ARTISTS' BIOS

DEBORAH JOHNSON & WAYLAND PICKARD, often called "AMERICA’S PREMIER PIANO/VOCAL DUO," are an unmatched team of talent, energy and headline entertainment. These GRAMMY ™ CONTENDERS have delighted audiences at concert halls and corporate events around the world.

DOUBLE GRANDÉ shows appeal to audience age range from 8 to 80...from the very young to the very young at heart, with a huge following of BOOMERS.  They present a variety show filled with humor, music and romance crafted around the most popular music of the 20th century, performed by two award-winning artists. Two Grand Pianos & Two Grand Voices, Deborah Johnson and Wayland Pickard in DOUBLE GRANDÉ!

Deborah has been performing the music of ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, GERSHWIN and other Broadway hits around the country with rave reviews. She has also been one of the first-call musicians for Disney and many other agencies for a number of years. Over a dozen albums and three original full-length musicals with National Distribution make Deborah a part of an elite group of unique women entertainers and composers in the world. Her voice is often compared with SARA BRIGHTMAN.

Wayland is a Television “Ace” Award Nominee for HBO, Cine Golden Eagle Award winner and a Billboard Song Finalist. He has been described by Jay Leno as a “Sensational Musician”, by Dick Van Dyke as “A Great Showman” and by Phillis Diller as “The Piano Variety-Artist of the Decade”. Wayland has appeared on NBC’s Tonight Show, HBO and even Carnegie Hall ! He has shared the stage with such notables as Jay Leno, Lee Greenwood, Dionne Warwick, Dick Van Dyke and many other celebrities. Wayland has also written three musicals and recorded four albums with National Distribution.