Dueling Pianos, an interactive music experience where the audience picks the setlist!! Dueling Pianos will feature two grand pianos placed back to back in the center of SBDAC’s Grand Atrium with audience seating in the round. Featured pianists, Matt Newbold and Paul Nicodemi will take written audience suggestions for the next song in their setlist. Audience members will have a fun filled evening.

Bio’s

Paul Nicodemi hails from Detroit, MI but has lived in southwest Florida for the last 20 years. A lifetime player, Paul saw his very first Dueling Pianos show at JD’s Key Club in Pontiac, MI and could not believe the energy and talent that radiated from the stage. After meeting Tommy through a mutual musician friend, Paul knew that Dueling Pianos was destined to be his career. Paul’s major musical influence is Ben Folds, and he is often told he sings and performs like a Ben clone, which could not tickle him more. Paul’s classical piano training and diverse repertoire of both oldies and modern hits, makes him a lethal weapon on the keys!

Matt comes to us all the way from fabulous Las Vegas! After performing at the New York-New York Hotel Casino for the last 15 years, Nevada’s loss is our gain as he graciously agreed to join forces with Paul to ignite the Dueling Pianos scene in SWFL! Matt has played many high-profile events such as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, entertaining the troops with the USO, and recently, performed at Donald Trump’s 2024 New Year’s eve party! Matt’s voice channels the best of Billy Joel and his Dueling Piano career spans over two decades and three continents, making him a force to be reckoned with. We are very fortunate to have him with us, so please help in welcoming him to his new home and showing him that Floridians can party just as hard as they do in Sin City!