
Sound reinforcement is an invisible art.
It’s best when you don’t notice it.
Jamie Platt provides high quality sound reinforcement services for concerts, dances, dance camps, festivals, and special events in the Washington, DC-area and beyond. He can provide equipment for multiple venues. His prices are very competitive.
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Some of his satisfied, repeat customers include:
Folklore Society of Greater Washington: Washington Folk Festival, FSGW Minifest, ContraStock, FSGW concerts and dances
Silver Spring Town Center: concerts, festivals, special events
Friday Night Dancers: Contra dancing at Glen Echo Park
Waltz Time: Sunday afternoon waltzing at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture: special events
Florida Snow Ball: Contra dance weekend, January
Knoxville Dance Weekend (Cabin Fever), Contra dance weekend, February
More videos
Feet Retreat: Contra dance weekend, Ellerbe, NC
Roanoke Railroader: Contra dance weekend
Berea Christmas Country Dance School (Berea, KY) December
English Trifle: English dance weekend, Memorial Day weekend
Tango Brilliante: Milongas at Glen Echo Park
Winter Warmup, Ohio, December
Eric Felten Orchestra swing music
Sound calendar 2025
1/12: Dancing Planet Contra, Handspring with Janine Smith
1/19: Djangolaya, Waltztime
1/24-26: Elixir, Playing with Fyre, Nils Fredland, Beth Molaro, Florida Snowball
2/7-9: Ice Cream Truckers, Spintuition, Claire Takimore, Cabin Fever, Oakridge, TN
2/14-16: Dance Flurry, Saratoga, NY
2/21: Kingfisher, Friday Night Dance
2/23: Triple Helix, Dancing Planet Contra
2/28: Sugar Beat, Friday Night Dance
3/7: Nobody’s Business, Friday Night Dance
3/9: Morrison Brothers, Dancing Planet Contra
3/14: Open Band, Friday Night Dance
3/16: Gigmeisters, Waltztime
3/22: Midwinter Festival, FSGW
3/23, Mu Nu Chapter, Talent Show
3/30: Handspring, Waltztime
4/4: Stove Dragon, Friday Night Dance
4/7-12: equipment rental
4/18: Handspring, Friday Night Dance
4/20: Unger, Weinberg, Rose, Waltztime
4/26: Boilermakers, DCLX Swing Dance, Dupont Circle
5/3: Carousel Day, GEPPAC
5/3: Strauss Ball, WaltzTime
5/4: Dancing Planet contra
5/10: Trio Sefardi, Washington Ethical Society, FSGW
5/13: Sugar Beat, Private event
5/16: Froghammer, Friday Night Dance
5/17: Weinberg, Rose, Talvitie, English Ball, FSGW
5/25: Terpsichore, Waltztime
5/30-6/1: English Trifle Dance Weekend
6/6: Kelsey and Helen, Friday Night Dance
6/8: International Day, GEPPAC
6/13-5: Mean Lids, Kingfisher, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Adina Gordon (and more): Summer Soiree, NC
6/19: Rise Band, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
6/20: Torrent, Friday Night Dance
6/22: Rhys Jones and Friends, Dancing Planet contra
7/3-6: Latter Day Lizards, Toss the Possum, Rushfest, Will Mentor, Gaye Fifer, Roanoke Railroader
7/10: Black Masala, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
7/17: The High and Wides, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
7/20: Trio Con Brio, Waltztime
7/27: Trio Con Brio with Greg Frock, Dancing Planet contra
7/31: Hailey’s Hot Gumbo Swingtet, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
8/2: Froghammer, Private event
8/7: Justin Trawick, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
8/14: Kiti Gartner and Drifting Valentines, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
8/17: Gyrations, Waltztime
8/21: James Bazen Big Band, GEPPAC Summer Concerts
8/24: The Hollertones, Dancing Planet contra
8/29: High Drive, Friday Night Dance, Silver Spring Civic Center
8/30: Glen Echo Park Festival
9/7: Contrastock, FSGW
9/14 Dancing Planet contra
9/19-21: Feet Retreat, Ellerbe, NC
9/28: Echo Arts Festival, GEPPAC
10/12: FSGW Picnic and Dance
10/19: Washington Folk Festival, FSGW
10/26: Midnight on the Water, Dancing Planet contra
11/9: Dancing Planet contra
11/16: Cajun Dance with Dennis Stroughmatt, GEPPAC
11/16: Waltztime (evening)
12/5-7: Dam Beavers, Toss the Possum, Winter WarmUp, Worthington, OH12/21: Waltztime
12/26-31: Christmas Country Dance School, Berea, KYTrio
Contra Dance Band Links (A partial listing of bands I have worked with at dance weekends and local dances. Hire these guys; they’re great!!)
Alchemy
Callithump
Devine Comedy
Eloise & Company
Gaslight Tinkers
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Olde Vienna (Strauss Ball)
Potent Brew
Some Assembly
Steam
Stomp Rocket
Stringrays
Sugar Beat
Terpsichore
Toss the Possum
Trio Con Brio
Triple Helix
Uncle Farmer
WakeUp Robin
Waltz Impressions
Waltz Magic
Waltz Sisters
Waltz Wizards
Waltzing Stars
Waverly Station
For more information, get more references, or obtain an estimate, contact Jamie .
dancingplanet@erols.com
301-466-3018
Other Bands
Big Boy Little
Halley Schoenberg
Michael Gamble’s Rhythm Seranadors
Recordings
Giant Robot Dance
Spontaneous Animation
Jesse Lége & Joel Savoy
Live at Glen Echo
Brave Combo
Live at Blob’s Park
Toss the Possum
Live at Railroader