James Grande
Learning To Fly
"Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies
The 30 Seconds Song
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
"The Letter" by The Boxtops
Mr. Brightside @ Mohegan Sun
Dynamite / Friends Theme Song
I'm A Believer
500 Miles Cover (Carnival Cruise Lines Performance)
"Clint Eastwood / Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Mashup" - Onboard Carnival Cruise Lines
Rough Video (Live Footage 2020-2021)
Recent Testimonials for Corporate Event Bookings
Business Event Review - Naples
Corporate Function for Carnival Cruise Lines @ Lincoln Center in NYC
Corporate Event in Naples - Review
Internationally publicized corporate event - Lincoln Center NYC
Cocktail Hour + Business Networking Event at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples
Business Convention in Miami
QBE Shootout Corporate Dinner in Naples
Performing corporate event for the QBE Shootout in Naples
On stage performing with Weezer at Tsognas Arena
Mohegan Sun - Novelle
Corporate Event in Downtown Miami
Carnival Cruise Lines Multi-Day Event: Lincoln Center, NYC
Mohegan Sun: A Taste of New England - Oct 2019
Narragansett, RI
Bell Tower Artist Event - Fort Myers
End of year staff party @ Tiburon Golf Club
Mohegan Sun Business Expo
Meet Leo the Great!
Overview
James Grande is a well-reviewed singer guitarist based in Naples, FL with frequent travel to Rhode Island. With an extensive professional background spanning over 20 years, James' passion for entertaining has been on display for audiences large and small throughout the United States.
His shows combine uptempo guitar work, uncanny mash-ups, and a crowd pleasing song list that spans multiple generations. He is known for creating personalized memories for all audience members, ensuring that each event he is hired for is given the specialized attention it deserves.
James Grande is available throughout the US for corporate events, private parties, virtual shows, and more.
Reviews
15 reviews
Lindsay M.
September 27, 2022Corporate Event Performance
James did an absolutely fantastic job and was a hit at our corporate event!
He went above and beyond for us, and we will forever be grateful. He truly made our event successful that night.
Hired as: Easy Listening Band
James Grande
Thank you Lindsay!
Julie
May 10, 2021Great music and great interaction with audience
James provided the perfect addition to our event. He knew the best music to play and worked well with the event staff. I would bring him back for other events!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
James Grande
Thank you so much for the review Julie! It was great working with you
Margo R.
February 14, 2021Phenomenal, Professional and Charismatic Performer
James was the perfect addition to our get together! James has a beautiful voice and customized his play list based on the group's preferences and requests. James even accommodated all last minute changes on our end, and was flexible with scheduling. James was extremely prompt, and brought everything he needed to the event, we didn't have to provide a single thing. It was a really special event and night our family will never forget.
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
James Grande
Thank you so much for the kind words Margo!
Sonia L.
July 14, 2025James made our event extra special!
I was having a small gathering of 6 friends for a cook out in honor of my disabled husband. I was open about the reason for this get together, and James was very appropriate in his responses and eagerness to provide music for us. Not only is James a wonderful performer and musician, but we found him to be such a warm person who quickly felt like a friend had joined us in our celebration! We wholeheartedly recommend James for any type of get together you have planned. He will quickly have your guests singing and dancing along!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
James Grande
Thank you for having me! You guys were the best!
Linda F.
March 27, 2025Awesome performance
We hired James for an end of season dinner party at our condo building. 60s themed party, everyone loved the entertainment. James communicated to me throughout the booking, reasonably priced and rid a great job! Highly recommend him.
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
James Grande
Thank you for having me! You put on a great event!
Booking information
Price range: $500 - $3,500
Languages: English
Gig length: 60 - 90 minutes
Insurance: $2,000,000 - Yes with proper notice + scope requirements
What to expect
James Grande's performances combine uptempo guitar work, uncanny mash-ups, and a crowd pleasing song list that spans multiple generations. It is important to James that each event is different & that every audience member leaves with a positive experience.
Typical Set Up Time:
1 - 1.5 hours prior to event start
Common Genres (But not limited to:)
80s, 90s, Classic Hits, Top 40, Classic Rock, One Hit Wonders, & Feel Good Music
Stage Set Up (But not limited to:)
Depending on the scope of the event, James can provide the following:
-Sound system (25-100 people, 100-150, 150+)
-Lighting
-Microphones
Communication:
James works hard to cover all bases prior to the event to leave you and your guests feeling worry free the day of.
What we will discuss:
-Parking
-Load in area
-Point of contact the day of
-Special requests
About
Since his humble beginnings at small coffee shops 2003, James has established himself as one of the most reliable and consistent solo artists in the US. His ability to adapt to audiences in many different settings offers a much needed sigh of relief for event planners and vendors who are searching for the perfect atmosphere for their event attendees.
James offers a professional approach to every event he is hired for backed by over fifteen years of experience entertaining at large-scale corporate events.
His ability to bridge the gaps between generations with music has been appreciated by diverse crowds from all across the world. With an extensive professional background as a business owner, James' musical resume includes a full two years at sea performing for Carnival Cruise Line for audiences in multiple settings.
He is constantly updating his repertoire of music while maintaining his own sense of originality. His voice has been compared to the likes of Buddy Holly and Chris Isaak and continues to evolve. His arrangements include intricate guitar work and uncanny mash-ups making for a conversation piece at any performance.
Additional booking notes
Outdoor outlets and outdoor stage areas must be protected (or able to be protected) from unforeseen rain
An indoor backup plan is always important, especially in Florida!
Services offered
Past booked events
July 2025
10
Thursday
House Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Cape Coral, FL
March 2025
26
Wednesday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Marco Island, FL
March 2023
25
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Naples, FL
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Naples, FL
11
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Naples, FL
January 2023
22
Sunday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Naples, FL
December 2022
07
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Naples, FL
July 2022
23
Saturday
House Party
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
East Bridgewater, MA
May 2022
19
Thursday
Cocktail Party
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Fort Myers, FL
08
Sunday
Dinner Party
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Fort Myers, FL
April 2022
22
Friday
Dinner Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Marco Island, FL
February 2022
26
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Naples, FL
January 2022
27
Thursday
Cocktail Party
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Naples, FL
November 2021
13
Saturday
Birthday Party
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Port Charlotte, FL
October 2021
21
Thursday
Personal Occasion
7:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Naples, FL
July 2021
17
Saturday
Teen Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Cape Coral, FL
May 2021
14
Friday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Naples, FL
08
Saturday
Cultural Event
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Fort Myers, FL
February 2021
12
Friday
Surprise
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Naples, FL
Set list
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
500 miles
A Horse With No Name
A Little Help From My Friends
Abracadabra
Absolutely Story Of A Girl
Across The Universe
Africa
Ain't No Sunshine
All For You
All I Want For Christmas Is You
All My Loving
All Night Long
All Of Me
All Right Now
All Star
All Summer Long
All The Small Things
Always Something There To Remind Me
Amber
American Girl
Amie
Angel
Another Brick In the Wall
Ants Marching Acoustic
Babylon
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Banana Pancakes
Barely Breathing
Basket Case
Beat It
Beautiful Girls
Beverly Hills
Big Me
Black Horse And Cherry Tree
Tighten Up
Blinding Lights
Blister In The Sun
Born To Be Wild
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Acoustic
The Boys of Summer
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Brown Eyed Girl
Budapest
Buddy Holly
Build Me Up Buttercup
Bust A Move
By The Way
Bye Bye Bye
Californication
Can't Help Falling In Love
Can't Stop
The Cave
Cecilia
Champagne Supernova
Chasing Cars
Clint Eastwood
Clocks
Closer
Closing Time
Collide
Come As You Are
Come On Get Higher
Come Together
Cooler Than Me
Counting Stars
Country Girl Shake It For Me
Country Roads
Crash Into Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Crazy
Cream
Creep
Dance Hall Days
Dani California
Doctor My Eyes
Don't
Don't Dream It's Over
Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
Don't You Forget About Me
Dont Stop Believing
Dreams
Drive
Drops Of Jupiter
Eleanor Rigby
Everlong
Every Day
Every Morning
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Everything You Want
Exe's and Ohs
Feel Good Inc.
Feel It Still
Feel Like Making Love
Fell In Love With A Girl
Fire and Rain
Flagpole Sitta
Flake
Flavor Of The Weak
Float On
Fly Like An Eagle
Fly Me To The Moon
Follow You Down
Folsom Prison Blues
Footloose
Free Fallin
Friends In Low Places
Frosty The Snowman
The Gambler
Garden Grove
Get Back
Get Lucky
Glycerine
Go Your Own Way
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Got My Mind Set On You
Grow Old With You
Hallelujah
Happy Birthday
Happy Together
Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Head Over Heels
Heart Shaped Box
Help!
Here Comes The Sun
Hey Jude
Hey Soul Sister
Hey There Delilah
Hey Ya
Hide Your Love Away
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Ho Hey
Holiday
Holy
Home
Honey I'm Good
Hows It Going To Be
Human
I Am The Walrus
I Gotta Feeling
I Kissed A Girl
I Knew You Were Trouble
I Love Rock and Roll
I Ran
I Shot the Sheriff
I Still Haven't What I'm Looking For
I Want It That Way
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Want You Back
I Want You To Want Me
I Will Follow You Into The Dark
I Will Survive
I Won't Back Down
I'll Melt With You
I'm A Believer
I'm Shipping Up To Boston
If You Could Only See
Im Yours
In My Life
In The End
Inside Out
Iris
Is This Love?
Island In The Sun
It Wasn't Me
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Its Still Rock & Roll To Me
Jack and Diane
Jailhouse Rock
Jamie
Jessies Girl
Jingle Bell Rock
The Joker
Jumper
Karma Chameleon
Karma Police
Keep Fishin'
Kids
Kryptonite
La Vida Loca
Laid
Land Down Under
Landslide
Last Christmas
Last Dance With Mary Jane
Last Kiss
Last Night
The Lazy Song
Lean On Me
Learn To Fly
Let Her Go
Let It Be
Let It Snow
The Letter
Light On
Little Lion Man
Livin On A Prayer
Losing My Religion
Love Song
Low
Macys Day Parade
Magic
Magic Carpet Ride
Maneater
Margaritaville
Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard
The Middle
Midnight Rider
Move On
Mr. Brightside
Mr. Jones
My Own Worst Enemy
My Stupid Mouth
My Way
Naive
New Light
Never Let You Go
Nice To Meet Ya
No Diggity
No Rain
Norwegian Wood
Not Fade Away
Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da
Oh, Pretty Woman
The One I Love
One Week
Otherside
Overkill
Over My Head
Paint It Black
Parallel Universe
Paralyzer
People Are Strange
Piano Man
Perfect Situation
Pinch Me
Play That Funky Music
Pompeii
Psycho Killer
Pumped Up Kicks
Radioactive
Rainbow Connection
Red Red Wine
Red Solo Cup
Renegades
Return of the Mack
Rhythm of Love
Ring Of Fire
Ripple
Riptide
Rock Around The Clock
Rockin' in the Free World
Rude
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Rumour Has It
Runaround Sue
Runaway
Running Down a Dream
S.O.B.
Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Santeria
Satisfaction
Save Me
Save A Horse
Save Tonight
Saving Grace
Say Hey
Say It Aint So
Say What You Need To Say
Say You Won't Let Go
Scar Tissue
The Scientist
Seaside
Semi-Charmed Life
Seven Nation Army
Sex And Candy
Sex Is On Fire
Shape of You
She
She Drives Me Crazy
She Moves in Her Own Way
She WIll Be Loved
Shes So High
Shook Me All Night
Shut Up And Dance
Silver Bells
Simple Man
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Sitting Waiting Wishing
Slide
Slow Hands
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smooth
Smooth Criminal
Snow Hey Oh
Someday
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere With You
Song 2
Soul To Squeeze
Stacy's Mom
Stand By Me
Stayin Alive
Stitches
Stolen Dance
Stuck In The Middle With You
Stuck on You
Sucker
Summer Love
Summer of '69
Sunglasses At Night
Sunshine
Superstition
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Child Of Mine
Sweet Home Alabama
Tainted Love
Take It Easy
Take It On The Run
Teenage Dirtbag
That's My Kind Of Night
Thinking Out Loud
This Love
Three Little Birds
Times Like These
Toes
Took A Pill In Ibiza
Tubthumping
Two Princes
Under the Bridge
Upside Down
Use Somebody
Valerie
Vindicated
Viva La Vida
Wagon Wheel
Waiting on the World to Change
Wake Me Up
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Walk Like An Egyptian
The Wanderer
Watermelon Sugar
The Way
The Weight
Werewolves of London
What I Got
When I Come Around
Whatshername
Whatever You Like
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
White Christmas
White Wedding
Who Can It Be Now
Who Says
Wicked Game
Wild World
Wildflowers
Winter Wonderland
Wish I Knew You
Wonderful Tonight
Wonderwall
Working Class Hero
Wrong Way
Yellow
You Dont Know How It Feels
You Gave Your Love To Me Softly
You Got It
You Shook Me All Night Long
You Wreck Me
You're A God
You're Beautiful
You're Gonna Live Forever In Me
Your Woman
Influences and inspiration
The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Weezer, Queen, Jack Johnson, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, 311, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Dion and the Belmonts, Third Eye Blind, Tears for Fears
Setup requirements
Outlets