Fox9 Profile about my backwards and upside down piano playing (highlights from the story)
Piano Promo Video
Wedding Processional Mashup (Mario meets Canon in D). Find more of these on my YouTube channel.
Giggle Water (Gatsby-style Prohibition Jazz Band that I run)
Charlie Brown Christmas - Nate Hance Trio
Whether you are planning a party, wedding or any other event, Nate will customize the music to fit your vision!
Do you want elegant background music for a classy event? Nate will set the mood with classical and jazz selections.
Do you want to wow your guests? Nate will play piano backwards and take guests requests on the spot.
Do you want a piano bar? Nate will help lead those great sing-a-longs and keep the party going
Do you want energetic music during cocktail hour? Nate will play upbeat jazz and pop, and can even sing some tunes.
Do you want a band? Nate works with the best musicians in town and can put together any kind of musical group.
16 reviews
Michael R.
July 20, 2025Had Nate playing piano and his friend playing violin for our event. Wonderful music and very professional and attentive to our preferences. Would absolutely recommend and hire again!
Hired as: Keyboard Player
Nate Hance - Pianist for any Virtual or Physical Event
Thank you, Michael. Cara and I had such a wonderful time playing for your 25th anniversary celebration!
Kristin M.
December 21, 2023I want more stars for this review!
Nate played for our wedding and he was awesome! He’s a flexible performer with a deep and varied repertoire, organized and a strong communicator - all skills that made our planning easy and stress free. His music supported the fun, lighthearted vibe we wanted for our special day; our guests enjoyed impromptu dancing, listening for their wedding songs, figuring out the unexpected genre mashups, and lobbing a few “stump the pianist” requests his way (and everyone failed at that!). At the end of the night Nate got one of the biggest rounds of applause of the evening and he deserved ALL of it. Thanks, Nate, for a wonderful experience!
Hired as: Pianist
Nate Hance - Pianist for any Virtual or Physical Event
Thank you, Kristin and Roger. You guys were wonderful to work with and your guests were a lot of fun!
Alexandra O.
September 25, 2023Nate played for our ceremony and cocktail hour for our wedding. Everyone was commenting on how talented he is and how wonderful he sounded. Thank you
Hired as: Jingle Writer, Pianist
Nate Hance - Pianist for any Virtual or Physical Event
Thank you, Alexandra. Such a fun wedding to play for, and I loved how everyone dressed up in their flapper dresses and 1920s attire. A fun crowd and a beautiful wedding, thanks for having me!
Jenny D.
September 11, 2023Nate did such an amazing job. He played a great selection of songs and was so professional. Our guests really enjoyed every minute!
Hired as: Pianist
Nate Hance - Pianist for any Virtual or Physical Event
Thank you, Jenny! I had such a fun time playing for you and your guests!
Mary L. T.
May 21, 2023I needed a jingle for a product and Nate did a great job making it happen.
Hired as: Jingle Writer
Nate Hance - Pianist for any Virtual or Physical Event
Thank you, Mary! It was so lovely and wonderful to work with you on this. Best of luck on your product launch!
Nate
Price range: $200 and up
Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes
Nate adapts on the spot to fit the mood of the event. With his classical and jazz training, along with his large repertoire from every genre, he will make everyone happy by playing music they love! He even takes requests on the spot!
Nate is always dressed professionally, puts smiles on people's faces, gets them dancing, and tries to bring joy to everyone.
He may even play piano upside down and backwards, which will get everyone talking!
Nate Hance is a pianist, composer, and entertainer who has captivated audiences with his passion for music and the joy that it brings. With a diverse musical repertoire spanning various genres, Nate's performances include an enchanting blend of classical elegance, contemporary flair, and unique experimentation.
What sets Nate apart is his unique approach to the piano. He has become known for his backwards and upside down piano playing, which adds a mesmerizing twist to his performances. Nate constantly pushes the boundaries of musical expression, delighting audiences with his innovative and unconventional approach. Driven by a relentless desire to innovate and surprise, Nate consistently seeks out new ways to deliver unforgettable musical experiences. He meticulously arranges soundtracks into short medleys, seamlessly blending beloved tunes from various films. Nate also enjoys reimagining songs in different genres, infusing them with his distinctive style and surprising listeners with fresh interpretations.
Nate finds true joy in sharing the gift of music with the wider community. He is particularly dedicated to bringing happiness and inspiration to seniors in nursing homes, where his performances evoke cherished memories and create a nostalgic, energetic atmosphere. Additionally, he can often be found at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, where he provides entertainment for weary travelers.
Nate Hance's dedication to music knows no bounds. With his extraordinary talent, endless creativity, and genuine desire to bring joy to others, he continues to captivate audiences with his awe-inspiring performances. Whether through his versatile musical selections, unconventional piano techniques, or his quest to offer something truly unique, Nate Hance is an avant-garde musical creator.
At least an 8'x8' foot space requested for performance. Outlet nearby is also preferable. Other than that, I'm extremely low maintenance!
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Anniversary Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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St Paul, MN
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Wedding Reception
4:30pm - 9:30pm
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Red Wing, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Mendota, MN
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Rehearsal Dinner
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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St Paul, MN
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Product Promotion
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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Christmas Party
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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St Paul, MN
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House Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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Wedding Reception
4:30pm - 7:30pm
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Eden Prairie, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 6:00pm
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Red Wing, MN
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Wedding Reception
4:30pm - 6:30pm
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Red Wing, MN
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Holiday Party
5:00pm - 10:00pm
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South St Paul, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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Christmas Party
4:30pm - 5:00pm
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St Paul, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Minneapolis, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Byron, MN
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Christmas Party
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Wayzata, MN
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Wedding Ceremony
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Minneapolis, MN
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Oddities and Curiosities Expo, Mpls. Performer
11:00am - 4:00pm
Nate takes all requests and his song list is always growing. This is just a small sample.
Clair de Lune classical Debussy
Arabesque classical Debussy
La Fille aux Cheveaux de Lin classical Debussy
Rhapsody in Blue classical Gershwin
Gymnopedie #1 classical Eric Satie
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen classical Grieg
Air on the G String classical Bach
18th Variation on a Theme by Paganini classical Rachmaninoff
Fur Elise classical Beethoven
Liebastraum classical Liszt
Ave Maria classical Schubert
Humoresque classical Dvorak
Waltz in Ab classical Brahms
Spinning Song classical Albert Ellmenreich
Four Pieces From the Little Notebook classical Bach
Gypsy Rondo classical Haydn
Hungarian Dance classical Brahms
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring classical Bach
Largo classical Handel
Minuet classical Beethoven
Minute Waltz classical Chopin
Moonlight Sonata classical Beethoven
Nocturne in Eb classical Chopin
Ode to Joy classical Beethoven
Polonaise in G minor classical Chopin
Prelude in E minor classical Chopin
Rainbow Connection classical Muppet Movie
Rondo alla Turca classical Mozart
Saber Dance classical Khachaturian
Six Pieces for Children classical Mendellsohn
Solfeggio classical CPE Bach
Solace classical Scott Joplin
To a Wild Rose classical Edward MacDowell
Traumerei classical Robert Schumann
Wachet Auf classical Bach
Prelude in C# minor classical Rachmaninoff
Arioso classical Bach
Blue Danube classical Strauss
Canon in D classical Pachelbel
Rondo a Capriccio classical Beethoven
Spring classical Vivaldi
Crazy country Patsy Cline
Tennessee Waltz country Patti Page
Alfie jazz
Alice in Wonderland jazz
All of Me (jazz) jazz
All of You jazz
All the Things You Are jazz
All the Way jazz
Almost Like Being in Love jazz
Always jazz
As Time Goes By jazz
Beautiful Friendship jazz
Begin the Beguine jazz
Alexander's Ragtime Band jazz
Besame Mucho jazz
Beyond the Sea jazz
Bluesette jazz
Body and Soul jazz
Kismet Rag jazz Scott Joplin
Entertainer jazz Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag jazz Scott Joplin
It Had to Be You jazz
It's Only a Paper Moon jazz
Moonglow jazz
Moonlight Serenade jazz
Summertime jazz Gershwin
Our Love is Here to Stay jazz Gershwin
I Got Rhythm jazz Gershwin
Someone to Watch Over Me jazz Gershwin
Embraceable You jazz Gershwin
They Can't Take That Away From Me jazz Gershwin
I Loves You Porgy jazz Gershwin
Unforgettable jazz Nat King Cole
Ain't Misbehavin' jazz Gershwin
Autumn Leaves jazz
Don't Get Around Much Anymore jazz
How High the Moon jazz
In a Sentimental Mood jazz
Satin Doll jazz
Take the 'A' Train jazz
Fly Me to the Moon jazz Sinatra
Someday My Prince Will Come jazz
Stardust jazz
Stomping at the Savoy jazz
Linus and Lucy jazz Vince Guaraldi
Moon River jazz
Tenderly jazz
Mona Lisa jazz
My Funny Valentine jazz
Alfie jazz
Black Orpheus jazz
Blue Moon jazz
A Child is Born jazz
Con Alma jazz
Girl From Ipanema jazz
Desafinado jazz
Corcovado jazz
Darn That Dream jazz
Days of Wine and Roses jazz
Dream a Little Dream of Me jazz
Everytime We Say Goodbye jazz
Falling Grace jazz
Gentle Rain jazz
Have You Met Miss Jones jazz
It Don't Mean a Thing jazz
How Insensitive jazz
I Get a Kick Out of You jazz
In a Mellow Tone jazz
All Bues jazz
Just Friends jazz
Just in Time jazz
Like Someone in Love jazz
Lullaby of Birdland jazz
Memories of Tomorrow jazz
Misty jazz
Mood Indigo jazz
Nearness of You jazz
Once I Loved jazz
One Note Samba jazz
Summer Samba jazz
Prelude to a Kiss jazz
Recordame jazz
Skylark jazz
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes jazz
Softly As In a Morning Sunrise jazz
Sophisticated Lady jazz
Take Five jazz Dave Brubeck
There is No Greater Love jazz
There Will Never Be Another You jazz
Wave jazz
Way You Look Tonight jazz
What is this Thing Called Love jazz
What a Difference a Day Made jazz
When I Fall in Love jazz
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams jazz
Yesterdays jazz
You and the Night and the Music jazz
You Don't Know What Love Is jazz
You Make Me Feel So Young jazz
New York, New York jazz Sinatra
If I Only Had a Brain musicals
Over the Rainbow musicals
Phantom of the Opera musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber
All I Ask of You musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber
Think of Me musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber
Music of the Night musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber
Angel of Music musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tomorrow (Annie) musicals Annie
It's a Hard Knock Life musicals Annie
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile musicals Annie
Habanera musicals Bizet (Carmen)
Lion Sleeps Tonight musicals Lion King
Ain't No Mountain pop Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
All of Me (Legend) pop John Legend
All You Need is Love pop
Always on My Mind pop Willie Nelson
Annie's Song pop John Denver
At Last pop Etta James
Blackbird pop Beatles
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy pop Andrews Sisters
Can't Help Falling in Love pop Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You pop Franki Valli
Change the World pop Eric Clapton
Fix You pop Coldplay
Viva la Vida pop Coldplay
Nothing Compares 2 U pop Prince
Raspberry Beret pop Prince
Rocket Man pop Elton John
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me pop Elton John
Candle in the Wind pop Elton John
Tiny Dancer pop Elton John
Your Song pop Elton John
She's Always a Woman pop Billy Joel
Piano Man pop Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are pop Billy Joel
She's Got a Way pop Billy Joel
In My Life pop Beatles
Hey Jude pop Beatles
Yesterday pop Beatles
Let it Be pop Beatles
Something pop Beatles
Desperado pop Eagles
Fields of Gold pop Sting
Georgia on My Mind pop Ray Charles
La Vie en Rose pop Louis Armstrong
Lately pop Stevie Wonder
All I Do pop Stevie Wonder
Ribbon in the Sky pop Stevie Wonder
Lullaby pop Billy Joel
Make You Feel My Love pop Bob Dylan/Adele
My Cherie Amour pop Stevie Wonder
My Way pop Frank Sinatra
Overjoyed pop Stevie Wonder
I Wish pop Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke pop Stevie Wonder
Sunshine of My Life pop Stevie Wonder
Purple Rain pop Prince
Livin' on a Prayer pop Bon Jovi
Let's Get it On pop Marvin Gaye
I Will Always Love You pop Whitney Houston
You Are So Beautiful pop Joe Cocker
Dock of the Bay pop Otis Roedding
Africa pop Toto
Time After Time pop Cindy Lauper
Hotel California pop Eagles
What a Wonderful World pop Louis Armstrong
Ain't No Sunshine pop Bill Withers
Lean on Me pop Bill Withers
Unchained Melody pop Righteous Brothers
Layla pop Eric Clapton
Rocky Mountain High pop John Denver
Hallelujah pop Leonard Cohen
Smooth Operator pop Sade
Stand By Me pop Ben E King
My Girl pop Temptations
Thinking Out Loud pop Ed Sheeran
Hello pop Adele
When I Was Your Man pop Bruno Mars
Stay With Me pop Sam Smith
I Know I'm Not the Only One pop Sam Smith
Sorry pop Justin Bieber
Let it Go pop James Bay
Total Eclipse of the Heart pop Bonnie Tyler
Butterfly Waltz pop Brian Crain
The River Flows in You pop Yiruma
That's Amore pop
Three Times a Lady pop Lionel Ritchie
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away pop Beatles
Boogie Wonderland pop Earth, Wind and Fire
After the Love Has Gone pop Earth, Wind and Fire
I Wish pop Stevie Wonder
Bohemian Rhapsody pop Queen
Somebody to Love pop Queen
Don't Stop Me Now pop Queen
Close to You pop Carpenters
You're the Inspiration pop Chicago
Sweet Child Of Mine rock Guns 'n Roses
Come Sail Away rock Styx
Smells Like Teen Spirit rock Nirvana
Star Wars medley soundtrack John Williams
Jurassic Park soundtrack John Williams
Harry Potter (Hedwig's Theme) soundtrack John Williams
Superman Theme soundtrack John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark soundtrack John Williams
E.T. Theme soundtrack John Williams
Game of Thrones theme soundtrack
This is Us theme soundtrack
The Godfather theme soundtrack Nino Rota
Forrest Gump theme soundtrack
Edelweiss soundtrack Sound of Music
My Favorite Things soundtrack Sound of Music
The Sound of Music soundtrack Sound of Music
Where Everybody Knows Your Name soundtrack Cheers
Chariots of Fire soundtrack
You've Got a Friend in Me soundtrack Toy Story
Super Mario Theme video games
Green Hill Zone (Sonic) video games
Electrical outlet nearby. At least 8'x8' space to setup.
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