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Blue Sands Music
- Raleigh, NC
- Violinist
- Travels up to 500 miles
- Contact for rates
Overview
Musicians serving the U.S. We play in some NC, SC, DC Symphonies, Jazz ensembles, pop groups, etc. Versatile, accomplished, honest, skilled, flexible, musicians who aim to please.
Over 13 years experience playing for ALL types of special events. Bach, Beatles, Modern music.
We create the right ambiance for your occasion. We can create the right music for the right occasion -
50 Reviews
The saxophonist very professional and polite. He arrived early to set up and was ready to play as the guest arrived. He exceeded our expectations by far. From beginning until ending, he kept the audience engaging, clapping, singing and moving. The guest are still talking about him. Thank you to the saxophonist and Ms. Ruby for providing us with such an unforgettable experience to remember. Highly Recommended!
We found Blue Sands on Gig Salad for a Blues, Brews, and BBQ father's day luncheon that we hosted at my retirement community. The Musician that came blew all of our socks off when he was playing the sax and the piano at the same time. Was very respectful and professional with the staff and residents. We at the Cedars of Chapel Hill highly reccommend Blue Sands Music! Also, Mrs. Ruby was their manager and made everything very easy with booking and had great communication. Again, highly reccommend!
Blues Band
My experience with Blue Sands Music was AMAZING! Ruby and Brandon provided exactly what they said they’d do.. GREAT MUSIC!
Their entertainment helped make my parent’s 40th Wedding Anniversary a memorable and magical experience. My parents and guest were all in awe of their music.
They were punctual, played the songs requested, and easy to work with. I would definitely look to Band Sands Music again for another event/celebration.
Truly grateful for their service! :-)
Violinist, Saxophone Player
Ruby was professional from start to finish. Both Brandon and Ruby showed up and made our anniversary one that we will NEVER forget. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
Saxophone Player, Violinist
Bro Cam was amazing!! Look good and played good! You should definitely book him!
Saxophone Player
Your service was excellent we really enjoyed
Saxophone Player
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you for choosing us and thanks so much for allowing him to usher in the atmosphere that desired. We look forward to playing for you again soon!
Blue Sands Entertainment
Ruby was a delight! She played all of my favorite songs! Anita Baker, the Elements: Earth, Wind and Fire, Phyllis Hyman, Stevie Wonder and so many other great artist. Ruby was the right touch that made my event a hot subject even now. My guests are still talking about it! I look forward to an opportunity to hearing the entire band some day. But in the meantime time, if you're looking for that extra something for your next event, call Ruby!
Brandon from Blue Sands Music was absolutely amazing! 10 stars!!! EVERYONE loved him. He arrived early, set up, started on time, had a great set selection, and played/sounded heavenly! My guests were in awe and I could not be more pleased. I look forward to booking him/them again in the future.
Saxophone Player
There not enough words in the English language to help me capture the true essence of my gratitude and emotions that I had the moment that I knew; having Blue Sands Music perform for me and my wife on our anniversary had took our day to new highest, out of this world almost.
Saxophone Player, Strolling Violinist
The violinist was very professional and sound was immaculate! Very happy to have a part of our special day. Will certainly use again soon.
Violinist
Brandon was an A++, he played beautifully. Brandon was very flexible, on time, professional and understands his audience. My whole family was dancing and singing along with him. It was the best surprise ever and we didn’t want him to stop. I can’t wait to hire him and his fellow musicians again.
Ruby is amazing, wonder performance and affordable.. Elegant performance and her personality matches. I had a date night planned for my special guy and he knew some of the songs she played. Ruby did a wonderful job. I booked an Airbnb and had a date night there in the living room. She was also very much on time.. everything was perfect !!! I will hire her again if I need a performer in that area again.
Violinist
It was such an awesome performance. Ruby did such an amazing job and I loved it. Thank you very much Ruby. I will want you to play for me again
Violinist
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Hey Philip,
It was my pleasure Philip! All of your planning paid off. I hope to see you at your graduation!
Thanks for allowing me to play.
After signing and paying contract at full asking price, I was called a few days later to make sure musicians were "fed". I was surprised by this but conceded, and asked lead to make reasonable charges to master account. We received a >200 bill for dinner (see receipt).
Disappointed with performance and this 3 course meal with etoh drinks. Not professional.
String Quartet
The violin and keyboard were the right combination for our Induction and Anniversary celebration. Their performance was superb and provided opportunities for listening and talking without feeling that you may be disturbing those who wanted to listen to the beautiful music. Blue Sands Music will be high on our list for future events. Thanks for a wonderful performance.
Otto White
Sire Archon
Epsilon Gamma Boule
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Classical Duo, Violinist
Response from Blue Sands Music:
It was a pleasure and an honor to play for your dinner for your organization’s Anniversary celebration. We’re happy that you enjoyed the music quality and choices. What a wonderful organization you have! And what wonderful people! We’d love to play for you for future events.
Thanks for choosing Blue Sands Entertainment/ Blue Sands Music.
Blue Sands Music played for our daughters wedding and were amazing. Ruby was my contact person prior to the big day and was always there for any questions or concerns that came up before the wedding. Ruby drove in early to be at our rehearsal as it was very early the day before. I can’t say enough about the quality of the music provided. They were exceptional and will make any event first class . Thank you Blue Sands Music for making our daughters dream wedding become a reality.
Jody and Kelly Stevens
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you for choosing us Kelly. It was definitely a pleasure working with you and your daughter for her wedding and cocktail hour. And the father daughter dance is one we’ll never forget 👍🏻 We hope to see you soon.
Congrats,
Blue Sands Music
Blue Sands Entertainment
Blue Sands Music was awesome she did a great job. My sister got married outside on June 30th 2018 it was a surprise for the violinist to be there. She was definitely surprised and loved it. I would use her again anytime. Again everything was awesome.
Violinist
A friend recommended Blue Sands to me for my daughter's wedding. They were terrific...so professional and classy. I really appreciated how accommodating they were to my daughter's request....a mix of classical & contemporary. Well done. Highly recommend.
String Trio
Perfect music for our outdoor birthday celebration for 80
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Awww thanks Robert. We truly enjoyed playing for you and celebrating your birthday 🎂.
You look wonderful!
Thanks again for choosing us.
We hope to see you soon,
Blue Sands Music
Music was perfect! My every request was played! Ruby was extremely easy, efficient, and enthusiastic about our plans. Will highly recommend.
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you Jorgann! We’re so happy that you all enjoyed the music. Each vendor that you used was very professional and you did a great job helping to plan. Have you considered event planning on the side (smile).
We hope to play for you again soon! Thank you for choosing Blue Sands Music!
Blue Sands Music
Ruby is amazing! Very responsive and was able to coordinate everything in a very short timeframe. Would highly recommend hiring Ruby and the Blue Sands group for your next event.
Classical Duo
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thanks Devon! You all did an amazing job with the entire planning of the event. Loved your dogs too 🐕
When you have the ceremony, we’d love to play for you!
Congratulations
Blue Sands Music did an excellent performance at my daughter's wedding this past weekend. Ruby was there for us every step of the way from song selections to attending rehearsal and even learning songs they had not performed yet. We had a violin and cello player for the ceremony and cocktail hour. We heard many great reviews from our guests on the music - perfect!!!
Violinist
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Dear Angie,
It was such a pleasure to play for your daughter's wedding and to meet your family. We're so happy that the rain held back so that the ceremony could take place outside in the garden. 🌼 Great mom, sweet family, beautiful bride- we're glad that we were able to play for you~
Congratulations,
Blue Sands Music 🎶
For my wedding I had envisioned a romantic floral theme. The music that Blue Sands provided made everyone feel like they were in a fairy tale! Everyone loved them and not an eye was dry for the ceremony!
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Kayla and her mother have been absolutely wonderful to work with. They made sure that we had proper covering. We were able to play the music that she wanted for her fairy tale wedding theme. Kayla is an elegant princess and she exudes that in every way.
Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
Blue Sands Music were absolutely fantastic! They played
beautifully and every song I requested. I would highly recommend
Blue Sands for you wedding or any event!
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you Lavane- you were so wonderful to work with and we loved seeing your turquoise gown. Thanks for choosing us and Congratulations🎉
The music was lovely. Unfortunately, they did not play "Can't Help Falling in Love" for the mothers (of the bride and groom) to walk down the isle to. They started playing the bridesmaids processional, so the mothers & bridesmaids all walked down the aisle to the same song. (We had selected that song because it was the song the groom's parents walked down the aisle to when they were married and I wanted to surprise them with that song.) So it was a very disappointing and many of the guests mentioned it to me, so they obviously noticed that the song wasn't played.
String Quartet
Response from Blue Sands Music:
We're pleased that everyone thought our music was lovely! We spend countless hours preparing for events so that each one is done well.
We ask that specific music requests are given to us in a timely manner so that we can prepare . Other pertinent information that we need to know is the person(s) who will provide cues, the program order (as each wedding is unique ), and a few other things. Visibility / accurate cueing are both extremely important for the musicians when playing at any wedding.
Our musicians were ready to play each selection, including "Can't Help Falling In Love" as planned. Visibility was not clear for the wedding planner's assistant giving us cues, nor for us. We were told to play the bridesmaids song, so we obliged. Unfortunately, we were also told to 'continue' playing it after we stated that we needed to change selections.
We're happy to talk with you, as we strive for excellence and maintaining happy clients.
Congratulations..
Ruby is professional and pleasant to deal with! I will always call them back!
Violinist
Everything for our reception turned out wonderfully. The musicians were on time, very professional, reasonably priced and played a wonderful assortment of songs. Everyone was pleased with the event. I would definitely book them for another event.
String Quartet
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank You! Thank You! It was so nice to work with you. We still reminisce on how the employees thought that they heard the radio playing throughout but realized that it was live music as they stood above us to hear us play.
We will always be glad to play for any future events that you have!
Blue Sands Music
This is the third time we have used Blue Sands Music and, once again, we are extremely pleased with the music. We had a 4 piece ensemble this time, with more contemporary music, and it was fabulous. The musicians are always professional, easy to work with, on time, and fun!
Corporate Entertainment
This is the second time we have used Blue Sands and both times were excellent. The music is great, everyone always has compliments, they are easy to work with, and are fun! We are using them again in January for another event.
Corporate Entertainment
Ruby went above and beyond to accommodate us. Very gifted musician and an all around great person.
Violinist
Beautiful violinist great music all around wonderful.
Violinist
We could not have been more happy with Ruby and crew. My guests raved about the cocktail music and my entrance song made the scene perfect and from every dream ive ever had for my wedding day. I highly recommend using this group. Priced so much better than any other group out there with twice as much experience. Thank you for making my day amazing! Kristin
String Trio
I had worked with Ruby for weeks to make sure our music was exactly what we wanted and it was perfect!! We had so many compliments from our guests and even our Pastor said what a great job they did in keeping the ceremony flowing smoothly. I am pretty sure some of my guests picked up a business card or two for booking something as well. Thank you Ruby and your team for making our wedding everything we had hoped for! KUDOS!
Classical Duo
Everything was wonderful about our entire experience with Blue Sands. Communication was great; clear and timely. The group arrived at our venue well prepared, set up quickly and efficiently, and played beautifully for both the wedding ceremony and our cocktail reception.
String Trio
Absolutely amazing group, very talented and very professional. Everyone enjoyed and loved their music.
String Trio
My husband and I were referred to Blue Sands Music by our wedding planner. We were very please with Blue Sands. From the time I spoke with Ruby , concluding with the beautiful music for the wedding day the service was fantastic. The musicians were on time, dressed appropriately and they sounded amazing. Blue Sands added a special touch to our wedding day that we will never forget.
Classical Ensemble
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thanks Tiffany....Your royal wedding created by the fantastic Creative Touch team was unsurpassed. Plus you all looked amazing!
When you have another special occasion needing music, please let us know!
Congratulations~
The music was beautiful! I was super pleased with every aspect of this trio. Very professional, on time and talented!! I felt like I knew them and they were treasured guests at the wedding. Do not hesitate to book them! They are impeccable.
String Trio
My husband and I booked Blue Sands Music to play at our wedding ceremony, and we are so happy we did. Ruby did a fantastic job playing solo violin - she was punctual, easy to work with, and a fabulous musician. She even stayed for a few minutes to play with our guitarist for our cocktail hour - we caught bits and pieces of that while taking pictures, and it sounded amazing. Thank you, Ruby!!
Violinist
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Hi Lindsey,
Thank you for leaving a review for the music. It was such a pleasure to provide the music for your wedding. Weather was perfect and everything turned out beautifully. I was honored to be your musician of choice.
As always, if you need music for any occasion in the future, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be right there~
Congratulations again~
Ruby
Blue Sands Music
We had a small party and the violin duo came to play a few songs. It was awesome! Definitely would recommend this group.
Classical Duo
Blue Sands recently played for an event for me. They were punctual, professional, easy to work with and there music was amazing! It was the perfect fit for our mixer! I was very pleased. I would definitely work with them again!
Classical Duo
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thanks Jennifer. You were great to work with and we look forward to working with you for future events and endeavors! Congrats to you for doing a great job!
Ruby
Blue Sands Music
Thank you for a job well done.
Classical Duo
I was extremely impressed with the quality and professionalism this group provided for my Husband and I at our wedding! My mom is a pianist and has played in many weddings throughout her career. I wanted her to play with a cello as I walked down the isle. Ruby and the rest of the group were able to grant my wishes and it was magical! They played a wide variety of music including some contemporary and some classical. I would most definitely recommend them to one looking for a great quartet.
String Quartet
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Hi Courtney,
We really enjoyed playing with your mom and helping make your day so special. The grounds were so beautifully decorated and we enjoyed playing for you. Please keep Blue Sands Music in mind in the future. Thanks again!
Blue Sands Music
I was so pleased to meet Ruby at a Bridal Show and what a great experience I had with Blue Sands. They were so easy to work with! They had great song suggestions and played songs I requested. They followed through and showed up on time to everything and I did not have to worry about them at all - which is such a bonus to a bride planning her own wedding!
String Trio
I was very pleased with the trio that played at my wedding. The music was beautiful and the coordinator, Ruby, is so great to work with! I will recommend them to my friends and family for events.
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you Ashley! We were glad to be a part of your special day. Loved the rustic look and the mantle you used as a decoration. Let us know when you need special music again.
And thanks for using Blue Sands Music~ We will talk soon!
Congratulations!!!!
Ruby and the rest of the Blue Sands Music group were completely amazing as musicians for our wedding. They provided really great quality music at a reasonable rate (and offered a student discount -- very kind), and worked with us beforehand on song choice and overall styling of the music. My mother and I are both musicians (violinists) and so having good classical music at my wedding was really important to us. Ruby listened to our thoughts, made the time to meet me and my now-husband in person, and came up with a variety of songs for the prelude that fit the sound of the select songs we picked for the processional/recessionals. I'm very very thankful for all the hard work they put into this special occasion, and would absolutely highly recommend them all for any kind of music at your next event!
String Trio
Loved working with Blue Sands Music, they were prompt, took direction well, and are a group of wonderfully talented musicians. Thanks so much for making my wedding day special.
String Quartet
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Hi Kelsey,
What a beautiful day it turned out to be for you in the Gardens!
We were SO happy to celebrate with you. Thank you for your wonderful review of our services. Again, Congratulations!
Ruby & Friends
Blue Sands Music
So very professional, punctual, and amazingly gifted! Thank you Ruby Prescott for making my event a success!
Daunta.T
Violinist
Blue Sands Music provided EXCEPTIONAL service for my daughter's wedding at Duke Gardens in Durham. My daughter and her fiancé decided to get married before his deployment to Korea instead of waiting for his return next year so we had only 6 WEEKS to prepare for the wedding. When I called Blue Sands Music, they were so helpful with selecting the music, their willingness to accept this performance with so little notice and not to mention it was Mother's Day weekend! There wasn't even time for a rehearsal, but you would never have known it since their talent and professionalism was spot on. My daughter is THRILLED with her wedding and I am so very thankful for Blue Sands Music helping me to make my daughter's wedding day a cherished memory.
Classical Duo
I must say that my experience with Blue Sands Music was awesome! My event would certainly not have been complete without their melodious sound! I will definitely bring them aboard again!
Violinist
I was very happy with this group. They communicated well, arrived promptly and were very easy to work with. They even learned a song I requested with only a day's notice. Elegant and tasteful musical selections, perfect for our intimate gathering. Thanks!
String Trio
Response from Blue Sands Music:
Thank you Tiffany! It was wonderful to be able to provide the music that you wanted for your family party. Your family and friends were so welcoming and your grandmother was precious! Thank you for choosing us. We look forward to playing for you again in the future!
Blue Sands Music
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish,
Unions: Other
About
We are Blue Sands Music and Entertainment. We provide live music and DJ services for any occasion or event. Our ensembles can be made to fit your needs. If you want a string quartet, then we can make it happen. If you want a singer of any kind, we can provide excellent singers for you. We also have DJ's who will help make your event a blast.
Team
Blue Sands Musicians | Strings, Jazz, Vocalists, Woodwind/Brass Players |
Setup Requirements
Chairs
We need chairs without arms for the instrumentalists.