Dennis Winge /The Way Band
Dennis Winge /The Way Band

Dennis Winge /The Way Band

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Introduction: If you are planning a private party or corporate event: imagine having the perfect song being played at the perfect volume for all the different portions of your event. If you’re planning a wedding: imagine what it’ll be like when you get to hear and dance to lots of your favorite songs, and everyone else, young and old, has a great time as well! In The Way Band, we pride ourselves on being very versatile & we love to access our extensive repertoire and decades of experience in knowing what to play when, and at what volume. This lets you rest easy that the right mood will be set for each part of your event. Whether your event requires strictly background music or in-your-face dance music, or any shades within those extremes, we are there for you. Our commitment to being very accommodating means you’ll find the entire process of working with us seamless and enjoyable both before and during the event. Because we are flexible, it means you can customize the details: the instrumentation, the playlist, and even tricky set-ups such as different portions of the event being in different rooms or locations, or unusual outdoor locations. The Way Band fosters a personal and family-oriented atmosphere, treating you like part of our own family and ensuring that our wide range of age-appropriate songs keeps everyone involved and happy. Our personalized, interactive, and family-oriented approach to live music gives you confidence that we can and will play something for everyone in your group, even despite very wide age ranges. It can give you confidence that a group of people who don’t know each other well (such as a bride & groom’s families who live in different parts of the country) will come together easily through the enjoyment of the all-inclusive nature and wide variety of the music. We specialize in smaller events of 50 guests or less with our core trio, so if you have a only small party and want a band that will be fun but not overwhelming, The Way is a perfect choice. Having said that, we have also played many events of 200 or more guests and our band’s instrumentation is flexible enough that we sometimes add keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, or all 3 depending on the budget and what is most musical appropriate. What sets us apart from other wedding bands is our love of spontaneity. Unlike cookie-cutter bands, we don't plan our set lists in advance, except for specific requests made in advance. Not only do we curate the perfect songs for each moment of your event, we love interacting with the guests by taking requests, inviting musicians or singers to join us on stage, and even doing group karaoke with our wireless mic! We love to help people celebrate their special occasions and make them memorable for a lifetime! And we do it every single time. That, to us, is "The Way."
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Hired 18 times

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24 years in business

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Kristen P.
Sep 18, 2023
Dennis did a great job at the Car Show event at our nursing home! He was upbeat, engaging, and did a great variety of songs. We received a lot of compliments about the music and how perfect it was for the event. Dennis was very easy to work with and we were very pleased with our decision to hire him!
Dennis Winge /The Way Band's reply
Thank you it was fun and I even made a video of the event: https://youtu.be/-auucW3yfms?si=jeLaUk-DB5Z76l1y Look forward to keeping in touch!
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Haley S.
Jul 5, 2023
Dennis' band recently played an event for over 200 of our members who really enjoyed their music. The band was very nice to work with as well; they were on time and gave an extra special touch to our event!
Dennis Winge /The Way Band's reply
Haley thank you very much. It was fun and I made a short video of it as well: https://youtu.be/b6ygF7LAAdA?si=DHfwyo_0xkIBT51M. All the best to you & the staff & the members.
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Lauren S.
Aug 8, 2022
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Dennis is an incredible person, and I'm so glad we worked together. When I interviewed him about playing our wedding reception, he came back to me after a long phone conversation and several emails and told me his band may not be the right fit for the sort of more pop oriented dance music we were seeking. I thought that was amazing. He wanted to be sure we got what we really wanted. I was having the same thoughts, but liked him so much as a person, as well as a musician from what I saw in his demos, I was struggling with what to do. I was so impressed by his thoughtfulness, and liked his musicality and repertoire so much, I hired him to play our rehearsal party, and he was perfect. Together, we created a play list for our dinner party, as well as our bonfire, and he played the guitar with tons of energy and joy. He was the perfect addition to "magic up" our night. What's even more special is he worked with my dad to write the music for our father daughter dance song and created something immeasurably beautiful and special that both my dad and I will treasure forever. Dennis is a talented and very professional musician. He plays with heart and feels more like a friend than anything after our experience. He even gave us gifts of CDs at the end of our night. I can't say enough about him.

Details: Wedding ceremony • 51 - 75 guests • 31 - 50 years old • 51 or older • Band • Vocals • 6 -10 • Other • Other

Dennis Winge /The Way Band's reply
Lauren thank you very much and it was because you went above and beyond by inviting both my wife and I to some of day's fun activities that I feel like friend is the right word from both sides. It was a wonderful rehearsal dinner day and I can only imagine how much fun the wedding was. May you and Antony have a beautiful life together.
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Eric C.
Aug 25, 2021
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We thoroughly enjoyed having The Way Band at our campground! They were a huge hit! I would highly recommend them for any occasion. They had a wide selection of music they played from, were extremely interactive with the audience and sounded amazing! Top-notch!

Details: Corporate event • 76 - 100 guests • 31 - 50 years old • Band • No preference • Jazz / Blues • Outdoors

Dennis Winge /The Way Band's reply
Eric thank you for the review. That event was so much fun I made a video of it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2rPSIkalqU&t=23s
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Arib R.
Sep 7, 2020
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Dennis did an excellent job performing for a surprise proposal. He learned two new songs that I requested and played them to perfection. He also did quite the acting job to help sell the surprise. I could not have been more pleased with Dennis’s musical performance and would highly recommend him for any events!

Details: General event / party • 25 guests or fewer • 18 - 30 years old • Band • No preference • Jazz / Blues • Outdoors

Dennis Winge /The Way Band's reply
Arib thank you very much and may you have many happy years together!
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