About Total Soul

Total Soul Party!

Total Soul is New York City’s most exciting party band. The band performs at weddings, corporate parties, clubs, casinos, and at public concerts spanning tri-state area and country. Total Soul plays everything from Motown, to today’s pop and R&B, to the jazz/Big Band standards of the 1940’s. Total Soul performs with the flair of a well-rehearsed show band, complete with front line choreography, exciting lead singers, hot horns, and a groovin’ rhythm section. Total Soul ranges in size from 8-13 pieces, and is a completely live band (live musicians as opposed to computerized karaoke type background tracks). A female singer can always be included as part of the lineup. The band always performs in tux type suits for private events.

Total Soul’s music includes a mix of four part vocal harmony. Their vocal front line will mesmerize audiences with slick dance moves and smooth harmonies. Each one of the front singers will be featured as a lead vocalist. They will supercharge a crowd with their extraordinary vocal expertise. They occasionally will go out to dance and sing in the audience and encourage members from the crowd to join them on stage.

Now listen, It Only Takes A Minute to Practice What You Preach. Total Soul will turn any event into a Disco Inferno simply by forming a Love Train on the dance floor. There's Nowhere to Run if you give Total Soul the opportunity to Stomp into your Brick House and make your event a Boogie Wonderland. So, Get Ready to have your guests Remember The Time that they were Dancin’ on the Ceiling and Dancin' in the Streets. It is time to Boogie Down with The Greatest Soul Party in the Universe...Total Soul!!!

Meet the Band Leaders

Jeff Dieterle

Jeff Dieterle

Jeff's performing experience started in high school was he was a member of the All-State and All-Eastern United States Band. Jeff attended the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts in Traverse City, Michigan. There he performed with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Michigan State University. During college, he performed with the Disneyland All-American Band in Anaheim, California.

Professionally, Jeff has performed with Alicia Keys at Live Earth in 2007 at Giants Stadium. He can also be heard and seen on her MTV Unplugged CD/DVD compilation with the Chops Horns section (www.ChopsHorns.com). He can also be heard on several tracks of Mariah Carey's Emancipation of Mimi CD which was produced by Randy Jackson. Most recently, he perfomed for the BET Honors Awards held in Washington DC in 2008 with Ray Chew (Apollo Theater band leader and the Singing Bee musical director). Jeff is also on track 10 of India Arie's Voyage to India CD. Jeff has also performed on broadcasts of the Fox Network's cartoon The Tick.

Along with performing, Jeff is currently an Instrumental Music Teacher in three schools. During free time, he enjoys spending time with his family- his wife Marie; his three sons Eric, Bryan and Roger; and his dogs- Louie and Tiki.

Joe McClam

Joe McClam

Joe was born in Raleigh, NC and later moved to New York City. He pursued a singing career after discovering the ability to capture audiences. In 1986, Joe joined up with Rick Sheppard and The Drifters. He went on to perform with the talented vocal group Midrange. During that time, the group was a 14 time winner at the Wednesday night Apollo Theater Amateur Night. Joe's unique "First Tenor" vocal range allows him to sing some of the most challenging songs for any male vocalist, such as songs by- The Stylistics, The Four Tops, the Temptations and Frankie Valli. Joe's television experience includes performances on several Children's Miracle Network telethons hosted by Cousin Brucie. Joe has also shared the stage with great artists such as Tavares and The Trammps. He has also provided background vocals for famous singers such as Gary "US" Bonds and Gloria Gaynor. Joe enjoy's spending his free time with family at his vacation home in Raleigh, North Carolina.