Reviews

Please pass on my thanks to the band for Sunday's performance. It was exactly the right tone for brunch and the guests really enjoyed having some music as they ate. Thanks again for being so flexible with the date change.

Thank you SO MUCH for playing for us on Saturday. Everyone absolutely loved it and kept commenting on what a fab band you are. We are so grateful - it really made our day! I’m sorry I didn’t really get a chance to chat to you much or the band members on Saturday, but please extend my thank you and tell them they’re awesome!

Hi Mike, just wanted to say a big thank you for your bands efforts at our wedding. The feedback was very positive from all our guests. Thanks for all your support through the process. You have been really swift responding to every request and clearly you guys are a very professional outfit. Photos courtesy of Married to my Camera

The Get Downs were amazing! They have a wide musical repertoire and so can tailor it to your taste and also on the night to people's mood. They arrived and set up punctually and with no fuss whatsoever. They were hugely energetic and fun. I was so happy with them!

"We cannot recommend Down for the Count enough - they set the tone for a fantastically fun wedding party and got all of our guests up and dancing for the whole night. They are brilliant at blending high energy party starters with more mellow jazz for a cocktail reception. The whole team were simply a joy to work with from start to finish and made all of the organisation and logistics so simple and easy. We are really grateful to Down for the Count for their creativity, professionalism, flexibility, and hard work. Thank you for making our wedding party one to remember!" Photos courtesy of Daniel West Venue production from That Event Company

Hi Mike, Rob and I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and the band for the music at our wedding! They were phenomenal and super talented, and everyone loved them. It was amazing to see everyone on the dance floor at the end of the night! We also loved the vintage covers - thank you for suggesting that. We loved working with you and found the whole experience from booking the band to the wedding day really professional. You were so helpful and responsive - thank you so much! We are going to see Down for the Count at Ronnie Scott’s and will definitely keep following you guys! With all best wishes.

Dear Mike, We just wanted to say a really big thank you for playing at our wedding on Saturday. The piano playing was amazing and exactly what we were hoping for. And Down for the Count never fail to impress. They were simply awesome!! Thanks to you and the whole band for helping make our day so special. We look forward to hearing the band play again soon.

We had an utterly fantastic time, and really loved the music - the performance was wonderful. The atmosphere the band created was amazing and our dance floor was packed for the whole of both sets, and we received a lot of complements about the music!

"Dear Mike, Just wanted to say a huge, huge thank you to you and your incredible band that made our day come to life. We loved all the music - as you know, it was some guests' favourite part of the wedding!! I say - fair enough! Down for the Count were definitely a highlight for us as well and the sounds of the string quartet playing the first strains of the Beatitudes and that epic finale and encore from the full band will stay with me forever. Working with you was an absolute pleasure and I look forward to seeing you soon at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club with Grandpa in tow!

"I would just like to say what a fantastic experience it was having Alexander's Ragtime Band at our party. Everyone enjoyed the party the music was amazing. Please pass on our thanks to the band. I must add that the service was excellent."

Just to let you know how brilliant everybody thought your band is! Everybody I spoke to was very complimentary and stressed how much the band contributed to the success of the party!

Hi Mike, Thank you all for a wonderful evening of music and dance. Everybody really enjoyed your swing and Motown sets and made a point of coming up to me to say how great you were. We all agreed that it was the best party ever and the dance floor was always full! No doubt I will be dancing to your tunes again soon!

Dear Mike and the rest of Down for the Count, Thank you so much for your amazing music and energy when you performed at our wedding in Norfolk in December. We loved the music and everyone commented on how great you all were. As you could probably tell, our friends and family love a good party and we loved that the dance floor was packed all night long! All our love.

The band were such a great fit for our evening! There was never an empty dance floor as they played jazzy takes on popular classics as well as chart hits – so it suited everyone! We were all really chuffed with their performance and we would 100% use them again. Thanks!

Incredible and unique performance from the musicians at Mike Paul-Smith Music. Every guest at our wedding commented how wonderful and fun they were on the evening. We felt they were something different to a traditional band at a wedding and it paid off. They were truly wonderful and I would highly recommend them for any wedding!