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2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
MUSIC in the 21st Century has permeated every facet of our lives – it’s ubiquitous. Our favorite songs are with us wherever we go, available at the touch of a button, the spin of a wheel, or the turn of a dial; they provide the soundtrack to our lives like never before. The professional artists at Great Life Music honor and celebrate this new relationship by delivering unparalleled live performances and music production services designed to fit the unique spirit of your special event or artistic project.
About Great Life Music
At Great Life Music, it’s about going beyond the ordinary and the expected. We’re a Chicago-based company that takes a multi-layered approach to music production. We not only serve up the Live Music that brings parties and special gatherings to life, but as a full-service Sound Lab we create recorded music for various media platforms and produce original music and video for a wide range of artistic and commercial projects. Finally, in an effort to bring musicians and audiences together we are creating a Sound Life. In fact, it’s through our strong community of musicians that we are able to offer creative musical choices, develop one-of-a-kind shows that live up to the highest standards, and use cutting-edge technology to enhance the quality and excitement of our productions.
In each area of our entertainment focus, we view people as our greatest resource—and our most important invest-ment. At GLM, our client is our partner. Through conversa-tion and collaboration we learn of your entertainment hopes, needs, and goals, and create musical programs designed to fulfill and exceed expectations. In combining a commitment to customer service with a dedication to first-class showmanship, we continue to help clients like you fill the stage with a celebration of life and music.
Great Life Music was formed in 2007 by bandleader Colby Beserra and music director Brian Schwab to bring new levels of sophistication, professionalism, theatrical energy, and musical excellence to the special event industry. A 21st century company that’s fueled by the artistic leadership and creativity of its directors and the talent and enthusiasm of its musicians, GLM has worked to provide clients with more performance options than has ever been available from one company.
Simply put, we’re an entertainment company that celebrates life through music.
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
GLM Live Music
LIVE MUSIC is our first passion, and the foundation on which our company is built. Our commitment to working with only the best instrumentalists and vocalists in the city of Chicago has translated into a reputation for designing and producing great live performances to energize a variety of events, occasions, venues, and formats.
Our roster of musical ensembles speaks volumes about our priorities, and illustrates our desire to offer the most unique and inspiring performances available anywhere. Our flagship dance bands -- The Party Faithful (10- to 12-pieces), Matt Lewis and The Union (9- to 11-pieces) and the Matt Reed Band (6- to 8-piece) -- are top-of-the-line, luxury ensembles, providing our clients with the best musicians and the widest variety of music our industry has to offer. Our cutting edge smaller ensembles -- our band-DJ hybrid Elemental, Jennifer Lowe’s rock violin ensembles the CoverGirls and Acoustic Roadtrip, and our popular Unplugged band -- present exciting and contemporary performances in more compact packages, perfect for small corporate gathering and larger social events alike. Taken all together, you won’t find a more diverse and distinctive line up of offerings from any other music company in our industry.
All of our musicians and bands benefit from access to the Great Life Music Songbook, an extensive library of hip and up-to-date musical arrangements created and maintained by GLM co-owner Brian Schwab using the latest in music and computer technology. Our songbook celebrates genres, artists, and styles across the musical spectrum—the great Sinatra-style jazz of the ‘40s and ‘50s, the soulful dance grooves of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the high-energy rock of the ‘80s and ‘90s, and the slick and edgy beats of today. In nurturing this enviable and ever-expanding library of music, Colby and Brian combine their musical expertise with the most current advances in music production technology to ensure that our performances strike a moving and memorable chord with your audience.
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2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
Classic songs paired with fresh, electronic beats; authentic, state-of-the-art grooves produced for contemporary hits; and an unstoppable dance-club vibe -- all a part of an exciting live performance. This is Great Life Music’s DJ-band hybrid ensemble, Elemental.
Elemental
Merging two keyboards, male and female vocalists, and featuring our DJ on beats and drum samples, Elemental is a 2-to-6 piece ensemble perfect for events of any size. Elemental has been in a hit at various downtown clubs and nightspots throughout the Chicago area, and now we’re bringing it to the private event industry. Covering the same wide variety of great music that people have come to expect from all GLM ensembles, this slimmed-down and super-contemporary group puts a fresh electronic spin on all the music we play.
Featuring core members of the Party Faithful, Elemental is the perfect choice for a corporate gathering with dancing, a wedding after-party, or any social event in need of contemporary and hip musical entertainment.
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
For more than a decade, Colby Beserra’s broad experience in both music and theater has ranged from performance, production, and composition to direction and education. He recently sang backup vocals for country singer Faith Hill for a Soundstage performance which aired December 2008 on PBS. As a composer, he wrote the lyrics for “Lovely,” a song he lent vocals to on a version that was featured in the movie The Guardian (starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher). With engineer Brian Schwab, Colby is the creator of and Music Director for WBEZ radio’s “Under Cover” series, a co-production between Great Life Music and Chicago Public Radio. Since 2001, he has served as Music Director for the Albany Park Theater Project (APTP), a nationally renowned, community-based youth theater company that creates original theater based on true stories from Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Colby served as the Music Director for the world premiere of Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back at Adventure Stage Chicago in the spring of 2009.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s theater school, Colby was the first Director of the Vittum Theater (now known as Adventure Stage Chicago). In his more than five years at the Vittum, Colby helped lay a foundation of high-quality theater and arts programming catering to the students and teachers of Chicago’s schools. In 2007, the company was named “Outstanding New Children’s Theatre Company” by The American Alliance for Theatre and Education. In other theater work, Colby wrote, produced, and performed the score for The Jenkins Farm Project, a dance installation created by his wife Annie Beserra. He was the Music Director, one of three composers, and played the part of Oberon in Striding Lion InterArts Workshop’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (called Ill Met By Moonlight) in 2004. He also served as Co-Music Director, actor, and singer in the Frank Zappa-inspired piece Billy The Mountain and Other Wartime Stories in Chicago and at the New York International Fringe Festival. A two-time grant recipient from the American Composers Forum, Colby has produced and performed original music on projects for many talented artists. Through Great Life Music, he has contributed original music to Senator Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign website. Selections from Colby’s self-titled album and Jukebox Saloon, a collaboration with pianist Dan Lipton, can be heard at www.greatlifemusic.com and www.jukeboxsaloon.com.
Colby Beserra
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
ONLINE
INTERACTIVESONGBOOK
Please visit www.greatlifemusic.com to view andpersonalize our interactive and complete songbook.
Songlist - Elemental Songbook Select {most requested songs}
American Boy EstelleBreak Your Heart Taio CruzBusta Move Young MCCalifornia Gurls Katy PerryCrazy Gnarls BarkleyCrazy In Love Beyonce KnowlesCupid Shuffle CupidDon’t Stop The Music RihannaEmpire State of Mind Jay-ZExpress Yourself MadonnaGet Into The Groove MadonnaGold Digger Kanye WestGroove Is In The Heart Dee-LiteHey Soul Sister TrainHey Ya OutkastHot N Cold Katy PerryI Gotta Feeling Black Eyed PeasJai Ho Slumdog MillionareJust Dance Lady GaGaLet's Get It Started Black Eyed PeasLet’s Get Loud Jennifer Lopez
Life Is A Highway Rascal FlattsLove Story Taylor SwiftMr. Brightside The KillersMusic MadonnaNo You Girls Franz FerdinandNothin On You B.o.B.Party In The U.S.A. Miley CyrusPoker Face Lady GaGaPromiscuous Nelly FurtadoRock Your Body Justin TimberlakeSexyBack Justin Timberlake
Shake It Metro StationShe Wolf ShakiraSince U Been Gone Kelly ClarksonSingle Ladies Beyonce KnowlesSomebody Told Me The KillersSweet Dreams EurythmicsTik Tok Ke$haUse Somebody Kings of LeonViva La Vida ColdplayVogue Madonna
Contemporary & Dance
Modern Rock
867-5309 / Jenny Tommy TutoneAnd She Was Talking HeadsAnts Marching Dave MatthewsAny Way You Want It Journey
Are You Gonna Be My Girl JetBeautiful Day U2Billie Jean Michael JacksonBlister In The Sun Violent FemmesCome On Eileen Dexy’s Midnight RunnersDancing With Myself Billy IdolDon't Stop Till You Get Enough Michael JacksonDon’t Stop Believin JourneyFootloose Kenny LogginsHit Me With Your Best Shot Pat BenatarI Melt With You Modern EnglishI Want You To Want Me Cheap TrickJessie’s Girl Rick SpringfieldJust Like Heaven The CureKiss PrinceLast Night The StrokesLet’s Go Crazy PrinceLike A Prayer MadonnaLiving On A Prayer Bon Jovi
Off The Wall Michael JacksonOnce In A Lifetime Talking HeadsP.Y.T. Michael JacksonRaspberry Beret PrinceRock The Casbah The ClashRock With You Michael JacksonShort Skirt Long Jacket CakeShould I Stay Or Should I Go The ClashSuddenly I See KT TunstallSummer Of 69 Bryan AdamsSweet Child O Mine Guns N RosesTake On Me AhaThese Are Days 10,000 ManiacsThis Must Be The Place Talking HeadsThriller Michael JacksonWalk This Way AerosmithWanna Be Starting Something Michael JacksonWhat I Like About You The RomanticsWhat Would You Say Dave MathewsYou Give Love A Bad Name Bon JoviYou May Be Right Billy JoelYou Shook Me All Night Long ACDCYour Love The Outfield
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
ONLINE
INTERACTIVESONGBOOK
Please visit www.greatlifemusic.com to view andpersonalize our interactive and complete songbook.
Songlist - Elemental Songbook Select {most requested songs}
Classic Rock
Medium Rock
All Right Now Bad CompanyAll You Need Is Love BeatlesAmerican Girl Tom PettyAmerican Pie Don McLean
Brown Eyed Girl Van MorrisonDancing Days Led ZeppelinFree Ride Edgar WinterGimme Some Lovin Spencer Davis GroupGlory Days Bruce SpringsteenGod Only Knows Beach BoysHard To Handle Black CrowesHonky Tonk Women Rolling StonesI Won’t Back Down Tom PettyJack and Diane John MellencampJohnny B. Goode Chuck BerryLive And Let Die Paul McCartneyMaybe I’m Amazed Paul McCartneyMiss You Rolling Stones
Misty Mountain Hop Led ZeppelinMustang Sally Wilson PickettOh What A Night Four SeasonsOld Time Rock & Roll Bob SeegerPour Some Sugar On Me Def LeppardReelin in the Years Steely DanRock And Roll Led ZeppelinSatisfaction Rolling StonesSaturday In The Park ChicagoShakedown Street Greatful DeadSon Of A Preacher Man Dusty SpringfieldStart Me Up Rolling StonesSweet Caroline Neil DiamondSweet Home Alabama Lynyrd SkynyrdSweet Home Chicago Robert JohnsonWaiting On A Sunny Day Bruce SpringsteenWalking On Sunshine Katrina And The WavesYou Can Leave Your Hat On Joe Cocker
1 2 3 4 Plain White T’s100 Years Five For FightingAlien Sebastian Pigott
Baby Now That I’ve Found You Alison KraussBabylon David GrayBetter Together Jack JohnsonBlack Horse And The Cherry Tree KT TunstallBlack Water Doobie BrothersCan’t Find My Way Home Blind FaithCarolina In My Mind James TaylorChasing Cars Snow PatrolDock Of The Bay Otis ReddingEvery Breath You Take StingFire and Rain James TaylorFix You ColdplayGreen Eyes ColdplayHeart of the Matter India ArieHey There Delilah Plain White T’sHolding Back The Years Simply RedHow Deep Is Your Love Bee GeesHow Sweet It Is James TaylorHuman Nature Michael Jackson
I Still Haven’t Found U2I Will Follow You Into The Dark Death Cab for CutieI’m Yours Jason Mraz
Just The Two Of Us Bill WithersKodachrome Paul SimonLucky Jason MrazMe And Julio Down By The Schoolyard Paul SimonOver The Rainbow / Wonderful World Isreal Kamakawiwo’olePeaceful, Easy Feeling The EaglesPeg Steely DanPink Houses John MellencampSara Smile Hall and OatesShower The People James TaylorSomething In The Way She Moves James TaylorSteal My Kisses Ben HarperSummer Breeze Seals and CroftSunday Morning Maroon 5Tempted SqueezeThe Joker Steve Miller BandThe Way I Am Ingrid MichaelsonTime After Time Cyndi LauperTrouble Ray LamontagneUmbrella Marie DigbyVentura Highway AmericaWhy Georgia John MayerWild World Cat StevensWonderwall OasisYou Are The Best Thing Ray Lamontagne
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
ONLINE
INTERACTIVESONGBOOK
Please visit www.greatlifemusic.com to view andpersonalize our interactive and complete songbook.
Songlist - Elemental Songbook Select {most requested songs}
Motown, Disco, R&B and Funk
Swing & Latin
ABC Jackson 5Ain't Nobody Chaka KhanAin't Too Proud TemptationsAin’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin GayeAll Night Long Lionel RichieBest Of My Love EmotionsBoogie On Reggae Woman Stevie WonderBoogie Oogie Oogie Taste Of HoneyDancing In The Streets Martha ReevesDancing Queen ABBAFor Once In My Life Orlando MurdenGet Down Tonight KC And The Sunshine BandGet Ready TemptationsGot To Be Real Cheryl LynnGot To Give It Up Marvin GayeHigher And Higher Jackie WilsonI Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin GayeI Want You Back Jackson 5I Will Survive Gloria GaynerI Wish Stevie WonderIsn’t She Lovely Stevie WonderLast Dance Donna SummerLet's Stay Together Al GreenLet’s Get It On Marvin GayeLotta Love Nicolette LarsonLove Train O’JaysLovely Day Bill WithersMamma Mia ABBAMidnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight
More Than A Woman TavaresMy Cherie Amour Stevie WonderMy Girl TemptationsNever Knew Love Like This Stephanie MillsPlay That Funky Music Wild CherryProud Mary Tina TurnerReach Out Four TopsRespect Aretha FranklinSeptember Earth, Wind & FireShining Star Earth, Wind & FireShout Isley BrothersSigned Sealed Delivered Stevie WonderSing A Song Earth, Wind & FireSoul Man Sam & DaveStand By Me Ben E. KingSuper Freak Rick JamesSuperstition Stevie WonderVideo India ArieWe Are Family Sister SledgeWhat’s Going On Marvin GayeWho Loves You Frankie ValliWill It Go Round In Circles Billy PrestonWorking My Way Back To You The SpinnersYou Are Lionel RichieYou Are The Sunshine Stevie WonderYou Keep Me Hangin On SupremesYou Make Me Feel Like Dancing Leo SayerYou Should Be Dancing Bee Gees
Best Is Yet To Come Frank SinatraBeyond The Sea Bobby DarinChicago Frank SinatraCome Dance With Me Frank SinatraCome Fly With Me Frank SinatraCrazy Little Thing Called Love Michael BubleDevil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels BandEl Cuarto De Tula Buena Vista Social ClubFly Me To The Moon Frank SinatraI Get A Kick Out Of You Frank SinatraIt Had To Be You Bobby DarinKick In The Head Dean MartinKilling Me Softly Roberta FlackLa Cumparsita G.H. Matos RodriguezLet’s Fall In Love Frank SinatraLOVE Nat Cole
Luck Be A Lady Frank SinatraMoon Dance Van MorrisonMore Bobby DarinMore Today Than Yesterday Spiral StarecaseMy Kind Of Town Frank SinatraOrange Colored Sky Natalie ColeOur Love Is Here To Stay George GershwinOye Como Va SantanaRoute 66 Bobby TroupSolamente Una Vez Trio Los PanchosSomewhere Over The Rainbow Harold ArlenSway Michael BubleVolare Dean MartinWay You Look Tonight Frank SinatraWink And A Smile Harry Connick Jr.
2843 West Fitch Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60645 (O) 847.733.9883 (M) 773.398.9536 (F) 847.733.9885 [email protected]
GREAT LIFE MUSIC
Great Life Music, Inc.office: 847.733.9883
mobile: 773.398.9536fax: 847.733.9885
ONLINE
INTERACTIVESONGBOOK
Please visit www.greatlifemusic.com to view andpersonalize our interactive and complete songbook.
Songlist - Elemental Songbook Select {most requested songs}
Ballads
All I Want Is You U2Amazed LonestarAt Last Etta JamesBennie And The Jets Elton JohnBless The Broken Road Rascall FlatsBorderline MadonnaBy Your Side SadeCan’t Help Falling In Love Elvis PresleyCan’t Take My Eyes Off Of You Frankie ValliClose To You Burt BacharachCrazy Love Van MorrisonDaughters John MayerGrow Old With You Adam SandlerHave A Little Faith In Me John HiattHave I Told You Lately Van MorrisonI Hope You Dance Lee Ann WomackI Loved Her First HeartlandI’ll Be Edwin McCainIn Your Eyes Peter Gabriel
Into The Mystic Van MorrisonJust The Way You Are Billy JoelLandslide Dixie Chicks / Fleetwood MacLights JourneyLover Lay Down Dave MatthewsMy Wish Rascall FlatsNo One Alicia KeysNothing Can Change This Love Sam CookeOne U2She’s Always A Woman Billy JoelSomeone Like You Van MorrisonThe Luckiest Ben FoldsUnforgettable Irving GordonWaste PhishWhat A Wonderful World Louis ArmstrongYou Send Me Sam CookeYour Song Elton John
Specialty Songs
Anniversary Waltz Al DubinBrennan On The Moor TraditionalDevil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels BandHorah TraditionalLa Vie En Rose Edith PiafMy Wild Irish Rose Chauncy OlcottRing of Fire Johnny CashSugar Sugar The Archies
Sunrise Sunset Fiddler on the RoofTarantella TraditionalWhen Irish Eyes Are Smiling Ernest R. BallWhiskey in the Jar TraditionalWild Colonial Boy TraditionalWild Rover Traditional
