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About Candy and the Sound

Fantastic professional four piece from the West Midlands but playing all over the UK. Outstanding vocals and musicianship

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Wedding band

Birmingham

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We've been playing together since 2009, and have gigged extensively across the UK performing for many hundreds of people at events of all sorts - weddings / parties / birthdays / corporate events / charity fundraisers etc etc. With excellent project management skills, state of the art audio backline and lighting, we put on a show that's designed to entertain and engage. We love to play anywhere and anytime, so please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you

Candy and the Sound

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Candy and the Sound's Reviews

5 out of 5

Candy and the guys were brilliant!!! We booked them for our wedding. Lovely people, really want you to enjoy the night and do everything they can to make that happen. All my guests said how good they were. Don't know when I'll next need a band but when and if I do I will be booking these guys again!!!

5 out of 5

Amazing band, Will be using for all future events from now on!

5 out of 5

Our profession work really hard so it was an absolute delight that for our annual conference every single one of them was on the dancefloor. Candy and the Sound were stellar, great musicians, great performers and great energy. Everyone was really lifted and I could not have asked for more.

5 out of 5

Excellent. Went down a storm with everyone as expected. And great interaction by Candy. Will definitely recommend to anyone who may ask.

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5 out of 5

Candy and the Sound have an amazing varied playlist of songs. All tastes are catered for. The music is delivered with smiles and engaging, interactive way. Everybody feels like they have a new BFF as Candy gets to know everybody. Delivering all those sing along anthems and dance floor fillers. last weekend they travelled over 200 miles round trip for a small pub Birthday party. The booking was easy to make and communication with Nic aka Candy was excellent. The manager of our local British legion was there and immediately stepped in to exchange business cards for a future booking. The locals are getting excited and the full house audience there will Love Candy as much as we do. hopefully see u soon with my embarrassing fat Daddy dancing lol

5 out of 5

Nic (Candy) & the band were absolutely AMAZING! Cannot recommend these guys enough💕 We had the absolute best time in our wedding reception & every single person was up & dancing!! Each of our guests were singing their praises & couldn’t stop raving of how great they were. We really couldn’t have asked for a better band & DJ for our wedding.

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

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Booked for an Encore gig with less than 24 hours’ notice

6th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 6 years

Candy and the Sound's Song list

Rock and Roll 50's:

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley / Blues Brothers

Johnny be Goode - Chuck Berry

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

25 Miles - Edwin Starr

Baby Love - Diana Ross and the Supremes

Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals

Dancing in the street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Everlasting love - Love Affair

Get Ready - The Temptations

Gimme some loving - Spencer Davis Group

Heatwave - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops

In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

It takes two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Mustang Sally - The Commitments

My Guy - Mary Wells

Please Mr Postman - The Marvellettes

Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner

Reach Out - Four Tops

Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

Saw her Standing There - The Beatles

Second that emotion - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Shake A Tail Feather - Ike & Tina Turner

She Loves You - The Beatles

Signed Sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder

Soul Man - Sam and Dave

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley

Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

The Snake - Al Wilson

This old heart of mine - The Isley Brothers

Twist and Shout - The Beatles

Twisting the night away - Sam Cooke)

Uptight - Stevie Wonder

Working my Way back to you - The Spinners

You cant hurry love - Diana Ross and the Supremes

You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

That's the Way (I Like it) - KC and the Sunshine Band

Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons

Bohemian Rhapsody - (Waynes' World bit)

Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire

Build me up buttercup - The Foundations

Car Wash - Rose Royce

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Does Your Mother Know - ABBA

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Funky Town - Lipps Inc.

Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine band

Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA

Going Underground - The Jam

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

Instant Replay - Dan Hartman

Le Freak - Chic

Mamma Mia - ABBA

More than a Woman - BeeGees

Pina Colada (Escape) - Rupert Holmes

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Staying Alive - BeeGees

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Town Called Malice - The Jam

Voulez Vous - ABBA

Y.M.C.A - Village people

You Should be Dancing - BeeGees

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Stanton

9 - 5 - Dolly Parton

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

Baggy Trousers - Madness

C'mon Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Don't Stop til you get Enough - Michael Jackson

Don't You (Forget About me) - Simple Minds

Don't You Want Me - Human League

Footloose Kenny Loggins

Get Down on It Kool and the Gang

Gold Spandau Ballet

Good Times Chic

Ladies Night Kool and the Gang

Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi

Material Girl Madonna

Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley

Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads

Rio Duran Duran

Simply The Best Tina Turner

Somebody Else's Guy Jocelyn Brown

Never too much Luther Vandross

Summer of 69 Bryan Adams

Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses

Take on Me a-ha

The Look of Love - Pt 1 ABC

Turning Japanese The Vapors

Two Tribes Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go Wham

Walk Like an Egyptian Bangles

Walking on Sunshine Katrina & the Waves

We are family Sister Sledge

Into the Indie Britpop 90's

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

Rocks - Primal Scream

Basket Case - Green Day

Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols

Hard to Handle - The Black Crowes

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Finally - CeCe Peniston

Groove is in the Heart - Deee-Lite

Hush - Kula Shaker

LoveShack - The B52's

One Week - Barenaked Ladies

Parklife - Blur

You Never Can Tell (from Pulp Fiction) - Chuck Berry

The 00's - Millenium music

Angels - Robbie Williams

All Star - Smashmouth

All the Small Things - Blink 182

Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

Crazy in Love / Single ladies - Beyonce

Hey Soul Sister - Train

Hey Yaa - Outkast

I Believe in a thing called Love - The Darkness

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

I gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs

I'm a Believer (Shrek version) - Smashmouth

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Rock DJ - Robbie Williams

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Songs for Kids

Baby Shark

All Star - Smashmouth

Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake

Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Hey Yaa - OutKast

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

I'm a Believer - Smashmouth (from Shrek)

Mamma Mia - ABBA

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Shake it Off - Taylor Swift

Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

You Should be Dancing - BeeGees

La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Soul and Motown

Baby Love - Diana Ross and the Supremes

Build me up Buttercup - The Foundations

Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Get Ready - The Temptations

Gimme Some Loving - Spencer Davis Group

Heatwave - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops

In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Picket

It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston

Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Mustang Sally - The Commitments

My Guy - Mary Wells

One Fine Day - The Chiffons

Please Mr Postman - The Marvellettes

Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner

Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

Shake a tail feather - Ike and Tina Turner

Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder

Somebody Elses Guy - Jocelyn Brown

Soul Man - Sam and Dave

Never too Much - Luther Vandross

Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley

The Snake - Al Wilson

Twisting the Night Away - Sam Cooke

Uptight - Stevie Wonder

Your Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross and the Supremes

Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

Come Away with Me - Norah Jones

Hey Soul Sister - Train

Ho Hey - Lumineers

Thinking out Loud - Ed Sheeran

That's the Way (I Like it) - KC and the Sunshine Band

Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons

Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire

Build me up buttercup - The Foundations

Car Wash - Rose Royce

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Get Down on It - Kool and the Gang

Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine band

Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA

Good Times - Chic

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang

Le Freak - Chic

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

You Should be Dancing - BeeGees

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Stanton

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons

Baggy Trousers - Madness

Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet

Band of Gold - Freda Payne

Bohemian Rhapsody (Waynes World bit) - Queen

Build me up buttercup - The Foundations

Car Wash - Rose Royce

C'mon Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

Crazy in Love/Single Ladies - Beyonce

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Disco 2000 - Pulp

Does Your Mother Know - ABBA

Don't Look back in Anger - Oasis

Don't Stop me Now - Queen

Footloose - kenny Loggins

Get Down On it - Kool and the Gang

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Groove is in the heart - Deee-Lite

Hey Yaa - Outkast

Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley/Blues Brothers

Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang

Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

LoveShack - The B52s

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Never Gonna Give You up - Rick Astley

Parklife - Blur

Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

She Loves You - Beatles

Single ladies (Put a Ring on it) - Beyonce

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Town called Malice - The Jam

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Brno Mars

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

Y.M.C.A - Village people

Candy and the Sound's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£1350
Up to 2 hours	£1500
Up to 3 hours	£1300

Customer questions

Will the singer be the same as who I see in the videos?

Yes, Candy is our singer and that's who you get. We're don't use 'dep' musicians, so you'll always get Candy, Pete, Scott and James as seen in the videos, unless someone is ill. But if Candy's ill (and she never is) we'd cancel rather than give you a substandard vocalist who didn't know the material.

Do you have different line-up options?

We can play as a 4 piece, or a duo. Our line up is Candy on vocals and percussion, Pete on bass/guitar/keys and vocals, Scott on guitar and vocals and James on drums and percussion. Like most professional bands, we use virtual digital instruments to fill out the sound. And for an additional fee, we can add a sax player.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We're professionals, so it wouldn't be any problem at all. Just keep us in the loop

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Of course!. We can provide a DJ service for an additional fee or a Spotify/iPod service at no cost

How much time do you need to set up?

We need about an hour to set up, but we always arrive in plenty of time and can provide music through the PA system within about 20 minutes of getting all the gear into the room. It's the first thing we do.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Yes, of course. But please be willing to consider our advice, gleaned from 100's of gigs. It's often easier to tell us what you don't want rather than what you do and we have a lot of experience in putting together set lists from the hundreds of events we've played at. If you're unsure about all of this, just ask for a set list from the last event we played.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Yes, and we have new state-of-the-art equipment with a best in-class portable PA (RCF Evox 12 / Soundcraft Ui24r) and LED lighting for both stage and dancefloor. If you would like a microphone to use for your speeches, there is an additional fee of £50. We ideally require a space of at least 3mx4m, but can fit into smaller spaces if we need to.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes, happy to learn a first dance for a wedding or a song that is special. But please don't ask us the day before your event!

Musicianship

Genres:

Soul, Pop, Funk rock, Funk, Disco, Covers, Motown, R&B, Top 40, Rock, Britpop, Pop rock, Indie, Rock 'n' Roll

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Types:

Wedding band, Function band, Pop band

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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