WOW, WOW, WOW - SOHO COLLECTIVE WERE HONESTLY WORLD CLASS. THE ENERGY, THE VOCALS, THE MUSIC - EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING
Joe… I cannot thank you enough from the bottom of my heart for everything. You guys were literally the best part of the entire day, not just saying it. Everyone and I mean everyone, are messaging me saying how amazing the band were!! So glad we added Eloise too. Just absolutely insane, all of them!! I just want to do it all over again with you guys. Thank you thank you thank you! X
On our 3rd visit within 12 months to the renowned London hotel, Claridges, we were tasked with a really exciting varied brief. Harriet had a really clear vision that she wanted to simultaneously compliment the grandeur of the venue with classy performances throughout the day, but retain the ecstasy of a raucous Greek wedding.
DRINKS RECEPTION - HARP
DINNER - PIANO/VOCAL DUO
MAIN PARTY - 12 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ LIVE TRIO
In having the dining space (the Ballroom) and party space (the Mirror Room) separate from one another, we were able to achieve a really clear contrasting feel between the elegance and peace of the couple's marriage, with a harp player and a duo performing through to the end of the dinner, and the sheer energy of the 12 piece Soho City Collective band and DJ live experience.
To add to the vibe they also booked an authentic Greek bouzouki duo who brought an extra layer of frenzy to the party that was truly a shoulder-to-shoulder dancefloor for the whole night.
LOCATION - CLARIDGES
BAND - SOHO CITY
COLLECTIVE
Video - @c_jweddingfilms
Joe - wow wow wow! FTM were honestly WORLD CLASS. The energy, the vocals, the music - everything was amazing. It won’t be a surprise to you that I’m a self confessed perfectionist with high standards - and you surpassed all of my expectations. The band was epic and made the night.
I heard so many people say that this was the best band they’ve ever seen at a function! Thank you so much for everything - you should be very proud of the band you’ve built.
When it came to hiring Soho Ent. to provide the music to fulfil his spectacular vision, Adam was initially reticent. He'd not seen the band perform at another Jewish event and so it felt like a bit of a risk for him to expect us to fulfil a pretty mega brief. We weren't shy to the task however and our 16 piece showband, combining singers from across many of our acts, frankly brought the house down. We worked on this one with Outrage Events, Ben Tenenblat Catering as well as JP Toastmaster and the suppliers synchronised to nail a chic aesthetic for the evening using classy darker colours, with a mirrored stage, black dancefloor, and black acrylic chairs.
LOCATION - THE LONDONER
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
HORA - 20 MIN SET
DINNER - ROTATING BAND
MAIN PARTY - 16 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ LIVE 8 PC
We started the evening with a 10 minute set to bring guests into the room - easing the vibe into the space. The couple entered to 'Let's Get Loud' by Jennifer Lopez in a full fiesta style frenzy before we launched straight into a 20 minute Hora, headed up by our company director, Joe. It was a first time performing the song 'Tel Aviv' by Omer Adam, and it certainly won't be the last as that was a real highlight.
With rotating lineups of musicians during the dinner and high energy bursts on the dancefloor between courses, the band performed almost non-stop from the 6pm guest entrance. Behind the scenes we had a nice spreadsheet to make sure that musicians got a break to recharge at various points whilst others took the spotlight to keep the performance alive throughout the night. We had guests singers Jaz Ellington and Jamie Johnson, booked at the special request of the couple, and they both brought some truly memorable vocal performances to the dinner.
Once we had reached flat-out party mode, all 300 guests stayed the course on the dancefloor for another 90 minutes of full-throttled 16 piece madness followed by an Ibiza centric DJ Live set with all the singers, sax and percussion, the highlight of this being 'Everytime We Touch' by Cascada. It was so nice to hear the newlyweds exclaim at the end of the night that they felt the gamble had paid off and then some!
I cannot thank you guys enough for everything you did for the wedding. It was just seamless, it was the music perfect PERFECT music set. Everyone killed it for the rehearsal dinner, the cocktails, the ceremony. You brought an energy that I will never ever forget for the rest of my life to that wedding that day. The sax playing, the games you played with them, making everyone sing. It was just absolute perfection.
Thank you so much for everything you did for us. I hope you all had an absolute blast and got home ok! Wow, what a weekend!
REHEARSAL DINNER - PIANO/VOX
CEREMONY - SINGER + STRINGS
COCKTAILS - GUITAR + SINGERS
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - COUPLE DJ SET
Jupiter Funk flew out for this idyllic 2 day event, at which our performers made a number of appearances. At the rehearsal dinner, Aleysha and Jerome (keys), performed a beautiful duo set at the GH Tremezzo Hotel. Special request was 'That's Amore' to set the scene on a gorgeous Italian evening.
Fast forward to wedding day, where we kicked off the ceremony teaming up with string quartet to perform a dreamy rendition of 'I'm Kissing You' by Des'ree. The guests took a short walk along the lake in 30 degree bliss to the aperitif where they were met by Jaz and George doing a guitar/vocal duo - after 45 min we rotated the singers for a change in flavour where Kirsten jumped in and performed the son of the bride's special request 'Watermelon Sugar' by Harry Styles. The dinner took place in the glass house of Villa Pizzo where everntually Jupiter Funk 8 piece band took over and kicked off performing the Father/Daughter dance 'Something Got Me Started' by Simply Red. We partied the night away, starting with a soul heavy first set, progressing into some more contemporary bangers. Then it was time to hand over to Alice and Taylor who took the guests into the early hours with a newlywed DJ duo set!
LOCATION - LAKE COMO
BAND - SOHO SOUL COLLECTIVE
Video - @elisabettaricciowedding
I HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THIS WAS THE BEST BAND THEY'D EVER SEEN AT A FUNCTION
I literally have no words... you managed some tricky things moving things around in the rain and yet it all felt seamless. We hope you guys had some fun as well and are getting some much needed rest! Please double thank all the band for me and thel them how amazing they were! We will definitely let you know when we are in London and would love to see you! It was SUCH a blast.
Video - @2become1video
When Brenda Babcock Celebrations gave us the call to perform at this wedding, we jumped at the challenge. Brenda's colourful mediterranean designs beautifully complimented the vibrance of this festival going pair. Rarely does the energy of a couple reach the heights of Lizzy and Matt, and we flew home from Florence with our own post-wedding blues! The brief was ambitious, and the challenges we were met with in the process made it even more so, but it goes down as one of the most memorable weekends in our years of performing across the world.
Day 1 saw a welcome dinner in the evening with a local Italian band ripping up the restaurant with some traditional Italian tunes whilst everyone enjoyed a drink or three. Meanwhile the band were touching down at Florence airport.
On Day 2 we provided DJ + Sax for the pool party at which we had the guests vibing to a deep house set whilst being soaking with bubble guns.
Then came the wedding day - and here we had a huge array of special moments lined up. The ceremony was certainly not one we'll forget any time soon, as Lizzy had cued us up to surprise Matt with a pop-up performance of 'All You Need Is Love' in the style of Love Actually with our musicians/horns/singers popping out of the windows, to the guests' sheer delight!
The plan was then to jump across to the terrace to sound check for our dinner roaming set, but to say the heavens opened is honestly a severe understatement. The AV company hadn't expected quite such a rain storm, and the power box they'd place under a table got flooded, and so when the rain eased off they discovered it had blown... we were able to work together fortunately and rustle up a sound system to come out of the house enabling us to tear it up for our dinner roaming sets. After mains we had the guests in full swing, standing on their chairs on songs like 'Unwritten' and 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback - a tune Lizzy had dropped into conversation on whatsapp as a joke, days before the wedding, probably was the highlight!
Transitioning from dinner to the party was fun too - it was a bit of a walk so our two saxes did a pied piper style walking ditty, where they had the guests following them to the nightclub to the tune of 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' by Stevie Wonder - when they arrived in the space, the band seamlessly joined in with the song (it's like we'd planned it!).
The party which had been relocated to indoors, started with the Luna Showband performing the first dance which was 'Iris' by The Goo Goo Dolls - then frankly spiralled right until reportedly about 6am in the morning.
LOCATION - IL BORRO, TUSCANY
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
POOL PARTY - SAX/DJ
CEREMONY - FLASHMOB
DINNER - ROAMING BAND
MAIN PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ DUO
I've been meaning to message you. Thank you so so much, you guys were absolutely insane. We've had so many people say how sick the band was. You couldn't have bought more vibes if you tried and it was genuinely more than we could have hoped for, so thank you! - Someone just sent me a video of Unwritten (round 1), literally THE best! So many of our guests have asked how/where we found the band and that you guys are the best band ever!
Shortly after the guests had been entertained by a gospel choir during the drinks reception, they entered the stretch tent to our band performing some R&B classics - Nikki & Tom's entrance song was 'Let Me Love You' by Mario, then we went straight on to send the 300 guests into pandemonium with our short high energy sets before starters and after mains. Guests were up on their feet as we belted out renditions of 'Believe', 'Angels', 'Unwritten' and more! We had the whole band performing for this which just gave the whole thing an extra punch!
The 7 piece band then brought the guests to the dancefloor for 2 x 1 hour sets to a crowd including Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan. On the other side of the estate was our Deep House DJ waiting to bring the guests in for a late night set.
LOCATION - BELCOME COURT
BAND - SOHO CITY COLLECTIVE
DINNER - HIGH ENERGY DINNER SETS
MAIN PARTY - 7 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DEEP HOUSE DJ
Video - @storiesfromeros
Joe, I don’t know how to thank you and the rest of the band. You guys made our wedding so special! It was a dream. Your performances were impeccable.
Every single guest expressed how much they loved the band, they felt they were at a concert. Thank you so much for your professionalism and heartfelt performance, we are recommending you to everyone we know!!!
Much love 🤍🤍
Video - @ricci.wedding
What an utterly beautiful wedding. Ziad, our groom is an event planner, so expectations we certainly high when it came to carrying out his vision. The couple live together in Dubai and made the trip out to meet us in Majorca in the mountains. Serendipitously, we had another wedding on the other side of the island the night before, so we literally drove ourselves across the island to meet the couple on their wedding morning. The event itself, ran flawlessly with a gorgeous setting complimenting some totally delicious food which we were treated to. We started off the day with Joe jumping in after the ceremony with a solo sax set, playing an array of R&B classics during the cocktail hour. The drum band then brought the guests up to the main dining area!
As the guests arrived in the space where they'd eventually eat, we invited the couple for their first dance which was 'It's Now or Never' by Elvis Presley, as they moved to their seats, we joined the guests for a sing song. We performed 'Killing Me Softly', 'Stand By Me' and 'Hey Jude' in the first set, which our director, Joe, taking the somewhat risky decision to stand on the edge of a fountain for extra stage presence. One of the guests notably was heard exclaiming 'Don't do it!'. The second set included 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', 'Believe' and 'Sweet Caroline'. Our party sets later on were a great success with the guests going absolutely wild for our Boyband vs Girlband medley. We ended the night with our only ever live performance of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen; a challenge we enjoyed making our best go of!
LOCATION - MAJORCA
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
COCKTAILS - SOLO R&B SAX
DINNER - FULL ROAMING BAND
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
I just wanted to say thank you again for everything you guys did. It was literally mind blowing. I've never seen anything like it. Every single one of your team were phenomenal and literally made our wedding!!! We will post as many reviews as you like, and, if you ever have any clients who want to speak to a former client we'd be happy to help! You guys all deserve every success in the future. <3
Sometimes we get a brief, and it's so irresistible that we can't imagine NOT doing the event. This was just one of those - when Darren and Tom reached out the vision was so clear and so excited, we got planning right away. Taking place shortly after covid, the guest count was relatively low - to put it into perspective; their were approximately 50 guests at the wedding, and similarly approximately 50 performers, including 30 with us. Darren and Tom wanted a flowing program of entertainment that stayed interesting and was never just run of the mill. The other thing that was extremely important to them was that the live music would continue throughout the day.
Once we had touched down in Glasgow, we made our way by coach to Gleneagles as a fully assembled team for sound checks. As we simultaneously prepared in the venue for our performances, it was Beats & Strings who kicked us off, with the seating of the guests and a gorgeous processional in the ceremony to 'Canon in D'. Once the couple had made their exit to 'Marry You' by Bruno Mars, the wedding party made their way across to a saloon bar style space where they were greeted by Sarah and Soho Jazz who entertained the guests through their drinks reception with some Postmodern Jukebox themed music. It was only 2:30pm at this point but the guests were already absolutely dancing - proving it's not just about the quantity of guests but the quality too!
The dinner was time to welcome back Soho Stringbeat who were now joined by Midé, the beatboxer, and again proving them again to be not just any boring string quartet, as they had the guests out of their seats dancing when they were meant to be enjoying their steaks! After dinner the guests went outside to be entertained even more by some fireworks and a line of 15 bagpipers playing on the roof of Gleneagles - lit up in silhouette, this was a truly stunning moment that we'd not seen done before...
Then - carnival time!! Our singers, horns, and percussionists interrupted the cocktail reception with a flashmob style rendition of 'Conga' by Gloria Estefan, where we led the guests through, pied piper style into the ballroom which had been transformed to welcome the 15 piece band, who locked in with the carnival procession as the doors opened to continue the performance of Conga with full bodied magnitude! The party continued with the mega band including their first dance of 'Crazy in Love' which was choreographed by our company director's wife, Katie!
During the band's break, Soho DJ Live 7 piece took over for an hour's set in which they performed some more contemporary tunes supported by an array of gogo dancers - some with lampshades on their heads.
This was truly a night to remember and one that we all felt like we needed after a painful 2 years of lockdown!
LOCATION - GLENEAGLES
JAZZ - SOHO JAZZ
STRINGS - SOHO STRINGBEAT
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
+ SOHO DJ LIVE
CEREMONY - STRING QUARTET
DINNER - STRINGS WITH BEATBOX
MAIN PARTY - 15 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - 7 PIECE DJ LIVE
Where do I start?! Thank you again to you all for being the best performers on our special day... it made the day even more magical! Bloody loved it :D We're so excited to get our videos and photos back so we can relive the whole thing!
Soho Jazz kicked us off here with a dinner swing set from the centre-point of the wedding breakfast. The singers serenaded the guests with Sinatra classics from the beautifully monogrammed dancefloor.
Our 10 piece then took the party to the next level with a vibey set, spanning the genres, with Joe DJing between the sets to keep it alive!
LOCATION - THE LANDMARK, LONDON
BAND - SOHO CITY COLLECTVE
DINNER - SOHO JAZZ
MAIN PARTY - 10 PIECE BAND
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BLOWN AWAY BY A PERFORMER OR MOVED BY HOW PERSONAL EVERY PERFORMANCE FELT
Hi Joe, just wanted to let you know the band and music was absolutely incredible!!! Everyone said it was the best band they had ever seen. I don’t think I stopped dancing all night.
From the ceremony to the drinks reception, the insane band and DJ at the end they nailed the vibe . Thank you so much!!!
Video - John Nassari
We started this one with a delightful ceremony, which saw Eloise and Alastair duo singing the procession down the aisle, before the guests joined them for a raucous rendition of 'Jerusalem'!
Moving on to the drinks, Jay and Ben had the guests dancing straight away to their roaming acoustic duo, where everyone was getting nice and ramped up early doors :)
Moving on to dinner, we had Eloise and Alastair duo again to bring the couple in to 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' then performing lounge music during the courtses.
For the evening party, it was the turn of the 12 piece Soho City Collective to join in the fun with an electric 2 hours of a buzzing dance floor! The first dance was 'Someone Like You' by Van Morrison performed by Cartell. It was then down to DJ Ben to see the night out!
LOCATION - LOCH LOMOND GOLF CLUB
BAND - SOHO CITY COLLECTIVE
CEREMONY - PIANO + VOCALS
DRINKS - ROAMING DUO
MAIN PARTY - 12 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
GUYS!! We are so late in this note but Sam and I are just still reliving every moment with your incredible team on our wedding day. We have never been so blown away by a performer or moved by how personal / interactive / authentic every performance felt. We could not have picked a better band and we will never forget how much you stepped up to make our day and night raging / memorable despite some schedule issues on our end. You’re not only talented AF (singing dancing crowd work leading all the performers and playing allllll the instruments !??) but a genuine blast to be around. We are so so so amazed by you!
We are overwhelmed with gratitude and would love to mail you a little token of our thanks.
Huge huge thanks and hugs! We would love to work with you again at our next London party! Xoxo
Video - @forevercuriousfilms
LOCATION - AVINGTON HOUSE
STRINGS - SOHO STRINGBEAT
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
DRINKS - STRINGS WITH BEATBOX
MAIN PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ + SAX
It's ALWAYS a pleasure to work with one of our favourite planners on the circuit, ByChenai.
Few planners have such a clear idea of how they want a wedding to flow, and whilst she always creates weddings that are stunning by aesthetic, it is always experience first and foremost. At the end of the day, the wedding is usually the biggest party most of our clients will ever throw!
We kick started the drinks reception with a head-turning performance by Fortissimi Strings, who had the guests filming away, particularly at their rendition of 'White Lotus' Theme tune. Transitioning to a vibey party in the stretch tent, we had an absolutely packed dance floor from before the couple had even made their entrance for the first dance. Still talked about 1 year on, was their specially chosen encore song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey, performed in early August!! Ari's reasoning for choosing this was a) for the novelty of doing it in summer and b) because the sentiment stands all year round. And honestly, we love her for it!
The after party's theme was RED. So we lit the room up awash in scarlet and party til the early hours with Joe and Chris teaming up for a sax/DJ combo!
There are few venues in London that have quite such a natural character as Battersea Arts Centre. Don't be fooled by the name, since it was ravaged by a fire in 2015, the venue has been restored to an absolutely stunning state but maintaining some of the distressed character of the fire that makes the venue look utterly magnificent as a wedding venue!
Night Magic performed at barnstorming evening set for our US couple, Adam and Ashley, bringing them in to a shortened version of our hora then moving swiftly through the genres from Chic to Beyoncé and then from ABBA to the Backstreet Boys.
A truly joyous night.
Video - @bentamirrothenberg
LOCATION - BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE
BAND - SOHO GOLD
ENTRANCE - 10 MIN HORA
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Wow - the band was just unbelievable! I knew they'd be good from the videos, but this was honestly the next level. Thank you so much for all your hard work to make this happen this week.
LOCATION - PARKLANE, LIMASSOL
BAND - SOHO SOUL COLLECTIVE
With a lead time of 8 days between the initial enquiry and the actual event, this was a true opportunity to put our logistics system to the test. We worked together closely with the client's PA to make sure that everything ran smoothly, and boy it did! A true testament that with a focussed mind you can make it happen. We made sure that all flights/accommodation and transfers were booked with 5 days to spare to make sure that we had time to hone in on the idiosyncrasies of the event.
This event was the birthday party of a supermarket owner, so whilst we wanted to make the night fun for everyone, we also wanted it to feel special for the birthday boy, so a last minute special request and some awesome interactive performances made it just that. Not to mention of course a big rendition of 'Happy Birthday'!
MAIN PARTY - 11 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Dear Joe, Eloise, and the entire band,
Sam and I just wanted to express our heartfelt thanks to you all for making our wedding truly unforgettable!
You went above and beyond to create our perfect set list and vibe, your energy was infectious, and I’ve lost count of the amount of guests that commented about ‘how incredible the band were’.The mix of superb vocals, beatboxing, audience interaction, and seamless transitions between songs blew everyone away.
My aim was for the dance floor to never be empty- you achieved that and more- I don’t think anybody left it all night!I couldn’t recommend you more highly, not only were you extremely professional, you were so friendly and everyone could tell that you guys were also having fun! Thank you for being such a special part of our dream day!
Francesca and Sam Xx
LOCATION - WYNARD HALL
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
MAIN PARTY - 6 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Hi Joe, thank you so so much for the most amazing party. We had such a good time and it’s all thanks to you and your team. People are still calling me to compliment the band. You made the night even more special for us and we could not thank you enough. Keir had the most amazing time. I know we will be seeing each other again soon. ☺️
Send our thanks to your team as well. 🤗🙏🏾
After trying to book a wedding with us in 2019 the ended up being heavily postponed by covid, Keir and Assanati had to wait until 2021 to celebrate their wedding with us. But they couldn't get enough, so when it came round to Keir's 50th birthday, Assanati wanted to spoil him and bring back their wedding band to celebrate with them!
We brought the guests in with some classy tunes, supported by our amazing production partner GE, who built our stage and lighting rig. It wasn't long before we had the guests up in their places for a few sing-a-long sets during dinner.
We then closed out the night with our trademark party sets as they relived their favourite medleys reminiscent of their wedding day.
LOCATION - ROSEWOOD HOTEL
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
DINNER - FULL BAND ROAMING
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Just wanted to say a huge thank you! We loved the roaming band, they really were epic. Can't wait to sit down and relive it all :D I've had so many of my friends message me giving rave reviews for the roaming band!
Liv actually contacted us asking for a roaming band before we'd even had the chance to launch Soho Roams - she knew what she wanted and luckily we had already started putting the cogs in motion for how our roaming band would run. We had toyed with the idea that the band might be able to flex to do a full days entertainment, becoming a late night DJ act after performing the roaming sets, and since that's exactly what Liv wanted, it felt like that's how it needed to be!
After the band had done their fully acoustic drinks reception set, they popped up twice at dinner and had the guests in the palms of their hand. Liv had a specific vision that at one point the band would recreate the movie moment from 'My Best Friend's Wedding' by breaking out spontaneously into 'Say A Little Prayer' which is exactly what occurred straight after dinner!
LOCATION - PRIVATE RESIDENCE
BAND - SOHO ROAMS
DRINKS - ACOUSTIC 5 PIECE BAND
DINNER - 5 PIECE BAND
PARTY - DJ FROM THE BAND
THIS BAND IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!
CEREMONY - ACOUSTIC DUO
DRINKS - JAZZ TRIO
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
FTM Platinum were an absolute pleasure to work with from the outset. Joe called us ahead of the event to get an idea of the sort of couple we were, our musical preferences and our general hopes for the energy of the day.
He absolutely nailed it. We had the bands female vocalist sing Promise by Ben Howard as I walked down the aisle with my Dad. I still get goosebumps listening to it on the video no. The vocalist made this moment very special.
The Jazz Trio for the drinks reception essentially whisked us away to summer in Paris with their wonderful music. It helped that the sun was shining but they managed to deliver exactly the atmosphere and vibe we'd longed for, after such a difficult 18 months of postponements.
Then finally, we had the 8 piece band for the evening. I've never seen a dance floor of such happy people. Joe is an incredible singer who knows how to capture a crowd, even the shy ones! The Soho Collective are unbelievably talented.
I havent spoken to one guest without a mention of how brilliant their music was. After many months of people not being able to dance or stand shoulder to shoulder with live music, FTM made everyone feel as if they had been taken back in time, as if the last year and a bit never existed.
I would reccommend this band to anyone. They're so versatile. The way they transitioned from ceremony, to drinks reception, to party music was so clever.
Thank you guys for bringing our day to life and for making the people we love smile again after what had been such a hard year.
LOCATION - ARMSCOTE MANOR
JAZZ - SOHO JAZZ
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
Hey guys, Horace and I just wished to thank you for all the wonderful entertainment for our wedding on the 15th. You guys were truly amazing and got our guests dancing all night. The string quartet were stunning in our ceremony and everything was just as we had hoped! One again thank you and we wish you all the best for the rest of the summer.
This wedding marked the start of our relationship with Isabella Rose Studio. She got in touch only a couple of weeks before this wedding, and this couple had been together for some years and wanted a wedding party that particularly threw back to the 1980s. Cue us scrambling together just about everything we've got from the era to be a able to deliver as much of the retro feel as we could. Needless to say, the guests loved it, but the band really enjoyed the last minute challenge as well.
Soho Stringbeat performed earlier on in the day with an elegant array of classical music pieces, only to spin on a dime and play a pop set in the drinks reception, which made it feel like a whole new act, with the addition of our beatboxer, Midé.
LOCATION - HORSLEY TOWERS
STRINGS - SOHO STRINGBEAT
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
CEREMONY - STRING QUARTET
DRINKS - STRING QUARTET + BEATBOX
MAIN PARTY - 6 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Travelling down to this gorgeous estate in Dorset, we kicked off the event
with Soho Roams performing a sunny acoustic drinks reception set, bouncing
between the guests, taking requests. Because we had a way to travel to this one, we made use of the crossover between the lineups of Roaming Vibes and Soho Gold, so that we could limit the number of personnel travelling to the event. That isn't the only benefit though, as when we came to perform the party sets, there's a level of familiarity and banter that the band gets to enjoy from the off that you don't get when we first pop up at the first dance.
Cue our absolute highlight of this wedding - Daisy's incredible party dress; in a dazzling electric pink she shedded the norm of having a white wedding dress and brought her very own vibe that the guests were mad for!
Video - Hallmark Media Group
LOCATION - MINTERNE HOUSE
BANDS - SOHO GOLD
SOHO ROAMS
DRINKS - 3 PIECE ROAMING
MAIN PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
We booked the Soho Stringbeat Octet for our wedding and they were incredible!
The whole experience from beginning to end was so personal, with them eager to find out what we loved to make the day perfect. Walking down the aisle just felt magical and they kept our guests well entertained after with beautiful arrangements.
We booked Soho City Collective 11 piece band for the evening and it was everything we hoped for and more. Again the service from beginning to end was so personal and nothing was too much to ask - including a Christmas song to close with!
So many of our guests have said how much they loved the band and we are already thinking of an excuse to book them again. The musicians were so professional and the booking process was incredibly smooth. I would highly recommend to anyone - thank you so much!
LOCATION - CHIPPENHAM
STRINGS - SOHO STRINGBEAT
BAND - SOHO CITY COLLECTIVE
CEREMONY - STRING OCTET
DRINKS - STRING OCTET
MAIN PARTY - 12 PIECE BAND
Hi Joe ! I hope you guys all got home safe. I really don’t have the words for your show. So here is one - “AMAZING!”
Maisy loved it! Everyone loved it! A massive thank you to you and all of the band. A truly memorable experience. Thank you so much 🥰
When James (Maisy's Dad) first reached out, he made it very clear that he wanted something very different and very special. The brief, he made clear was that we had to create something absolutely unique for Maisy that combined carnival with theatricality and moments of what he called 'emotive dining' where dancers would perform beautiful set pieces whilst our band performed ballads.
LOCATION - PORTUGAL
VENUE - MIT PENHA
BAND - SOHO COLLECTIVE
DINNER - ROTATING BAND
MAIN PARTY - 15 PIECE BAND
Naturally, we were really enticed by the challenge and set about curating a carefully thought out music program that took Maisy's guests on a proper experience, which was to culminate with a video recapping her life so far that was perfectly synced with our band. Our team worked for weeks on the video and used our in-ear technology to make sure that the band was seamlessly in time with the fast moving video.
The event really had everything, from high energy dinner roaming sets, to reflective moments where we'd strip it right down and put the spotlight on one singer (see here Grace smashing 'Easy on Me' out the park!
Once dinner was done, the full 15 piece band reassembled and was joined on stage by Maisy, her mates and 8 Portuguese dancers for an amazing finale before they hit the club that James had created totally from scratch!
Video - XClusive Events
Alex and I are finally back in the land of the living following the weekend and wanted to say thank you so much for all of the hard work you and your team put into Saturday! I know that it was a little disjointed in the lead-up at times but you certainly understood the assignment on the night! It was such a godsend for you to sort travel, accommodation and off-site meals, as well as to push for us to use Tim.
You and your team are such talented musicians - we, as well as Saskia and Ross and all of the guests, were so happy with the performance on the night. To keep 75+ people on the dance floor until 1am in full period costume and wigs is no mean feat! The fact that you understand the planning side of things as well as the performance side of things is invaluable to us and we wouldn't hesitate to work with you again.
Truly, when you're accustomed to costumed events, it's quite rare that a costume theme will take your breath away, but the commitment by Saskia and Ross' guests was next level.
The story behind this party is even cooler - they are a couple who are currently in their 3rd year of sailing the world, and this party was simply their excuse to see as many friends as possible whilst on dry land, and boy did they do so in style.
Soho Stringbeat slotted into this event perfectly in the Bridgerton style, fully embedding into the drinks and dinner, adding to the theatricality. The night was finished off by an epic set by Soho DJ Live which literally had people in corsets dipping it low...
VENUE - CHATEAU DU GRAND LUCE
LOCATION - FRANCE
PLANNER - THE BIJOU STUDIO
DRINKS + DINNER - SOHO STRINGBEAT
MAIN PARTY - SOHO DJ LIVE
AFTER PARTY - DJ
IT'S NOT AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT SO MANY OF OUR GUESTS SAID THAT THE LEGENDS COLLECTIVE WAS THE BEST PARTY BAND THEY'D EVER HEARD
