Corporate Event entertainment
We will work with you on your event
Groove Manuva play at all sorts of events and have a long track record of happy clients. We know what works and we work hard to make sure that every event is a success.
We have played for clients such as the Ministry of defence, Bellway homes and England Rugby.
The package that we offer is totally customisable. Our standard setup is a 7 piece band but we can play as anything from a 4 piece to a 10 piece band to suit any event that you might be planning. The best thing to do is to get in touch with us to discuss any requirements that you might have.
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Corporate Package
This is our standard corporate package for events up to 300 people
- Arrival from 5.30pm on Sat/Sun. From 6.30pm on Fridays
- Two hours of live music. Either 2 x 60mins or 3 x 40mins
- Free laptop dj service before, at the break and at the end of our sets until 12am
- A live song of your choice
- All lighting and sound equipment provided
- All equipment is PAT tested and we have public liability insurance (required by many venues)
- The band will be smartly presented
We understand that every event is different. We will speak to you leading up to your event and make sure that our service is tailored to your requirements. Your venue may need the band to be there at a certain time and to follow certain rules/regulations. We are happy to speak to the venue on your behalf and make sure that things run as smoothly as they can.
Corporate Extras
If you need a more bespoke service please contact us to discuss any of the options below (or anything else that you can think of!)
- Arrival prior to 5.30pm or finish after 12am
- Additional live music (maybe an extra 30min or 60min set)
- Manned DJ service with a band member taking song requests
- Extra live songs that are not already on our song list that we will learn with notice
- Larger sound system for bigger events up to 1000 people
We can also offer different options of band size for different budgets as well as music for other parts of your day.
- The band can appear as a smaller 4,5,or 6 piece band at a reduced fee
- Additional musicians can be added. Our most requested option is either one or two extra brass players to make up a full section
- Acoustic guitar and female vocalist for during the afternoon
- Solo piano/keyboard player for during the afternoon
Once you have hired our corporate function band.
Arrival and soundcheck
We can arrive at your event from 5.30pm on the day and will need parking close to the venue with a clear way to bring equipment into the venue. The full set up process usually takes us about 90 minutes. We will discretely load our equipment into the venue being as careful as we can not to disturb guests. We will need to spend at least 30 minutes playing full volume to check levels and get the sound as good as possible towards the end of the set-up process. If an earlier set up time is needed then we can accommodate this but there may be an extra cost.
After setting up
We will set up some background music through our sound system whilst your guests arrive and we go to get changed into our stage clothes. This is usually when we would eat so we request that the caterers know to provide meals and soft drinks/tea/coffee for the band. We also need somewhere to get changed – usually the venue is happy to provide a room for that purpose. If it’s not practical to eat at this point then it’s fine to arrange it for the first break.
First set
At the agreed time we will start our first set. At this point you can just leave everything else to us and enjoy yourselves! We play for about one hour and will then take a break, leaving music playing from our laptop so your guests can carry on dancing if they would like to.
Second set and the end of the night
By this point the party should be really swinging! We will play about another hour of live music, making sure you are all having a really good time. When we finish we will keep carefully selected music playing through our sound system until our contracted end time (12am). Only then will we start to pack down our equipment. The packing down process usually takes about one hour.