CelloJoe

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An anomaly in the world of cellists. plays the cello while beatboxing, looping, and singing. It’s Classical Hip-Hop. He creates amazing unique music with a cello and his mouth and he does it live!

His lyrics weave together sustainability, environmental justice, and social awareness. They entertain, inspire, and make you wonder.

By beatboxing, throat-singing, singing, plucking and bowing the cello, he can mimic many styles of music from dubstep to folk to rock to classical to hip hop.

Many configurations of instruments are possible for the live band experience.

Songs

I can play:
An instrumental set
An original lyrical set
A set of old time blues music

Covers like Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), Say It Ain’t So (Weezer), Lean on Me (Bill Withers), Stand by me (Ben E King), I’m Yours (Jason Mraz), Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen) and many more.

Reviews

Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

I recently booked him to perform at my wedding and what a special experience it was!

From start to finish, communication was effortless and always on point. He is a true professional by every standard! He even assisted us with setting up and dialing in the sound system. Now on to the important stuff…

His performance bridged the spectrum of family and friends present for our wedding. It was such a magical experience seeing so many loved ones getting down to veggie maniac, bike girl and so much love, he delivered a performance that brought joy and smiles to everyone’s experience.

Overall I rate our experience 11/11. It was an honor to have such a talented musician perform and such a fun character to hang out with the rest of the event.

Erik W


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

In short, run don’t walk to book him for your event!

We booked him for a high school event and had a fantastic experience, I would say for two reasons.

First, he is a professional. Inquiries to him were responded to promptly; his paperwork was thorough; he was flexible and accommodating even given the threat of rain; he arrived at the venue when promised; he coordinated with our staff to understand the audio set-up we were able to offer; he made an effort to understand his audience in advance of the performance and he quickly unpacked and set up his equipment.

But more importantly, it’s clear that he is a real artist. He prepared a playlist which was different and yet perfectly suited to our audience. He timed the feel of the event perfectly such that he transitioned from playlist to live music just when the energy seemed right.

He appealed to both adults with a real taste for independent music as well as high school kids with less sophisticated tastes.

In short, run don’t walk to book him for your event!

Hilary B


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

Is an amazing performer. He was definitely the musical highlight of our wedding.

Everyone loved his music and it is perfectly primed for a ceremony or reception.

He also has such a warm/inviting presence. He also went way above/beyond and taped his performance for us!

I’d highly recommend him for any gigs you might have – he’s unique and possesses amazing musical talent.

Cody G


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

I booked him for my birthday party and he was absolutely fantastic and would recommend to anyone!

The service from start to finish was uncomplicated, organised and professional.

He was so friendly, interacted with the guests and we all agreed he was the highlight of the evening!

Thanks again for making my day even more special!

Tanya P


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

We hired him to be the speaker at my Mom’s Celebration of Life. He was fantastic!

He took the burden off of me to coordinate the event. He gave me direction and kept me focused. He took the lead of the event as a neutral speaker.

He recited a poem and a letter from a guest who couldn’t make it. He stood at the podium orchestrating all of the people coming up to speak.

He then played custom music that was unique and left a special touch on the event. He was a huge asset to the event!

Very professional, courteous, helpful and friendly!

Nikki B


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

Unforgettable Birthday.

He and I met by chance during one of his performances at Revolution Cafe.

Not knowing the full depth of his talents and only catching a glimpse, I invited him to my home for my birthday with friends.

The result was an incredible one, all 20+ of my guests were astounded by the spectrum of his music. Another element that was completely unexpected was participation.

He had all of my friends singing and dancing, two things that always equal genuine happiness and joy. I’d like to extend an eternal thank you to for helping me throw an unforgettable birthday event.

Cheers!

Michael C


Live music booking reviews from clients who previously hired CelloJoe

So much fun!

I wanted to play a joke on my guests at my birthday luncheon so I hired him to pretend to be a waiter.

Except this waiter’s accent kept changing from posh British, to outback Aussie, then back to posh British etc. etc. with a little French and far west thrown in too.

He concocted a plausible, but hilarious story, to explain his accents and totally punked a couple of my guests – including my brother, who bought the whole story!

The other guests figured out something was fishy but had fun trying to find an explanation. After lunch, provided a wonderful outdoor concert for us on the deck.

He started with mellow classical music but later switched to blues, bluegrass, and alt music the younger folks were familiar with and ended with Wheezer.

Guest ages were from 29 to 79, but everyone loved the music and luxuriated in the atmosphere. He was definitely the hit of the party!

He’s a heck of a good waiter too! I highly recommend this talented and versatile musician!

Carol R


Music Details

Music Type:

Covers of well known songs

Original music

Live Music

Main Music Style:

Indie – Alternative

All Music Styles:

Pop – Rock (before 2000), Pop – Rock (2000 to now), Soul – Funk, Jazz – Swing, Indie – Alternative, , Hip-Hop – Street Poetry

Performance Details

Performance language(s):

English, Hebrew

Size options:

1, 2, 3, 4 musician(s)

Vocal options:

MaIe Singer, Female Singer, No Singing (Instrumental Music)

Instrument options:

Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Tracks / Looper, Cello, Double Bass, Drums, Keyboard – Piano, Percussion, Trumpet, Viola, Violin / Fiddle

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Live music hire rating: 4.95 / 5 (13794 ratings)

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The booking process was easy. It was helpful to view the sample singing of the singers.

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