The Dino Martinis Calgary's premiere six piece cover band: from jazz & swing to ABBA & AC/DC

Based in Canada

Calgary, Alberta
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Location
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Travel
up to 12500 miles
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Price
from $1500 (CAD)
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Price Guide

Description Price
Typical cost to provide lighting and sound equipment and sound tech and loader in Calgary$1500 (CAD)
Travel to Alberta Mountain Parks (Canmore and Banff)$3630 (CAD)
Typical cost to provide lighting and sound equipment and sound tech and loader in Alberta Mountain Parks$2200 (CAD)

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Calgary's favourite wedding, Christmas and corporate party band.

Elevate Your Event

Get your glam on! Regardless of where they perform the Dino Martinis always make it feel like Saturday Night on the Las Vegas Strip. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to enjoy hits from across the decades along with some of the band’s award-winning jump blues and swing music that saw them tour the world. The band has entertained and rubbed our sequinned shoulders with the Japanese Royal family, Tom Hanks, Bill Clinton and Glenn Frey and playing shows like the MainStage of the Montreal Jazz Fest to over 70,000 people, the Viper Room, the Brown Derby, the World Trade Centre - and, of course the Las Vegas Strip!

Making Your Guests the Stars

We tailor our music to your audience, then as the night goes on, we tweak our set lists to play more of whatever will get Aunt Gladys, Dave from accounting or Kathy from reception up on the dance floor. We have a huge repertoire, so ... More '90s? Check! More jazz standards? Check! More AC/DC? Check!

You can also be sure of many "Instagramable" moments as we make your guests the stars, bringing them up one the stage to sing, dance, wear boas and generally have a great time. Afterall, they're really the stars.

Friendly, Flexible, Professional, Glamorous

There's a reason we've been one of Alberta (and Canada's) most trusted and popular event bands. Besides delivering a packed dance floor every time - we guarantee that we'll make the entertainment part of your event very easy. Our band and our sound crew are known for their professional, friendly and informative approach and their expertise.

How can we make your event memorable?

When you hire the Dino Martinis you know that your event and brand will be elevated. We're well known and well-loved for a reason. Besides keeping your dance floor full, we will customize our performance to your specifications ... learn a special song for your event, make your audience part of the show and do everything we can to make your event truly memorable for everyone there.

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Location

Based in Canada

Calgary, Alberta
Travels worldwide
pink circle = free travel (up to 10 miles)

Song list

99 Luftballons Nena

99 Red Balloons Nena

9 to 5 Dolly Parton

About Damn Time Lizzo

A Change Would Do You Good Sheryl Crow

Add It Up Violent Femmes

Age of Consent New Order

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

All About That Bass Meghan Trainor

All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow

All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey

All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie

All the Small Things blink-182

All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down The Mavericks

Already Gone Eagles

Amarillo by Morning George Strait

American Saturday Night Brad Paisley

Any Way You Want It Journey

APT. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars

Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet

At Last Etta James

Auld Lang Syne Traditional / version to confirm

Baby Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris

…Baby One More Time Britney Spears

Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival

Basket Case Green Day

Because You Loved Me Céline Dion

Believe Cher

Billie Jean Michael Jackson

Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes

Born to Be Wild Steppenwolf

Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) Looking Glass

Brick House Commodores

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison

Buddy Holly Weezer

Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations

Burning Love Elvis Presley

Cadillac Ranch Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Cake by the Ocean DNCE

Call Me Blondie

Can’t Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley

Can’t Stop the Feeling! Justin Timberlake

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli

Celebration Kool & the Gang

Come and Get Your Love Redbone

Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners

Cowboy Casanova Carrie Underwood

Crazy Patsy Klein

Crazy in Love Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z

Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne

Cum On Feel the Noize Quiet Riot

Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest

Dancing Queen ABBA

Dancing with Myself Billy Idol

Danke Schoen Wayne Newton

Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? Rod Stewart

Disco Inferno The Trammps

Does Your Mother Know ABBA

Don’t Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston

Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac

Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey

Don’t You Want Me The Human League

Do You Love Me The Contours

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

Dreams The Cranberries

East Bound and Down Jerry Reed

Easy Commodores

Ex’s & Oh’s Elle King

Faith George Michael

Fast as You Dwight Yoakam

Fishin’ in the Dark Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Flowers Miley Cyrus

Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash

Footloose Kenny Loggins

Forever in Blue Jeans Neil Diamond

Forget You CeeLo Green

Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks

Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles

Get Lucky Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers

Get the Party Started P!nk

Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones

Gimme Some Lovin’ The Blues Brothers

Girls Just Want to Have Fun Cyndi Lauper

Good Lovin’ The Young Rascals

Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac

Groove Is in the Heart Deee-Lite

Guitars, Cadillacs Dwight Yoakam

Happy Pharrell Williams

Have You Ever Seen the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival

Heartache Tonight Eagles

Heartbreaker Led Zeppelin

Heart of Glass Blondie

Here I Go Again Whitesnake

Hey Ya! Outkast

Higher Creed

Hit Me with Your Best Shot Pat Benatar

Hold On Michael Bublé

Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones

Hot in Herre Nelly

Hound Dog Elvis Presley

Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones

I Can’t Tell You Why Eagles

I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas

I Love It Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX

I Love Rock ’n Roll Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I Love the Nightlife (Disco ’Round) Alicia Bridges

I’m Coming Out Diana Ross

I Melt with You Modern English

Into the Mystic Van Morrison

I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles

I Think We’re Alone Now Tiffany

It’s All Been Done Barenaked Ladies

It’s Not Unusual Tom Jones

It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (But I Like It) The Rolling Stones

It’s Raining Men The Weather Girls

(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston

I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys

I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles

I Want You Back The Jackson 5

I Want You to Want Me Cheap Trick

I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor

Jessie’s Girl Rick Springfield

Jet Paul McCartney & Wings

Jolene Dolly Parton

Jumpin’ Jack Flash The Rolling Stones

Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora) Harry Belafonte

Jump, Jive an’ Wail Louis Prima

Just a Girl No Doubt

Just Can’t Get Enough Depeche Mode

Just Like Heaven The Cure

Just What I Needed The Cars

Kiss Prince and the Revolution

Kiss Me Sixpence None the Richer

Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas

Last Nite The Strokes

Le Freak Chic

Let’s Get It On Marvin Gaye

Let’s Go The Cars

Let’s Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones

Let’s Stay Together Al Green

Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane

Like a Virgin Madonna

Little Bones The Tragically Hip

Little Sister Elvis Presley

Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi

Locked Out of Heaven Bruno Mars

Love Shack The B-52’s

Love Story Taylor Swift

Lust for Life Iggy Pop

Mamma Mia ABBA

Manchild Sabrina Carpenter

Maniac Michael Sembello

Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Shania Twain

Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett

Material Girl Madonna

Mickey Toni Basil

Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & the Pips

Miss You The Rolling Stones

Mony Mony Billy Idol

Moondance Van Morrison

Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera

Mr. Brightside The Killers

Mr. Jones Counting Crows

Murder on the Dancefloor Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett

My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone

My Best Friend’s Girl The Cars

New Kid in Town Eagles

New Orleans Is Sinking The Tragically Hip

New Sensation INXS

Ocean Pearl 54-40

Over the Rainbow Judy Garland

Pink Pony Club Chappell Roan

Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry

Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Ronstadt

Praise You Fatboy Slim

Proud Mary Tina Turner

Psycho Killer Talking Heads

Pumped Up Kicks Foster the People

Quando, Quando, Quando Engelbert Humperdinck

Raise Your Glass P!nk

Rasputin Boney M.

Redneck Woman Gretchen Wilson

Red Red Wine UB40

Rehab Amy Winehouse

Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Respect Aretha Franklin

Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac

Right Down the Line Gerry Rafferty

Ring of Fire Johnny Cash

Rio Duran Duran

Rock the Casbah The Clash

Rosanna Toto

Runaway Baby Bruno Mars

Santa Baby Eartha Kitt

Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) Big & Rich

Save the Last Dance for Me Michael Bublé

Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind

September Earth, Wind & Fire

Seven Day Fool Jully Black

Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye

Shake It Off Taylor Swift

Shake It Up The Cars

Shattered The Rolling Stones

She Bangs Ricky Martin

She Sells Sanctuary The Cult

She’s So Cold The Rolling Stones

Shot Through the Heart Bon Jovi

Should I Stay or Should I Go The Clash

Shout The Isley Brothers

Shut Up and Dance Walk the Moon

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours Stevie Wonder

Silly Love Songs Wings

Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne

Stand by Your Man Loretta Lynn

Starships Nicki Minaj

Stayin’ Alive Bee Gees

Stealing Cinderella Chuck Wicks

Steal My Sunshine Len

Stuck in the Middle with You Stealers Wheel

Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams

Sunglasses at Night Corey Hart

Superstition Stevie Wonder

Surrender Cheap Trick

Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley

Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond

Sweet Child o’ Mine Guns N’ Roses

Sympathy for the Devil The Rolling Stones

Tainted Love Soft Cell

Take It Easy Eagles

Take Me to the River Talking Heads

Take On Me a-ha

Teenage Dream Katy Perry

Tell Mama Etta James

Tennessee Waltz Patti Page

Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton

Texas Hold ’Em Beyoncé

The Ballroom Blitz Sweet

The Boys of Summer Don Henley

The End of the Innocence Don Henley

The Middle Jimmy Eat World

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ Nancy Sinatra

The Sign Ace of Base

The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

This Magic Moment The Drifters

Thunderstruck AC/DC

Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler

Toxic Britney Spears

Treasure Bruno Mars

Tubthumping Chumbawamba

Turning Japanese The Vapors

Twist and Shout The Beatles

Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers

Uptown Funk Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

Venus Bananarama

Video Killed the Radio Star The Buggles

Viva la Vida Coldplay

Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves

Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles

Wannabe Spice Girls

Waterloo ABBA

We Are Family Sister Sledge

We Got the Beat The Go-Go’s

We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time) Trooper

We’re Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister

What a Crying Shame The Mavericks

What’d I Say Ray Charles

What I Like About You The Romantics

White Wedding Billy Idol

Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? Shania Twain

Working for the Weekend Loverboy

You Can’t Hurry Love The Supremes

(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys

You Make My Dreams Daryl Hall & John Oates

You’re So Vain Carly Simon

Your Love The Outfield

You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate

You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC

You Should Be Dancing Bee Gees

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need two plugs on separate circuits (no stove plug needed) and a performance space of about 15' x 20' (no stage required, and we can usually make any size space work within reason!) We also need parking for a cube van, if we're providing production (lighting and sound equipment).


What information do you require about a venue?

Need directions and load-in information - or a venue contact to sort loading information.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We can provide sound and lights at cost. We'll arrange for three quotes and pick the best one, passing along the cost with no markup. You pay us, we pay the sound crew (and provide the invoice).


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, upon request we're happy to provide a plug-in for your phone or device. We can also arrange for you to use our mics etc. if needed. for a small fee (for the sound company).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever worked at?

We've toured internationally and played international jazz festivals, parties that included members of the Royal Family and former U.S. presidents, and we routinely play parties for top Fortune 500 companies. We've also played dive bars and small intimate home and restaurant venues.


What's your favourite type of event?

We love any event were people feel free to get up and dance. Honestly that describes most of the functions we play - we know how to fill a dance floor!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We're all veteran musicians and were formerly an original jump blues / swing band who toured North America, Europe and Japan. We decided to also become a cover band for fun. Collectively we've played literally thousands of shows, but we still get excited for every audience!


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We began as jump blues and swing band so we were heavily influenced by Louis Prima, Wynonie Harris etc. As a collective our influences vary across the six members from jazz, country & western music lovers, modern pop and indie and punk rock. It means we can play any genre from jazz to ABBA to AC/DC authentically and love doing it!


Who sings in the band?

We have two female lead singers and four musicians - everyone on stage sings lead on and background vocals


What costuming do you have?

We provide multiple, high-end costume choices, from basic black tie, to gold and silver suits, to a range of costume colour choices.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Generally our sound crew takes about two hours to set-up. We'll generally do a quick sound check and time everything to be out of the room before guests arrive. We typically play 3 hours of music in a night - you can choose the set length - e.g. 4 x 45 mins., 2 x 90 mins, 3 x 60 mins. etc.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Depends - we live in Canada so we can't play outside in winter because our fingers don't work! Playing in the rain is deadly, so we require no rain, or a cover. to perform. However we've played many great outdoor gigs!


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Yes, we have a huge song list and clients are free to have a look and request. We're happy to learn one or two songs - for example a first dance or father-daughter dance - or a special corporate or event theme song.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

People routine use words like amazing, interactive, talented, fantastic singers, dynamic ... (not kidding we have many testimonials!)

Recent Clients

The Dino Martinis has performed for these clients:

Many of our clients expect discretion, we can provide a list and references for serious inquiries

Venues

The Dino Martinis has performed at these venues:

The Telus Convention Centre

The BMO Convention Centre

The Banff Springs Hotel

The Rimrock Hotel

Kananaskis Lodge

The Palliser Fairmont Hotel

The Hyatt Regency Hotel

The Westin Hotel

The Edmonton Hotel

The Fairmont MacDonald

The World Trade Centre

The Brown Derby

The Viper Room

Etc.

More Info

Event types

Wedding

Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Concert

Charity Event

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Jazz

Blues

Swing

Country

Pop

Covers

Disco

Funk

Motown

R&B

Rock

Britpop

Classic Rock

Rock 'n' Roll

Alternative Rock

Features

Male & female vocalists
Will travel internationally

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