Discreet live music for private client dinners.

Solo piano or violin at conversation level for hedge fund, family office, private equity, and law firm client dinners across NYC. NDAs signed same-day. Zero mention of clients in Julie's portfolio, on the site, or on social. This booking exists to be invisible in the best possible way.

The register that a client dinner actually needs.

The music at a private client dinner has one job: raise the room by a quarter-notch without becoming the subject of the room. Conversation stays audible, the space feels considered, and no one has to compliment the musician for the booking to be a success. The moment guests are aware of the music as a distinct thing, it has failed.

Julie plays this register natively. Solo violin or solo piano at ambient conversation level, repertoire biased toward classical and jazz standards that most guests recognize without having to identify, and long-form pieces that don't force applause moments into a conversation-first evening. She takes cues from the host on volume and duration, comes in and leaves without disrupting service, and works cleanly around plated dinner arrivals.

Formats

• Solo violin at conversation level
• Solo piano at conversation level
• Solo violin or piano during cocktail arrivals only
• Ambient background across full dinner service
• Discreet arrival with own equipment, discreet departure
• Repeat engagements for recurring client dinners

Confidentiality and paperwork.

NDAs signed same-day, no questions. Client identity never appears in Julie's portfolio, on the site, on social, or in reference conversations. Certificate of insurance issued within 48 hours naming the venue and hosting firm. W-9 on file for firm-level invoicing. Net 30 terms available. Contracts through Julie Schatz Music LLC.

Julie has worked with hedge funds, family offices, private equity firms, and law firms across NYC — a repeat-booking model is common (a fund will book her for quarterly client dinners across a year). Ask for private references only in the inquiry follow-up conversation; she will not publish them.