| Julieann Banks & the ACTIVATES! Party Band | |
| ********SOLO and DUO also AVAILABLE!******** "It's like the RAW DRIVE of ZZTop, with the VOCALS of Aretha, the DANCE GROOVE sensibilities of the Black-Eyed Peas and the SHOWMANSHIP and INFECTIOUS FUN of the Spazmatics!" | |
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JULIEANN BANKS & THE ACTIVATES! |
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Booking - 512 565 1969 POBox 150844 Austin TX 78715-0844 EMAIL the Activates |
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THE ACTIVATES PUT THE EMPHASIS ON ENTERTAINMENT! WE USE AUDIENCE TESTED SONGLISTS! WE TAKE SHORTER BREAKS! WE USE "MEDLEY-FOCUSED PACING" WHICH EQUALS LESS DEAD AIR AND MORE MUSIC TO KEEP FOLKS ON THE DANCE FLOOR! THE ACTIVATES! featuring JULIEANN BANKS on Bass and Vocals are a dance/party/variety band brand new to the Austin area but we are packing a punch with players who are experienced pros at packing a dance floor! We are an exciting three piece band, playing your favorite dance tunes from the 60's through the 90's with current Top 40 thrown in for good measure! We can play a little something for everyone at your club or party. We specialize in versatility and tailoring our set list to perfectly suit your venue or special event. Our members are award winning musicians who also have toured extensively and performed at all the "it" functions! Julieann Banks returned "home" to Austin in 2007. She's no newcomer to t he music scene though! After years of experience as a featured entertainer on the local, national and international elite showband circuit she saw first hand a growing need for a quality alternative to the cost and stage demands of the larger groups. She has set out to fill that need by assembling the LEAN MEAN DANCE MACHINE that is THE ACTIVATES! Locally, she has performed with Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes, The Big Time, and Apaches of Paris an award winning band that showcased her own music. Internationally she has toured with Percy Sledge ("When A Man Loves A Woman") and Legends of Las Vegas. She was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame with The Harmon Drew Supergroup. She has performed at President George Bush's Inaugural Ball in 2001, and at several events for the President and also Ann Richards when they were the governors of Texas. She has garnered many awards and recognitions including: ASCAP Popular Awards Panel Program 1995 - 2007, Best Female Vocalist - Rock (Austin Music Magazine), placed in the Austin Chronicle Music Awards, and First Place/Ticketmaster "Austin's Best Unsigned Band" showcase. Other clients and events she has performed for include: Valero Energy, USAA, Century 21,The Great Texas Balloon Race, Motorola, Dell, Sematech, The Confederate Air Force, Enron, Dahill Industries, The University of TX, The Red Cross, Bayshore Medical Center, Texas A & M University, Montessori Schools, The Krewe of Gemini Grand Ball, The Krewe of Justinian Grand Ball, The Krewe of Centaur Grand Ball (Shreveport LA). She has toured in New Zealand, Japan, Portugal, and Switzerland as well as played many prestigious local and regional venues including Laguna Gloria, One World Theatre, Antones, Gruene Hall, The Backyard and La Zona Rosa. Julieann has an easy rapport with her audience and really knows how to pull them into the performance and, of course, requests are always welcomed and encouraged! Julieann is and has always been a full time career musician. Performing is her passion and she has been blessed with the gift of being able to make a living doing what she loves. Her desire to share this gift drives her to be the absolute best at preparing and pacing an event to perfectly suit you and your guests for an evening of music that everyone will be raving about! |