Nice People Productions Entertainment Agency
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Karen Noble as Dusty

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The Dakotas



The Dakotas


The Ivy League
The Ivy League, Comedy Showband

Vanity Fare
Vanity Fair Hit 60's Band
 


 

 

 

The Dakotas

60s Band with Hits records including Do You Want to Know a Secret
 available in London, Birmingham, Wales,
Manchester, Essex, Birmingham
and the whole of the UK

 

       
  Dakotas Name 60s Band
       
  Toni  
Toni Baker joined the Dakotas on keyboards and vocals in the early 80s, alongside two original members, Mike Maxfield and Tony Mansfield. The Dakotas toured again with Billy J Kramer in '96. Toni has a long history of working in hit bands. He played on Billy Ocean's early recordings in the 70s, & was a member of "Shabby Tiger", a hugely successful group in Europe, with many hit singles, such as the No.1, "Slow Down". Toni, a session man for years, is also a songwriter and had a Number 5 hit in Japan with the hi-energy classic "Eat You Up". He was also responsible for writing all the music for Britain's top comedy series "Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights" and "Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere". Toni continues his production work for major TV programmes including "Waterloo Road" and "League of Gentlemen".
A CD with much of his TV work - The Best of Peter Kay So Far - was released in 2005. 
       
 
Drums
 
Pete Hilton joined the Dakotas in 1998 replacing Tony Bookbinder on drums. He is a well respected session player, and has been touring since 1963. In the late sixties Pete worked the Liverpool Cavern Club along with the guitarist Robin Hill. Pete and Robin went on to form jazz rock band "Spring". There were memorable live performances with Mike Oldfield, Joe Cocker, Canned Heat, Deep Purple, & Traffic. In the late 70s Pete worked UK theatres with many greats such as Frankie Howerd, Bob Monkhouse, Rolf Harris & Tommy Cooper! He also worked alongside The Supremes and David Essex, who inspired Pete to perform in "Godspell" while he was living in Canada.
 
Pete also starred alongside Toni in "Phoenix Nights" as a member of folk band "Half A Shilling" and he is currently recording again with Robin Hill. As well as playing with the Dakotas, he teaches drumming and regularly appears at tradeshows demonstrating Roland V drums alongside colleague Pete Shaw
       
 
Alan
 
Alan Clare joined the Dakotas on lead guitar in 2006, when Mike Maxfield became too ill to perform live any more. His varied guitar styles perfectly suit The Dakotas' music. Alan has worked in many different bands, from 60s bands, to funk and jazz bands.He is still a major session player, having worked with artistes as diverse as The Supremes, Dionne Warwick, Buddy Greco, Cliff Richard, Gene Pitney, Gerard Kenny, Lynn Paul and Ken Dodd.
As well as being one of the North's leading session guitarists, Alan  teaches a master class in advanced jazz guitar techniques and also works in an acoustic duo with singer Linda Jennings playing small venues around the North West
       
 
Marius
 
Marius Jones joined the Dakotas on bass in 2010. He had played many shows with Pete, Alan & Toni, so was an obvious choice when it came down to choosing the right man for the bass guitar job.
Marius has a wealth of musical experience and has orked with many legends over the years. As well as whaving worked with Pete & Alan in Freddie & the Dreamers, he also played bass with Amen Corner for several years.
He is a great musician who has provided the musical foundation for a  wealth of international stars.
       
 
Ronnie
  Ronnie J Ravey had been known to Toni and Pete for years. 
An amazing frontman, he has worked alongside many famous names both live and in the studio, since the early 60s. 
He even started his career in a duo with Bobby Ball!
 Like the rest of the band, he learned his craft by performing and singing every kind of music from The Everly Bros to Joe Cocker. His personality is second to none when it comes to making an audience feel at home, and when the band decided once again to become a 5 piece, and feature a front man in 2010,
Ronnie was the perfect choice
       
       
       
       

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The Dakotas are part of the website of Nice People Productions Entertainment Agency.
We provide a complete entertainment service and quality wedding and corporate entertainment for all types of event in London, England, Wales, Scotland, East Anglia, Suffolk, Norfolk, Ipswich, Colchester, Bedford, Felixstowe, Lincoln, Northampton and across the whole of the UK. 
We specialise in Tribute Bands, Function Bands Party Bands 60s 70s and 80s Bands
and Name Bands including Boney M.
Nice People Productions has a large database of Acts. If you would like Comedy,
Comedians, After Dinner Speakers, Magic and Illusion, Close Up Magicians, Caricaturists,
Punch and Judy, Marionettes, Puppet Shows, Fun Casinos, Horse Racing, Childrens Entertainment,
Father Christmas, Costume Characters, Look-alikes, Sound-alike, DJs, Mobile Discos, Comperes, Comedy Vocalists, Stand Up Comics, String Quartets, Harpists, Acoustic Music for acts like the very Talented Richard Taylor who has been lucky to entertain the Royal Family, The Beckhams and at such prestigious venues as The Ritz, The Savoy, Claridges, The Dorchester & The Royal Albert hall. Fashion Show Choreography with Production. PA Hire, Audio & Video Production.
Five times Grammy award winning Amy Winehouse Tribute is here, Bafta Award winner Duffy and the winner of The hit TV Show The one and only" Dusty Springfield Tribute. Dr Who lookalike for David Tennant and Daleks now available for corporate events. Norfolk is a growing area for Corporate entertainment and we strive to provide the best service possible in Norfolk and indeed East Anglia.

 

Nice People Productions are the UK's leading Entertainment Agency based in East Anglia, for Tribute Bands Party Bands & Function Bands and all types of Entertainment including Abba, Mamma Mia. We have Almost 40 Years experience in Music, including Bands, Music Technology, Recording Studio's (Recorded my Band's first Single at Abbey Road in London (Wow, a great experience for A Norwich Lad), Produced Theatre Shows, Engineered Sound for Star names like Gene Pitney (with Orchestra), played Bass for Star names such as Frankie Vaughn, Managed & Produced Tribute shows for P&O Cruises and most of The UK's Theatre's. We are also experienced DJ's. Most important we are honest and careful in placing Entertainment to match your requirements. Nice People Productions are main suppliers to and recommended by Holiday Inn Norwich Airport. We are an HONEST Entertainment Agency, We like to make your "Booking of entertainment experience", as stress free as possible.
We supply Free of Charge a Wedding Budget Planner for Excel if you book your
wedding entertainment through Nice People Productions.
We are what it says on the tin..............Nice People to do business with.
East Anglia is a lovely part of the world, with Anglia TV being our regional Television.

 

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Our clients, both private and corporate include:- hotels and hotel chains, e.g Holiday Inn, Hilton, De Vere, Swan and Elizabeth Hotels, private individuals, marketing and promotion companies, blue chip organisations, nightclubs, cruise ships, stately homes, exhibition organisers, agents, councils,
theme parks, national retail outlets, pub companies, haven holidays, bourne leisure, Mecca Leisure, Park Resorts and many more.......
 
  Please always remember...
"The sooner you Book the more likely you are to receive your First Choice"

 

We cover many counties/regions
including all of the following:-

 


 
Nice People Productions will provide the Best Entertainment Available within Your Budget..... in London, Scotland, Wales, Bedford, Cambridge, Ipswich, Norfolk and Suffolk, Cruising, Europe and The UK.

 
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The area's of the UK we cover are listed below

We can provide all types of entertainment including those listed below


Corporate Function Bands, Tribute Bands, Wedding Bands, Queen Tribute Band, Abba Tribute Band Drifters Tribute, Tribute to the Drifters, The Drifters, Drifters uk,
Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambs, Beds, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Cambs, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Ipswich, Felixstowe, London , Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Yorks, West Yorkshire Hull, Skegness, Northampton, Northants, York, Essex, London, Bath, Come Dancing, Matthew Cutler, Nicole Cutler, Ian Waite, Camilla Dallerup, Splash, The Dakotas, Splash Band, Splash Entertainment, Splash Disco, Splash Tribute Band, Splash Function Band,
Deal or No Deal, Noel Edmunds, Noel Edmonds, X Factor, X_Factor, Simon Cowell


 
ENGLAND

 
The Dakotas in Berkshire (Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor, Wokingham, Abingdon)  in Buckinghamshire (Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Slough, Buckingham, High Wycombe)  in Cambridgeshire (Cambridge, Wisbech, Ely, March, Whittlesey, Chatteris, Linton)  in Cheshire (Chester, Stockport, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Crewe)  in Cornwall (Bodmin, Truro, Camborne, Redruth, St. Austell, Falmouth, Penzance, Newquay)  in Cumberland (Carlisle, Whitehaven, Workington, Penrith, Keswick, Brampton)  in Derbyshire (Derby, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Swadlincote, Buxton, Matlock, Ashbourne)  The Dakotas in Devon (Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Barnstaple, Tiverton, Newton Abbot, Tavistock)  in Dorset (Dorchester, Poole, Weymouth, Sherborne, Wimborne Minster, Shaftesbury)  in Durham (Durham, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Hartlepool, Gateshead, Washington)  in Essex (Chelmsford, Basildon, Romford, Southend, Colcheter, Harlow, Brentwood, West Ham)  in Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury)  in Hampshire (Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, Newport)  in Herefordshire (Hereford, Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury, Bromyard, Kington)  The Dakotas in Hertfordshire (Hertford, Watford, St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Hatfield)  in Huntingdonshire (Huntingdon, St. Ives, St. Neots, Ramsey, Yaxley)  in Kent (Maidstone, Canterbury, Bromley, Rochester, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, Greenwich)  in Lancashire (Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Bolton, Warrington, Barrow-in-Furness)   in Leicestershire (Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray, Coalville, Lutterworth)  The Dakotas in Lincolnshire (Lincoln, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Boston, Grantham, Stamford, Skegness, Louth)  in Middlesex (City of London, Harrow, Enfield, Staines, Ealing, Potters Bar, Westminster )  in Norfolk (Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Npp, King's Lynn, Dereham, Cromer, Hunstanton)  in Northamptonshire (Northampton, Peterborough, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough)  in Northumberland (Alnwick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth, Hexham, Berwick-upon-Tweed)  in Nottinghamshire (Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark, Retford, Southwell)  in Oxfordshire (Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Bicester, Henley-on-Thames, Carterton, Thame)  in Rutland (Oakham, Uppingham. Cottesmore) The Dakotas  in Shropshire (Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Whitchurch, Market Drayton, Ludlow) The Dakotas in Somerset (Taunton, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil, Bridgwater, Wells, Glastonbury)  in Staffordshire (Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock, Lichfield)  The Dakotas in Suffolk (Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft, Felixstowe, Sudbury, Haverhill, Bungay)  in Surrey (Guildford, Croydon, Woking, Sutton, Kingston-on-Thames, Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Brixton)  in Sussex (Chichester, Brighton, Worthing, Crawley, Hastings, Eastbourne, Bognor Regis, Horsham)  in Warwickshire (Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Nuneaton, Rugby, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon)
 in Westmorland (Appleby, Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Kirkby Lonsdale)  in Wiltshire (Trowbridge, Salisbury, Swindon, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Warminster)  in Worcestershire (Worcester, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Malvern, Evesham) The Dakotas  in Yorkshire  in North Riding (Northallerton, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Whitby)      in East Riding (Beverley, Hull, Bridlington, Driffield, Hornsea, Filey)      in West Riding (Wakefield, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Halifax, Harrogate)      in York (within the Walls)


 The Dakotas in WALES (including Monmouthshire)  The Dakotas in Anglesey/Sir Fon (Beaumaris, Holyhead, Llangefni, Amlwch, Menai Bridge)  in Brecknockshire/Sir Frycheiniog (Brecon, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth, Llanwrtwd Wells)  in Caernarfonshire/Sir Gaernarfon (Caernarfon, Bangor, Llandudno, Conwy, Pwllheli, Porthmadog)  in Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin (Carmarthen, Llanelli, Ammanford, Llandovery, Kidwelly, St. Clears)  in Cardiganshire/Ceredigion (Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter, New Quay, Tregaron)  in Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych (Denbigh, Wrexham, Ruthin, Abergele, Llangollen)
 in Flintshire/Sir Fflint (Mold, Flint, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Connah's Quay, Holywell, Buckley, St. Asaph)  The Dakotas in Glamorgan/Morgannwg (Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil, Barry, Caerphilly, Bridgend, Neath, Pontypridd)  in Merioneth/Meirionnydd (Dolgellau, Bala, Tywyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Barmouth, Harlech)
 The Dakotas in Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy (Monmouth, Newport, Blackwood, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Chepstow, Tredegar)  in Montgomeryshire/Sir Drefaldwyn (Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Machynlleth, Llanidloes)  in Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro (Pembroke, Npp, Milford Haven, Haverfordwest, Fishguard, Tenby, St. David's)  in Radnorshire/Sir Faesyfed (Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells, Knighton, Rhayader, New Radnor)


The Dakotas SCOTLAND

 The Dakotas in Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Inverurie, Huntley, Ellon, Turriff)  in Angus/Forfarshire (Forfar, Dundee, Arbroath, Brechin, Montrose, Carnoustie, Kirriemuir)  in Argyllshire (Inveraray, Oban, Dunoon, Campbeltown, Lochgilphead, Tobermory)  in Ayrshire (Ayr, Kilmarnock, Irvine, Saltcoats, Kilwinning, Largs, Troon, Cumnock)  in Banffshire (Banff, Buckie, Keith, Macduff, Portsoy, Dufftown)  in Berwickshire (Greenlaw, Duns, Eyemouth, Lauder, Coldstream)  in Buteshire (Rothesay, Millport, Brodick, Lochranza)  in Cromartyshire (Cromarty, Ullapool) The Dakotas  in Caithness (Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, Castletown)  in Clackmannanshire (Clackmannan, Alloa, Tillicoultry, Tullibody)  in Dumfriesshire (Dumfries, Annan, Lockerbie, Moffat, Sanquhar, Langholm, Gretna)
 in Dunbartonshire/Dumbartonshire (Dumbarton, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, Alexandria, Kirkintilloch)  in East Lothian/Haddingtonshire (Haddington, North Berwick, Dunbar, Tranent, East Linton)  in Fife (Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews, Cowdenbeath, Burntisland)  in Inverness-shire (Inverness, Fort William, Kingussie, Newtonmore, Portree)  in Kincardineshire (Stonehaven, Banchory, Laurencekirk, Inverbervie)  in Kinross-shire (Kinross, Milnathort)  in Kirkcudbrightshire (Kircudbright, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, New Galloway)  in Lanarkshire (Lanark, Glasgow, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell, Coatbridge, Carluke)  in Midlothian/Edinburghshire (Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Penicuik, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg)  in Morayshire (Elgin, Forres, Rothes, Lossiemouth, Fochabers)  in Nairnshire (Nairn, Auldearn, Cawdor, Ferness)
 in Orkney (Kirkwall, Sromness, Balfour)  in Peeblesshire (Peebles, Innerleithen, West Linton) The Dakotas  in Perthshire (Perth, Crieff, Pitlochry, Callander, Blairgowrie, Rattray, Coupar Angus, Kincardine)  in Renfrewshire (Renfrew, Paisley, Greenock, Johnstone, Port Glasgow, Barrhead, Kilmalcolm)  in Ross-shire (Dingwall, Stornaway, Tain, Alness, Invergorden)  in Roxburghshire (Jedburgh, Hawick, Kelso, Melrose, Roxburgh)  in Selkirkshire (Selkirk, Clovenfords, Galashiels)  in Shetland (Lerwick, Scalloway, Baltasound) in Stirlingshire (Stirling, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Kilsyth, Bridge of Allan, Denny, Alva)  in Sutherland (Dornoch, Helmsdale, Brora, Golspie, Lairg, Durness, Tongue)  in West Lothian/Linlithgowshire (Linlithgow, Livingston, Bo'ness, Broxburn, Whitburn, Armadale, Bathgate)  in Wigtownshire (Wigtown, Stranraer, Newton Stewart, Whithorn)
 


Splash Wedding Singers, Splash Deal or No Deal, Splash Lottery Winners, Splash Come Dancing

Corporate Function Bands, Tribute Bands, Wedding Bands, Queen Tribute Band, Abba Tribute Band
Norwich, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambs, Beds, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Cambs, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Ipswich, Felixstowe, London, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Yorks, West Yorkshire
Hull, Skegness, Northampton, Northants, York, Essex, London, Bath, Mamma Mia Tribute Band
Come Dancing, Matthew Cutler, Nicole Cutler, Ian Waite, Camilla Dallerup


Take That Tribute Band

Duffy Tribute

Amy Winehouse Tributes
Amy Winehouse Tribute Band

Jimmy Jones, the Guvnor

Suzie Kennedy Marilyn Monroe Lookalike


The Masters of The House


Girls R Aloud, Tribute Band