Reviews

Thank you and your band for the fabulous music yesterday evening. I couldn’t have asked for better - especially seeing all generations having a dance together - and I received so many commendations on the quality of the band and how it made the evening special. I hope your band continues to go from strength to strength. I hope I will get the opportunity to hire your band again in the (not too distant) future. Best wishes.

Mike and his team were relentlessly professional before, during and at the end of the day. He played the organ during the ceremony, including pieces he hadn't seen before as well as providing an afternoon jazz trio and a 7-piece evening swing band. Throughout the day he was always doing what he said he'd be doing and we never had to chase for anything. We were running a bit late, but he was happy to be flexible and accommodate us... We've had loads of comments from our guests saying how much fun they were and how good they sounded. We've already recommended them to a couple of our friends.

We were absolutely delighted with The Get Downs. They were the perfect choice for our wedding and had a great variety of songs matching the style we wanted. They were friendly and professional and looked great as a group. All of our guests had a brilliant time and were rarely off the dance floor!

Hi Mike, A short note to say thank you for a great performance yesterday from Rob, Jamie and the chaps. 'Easy' went down a treat, and the rest of the set was excellent, we all really enjoyed it and the band's musicianship was clear to see. Please would you pass on our thanks and congratulations for helping make the day go so well. And thanks for being patient, as expected we did overrun, but you accommodated us extremely well and everyone represented Mike Paul-Smith Music fantastically well. Thanks again and I've no doubt I will use your great band at some stage in the future.

A massive thank you to you and all at Mike Paul-Smith for a fantastic performance at our wedding. I can’t wait to see all the photos from our photographer and share them with you. I had so, so many compliments on the night about how fantastic the band were and we loved every minute of the dancing and the jazz for the reception drinks. Also, thank you Mike for all your help and guidance in the lead up to the big day – it was so refreshing to have your honest input into what we actually needed for the day.

Many thanks to you and saxophonist for your special part in playing the music at Emily and Andrew's wedding. You really helped to create the perfect atmosphere and there were many positive comments, we will certainly recommend you to others. The rest of the day was as hoped for and the happy couple are now on honeymoon. All the best to you and the band.

We were absolutely delighted with the band. They were professional, fun and sounded fantastic. They really added a level of sophistication to the event and couldn't have been better. We send out a feedback survey to our staff after the event and this year we got the highest score ever with 99.6% of staff saying that overall the event was worth attending. Many staff said that this was the best event that they had ever been to. Achieving this result without a band of this quality would have been impossible, so thank you.

Hi Mike, I hope you are well. We wanted to thank you and the band for the fantastic music at our wedding on the 8th September. Sorry for the delay in contacting you, we got back from honeymoon early October and reality of being back to work etc. is finally sinking in! We thought the music throughout the evening was brilliant. Your duo during dinner really added to the atmosphere and created a lovely backdrop for the dinner service. Then the full evening set was just fabulous, so many of our guests have commented on how the vocals and music were excellent. Please pass on our thanks to the rest of the band, especially for accomodating the restrictions on time during the evening, we appreciate you playing until 11.30pm. Thank you very much and we would happily recommend you to anyone considering booking for other functions.

Down For The Count first appeared at The Twinwood Festival in 2013, and immediately after their performance I went straight onto the stage and booked them again, which as a promoter was something I had never done before! I was so impressed with their performance. This young, accomplished and enthusiastic band is a breath of fresh air on the Swing Scene today. Their repertoire and style is great for theatres, dances, weddings and corporate functions. In fact they will go down well anywhere!  

Hi Mike, I hope you are well. Apologies for the belated email, this week seems to have run away! I just wanted to send you a quick email to say thank you very much for performing on Sunday. The band were amazing. Perfect for a sunny Sunday afternoon! The feedback we have had from the guests has been really good, and seeing people up and dancing summed up the fun, relaxed, enjoyable afternoon we all had. Please pass our thanks on to your band members.

Very polished professionals but also friendly and down to earth – no prima donnas!

Hi Mike, back from honeymoon now and trying to get back in to the swing of going to work, but before we do that, we wanted to write to thank you guys for making an amazing wedding day even more special. We can honestly say that you were truly outstanding and surpassed all our expectations. You will be pleased to hear that everyone we spoke to, from the guests, to the photographer (Haywood Jones Photography even mentioned you on her Facebook page) as well as the venue staff, all said that you were by far the best wedding/function band (I don’t like those labels as it pigeonholes you far too much, but you get my drift) they have had the privilege to see perform. So many thanks again.

David and I have just returned from honeymoon and want to thank you for being so fantastic on our wedding day! The entire band were excellent and we had so many compliments about how great you all were. We also really appreciate how flexible you were given the extraordinarily hot weather we all had to face (there were one or two casualties to the heat). I'm glad people managed to brave the Hall at the end of the night to hear you because you truly were a fantastic band. Thanks again!

Hi Mike Although two days on I'm still a little delicate from my party which actually ended as the sun came up, I wanted to convey my thanks to you and the band as soon as possible. I think I managed a thank you on the night but I suspect that that was probably more of a drunken slur. So here it is. Thank you! Music is something that is really important in my life and having failed miserably to master the trombone and play jazz, I now find myself listening endlessly to all types of music. Having spent some considerable time selecting your band for the types of music you play and listening to your online music for the right sound, I knew I was going to enjoy hearing you play. I was however a little nervous as to whether everyone else would enjoy my music preferences. I have however been completely blown away by the response. If you ever need a reference all 106 of my guests will provide one as I doubt there is anyone who hasn't raved about your performance. The most common comments are about the range of music you play, interestingly/pleasingly how much you appeared to enjoy playing for us, and finally (a comment which made me smile) several wives/girlfriends commented that until my party and your music they hadn't managed to get their respective partners on the dance floor since they first met! We really needed a bigger dance floor. Please do pass on my thanks and comments to your band members. In your first email you asked what you should play for my first dance at my wedding. If I ever get married and it's in the UK then I'll let you know...

We have used this band twice for our Winter Balls. They are always on time, professional and more importantly are great performers who know how to get everyone dancing.