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What do the band do once set up?
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Doctor Chocolate arrive at a venue for 6pm and we take 90 minutes to set up and sound check. This means that the band will be ready from 7:30pm. After set up we normally put on one of our playlists on the Ipod – it can be easy listening or we can crank it up and put something on that is more for party dancing! We have a large selection of playlists so there will be something for everyone.
After set up Doctor Chocolate will often go and sit in a room near by where we can leave our suitcases and get changed in private. However, sometimes the venue has entertainment available!
Here you’ll see the naughtiest members of Doctor Chocolate in the stocks! At the same time members of the band were off playing croquet or swing ball! It’s all rock and roll!
Good job the sun was out, there were no rotten fruit to throw and we were let out on good behaviour after a short time!
Booking a Band for your Wedding
There are lots of bands to choose from when it comes to wedding entertainment/music and searching for the right band for your wedding can be a bit of a minefield. You will no doubt end up spending hours looking on line for a band and still be none the wiser after hours of searching. Visit our main website!
Added to the fact that weddings are expensive you may not want to “splash out” on a live band and only have a small budget available which will be restricting your choice. However, it is worth considering that the next biggest item that will be on view to your guests on the day of your wedding (after the venue, bridal dress, ceremony and reception) will be the evenings entertainment.
Bearing this in mind, it is worth spending a little extra on a live band for your evening celebrations, especially as there isn’t anything that can compete with a lively, interactive, professional, experienced and reliable band that really know how to get your guests involved in your wedding celebrations! You will have a fantastic time! Your guests will have a great night! Your wedding will be the talking point for weeks, months and years afterwards!
As Doctor Chocolate are a 9-piece (10 including our sound engineer) the price for the band isn’t going to appeal to those with a small budget available. However, the cost for the band isn’t huge either or unrealistic either and we work really hard to keep our costs to the absolute minimum so the savings can be passed back to you.
Sometimes hiring a cheaper band who are not as experienced or reliable can fit your budget better but in the long run turn out to be more expensive – as they may not play as well on the night, they may not actually turn up or they may arrive with equipment that just isn’t up to the job and sounds awful. If you’ve seen a band in a pub, they may sound great and look as if they would suit your event, but your wedding day will have a mix of generations attending, may turn up and play in jeans and a t-shirt and may not actually know how to interact with your guests.
Doctor Chocolate are not expensive by any means – the band are actually the same price as some 4-5 piece bands on the circuit – but… we are extremely good at what we do and we really know how to get any crowd on the dance floor and having a great night! As professionals we also turn up on time, set up and sound check on time, are respectful and polite to the venue, staff, guests etc and we always give 100% every performance and our only aim is ensuring you and your guests have an amazing evening.
Doctor Chocolate are an established, experienced, professional, reliable and lively 9-piece band with an excellent reputation. We only ever perform as a 9-piece band – and we have our own sound engineer making 10 of us in total. By only ever performing as a 9-piece we can ensure our performance is always the very best it can be. All songs are performed with the same musicians ensuring a tight and professional performance.
Don’t take our word for it – you can see some of our 100% LIVE videos on our website – these were not recorded in a controlled studio with sound engineer and gizmos – the videos were recorded 100% live whilst we were performing for a charity event in November 2013. On some of the videos you can even see some of the guests bopping about in front of the stage having a fab time!
Doctor Chocolate – cover, wedding, party band come with an excellent PA system – a QSC, that is clear and has a warm and vibrant sound but we also come with our own experienced sound engineer – you’ll see him at the back of the room tweaking and twisting different knobs on the desk or adjusting levels via his ipad! This ensures our sound is great all night long and keeps us within any sound limiters or noise restrictions there may be at the venue.
Doctor Chocolate also come with our own stage lighting. We have two par bars on either side of the stage (4 LED lights on each side), four colour flood lights on top of the speakers facing the stage and four scanners around either the drum kit or from our lighting frame at the rear of the stage. Where venues permit, we also bring along our smoke machine.
Whatever the occasion, wherever the event – you can be sure that if you book Doctor Chocolate for your wedding – we will be an awesome addition to your event and give the WOW factor with lots of audience interaction, stage movement and crowd pleasing hit songs from the 1960’s to present day chart hits!
Give us a call! Contact us by email! Check out our Facebook Page! See the website for reviews and latest news!
Come and see Doctor Chocolate
Looking for a wedding, covers, party, function band for your event? Doctor Chocolate have many years experience at playing for all events all over the UK.
We are often asked if it’s possible to come and see/hear us perform live. And – the answer is: Yes of course you can!
This may be the only time you have to book a live band for your event and you want to be sure you book wisely! If you haven’t been recommended a band then you MUST go and see/hear them! So we try and book in open/public events throughout the year and there’s a few in 2014 that you are more than welcome to come along to.
21st June – Burtle Village Hall for their Midsummer Ball – Tickets £10 and include a ploughmans
25th July – The Thunderbolt Public House, Bath Road, Bristol – tickets £5 on the door
31st October – Royal Hotel, WSM, Halloween Ball
1st November – Charity Fundraiser for Weston Hospicecare – £35 to include 3 course meal.
All our other fabulous events are private events such as weddings and corporate so it won’t be possible to come along to any of those and heckle the band. However you can be assured that if you book us for your private event we won’t bring anyone along to your event either!
If you can’t make any of these dates then check our website – we’ve 22 videos on there that are 100% Fully LIVE! They were recorded at a charity event in 2013 – this is how we look/sound for each event. These videos were not recorded in a studio – they were fully live.
So, get in contact and find out more about how you can book Doctor Chocolate! We’d love to hear from you!
All quotes are fully inclusive, with no hidden charges or extras to pay!
All our other events throughout the year are private: weddings, corporate, charity events and it’s not possible to invite you along to these events. However, you can be assured that, when you book Doctor Chocolate for your event – we won’t be inviting anyone along to listen on that night either. We only bring along band members!
This is the Thunderbolt Calling
Doctor Chocolate will be performing at the Thunderbolt Public House on Friday 25th July! Tickets will be £5 on the door!
Come along and heckle the band, dance like a loon to hit numbers from the 1960’s to present day chart numbers and sing to your hearts content. We’d love to see you all there! Music starts about 9pm (ish).
This event is open to all and everyone is welcome. So if you are thinking about booking the band for your wedding, fundraiser, charity event, prom, party, celebrations or just after a band for a blimmin good shin dig – the come along and see us performing live so you can see what you can expect for your event.
If you can’t make it – then check out our 100% live videos on the website – this is what we look/sound like for events so you can be sure of a quality, fun and interactive band EVERY TIME! Guaranteed!
So what’s on on the 25th July? Doctor Chocolate are at the Thunderbolt! See you there! You can find it on the main Bath Road (A38) in Bristol between Bristol Temple Meads and The Paintworks.
Some recent thank yous from our awesome clients
Caroline, Wedding 2013: “I just wanted to say a very big thank you to Doctor Chocolate for your wonderful performance last night. Throughout the evening and continuing today guests have been saying how much they liked you and how good they thought Doctor Chocolate were. Your performance was the icing on the cake, as far as my husband is concerned. I will certainly be recommending you to everyone I know”.
Phil, Birthday party 2013: “Can I just thank you for making our celebrations so outstanding and memorable last night. You are an amazing live band and we loved every single second of your music and company. Everyone was raving about you! Thank you!”
Sam, Wedding 2013: “Thanks guys! Amazing playing and such a professional set”
Emily’s mum, Wedding 2013: “Amazing band! Thank you from the brides mum for making the evening so special. We will be recommending you to all our friends.”
Doctor Chocolate – live 9-piece wedding and party band! Visit our website to see and hear our 100% live videos, more information, testimonials and to get in contact!
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.