Reviews

I would like to express our thanks and gratitude for making our wedding day such a special and unforgettable day. Colin and I based our 1940s themed wedding on your band. We had 200 guests - and they and ourselves couldn't praise the band highly enough. People who we have known for a long time that we have never seen dance got up and danced. Your kindness, humour and immense talent made our evening amazing not just for us but, all of our guests whom have praised you all so highly. You turned Colin's and my day from a special day to an extra special day. We hope you enjoyed your evening as much with us as we did you.

Hi Mike, I hope all's well with you. We were absolutely delighted with the band at our wedding. The jazz trio set the tone really nicely when everyone arrived - and the full All-Stars band were awesome in the evening. All our guests said how much they enjoyed the music - so please pass on our thanks to all the band.

Good morning Mike and Max, While my husband sleeps off his hangover I just wanted to email to say thank you very very much for an awesome evening. The weather made us a reduced audience in the end but enthusiasm was NOT dampened and we and our guests enjoyed listening to the band enormously. I'm now desperately trying to think of another occasion to book you for. Do you do christenings? 😉 Thanks again.

The band were sensational from start to finish. After arriving quietly and sorting themselves out, they really got the party started and were wonderfully flexible with slightly slow timings due to some rather long speeches! A few of our younger friends were dubious when we first said we'd booked a big band rather than the usual younger rock/pop style band, but absolutely everyone hit the dancefloor for the whole of the evening and cried out for more when time was up - young and old! Really can't recommend enough - they made our wedding totally raucous and quirky and we have received so many compliments on their behalf. Thanks everyone at Mike Paul-Smith Music!

Thanks Mike for your incredible performance on our wedding night. We had so many compliments in your direction, you were truly fantastic!! Also, your lead singer was amazing, what a show stopper she is - I did track her down to tell her on the night, but in case she thought that was just a passing thought, please do tell her again that I thought she was incredible. Thanks again for an amazing night!!

The Get Downs were the band for the evening reception and they were absolutely sensational. They played swing and soul music with a few modern classics thrown in for good measure. All of the guests danced the night away with this fantastic couple and everyone had such a fabulous time.

Mike, Just to drop you a line to say thank you ever so much for your efforts on our wedding day. From your fantastic solo organ playing, to the stunning performance both in sound and look of your band - it was perfect. I'm unaware of an empty dance floor at any time and I saw a lot of smiling faces and more outrageous dance moves. Clearly you know you are a talented group but thanks for proving it in front of our family and friends it was a great night. All the best.

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Hi Mike, I can't believe it was a week ago that we were getting ready for the wedding! The band were amazing and the band leader Simon was very helpful throughout. The lead singer was fab too, she even did an encore for us at the end 🙂 I know Steve's only regret was that he forgot to ask to sing me a song... An absolutely fantastic night was had by all and all the guests were also full of compliments for the band. Thanks again Mike.

Hi Mike, we just got back from honeymoon and wanted to say thanks so much to the band for everything on the day – they were amazing!

Hi Mike, We just arrived back from honeymoon yesterday and I would like to say that the band were sensational. I don't think there was one point in the evening when the dance floor was not full of people, young and old. The mix of music was wonderful and the band themselves performed flawlessly. Please, please pass on our warmest thanks to the band and thank you so much for persuading me to have the full 9-piece line-up - it made the evening.

The band were superb, they went down really well with our client and were fantastic every night. They were prompt, professional and very talented, should they fit the brief we wouldn’t hesitate to book them again and again. I hope we can work together again soon. Kind Regards.

Dear Mike, we are just back from honeymoon and settling back into normal life again. I want to thank you for an absolutely wonderful performance at our wedding reception. Everything from booking the band, deciding on song choices, and arrangements on the day was very efficient and we felt in safe hands throughout. On the day you and the band were extremely professional and far exceeded our expectations. The music was absolutely wonderful, and the mix of songs was just right! I have to say I danced to every single song and we had many compliments on the music from our guests. Thank you again, we had an absolutely amazing evening, and that was in large part down to you!

We hired The Get Downs for our wedding. They were absolutely sublime. The jazz trio played for the drinks reception and the full swing orchestra helped us dance the night away with a cracking repertoire of differing styles and genres. Our guests loved them and so did we. I loved them so much I hired them for my work winter party for Christmas 2015 and have hired them again this year! Cannot wait. If you're looking for a band for your event, hire these people. They're amazing.

Hi Mike, A very Happy New Year to you. I just wanted to touch base about our New Year’s Eve event. From what I hear from the team and the feedback I received on Facebook and Instagram, it was an incredibly successful night! I am absolutely delighted with the number of people who came and celebrated with us! The team working on the night, as well as guests had nothing but amazing feedback about you and the rest of the band – thank you!

Hi Mike, thanks to you and your team for entertaining our clients at yesterday's Christmas party. We received some great feedback from the participants.