Canberra's Premier Wedding and Corporate Band

WHO ARE WE

Rich harmonies, lush arrangements, stylish presentation and a ever-popular and changing set list of hits and classics, Hitparade have endeared themselves to Canberra audiences by delivering a professional and polished show from consistently performing over the last 22 years. Featuring male and female lead vocals, Hitparade cover 50 years of unforgettable classics, from Neil Diamond to Lady Ga Ga and deliver them in four part harmony with professionally written backing tracks. Hitparade are equally at home filling auditoriums with rock and pop or at smaller venues tailoring their sound and song choice to restaurants and cafes.

What sets Hitparade apart from the competition is their sheer enjoyment and commitment to delivering music that the audience knows and enjoys. 22 Years would suggest that they know how to do that and that they obviously love what they do. This is clear from watching a Hitparade show. They are great friends and enjoy the show themselves just as much as their audience.

With over 20 years of playing countless gigs, Hitparade have slowly put together a repertoire of music’s most loved songs and in doing so found a formula for success: play songs that they love and their audience wants to hear. Consequently, a typical Hitparade gig is filled with smiles and a bustling dance floor. With backgrounds in rock, original, musical theatre and pop, Hitparade are able to cover just about anything. They are requested to play Andrea Bocelli’s “ The Prayer “ just as often as they are requested to play Cold Chisels “ Khe Sahn “ and usually in the same show.

Along with high quality professional backing sequences, Hitparade only require a minimal amount of space for set-up, making it the perfect format for almost any event. With a small sound system the set-up process is quick, clean and very professional. The overall volume is controllable to your liking, for small rooms, Hitparade can play quieter than larger bands, whilst still having the ability to fill a larger room with sound if necessary. Each artist has over 15 years of performing experience and is dedicated to providing a quality, professional musical service. So then, lets meet them….

DENIS

ABOUT DENIS

TRUDY

ABOUT TRUDY

ALEX

ABOUT ALEX

REG

ABOUT REG

WEDDINGS

As a leading wedding band in the ACT, we appreciate that planning your wedding day can be one of the biggest events in your life and finding the perfect live music can make or break your big day.

Hitparade are a live band for hire from Canberra and pride themselves in being one of the hardest working wedding bands in the ACT & NSW regions. They also share any lead and backing vocals during any event giving them the ability to choose the right singer for the right song, ultimately re-creating the original versions closer than any other act around.

Hitparade regularly perform for over 60 weddings each and every year and have a style and personality like no other. From first contact to the last note Hitparade are utterly professional and with over 1500 weddings behind them, they can guarantee you a night you’ll remember for the rest of your lives and your guests will be talking about for years to come.

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CORPORATE

Hitparade are the ideal corporate band for any Event that needs great music. We combine our energetic and exciting stage performance with an unrivalled level of skill and experience.

Playing great music is one thing but engaging with a crowd is essential for a brilliant night and we will adjust and adapt our set according to your wishes and the requirements of the guests. Everything we do is carried out with a mix of humour, personality and professionalism at all times.

Our repertoire is much larger than that of other Corporate Entertainment Bands – From rock, motown, soul, funk, and disco. With the advantage of both male & female lead vocals, our classic 4 piece line-up, our extensive and varied set list caters for all musical tastes. You can be absolutely sure that guests of all ages will enjoy our music and will be up dancing and singing all night long!

Working all over the ACT & NSW Regions, this Canberra based event band boasts an ever-growing list of distinguished clientele.

Suzi Tomas
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Hitparade you guys are amazing. Your voices are absolutely out of this world and I love your professionalism. If anyone wants a fantastic band for any type of venue Hitparade are a must. They will get up dancing all night long. Thanks again Hitparade. ❤️
Fiona Duncanson
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I love Hitparade they played at my birthday on Saturday night!!! The band is so tight, their singing, diversity of songs and playing is Amazing. Thank you so much for a really fabulous night. My friends & I thoroughly enjoyed the entire night. My next big birthday I will book you again. Thank you so so much xoxox 🙂
Joe Condi
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We would highly recommend Hitparade for any function. Everyone at our wedding enjoyed, danced the night away. My wife and I loved the performance that much we stayed till the end. They made our wedding enjoyable and memorable.
Sarah Otuhouma
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Favourite band in town! They play all the bangers and get everyone on the dancefloor in no time at all!! Always try to attend their public gigs when I can. Awesomely talented group. Highly recommended!
Nick Cox
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We have used Hitparade multiple times and recommended them to friends and family with the same result - a great night! They are dynamic to the crowd, and get everyone up and dancing. I would highly recommend Denis and Hitparade and would not hesitate to use them again ourselves!
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DENIS

After wetting his feet in high school rock bands and winning local “Battle of the Bands” competitions, Denis was offered a dream gig and dived into a truly professional and full-time touring funk/dance band, “Geneva”. At the impressionable age of 18, and in the hands of experienced agents, Dennis quickly learned the importance of connecting with his audience, and as a consequence, mastered the ability to read a crowd and get them all on their feet. From Melbourne to Cairns, his personality and powerful voice has entertained and enthralled many audiences and won him many fans both in the public and music industry.

The natural progression for any serious performer and music lover is towards original music and this is where Dennis found his true musical love, “Exhibit A” his first original band. While performing, writing, recording and touring with this band, Dennis’s career steadily gained momentum Australia wide and internationally, culminating with a distribution deal at Warner Bros/Sire in the United States of America for their album “Stepping Stone”.
True to his love of music, Dennis furthered his career and opportunities into the arena of musical theatre. He played the character of “Sonny” in a 1996 production of “Grease”, went on to play “Jean Val jean” in the 2001 production of “Les Miserables”, With only three weeks to go till the opening of the 2001 Australian Premier of “Jekyll & Hyde” the musical starring Donald Cant, Dennis virtually lived on no sleep, rehearsed, performed and brought himself to a new level of satisfied achievement. His most recent theatre performance was of the student leader “Enjolras” in the 2002 Canberra Philharmonic production of “Les Miserables”.

Still eager to learn and grow as a musician studying with renowned teachers such as Classical, Opera vocal coach Pat Davies, he continues his studies with contemporary styles vocal coach Elaine Winter (Estille trained). Employing both vocal techniques with Hitparade, It is with this outfit he can explore his full potential as a singer.

Dennis has opened for some of Australia’s most well known artist’s such as Jimmy Barnes, Divinyls, Screaming Jets, Mental As Anything, Jenny Morris, Ian Moss, Swanee, national and international artists such as Roachford.

Dennis clearly thrives from his passion and this is instantly perceived while watching him perform.

TRUDY

It is rare that one finds a singer that stops you in your tracks and demands your complete attention. Trudy Meehan is one of these singers. She combines elegance with power, and with her breathy and sultry voice, is a performer that you will never forget and will want to employ and hear over and over again.

An artist of this quality does not happen overnight or by accident, it is the result of many years hard work and commitment. Since the age of four she has been invited to perform at public functions, concerts and Weddings and has studied with the Australian College of Music at a very high level.

Trudy began competing in eisteddfods and other state competitions throughout Queensland at the age of seven. Of these, Trudy, with the help of her sister, went on to win 1st place in the Queensland Eisteddfod, but is most proud of her victories at South Burnett winning “The Madeline McKinnon Memorial” Trophy in 1991 and 1992. 1993 was an even bigger year for Trudy as she stepped onto the stage for her first performance in a professionally produced theatre production, “The Pyjama Game”.

Later that year, she performed live to air on TV for Bert Newton’s New Faces to the acclaim of the judges. At this point, it was already quite an impressive career for an 18 year old.
With a passion for musical theatre, Trudy has furthered her career by maintaining a high level of professionalism and since 1993 has performed countless roles in productions from “HMS Pinafore” to “Les Miserables”. She is very proud of her affiliations and involvement with her Toowoomba connections – the Toowoomba Philharmonic Society and the Toowoomba Choral Society where she starred in several productions.

A role that won her great acclaim in the Toowoomba region was that of “Velma Kelly” in the Empire Theatre’s production of Chicago amongst performers, directors and producers of great renown such as Jim Vile, Helena Moore and Helen Russell.

Many people have enjoyed Trudy’s professionalism and versatility since arriving in Canberra. She has made the transition from theatre to Pop and Rock music quite comfortably leading local bands such as Industrie, Groove Generator and of course, has also found a much appreciative audience performing with her natural style and grace with the renowned local band, Hitparade.

ALEX

REG