Meet the players

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Jason began his piano lessons at the age of five.  While growing up in the suburbs of Seattle, he continued pursuing his love of music by playing bass in his high school's Jazz Band and singing in Jazz Choir.   Jason has been a resident of Orlando for nearly 20 years, and began his Dueling Piano career in 2009.  He has performed all over Florida as well as internationally.  After being mentored by the best in the business, he decided to branch out on his own and in 2020, created The Copper Piano.

Tyler Robinson brings 10 years of professional experience to the table. Originally from Illinois, he has called Florida home for 7 years. Having played various venues around the country, including bars, restaurants, retirement homes, private parties, grocery stores, theme parks and resorts, he brings a wide variety of music, and entertainment value to any event! From the 40s to now, he will try almost anything!

Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chase began playing the piano at 5 years old and has been hooked ever since.  Chase earned his BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University.   When he isn't bringing the house down on the piano at night, Chase performs at Walt Disney World during the day.  He has performed at various theatres and amusement parks around the country and is happy to call Orlando home (for now!).  

With over 30 years in the entertainment industry, Orin Sands is a consummate professional. Orin has performed with or as a support act for many of popular music’s true legends and icons. Sharing the stage with artists as diverse as James Brown and Cher to Cheap Trick and the Goo Goo Dolls, Orin Sands is sure to delight all audiences. Orin has been performing for audiences all over the world for 25 years.  His quick wit, extensive song list from the 50’s to today and his powerful singing voice make for a memorable show experience every time.

Growing up in the northeast, Mark has spent a lifetime giving back to his community both personally and professionally.  After studying voice performance at Westminster Choir College, he has entertained a wide variety of audiences as a vocalist and pianist for the last 20 years.  As a multi-instrumentalist, Mark has toured four continents playing bass guitar and tuba.     From his premiere as a vocal soloist in Manhattan at age 5, to operatic and theater performances throughout the New York area, and guest appearances at countless conferences and events, Mark can’t resist a stage and a microphone. When not performing at a Dueling Pianos show, you can find him live on Twitch.tv or on his collaborative Podcast!

From Tallahassee Florida, Josh has been performing his entire life, hitting the stage as an infant. Briefly working with bands from the label of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Josh was introduced to the world of touring and has been hooked since. Recently coming off a 4 year touring stint with Grammy Winner Trae Pierce, Josh has been using Orlando as his home base for entertaining. With over 15 instruments under his belt, he has found a passion in keyboards.

Donovan is an accomplished and critically acclaimed pianist/keyboardist, composer and singer. He is a favorite performer in many upscale hotels, resorts, Cruise ships and “Dueling Piano” bars across the US, Europe and the Caribbean.  He was one of the original players who opened Pat O'Briens at Universal Studios in 1998.

Over the years, Donovan has had the privilege of working with some legendary stars of the music industry, including Andy Williams and Della Reese. During his time in Chicago, he was fortunate enough to play with some of Chicago’s iconic blues greats.

Donovan has done guest appearances with smooth jazz artists like Steve Reid (formerly of the 70’s multi-Grammy groups ABBA and SUPERTRAMP and founding member of smooth jazz and Grammy Award winning group The Rippington’s), as well as smooth jazz solo artist Jeff Kashawa and many others.

As for his dueling piano performances, Donovan currently performs nationwide as well as internationally with some of the best players in the business, in the some of the most premier venues from Las Vegas to LA… from New York to the Caribbean and Europe. He is the epitome of FUN as he solidly performs Pop, Rock, Classic R&B/Soul, Motown, Country, Blues and timeless standards from artists known and embraced by generations. You say it…He’ll play it!

At the young age of 4, Yoel started to pick out songs on the piano.  He hasn't stopped ever since!  Yoel studied jazz piano at Manhattan School of Music and amazed audiences in the Northern Tri-State area for years before he brought his talent to Florida.  Having performed with headliners such as Natalie Cole, Jimmy Buffet and others, Yoel has had the opportunity to pick the minds of some of the great musicians of our time.  Through his tasteful use of vivacious licks and extreme knowledge of music, Yoel is a true piano voice for the 21st century.  He is currently the music director for South Florida's Heatwave Band.

Daniel Deal is an Atlanta based pianist and singer who has been performing on the national dueling pianos circuit since 2008. He began studying classical piano at a very early age which led him to a performing arts high school in his hometown Lakeland, Florida, where he got his music education. During those years he spent most of his time studying classical piano and piano performance. In 2008, Daniel decided to start using his voice to entertain crowds at Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos in Orlando, Florida. He then spent five years performing at Jellyrolls Dueling Pianos at Walt Disney World just down the road. Since his stint with the mouse, Daniel has been performing for dueling pianos venues around the nation, corporate events, weddings and even military entertainment tours around the world. He now lives in Smyrna, Georgia with his wife and young daughter.

Although shining down from the heavens above, Jeremie will always be a member of The Copper Piano Family.  Jeremie was one of the first Dueling Piano Players to take the stage when the company was created and no doubt had a huge role in its success as he brought joy to thousands of people along the way.  Jeremie will be dearly missed, but always in our hearts.  

From the suburbs of Detroit, MI, Jeremie fell in love with playing music at age seven.  Through his high school and college years he pursued music while performing in band, orchestra, choir, opera, and musical theatre.  He landed his first dueling piano gig in West Bloomfield, Michigan.  He has since played in Iowa, Key West, on cruise ships, as well as the traveling circuit which allowed him to play all over the country with some of the greatest musicians in the biz.  He is now breaking into the Orlando music scene, keeping people laughing, clapping, and singing along with his piano and vocal skills (along with some crazy antics!).