ABOUT THE BAND

The Dream Team Carnival Committee was formed in July 2005 as a special events group to represent Poison at Carnival related events outside of Carnival.The group comprised leaders of private sections within Poison and was led by Paul Singh who were one of the members in charge of road administration and logistics. Paul's 12 years at Poison working directly with bandleader Michael Headley gave him valuable experience in band administration on the road.

When the decision was taken by Michael Headley to volountarily dissolve Poison, Paul saw this as the perfect opportunity to put his experience to work by forming a band with one purpose in mind "to provide masqueraders with what they need for total enjoyment on the road". In June 2006 Dream Team (the band ) was formed . Paul and fellow executive members Vindra Suklal, Wendell Newallo and Adam Mckell who together have over 50 years experience in Carnival costume design and production started the task of putting the band together. In 2007, the committee was further strenghtened with the inclusion of fashion consultant and former queenmaker Pat Garcia as part of the team, replacing Vindra Suklal.

Their first year's presentation "RHYTHMNATION" was an astounding success.Masqueraders responded positively to the "ambience" created by Dream Team on the road carnival monday and tuesday. Security was excellent, Music was "kickin" and food and drink services ran smoothly. The mobile washroom services stayed with the band right to the end. Overall customer satisfaction was very high considering the expected glitches that normally accompany first time bands. Then came "Bejeweled", their presentation for2008. This presentation was even more successful than the last.Among other positive accomplishments for 2008 was an award for Band of the Day (Monday) in the savannah.

The success of 2007and 2008 gave the Dream Team Carnival Committee the confidence to approach 2009 with even more vigor and optimism. Although 09 expects to see a larger following than the first two years the committee will be cautious about allowing the band to get out of hand. Customer enjoyment is priority and history has shown that bands over a certain size becomes unmanageable on the road. A decision was taken to put a limit to the sizes of all sections in the band to allow better control , placement of music and overall organisation.

The Dream Team looks forward to Carnival 2009 when once again we intend dazzle you with beautiful costumes at affordable prices, great music, enough food and drink to keep you energized and the best ambience for the two most fun days of the year.

See you soon!!