Cole Thomas Music

Piano with Personality

$500 starting price

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IA, IL, MN, WI

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Cole Thomas

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Based out of Cedar Rapids, IA, Cole Thomas Music covers weddings and special occasions. Talented musician Cole Thomas aims to set the tone for refined, emotive, and enjoyable occasions with his versatile repertoire. He is an accomplished vocalist and a versatile guitarist and pianist who aims to provide the perfect soundtrack to romantic occasions and milestone moments. Cole Thomas Music begins each wedding journey with a consultation. During your in-person or virtual meeting, you can share your vision for your big day, your favorite songs, and the general atmosphere you wish to create. Cole performs live at ceremonies, cocktail parties, and evening receptions. From classical music and instrumental jazz to vocals, this diverse musician can tailor his talents to match your wishes and preferences. You can think of Cole Thomas Music as a one-man band for your wedding celebrations. Once you have shared your timeline with Cole, he will create a personalized setlist that reflects your requests. For over 10 years, Cole has gained experience playing at everything from backyard weddings and wineries to piano-bar-style performances and formal cocktail receptions. He looks forward to bringing a touch of memorable magic and musical appeal to your big day. When he isn't performing for weddings, Cole spends his time writing, arranging, working with his 30+ piano students, and booking gigs for his three-piece band, Deluxo. Music has been a part of his life since his parents placed him in piano lessons at the age of five, and ever since his first recital, he knew he belonged on stage. Cole books hundreds of gigs at restaurants, hotels, breweries, and vineyards throughout the Midwest and takes great pride in his career as a musician.

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Instruments

Guitar

Harmonica

Keyboard

Piano

Vocals

Music Genres

Classical

Jazz

Pop

R&B

Rock

Music Services

Live Music

Sound Equipment

Wedding Activities

Rehearsals & Parties

After Party

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding

After Party

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Rehearsal Dinner

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Cole Thomas

Owner

Cole Thomas is a professional pianist, guitarist, and singer with over a decade of experience providing exceptional music for weddings, restaurants, wineries, and private events. His background in the industry has given him exceptional insight into music performance and he passes this knowledge onto his piano students!

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Cole Thomas received rave reviews for his performances at weddings, with multiple couples praising his professionalism, talent, and ability to adapt to unique requests and situations during the events. Guests enjoyed his music at various parts of the ceremonies, from the ceremony procession to the cocktail hour and reception. Reviewers highlighted his responsiveness, collaboration with other musicians, and the positive atmosphere he created that kept guests engaged and entertained throughout the festivities. Many couples expressed high recommendations for Cole Thomas as a musician for weddings, appreciating his contribution to making their special day even more memorable.

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Mark J

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11/12/2024

Cole absolutely delighted and exceeded our wildest expectations at our wedding. He embraced the costume theme of our reception, performed significantly more music than we had expected (in a good way), and was the absolute heart and soul of our party. He improvised and adapted to every unique situation on the night with a musical and social sense of awareness that we continue to be grateful for. He even graciously agreed to play alongside Andrea's 94 year old grandmother on her accordion. Grandma is still beaming from this experience, and trust me, she's a hard woman to please. Seriously. I don't think we can ever repay him for the joy and energy he brought to our night. I couldn't get to the bar for a drink without answering the question: "Where did you FIND this guy?!" half a dozen times.

Nicole R

3/26/2025

My husband and I chose Cole Thomas for live music on our wedding day and we loved every part of the music he provided! Cole was great to work with in the months before our wedding. He promptly replied to emails and questions! He tailored his music service to exactly what we needed for our wedding ceremony, social hour, dinner, and reception! Our guests loved the music he provided and all the song requests he fulfilled. Cole has a great personality. He is respectful, professional, and a talented pianist and singer!

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Rachelle P

10/29/2024

Cole was perfect for our wedding reception! We asked him to emcee the event, and play a mix a more relaxed instrumental set and an upbeat set with vocals. Cole did such a great job reading the room and checking in with us to stick to our timeline and adjust where needed. Cole had everything he needed and everything went super smoothly. We enjoyed Cole’s music a lot and so did our guests! Great to work with, highly recommend!

Renee O

10/22/2024

We hired Cole to play at our wedding in October 2024. We loved working with him! He was so talented and had great suggestions on how to make our day special. Our guests enjoyed every minute of it. Cole’s professionalism and attention detail made the day perfect. I highly recommend Cole!

Chris Y

9/26/2023

Cole did an outstanding job playing piano during our wedding ceremony and guitar/vocals during the cocktail hour. He had great suggestions based on our initial thoughts/guidance and helped make our special day perfect. Cole was responsive, professional, and overall just had good vibes.

KATHRYN t

9/25/2023

Cole was great! He kept the guests entertained and everyone had a lovely evening.

Gregg A

7/31/2023

From the time we first spoke to set the date until the end of the event, Cole handled everything so professionally. He arrived early to set everything up, made sure all speeches sounded great and played music that was perfect for the night. Was not too loud and he kept the room engaged the entire time. The music was wonderful and our party went on for four hours. We could not have chosen a better person to make our event a special as it was. We will definitely use Cole again and recommend anyone looking for a musician and someone to handle the sound to do the same. Great value and great music. It doesn’t get better Gregg and Caron A.

Cindy C

7/09/2023

Cole Thomas was perfect! Great musician, great personality, great value! I highly recommend him!

Toni F

4/24/2023

Absolutely our favorite wedding decision. Cole was amazing and made the night fun. He hyped up the party and didn’t miss a beat. We loved having him as part of our day!

Jessica T

12/15/2022

Cole was great to work with and had great suggestions and was accommodating to our requests! We appreciated how responsive he was and how he has the musical ability yet also was easy to work with on the business side.

Leah M

10/12/2022

Cole was great to work with from start to finish - responsive, professional, and flexible. He made everything super easy for us and our guests really enjoyed his performance during cocktail hour at our wedding. We received many compliments about Cole's performance and how it was very classy, enjoyable, and really elevated cocktail hour. We had a few lifelong pianists in the crowd and they especially appreciated it and gave Cole high praise!

Mike E

10/11/2022

We hired Cole to play a baby grand piano we rented for the cocktail hour at our wedding. Cole was fantastic! Was the perfect complement for cocktail hour, the songs were ambient jazzy, and I could see many guests tapping feet and fingers along, and even some guests dancing. Cole was also open to requests, and overall he added a lot of class to the event.

Hannah M

9/16/2022

Cole did an absolutely fantastic job playing for our wedding and reception! We were looking for a casual, piano bar style vibe for our reception, and some simple modern pieces for the ceremony procession/recession. Cole met with us beforehand and talked through what we were looking for, and was very responsive throughout the planning in terms of helping us choose songs. He kept the reception rolling perfectly the entire night, making a perfect environment for chatting over drinks and occasional dancing, even taking requests from guests and the little kids who were having a great time on the dance floor. He even learned the hora especially for us. So many guests came up to us and told us what a fantastic find he was! I can't recommend him enough to anyone else!!

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