Rising Star
The Bash Rising Star Award winners represent the top-booked entertainers and party vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The awards are distributed annually to those members who have earned the most revenue from bookings.
Top Bands
Top Acoustic Band | The Clubhouse Band | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Top Beach Band | CONCH REPUBLIC | Lexington, Kentucky |
Top Big Band | Swing Machine | Fairfax, Virginia |
Top Blues Band | The Special 20s | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Brass Band | St. Gabriel's Celestial Brass Band | San Francisco, California |
Top Classical Band | Statue of Liberty Marching Band | New York City, New York |
Top Country Band | Nolan Pick Band | Waco, Texas |
Top Cover Band | Nick Carver Band | Nashville, Tennessee |
Top Dance Band | Charisma | Newtown, Connecticut |
Top Folk Band | Michael and Jennifer McLain & the Banjocats | Nashville, Tennessee |
Top Funk Band | The Full Strength Funk Band | San Diego, California |
Top Jazz Band | Oh la la! | New York City, New York |
Top Karaoke Band | Casual Encounters Live Band Karaoke | Los Angeles, California |
Top Mariachi Band | Trio Sol De Mexico | San Jose, California |
Top Motown Band | 1st Generation Band | Atlanta, Georgia |
Top Oldies Band | The Instigators | Austin, Texas |
Top Pop Band | The Uptown Band | Reading, Pennsylvania |
Top R&B Band | The Soul Sensations | Northampton, Massachusetts |
Top Rock Band | Mike Dangeroux Orchestra | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Roots Band | Folksoul Music (Tattoo, the Folksoul Band and Duo) | Greenfield, New Hampshire |
Top Soul Band | The Adrian Duke Project | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Top Steel Drum Band | Feelin IRIE | New York City, New York |
Top Swing Band | Swing Cats Big Band | Yorba Linda, California |
Top Variety Band | Groove Knight | Austin, Texas |
Top World Band | Ring Of Music | Chicago, Illinois |
Top World Music Band | Andy Burr & Friends | Winter Garden, Florida |
Top Children's Entertainment
Top Animals For Parties Company | Annie's Menagerie: We bring the ZOO to YOU! | Wilmington, Delaware |
Top Balloon Twister | Caravan of Entertainment llc | Runnemede, New Jersey |
Top Children's Music Band | Birdie's Playhouse | Venice, California |
Top Children's Music Singer | Mariana Kids Music | Astoria, New York |
Top Clown | "A # 1 Best Events & Entertainment" Entertainer | Los Angeles, California |
Top Costumed Character | Bubbles Productions | Bowie, Maryland |
Top Face Painting | Magical Memories Entertainment | New York City, New York |
Top Juggler | Lou Johnson the Magical Juggler | Valley Stream, New York |
Top Puppeteer | Penny And The Puppettes | Brooklyn, New York |
Top Storyteller | Debra Mims | Burtonsville, Maryland |
Top Children's Parties
Most Popular Children's Party Entertainer | GIGMASTERS STINKS | Albany, New York |
Top Comedy
Top Comedian | Dr Kevin Fitzgerald | Denver, Colorado |
Top Comedy Group | The Linebenders - Improv Comedians | Fargo, North Dakota |
Top Impressionist | Joey Vincent - Funny Man With A Horn | Westmont, New Jersey |
Top Corporate Events
Most Popular Corporate Event Entertainer | Jason Love | Thousand Oaks, California |
Most Popular Corporate Event Entertainer | Jeff Davis DJs | Fairfax, Virginia |
Most Popular Corporate Event Entertainer | Jeff Jay Gigmaster's "Top Hypnotist" & Mentalist! | Tampa, Florida |
Top DJs & Emcees
Top DJ | DJ Jamm AKA Jay Salter | New Rochelle, New York |
Top Ensembles
Top A Cappella Group | The Tee Tones | New York City, New York |
Top Acoustic Duo | Jon Sousa | Denver, Colorado |
Top Barbershop Quartet | Barbershop Quartets USA | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Brass Ensemble | Dr. Gordon Mason | Orlando, Florida |
Top Broadway Duo | The Sassy Songbirds | Long Beach, California |
Top Choral Group | THE LATE SHOW'S GOSPEL CHOIR | New York City, New York |
Top Christmas Carolers | The Music Companie Carolers | Los Angeles, California |
Top Classic Rock Duo | Not Even Brothers | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Top Classical Duo | Empress Strings | Sarasota, Florida |
Top Classical Quartet | Art-Strings Ensembles | New York City, New York |
Top Classical Trio | Con Brio Trio and Duo | Boulder, Colorado |
Top Dueling Pianos | Ted Oliver Productions | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
Top Folk Duo | Muzette | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania |
Top Jazz Duo | Bright Moments | Tucker, Georgia |
Top Jazz Ensemble | Safari Jazz Trio | Los Angeles, California |
Top Jazz Trio | Sam Graham Trio | Los Angeles, California |
Top Oldies Duo | Whinin' Cheez | New York City, New York |
Top Oldies Trio | Senior Class! | Smithtown, New York |
Top Pop Trio | Bobby Alto Music | Blue Hill, Maine |
Top String Quartet | St. Charles String Quartet | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Variety Duo | The Shoresyde Duo | Brick, New Jersey |
Top Woodwind Ensemble | City Winds Trio and Harp & Flute Duo | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
Top World Music Duo | Global Spanish Guitar Duo/Flamenco/Americana | Chicago, Illinois |
Top World Music Trio | Amethyst Quartet | San Francisco, California |
Top Event Services
Top Bartender | Custom Party Bars & Chocolate Fountain Pros | Torrance, California |
Top Event Services | Madd Matt's Entertainment | York, Pennsylvania |
Top Theme Party Company | Virtual Murder Mystery Zoom Parties | New York City, New York |
Top Transportation Service | Cadillac Chauffeur Service | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Top Wedding Officiant | Mike Daly, Wedding Officiant | Bloomfield, New Jersey |
Top Magic & Illusion
Top Fortune Teller | Gypsy The Fortune Teller | New York City, New York |
Top Hypnotist | Jeff Jay Gigmaster's "Top Hypnotist" & Mentalist! | Tampa, Florida |
Top Illusionist | RVA MAGIC | Richmond, Virginia |
Top Magician | Keith West & the "Illusioneers" | Des Moines, Iowa |
Top Mentalist | Larry & Raven - Mentalist Couple | New York City, New York |
Top Mind Reader | Fred Zimmerman - The Chicago Mentalist | Downers Grove, Illinois |
Top Palm Reader | Psychic Palmistry Chirologist | Phoenix, Arizona |
Top Psychic | Soothsayers Psychic Entertainment By Bethany & Co. | Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
Top Tarot Card Reader | Readings By Eva | Fort Myers, Florida |
Top Ventriloquist | David Crone - I'm No Dummy Productions | Dublin, Ohio |
Top Photographers & Videographers
Top Photographer | Magical Memories Entertainment | New Rochelle, New York |
Top Videographer | 4 Romantic Weddings booking Videography | Bridgeport, Texas |
Top Singers
Top Big Band Singer | Matt Walch-Singing The Big Band Standards | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Top Broadway Singer | David Meulemans | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Top Classical Singer | Romantic Music by Nicko, Opera, Standards & More | Los Angeles, California |
Top Country Singer | Les Vaughn | The Dalles, Oregon |
Top Folk Singer | Kevin Toqe | Walnut Creek, California |
Top Gospel Singer | Valerie Dawkins | Washington, District of Columbia |
Top Jazz Singer | Kat Langdon | Toronto, Ontario |
Top Oldies Singer | Jennifer Mello | Boston, Massachusetts |
Top Opera Singer | Alyssa Staron, Classical Singer | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Top Pop Singer | Tom Cash | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
Top R&B Singer | Oya | Beverly Hills, California |
Top Rock Singer | Carl Robinson | Des Moines, Iowa |
Top Singer | Marieann Meringolo - Romantic, Standards & More | New York City, New York |
Top Variety Singer | Stephen Lee | Atlanta, Georgia |
Top World Music Singer | Micheal Castaldo - Classical Crossover Pop + | New York City, New York |
Top Solo Instrumentalists
Top Accordionist | STROLLING ACCORDIONIST. Italian-Oktoberfest-French | New York City, New York |
Top Acoustic Guitar | 518 Reviews Matthew Cutillo Music Superior Events | Amityville, New York |
Top Bagpiper | The Royal Piper | New York City, New York |
Top Banjo Player | Raborn & Talley | Waterloo, Illinois |
Top Cellist | Sharon Gerber Celloasis | Greenville, South Carolina |
Top Fiddler | Alexander Mitchell | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
Top Flutist | Elena Yakovleva | College Park, Maryland |
Top Guitarist | Jim Perona | Wheaton, Illinois |
Top Harpist | Eva Murphy | Saint Louis, Missouri |
Top Keyboardist | Jim Loftus | Catasauqua, Pennsylvania |
Top Mandolinist | Beth Mullaney | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top One Man Band | Owen Poteat | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Top Organist | Scott Michael Olson | Worcester, Massachusetts |
Top Pianist | J P Daine | Houston, Texas |
Top Saxophonist | Edmond Baker, Jr. | Houston, Texas |
Top Steel Drummer | Sterling C Sample's Island Music Steel drums LLC | East Orange, New Jersey |
Top Trumpeter | Kenny John | Budd Lake, New Jersey |
Top Ukulele Player | Eddie Ocean Entertainment | New York City, New York |
Top Violinist | Sweet Harmony ~ Live Music For Special Events | Woodland Park, New Jersey |
Top Specialty Acts
Top Auctioneer | Jim Nye, The Benefit Auction Guy | Los Angeles, California |
Top Caricaturist | Caricatures and Silhouettes by Darci Herbold | Los Angeles, California |
Top Circus Performer | La Fiamma Entertainment | Phoenix, Arizona |
Top Dance Group | Gypsy Folk Ensemble | Los Angeles, California |
Top Dancer | Aloha Hula NYC | New York City, New York |
Top Escape Artist | Jason Escape | Boston, Massachusetts |
Top Event Artist | Cindi Harwood Rose | Houston, Texas |
Top Handwriting Analyst | Ralph Zackheim, Handwriting Interpreter | Long Beach, California |
Top Mime | MIMEALOT- Gigmasters' TOP MIME | Greenfield, Massachusetts |
Top Singing Telegram Company | Artistic Entertainment | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Speaker | Jon Petz | 2 x Business Best-Sellers List Author | Powell, Ohio |
Top Square Dance Caller | Pat Cannon's Foot & Fiddle Dance Co. | Sloatsburg, New York |
Top Stilt Walker | Stilt Circus | Los Angeles, California |
Top Tribute & Impersonators
Top Elvis Impersonator | Travis Allen #1 Elvis In Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Top Impersonator | President Obama Impersonator | San Francisco, California |
Top Marilyn Monroe Impersonator | Camille Terry - Tribute Shows & Telegrams! | Palm Beach, Florida |
Top Tribute Act | Phil Jeffrey Frank Sinatra Tribute Artist | Los Angeles, California |
Top Tribute Band | The Bluz Brothers | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Tribute Singer | Matt Walch - Tribute Singer | Chicago, Illinois |
Top Weddings
Most Popular Wedding Band | Nick Carver Band | Nashville, Tennessee |
Most Popular Wedding DJ | DoubleTake Productions | Dallas, Texas |
Most Popular Wedding Entertainer | St. Charles String Quartet | Washington, District of Columbia |
Most Popular Wedding Variety Entertainer | Travis Allen #1 Elvis In Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada |