Q Branch Archive for posts tagged ‘bristol party band’
Stage Set Up and Lighting
Doctor Chocolate have an excellent PA system. Many bands say that – but actually turn up with an alright PA system – not a great PA system! Doctor Chocolate invest heavily in our equipment – we have the latest QSC PA system and it sounds amazing! Our sound is clear – you can hear every instrument playing, crisp – it’s not muffled or muddy in sound and it’s compact too so doesn’t take up too much room. Visit our main website here!
We’ve turned up at events where the DJ hasn’t wanted to go on after we’ve played as their PA system (which is HUGE in size) just isn’t up to the job for the night. Recently the DJ cranked his volume up so much he blew one of the speakers! Doctor Chocolate can increase the volume as needed – but always within the levels set by the venue and we always sound great! No sub-standard equipment for the Choccies!
In addition we also provide lighting for the stage so that you can see us and it adds ambiance! You’d be surprised how many bands don’t have any lighting at all and turn up at a venue where they also don’t have any ambiant lighting! The result? No atmosphere as the main lights have to remain on all night – have you tried “Dad Dancing” with the lights full on? Not a great look or atmosphere!
Other bands will charge you an extra fee for providing lighting for the stage and dance-floor! All these little extras can soon add up and take your budget over what you wanted to spend.
Doctor Chocolate – wedding, covers, party and function band quote you for your event and we include the PA system, stage lighting, 9 musicians, 1 sound engineer and include two hours of live music performed by an awesome band with songs that are guaranteed to get your toes tapping and your guests on the dance floor!
All our equipment is pat tested yearly and we have public liability insurance so your venue can be assured that they are protected too! Find out more on our main website, facebook page or contact us for more information on how we can give your event the WOW factor.
Reliable bands
Doctor Chocolate have been on the circuit for over 25 years. In all that time we have never double booked the band on the same night, we have never cancelled an event or turned up later than agreed and we have never ever let any client down. We have covered for many bands that have though and often receive a last minute phone call asking if we are available due to a client being let down by another band! Sadly this seems to happen a lot and it can be a distressing time for you, the client.
However, you can be confident that when you book Doctor Chocolate for your wedding, party, charity fundraiser, ball, prom, festival or celebration of any kind that we will be there on time and perform the very best sets with the best music from the 1960?s to date: disco, funk, soul, rock, rock and roll etc and we can pack that dance-floor all night long!
We have our own top of the range equipment and this is worth over £25,000, all fully pat tested, stage and dance-floor lighting and we also have public liability insurance. We are a fully contained, experienced and professional band. So if you want to guarantee the best entertainment for your event contact us now for a competitive quote!
Wedding and Party Band
Doctor Chocolate perform songs from all eras and genres so there is always something for everyone in our sets. Doctor Chocolate perform for two x one hour sets and provide recorded music via ipod for the times when the live band are not performing. Doctor Chocolate are experienced at events of all times, functions, parties, weddings, festivals, corporate events, fundraisers and proms to name a few.
Doctor Chocolate only ever perform as a 9-piece band and always fully live. Ideally we would need space of 12’x15′ to perform in but this is a very rare occurrence and we can fit into smaller spaces as needed – we just don’t fling our elbows out with the dance moves as much!
As an experienced and reliable band we have the knowledge of performing at different events for different age groups and know exactly what is required of us at events and how to get every crowd involved in the evening. As an experienced and professional band people are often surprised at how affordable we are. We are hugely competitive for a band of our size – sometimes a lot less than a 5/6 piece band would charge you! However, we are not “cheap”. We always say you get what you pay for – if you pay peanuts… well, you know the rest!
Book a reliable, experienced and excellent band for your event – book Doctor Chocolate for a vibrant, full and explosive performance that will leave the competition standing….! Visit our main website or like our Facebook page to keep updated on the latest news and events. Contact us for a quote or more information
Follow us on Twitter
Doctor Chocolate, wedding, party and function band in Bristol, are now on Twitter!
Follow us! Tweet us! Re-tweet us! Keep updated on all the news and exclusive pictures from our events!
We’re new to this and would welcome any support so follow the ultimate party band in the South West on @docchocband
Song List for Doctor Chocolate – Wedding & Party Band Bristol
Doctor Chocolate are often asked what songs we include in our sets. Well we have an extensive list of songs that we play and it’s hard to choose what we can cram into two hours so we only choose the best songs from the 1960’s through to current chart hits. Not all the songs we choose to play at weddings, charity events and corporate events have brass in the original recordings – but as we have an awesome brass section it would be criminal not to use them – so we adapt and change the songs to give them a big, round and full sound. You can be sure that we carefully pick our sets of floor filers and there is something for every generation in our sets. We always have a packed dance-floor – no matter what the occasion!
We are currently working on some new numbers for the sets to keep them fresh and funky and have a few rehearsals scheduled in for the month of February.
To give you an idea of some of the songs we do please see below. We have an extensive set available so not all the songs we perform are listed – just a selection. Where the song is highlighted please click on it to be taken to our website where you can see and hear the band perform the version of that song 100% live!
- Ain’t No Stopping Us Now -McFadden & Whitehead
- All Right Now – Christina Agueleria
- Baggy Trousers – Madness
- Beat It – Michael Jackson
- Believer– The Monkees
- Blame It On The Boogie – Michael Jackson
- CarWash – Rose Royce
- Celebration – Kool and the Gang
- Dancing in the Street – Martha and the Vandellas
- Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie
- Disco Inferno – The Trammps
- Does Your Mother Know– Abba
- Get Ready– The Temptations
- Gimmie Some Loving – Billy Ocean
- Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson
- Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
- First My Last My Everything – Barry White
- I Don’t Feel Like Dancing – Scissor Sisters
- I Feel Good – James Brown
- I Wish – Stevie Wonder
- Inside Out – Imelda May
- It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
- La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
- Last Train to Clarksville – Monkees
- Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams
- Lets Stick Together – Roxy Music
- Love Train – The O Jays
- Locked out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
- Mama Told Me Not To Come – Tom Jones
- Mercy – Duffy
- Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
- 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
- Nutbush – Tina Turner
- One Step Beyond – Madness
- Pencil Full of Lead – Paulo Nutini
- Proud Mary – Tina Turner
- Rolling in the Deep – Adele
- September – Earth Wind & Fire
- Shake Your Tail Feather – Ray Charles
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- Smooth – Santana
- Soul Man – Sam and Dave
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Think – Aretha Franklin
- Tiger Feet – Mud
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go- Wham
- Walking on Sunshine – KC and the Sunshine Band
- We Are Family – Sister Sledge
- You’re the One That I want – Grease
And so many more from all the decades: 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and present day chart busters!
Party Band Bristol
Live in and around the Bristol area? Looking for an awesome party, function, wedding band for your event?
Then look no further!
Doctor Chocolate are a fabulous 9-piece band and we have years of experience at performing for hundreds of weddings, parties, charity fundraisers, proms, functions, corporate events and everything in-between!
You can be fully assured that every detail of your event will be considered and that, from the moment of enquiry until we have performed and left your venue that you are in very capable hands. Doctor Chocolate have an excellent reputation in the South West and we are a professional band who are easy to work with.
Even if you don’t live the South West Doctor Chocolate will travel anywhere and everywhere and have performed all over the UK and abroad. So for a great evenings entertainment contact Sarah on 0796 7709018 or Justin on 07867 791733 for an information pack.