The R.A.X The Voice and American Idol stand out fronts a high energy variety band

Based in United States

Chicago, Cook County
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LOCATION
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

TRAVEL
up to 400 miles

PRICE
from $2000 (USD)

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Description Price
SOLO ACT | 4 hours, Sound System For Two Locations, Microphones For Speeches, Master of Ceremonies, up to 5 Special Requested Songs, Stage Lights For Reception, Music Playlist Between Breaks In Reception$2000 (USD)
DUO | 4 hours, Sound System For Two Locations, Microphones For Speeches, Master of Ceremonies, up to 5 Special Requested Songs, Stage Lights For Reception, Music Playlist Between Breaks in Reception$3000 (USD)
FULL BAND | 6 hours, 7 piece band, Perform For Ceremony, Cocktail, Dinner, and Reception, Sound System and Audio Engineer, Microphones For Speeches, Master of Ceremonies, up to 8 Special Requested Songs, Stage Lights For Reception,$7000 (USD)
Prices do not include travel past 100 miles from Plainfield Illinois or lodging if needed. We are not responsible for bringing stages.

About / Biography

Created by The Voice and American Idol stand out, Ryan Argast. The frontman of the award winning and national touring rock band, Marina City, is bringing his story telling delivery and high energy to the event world with THE R.A.X. Customize your event with a solo act, duo, or full band. Armed with the band's eclectic and massive set list; wedding couples, corporate events, private parties, and festivals can give their guests a concert they will be telling stories about forever. Storied Events, Amplified.

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Location

Based in United States

Chicago, Cook County
Travels up to 400 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 400 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 100 miles)
Travel areas on the map are approximate (distances may vary) free quote

**NOTE THAT THE SONG LIST CONSTANTLY GROWS AND AN UPDATED ONE WILL BE SENT TO YOU WHEN INQUIRING***

BIG BAND/VOCAL JAZZ

Ain't That A Kick In The Head Dean Martin

Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin

Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra

For Once In My Life Frank Sinatra / Stevie Wonder

I Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis

In The Ghetto Elvis Presley

L-O-V-E Nat King Cole

My Way Frank Sinatra

Something's Gotta Give Frank Sinatra

Summer Wind Frank Sinatra

That's Amore Dean Martin

The Best Is Yet To Come Frank Sinatra

The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra

Unforgettable Nat King Cole

What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

What Kind Of Fool Am I Sammy Davis

COUNTRY

10,000 Hours Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

A Bar Song (Tipsy) Shaboozy

A Woman Like You Lee Brice

Amazed Lonestar

Backseat Driver Kane Brown

Beer Never Broke My Heart Luke Combs

Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood

Bless The Broken Road Rascal Flatts

Can't Have Mine (Find You A Girl) Dylan Scott

Chasin You Morgan Wallen

Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band

Country Girl (Shake It For Me) Luke Bryan

Courtesy Of The Red White & Blue Toby Keith

Fast Cars and Freedom Rascal Flatts

Friends In Low Places Garth Brooks

God's Country Blake Shelton

I Had Some Help Morgan Wallen and Post Malone

I Love This Bar Toby Keith

Jolene Dolly Parton

Joy Of My Life Chris Stapleton

Life Is A highway Rascal Flatts

Live Like You Were Dying Tim McGraw

Love Like Crazy Lee Brice

Love Story Taylor Swift

Need A Favor Jelly Roll

Neon Moon Brooks & Dunn

Next Thing you Know Jordan Davis

Revival Zach Bryan

Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell

Rockstar Nickleback

Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) Big & Rich

Save Me Jelly Roll

Speechless Dan + Shay

Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver

Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton

Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker

Whatever It Is Zac Brown Band

White Horse Chris Stapleton

FOLK

Cleopatra The Lumineers

Dial Drunk Noah Kahan

I Will Wait Mumford & Sons

Into The Mystic Van Morrison

Nice To Meet You Myles Smith

S.O.B Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Seats

Stargazing Myles Smith

HIP HOP

Gold Digger Kanye West

Hey Ya OutKast

Lose Yourself Eminem

No Diggity Blackstreet

Sunflower Post Malone & Swae Lee

POP

Abracadabra Lady Gaga

A Sky Full of Stars Coldplay

All of Me John Legend

Apologize One Republic

APT Bruno Mars & Rose

As It Was Harry Styles

Be Alright Dean Lewis

Beautiful Soul Jesse McCartney

Beautiful Things Benson Boone

Before You Go Lewis Capaldi

Believe Cher

Biblical Calum Scott

Blank Space Taylor Swift

Blurred Lines Robin Thicke

Breakaway Kelly Clarkson

Breakeven (Falling To Pieces) The Script

Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen

Can't Feel My Face The Weeknd

Can't Stop The Feeling Justin Timberlake

Careless Whisper George Michael

Castle On The Hill Ed Sheeran

Collide Howie Day

Come On Get Higher Matt Nathanson

Complicated Avril Lavigne

Crazy Gnarls Barkley

Daisies Justin Bieber

Dancing On My Own Calum Scott

Dancing Queen Abba

Die With A Smile Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Don't Speak No Doubt

Don't Start Now Dua Lipa

Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

Drops Of Jupiter Train

End Of Beginning Djo

Faith George Michael

Fast Car Tracy Chapman

Feel Good Inc Gorillaz

Feel It Still Portugal, The Man

Finesse Bruno Mars

Fix You Coldplay

Flowers Miley Cyrus

Forget You Cee Lo Green

FourFiveSeconds Rhianna

Get Lucky Daft Punk

Gravity John Mayer

Grenade Bruno Mars

Have I Told You Lately Rod Stweart

Happy Pharrell

Here (In Your Arms) Hellogoodbye

Hey Jude The Beatles

Hey There Delilah Plain White Ts

How To Save A Life The Fray

I Don't Want To Be Gavin DeGraw

I Want It That Way The Backstreet Boys

I Want You Back Jackson 5

I'll Be Edwin McCain

I'm A Believer The Monkees

I'm Like A Bird Nelly Furtado

If I Ain't Got You Alicia Keys

Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars

King Of Wishful Thinking Go West

Latch Sam Smith

Let It Go James Bay

Let Me In Dermot Kennedy

Levitating Dua Lipa

Locked Out Of Heaven Bruno Mars

Lose Control Teddy Swims

Love On The Brain Rhianna

Manchild Sabrina Carpenter

Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett

Million Reasons Lady Gaga

New Rules Dua Lipa

Oridnary Alex Warren

Outnumbered Dermot Kennedy

Peaches Justin Bieber

Perfect Ed Sheeran

Pink Pony Club Chappell Roan

Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae

Rich Girl Hall & Oats

Rocketman Elton John

Rolling In The Deep Adele

Royals Lorde

Say You Won't Let Go James Arthur

Shallow Lady Gaga

She Will Be Loved Maroon 5

She's So High Tal Bachman

Simply The Best Tina Turner

Smooth Santana & Rob Thomas

Smoe Nights Fun

Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi

Somewhere Only We Know Keane

Stay With Me Sam Smith

Tainted Love Soft Cell

Take Me To Church Hozier

Take On Me A Ha

That's So True Gracie Abrams

The Scientist Coldplay

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

Too Sweet Hozier

Torn Natalie Imbruglia

Toxic Britney Spears

Umbrella Rhianna

Unsteady X Ambassadors

Unwritten Natasha Bedingfield

Valerie Amy Winehouse

Waiting On The World To Change John Mayer

Wake Me Up Avicii

Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles

Waves Dean Lewis

What Dreams Are Made Of Lizzie McGuire

What Makes You Beautiful One Directiion

Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus

Yellow Coldplay

You And Me Lifehouse

You Are The Best Thing Ray LaMontagne

You Are The Reason Calum Scott

Your Body Is A Wonderland John Mayer

R&B/SOUL

Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers

At Last Etta James

Beat It Michael Jackson

Best Part Daniel Caeser

Billie Jean Michael Jackson

Black & White Michael Jackson

Build Me Up Butterup The Foundations

Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You Lauryn Hill

Crazy In love Beyonce

Heard it Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye

Hold On, I'm Comin Sam & Dave

Hold On, We're Going Home Drake

I Just Might Bruno Mars

I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor

Killing Me Softly Lauren Hill

Kiss Prince

Lovely Day Bill Withers

Man I Need Olivia Deen

My Girl The Temptations

No Scrubs TLC

Proud Mary Tina Turner

Purple Rain Prince

Respect Aretha Franklin

September Earth, Wind, and Fire

Sexyback Justin Timberlake

Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder

Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake

Stand By Me Ben E. King

Superstition Stevie Wonder

That's What I Like Bruno Mars

The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson

ROCK

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

Three AM Matchbox Twenty

Absolutely (Story of a Girl) Nine Days

Africa Toto

Again Lenny Kravitz

All Star Smash Mouth

All The Small Things Blink 182

American Girl Tom Petty

American Idiot Green Day

Ants Marching Dave Matthews Band

Back To Black AC/DC

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce

Basket Case Green Day

Bennie and the Jets Elton John

Black Dog Led Zepplin

Black Hole Sun Soundgarden

Boston Augustana

Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) Looking Glass

Bring Me To Life Evanescence

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison

Closer Nine Inch Nails

Clsoing Time Semisonic

Come As You Are Nirvana

Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners

Come Together The Beatles

Crazy Train Ozzie Osbourne

Creep Radiohead

Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen

Danicing In The Moonlight King Harvest

Days Like This Van Morrison

Dirty Little Secret The All American Rejects

Don't Look Back In Anger Oasis

Don't Stop Believin Journey

Don't Stop Me Now Queen

Drift Away Uncle Kracker & Dobie Gray

Drive Incubus

Drive The Cars

Enter Sandman Metallica

Even Flow Pearl Jam

Everlong Foo Fighters

Every Breath You Take The Police

Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison

Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears

Eye of the Tiger Survivor

Faithfully Journey

Fall For You Secondhand Serenade

Feel Like Makin Love Bad Company

Flagpole Sitta Harvey Danger

Fly Away Lenny Kravitz

Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Fallin Tom Petty

Friday i'm In Love The Cure

Gimme Sheler The Rolling Stones

Glycerine Bush

Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen

Hand In My Pocket Alanis Morissette

Hard To Handle The Black Crowes

Hash Pipe Weezer

Have You Ever Seen The Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival

Here Without You 3 Doors Down

Hey Jealousy Gin Blossoms

High and Dry Radiohead

Higher Creed

Highway To Hell AC/DC

Hold The Line Toto

Holiday Green Day

Hotel California The Eagles

How You Remind Me Nickleback

Hurt So Good John Mellencamp

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith

I Miss You Blink 182

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2

I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick

I Won't Back Down Tom Petty

I Write Sins Not Tragedies Panic! At The Disco

I'm Not Okay (I Promise) My Chemical Romance

If You Could Only See Tonic

In The End Linkin Park

Inside Out Eve 6

Iris Goo Goo Dolls

Ironic Alanis Morissette

Jack & Diane John Mellencamp

Jump Van Halen

Jumper Journey

Kryptonite 3 Doors Down

Landslide Fleetwood Mac

Learn To Fly Foo Fighters

Linger The Cranberries

Livin On A Prayer Bon Jovi

Misery Business Paramore

Mr.Brightside The Killers

My Own Worst Enemy Lit

My Sacrifice Creed

Night Moves Bob Seger

Nothin But A Good Time Poison

Old Time Rock And Roll Bob Seger

One Last Breath Creed

Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel

Personal Jesus Depeche Mode

Piano Man Billy Joel

Pink Houses John Mellencamp

Pour Some Sugar on me Def Leppard

Push Matchbox Twenty

Roll With The Changes REO Speedwagon

Running Down A Dream Tom Petty

Santeria Sublime

Say It Ain't So Weezer

Scarlet Begonias Grateful Dead

Semi Charmed Life Third Eye Blind

Separate Ways Journey

Seven Nation Army The White Stripes

Sex On Fire Kings of Leon

She Talks To Angels The Black Crowes

Shut Up And Dance Walk The Moon

Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd

Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson

Slide Goo Goo Dolls

Small Town Small Town

Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana

Stacy's Mom Fountains of Wayne

Sugar We're Goin Down Fall Out Boy

Summer of 69 Bryan Adams

Surrender Cheap Trick

Sweet Child O Mine Guns N Roses

Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd

T.N.T AC/DC

Take It Easy The Eagles

Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money

Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus

The Boys Of Summer Don Henley

The Joker Steve Miller Band

The Middle Jimmy Eat World

Tiny Dancer Elton John

Today Smashing Pumpkins

Under The Bridge The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Unwell Matchbox Twenty

Use Somebody Kings of Leon

Vienna Billy Joel

Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi

What I Got Sublime

What I Like About You The Romantics

What's Up? 4 Non Blondes

You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi

You Oughta Know Alanis Morissette

You Shook me All Night Long AC/DC

Zombie The Cranberries

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need power outlets. Size of the room will determine what act you would like to book.


What information do you require about a venue?

We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. Parking situation, if there are vendor meals, and where we can stash any equipment cases. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We can provide sound and basic lighting equipment


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

We can provide a music playlist before, after, and in between sets.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's your favourite type of event?

We love playing at all sorts of events but any time we can bring someone's vision to life we take a special pride in that show.


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

I started Marina City in college. It is a national touring and award winning original rock band that has massed fans all across the world with radio play, spotify playlisting, and notable festival performances. I started The R.A.X and playing cover gigs to bring that same excitement to the wedding and corporate world.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

SOLO: Set up at least a half hour before the performance. First set is a full hour then 40 minute sets of singing with 20 mins of DJ music playing.
DUO: Set up at least an hour before the performance. First set is a full hour then 40 minute sets of singing with 20 mins of DJ music playing.
FULL BAND: Set up at least 2 hours before the performance. 3 full hours with out breaks. Anything over 3 hours will require a previously agreed break time.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We’re happy to play outside but we ask for a cover over the stage, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area. If there are chances of rain we will need a previously agreed plan.


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

Clients are welcome to tell us the vibe they are looking for, choose "must plays" and "no plays" in our song list. Depending on the package clients choose they will have 5-8 special requested songs not already on our song list.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

An immersive and explosive performance with a focus on nuanced details of the event's vibe making all guests feel a part of the party.

Recent Clients

The R.A.X has performed for these clients:

Ryan Argast has performed on and for

The Voice

American Idol

Riot Fest

Warped Tour

WGN

FOX news

PBS

ABC News

Daytime Chicago

Windy City Live

Q101

SXSW

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bears

Make a Wish

Venues

The R.A.X has performed at these venues:

House of Blues

Salt Shed

Hollywood Casino Amphitheater (Tinley Park)

Wrigley Field

United Center

The Metro

Theatre on the Lake

Thalia Hall

Bottom Lounge

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Charity Event

Christmas Party

Genres:

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Folk

Country

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

R&B

Soul

Rock

Classic Rock

Heavy Metal

Indie

Rock 'n' Roll

Alternative Rock

Features:

Lighting system included

Male & female vocalists

100% acoustic (no power)

Female vocalist

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

Uses backing tracks

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