Orange County, California, Steve Velez received his musical education at the University of California Irvine.

Steve's musical experience is as diverse as his ability to direct, produce, arrange and perform many styles of music. From Classical to Pop, Irish to Klesmer, Steve performs regularly on cello, guitar, piano, recorder and saxophone.

Steve's recent television appearances include the Travel Channel and with the musical sensation Korn on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Pepsi commercials, MTV Music Video's, NBC's West Wing and Frasier.

His various other works include performances with such world-renowned artists as, Yo Yo Ma, Michael Crawford, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Rod Stewart, David Foster, George Martin, John Tesh, James Galway, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Clint Black.

Steve performs regularly with The Mozart Classical Orchestra, Opera Pacific, Orange County Symphony, Disneyland Candlelight Orchestra and the Crystal Cathedral Symphony. Steve was also the Principal Cellist for the "Beatlemania Classical Mystery Tour" at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

In addition to running his own music business, Steve has released compact discs, "Breathe the Celtic Aire" and "Christmas Fantasia" with his own Da Capo Players. Produced and published "Rainbows of Music", a student compact disc book set. The remainder of Steve's professional time is spent as a studio musician, performing chamber music, symphony concerts, children's concerts, teaching, and touring around the world.

Da Capo Players are a group of highly trained professional musicians that can turn your event from memorable to truly exceptional! Whether you are planning a wedding, corporate event, bar /bat mitzvah, or any other special event, Da Capo Players will customize music selections and attire to help you achieve that unique image you are looking for.

We have ensembles of different sizes and instrumentation to fit a variety of party themes and budgets. We can also help you to coordinate all the necessary logistics to make sure that music is an integral and worry-free part of your event. Customer satisfaction is our number one goal. Whether your event is a large formal affair or a small intimate gathering, our performance agreement insures that your expectations are fully met.

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