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Joseph Dane

Joseph Dane

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Portland, OR

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Travels up to 120 miles

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Sample Repertoire

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Denny's Serenade

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Sunshine on my Shoulders (John Denver Cover)

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Para Tu Amor (Juanes Cover)

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To Make You Feel My Love (Adele/Bob Dylan Cover)

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Overview

Joseph is an experienced professional who is easy to work with. He shows up on time and creates a sophisticated, yet fun musical ambience, paying attention to the crowd and knowing when to keep it mellow and when to let people sing along and clap. He is equally at home providing a soft mellow Brazilian/Spanish background feel or belting out Sweet Caroline and getting the audience to sing along.


Reviews

34 reviews

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Stacey P.

September 23, 2019
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Joseph was everything we hoped for and wanted for our party. We loved his music, and our guests seemed to too. (People are still talking to us about him days after the party!) He made the event enjoyable and memorable for all. Working with Joseph was easy and stress-free start to finish. He responded quickly and took care of everything; we didn't have to worry about a thing! He played the songs we requested, with additional song choices of his own, and sounded great - just the vibe we were going for. I would love to hire him again and just need an excuse to throw another party! Thanks, Joseph. Really glad we found you. You totally delivered!

Hired as: Singing Guitarist


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Philly M.

June 10, 2018
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Joe was the perfect addition to our event. He was easy to communicate with, was on time, read the event well ... and most of all had a beautiful voice and excellent song choices.

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Joseph Dane

Thanks so much, Philly! I had a great time! Your family and friends are wonderful!


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Matthew W.

August 18, 2017
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Joseph was wonderful! A true professional and so talented. My bride and family loved him. Hire this guy for your event... So first.

Hired as: Singing Guitarist

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Joseph Dane

Thanks, Matthew! You were a great host! Very organized and easy to work with! Congratulations on your lovely marriage!


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Patrick D.

October 21, 2025
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Joseph was a perfect fit for our cocktail hour and bridge into dinner during a recent 60th birthday party!

Hired as: Singing Guitarist


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Kristi K.

October 16, 2025
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His music was a perfect background for our Brazil party. Thank you Joseph!!

Hired as: Brazilian Entertainment, Singing Guitarist

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

What to expect

Joseph is an experienced professional who is easy to work with. He shows up early with all the necessary equipment and creates a fun musical ambience, paying attention to the crowd and knowing when to keep it mellow and when to let people sing along and clap. He is equally at home providing a soft mellow Brazilian/Spanish background feel or belting out Sweet Caroline and getting the audience to sing along.

About

Joseph Dane was born into a musical family and began singing and performing at a very early age. Some of his earliest memories are busking on the street in Japan and performing in schools and orphanages in India and Mexico. His parents were free-spirited hippy missionaries who spent over 20 years traveling through Asia and Latin America with their ten children. Joseph was born in Japan and also spent time in India, the Philippines, South Korea, and Mexico.

Joseph began playing the guitar at age 11 and writing songs at age 19, but after his family left the wandering life behind and settled down in Oregon, Joseph put music on the back burner to go to college and study computer science, eventually moving to New York and working for companies like Adobe and Standard and Poor’s.

After a successful, but unsatisfying career in software development, Joseph Dane dropped out of the corporate life in 2012 and moved to Mexico to focus on music full-time, becoming the lead singer of a classic rock band, and performing solo with his guitar, while continuing to pursue his life-long obsession with Latin music. During this time, his songwriting developed its characteristic style – thoughtful, but playful lyrics with a fun, mellow vibe, a Latin rhythmic feel, and soulful vocals.

After almost 4 years of traveling around Mexico and the US, Joseph has returned to the Pacific Northwest to bring his warm, tropical-influenced sound to a northern audience.

Additional booking notes

I have microphones and sound equipment that is appropriate for small to medium-sized rooms, or can plug into your sound system if the room is larger.

Upcoming booked events

November 2025

22

Saturday

Birthday Party

11:30am - 1:00pm

Troutdale, OR

Past booked events

October 2025

19

Sunday

Grand Opening

12:00pm - 4:00pm

Portland, OR

18

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Carlton, OR

11

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Scappoose, OR

July 2025

13

Sunday

Bridal Shower

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Beaverton, OR

04

Friday

Wedding Reception

6:00pm - 9:30pm

Clackamas, OR

June 2025

21

Saturday

Wedding Engagement

8:30pm - 8:45pm

Portland, OR

06

Friday

Restaurant/Bar Event

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Vancouver, WA

April 2025

11

Friday

Convention/Trade Show

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Salem, OR

February 2025

14

Friday

Surprise

9:30pm - 10:30pm

Beaverton, OR

September 2024

08

Sunday

Wedding Reception

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Portland, OR

July 2024

26

Friday

Cocktail Party

12:00pm - 3:30pm

Portland, OR

May 2024

05

Sunday

Cocktail Party

5:00pm - 7:00pm

West Linn, OR

February 2024

14

Wednesday

Retirement Community Event

11:30am - 1:00pm

Salem, OR

April 2022

21

Thursday

Surprise

6:30pm - 6:45pm

Portland, OR

October 2021

05

Tuesday

Corporate Event

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Seattle, WA

August 2021

21

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Gig Harbor, WA

August 2020

16

Sunday

Birthday Party

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Bothell, WA

December 2020

31

Tuesday

Anniversary Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Seattle, WA

November 2019

13

Wednesday

Cocktail Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Seattle, WA

October 2019

12

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 12:00pm

Kent, WA

06

Sunday

Personal Occasion

11:00am - 12:00pm

Seattle, WA

September 2019

20

Friday

Personal Occasion

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Renton, WA

10

Tuesday

Birthday Party

2:00pm - 2:15pm

Seattle, WA

August 2019

22

Thursday

Surprise

7:00pm - 7:15pm

Snoqualmie Pass, WA

July 2019

27

Saturday

House Party

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Clackamas, OR

June 2019

29

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Langley, BC

16

Sunday

Wedding Engagement

8:00pm - 8:15pm

Seattle, WA

March 2019

05

Tuesday

Funeral/Memorial Service

3:30pm - 3:45pm

Tacoma, WA

01

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 11:30am

Federal Way, WA

February 2019

14

Thursday

Personal Occasion

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Seattle, WA

November 2018

24

Saturday

Birthday Party

8:00pm - 11:00pm

Bellevue, WA

10

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Portland, OR

02

Friday

Nonprofit Event

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Lake Forest Park, WA

October 2018

06

Saturday

Birthday Party

10:30am - 11:30am

Seattle, WA

September 2018

01

Saturday

Surprise

4:00pm - 4:15pm

Seattle, WA

July 2018

29

Sunday

Surprise

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Portland, OR

29

Sunday

Funeral/Memorial Service

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Portland, OR

28

Saturday

House Party

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Poulsbo, WA

16

Monday

Corporate Event

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Seattle, WA

13

Friday

Wedding Engagement

10:30pm - 10:45pm

Seattle, WA

13

Friday

Joseph Dane Band Plays GibbyFest

8:00pm - 10:00pm

07

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Salem, OR

June 2018

23

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 11:30am

Aberdeen, WA

15

Friday

The Joseph Dane Band at Columbia City Theater

10:00pm - 11:00pm

09

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:30pm - 9:30pm

Carnation, WA

08

Friday

Joseph Dane at Stone Way Cafe

7:00pm - 8:00pm

04

Monday

Joseph Dane Band @ The Sunset

10:00pm - 11:00pm

May 2018

26

Saturday

Birthday Party

1:30pm - 4:00pm

Bremerton, WA

19

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Lake Oswego, OR

April 2018

03

Tuesday

Dinner Party

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Seattle, WA

November 2017

09

Thursday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 12:00pm

Renton, WA

October 2017

17

Tuesday

Surprise

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Seattle, WA

06

Friday

Columbia City Theater

10:00pm - 11:00pm

September 2017

02

Saturday

Skylark West Seattle

9:00pm - 11:00pm

August 2017

22

Tuesday

In Nashville for a conference

8:00am - 8:00pm

17

Thursday

Dinner Party

7:00pm - 7:15pm

Bellevue, WA

12

Saturday

House Party

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Port Orchard, WA

July 2017

22

Saturday

Dinner Party

3:00pm - 7:00pm

Tualatin, OR

Set list

I have a repertoire of over 400 songs in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and I'm happy to learn new songs on request

English:
Santeria
Sweet Home Alabama
American Pie
Rocky Mountain High
Friends in low places
Always Look at the Bright Side of Life
All of Me (John Legend)
The Way I am (Ingrid Michaelson)
Somewhere over the rainbow/Wonderful World (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)
Best of My Love (Eagles)
Take it Easy (Eagles)
Gentle on my Mind (Glenn Campbell)
Let’s get it on (Marvin Gaye)
My Way (Frank Sinatra)
True to Myself (Ziggy Marley)
You’ve got a friend (James Taylor/Carole King)
Wild Horses (Rolling Stones)
Lightning Crashes (Live)
Secret Smile (Semisonic)
Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Cruising (Smokey Robinson)
Creep (Radiohead)
Down and Out (Bessie Smith/Eric Clapton)
Drift Away (Dobie Gray)
First Cut is the Deepest (Cat Stevens)
Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
Have you ever seen the rain? (Creedence Clearwater)
Hey Ho (The Lumineers)
Hotel California
Knocking on Heaven’s Door
Long Train Runnin’ (Doobie Brothers)
Lovesong (The Cure/Adele)
To Make you feel my love (Adele/Bob Dylan)
Magic Moment
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet)
Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs)
Nights in White Satin
One Love (U2)
Private Beach Party (Gregory Isaacs)
Rock Your Baby (George McRae)
Runaround Sue (Dion)
Say Something I’m Giving up on you
She will be loved (Maroon 5)
Stand by Me
Make you Sweat (Inner Circle)
Sweet Caroline
Take a load off, Fanny (The Band)
The Joker (Steve Miller Band)
Time of Your Life (Green Day)
To Love Somebody (Bee Gees)
Unchained Melody
Understand Your Man (Johnny Cash)
You and I both (Jason Mraz)
Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac)
Over My Head (Fleetwood Mac)
Ain’t no sunshine (Bill Withers)
Almost like being in love (Nat King Cole)
You were always on my mind
Amen Omen (Ben Harper)
Babylon (David Gray)
Bad Girl (Lee Moses)
Bad moon rising (Creedence Clearwater)
Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order/Frente)
Blowin in the wind (Bob Dylan)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
California Dreaming (The Mamas and the Papas)
Can’t buy me love (Beatles)
Let it be (Beatles)
Imagine (John Lennon)
Come and get your love (Redbone)
Crazy Love (Van Morrison)
Crossroads (Don Mclean)
Starry Starry Night (Don Mclean)
Debauchery (David Gray)
Desperado (Eagles)
Different Drum (Linda Ronstadt)
Disease (Rob Thomas)
The Drugs Don’t Work (The Verve)
Fade into You (Mazzy Star)
Father and son (Cat Stevens)
Good Time Charlie’s got the Blues
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley)
Halo (Beyonce)
Hard Candy Christmas (Dolly Parton)
Hey Baby I want to know if you’ll be my girl
Hey There Delilah (Plain White Tees)
The Hook (Blues Traveller)
House of the Rising Sun
I won’t give up (Jason Mraz)
I’ll be (Edwin McCain)
I’m loving angels instead (Robbie Williams)
I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)
I’m the Only One (Melissa Etheridge)
Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan)
Killing me Softly (Roberta Flack/Lauryn Hill)
Let her go (Passenger)
Like a rolling stone (Bob Dylan)
Love is a losing game (Amy Winehouse)
Mr Jones (Counting Crows)
Please let me get what I want (The Smiths/Morrissey)
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
Save Tonight (Eagle Eye Cherry)
Say it ain’t so (Weezer)
Sweet Baby James (James Taylor)
Tell it like it is (Aaron Neville)
Time after time (Cyndi Lauper)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Will you still love me tomorrow? (The Shirelles/Carole King)
Whiter Shade of Pale (Procul Harum)
Wish you were here (Pink Floyd)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
Wonderwall
Yellow (Coldplay)
You don’t know me (Ray Charles)
You’re Beautiful (James Blunt)
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac)
Down by the water (Decemberists)
Two Coins (City and Colour)
Thinking out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Follow you into the dark (Death Cab for Cutie)
Take me home, country roads (John Denver)
Leaving on a jet plane
Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater)
The Blower’s Daughter (Damien Rice)
How Long Will I Love You (The Waterboys/Ellie Goulding)
Annie’s Song-You Fill up my senses (John Denver)
Sunshine on my shoulders (John Denver)
Don’t be Cruel (Elvis)
Hound Dog (Elvis)
Glycerine (Bush)
Freshmen (Verve Pipe)
I would walk 500 miles (The Proclaimers)
Don’t Panic (Coldplay)
Fiend (Jaheim)

Spanish:
Algo Contigo (Vicentico)
Ha Sido Tu (Jeremias)
Estrellitas y duendes (Juan Luis Guerra)
Avientame (Café Tacuba)
Besame Mucho
Asi es la Vida (Elefante)
Bachata Rosa (Juan Luis Guerra)
Cerrado por Derribo (Joaquin Sabina)
Colgando en tus manos (Carlos Baute)
Compartir (Carla Morrisson)
Devorame Otra Vez (Lalo Rodriguez)
Eres (Café Tacuba)
Eres Tu (Mocedades)
Fuiste Tu (Ricardo Arjona)
La Distancia (Roberto Carlos)
Lagrimas Negras
Luz de Luna (Álvaro Carrillo)
Mi enfermedad (Los Rodriguez)
Mi pequeña tristeza (El desván del duende)
Mientras no cueste trabajo (Melendi)
Morena Mia (Miguel Bosé)
Morirme Contigo (Joaquin Sabina)
No sé mañana (Rosana)
Para tu amor (Juanes)
Perfidia (Alberto Dominguez)
Por mujeres como tu (Pepe Aguilar/José Feliciano)
Si no te hubieras ido (Marco Antonio Solis)
Sin tu latido (Luis Eduardo Aute)
Solo tengo rumba pa ti (Canteca de Macao)
Sueños (Diego Torres/Julieta Venegas)
Te lo pido por favor (Juan Gabriel/Saul Rodriguez)
Te vi venir (Sin Bandera)
Éstas Manos (Facundo Cabral)
Con la luna llena (Melendi)
Desde que llegaste (Reyli Barba)
El Rey (José Alfredo Jimenez)
El Ultimo Trago (José Alfredo Jimenez)
Te solté la rienda (José Alfredo Jimenez)
Corazon (José Alfredo Jimenez)
Al Estilo Jalisco (José Alfredo Jimenez)
Historia Entre Tus Dedos (Gianluco Grignani)
La bamba
La flaca (Jarabe de Palo)
Llorona (Chavela Vargas)
Mariposa Traicionera (Maná)
Vivir sin aire (Maná)
Me cuesta tanto olvidarte (Mecano)
Odiame (Jose Feliciano)
Peligro (Ely Guerra)
Qué voy a hacer con mi amor? (Alejandro Fernandez)
Quiero ser feliz (Melendi)
Quizas
Todavia una cancion de amor (Los Rodriguez)
Un Hombre Normal (Espinosa Paz)
Amor del bueno (Reyli Barba)
Beber de tu sangre (Los Amantes de Lola/Moenia)
Burbujas de amor (Juan Luis Guerra)
Chulailo laleilo (Mártires del Compás)
Cucurru cucu paloma
Cuando calienta el sol
El Pisito (Albertucho)
Grita (Jarabe de Palo)
Hasta que te conocî (Juan Gabriel/Maná)
Que el cielo espere sentado (Melendi)
Solo le pido a dios (Mercedes Sosa)
Todo cambia (Mercedes Sosa)
Son del sur (El Desván del Duende)
Tomame o dejame (Mocedades)
Tragicomedia (Estopa)
Tu de qué vas? (Franco de Vita)
Calle Melancolia (Joaquin Sabina)
Nudo Marinero (El Desván del Duende)
Solo Tu (Pedro Fernandez)
Carbon y Ramas Secas (Manolo Garcia)
19 Dias y 500 Noches (Joaquin Sabina)
La dama y el Vagabundo (Melendi)
Noches de Boda (Joaquin Sabina)
Guantanamera

Portuguese:
Eu Preciso Dizer que te amo (Cazuza)
Girl From Ipanema
Luz dos olhos (Nando Reis)
Mente ao meu coração (Paulinho da Viola)
Não tem saida (Belo Veloso)
Dança da solidão (Paulinho da Viola/Beth Carvalho)
Dindi
Esta Melodia (Marisa Monte)
Esquadros (Adrian Calcanhoto)
Pé do meu samba (Caetano Veloso)
Sonho Meu
Bonde do dom (Marisa Monte)
Eu Sou Assim (Paulinho da Viola)
Fico assim sem voçe (Adriana Calcanhoto)
Ja Sei Namorar (Tribalistas)
Manha de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá)
Segredos (Tribalistas)
Tão seu (Skank)
Eu sei que vou te amar (Vinicius de Moraes)
Para não contrariar voçe (Paulinho da Viola)
Chorando Saudade (Banda Eva)
Palpite (Adrian Calcanhoto)

Influences and inspiration

Cat Stevens
Don McClean
Donovan
Jack Johnson
Jason Mraz
Jonathan Richman
Joaquin Sabina
Joao Gilberto