Reviews

Thank you for an awesome performance on Saturday and being flexible with the timings. So many people said how great the band were and we certainly had a lot of fun! I hope you also enjoyed your evening.

The Get Downs are hands-down the best wedding band I've ever seen. My fiancée (now wife) and I saw them first at an event in London and were blown away. When I first contacted the band manager, Mike, he was wonderfully helpful and this continued throughout the planning of our wedding. Friendly and easy to work with, Mike helped us plan our set list and timings, while also remaining flexible to cope with last-minute changes on the day. Rarely have I seen a wedding band with such obvious musically and the number of guests who raved about the band was astounding. Other friends of ours have even booked the band at their own wedding, which goes to show how amazing they are.

The Get Downs Lite were absolutely amazing and made our wedding day. They got everyone up on the dance floor, even my 93 year old Gran and Grandad! And no-one stopped dancing until the end. The music was perfect, the band sounded great, looked great and really made a fantastic atmosphere that fitted in perfectly with our big day. Our guests are all still raving about them.

Mike did a wonderful job co-ordinating musical arrangements for our wedding this summer. From beginning to end he made the process simple and fun and delivered exactly what we envisaged - a relaxed 5-piece jazz band accompanying our outside afternoon reception. Lots of our guests commented on how much they loved the band (in particular the 1950’s vibe of their outfits). Would highly recommend!

Down for the Count were outstanding at our wedding; our guests haven't stopped saying how much they enjoyed their music or how special they felt the band made the reception. Not only was the music absolutely brilliant - and had us dancing all night - we were both struck by how friendly and accommodating Mike and his team were in planning the event. They even prepared and practised a particular swing number for our first dance! On top of all this, Down for the Count turned up punctually and set up in record speed time, on one of the hottest days of the year. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

Mike Paul-Smith Music were simply superb from start to finish. Staggeringly fast and helpful communication during the planning, and fantastic top notch playing on the day. Simply could not recommend them highly enough!

We just wanted to thank you, the band and dancers for helping to make it a fantastic evening. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music and you got the dancing off to a great start! Please pass on our thanks to everyone.

We saw these guys perform at a friends wedding and they smashed it so we had to have them for our wedding. They were the highlight of the entire day, all guests absolutely loved them and they turned it into an incredible party!

Could you please pass on thanks to the band from my CEO please, he said the performance was just outstanding and it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance. Please also thank the band for working with the delayed timings on the evening.

Mike was great throughout, his band were professional with a very picky venue with strict volume levels. I would highly recommend, we got so many comments about how everyone enjoyed the band and the proof was in all the happy dancing people!

Dear Mike and the band members, Thank you so much for performing at our wedding. You were absolutely incredible - amazing musicianship, perfect repertoire and a very slick and professional set up. We were so overjoyed to have found you all and honestly couldn't have asked for more from our wedding band. We had fantastic feedback from all of our guests and everyone had such a good time dancing in the evening. Thank you so much for being so accommodating with our first dance, and for letting me join you for a number too. We're so grateful! Love, Olivia & Will

Wow, all I can say is absolutely fantastic! The band were amazing and everyone had such a great evening! I even got up and did a bit of dancing. If you could pass on our thanks to both Lydia and Simon for all their work earlier in the day too, was a great touch to have Lydia singing those two songs during the re-enactment.

Down for the Count were a sensational part of our wedding and one of the most memorable parts of our day. I lost count of how many guests raved about their performances and many of our wedding guests are in the entertainment industry. The band is slick, professional and every member is insanely talented. The transitions from song to song were seamless and the dance floor was packed from our first dance till the 2nd encore. I danced for 3 hours straight and had the best time. I cannot rate them highly enough.

Hi Mike I had a fabulous party, thank you, and the band were terrific. I had so many spontaneous compliments from my guests as to how good they were. Many who were not keen on vintage dancing had a great evening just listening. Please pass on my compliments to them - many thanks!

Mike Paul-Smith Music offered a truly tailored experience that enchanted us - they provided music from our service, through cocktails to the end of our party. They even learnt a French song for our first dance! One of our main comments from our guests was how much of a fun atmosphere they added to each part of our day, and I would recommend them to any couple because of their great versatility.