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Get Your Guests Dancing With Essex's Finest Soul Cover Bands
Essex soul bands on FixTheMusic, like all our bands and musicians, have been hand-picked by our team of experts. When you submit an enquiry, relevant soul and funk bands will respond directly to you via our secure messaging system.
Our soul and Motown bands are available to perform throughout Essex, including in Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, Clacton-on-Sea, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea and Brentwood.
FixTheMusic is free for event planners to use – bands provide quotes directly to you.
You will only receive quotes from professional soul bands for hire in Essex who are available on the date of your event, so you won't have to waste time enquiring with several different bands.
As well as soul covers, our Essex-based soul bands generally perform other genres too, such as funk, Motown, RnB and pop covers – but you can specify exactly the type of band you want on our enquiry form.
Essex is home to some of the UK's best musicians, many of whom have trained at local music colleges and universities.
So if you're looking to hire the finest soul band Essex offers, let us know some details about your event and you'll have bands getting in touch with you within the next 24 to 48 hours.
View Some of Our Professional Soul and Motown Wedding Bands Performing Live...
Reviews from local events in Essex
“What a great band! Katanya and the rest of the band were amazing, so professional, so talented, they really got the party going, very interactive and everyone up and dancing. So many compliments on the 'awesome, superb, where did we find them' band! Thank you for making our birthday celebration such a memorable night! x”
“Hi ROAMEO, What a fantastic evening - great selection of music! You really got our guests going! You appealed to all our age groups from the three young girls to quite a large group of 60 and 70 year olds. The timing of your sets worked very well - two lots of 45 minutes worked perfectly for us. The sound levels were perfect for the room size. Nobody complained that it was too loud! Your singer was great - especially his dance moves which really got the audience going. We really liked the alto sax licks and the way he and the singer blended together. The rhythm section were very together - great drum sound especially the clapping sound - brilliant! We have spoken to some of our guests since the event - they all said that the band was great. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend ROAMEO to anyone holding a similar event. Thanks guys you are wonderful - we will send you a video! Ian & Beth Johnson”
“The Young Bucks were so amazing. I can't tell you how many people gave us compliments on the band. They had everyone up and dancing. A lovely group of gents and would highly recommend you get them to do their twist on your first dance. Communication was great. The only negative was they had to eventually go home.”
“Hey guys! Just a note to say the biggest thank you to you all. The band, you guys were even better than we thought you would be. Honestly, absolutely INSANE. Thanks for making it the best day ever. Sorry we didn’t get to speak to you on night, but you were just brilliant. X”
“Huge huge thank you to all of you for playing at the wedding on Sunday! So many people told us how amazing you were and we agreed! You really made the party and kept everyone on the dance floor all night!”
“The best wedding band ever!! Thank you guys for making our reception so perfect, you really made the whole evening and had everyone dancing. People are still asking me about you! Top service and a great bunch of lads. Do not hesitate to book!”
“Hello, Just wanted to say a massive thank you. Everyone absolutely loved the band. They really made the evening. Thanks again, Lara x.”
“You guys were absolutely spot on and made the wedding evening. All our guests commented on how great you were and danced all night!!! You also did a great cover of our first dance song choice - a Dire Straits number with sentimental value. Can’t rate you highly enough!! Cheers.”
“AMAZING band! Thank you for playing at our wedding back on 4th September at the Lawns in Essex! You absolutely made our evening! Everyone LOVED you and have not stopped commenting on how amazing you are! We love you! Love from Gemma and Lee XxX”
“Hi Stefan, I want to say a HUGE thank you to you all for performing at our wedding on Wednesday. The music was fantastic and everyone I've spoken to has said you're the best wedding band they've ever heard. You guys were amazing and made the evening so much fun! Thank you again for your amazing performance! Vicki and Will xxxx”
Booked The Moonlighters for a wedding at Barnston Lodge, Parsonage Lane, Dunmow, UK
“Hi all, We can’t thank you enough! You guys were incredible. So many of our guests told us afterwards, you were one of the best bands they’ve ever seen! You really got the party going and we definitely gave the guests a wedding to remember. The dance routines were a VIBE. WHAT A NIGHT, I keep reliving it in my head. Thanks again, Liv.”
“WOW! Beyond all expectations! The energy and sheer talent just blow your mind. They really do make your day. The stamina and ability to bring that energy all night is infectious. Joe who managed all our day was just a hero - he worked so seamlessly with the venue and his experience is what makes sure every small detail isn’t missed. If one of our friends doesn’t book these guys for their wedding then we’ll be seeing them at our 10 year anniversary! Just incredible!”
Some FAQs About Our Soul & Motown Bands for Hire
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Do the Soul Bands Have Public Liability Insurance?
Each soul band on FixTheMusic has public liability insurance and PAT tested equipment, which are required by most UK venues.
FixTheMusic is trusted by thousands of clients each year to provide professional bands for weddings, corporate events, charity events and private parties throughout the UK and Europe.
Do Soul & Motown Bands Offer a DJ Service?
Most soul bands offer a DJ or disco service after their live sets. This is usually included in their standard entertainment pacakge. This always works out much cheaper than hiring a separate DJ, but most are also happy to work alongside a professional DJ if you hired a DJ too.
About FixTheMusic
FixTheMusic is a secure platform for hiring amazing professional wedding bands and musicians anywhere in the world. And it's completely free to use.
Founded in 2015 by two brothers who share a passion for great live music, FixTheMusic is a new way to find and book hand-picked bands for weddings, private parties, corporate events and charity events.
FixTheMusic is free to use – the price you agree with musicians is the price you pay.
We really hope you enjoy using FixTheMusic. If you have any feedback for us, please get in touch. Otherwise, read more about FixTheMusic, browse our FAQs or read our blog to find helpful articles, research, insights, definitive guides and much more!
As professional musicians, we realised how difficult it can be for event planners to find and book musicians for their event. So we decided to make it easy.
With FixTheMusic, all you need to do is tell us what you’re looking for and our system does the heavy lifting to get you offers from our carefully curated selection of amazing musicians.
We make it simple and secure for you to connect directly with the best musicians across the globe so you can book live music for any event within minutes.
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Local professional musicians and function bands throughout the world
Beyond the UK, FixTheMusic has helped clients find amazing local musicians and book UK-based bands for destination weddings and events as far afield as Cyprus, France, Malta, Monaco, Ibiza, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, Poland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Guinea, India, Israel, the Dominican Republic, Singapore and China.
We are the world's leading specialists in providing outstanding bands for weddings in France, Italy, Greece (and the Greek islands, especially Santorini), Spain, Portugal and Croatia.
We have ambitious plans to grow internationally over the coming years — we want FixTheMusic to be the first port of call for discovering and booking outstanding local musicians throughout the world.
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As well as offering only a carefully curated selection of hand-picked bands and musicians, we strive to provide world-class customer service so you can book with complete confidence. See what our clients say in our verified reviews.
FixTheMusic was a finalist in the Parmee Prize for Entrepreneurs at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
We have been an official supplier with Rock My Wedding. They choose only the very best wedding suppliers and we're proud that they invited us to join their hand-picked selection of outstanding suppliers.
We have become the first port-of-call for British couples looking to hire the finest wedding bands UK has to offer.
Having provided the live music entertainment for thousands of weddings and events worldwide, we were often asked by clients if we provided other entertainers aside from bands.
We now offer a full range of entertainment options for weddings and corporate events, from fire dancers and magicians to acrobats and stilt walkers, including other professionals such as wedding photographers.
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