About this vendor
Josh is a pianist residing in Tucson under the name Desert Pianist, to evoke the aesthetics and boundless beauty of the Southwest desert. Having played for many weddings over a fifteen year period, Desert Pianist has a love and talent for tailoring to a couple's musical needs and desires, and helping to choose the right songs or pieces to give your wedding exactly the right feeling.
While trained as a classical pianist, Josh can span genres from jazz to soul to musicals to pop to easy listening, or virtually any style. From J.S. Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" to the dreaminess of Debussy, or songs by Jason Mraz, Beyonce, or the Beatles, any songs that you love will be played skillfully as beautiful piano versions! Please refer to "website" link for Youtube video examples of songs!
Details
Instruments
- Keyboard
- Piano
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Folk
- Jazz
- Pop
- R&B
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
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5
out of 5.06 reviews
Josh was attentive to what we wanted our guests to hear and recommended the perfect music for our guests to hear as they arrived for the ceremony. We would have loved to have him p...
lay for the entire evening, but that just wasn't possible with the venue. Josh is talented and experienced, so I was excited to hire him and obviously do not regret it!
Josh (Desert Pianist) was a wonderful and artistic addition to our wedding!
He took the time to meet with us and discuss options about what music would be suitable for our wedding...
. We ended up taking one of his suggestions into account: a Bach piece, and he also played the songs that we requested, including Mariah Carey and Frank Sinatra tunes. It was very beautifully done.
Thank you, Josh!!! Highly recommended for professional service and beautifully-created music.
Thank you Josh for playing at our wedding last Saturday. It added a special part to our wedding. We were thrilled you we're able to play our songs and took the time to learn them...
. Thank you again.
Josh Pielemeier is a an incredible pianist! He can easily tackle any piece of music you throw his way, no matter its complexity. He works well with vocalists and can easily follow ...
any changes they make, even without warning:). He is fun and a joy to work with! He was an amazing part of our important day!
Josh was an amazing addition to my beautiful desert backyard wedding! During planning, I had no idea what sort of music I wanted, but I knew I wanted something a little different. ...
After giving Josh a few ideas of what I liked and telling him that I wanted something original, he came up with a memorable combination of Arvo Part and Sigur Ros, and found a great cellist to accompany him as well, since I knew I wanted cello. I was very impressed!
If you want an outstanding pianist with a great ear for choosing the right pieces, Josh is your guy!
I wish I could leave Josh 10 stars! Josh was prompt, professional and kind. He was willing to provide suggestions for the processional and recessional when we couldn't decide. Gues...
ts raved about the ambiance that the piano created. Thank you, Josh, for making our ceremony perfect!
Contact
Tucson/Phoenix, able to transport keyboard if piano not AVBL
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