About Spectrum Band
A St. Louis favorite for over 20 years!
Spectrum Band is St. Louis’ Premier Variety Dance Band! This award-winning group is dedicated to providing high-quality entertainment for couples and guests, and they love creating memorable music. True entertainers, these professionals enjoy going above and beyond to produce high-energy performances that are sure to live long in everyone’s memories.
This nine-piece band takes pride in playing a wide variety of musical genres, helping to ensure that all guests can dance to recognizable tunes. Country, dance, pop, and rock are just some of the sounds that Spectrum Band likes to perform at weddings and other special events. Looking for something smaller? Spectrum Band is also available as a smaller group, meaning that they would be an ideal choice for more intimate events, too. Having won several awards over the years, they certainly know how to put on a show to suit all manner of personal preferences.
Spectrum Band can perform at rehearsals, ceremonies, receptions, afterparties, cocktail receptions, and more. Featuring vocalists, guitarists, saxophonists, drummers, and more, this group is well capable of producing a whole host of big sounds. With lots of experience, they are well versed in the art of getting people out of their seats and on the dance floor. In addition to their live music services, Spectrum Band also offers MC duties, pro-audio services, uplighting, and they can provide their own sound equipment for the big day.
Meet the Band
Camille - Vocalist
Camille is a talented singer, actor, and model who brings her energetic and unique style to the Spectrum stage with wonderful vocals that cross all genres of music.
Ray - Vocalist/Electronic percussion
Ray has been Spectrum Band's lead vocalist for 20+ years. He's sung for countless weddings and private events as the male lead singer, covering country, pop, rock, and big band swing genres with style, versatility, and professionalism.
Grant - Guitarist/Ceremony Guitarist
Webster University graduate, with a Bachelor's and Master's in Jazz Studies. Grant is a skilled guitarist, regularly impressing audiences with his solos. He also offers his services as a wedding ceremony guitarist.
Mike - Pianist/Ceremony Pianist
Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies piano from University of North Texas. Mike has been teaching music in the St. Louis area for almost 40 years and enjoys inspiring young people through teaching. He is a faculty instructor/pianist in the St. Louis Archdiocese school system and offers his services for wedding ceremonies.
Drew - Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Music Education and Jazz Studies degrees from Univeristy of Missouri in St. Louis. Over 30 years as trumpet and flugelhorn player in various bands in the area, including Six Flags and The Grand Fuzz. Retired from teaching in Parkway School District and awarded Teacher of the Year in 2009.
Chris "Deus" - Saxophone/Woodwinds
Chris, also known as "Deus," is a skilled woodwind multi-instrumentalist with 28 years of professional experience. He has performed on Broadway tours, in orchestra pits for musical theater productions, and at popular music venues across the country. Chris has collaborated with notable musicians such as Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, and Wayne Newton. He has also performed in Branson, MO with Shoji Tabuchi and as a member of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.
Dave - Trombone
Dave earned Jazz Studies degrees from the University of North Texas and Florida International University. As a skilled performer, clinician, and band leader, he has shared the stage with renowned artists like Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn, and Frank Sinatra Jr. With a background in Latin music, Dave's experience includes performing, recording, and touring. Recently, he played in the horn section for Harry Connick Jr. at the Stifel Center in St. Louis.
Joe - drums/percussion
Bachelor of Music Education from Southeast Missouri State University. Joe has 30+ years experience as a top call drummer in St. Louis, touring and recording with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He has also performed with the St. Louis Symphony, Muny Orchestra, and Philharmonic.
Sean - Bassist/Booking and Business Manager
Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Theory and Composition from University of Missouri Columbia. Sean has played bass for 30 years professionally. He has performed with Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Lines and Jay Osmond Band backing The Osmond Brothers in Branson, MO. Additionally, he performed in bands locally and regionally. Sean became the band's business and booking manager in 2021.
Melanie - Vocalist
"Mel" performed with Spectrum Band as our full-time vocalist for over 10 years before deciding to retire from that position at the end of 2021. We're so pleased to have her continue to join us on stage in a supporting role. Mel's powerful and soulful renditions of the Spectrum songbook have been wowing guests and fans of the band for years.
Fred - Saxophone/Trumpet
Fred is enjoying his 36th year of performing as a multi-instrumentalist in the St. Louis area. Fred is no stranger to the Spectrum Band, and performs regularly with the band on both saxophone and trumpet! Fred also performs with Phoenix, the Flame Productions Trio, and is lead trumpet for the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra. Fred has appeared on multiple CD’s and LP’s with a variety of artists covering Contemporary Christian, Pop, Jazz, Concert Band, and Circus Band genres.
Additional Information
Songlist
Dance/Pop
22 – Taylor Swift
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
Brick House – The Commodores
Cake By the Ocean – DNCE
California Gurls – Katy Perry
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Celebration – Kool and the Gang
Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
Dance With Me Tonight – Oily Murs
Electric Slide – The Hit Crew
Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man
Firework – Katy Perry
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Forget You – Cee Lo Green
Gloria – Laura Branigan
Gone Gone Gone – Phillip Phillips
Happy – Pharrel Williams
Ho Hey – Lumineers
How Sweet It is – James Taylor
I Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
It’s All Been Done – Bare Naked Ladies
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
Just Dance – Lady Gaga
Kansas City – Chuck Berry
Kiss – Prince
Levitating – Dua Lipa
Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts (Tom Cochran)
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Love Shack – B52s
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
Mercy – Duffy
Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
No Roots – Alice Merton
Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Proud Mary – Tina Turner
Raise Your Glass – Pink
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Soul Man – Sam and Dave
Style – Taylor Swift
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
This Will Be an Everlasting Love – Natalie Cole
Twist and Shout – The Beatles
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker/Bob Dylan
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham
Walkin’ on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
You’re the One That I Want – From Grease
Ballads
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All of Me – John Legend
And I Love Her – Beatles
As Time Goes By – Jimmy Durante
At Last – Etta James
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlyle
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Frankie Valli
Come Away With Me – Nora Jones
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Days Like This – Van Morrison
Don’t Know Why – Nora Jones
Everything – Michael Buble
Everything I Do, I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
Feels Lke Home – Linda Ronstadt
Forever Like That – Ben Rector
Forever Now – Michael Buble
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Forever Young – Bob Dylan
Guess Who – BB King
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
I Love You For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
I’ll Be – Edwin McCain
In My Life – Beatles
Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
Just You ‘N Me – Chicago
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor
Love – Matt White
Lover – Taylor Swift
My Girl – Temptations
My Hero – Foo Fighters (acoustic version)
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
Ocean Eyes – Billie Eilish
Overwhelmed – Tim McMorris
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Secret O’Life – James Taylor
Something – Beatles
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Still Into You – Paramore
Sweet Symphony – Joy Oladokun/Chris Stapleton
The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
The Way I Love You – Michal Leah
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
To Love Somebody – Bee Gees
Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable – Nat King and Natalie Cole
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
With You Everyday – Beth Hart
Your Are the Reason – Callum Scott
You Are the So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LoMontagne
Your Song – Elton John
You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
Speciality Songs
I See the Light – from Disney’s Tangled
Let it Go – from Disney’s Let it Go
Beer Barrell Polka
Shout! – Otis Day and the Knights
Hora/Jewish Medley
When the Saints Go Marching In
Fire On the Bayou – The Meters
Iko Iko – Dr. John
Christmas/Holiday Music
Christmas Baby – Darlene Love
All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Blue Christmas
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Silver Bells
White Christmas – Michael Buble/Shania Twain
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Frosty the Snowman
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Lou Rawls
This Christmas – Chicago version
Winter Wonderland – Chicago Version
Let It Snow – Chicago Version
Sleigh Ride – Chicago
Rock/80’s Rock
25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago
A Little Honey – Nathaniel Rateliff
Any Way You Want It – Journey
Barracuda – Heart
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl – Looking Glass
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest
Doing It All For My Baby – Huey Lewis and the News
Domino – Van Morrison
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles
Johnnie Be Good – Chuck Berry
Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
My Old School – Steely Dan
Old Time Rock and Roll – Bob Seeger
Pick Up the Pieces – Average White Band
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
Reminiscing – Little River Band
Saturday In The Park – Chicago
Still the One – Orleans
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns and Roses
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Twist and Shout – Beatles
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
Disco
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Get Down Tonight – KC and the Sunshine Band
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
Last Dance – Donna Summer
Roller Coaster – Ohio Players
That’s the Way I Like It – KC and the Sunshine Band
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
Country
Amazed – Lonestar
Boot Scotin’ Boogie – Brooks and Dunn
Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
Country Girl – Luke Bryan
Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
Crazy – Patsy Cline
Cross My Heart – George Straight
Dance Baby Dance – Chirs Cagle
Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
Fishing in the Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Forever To Go – Chase Rice
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Good Girl – Carrie Underwood
Here For the Party – Gretchen Wilson
Honey Bee – Blake Shelton
I Could Not Ask For More – Sara Evans
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
I Loved Her First – Heartland
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw/Faith Hill
Man I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Train
Millionaire – Chris Stapleton
My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
Need You Now – Lady A
Remember When – Alan Jackson
Remind Me – Brad Paisley
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy – Big and Rich
Still the One – Shania Twain
Tennesse Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
Wanted – Hunter Hayes
When I Say I Do – Clint Black
When You Say Nothing At All – Allison Kraus
When the Right One Comes Along – Nashville
Medleys
Soul Medley
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
I’ll Be There
Get Ready
Same Ol’ Song
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
Baby I Need Your Lovin’
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Michael Jackson Medley
Billie Jean
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Thriller
Beat It
Earth Wind and Fire Medley
Shining Star
Sing a Song
Boogie Wonderland
Let’s Groove Tonight
September
Rolling Stones Medley
Brown Sugar
Start Me Up
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Brown Sugar
Swing Music
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head – Dean Martin
All of Me – Frank Sinatra
Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw
Best is Yet to Come – Frank Sinatra
Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin
Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald
Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
Cary Little Thing Called Love – Queen/Michael Buble
Fly Me To the Moon – Frank Sinatra
For Sentimental Reasons – Nat King Cole
In The Mood – Glenn Miller
It Had to Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
Jump, Jive n Wail – Brian Setzer Orchestra
LOVE – Nat King Cole
Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin
Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller
My One and Only Love – Ella Fitzgerald
New York New York – Frank Sinatra
Route 66 – Nat King Cole
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
Take the A Train – Duke Ellington
When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole
Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Jazz Standards
All Blues – Miles Davis
An Affair to Remember – Nat King Cole
Blue Bossa – Kenny Durham
Blue in Green – Miles Davis
Days of Wine and Roses –
Feel Like Making Love – Roberta Flack
Girl From Ipanema – Jobim
Green Dolphin Street – Chick Corea
How High the Moon –
In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Joe Zawinul
Misty – Errol Garner
So What – Miles Davis
Someday My Prince Will Come – Miles Davis
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland
Song for My Father – Horace Silver
There Will Never Be Another You – Lester Young
Latin
La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
Smooth – Santana
Smooth Operator – Sade
Sway – Michael Buble
Save the Last Dance for Me – Michael Buble
Waltz
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
Locations Played
Spectrum Band has performed at nearly every wedding venue in the St. Louis area. Many of the major venues we perform at multiple times a year.
Here are just a few venues where Spectrum Band has performed.
