Total Soul is New York City’s most exciting party band. The band performs at weddings, corporate parties, clubs, casinos, and at public concerts spanning tri-state area and country. Total Soul plays everything from Motown, to today’s pop and R&B, to the Jazz/Big Band standards of the 1940’s. Total Soul performs with the flair of a well-rehearsed show band, complete with front line choreography, exciting lead singers, hot horns, and a groovin’ rhythm section. Total Soul ranges in size from 8-13 pieces, and is a completely live band (“live musicians” as opposed to the computerized or karaoke-type background tracks that many bands feel the need to use). The energy that you experience from a completely “live” band is unmistakable. A female singer can always be included as part of the lineup. The band always performs in formal type suits for private events.

In the late seventies, Dan Vitalo, Jr. set out to bring something fresh, different and BIG to the then flourishing Long Island bar and college music scene. In a landscape dominated by pretentious four piece bands, he envisioned a fun, eclectic R & R band with both male and female lead vocalists and a horn section. His perseverance resulted in East Coast, an ensemble that has withstood the test of time and has now entered its fourth decade. Before leaving Long Island for the sunny beaches of St. Barts, Dan set in motion a project that has logged thousands of performances and involved many great area musicians. His insistence on horns and multiple vocals made East Coast a prototype for what has become the wedding and corporate performance industry standard. Current members Paul and John were Dan’s partners in the nascent venture and graciously tip their homburgs to the founding father: “If it weren’t for Dan, we would have missed out on some wonderful music, fun times and great camaraderie”. East Coast is now older than its youngest members but continues to build on the foundation laid by those who came before, bringing great entertainment to the latest generation of East Coast fans.

FDR Drive is one of New York’s most respected and requested party bands that features incredibly polished vocalists and musicians who will make your event truly extraordinary. FDR Drive has successfully provided entertainment for weddings, nightclubs, casino’s, corporate and special events in the New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey area and has earned a reputation for outstanding service and professionalism. Whether you’re planning a wedding reception, dinner party, or corporate event, you can be sure that FDR Drive will keep your guests on their feet all night long providing the best live musical entertainment that will delight your guests from the first dance to the last good-bye.