7 piece: 1 x Lead Vocals (Male or Female), Guitar/Lead Vocals (Male), Piano, Bass & Drums.
Other line ups also available 7 Piece: 1 x Lead Vocals (Female), Guitar/Lead Vocals (Male), Piano, Bass & Drums. 8 Piece: 2 x Lead Vocals (Male and Female), Guitar/Lead Vocals (Male), Piano, Bass & Drums, 2 Brass 9 Piece: 2 x Lead Vocals (Male and Female), Guitar/Lead Vocals (Male), Piano, Bass & Drums, 3 Brass
Highlights: * Young Energetic and talented musicians * Professional in every way possible * Elite standard of musicianship * Willing to travel anywhere in the UK and internationally * State of the Art Equipment * 300 plus songs to choose from * Extremely Experienced in Entertaining all crowds * Masters at reading the audience to fill a dance floor * Jazz sets also available * Very friendly and approachable * Can cover a wide range of styles
Composed of some of London's most in-demand session musicians, Groovin' On Up has been burning up dance floors all over the UK since 2012. When not playing with Groovin' On Up, members can be found in a variety of West End Shows including The Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls, Hamilton, Motown, All or Nothing and they can be found touring with Coldplay, performing with Clean Bandit, The Vamps, Jorja Smith and many other top UK acts and performing at some of the UK's largest venues including KOKO, the 02, Camden Roundhouse and even Somerset house!
Groove On Up has already performed at some incredible venues including Knebworth House, Wentworth Golf Course, for the NHS and even for Tyrell's Crisps! With a wide range of styles covered, Groovin' On Ups main function band will cater for all, whether your taste is 60's rock and roll or the pop hits of today. Having an immense ability in a wide range of styles, the musicians of Groovin' On Up are capable of making any event a truly special occasion.
The band is available as a powerful 5 piece line up to an incredible 9 piece with a full horn section. The band can also provide a wealth of live music packages to include an ACOUSTIC ROAMING BAND, LIVE DJ to compliment the band, SOLO JAZZ SINGER, or even a JAZZ BAND at your reception.
Repertoire
Modern and Pop: 24K Magic - Bruno Mars Adventure of a Lifetime - Coldplay Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Budapest - George Ezra Busy Earnin - Jungle Cake by the ocean - DNCE Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd Can't Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake Counting Stars - One Republic Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Crazy in Love - Beyonce Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake Dancing the Moonlight - Toploader Firework - Katy Perry Forget You - Cee Lo Green Get Lucky - Daft Punk Pharrell - Happy Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears Hump De Bump - Red Hot Chilli Peppers I believe in a thing called love - The Darkness I'm Outta Love - Anastasia Ignition - R Kelly Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars Last night - The Strokes Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams Locked out of Heaven - Bruno Mars Love Me Again - John Newman Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson Love On Top - Beyonce Love Yourself - Justin Bieber Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega Man! I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain Marry You - Bruno Mars Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 Mr Brightside - The Killers Rather Be - Clean Bandit Relight My Fire - Take That Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake Rude - Magic! Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon Shake It Off - Taylor Swift Shape of You - Ed Sheeran Single Ladies - Beyonce Sorry - Justin Bieber Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 Take Your Momma - Scissor Sisters Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran This love - Maroon 5 Treasure - Bruno Mars Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars Valerie - Mark Ronson Wake Me Up - Avicii
1970’s and 1980’s: Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan All Night Long - Lionel Richie Beat It - Michael Jackson Best of My Love - The Emotions Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Blame It on the boogie - Michael Jackson Brick House - Lionel Richie Celebration - Kool & The Gang Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen Dancing Queen - Abba Don't Stop Believing - Journey Don't Stop Me Now - Queen Everybody - The Blues Brothers Footloose - Kenny Loggins Give it Up - KC and the Sunshine Band Good Times - Chic Hold On I'm Coming - Sam and Dave I wanna be your lover - Prince I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston I want you back - Jackson 5 I will survive - Gloria Gaynor I Wish - Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang Kiss - Prince Lady marmalade - Patti Labelle Le Freak - Chic Let's Dance - David Bowie Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi Long Train Runnin - The Doobie Brothers Mustang Sally - The Commitments Never Too Much - Luther Vandross Nine To Five - Dolly Parton Oh What A Night - Frankie Valli Play That Funk Music - Wild Cherry Proud Mary - Tina Turner PYT - Michael Jackson Saturday Night's Alright - Elton John Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder Some Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown Soul Man - Sam and Dave Street Life - Randy Crawford Summer of 69 Bryan Adams Superstition - Stevie Wonder Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Thriller - Michael Jackson Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding We Are Family - Sister Sledge What's Going On - Marvin Gaye You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
1950’s and 1960’s: A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles Dancing in the streets - Martha and the Vandellas Day Tripper - The Beatles For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Got to be Real - Cheryl Lynn Heard it through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye Hey Jude - The Beatles Hot Stuff - Donna Summer I Feel Good - James Brown I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 I'm A Believer - The Monkees It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers Just the two of us - Bill Withers Let's Stay Together - Al Green Lovely Day - Bill Withers Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield Respect - Aretha Franklin Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles Son of a Preacher man - Dusty Springfield Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel Think - Aretha Franklin Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Testimonials
My goodness, what can I say! Thank you SO much for your performance on Saturday, you and the guys were absolutely incredible and we just can't thank you enough! You completely made the night and the way you interacted with our guests was fantastic. We have had endless comments about how good you were and we are so happy that we booked you for our wedding. We'd recommend you to anyone at the drop of a hat!Katie
Just a quick email to say thank you SO much for Saturday. Everyone had such a fantastic time and there's been heaps of awesome feedback from our guests about you guys.Izzie Stopford
Once again thanks for putting on such an amazing night for us! The feedback I have had from anyone is amazing and a few people have asked for your contact details too so hopefully you will get some more gigs from it.NHS
Can't thank you and your guys n girls enough for such a great night and performance. Everyone loved it. We had a great party and a fantastic wedding weekend.Michelle Bilsland
Please give my thanks to everyone involved, they were all great and everyone at the dinner certainly enjoyed themselves!Imperial College London
Just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all for Saturday night. We had an absolute blast and everyone, even Benn's 86 year old granddad was saying how great you guys were.Emily Kate Blake
I really wanted to thank you all so much for an awesome performance on the 25th June at my party in Steventon. Everyone has commented on how completely brilliant you were.... I consider that we were blessed to have had the great fortune to have had you play at the event, and really appreciate the extra couple of numbers you managed to fit in for us.Mat Raymond
We had an absolutely amazing time and thank you so much for playing - you guys were all incredible!Steph Tudhope
FAQ
How long do you take to set-up? 60-90 minutes.
What time do you play? Any time to suit you, standard prices are for 2 hours of live music, anytime between 7 pm and midnight.
How long do you play for? We can perform 2 x 60 or 3 x 40 minute live sets in the evening and also provide a pre-mixed disco (tailored to your tastes) before and after live sets, so your whole night of entertainment is covered in one booking. Our musicians can also perform up to 90 minutes of solo piano music or jazz trio/quartet as an add-on, which is perfect for during drinks or dinner.
Do you have your own PA and lighting? Yes – all included in the price.
Do you have Public Liability Insurance and PAT tested equipment? Yes.
Will you perform our first dance? Yes, as long as we have two weeks notice we will learn the first dance of your choice.
How much space do you require? We have played in some very small spaces, but ideally a minimum of around 5m x 5m.
How much power do you require? 6 x 13 amp sockets are fine for our system.
Do I need to provide food/drinks? Yes a hot meal need to be provided for each member of the band.