Serving the wedding and event industry in both the Calgary, and Greater Toronto Area!
Uptown Strings is a collective of the finest string players specializing in creating a sophisticated atmosphere for weddings and special events in both the Calgary and Greater Toronto Area. Uptown Strings brings fourth experience as a classical-crossover violinists, cellists, and guitarists who have toured and performed extensively throughout the U.S, Canada, Europe and the U.K. often times performing and recording with notable artists such as Josh Groban, George Canyon and more!
Services offered
Uptown Strings provides several ceremony music arrangements depending on your needs, such as solo violinist, instrumental duo, string trio, Jazz trio, soloist/vocalist, string quintet and string quartet. Options for ceremony music, cocktail hour music, instrumentals, learning new songs, reception music, music during breaks and rehearsal dinner are included in the wedding music services Uptown Strings can provide to you.
Ready to select the elegant wedding repertoire of your dreams? Darcy Stamp can provide a wide range of genres, including Jazz, Country, Gospel, Acoustic, Dance, Classical, Blues, Big band, Oldies, Swing, Classic rock, Folk, World, Hip hop, Pop, Orchestra, Strings, R&B, Top 40, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s music.
Darcy Stamp, thank you for playing the requested songs perfectly, especially the brides processional song (I watched the video where I walked down the aisle a hundred times because of the spectular music). He went the extra mile to make the song exactly what we wanted.
Darcy is highly recommended. 🤩
Sent on 04/08/2020
Oculus Strings's reply:
It's a pleasure to be a part of your special day! Your feedback is super appreciated! Cheers to your beautiful marriage!
Adele S.
· Married on 20/05/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Wedding Canmore
Darcy and Ace were excellent to work with! Not only were they both extremely punctual with all responses but Darcy also accommodated two song requests from us in advance that were special to us but not on his original song list so he had to learn them on top of it all. We had a cooler than expected day for the ceremony and Darcy still performed so so well for us and our guests through the ceremony and our cocktail hour. We loved the special touch that having live music gave to our outdoor mountain wedding - much more authentic and personal than just a playlist and speaker and well worth the cost. Thank you Darcy and Ace!!
Adele and John Savery - Silvertip Golf Resort, Canmore, AB May 20, 2019
Sent on 22/05/2019
Ashley C.
· Married on 05/09/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
5 Stars!!!
Darcy was amazing and added the level of elegance that we were looking for! He was extremely responsive and was accommodating when I made a last minute change to the song list. I highly recommend him!
Sent on 17/09/2020
Oculus Strings's reply:
Thank you for the kind words, Ashley! It was such a beautiful day! Thank you for inviting us to be a part of it :)
Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!
Stephanie
· Married on 27/05/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Absolutely amazing
I am so glad we reached out to Darcy. He is very talented and professional. My husband and I definitely recommend Darcy!!
Sent on 28/09/2020
Oculus Strings's reply:
Thanks Stephanie! So glad you reached out as well. It was such a beautiful ceremony, and I was honored to be a part of your day. Wishing you both all the very best! ❤️
Jocelyn C.
· Married on 07/09/2019
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Live music at it’s best!
I have been lucky to know Darcy for well over 20 years. When it was time for me to get married, I knew there was no one else I would have rather had play me down the aisle for my wedding. I knew from experience how talented Darcy was as a musician, so it came as no surprise how amazing it was to have him play at our wedding. Darcy is not only incredibly talented but he is very professional and while he has a huge selection of popular songs to choose from already, he is also very flexible to learn new songs of your choosing. We ended up choosing four songs for the ceremony: Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Perfect by Ed Sheeran, Is this Love by Bob Marley and Simply the Best by Tina Turner. Everything went off without a hitch and I had so many people rave about the ceremony music and asking me where I found Darcy!! If you’re looking for live music at your wedding, look no further as Darcy is truly one of a kind!!
If you found us on WeddingWire we will give you a 5% discount on our services. Remember to show us your voucher when you come see us.
Team of Oculus Strings
Darcy Stamp
Owner/Violinist
Hi there, I'm Darcy Stamp. I'm a professional crossover violinist who enjoys delivering high quality performances to create unforgettable events. I bring forth my musical expertise and professional team to provide you everything you need to worry less and enjoy your moment. Feel free to contact me for any questions you may have!
+ More Details
- Less Details
Ace Gomez
Assistant
Hello, I'm Ace, a music industry assistant who strives to provide couples a flawless and enjoyable experience when they book their wedding entertainment with Oculus Strings. I'm available for any questions regarding pricing or booking an event with Oculus Strings!
A little about my background: I attended California State University, Northridge as a Music Industry Studies undergraduate. I concluded this degree and graduated with honors in 2018! I'm passionate about music and how it brings people together which reflects in the extra care I take when handling the administrative role for special events such as weddings!
