Private events · Miami & South Florida
Live music for private events in Miami, tuned to your guests.
Dinner for twelve on a terrace. A fiftieth birthday at the house. A surprise serenade nobody sees coming. Willy B reads the room, plays to it, and gives your guests a night worth retelling.
In short
William “Willy B” Hurwitz is a Miami musician who plays private events across Miami and South Florida: dinner parties, milestone birthdays, engagements, proposals, estate parties, hotel events, wellness retreats and celebrations of life. His solo show is a full band’s sound from one musician. He loops drums, bass and keys live, adds guitar or harmonica and vocals, curates the set to the hosts, and can write songs about your guests on the spot.
- Formats
- Solo live looping · solo guitar or piano · a second musician or a 3- to 7-piece band · the whole night’s music
- Rooms he’s played
- From an intimate dinner to a 5,000-seat venue
- Length
- No minimum · usually one to three 45-minute sets
- Sound
- His own, sized to the room, or your venue’s AV
- Setup
- Depends on the venue; he typically sound-checks before he plays
- Travel
- South Florida and beyond · happy to fly in for destination events
- Paperwork
- Insured to $1 million · certificate of insurance, W-9, contract, invoice
- Discretion
- Your guests stay private · happy to sign an NDA
- Sings in
- English and Spanish
- Replies
- Usually the same day, from Willy or his team
Watch
See him play
Made for the rooms where life happens
Intimate dinner parties of 10 to 40 guests. Birthdays at the house, for adults and for their kids. Engagement parties, proposals and surprise serenades. Estate parties, hotel events, wellness retreats and celebrations of life. Planning a wedding? See wedding music.
If the night is about people, it’s his kind of night. Booking between October and April, his busiest months? Send your date early.
- Dinner parties, 10 to 40 guests
- Milestone birthdays, adults and kids
- Engagements, proposals and surprise serenades
- Estate parties
- Hotel events and wellness retreats
- Celebrations of life
A full band. One musician.
A band means a stage, a load-in and five people to brief. Willy is one musician. He records drums, bass and keys live on a looper, layer by layer, then plays guitar or harmonica, sings over the groove, and solos on top.
Guests watch the song get built in front of them. It sounds like a band and feels like a friend playing in your living room. How the one-man band works.
Songs about your people
Send him the stories before the night: the inside jokes, how the couple met, the thing the birthday boy will never live down. During the set they come back as songs, and your guests sing along. How custom songs work.
At dinner parties he can walk the table and give every guest a verse. You decide how sharp it gets. One private host has booked him about every three weeks for the past three years for exactly that.
Curated to the hosts, never a playlist
Before the night, he asks what you love, what your guests love, and what you never want to hear again. The set is built around the answers.
Americana, soul, funk, blues, jazz, R&B, folk, country and pop, in English and Spanish. Dinner stays at conversation level, even with the full looping set. When the room is ready to move, so is he.
For the people who make the call
Planners, house managers, executive assistants: your job is no surprises. His too. He can work directly with you, and sends what your file needs: certificate of insurance, W-9, contract and invoice. He carries $1 million in coverage and can add your venue as an additional insured. References are available on request.
Discretion comes standard: your guests stay private, and he’s happy to sign an NDA.
What every booking includes
The practical part, answered before you have to ask.
- A conversation before the night to shape the set: your favorites, your guests’ favorites, and the do-not-play list.
- His own sound, sized to the room, or he works with your venue’s AV.
- Short breaks between sets, usually with recorded music playing.
- Setup planned around your venue, and a sound check before he plays.
- Dressed for your event. He prefers a suit.
- Paperwork sent straight to your venue or planner: certificate of insurance, W-9, contract and invoice.
Add to the night
Planning something bigger? Any of these can go into your quote.
- Songs written live about your guests
- An MC for the toasts
- A wireless mic for toasts and speeches
- An extra hour, added on the night
- Welcome or ceremony music before the party
- A second musician: percussion, sax or a singer
- A band of 3 to 7 pieces, in any line-up
- Harmonica and vocals live over your DJ’s set
- A private recording of your custom song, mixed and sent after the event
- Harmonicas for your guests, with a five-minute group lesson
Options
Choose your format
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Solo, live looping
Dinner parties, terraces, birthdays at home
Drums, bass and keys looped live, then guitar or harmonica and vocals on top. The sound of a band from one musician.
02
Solo, acoustic
Quiet dinners, cocktails, ceremonies
Guitar or piano and voice, with harmonica, kept at conversation level. He usually brings a keyboard, and he’s happy to play your piano.
03
Songs about your guests
Birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, dinner parties
Available with any set. You send the stories ahead; he turns them into songs live and gets the room singing along.
04
With a band
Big birthdays and dance floors
From a second musician (percussion, sax or a singer), or a band of 3 to 7 pieces in any line-up. Willy leads and brings in musicians he trusts.
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The whole night
Hosts who want one person handling the music
He plans the music across the evening, books other artists, and can MC.
How it works
From first message to last song
Tell him about the night
Date, place, guest count and the occasion. An approximate date is fine.
Your personal quote
He learns about the people and the room from you or your planner, then quotes your event personally.
The set takes shape
Your favorite songs, the ones to skip, and the stories for any custom songs. Paperwork goes to your venue.
The night
You host. He plays, reads the room, and turns the evening into a story your guests will tell.
Availability
Tell him about your night.
Date, place, guest count and what you’re celebrating. That’s all he needs to start.
- Sang God Bless America at a Miami Marlins game, September 27, 2026
- Insured: contract, W-9 and certificate of insurance on request
- Discretion comes standard, and he’s happy to sign an NDA
- Raised in Miami; sings in English and Spanish
Check your date
Got it. Thank you!
Willy or someone on his team will get back to you, usually the same day. Keep an eye on your inbox (and your spam folder, just in case).
Questions
Good to know
How much does it cost to hire a musician for a private party in Miami?
It depends on the night, so Willy quotes every event personally instead of publishing a rate. What shapes the fee: the date and season, how long he plays, the format, where the party is, and add-ons like songs written about your guests. Send your details for a quote.
Can one musician really fill the room?
Yes. Live looping lets him play drums, bass, keys, guitar, harmonica and vocals at once, so it sounds like a band. He has played rooms from a 50-seat dinner to a 5,000-seat venue. For a big dance floor, ask about a band of 3 to 7 pieces; he books other artists too.
Can you keep the music low during dinner?
Yes. Dinner sets stay at conversation level, and he turns it up when the room is ready. He curates the set around your guests, not a fixed show.
Do you sing in Spanish?
Yes. He sings in Spanish as well as English, and his sets move across soul, funk, blues, jazz, R&B, country and pop. Tell him the songs your guests love, in English or Spanish, and he’ll build around them.
Can you play at a private home?
Yes: homes, estates, gardens and terraces around Miami and South Florida. Tell him about the space, indoors or out, and where guests will gather, and he’ll plan the setup around it.
Will you keep our event private?
Yes. Discretion comes standard: your guests stay private, and he’s happy to sign an NDA.
Will you play on a yacht?
Yes, he’s happy to, and he has a battery option for boats, beaches and gardens. Tell him about the boat, its size and where guests gather, and he’ll tell you what setup works.
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