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Nick Straccini Band
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Ottawa, ON -
Wedding Band
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75 Verified Bookings
Neal H. said “Nick and the 7-piece band were terrific! Great music, great musicians!”
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Overview
Create lasting memories with Karmacode, where every wedding and event is infused with heart, style, and joy!
WINNERS OF BEST LIVE MUSIC AT THE 2018 OTTAWA WEDDING AWARDS!!
2 Reviews
Michele C. •
September 20, 2022
They are great!! Not only are they an excellent band but they went above and beyond a couple of times during the evening to accommodate us with specific requests. There Trio plus DJ combo was perfect for our event! We would definitely hire them again and we highly recommend them.
Hired as:
Party Band
Party Band
Desiree B. •
September 22, 2017
The band played some good hits from the 80's...My Style!
Hired as:
Party Band
Party Band
Booking Info
Price Range: $1000-$3000
Gig Length: 50 - 200 minutes
Languages: English, French
What to Expect
*"What does your typical performance entail?"*
Karmacode generally plays three 50-60 minute sets over the course of a performance with two 20-30 minute breaks in between. During those breaks, we can play a custom playlist through our speakers or...
You can book our resident DJ to perform throughout the event to keep the dance floor energy high and take any song requests we can’t manage. Oftentimes, we’ll have him set up to play while guests are arriving, between our sets, and at the end of our performance.
Does your wedding, party, or event require a different format than this? Not a problem! Let us know how you see us fitting into your schedule and we’ll be happy to make reasonable accommodations.
KARMA is kind ; )
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*“When does the band arrive to set up?”*
Karmacode will arrive 1-2 hours earlier than our scheduled start time to set up our equipment and run through a brief soundcheck. It takes us at least 1 hour to pack up our equipment at the end of the performance or event.
KARMA is coordinated : )
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*“Does the Band require a down payment?”*
Yes
KARMA is a b!tch : (
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*"When and how do you accept payment?"*
Karmacode requires a 30% down payment at the time of booking, along with a signed contract, and the remaining 70% on the day of the event. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, paypal or email money transfer.
KARMA is convenient : )
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*“Can you hold a date for me?”*
Karmacode operates on a first come, first served basis and are only able to hold a date until a new booking inquiry gets made. Should a second client approach the band for a date that is currently on hold, the band will offer the initial client the opportunity to proceed with the booking before confirming availability to the second client.
KARMA is conscientious : )
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*“Why do I need to sign an agreement for my booking?”*
Karmacode wants to ensure that we have understood your expectations of us and that there is clarity surrounding all aspects of our performance. With the details settled in advance, we can concentrate on doing what we do best: making your event an unforgettable one!
KARMA is clear : )
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*“I’m worried about the success of my wedding or event; how do I know I can depend on you?”*
Karmacode takes great care to bring our A-game to every performance we play and we’ve never missed a show - to this day! So you can rest assured that a booking with us will be a professional one that you can rely on.
KARMA is competent : )
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*“Our uncle plays a mean kazoo / accordion / bagpipe, can he jump in on a song with you!?”*
Karmacode already knows your uncle and we're best friends...
So if he knows some of our repertoire, can bring his own instrument, and possibly commit to a rehearsal with us, we’re definitely open to sharing the stage for a song or two.
KARMA is cool : )
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*“Do you take song requests?”*
Karmacode receives many song requests but, sadly, we can't always accomodate. If it’s an easy tune to learn, we might be able to perform it that same night! Otherwise, the most popular requests usually get tackled first and we’ll do our best to prepare it for the next event.
KARMA is caring : )
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*“How far will the band travel?”*
"We would walk 500 miles
And we would walk 500 more
Just to be the band
That walked 1000 miles
To you and then perform!"
Karmacode readily plays within Ottawa and the valley but we’re always open to travelling beyond for special events. If your date is open on our calendar, and we can arrange to commute the distance, we’ll make every effort to accommodate you!
KARMA is committed ; )
About
Create unforgettable memories with Karmacode, where every wedding and event is infused with heart, style, and joy!
"People are still raving about how amazing you guys were! It was an awesome night and you guys were simply phenomenal! Thank you for everything!" - Teagan & Jay
We are a collective of Canadian & British musicians who've shared stages with the likes of such national treasures as: Tom Cochrane, The Guess Who, Dean Brody, Glass Tiger, and Sass Jordan so you know you're dealing with professional, top-caliber talent.
"We just wanted to reach out and say THANK YOU to the whole Karmacode gang for an amazing performance at our wedding! We've been receiving a ton of positive feedback from our guests. Everything was perfect - your setlists, volume levels, and overall sound - just perfect!" - Siam & Kate
Karmacode was born when a couple of all-star members from a pick-up league of musicians came together to share their love of pop, rock, and dance music after performing together at the Canadian Tire Centre in 2012. Since then, they've been performing for thousands of fun-loving attendees at weddings, events, holidays parties, backyard BBQs, and local bars & restaurants.
"Karmacode brought such a fun vibe to our wedding years ago that we've had them back to three parties since! Their set list is always perfect to bring the fun! We received so many compliments from our guests! Can't wait to work with them for future shows, they're so easy to work with!" - Jeremy & Alanna
In 2018, Karmacode was awarded for "Best Live Music" at the Ottawa Wedding Awards. We're also an Encore Outstanding Artist so you can be sure that planning and event with us will be a breeze.
"Thank you for your professionalism, amazing musicianship, infectious energy and for making the party so memorable. Our guests are still raving about how much fun they had dancing and singing all night long!" - Terri-Lee
Additional Booking Notes
*“What does your setup look like and what do you need to start the show?”*
Karmacode will generally arrive 60-90 minutes before we’re expected to begin playing to set up our instruments, equipment, and stage gear.
We can provide our own P.A. system, speakers, mics, lighting, and power supplies but request that two independent circuits be provided to plug into.
We take approximately 15 minutes to run through a quick soundcheck to ensure that our levels are balanced and the volume is appropriate for the venue and event.
Our stage requirements are roughly 15 x 10 ft. for our acoustic trio and 20 x 10 ft. for our 5-piece band. We simply ask that a solid platform or surface be made available so that we're not setting up on unstable ground (like grass).
If the reception or cocktail portion of your wedding takes place in the same location as your ceremony, we can make arrangements to set up at a quiet moment before things get started - We wouldn’t want to interrupt your vows!
KARMA is courteous : )
Services Offered
Past Booked Events
| September 16, 2022–September 17, 2022 • 7:30pm - 1:00am | Corporate Event |
| September 08, 2017 • 5:00pm - 8:30pm | Sporting Event |
Set List
Special Occasions
- Happy Birthday To You (1893)
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Frank Loesser (1944)
- Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry (1958)
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Jackson 5 (1970) *
- Monster Mash - Bobby Pickett (1962)
- Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (1984) *
- Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973)
- Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982)
Wedding Songs
- Hava Nageela (1918)
- I Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis (1961)
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (1967)
- Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer (1997)
- You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne (2008) *
- Just a Kiss – Lady A (2012)
Country
- Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash (1957)
- I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash (1996)
- Man, I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain (1997)
- Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans (2003)
- Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band (2005)
- Kerosene - Miranda Lambert (2005)
- Goodbye Earl - The Chicks / Me First & the Gimmie Gimmies (2006)
- Gunpowder & Lead - Miranda Lambert (2007)
- Country Girl – Luke Bryan (2011)
- Just a Kiss – Lady A (2012)
- Done - The Band Perry (2013) *
- Shake It If Ya Got It – Kira Isabella (2014)
- Southbound - Carrie Underwood (2018) *
Swinging 60s
- I Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis (1961)
- Hard Days Night - The Beatles (1964)
- All Day & all of the Night – The Kinks (1964)
- Drive My Car - The Beatles (1965)
- I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four / The Clash (1966)
- Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra (1966) *
- Beggin' - The Four Seasons / Maneskin (1967) *
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (1967)
- RESPECT - Aretha Franklin (1967)
- I'm a Believer - The Monkees (1967)
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (1967)
- Helter Skelter - The Beatles (1968) *
- Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - The Beatles (1968)
- A Little Less Conversation - Elvis (1968)
- Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel (1968)
- I Want You Back - Jackson 5 (1969) *
- Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles (1969)
- Fortunate Son - CCR (1969)
- Bad Moon Rising - CCR (1969)
Psychedelic 70s
- Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
- Ain’t No Mountain - Marvin Gaye (1970)
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder (1970)
- Rock & Roll - Led Zeppelin (1971) *
- Wild World - Cat Stevens (1971)
- Me & Julio - Paul Simon (1972)
- Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers (1972)
- Rocket Man - Elton John (1972)
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1972) *
- Rock & Roll Hootchie Koo - Rick Derringer ft the Edgar Winter Band (1973) *
- Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (1973) *
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)
- Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers (1973)
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting - Elton John (1973)
- Kodachrome - Paul Simon (1973)
- Ooh La La - Faces (1973)
- Burning Love - Elvis Presley (1973)
- December, 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valli (1975) *
- Mamma Mia - ABBA (1975)
- Crazy On You - Heart (1976)
- Barracuda - Heart (1976) *
- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder (1976) *
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (1977)
- Here For A Good Time - Trooper (1977)
- Mama Let Him Play – Doucette (1977) *
- Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac (1977)
- Le Freak - Chic (1978)
- I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones (1978)
- September - Earth, Wind, & Fire (1978) *
- Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen (1978)
- Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar (1979)
- Hot Stuff – Donna Summer (1979)
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge (1979)
- Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles / Presidents of the USA (1979)
- Message In A Bottle - The Police (1979)
Old School 80s
- 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (1980)
- You Shook Me All Night Along - AC/DC (1980)
- That's What I Like About You - The Romantics (1980)
- Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield (1980)
- Turning Japanese - The Vapors / No Use for a Name (1980) *
- Land Down Under - Men At Work (1981)
- Don't Stop Believin’ - Journey (1981)
- Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran (1982)
- I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters (1982) *
- PYT - Michael Jackson (1982)
- Beat It - Michael Jackson (1982) *
- Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982)
- Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982)
- Africa - Toto (1982)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper (1983)
- Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves (1983)
- 99 Red Balloons – Nena / Goldfinger (1983) *
- I'm Still Standing - Elton John (1983)
- Boys of Summer - Don Felder / The Ataris (1984)
- Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams (1984)
- The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News (1985) *
- Don't Dream it's Over - Crowded House (1986)
- Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna / Kelly Osbourne (1986)
- Dancing on the Ceiling - Lionel Ritchie (1986)
- Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi (1986)*
- Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac (1987) *
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston (1987)
- Faith - George Michael (1987)
- Sweet Child of Mine - Guns & Roses (1987) *
- Welcome to the Jungle - Guns & Roses (1987) *
- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (1988)
90s Nostalgia
- Groove Is in The Heart - Dee-Lite (1990)
- There She Goes - The Las (1990)
- Two Princes - Spin Doctors (1991)
- Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane / Rascal Flatts (1991) *
- Harvest Moon - Neil Young (1992)
- Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz (1993) *
- Just a Girl - No Doubt (1995)
- Sold - John Michael Montgomery (1995) *
- I'll Be There for You - The Rembrandts (1995)
- Santeria - Sublime (1996)
- Ready To Go - Republica (1996) *
- I’ve Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash (1996)
- Man, I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain (1997)
- Song 2 - Blur (1997) *
- Gettin Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith (1997) *
- Semi-Charmed Kinda Life - Third Eye Blind (1997)
- Tubthumping - Chumbawamba (1997)
- Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls (1997)
- Volcano Girls - Veruca Salt (1997) *
- Barbie Girl - Aqua (1997)
- Lollipop (Candy Man) - Aqua (1997)
- Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer (1997)
- Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (1998) *
- Poets - Tragically Hip (1998)
- Get What You Give - The New Radicals (1998)
- Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang (1999)
- Every Morning - Sugar Ray (1999)
- Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond (1999)
- I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys (1999)
- All The Small Things - Blink 182 (1999)*
- What's My Age Again - Blink 182 (1999) *
- My Own Worst Enemy - Lit (1999)
- All Star - Smash Mouth (1999)
Millennium Music ((phone number hidden)9)
- Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus (2000) *
- Hella Good - No Doubt (2001) *
- The Rock Show - Blink 182 (2001) *
- Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly) (2003)
- Suds in the Bucket - Sara Evans (2003)
- Move Your Feet - Junior Senior (2003)
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet (2003) *
- Toxic - Britney Spears (2003) *
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness (2003) *
- 1985 - Bowling For Soup (2004)
- Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004) *
- Mr Brightside - The Killers (2004)
- Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson (2004)
- Since You've Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson (2004) *
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (2004)
- Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band (2005)
- Kerosene - Miranda Lambert (2005)
- Feel Good Inc. - The Gorillaz (2005) *
- Better Together - Jack Johnson (2005)
- I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor - The Artic Monkeys (2006) *
- Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis (2006)
- Goodbye Earl - The Chicks / Me First & the Gimmie Gimmies (2006)
- Valerie - Amy Winehouse (2007)
- All Summer Long - Kid Rock (2007)
- Gunpowder & Lead - Miranda Lambert (2007)
- So What - P!nk (2008) *
- You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne (2008) *
- Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon (2008)
- Hot N' Cold - Katy Perry (2008)
- Party in the USA - Mylie Cyrus (2009) *
- Sexyback - Justin Timberlake ft. Timbaland (2009) *
The Trendy 10's ((phone number hidden)9)
- Paris (Ooh La La) - Grace Potter & Nocturnals (2010)
- Raise Your Glass - P!nk (2010)
- Forget You - Ceelo Green (2010)
- Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People (2010)
- What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club (2010)
- My Body - Young The Giant (2011)
- Country Girl – Luke Bryan (2011)
- Just a Kiss – Lady A (2012)
- Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
- Panic Station - Muse (2012) *
- Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
- Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (2012)
- Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars (2012)
- Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell (2013)
- Done - The Band Perry (2013) *
- Timber – Pitbull ft Ke$ha (2013) *
- Sugar - Maroon 5 (2014) *
- Shake It If Ya Got It – Kira Isabella (2014)
- Shake it Off - Taylor Swift (2014) *
- Shut Up And Dance - Walk the Moon (2014)
- Cake By the Ocean - DNCE (2015) *
- Exes & Oh's - Elle King (2015)
- Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars (2015) *
- Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake (2016) *
- Perm - Bruno Mars (2016) *
- Me Too - Megan Trainor (2016) *
- Kissing Strangers - DNCE ft Nicki Minaj (2016)
- Southbound - Carrie Underwood (2018) *
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles (2019)
- Sucker - The Jonas Brothers (2019) *
- Bad Guy - Billie Eilish (2019)
The New Roaring 20s (2020 + )
- Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (2020)
- Levitating - Dua Lipa (2020)
- Shiver - Ed Sheeran (2021)
- About Damn Time - Lizzo (2022) *
- Tulsa - Elle King (2023)
- Flowers - Miley Cyrus (2023)
Setup Requirements
Two independent power circuits within reach of extension cables
Access to covered shelter for us and our gear, in the event of inclement weather, at an outdoor show
If our set-up, performance, and tear-down time exceeds 3-4 hours, we really appreciate having access to food and non-alcoholic drinks
Our minimum stage requirements are roughly 15 x 10 ft. for our trio and 20 x 10 ft. for our 5-piece band. We simply ask that a solid platform or surface be made available so that we're not setting up on unstable ground (like grass).
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