About this vendor
Whether you’re looking for traditional or modern music, versatile pianist Nate Hance is here to play all the music you love for your wedding! He has spent decades honing his skills on cruise ships, weddings, headliner shows and gigs of all shapes and sizes. He will work with you to craft the perfect playlist for your wedding, whether that be pop, rock, country, jazz or classical music!
Nate has long been passionate about the piano and his initial training included classical and jazz. He received a degree in music composition from Concordia University and has been working full-time in the industry since his graduation in 2010. His experience includes playing the piano on a cruise ship for three years, which allowed him to travel to more than 60 countries. He is able to perform in a variety of settings and from a range of genres.
Nate is able to provide the music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. Nate most often performs as a solo pianist, but he can make arrangements for duets and ensembles. As someone who enjoys getting creative, Nate likes learning new songs and welcomes requests. He can also bring his own keyboard, microphones, and sound system if needed.
Details
Instruments
- Keyboard
- Piano
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Disco
- Folk
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz
Music Services
- Live Music
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Reception
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We hired Nate to play piano at our ceremony and cocktail hour, and his band Champagne Mixtape to play at our reception. The ceremony music was beautiful and exactly what we asked f...
or. The band was the highlight of the reception, brought great energy, and played songs from our favorite genres and artists. Highly recommend!
Nate Hance went above and beyond as the pianist for our wedding earlier this fall. His professionalism, competence, and expertise had especially shown itself through his particular...
ly kind, receptive, creative, and thoughtful engagements with us.
Nate can be said to truly demonstrate when extraordinary talent is combined with a clear commitment to tailoring his services to help make the wedding day uniquely special and memorable. We were blown away by how beautifully he played the songs we had requested him to play, which he learned, and seemingly mastered in preparation for our wedding day. He learned the Mario 64 ending theme, but made it "wedding style"! It was PERFECT. He definitely made cocktail hour fun for the guests!
Lastly, he came recommended by the Watson Block, which made connecting and booking with him all the easier!
We would definitely encourage other couples to connect with Nate if you're in the market for an exceptional and fun pianist for your wedding!
Amazing pianist with a great commitment to helping us use the custom songs we wanted. He did custom arrangements for a Panic! At The Disco and several Disney songs, and we loved it...
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We hired Nate to provide music for our wedding ceremony, and he was terrific! We gave him guidance on what songs we wanted for the processional and recessional, and what type of m...
usic to play for the cocktail hour, and he did the rest. He was very friendly, and everything sounded great.
Nate did a fantastic job for our ceremony and cocktail hour! He was able to time the songs perfectly for everyone going down the aisle and we didn’t have to worry about the music b...
eing too short or too long! We got many compliments on the cocktail music!
Nate was a pleasure to work with despite many changes made due to COVID-19. We were extremely happy with his performance. He was very friendly and played everything we requested -...
- including video game soundtracks! We would definitely recommend Nate for any event!
We hired Nate to play for our ceremony & cocktail hour and he did such a great job! Very professional, and awesome communication !!
I am SO glad we went with Nate for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour music! As a pianist myself, I had some very specific and sort of difficult music requests, and Nate was ve...
ry accommodating and performed those pieces beautifully. Some of them were classical, and others were covers of more contemporary, popular pieces, so he's clearly a very versatile musician...he even did a custom arrangement and sent a few samples in the weeks leading up to our wedding to share his progress and make sure we felt good about the arrangement (which we absolutely did)! Then for our cocktail hour, we gave him free rein over music selection, and couldn't have been happier with the selection of jazz and pop that he played. He did a great job of reading the room/crowd and adapting the music to fit; I believe a couple guests even made impromptu requests that he was able to play on the spot! Overall, I highly recommend Nate...his communication, flexibility, and talent really helped to make our big day special!
If we could put 6 stars we would. Nate played outdoors at our wedding ceremony on a chilly day with slight drizzle in mid October 2020. He came completely prepared for the weathe...
r, arrived early, and was all setup with audio checks before people had arrived.
He played anything we asked for and even would pick up on conversations and change up the music accordingly. One of my friends called out to another friend that he looked a bit like Inspector Gadget. Nate overheard that and added in the Inspector Gadget jingle in the middle of another song. He was so fun, but also respectful.
Highly recommend, and have shared his name with many friends.
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Saint Paul, MN | Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota
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