SALHA AL BUSAIDY AND THE MILLION DOLLAR BAND

Salha is rightly regarded as one of the most sought after female vocalists in the Middle East. Famous for her chameleon like ability to strut her funk in an afro or drape elegantly over a grand piano, she brings her vast experience to every audience at every event in every style.

Elegance, exuberance and attention to detail have become her benchmark as her reputation has constantly grown from her very first performance. She has fronted bands in Germany , L.A. , London , Majorca , Ethiopia , Jordan , Egypt , Lebanon , Sri Lanka , Doha , Dubai and her native Oman , played several contracts in the Middle East with her acoustic duo, “Zephyr” and for every big corporation in Dubai .

SALHA AL BUSAIDY AND THE MILLION DOLLAR BAND

Based in - UAE

Salha is rightly regarded as one of the most sought after female vocalists in the Middle East. Famous for her chameleon like ability to strut her funk in an afro or drape elegantly over a grand piano, she brings her vast experience to every audience at every event in every style.

Elegance, exuberance and attention to detail have become her benchmark as her reputation has constantly grown from her very first performance. She has fronted bands in Germany , L.A. , London , Majorca , Ethiopia , Jordan , Egypt , Lebanon , Sri Lanka , Doha , Dubai and her native Oman , played several contracts in the Middle East with her acoustic duo, “Zephyr” and for every big corporation in Dubai.

Her experience ranges from radio (news reading, commercials and jingles), and television (music videos, voiceovers, sitcoms, and documentary presentation) to magazines (print commercials and interviews) and of course, stage performances (fashion shows, dance shows, theatre and singing).

As a singer, she is versatile enough to join an incomplete duo, trio, quartet or band, or can be hired as such in its entirety. She is perfect for quiet jazz evenings, corporate or personal functions, or for a good old fashioned party! One singer, one choice, one lady.

The million dollar band is a professional corporate band with many years experience between the 5 members! We play anything from jazz at corporate functions, full on disco explosion (in costume!) or even rock music for the rugby 7s. Recently we have done the launch of the Boris Becker Tower, the MMI staff party, the Fillies and Fashion night at Nad al Sheba and that's only this week!

They have done events for Emirates, Xerox, Nestle, GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC, What's On Awards, Ahlan Hot 100 and many more. They have performed for Omani and Malaysian Royalty, Sir Cliff Richard, Sir Jeffrey Archer, Bayern Munich FC and fans every Saturday at Scarlett's, Emirates Towers.

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The Million Dollar Band Members:

Andy Harness 

Andy has been in the Middle East for 10 years, originally coming from Scarborough. North Yorkshire, England. Having played drums since the age of 12 in school plays, theatre shows and far too many scratch bands with his friends, he finally hooked up with two very like minded people to form the original band Cockroach in the early 90's.

Winners of the Battle of the Bands in 1991 ( beating Shed Seven ) following the realease of the Demolition Time album, they were regulars on the UK University circuit as well as features on the John Peel and Tommy Vance Radio One shows and German and Dutch radio.
Supported Desmond Dekker, Diesel Park West, Little Angels on their Jammed tour and other up and coming bands at the time as well as headlining. Disbanded in early '96 he joined Legal Racket in Bahrain in '97 and continued across Oman and Dubai eventually staying in the Emirate from 2002 onwards.

Winner of the Virgin/What's On Entertainer of the Year Awards 2003. Performed at the Dubai Rugby 7's for 6 years running. Band leader of the Sonic Avengers and the Usual Suspects. Played Heineken Music Festival, Gig in the Green, numerous USO gigs and one-offs around town. Session drummer, singer, artist and wookie impersonator.
Finally has the chance to play with Salha.........and it's great!!!

Joel White

The son of an opera singer, Joel White began playing classical piano at the age of three and has now been performing professionally all over the world for over fifteen years. After studying commercial music in Vancouver, Canada for two years he found himself swept up by the industry and spent the next several years travelling Asia and Europe performing in a wide variety of musical acts.

While working at the Grand Hyatt in Bangkok, Joel had the privilege of working with Tommy Emanuel on the music for the 'Klauster Beer' campaign which was recorded at Sony Music and aired across Asia for over two years.

in 2001 Joel moved back to Canada and became the principal piano keyboard player for 'Proud and Penniless Productions' for a period of three years. During that time he supported many of the most prominent tribute artists in the country including Bobby Bruce, Dave Battah, Sandra Volodoff and Karen Grainger. With 'Proud and Penniless', Joel performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world including a tour of New Zealand, Malaysia and the Caymen Islands. Joel also toured United Nations bases in Bosnia with the Shagadelic Swingers and Second City Television (SCTV) .

Now living in Dubai, Joel works with several acts and has entertained at some of the world's largest corporate events. He is working on recording projects with the country's best original artists and always looks forward to what the future will bring.

Grant Collins 

Born: Dundee, Scotland May 9, 1966.
Early musical exposure through my uncle Fred Collins, a professional marching band drum and renowned session drummer within his genre, with over 15 albums to his credit.
Started playing bass at the age of 16, playing with high school bands and 'pick-up' bands around the Toronto area.

First professional gig was playing on a 3-song EP for a band called 'South of France'; the EP was notably produced by Daniel Lamois, but was never picked up by the label. Studied bass in Toronto with Mick Jones, who taught Sting, one of my early heroes.
In the late 80's moved to London to establish a session career, playing with among others, Bruce Foxton (The Jam), World Phoenix, The Flame Trees, B-Movie and Nick Owen (Love Train, Ronan Keating).
Toured the UK with Italian Jazz guitarist Roberto Gerardo, culminating in a London performance at Ronnie Scotts.
Studied bass in London for a couple of years with the likes of John Mole (Coliseum, west end show stalwart), Phil Mulford (UK first choice session player), Paul Turner (Annie Lennox, Ronan Keating, Take That, Jamiroquai).

Moved to Dubai in 2003 to start up a sound and light company 'Access All Areas', got back into p laying with a couple of 'pick-up' bands, through this I was offered a gig with Salha and haven't looked back. I consider this a renaissance in my musical career, and am enjoying the experience immensely.

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