Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps is a Full-Time Event & Entertainment Producer, Promotor, & Performer Based in Northern California & San Francisco Bay Area. Mr Cripps provides Reputation Management with his Company Bluegreen Productions, which he founded in 1999. He was Voted "Best Live DJ" in 2017-18 & 2019-20 by North Bay Bohemian Readers - The Arts Publication for Marin, Sonoma, & Napa Counties. Joshua
& Bluegreen Productions were Awarded the Prestigious Wedding Wire “Couples’ Choice Award” in 2021. Joshua is on the Board of Directors & the Event Coordinator at Petaluma Pride. He is also on the Board of Directors & Director of Development at Classical Music "Not for Profit" Organization "The Artists' Salon", Producer & Promotor of Popular 17-Piece Jazz Big Band "Wednesday Night Big Band", Trumpet Player in Ska/Reggae Band "The Tahoes", Trumpet Player in Popular Positive Rap Group "Tru Lyric", & DJ/KJ on Contract w/ Anderson Entertainment, LLC (Wedding Djs, Live Bands and Photo Booths). His Private Classical Trumpet & Music Training includes : Glenn Appell (Beach Blanket Babylon); John Pearson (San Francisco Opera); & Max Cramer. Joshua’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-jgm6Ui6Vr_TcUDZLfg--w
Mr. Cripps first performed at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts with Santa Rosa Symphony at 13yo (and again at 16yo), soloed with The Baroque Sinfonia at 16yo, Played in The Sugar Bowl Halftime Show at 17yo and performed with the U.C. Joshua Cripps' first band was Tin Circus. He co-created and co-composed the material with Judah Nagler (The Velvet Teen). This group was voted Best Band by Bohemian Reader's Choice in 1999. In 2002, Joshua did Voiceover work for a small film called "Gender Equality" by Alison Geitner-Clifford, which won Best Short Film at Toronto Film Festival. His involvement with Radio includes DJing EDM on Public Radio Monterrey/Santa Cruz (2001-2002). He has been interviewed on KRCB (Sonoma County, 2016) for Arts and Entertainment work in Norcal, and been interviewed/featured on BrokenFM for his band Tin Circus. In the past several years, Joshua has performed as featured entertainment at Pebble Beach, San Jose City Hall (San Jose, CA), Marin Center (Marin, CA), Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA), DNA Lounge (San Francisco, CA), Mystic Theatre (Petaluma, CA), Sonoma County Fairgrounds (Santa Rosa, CA), Green Music Center (Rohnert Park, CA), Lagunitas (Petaluma, CA), The Uptown (Oakland, CA), Hopmonk Tavern (Sebastopol & Novato, CA), Sally Tomatoes at SOMO Event Center (Rohnert Park, CA), The Big Easy (Petaluma, CA), Sonoma State University (Cotati, CA), Jarvis Conservatory (Napa) & more. Other Recent Music clients include: Slalom (Silicon Valley Fortune Top 100 Company), Starbucks, Pandora Media Group, Kaiser Permanente, Girl Scouts of America, Victoria's Secret PINK!, YMCA, High Times Cannabis Cup, G&C Auto Body, Sonoma Media Group, Mercy Wellness Cannabis Dispensary, Mayflower Chorus, & RHA Builders. The Wednesday Night Big Band was a SRJC Course that was cancelled after 40+ Years due to loss of Federal Funding for Community Music Education Groups. Mr Cripps was asked to Produce and Promote the group so it would continue it's rich legacy of Jazz Big Band Music in Norcal. This group has performed with most of the top jazz legends of the current & past decades. Members of the group have performed with: Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dion Warwick, Mel Torme, The O'Jays, Narada Michael Walden, Natalie Cole, Jamie Cullum, Dean Brown, Rosemary Clooney (Official), George Shearing, Frank Sinatra Jr. & the rock band "Starship". Currently under Mr Cripps production, The Wednesday Night Big Band performs every 2 weeks at popular jazz club, The Big Easy in Petaluma, CA. Mr Cripps & the Wednesday Night Big Band have raised money for Santa Rosa Junior College's Music Program Discretionary Fund, directly paying for T Moran (known for drumming in Rock Band, Starship) to do a Jazz Masterclass & a Feature w/ WNBB. Other features produced by Mr Cripps include: Steve Steinberg who has Performed with a variety of Jazz, R&B, and Popular Music Artists, such as, Aretha Franklin, Temptations, Mel Tormé, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Jamie Cullum, Dean Brown, Rosemary Clooney (Official), The O'Jays, Narada Michael Walden, Frank Sinatra Jr., George Shearing, and many others. Doug Morton (Principle Trumpet, Santa Rosa Symphony) & Bennett Friedman (Director of Jazz Studies at SRJC). Mr Cripps' Ska/Reggae Band "The Tahoes" Recorded 2 Singles in Nov. 2016 at Grammy Award Winning Prairie Sun Recording in Cotati, CA. The Two Singles, "Breakout" & "Hella Norcal" are Now Available on iTunes, Amazon, & Google Play. They have Played Support to National Headliners: 311, Sublime, Wailers, Fortunate Youth, Fishbone, Aggrolites, & Mad Caddies at: Event Center at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Mystic Theatre, The Big Easy, Rojo's in South Lake Tahoe as well as smaller/private shows and venues. Here is a Link to "Breakout" Lyric Video:
The Tahoes - Hella Norcal: https://youtu.be/lvF2UZsy7GI
The Tahoes - Acorn: https://youtu.be/I2hdiZJYP60
The Tahoes – Shower Beer: https://youtu.be/oxWXTUc8yi8
The Tahoes – Breakout: https://youtu.be/Xg7dP9tziio
Joshua Plays Trumpet w/ well known Conscious Rapper Tru Lyric. They have played mainstage at Joshua Fest, Quincey Fairgrounds (Quincey, CA); Toured to LA, Arizona & New Mexico in March of 2020; and headlined at Hopmonk Sebastopol – as well as various church shows in Norcal & Socal. Joshua Creates Hooks and Solos for Tru Lyric and the music ranges from Hard Rap to Chill Jazz Hip Hop flavor. Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps: https://youtu.be/ptBPPVX6JRg
Tru Lyric – Lights Please feat. Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps: https://youtu.be/fNdi8wqzQwQ
Tru Lyric – Phone Bill feat. Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps: https://youtu.be/yamshUb_oaM
Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps is also a Professional Closeup, Parlour & Stage Magician on the side. He began performing Magic Professionally by age 12yo & first began learning Magic at age 6yo. His Parlour act features a Live Dove Appearing from a Flaming Pan. At Large Stage Events, Mr Cripps may perform the Zig-Zag Illusion (cutting an asst into 3 while standing) or The Box of Death (making an asst disappear in a box filled with swords). Joshua Bluegreen-Cripps past Magic Show clients include Enron, YMCA, Girl Scouts of America, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Public & Private Schools, & many other Corporate, Non-Profit and Private Clients for 25+ Years. Well-known Press Democrat writer, Dan Taylor, interviewed Joshua in 2010 for a piece on the top 5 Magician's in Northern CA. Bluegreen Entertainment Company
http://www.PartyEventEntertainment.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-jgm6Ui6Vr_TcUDZLfg--w
Facebook (Bluegreen Entertainment): http://www.facebook.com/BluegreenEntertainment
Facebook (Joshua Bluegreen): http://www.facebook.com/JoshuaBluegreen
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/JoshuaBluegreen
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BluegreenPro
Tik Tok: JoshuaBluegreen
Snapchat: JoshuaBluegreen
The Tahoes, Trumpet
http://www.thetahoes.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheTahoes
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheTahoes
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/The_Tahoes
Reverb Nation: http://www.reverbnation.com/TheTahoes
Youtube: http://www.tinyurl.com/TahoesYoutube
Wednesday Night Big Band, Producer
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WednesdayNightBandCA
The Artists Salon, Board of Directors
http://www.TheArtistsSalon.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheArtistsSalon
