Rich Burkholder
Originally from the West Michigan area, Rich returned in 1996 after finishing school at Berklee College of Music. In the past 10 years Rich has performed over 2,500 shows at clubs, festivals, and other engagements. His current schedule averages 6 shows per week.
A man of many talents, Rich plays solo acoustic guitar, DJ's, hosts open mic nights, karaoke, trivia, and performs with his band, Oregon Dreamchild. Rich also owns a music production, recording, and live sound company, Red Crayon Productions.
A man of many talents, Rich plays solo acoustic guitar, DJ's, hosts open mic nights, karaoke, trivia, and performs with his band, Oregon Dreamchild. Rich also owns a music production, recording, and live sound company, Red Crayon Productions.
Rich Burkholder Entertainment Concepts
Solo Acoustic – Rich Solo Acoustic. 1500 song repertoire featuring Request Books, casual party atmosphere. Multi instrumental sound using looping technology.
Acoustic Duo – 2 options
a. Drums- Solo acoustic concept featuring live drums. This is a great option for clients seeking an affordable choice for a great band. Rich plays guitar and bass simultaneously with a drummer. Electronic drums are an option for volume sensitive situations.
b. Percussion- This is more of a laid back feel with drums being substituted by percussion. An electronic percussion pad is an option for unlimited sounds and volume control.
OREGON DREAMCHILD – Guitar, Drums and Keyboards. Rich plays bass simultaneously Electric or Acoustic depending on the desired vibe. Huge song list spanning 6 decades.
MORNING BOURBON – A Country Party Music Duo that performs a variety of contemporary and classic country songs. Focus is on fun uptempo music for dancing, drinking, and singing along.
DJ – Any feel is possible from hip hop to techno to classic. Requests possible- unlimited song list as Rich subscribes to an online database.
The Ultimate Open Mic – Rich hosts Open Mic and takes it to the next level. He uses a portable digital recorder to catalog each artist’s performance. Compilation cd’s of the best performances are available and artists can have cd’s burned of their performance.
Burkholder Karaoke – State of the art Karaoke with an unlimited song list. Run off of a laptop it’s a high tech version of standard karaoke. With over 25,000 songs in his karaoke request book, Rich also subscribes to an online karaoke database and is able to download karaoke and DJ songs on the spot.
Burk Trivia – A customizable version of the popular Team Trivia format that’s going around. As each club situation is different, Rich works with the venue to customize the timeline, subjects, and prizes. Example: At a local sports bar, Rich developed a concept of Sports Trivia with ten questions in ten minutes for a ten dollar gift certificate.
Trivia / Karaoke / DJ – This is an exciting hybrid of trivia, karaoke and DJ music. Either concept can take focus depending on the situation- a few questions, a few DJ tracks, a few singers, etc.
Full Band (Rockstar) Karaoke – The newest in interactive entertainment. As popularized in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago, this is karaoke with a full backup band. We provide the song list and lyrics. We are the only band doing this in the West Michigan area.
Rockstar Karaoke Unplugged – The latest offshoot of the Rockstar Karaoke phenomenon, this is an unplugged version featuring Rich and a percussionist.
Acoustic Duo – 2 options
a. Drums- Solo acoustic concept featuring live drums. This is a great option for clients seeking an affordable choice for a great band. Rich plays guitar and bass simultaneously with a drummer. Electronic drums are an option for volume sensitive situations.
b. Percussion- This is more of a laid back feel with drums being substituted by percussion. An electronic percussion pad is an option for unlimited sounds and volume control.
OREGON DREAMCHILD – Guitar, Drums and Keyboards. Rich plays bass simultaneously Electric or Acoustic depending on the desired vibe. Huge song list spanning 6 decades.
MORNING BOURBON – A Country Party Music Duo that performs a variety of contemporary and classic country songs. Focus is on fun uptempo music for dancing, drinking, and singing along.
DJ – Any feel is possible from hip hop to techno to classic. Requests possible- unlimited song list as Rich subscribes to an online database.
The Ultimate Open Mic – Rich hosts Open Mic and takes it to the next level. He uses a portable digital recorder to catalog each artist’s performance. Compilation cd’s of the best performances are available and artists can have cd’s burned of their performance.
Burkholder Karaoke – State of the art Karaoke with an unlimited song list. Run off of a laptop it’s a high tech version of standard karaoke. With over 25,000 songs in his karaoke request book, Rich also subscribes to an online karaoke database and is able to download karaoke and DJ songs on the spot.
Burk Trivia – A customizable version of the popular Team Trivia format that’s going around. As each club situation is different, Rich works with the venue to customize the timeline, subjects, and prizes. Example: At a local sports bar, Rich developed a concept of Sports Trivia with ten questions in ten minutes for a ten dollar gift certificate.
Trivia / Karaoke / DJ – This is an exciting hybrid of trivia, karaoke and DJ music. Either concept can take focus depending on the situation- a few questions, a few DJ tracks, a few singers, etc.
Full Band (Rockstar) Karaoke – The newest in interactive entertainment. As popularized in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago, this is karaoke with a full backup band. We provide the song list and lyrics. We are the only band doing this in the West Michigan area.
Rockstar Karaoke Unplugged – The latest offshoot of the Rockstar Karaoke phenomenon, this is an unplugged version featuring Rich and a percussionist.