Symetra Financial Event

Sunday night we performed our dueling pianos show for the Symetra Financial Corporate Event at the Fairmont Olympic in downtown Seattle. The hotel is absolutely gorgeous and our room set up was spectacular. We had a great time with the attendees and were honored to be able to kick off their annual conference. Despite a tricky load-in, everyone at the Fairmont was very accommodating and our hotel room was gorgeous. Thanks for having us be a part of your event, Symetra!

Waikiki Beach #1

Aloha! This is the first of our blog posts from Hawaii. We have been having the most amazing time here in Waikiki Beach. In fact, this is the first time in a long time we've traveled for a gig and don't want to leave! The people here are absolutely wonderful and we have thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone at the Royal Hawaiian center. Below are the first round of pictures I have managed to capture on my iPhone. The rest of the pics will have to wait as I didn't bring the cord to my actual camera. Enjoy!

This is our new routine...a two hour walk along the beach every morning. 81 and sunny everyday!

A view of the beach along our morning walk.

We went to the Honolulu zoo the first day we were here. There were some amazing animals there including these monkeys that had long, striped tails like raccoons.

Jeff on the beach, pre-burn.

No really...I don't want to leave!

Aloha!

Jeff and I are excited to announce our next exotic adventure... We have been asked to be the opening dueling pianos team for the new room at the Royal Hawaiian Resort on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, HI! For two weeks in April, we will be enjoying the beauty of the island and performing at one of the most amazing resorts in the area. We couldn't be more thrilled. We will be sure to take many pictures and posts updates. Aloha!

Happy St. Pat's Day!

The Muppets dazzle us with their musical ability. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Whistler Pictures

Here are a few photos from our gig in Whistler courtesy of Peek Photography. Thanks guys!

Whistler (not the mother)

This weekend we performed for a beautiful party in the very beautiful Whistler, BC. This was our first time up to this amazing resort. We stayed at the Crystal Lodge right in the heart of Whistler Village. Our gig was at the Telus Conference Center just around the corner. What an amazing venue:


We were lucky enough to be upgraded to a beautiful suite in our hotel with a great view of the village that we attempted to capture via our iPhone:


The event went very well and we were able to see a lot of the area. Although we didn't have the time to enjoy the slopes, we will definitely be back.

We had some hiccups at the border coming back to the states. Long story short, because of our equipment, it took us several hours and a few different border crossings to be let back into the country. Let's just say it is a lot easier to get into Canada then to get out. Thankfully we had our new monopoly game on our phones to pass the time (iPhone users....this game is a must download. It is amazingly fun).

Thank you to the staff at the Telus Centre for all your help and for a great evening!

Holiday Madness

It has been brought to my attention that we didn't post any entries over the holiday season. This is due to the fact that 1) it was a busy time for us and 2) I'm terribly bad at remembering to take photos of our events. We were fortunate to perform for company holiday parties in Seattle, Colorado, Phoenix, and Oregon. One of the highlights was performing a party for the Navy in Bremerton, WA. There were about 3000 soldiers and their spouses in attendance. The soldiers were shipping out the following week, so they were there to have a good time. We felt so honored to be a part of such a special evening.

Another highlight was being one of the first entertainers to perform at the brand new Four Seasons downtown Seattle. It was a Microsoft party and our second year performing for this group. The hotel is beautiful and absolutely pristine. Plus, the night we performed was the first snowfall of the season and our backdrop was a big window overlooking the city with snow falling throughout the night. Really breathtaking. Below is a photo of the restaurant inside the Four Seasons. It's not where we performed but it was the only picture I have of the hotel:




New Year's Eve was very special this year. No, we didn't haul ourselves down to Odessa, TX this year. We got to perform at the spectacular Tempe Center of the Performing Arts. It was a beautiful evening complete with fireworks at midnight. Plus, just down the street from us, the band Styx was playing an outdoor concert (sans Dennis DeYoung). It was a really wonderful evening. Below is a photo of one of the rooms inside the Performing Arts Center:



Overall we had a wonderful holiday season. It's truly our favorite time of year! We can only hope next year is even bigger and better!