Function Bands For Hire

"I am very happy to supply a testimonial. Although we had obviously presented you with a major task in needing to set up in a fraction of your preferred time, I was impressed by how well the band pulled together and set everything up so quickly. As for the actual performance, the dance floor was full from the moment that you started to play until the moment you finished, so I think that speaks for itself! I have received a number of complimentary comments about the band from guests at the event. The playlist seemed perfect for the event and the interaction with the guests worked really well. I am delighted to say that the funds raised for DEBRA thorough the event raised just over £75,000. Thank you very much indeed to you, Melissa and the rest of the band for adding that something special to the evening. "

Susan Wright – Fundraiser, Leeds

"I don’t think I ever wrote to you to thank you for the concert you gave to us on the 29th October. It was an unqualified success; the audience loved it, the Lifeboats made some good money and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. I have to say that the grace and beauty of the harpist was universally commented on! Yours, Christopher. "

Christopher Thornhill – Charity Event, Kent

"I was first introduced to Angelika via a colleague, during the creation of, ‘Inspirations From My Imagination’, which was my final university project and my first commercial release. I did not know it at the time, but Angelika would become one of my most important collaborators during the project, who I have referred to as ‘The Unsung Star’ of the EP. Not only did she perform on 3 of the 4 tracks (all of which were in very different genres) but she put together the other string players who formed the string quartet that performed on one of the tracks, something she did entirely of her own accord and for which I still remain very grateful. Despite all my stresses with the project, I loved working with Angelika. She has been exceptionally helpful in making corrections and improvements to the violin parts which I have sent to her, for the EP, as there can be issues that make the original score unplayable in parts, which is a common problem when writing music electronically. She continues to do this with my more recent compositions. Angelika is a very talented and knowledgeable violinist who is kind, helpful and professional, as well as being incredibly patient. She can perform in various genres of music with equal measures of brilliance. It was an absolute honour for me to collaborate with her on this EP and I look forward to the next major collaboration with her. "

Jack Le Breton – Composer

"Thank you, on behalf of our ball committee, for your performance at Horsley Sports Club last night. I have been getting great feedback all day, a super band with a great sound. "

Peter Westing – Function, Buckinghamshire

"What an awesome day. You guys absolutely killed it. Can’t wait for the next gig! "

Ed Wild – Corporate Event, Manchester

"Please pass on a very big THANK YOU to the band. "

Beth Harman – Corporate Event, London

"We hired Upstate Soul for our xmas party and they went down a storm. Really lovely bunch of lads, good communication prior to the gig and also on the day. Staff had an amazing evening – thank you for making our night!!! "

Francesca Bask – Corporate Event, Cardiff

"Book them for whatever event you have got going on and you really will not be anything less than delighted. Thank you guys you made our night, it is one we will not forget and we look forward to seeing you perform again soon. "

Thomas Rennison – Function, London

"It all started with a lovely conversation with Ryan the guitar player. After talking through what would be best for our event, I felt very much at ease and confident even before they played. Well, on the day, it was just fantastic. They have such lovely voices and the songs were lovely. I really hope we can work with them again in the future. "

Rita Sovak – Corporate Event, London

"They really got people dancing and I didn’t expect that at such a relaxed event! Would recommend these guys all day. "

Josh Smith – Corporate Event, Essex

"After seeing Valeria perform at a colleagues party we thought she would be perfect for our event which she was. Professional and polite she really helped our event look and sound great. "

Henry Castle – Corporate Party, London

"He was fantastic and did a great range of music choices and made a great atmosphere at the Xmas party that was organised. He got the dancefloor filled and his voice and music was amazing! Definitely recommend him to play at any event! "

Graham True – Christmas Party, East Grinstead

"The packed dance floor was a testament to how much everyone appreciated you – Flair really are suitably named. A great evenings entertainment. "

Hannah Smith – Corporate Function, London

"Everyone was up dancing throughout the whole evening (all generations). Loads of people have commented on how good the band were and we had the best time. They also do a properly mixed Spotify playlist so there was no point when we didn’t have music. Our timings were very off on the day and we ran over an hour late, rather than shortening their time playing they played later which meant a lot to us. "

Becky George – Event, London

"Amazing party band! "

Lex Madin – Christmas Paty, London