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Velvet Groove

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Floor-shaking dance grooves from a group of musicians who've played with the likes of Prince, Nile Rodgers, Chic and Jamiroquai. Let's go!
Soul & Motown band
London
Public liability insurance of £10 million

Velvet Groove bring high-end sensibilities to one of the hottest function bands out of London. Its members have played with the likes of Roy Ayres, Crusaders, Light Of The World, Jamiroquai, Will Young, John Newman, Beverley Knight, James Cotton, Ronnie Wood, KT Tunstall, Dr John, Maceo Parker, Jocelyn Brown, James Morrison, Beverly Knight, Lemar, Ella Henderson, Nile Rodgers, Prince and Chic, to name a few. They provide an authentic mix of Motown, pop, rock, soul & funk with the personnel and pedigree to ensure a soulful and exciting experience for any audience. Whilst they run their own original projects the members of Velvet Groove enjoy nothing more than getting back to their roots and busting out the best classic and contemporary tunes for audiences. They operate a recording studio in South East London with vintage recording gear and are passionate about working with new and upcoming artists as well as established hit makers. Velvet Groove have played at many highly prestigious venues internationally including; Kempinski Istanbul (formerly the Ottoman Palace), Burj Khalifa (Dubai), Tivoli Palacio de Seteais Sintra (Portugal), National Entertainment Centre Birmingham, Phoenix 2 superyacht, The Sage (Newcastle) Four Seasons and Dorchester on Park Lane - the list goes on. Having come up on the London music scene and been students in the US and UK their all-round passion and professionalism have seen them grow solidly for 15 years. They use the best singers, the tightest rhythm section players and the classiest musicians around. Their standard Line-up is a 7-piece with Male & Female vocals, Drums, Bass, Keys, Guitar & Sax and they can provide anywhere from 5-piece to 13-piece lineups.

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Velvet Groove's Reviews

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Rob D
10 months ago, for a Wedding in United Kingdom
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5 out of 5

11 years since our wedding, and people still talk about your music....absolutely fantastic!

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Dominique
1 year ago, for a Wedding in United Kingdom
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5 out of 5

Hi Max, Thank you so much for your incredible performance at our wedding on Saturday. Everyone loved you guys and you really keep the mood lifted and the party going! I know I've mentioned this to you already but you were such a joy to work with. You really made us feel like nothing was too much trouble. In what was a stressful time, you made the lead up to the wedding so easy. Also, thank you so much for helping Courtney with the speakers. You went above and beyond and we really appreciate it. I'm so sorry I didn't get to say thank you in person I think I was caught up in all the excitement) but I hope you enjoyed the evening! Many, many thanks, Dominique

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Velvet Groove's Song list

• MOTOWN:
ABC - Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
All I Do - Stevie Wonder
Baby I Need Your Lovin - Four Tops
Baby Love - The Supremes
Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
Dancing In The Street - Martha and The Vandellas
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Don’t Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Easy - The Commodores
Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie
Heatwave - Martha And The Vandellas
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
My Guy - Mary Wells
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Reach Out I’ll Be There - Four Tops
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Stop In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
You Can’t Hurry Love - Supremes
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher - Jackie Wilson
• DISCO:
Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now - Mc Fadden & Whitehead
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste Of Honey
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Disco Inferno - The Tramps
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Good Times - Chic
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross
Le Freak - Chic
Let’s Go Round Again - Average White Band
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
September- Earth Wind & Fire
Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - The Jacksons
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
• FUNK:
All This Love That I’m Giving - Gwen McCrae
Brick House - The Commodores
Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
For The Love - Isley Brothers
Funkin For Jamaica - Tom Browne
Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
Get up - James Brown
Gonna Have a Funky Goodtime - James Brown
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Got The Feeling - James Brown
It’s Your Thing - Isley Brothers
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Let’s Go Round Again - Average White Band
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Papa Go a brand new bag - James Brown
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Sex Machine - James Brown
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
When I Get Home - Sharon Jones
• JAZZ/BOSSA NOVA:
(please note the following is just a sample. Generally we can play any standard requested)
All Of Me
All The Things You Are
Almost Like Being In Love
Aqua De Be Be
Autumn Leaves
Fever
Fly Me To The Moon
Girl From Ipanema
Love For Sale
Summertime
Sway
• CHART HITS:
All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor
As It Was - Harry Styles
Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Break My Heart - Dua Lipa
Budapest - George Ezra
Can’t Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Cold Heart - Elton John/Dua Lipa
Don’t Start Now - Dua Lipa
Driver License - Olivia Rodrigo
Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man
Forget You - Cee Lo Green
For You - Payne/Ora
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Havana - Camila Cabello
Levitating - Dua Lipa
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Only Girl In The World - Rihanna
Say So - Doja Cat
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Ronson/Mars
Watermelon Sugar High - Harry Styles
• ROCK 'N' ROLL:
CC Rider - Elvis
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
I’ve Got A Woman - Ray Charles
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
Route 66
Shake Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Come Together - The Beatles
Walk On The Wildside - Lou Reed
Jewish Hora
Bashana
Choson Kale Mazel Tov
David Melech Yisrael
Freylech
Hatikiva (for toasts)
Hava Nagila
Sholom Aleichem
Siman Tov
Ufaratsta
• POP:
About Damn Time - Lizzo
American Boy - Estelle
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Black And Gold - Sam Sparrow
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Celebrate - Kool & The Gang
Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Deja Vu - Beyonce
Don’t Stop The Music - Rihanna
Faith - George Michael
Hey Ya - Outkast
I Can’t Help It - Michael Jackson
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Is This Love - Bob Marley
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
Kiss - Prince
Mercy - Duffy
Moondance - Van Morrison
No Diggity - Blackstreet
One Way Or Another - Blondie
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Shy Guy - Diana King
Sing It Back - Moloko
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Teardrops - Womack And Womack
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
This Love - Maroon 5
Toxic - Britney Spears
Umbrella - Rihanna
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Waterfalls - TLC
Word Up - Cameo
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
You Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
• SOUL:
Ain’t No Body - Chaka Khan
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
At Last - Etta James
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Everybody Needs Somebody - Solomon Burke
Free - Denise Williams
Feel Like Makin’ Love - Roberta Flack
Give Me The Night - George Benson
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
I Just Wanna Make Love - Etta James
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
It’s A Shame - The Spinners
I’m Every Woman - Whitney Houston version
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Love Train - The O’Jays
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Saving All My Love - Whitney Houston
Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Somebody Else’s Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Something’s Got A Hold On Me - Etta James
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Ray Charles
We Are Family - Sister Sledge

Velvet Groove's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£3500
Up to 2 hours£3750
Up to 3 hours£5000

Add-ons

Duo/trio/quartet/quintet
+£375
Dj
+£750
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

High-energy dance music with soul and excitement and interplay between the musicians!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Pfizer (Palacio de Setais Portugal), Dorchester (Park Lane), Pheonix 2 (Super yacht), Hotel Kempinski (Istanbul, Ottoman Palace on the Bosphorus).

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Prince, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Supremes, Temptations, Frank Ocean, Tower Of Power, Commodores, Earth Wind & Fire, Otis Redding, Kool & The Gang, Ray Charles, Al Green, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield etc.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Sage Newcastle.

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

We have a stable of high-quality musicians (eg. we can call on a top-class performer if someone falls ill) but, typically, you get the singers you see in our videos. We use the best singers in London.

Do you have different line-up options?

Our standard Line-up is a 7-piece consisting of Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Sax, male vocal and female vocal. We go as low as a 5 piece and as high as a 13 piece. 6 piece option is with female singers only but you keep all the same instruments as the 7 piece!

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

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run-up to the event just let us know.

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

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and we actually offer this service for free.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually set up about 1 to 1.5 hours before the performance time. As soon as our PA is set up we can provide a free playlist service or begin our live performance!

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

Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.

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

Our PA and lighting system are included in your quote.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you.
Musicianship
Genres:
Soul, Christmas, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, 1950s era music, 1940s era music, Blues, Jazz fusion, Modern jazz, Easy listening, Pop, Covers, Disco, Funk, R&B, Motown, Hip Hop, Top 40, Americana, Rock, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Bossa nova, Jewish music, Reggae, Ska
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Concert, Charity event, Corporate event, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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