Chris Wade Music Productions - West

We recently had a huge memorial/celebration of life for my larger-than-life Dad who passed away unexpectedly. We had 700 guests, 12 speakers, a pastor, and the amazing gospel group Raise. We were looking for a way to create an energetic, upbeat, celebratory vibe, and we found that in Raise. From beginning to end, Chris Wade Music and Raise were incredibly professional and compassionate. They sang four songs as people were seated, one song between speeches, and then they blew everyone away with the final song of "Oh Happy Day" as the family filed out. Besides the fact that their voices are pure joy, they are incredible people. They sat through almost two hours of speeches about a man they had never met. They laughed and cried right along with us as if he was a member of their family. As a television producer, I had created a pretty tight rundown of when they would be performing, for how long, and when to cue themselves to get on stage, and they nailed it. They truly made my Dads memorial unforgettable and I know he was smiling from above. Thank you Raise for helping us to celebrate a truly incredible man.

In 2014 Chris Wade's newly formed gospel/pop group RAISE performed at the Anti-Defamation League's Entertainment Industry Awards. Leading up the event itself, Chris was a delight to work with. He was highly professional, responsive, communicative and energetic. The thoroughness of his answers to all of my questions truly put ADL at ease. The day of the event the group arrived on time, with a great attitude and was a pleasure to work with. Their sound was absolutely fantastic and our audience enjoyed the performance very much. I would definitely recommend Chris Wade's service, both in regard to service and terrific sound.

Finding Chris Wade and RAISE, the astoundingly beautiful choir, was a tremendous gift during the very difficult time of my mother’s death. Chris and RAISE performed at my mother’s memorial service, and the quality of the music, professionalism, and character of Chris and each and every member of RAISE far exceeded my expectations. Chris worked with me in advance to help plan the service — he was responsive, reliable, well-organized, and genuinely a very caring and kind person. On the day of the service, just as promised, Chris and RAISE arrived at the chapel in Oakland from Los Angeles. From the second they arrived, I knew I made the right decision — they were like rays of sunshine who made everyone around them feel at ease. During the service, RAISE sang gorgeous versions of three songs — the arrangements and solos were off-the-charts good. Wow! This is a professional-level choir that would be well-suited to perform at both high-profile events as well as more intimate occasions. Highly recommend! RAISE elevated our memorial service to another level, and I am still getting texts from family and friends about how amazing they were. Thank you, Chris and RAISE!

I was very intimidated booking a singing group for my wife’s birthday because I had never done so, but Chris made the booking and transaction very easy. It was a pleasure having you guys and I am sure we will be talking about this experience for a long time!