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WHAT WE DO

Posted on January 19, 2019 by admin Posted in Services, Site news
Kevin and Ann Hutchinson
Photo: Deanna Thompson Calm Wave Productions

Kevin and Ann Hutchinson, Sonoma County Dance Beat founders, LOVE to dance to live music. This passion is behind the creation of Sonoma County Dance Beat, which started with an online calendar they wished existed and has grown to be so much more.

FOR MUSIC LOVERS AND DANCERS

Sonoma County Dance Beat calendar lists live music at venues ranging from dancehalls, music festivals, restaurants, breweries, hole-in-the-wall taverns to farmers markets, all in one place. Know before you go. Find out who’s playing, what they play, what they cost and what kind of floor is available for dancing. The only things routinely excluded are singer/songwriter gigs and seated shows.

Kevin and Ann teach group dance lessons at events, before select shows and private lessons in its Railroad Square studio.

Sonoma County Dance Beat throws at least one great dance party a year, April Foolery (near April 1), which is also an opportunity to help support the calendar. At least two bands and often costume prizes and other mayhem.

FOR MUSICIANS

The calendar helps bands with publicity, helps booking agents and bandleaders know who they’ll be up against on a given night when booking a gig and may also learn about venues they didn’t know existed. And it’s free.

Sonoma County Dance Beat provides talent buying services for a number of local venues. SCDB selects local bands based on musicianship, reputation, reliability, longevity, stage presence, genre and following. And it has to be a good fit for the venue and crowd. This ensures a positive experience for everyone concerned. Ann Hutchinson, who does the booking, generally does not book bands she and Kevin haven’t seen play in a similar venue. One YouTube video isn’t absolute proof. Nor is a good recording. That’s how the band is in the studio.

Ann writes marketing copy by day and is excellent at tag lines, bios, campaigns and differentiators (gimmicks) that will help get more people excited about checking out the band’s unique sound.

Support our 2020 Sponsors

Dance Stars

  • Oliver's
  • Stanroy Music Center
  • Redwood Cafe

Dance Pros

  • Kenwood Hearing Centers
  • Pronoeo Insurance
  • Montgomery Village
  • April's Mobile Notary

What fans are saying . . .

What a terrific web page! I don’t know how many times I’ve had to wade through the internet, trying in vain to see who was playing and where. Your coverage is better than any I’ve seen online. 

Larry Natalini

 

I just wanna thank you both for having such a wonderful and complete list of dance venues! Happy dancin’! Love you guys!

Merrill Dellas

SCDB tip jar

Please consider a small donation to help pay for the calendar's hard costs and upkeep. Thanks so much! - Kevin and Ann

Getting your live music event listed

This site is not self-serve. If you don't see your event listed, please go to the Get Listed page to send information about your dance music gig. Alternately, you can send information to "answers at" this domain. Either way, make sure to list all five things we include: Band name, Date with start/end time, Venue, Cost and Genres (in one- or two-word descriptors, please). Thanks so much!

Kevin and Ann – when they’re not dancing

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Kevin Hutchinson Hair Design

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