Greg Despins

"My favorite local musician! Absolutely amazing at what he does. We hired him to play at our wedding!" - 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 watching me "build" each song live with the loop pedal while others just enjoy the music.

I like to dress up for my performances. My photos show what I will basically look like at your event. You can expect me to be on time, courteous, professional and..... entertaining :)

“Fantastic performance with a large range of music that kept everyone entertained and dancing. Greg was playing on a boat and even easily moved to the open air upper deck once the sun set. He set up quickly and is very professional. For those who throw parties-you know that MUSIC is one of the most IMPORTANT aspects.. Hire Greg, take the stress off, as you WON'T be disappointed.”
Review by Lisa W.

“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 Array Type PA system (JBL Eon One) that has plenty of volume for most lounges, parties, restaurants and small bars.
-Some very basic lighting for the "stage" area,
-A mic and mic stand. which you can also use if needed for announcements etc.
- For large venues and audiences, I can bring a full size PA system (includes 2 sub-woofers).

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 can run a playlist of songs through it and dial in the sound for you.