waves Carl Perkins Johnny Cash The Spaniels Led Zeppelin Chubby Checker Johnny Rivers Status Quo Neil Young Chuck