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Fingerstyle Guitar for Weddings
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Weddings
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Banquets
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Fine Dining
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Concerts
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Corporate Events
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Robert Dillon is a premiere fingerstyle guitarist, who provides quality guitar instrumental music throughout southwest Florida for weddings and for many other occasions: corporate events, business parties, country clubs, concerts, art galleries, fine dining & banquets, wedding ceremonies and receptions (cocktails and dining), grand openings, anniversaries, private parties, open houses, and fund raisers. Robert was born and raised in New Orleans and has recently moved to Naples, Florida. Robert was also featured in a master workshop in the nationally acclaimed Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine.
Why Choose Robert?
- Having a premiere fingerstyle guitarist for your wedding ceremony and reception not only sets the perfect mood and acoustic
ambiance, but also provides an elegant evening and a very memorable experience. Whereas, hiring a band will not please the many
generations of guests at the reception. Not to mention, they are normally loud and your guests will not be able to carry on a
decent conversation. And if you hire a cheesy DJ with an annoying personality, they have the ability to really turn guests off.
- Weddings can be quite expensive. By having a guitarist for your wedding will help you stay within your budget and is a perfect
alternative to contracting a band, DJ, or multiple musicians that can really cut into your pocketbook. Some bands will charge well
over $1000, and sometimes up to $3000.
- Fingerstyle guitar music played during the reception is the perfect choice of music entertainment for those celebrations
focused more on conversation than dancing. The music provided is a continuous flow of beautiful music. Think of it as an extension
of the wedding itself. Whereas, if you hired a band, it is not unusual for them to take 20 minute breaks every hour.
During the wedding ceremony, Robert uses a Taylor model NS74ce Grand Auditorium (nylon-string) guitar for performing
classical and contemporary instrumentals selected from his
diverse repertoire. The various music parts of the wedding ceremony:
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Prelude Music ... is intended to entertain guests as they enter, are seated, and wait until the ceremony begins. The
prelude music normally starts about 25 to 30 minutes prior to the processional music.
Processional Music ... is played when the wedding party and bridesmaids make their grand entrance down the
aisle. Following them is the featured instrumental for the "Walk of the Bride".
Interlude Music (optional) ... is chosen for key moments during the ceremony, such as the ring exchange, the
breaking of the glass, or lighting of the unity candle(s), or as an actual component of the ceremony itself.
Recessional Music ... is the joyful or festive music played when the bride & groom, and wedding party walk back
down the aisle.
Postlude Music (optional) ... is the lively & spirited music played as guests leave their seats.
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Audio Soundclips: The songs listed below are only a portion of the songs Robert can play during the Wedding Ceremony. These soundclips are 30 second audios of instrumentals that were extracted from his Christmas Classics (2004) and Classical Solos (2001) albums:
During the reception (approx. 1 1/2 to 2 hours for cocktail & dinner music), Robert uses both his Taylor grand auditorium classical (nylon-string) guitar, and a custom-built Traugott
model R cutaway (steel-string) guitar. Classical and contemporary music is performed on his classical guitar, and original fingerstyle instrumentals are played on his acoustic guitar.
Playing for a corporate banquet
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Some of Robert's dynamic and beautiful originals are shown on his
CD Recordings page. His albums include:
Fingerstyle Guitar & Percussion Duo (2005),
Christmas Classics (2004), Renewed Memories (2002), Classical Solos (2001), and
Images From The Heart (2000). Robert's originals are energetic, impressionistic and innovative, and have been played on various TV shows, radio stations in the U.S., and published in national
guitar magazines. His refined classical fingerstyle technique applied to his originals allows him to produce very beautiful three-dimensional
compositions that have won the hearts of many listeners. Many people have said he sounds like two guitars at once!
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Audio Soundclips: The songs listed below are only a portion of the songs Robert can play during the Wedding Reception. These soundclips are 30 second audios of instrumentals that were extracted from his Fingerstyle Guitar & Percussion Duo (2005) CD:
Nici Slifman (shown in the photo below) is a talented vocalist who performs with Robert during the cocktails and/or dinner music. Their repertoire together includes beautifully arranged songs such as: Evergreen, Landslide, Annie's Song, We've Only Just Begun, Leather and Lace, Memory, Yesterday, You Needed Me, Longer, Danny's Song, The Rose, Can't Help Falling in Love, Dust in the Wind, Desperado, and more.
Bob & Nici
~performing for a corporate event~
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If you are interested in having me perform for your wedding, please contact me at guitarsolo_bob@yahoo.com
I will then send you a Wedding Form (Microsoft Word Document) as an attachment for you to fill out. The information you provide will be used to compile your tentative wedding program regarding my services and compensation which will be sent to you in my response email.
The information I will be requesting on the Wedding Form is shown on this pdf file, but I will send it to you as a Word Document.
Robert uses concert quality guitars in his performances and recordings, along with state-of-the-art amplification equipment for delivering studio-quality sound.
Concert Quality Guitars:
Amplification Equipment:
Special Effects:
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