Reviews and News From Orlando, FL
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 Orlando, FL and neighboring cities are saying about us
Unspecified | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Orlando, FL - Tuesday, June 21st, 2022
Everyone had a fantastic evening, thank you!
Unspecified | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Orlando, FL - Friday, June 4th, 2021
It was wonderful! The guys did a great job and definitely got some unexpected interaction out of our group. I think everyone really enjoyed the event.
Thanks so much for working with us over the past challenging year!!
Melanie
Annual Conference
Orlando, FL - Friday, May 30th, 2014
Country Club Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Melbourne, FL - Friday, January 20th, 2023
Everyone at Lamplighter Village had a fantastic time with Fun Pianos. We enjoy having your show here every year.
Community Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Melbourne, FL - Friday, January 14th, 2022
Hi Sam, Everything went amazing!! They did an outstanding job and I cannot wait to have them back again. We will be in touch for another event sometime at the end of the year. Thank you!
Community Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
FORT MYERS, FL - Monday, March 29th, 2021
Everything was great! Thank you for another great show night! J
Country Club Member Event
Trinity, FL - Saturday, March 14th, 2020
55+ Community Event | Fun Pianos dueling pianos show
Fort Myers, FL - Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Corporate Event
Sebring, FL - Thursday, December 13th, 2018
Corporate Event
St. Petersburg, FL - Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
50th Wedding Anniversary
Davie, FL - Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Corporate Party
Lake Wales, FL - Friday, December 15th, 2017
Fundraiser
St. Petersburg, FL - Saturday, April 1st, 2017
Melbourne, FL - Friday, November 18th, 2016
Conference
Ponte Vedra, FL - Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
Corporate Party
Trinity, FL - Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Resident Dinner
Melbourne, FL - Friday, November 13th, 2015
55+ Community Show
Melbourne, FL - Friday, March 20th, 2015
Community Event
The Villages, FL - Saturday, March 7th, 2015
Wedding
Naples, FL - Sunday, March 1st, 2015
Company Party
Jacksonville, FL - Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Wedding
Clearwater, FL - Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Fundraiser
Vero Beach, FL - Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Pre-game Husker Tailgate
Jacksonville, FL - Saturday, September 13th, 2014
Country Club Event
Trinity, FL - Saturday, March 1st, 2014
Corporate Event
Jacksonville, FL - Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
Active Adult Community Resident Event
DeLand, FL - Wednesday, December 4th, 2013
50th Birthday Party
Bonita Springs, FL - Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Wedding
St. Petersburg, FL - Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Key Center Foundation “Run For the Money” Event
Crystal River, FL - Friday, July 18th, 2008
Latest News from Orlando, FL
Fun Pianos duels out of summer into fall
Different areas of the country have different trends, something we’ve noticed in 14+ years of serving the Fun Pianos! by 176 Keys Dueling Pianos show throughout the entire country.
One things that is consistent everywhere, from Phoenix to Nebraska to Illinois, Florida and everywhere else is that summers are slower than the rest of the year. This is not to say we have nothing to do: weddings, county fairs, and other community events happen every week. But while folks in Phoenix want to get out of the sweltering heat, People in Iowa and Minnesota want to hit the water, North Dakota friends want to get together while they have a few weeks of sun…the events we play in the summer are generally the community and family minded events of weddings and festivals.
With fall comes the return of college events (including Texas and South Dakota in a couple weeks), corporate engagements and more of the full list of events we’ve been playing for well over 10 years.
This weekend, we’re spreading our roster to Tucson, Chadron Nebraska, Beatrice Nebraska, Sedalia Missouri, and Reinbeck Iowa. After more shows in Canton Illinois and Rough Kentucky next week, we have a very busy week, with shows every day but Wednesday in Cincinnati, Rapid City, Kearney, Bloomington Indiana, Okoboji Iowa, west Texas, Madison Wisconsin and Woodland Hills (north of Los Angeles and Hollywood). With a small break when we have just one holiday weekend show (a wedding party in Plymouth Nebraska, outside of Lincoln), we’re back at it the next week, hitting Colorado, Kansas, Williston North Dakota and Omaha.
Summer is coming to close, and the “real new year” is about to begin: School, Fall, Football…and Fun Pianos!
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.
Holiday parties are in full swing! Sioux Falls SD, Orlando FL, Dallas TX and Des Moines IA… just to name a few!
We had a FUNtastic time last week getting to help so many towns and companies celebrate the holidays with our FUN PIANOS dueling pianos show. This season is a wonderful opportunity to give generously of our time, talents and gifts to people that are less fortunate than ourselves. We have also been a part of some amazing fundraisers for communities as well as private fundraisers for individuals dealing with unimaginable circumstances. We feel grateful to be able to be a part of making the holidays FUN and memorable for everyone.
Maybe Carols will be requested in Topeka KS, Kearney NE, Madison WI and Orlando FL at this week’s shows…
We don’t often get requests for our dueling pianos to play Carols anytime other than Christmas.
According to WhyChristmas.com, “Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but these were not Christmas Carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles (The word carol originally meant to dance to something). The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, usually taking place around the 22nd December. The word Carol actually means dance or a song of praise and joy! Carols used to be written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of singing them at Christmas has really survived.”
Actually, after that explanation… I stand corrected. We get asked to play ALL kinds of Carols, we just call them anthems or oldies or ballads. There are always those songs that take us back to another time in our lives. We can remember the first time we heard the song. The first time we danced to it, and the first time we laughed / cried during it. They make us want to dance and be happy. I know I have a few. Whatever your favorite Carol is… whether it is Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” or Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” we hope to hear requests from everyone at our shows. We are here to put MORE FUN in your day!