Reviews and News From Detroit, MI
We are very proud of the 1000+ reviews we have accumulated over the years. Any of these clients will be happy to share their experiences with our company on & off stage.
Here is what people from Detroit, MI and neighboring cities are saying about us
Annual Convention
Detroit, MI - Friday, May 3rd, 2019
MLB All-Star Weekend Comcast Party
Detroit, MI - Monday, July 11th, 2005
Community Event | Fun Pianos one-man show
Belleville, MI - Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Matt & His wife were awesome! The seniors absolutely loved it, we were a little iffy about scheduling that type of entertainment for them, but the majority of them stayed until the end and were actually participating. Thank you!
Fundraiser | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Niles, MI - Saturday, June 10th, 2023
The entertainers knocked it out of the park! This is the perfect fundraising event. Very interactive! They were able to get the crowd involved and everyone had a great time. Our guests are already asking when we're going to do it again!
Bar/nightclub event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Lansing, MI - Saturday, October 9th, 2021
Everything went really well! Amy and Matt were wonderful! Overall guest feedback was great!
Fundraiser | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Grand Rapids, MI - Friday, October 1st, 2021
AMAZING!!! We may just have to book you again in future years. Everyone LOVED it!! It was hard to get them to leave hahahaha
MASSTrans Conference | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Boyne Falls, MI - Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Volunteer Appreciation Event
Saline, MI - Sunday, April 28th, 2019
Holiday Party
Flint, MI - Sunday, December 9th, 2018
Corporate Event
Plymouth, MI - Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Management Conference
Thompsonville, MI - Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Company Holiday Party
Carleton, MI - Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Corporate Event
Lansing, MI - Friday, December 8th, 2017
Croswell Theater Event
Adrian, MI - Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Wedding
Brighton, MI - Saturday, August 9th, 2014
Holiday Party
Grand Rapids, MI - Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
Holiday Party
Mt. Pleasant, MI - Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Wedding
Grand Rapids, MI - Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Central Michigan University Event
Canton, MI - Thursday, April 10th, 2008
McDonel Hall Party
East Lansing, MI - Sunday, April 29th, 2007
Northern Lights Arena Event
Alpena, MI - Saturday, March 3rd, 2007
St. Valentine’s 60th Anniversary
Redford, MI - Saturday, February 10th, 2007
Suburban Inns Pig Roast
Holland, MI - Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Michigan State University Student Party
East Lansing, MI - Saturday, March 11th, 2006
Alison & Wade Niebauer Wedding
Traverse City, MI - Saturday, June 25th, 2005
Tony and Andrea Bowman Wedding
Wyandotte, MI - Saturday, May 7th, 2005
Tony and Andrea Bowman Wedding
Wyandotte, MI - Saturday, May 7th, 2005
Latest News from Detroit, MI
Your toes will tap, your ears will smile with Dr Tom
Tom W. Ferguson (aka Dr. Tom) was born in Alpena, where he began gigging in nightclubs and township halls with his own dance band before graduating from high school in 1960. Over the next half century he obtained an English degree from the University of Michigan, worked as a news-desk editor at the Detroit Free Press, published his own music magazine (Michigan Musician), served as managing editor of a book publishing house (Momentum Books), co-owned and edited a health-care newspaper (Health Care News), served as managing editor of “America’s Largest Country Weekly” (Lapeer County Press), and free-lanced as a book editor and ghost writer. Through the years he remained active as a musical weekend warrior, keeping alive the spirit and material of mid-Twentieth Century nightclub music, ranging from big-band standards to Sinatra ballads, to rhythm and blues, to the intersection of—as the barmaid says in The Blues Brothers—“country AND western.” In June 2021, after 60 years, he returned to his native Alpena County, where he intends to run his last laps playing and singing a lot of the same music he played at places like the Owl Café during the Eisenhower administration. As Dr. Tom’s business card says: “Your toes will tap, your ears will smile.”
Playing musical chairs….. Literally.
Assigning players isn’t done randomly. In fact, when you book a show, most of the time the player closest to you is the one assigned to your event…. but that isn’t ALWAYS the case. Here at Fun Pianos, we are often asked how we decide which dueling piano players will be assigned to do each show. Although we have offices in Omaha Nebraska, Phoenix Arizona and Tampa, Florida, we have players from all over the United States who will go anywhere to do shows. It is well known that Sam is from Detroit but has been living in Seward Nebraska for some time now. Jefrey currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, Steven lives in Los Angeles, California, and some players from Michigan as well as other states. Although Tyler is originally from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area, he lives in Tampa, Florida now along with Chris and their piano playing neighbor Keith has a place in Orlando. Katy is a Chicago girl, Steve lives in Houston, Texas and Gary just moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. With all of these players all over the place, it would seem that it would be difficult to do a show in a place like Manhattan, Kansas or Fargo, North Dakota – but Fun Pianos will go anywhere! We have been known to do shows in places as small as Grafton, NE (pop. 122) and as far away as Portland, Maine San Diego, California, Miami, Florida and Seattle, Washington. So the players who get assigned to do these shows are often chosen by their proximity to another event. If we were to do a show in Denver, Colorado – we might have a team of players come from Kansas, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Iowa, or even North Dakota or South Dakota (if that is where a previous show was). For instance, if a team were to find themselves in Des Moines, Iowa on one night, they could easily do a show in Ottumwa, Iowa the next night and then bring dueling pianos to Minneapolis, St. Paul or Milwaukee on the following night. So Fun Pianos takes a lot into consideration when choosing which piano players are going to do which shows. If you are considering having Dueling Pianos at your next event feel free to contact us at any time.