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The Martinis London Wedding Function Band

The Martinis London Wedding And Function Band

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Overview

If you and your guests demand the very best then The Martinis are the band you need. Performing all genres of music expertly well with both Male & Female vocals for your listening pleasure.

You know the last time you saw a fantastic live band you went home feeling really great? Isn't that the way you want your guests to feel at your wedding or function? So why not let The Martinis give you that opportunity...

If you have all the necessary elements to make your party a success but haven't found the right music......here are The Martinis!

Starting gently with some Frank and Ella style swing, the band can judge the mood with ease and move seamlessly through Latin dance, Lounge, Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae, Motown, Disco and Dance to finish up with some of the funkiest tunes on the planet.

The Martinis are probably Britain's finest dance band. With their immaculate vocals, Miriam Grey, James Deane and their band can make your evening truly unforgettable. The Martinis can also be augmented by a sax player or a full horn section.

The Martinis include as standard -

2 X 1hour or 3 X 40 minute live sets until midnight
Complimentary iPod DJ Service when not performing
Fully self-contained PA & Lighting
Public Liability Insurance & PAT Testing
All Travel Expenses

For that intimate champagne reception,the band can provide an excellent instrumental trio of vibes, double bass and guitar or any other small combination from solo piano upwards.

Collectively they have worked with the likes of Shirley Bassey, Michael Ball, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Michael Crawford, Human League, Alison Moyet, West Life, Charlotte Church, Pet Shop Boys, Katherine Jenkins, Vince Hill, National Youth Orchestra, The Rat Pack, and numerous West End Shows.

You'll be joining a long list of satisfied clients when you book The Martinis band for your wedding. Previous gigs have included performing for The Royal Family, The Jordanian Royal Family, The King Of Thailand, The Hong Kong Arts Festival, The Hong Kong Club New Years Eve Ball, BBC T.V, The Grosvenor House Debutantes Ball, many major film premieres, celebrity parties and charity events as well as weddings, corporate launches and festivals.

The Martinis are available for your entertainment across England including: Kent

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Set list

1960's

All Shook Up

Back In The USSR (Beatles)

Can't Take My Eyes Off Of you (Andy Williams)

Drive My Car (Beatles)

Dancing In The Streets (Martha & The Vandellas)

Dock Of The Bay (Sam Cook)

Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)

Higher And Higher (Jackie Wilson)

I Saw Her Standing There (Beatles)

Its Not Unusual (Tom Jones)

II Feel The Earth Move (Carole King)

Its Too Late (Carole King)

I Say A Little Prayer (Areather Franklin)

Jonny B Goode (Chuck Berry)

Moondance (Van Morrison)

Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)

No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry)

Pretty Woman ( Roy Orbison)

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

Route 66 (The Stones)

Satisfaction (The Stones)

Sex Machine (James Brown)

Son Of A Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)

Twist And Shout (Beatles)

You Can't Hurry Love

1970's

Blame It On The Boogie (M Jackson)

Boogie Oogie Oogie

Brown Eyed Girl (van Morrison)

Car Wash (Rose Royce)

Dancing Queen (Abba)

Don't You Worry Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder)

Good Times (Chic)

He's The Greatest Dancer (Sister Sledge)

How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)

I Feel Good (James Brown)

I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

Knock On Wood* (Ami Stewert)

Lady Marmalade (Labelle)

Ladies Night (Kool And The Gang)

Le Freak (Le Freak)

Lets Groove Tonight (Earth Wind And Fire)

Long Train Running* (Doobie Brothers)

Lost In Music (Sister Sledge)

Love Is In The Air (John Paul Young)

Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)

Play That Funky Music (average white band)

Rockin All Over The World (Slade)

Stuck In The Middle (Steelers Wheel)

Superstition* (Stevie Wonder)

Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyard Skynyard)

Thinking Of You (Sister Sledge)

We Are Family (Sister Sledge)

Young Hearts (Candi Station)

Long Train Running (Doobie Brothers)

1980's

Alright Now (The Stones)

Copa Cabana (Barry Manilow)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)

Don't Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders)

Every Breath you Take (Police)

I Want To Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)

Kiss (Prince)

Nine To Five (Dolly Parton)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)

Simply the Best (Tina Turner)

Stars (Simply Red)

Take me To The River

Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves)

Wonderful Tonight (Clapton)

1990'S/2000

American Boy

And The Beat Goes On (Whisperer's)

Ain't Nobody* (Chaka Khan)

Before You Accuse Me (Eric Clapton)

Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Crazy (Gnarles Barclay)

Domino (Jessie J)

Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)

Don't Get Me Wrong (Pretenders)

Easy (Lionel Richie)

Feel Like Making Love (George Benson)

Footsteps On The Dance Floor (Womack And Womack)

Faith (George Michael)

Forget You (Celo Green)

Get Lucky

Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Happy (Pharrell Williams)

Hard To Handle (Black Crows)

I Believe In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness)

I Wish (Stevie Wonder)

I Can't Help It (Michael Jackson)

I Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie)

I Feel For You (Prince)

Layla (Eric Clapton)

Lovely Day (Bill Withers)

Mercy (Duffy)

Moves Like Jagger

Mustang Sally

Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)

Nobody Does It Better (Carley Simon)

Only Girl In The World (Rhianna)

Rainy Night In Georgia (Randy Crawford)

Rehab (Amy Winehouse)

Rock With You (Michael Jackson)

Set Them Free (Sting)

Sing It Back (Moloko)

Somebody Elses (Guy)

Streetlife (Randy Crawford)

Super Duper (Joss Stone)

Summer Of 69 (Bryan Adams)

Take Your Mama Out (Sissor Sisters)

Treasure (Bruno Mars)

Valerie (Amy Winehouse)

Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves)

Warwick Avenue (Duffy)

Jazz And Swing

Agua De Beber (Astrd Gilberto)

At Last (Etta James)

All Of Me (Sarah Vaughan)

As Time Goes By (Ella)

Baby Just Cares (Nina Simone)

Blue Skies (Sarah Vaughn)

Blue Moon

Brazl (Frank Sinatra)

Body And Soul (Sarah Vaughn)

Can't Help Lovin That Man (Barbara Strisand)

Can't Take That Away From Me (Natalie Cole)

Crazy (Patsy Cline)

Close To You (The Carpenters)

Cry Me A River (Julie London)

Corcovada (Astrid Gilberto)

Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Harry Connick Junior)

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (James Taylor)

Don't Mean A Thing (Ella)

Everytime We Say Goodbye (Billie Holiday)

Fly Me To The Moon* (Frank Sinatra)

Georgia (Ray Charles)

Girl From Ipanema

How High The Moon* (Sarah Vaughn)

Honeysuckle Rose (Sarah Vaughn)

I've Got The World On A String (Frank Sinatra)

I Got You Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra)

I Get A Kick Out Of You (Ella)

It Had To Be You* (Ray Charles)

I've Got Rhythm (Ella)

Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

Like Someone In Love (Ella)

Look Of Love (Dusty Springfield)

Mack The Knife* (Frank Sinatra)

Misty* (Ella)

Moodys Mood For Love

Moon Dance (Van Morrison)

My Romance

My Funny Valentine

My One And Only Love (Billy Holiday)

New York New York (Frank Sinatra)

Night And Day (Ella)

Night In Tunisia (Chaka Khan)

Old Devil Called Love (Billy Holiday)

One Note Samba

Our Love Is Here To Stay (Frank Sinatra)

Paper Moon (Nat King Cole)

Pick Yourself Up (Nat King Cole)

Spring Can Really Hang You Up (Rikkie Lee Jones)

Stormy Weather (Etta James)

Stormy Monday (Etta James)

Summertime

Teach Me Tonight (Sarah Vaughn)

There Is No Greater Love (Dinah Washington)

The More I See You

The Island

The Very Thought Of You

This Masquerade (George Benson)

Walk On By (Dionne Warwick)

Wave

Whats This Thing Called Love? (Ella)

What A Difference A Day Makes (Dinah Washington)

You Send Me (Dinah Washington)

You Hit The Spot (Sarajh Vaughn)

Latin

Oye Como Va (buena Vista)

Sway

Masquenada

Mambo Italiano

Reggae

Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley)

I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley)

No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley)

Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley)

Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

Ballads

Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)

Angel (Areather Franklin)

Been So Long (Anita Baker)

Come Away With Me (Norah Jones)

Don't Know Why (Norah Jones)

First Time I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)

Get Here (Oleata Adams)

Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)

Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack)

Lately (Stevie Wonder)

Lets Stay Together (Al Green)

Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)

Saving All My Love (Whitney Houston)

Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon)

Sweetlove (Anita Baker)

Reviews (14)

The Martinis were everything I wanted in a band, Their sets were brilliant and they had a laugh on stage which was infectious. They looked and sounded great. I would highly recommend!

The Martinis were great and Irving was helpful with planning. The feel that we were going for was traditional with a modern twist and so the band fitted brilliantly with this. The Jewish music was just enough to lift the atmosphere and the rest of the music was chosen to perfection. We believe that everyone really enjoyed it.

Steve, just wanted to say, you were all magnificent at my wedding. We could not have been happier with the performance. I just wish I could have spent more time in the main rooms, as kept getting dragged away, but even when I wasn't there I heard you belt our some great tunes. Everybody was complimentary. Please pass on my heart felt thanks to Mim and the rest of the guys. Hope to see you again at some point.

Really really pleased with the band, great feedback from all who heard them perform. I was really looking forward to seeing them and could not have been happier. Great group, and some fantastic song choices

Night was a roaring success, dance floor was full all night, just wish they could have played longer.

The Martini's were brilliant! Everyone has commented on how excellent the band were this year! The music was excellent and the whole band team were a pleasure to work with. I would hire them again, without looking around for any other band. They were brilliant! :-)

We've had lots of guests saying how good the band were. Really professional

Steven with a V!I write to you from back home in the states with jet lag from hell yet great appreciation and admiration for yourself and the members of The Martinis.

Wow! What a bloody fantastic night. I just wanted to say a huge personal ?thankyou? from Dean & myself. Mim, wow! What a voice. Everyone commented on how great the band was and our ?first dance? was perfect. Having you guys made the night without a doubt so ?thankyou? once again for making our reception party such a success. People were shouting for more when you had finished which says it all.

The Martinis were absolutely fantastic ? thank you!!

Thank you so, so much for the best night ever. You were amazing! Everyone kept asking how we managed to find you guys. The music absolutely made our wedding.

Thank you for playing such an amazing set at our wedding at Stoke Place this August. Everyone said what a fantastic band you are and the dancefloor was packed right until the end of the night, with guests who had never previously spoken before dancing together because the music and the atmosphere was so good!

Great service, great band, they made our wedding. Everyone said how great they were and had a lot of fun dancing the night away x

The band were fantastic! We were a little apprehensive having not seen them play live before, but we took a chance based on reviews and their online videos; we were absolutely delighted with the talent and energy they brought to our wedding and can definitely recommend The Martinis!

FAQs

How far in advance should we book?

As soon as you know your date, really. Popular dates (weekends, especially in summer) can book up 12+ months ahead, but we've also pulled off cracking gigs with just a few weeks' notice if we're free. The earlier you lock it in, the more choice you'll have.

How much do you charge?

You can use the instant quote button on this page to get a price straight away — your fee will appear on screen, and you'll also get a follow-up email confirming it. If we're available and you're happy with the price, get back in touch with the Hireaband team to secure the date. It's very much first come, first served, so if we're available, don't hesitate.

What's your payment and cancellation policy?

Hireaband will ask for a reservation fee to secure your date, with the remaining balance due before the event (your booking confirmation will have exact dates and amounts). If you need to cancel or postpone, get in touch as early as possible — the closer to the date, the harder it is for Hireaband to fill the slot, so the cancellation terms reflect that. Full details are in your booking agreement, but the Hireaband team are always happy to talk through the specifics.

What if any timings change after booking you?

No problem at all. We know that timings and details aren't always set in stone at the booking stage, and plans have a habit of evolving as your big day gets closer. We're happy to be flexible around changes to your schedule, and if you decide further down the line that you'd like to add on any extra services, just get in touch with the Hireaband team and they'll sort it out for you.

What should we expect if we've never booked a live band before?

Totally understandable if this all feels a bit new! Booking a band is a big part of your day, so we're here to make it as straightforward as possible. We've performed at countless weddings and events, and the Hireaband team will guide you through every step, from your initial enquiry right through to the big day itself. If you're ever unsure about anything, just ask — that's what we're here for.

Can we see you perform live before booking?

We don't always have public gigs to invite you to (weddings tend to be private!), but we're always happy to jump on a call and talk you through what to expect. A public performance will often be posted on this page too, so it's worth checking back — and if we do have one coming up, we'll gladly send details your way.

How much contact will we have with the band before the wedding?

Hireaband will put you in direct touch with us around 3 months before your date, so you can go through all the finer details together — song choices, timings, any special requests and so on. In the meantime, the Hireaband team are always on hand to answer any questions you have, so you're never left waiting.

How many songs will the band learn especially for me?

We're happy to learn your first dance or a special request. Other songs depend on the time frame given and what the songs are. We're always keen to learn new things, so do let us know and we'll try to accommodate as best we can for you.

Can we choose our own setlist?

Yes, within reason. We have a core set of crowd-pleasers that we know works brilliantly, and we're experts at reading a room and picking the right songs on the night to keep everyone dancing. We're also always happy to tweak the setlist based on your taste — send us a few "must plays" and a few "please avoids" and we'll build the night around them. Just bear in mind that learning brand new songs from scratch (aside from your first dance) depends on notice — see above!

Will you be able to do my first dance?

Given enough notice, yes. It takes a while for us to rehearse a song to the high standards that we set ourselves. If you can give us at least 8 weeks' notice, that should be fine. The song also has to be suitable for a band. If we can't do it justice, then we can put it on an iPod and go seamlessly into our set at the end of it.

How much space does the band need?

This will vary depending on the size of the band and the setup on the night, but we've performed at a huge variety of venues and can comfortably fit into most spaces that have hosted a live band before. If your venue has anything a little unusual about it, we can usually find a way to make it work, so just get in touch if you're not sure and we'll be happy to advise.

What kind of music do The Martinis play?

We cover every genre expertly, with both male and female vocals from Miriam Grey and James Deane. We can start gently with Frank and Ella-style swing and move seamlessly through Latin, Lounge, Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae, Motown, Disco and Dance to finish with some of the funkiest tunes around.

What makes The Martinis stand out?

We're widely regarded as one of Britain's finest dance bands, with immaculate vocals and the versatility to read the room and judge exactly where the mood needs to go next.

How long do you take to set up?

We ask for around an hour to set up and check everything is working, but if it needs to be shorter, just let us know and we'll always accommodate as best we can.

How far will you travel?

We regularly perform all over the country, so distance really is no object, but we will require an additional fee for travel and may need bed and breakfast arranged for us. Any price you receive already includes travel costs, so there won't be any surprise extras on top.

Will we need to feed you?

It depends on timings, but generally some hot food would be hugely appreciated. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Normally a catering company will provide a 'crew meal' as part of their package, or we're happy to have evening food that's already available.

What do you wear?

We tend to be 'smart casual' as in our pictures and video. However, we can be smarter or more casual depending on your event and requirements.

How long do you perform for?

As standard, we provide 2 x 1hr or 3 x 40 minute sets as required on the night, up until midnight. We can play past midnight, but it can incur an additional fee. We are flexible though and will always try to accommodate your requirements. We can also add an additional 1hr set for a small fee!

Do you take breaks, and what happens to the music then?

Yes, we'll take short breaks between sets to grab a drink and catch our breath! During these breaks we'll have background music playing through our own PA system, so there's never a dead moment on the dancefloor. Just let us know if you have a particular playlist or Spotify account you'd like us to use.

Will the band provide a DJ service?

Yes, as standard we provide a playlist DJ service whenever we're not performing — so between sets and after our last set, right up until midnight (or your curfew if earlier). These are tried-and-tested playlists that we've refined over countless events, but you're also welcome to send us your own playlist to play instead. If you'd like a bit more than that, we offer an upgrade to a manned DJ service, where a band member stays on hand throughout to look after the music and take requests on the night.

Can you arrive earlier and finish later?

Our standard on-site time runs from 6pm to midnight, but we're happy to be flexible around your schedule. Whether you need us there earlier for an afternoon slot or performing later into the night, just let us know your requirements and we'll do our best to accommodate — additional fees may apply for extended hours.

Do you offer any optional extras?

Yes! On top of our standard package, we can offer a range of optional extras for an additional fee — things like extra performance sets, a manned DJ service, acoustic sets for your ceremony or drinks reception, and more. Just let us know what you have in mind and we'll see what we can put together for your day.

Do you provide all your own equipment?

Yes, all we need is a clear area in which to set up and a power supply.

Are you insured and PAT tested?

Yes to both. We carry full public liability insurance, and all our equipment is PAT tested annually. Hireaband will send your venue any certification that's required.

Can you work with sound limiters?

Yes. We don't 'love' them, but we absolutely can work within them.

What happens if one of the band is ill on the day of my event?

We have a network of fellow musicians that we can call on to stand in on the rare occasion one of the band is ill. On top of that, Hireaband is the UK's biggest entertainment agency and has access to dozens of wedding bands in your area even at the very last minute. However, we've never missed a gig yet.

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