Greg Despins

"My favorite local musician! Absolutely amazing at what he does. We've actually hired him to play at our wedding next year!" - Lauren Page

My performances deliver a great mix of the '80s, 90's and modern pop songs with the occasional song from other genre's (country, blues, rock, R&B). I can play small intimate venues by dialing back the volume and singing with a more gentle, lounge type vocal. Or... I can crank it up and get people dancing in small and large venues. Some people are very much entertained by just watching me "build" each song live with the loop pedal while others just enjoy the music.

I typically play two or three 50 minute sets with a short break between sets, however, I can play for 2 hours straight if need be.

I like to dress up for my performances (unless it's really hot). My photos show what I will basically look like at your event.

You can expect me to be on time, courteous, professional and..... entertaining :)

“We had the pleasure of having Greg Despins perform at our bar and he did NOT disappoint. What an incredibly talented and kind soul. We received a plethora of compliments from attendees for the next week after he played. Marvelous. “ -Live City Staff

Greg hails from the small northern town of The Pas, Canada but eventually found his way to Texas after earning a degree in Engineering. He soon after fell in love with music and began writing songs. After receiving some airplay, he became focused on performing with a uniquely engineer inspired approach. Experimenting with loop pedals and effects, he was able to create a one man band. Greg now resides in Austin where he sings, plays guitar and creates a larger than life atmosphere at clubs and events all over.

I will bring the following to every performance:
-Small, single tower type PA system,
-Some very basic lighting for the "stage" area,
-A mic and mic stand. which you can also use if needed for announcements etc.

For larger venues and audiences, I can bring a full size PA system (includes sub-woofers) for an additional $200.

You are also welcome to use all my sound equipment to play recorded music before and after my performance as long as we work out the general details at the time of booking. The equipment is Bluetooth compatible. I don't really DJ but I can run a playlist of songs through it and dial in the sound for you.