Key Info

Based: London

Guide Price: £888

Genre: Disco

Line-Up: 4 piece (1 lead vocal, bass, guitar, drums and backing vocals)

Lead Vocals: Female vocals

About

Disco Wedding Band Hire London - Violet Charm

Violet Charm is a group of extremely talented musicians bringing the best pop, funk, soul and jazz music to stages and dance floors up and down the UK as well as internationally. The band is fronted by our absolutely fantastic vocalist, Myriam, who has been a finalist in Britain’s Got Talent 2016 with an absolutely amazing choir ‘100 Voices of Gospel’. Her vocal tones are reminiscent of soul icons like Estelle, and Erykah Badhu. With her vocal expertise and incredibly professional and friendly personality will win you and all of your guests round from the first song. Violet Charm comes as a 5-piece band, their line up is lead vocals, keys, guitar, bass, and drums / backing vocals.

Our vocalist finessed her talent in church, has toured the world on the high-class P&O cruise liners and been an integral part of showteams across the UK and abroad, is supported by Karl (on guitar), David (on bass), Stuart (on keys) and Dan (on drums). Collectively they have all studied at some of the most prestigious musical educational facilities in the UK and around the world, including the British Institute of Modern Music, Italia Conti, Leeds University and Plymouth University; have played with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Seal, Angelique Kidjo, Emeli Sande, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix, Edge Michael (Peter Tosh’s nephew), Gary ‘Mudbone’ Cooper (of Parliament Funkadelic), Coree Richards (Damage), and Billie Ray Martin; have supported Robbie Williams, Rudimental, and Ronan Keating; have performed at Isle of Wight Festival, Newquay Beach Break Festival, SXSW Festival, and Notting Hill Carnival; toured the UK, Europe, and USA; have played at the renowned 100 Club, O2 Arena, O2 Islington, and Shepherds Bush Empire; and have played on Capital FM. I think you’ll agree that they've more than earned their stripes.

Myriam leads the way in Violet Charm as she belts out the band's pop, funk and soul repertoire, from artists such as Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, and Bruno Mars. The band has a repertoire covering the 1950s to the current top 40, and specializes in pop funk and soul, though their repertoire also covers Motown, jazz, rock n roll, disco, pop, funk, soul, reggae, as well as 80s and 90s classics.

Testimonials

What a performance! We are so pleased that we chose your services for our wedding reception. Violet Charm are by far the best live party band we have seen. They were amazing! From learning our first dance song and singing it beautifully, to performing Mr Brightside twice (it’s one of my favourites), and then allowing Molly to perform ‘Valerie’ with the band, the evening was perfect. We would like to sincerely thank you for all the effort you and the band put into making the wedding reception a memorable event. Your friendliness, professionalism and assistance in working around our busy schedule so that the band sound checked early surpassed our expectation and we will definitely recommend you. Tim & Maria, Hampshire, Wedding, July 2016

Everything was great thanks - from booking, to the band turning up, setting up, performing - I felt completely at ease the entire time and didn't worry at all - having a supplier like that is fantastic for your wedding! I have no hesitation in recommending you. Thanks once again for really delivering on the day (and letting my dad sing!!) Sally & Ian, London, Wedding, July 2016

We booked Violet Charm because I really liked their voices on the demo youtube videos, and as a lot of our friends are professional musicians, wanted to have a band with powerful voices. We were so happy with our choice! The band sounded brilliant, and really got people on the dance floor. The songs in their repertoire were really appropriate, and, most importantly, they sounded and looked great. The other good thing about the band was how easy they were to communicate with and how responsive they were. Our every interaction with them was super professional. We were so happy with our choice. Violet Charm really are an awesome wedding band! Natasha & Coryn, London, Wedding, December 2015

The day was brilliant and so were the band. So glad we booked you. There were many comments on how good the band were. We enjoyed every minute and seemed to get a great reaction from the crowd! Laura & Tim, Essex, Wedding, October 2015

Amazing party band. Great tunes, great performance, great vibe. Thanks! Louise, London, Christmas Staff Party, December 2016

Just wanted to say how much my family and I LOVED the band on Saturday. Not only were they wonderful musicians they were wonderful people too and they really helped make it such a special night for me, my sisters and my parents. The cover of their first dance wedding song was so beautiful and all the other songs they played really added to the momentum and general atmosphere of the night. They were also so accommodating letting us use the mic for our speech and really interacted well with the guests at the end to get people involved and dancing. We gushed this drunkenly to them all on the night, but please pass on a genuine thanks from me and my family! I also wanted to thank you both for being so ready to answer emails, questions and even phone calls from me in the lead up to the party. It's all been so hassle free thanks to you both! Thanks again for making a memorable event that much more of a success.Yasmin Reynell - Garden Party, Private Address, September 2018

FAQ

How long do you take to set-up?
The minimum set up time required is 60 minutes. However it's best to schedule in 90 minutes to mitigate any unforeseen issues that might arise. The band will work quickly to set up and sound check as soon as possible. Sound checking is very important for us as it means we'll be able to avoid poor sound quality, feedback, and other technical sound issues which could arise throughout the performance. A good sound check means you'll get a great performance. 

What time do you play?
Any time to suit you, standard prices are for 2 hours of live music, anytime between 6pm and 1am inside Greater London, or between 6pm and midnight outside Greater London

How long do you play for?
We’re flexible! Usually we do 2 x 60 or 3 x 40 minute live sets in the evening and can provide either a pre-mixed disco (tailored to your tastes) or a crossfading bespoke playlist designed by you before, in-between and after live sets, so your whole night of entertainment is covered in one booking. We can also perform up to 2 hours’ worth of an acoustic set as an add-on, which is perfect for during drinks or dinner.

Do you have your own PA and lighting?
Yes – all included in the price.

Do you have Public Liability Insurance and PAT tested equipment?
Yes.

Will you perform our first dance?
Yes, as long as we have two weeks’ notice we will learn the first dance of your choice.

How much space do you require?
4 piece – 3 x 3m please!

How much power do you require?
2 x 13 amp sockets is fine for our system.

Do I need to provide food/drinks?
All the hard work the band puts in from traveling to your venue, setting up, and working well into the night makes the band quite hungry and thirsty! So they would very much appreciate being fed and watered either before their performance or during a break. They don't expect a 3 course meal, and they won't drink on the job if you don’t want them to, but it's true that a happy band always results in a happy performance. 

Can we add a musician or have a smaller band?
Of course! We flex our line up to suit stage sizes and budgets whether that means adding or subtracting band members to get you the perfect fit. Our normal line up is a 4 piece band - 1 vocalist, keys or guitar, bass, drums, with backing vocals.

Travel
We are based in London, and are happy to travel to any gig within Greater London for free. We are always happy to travel further afield for a performance, and we do frequently travel outside of London for shows. We have set fees to cover our travel expenses and overnight accommodation if required. 

Choosing Songs
One of the things we pride ourselves on is our repertoire which has 80 songs in it spanning multiple genres. And what’s more is you get to pick exactly what you want to here. In a standard 2 hour set we cover 32 songs. Once you book the band we encourage you to pick your favourites from the repertoire and leave the ordering up to our musical director to create medleys and flow within the set. We’ve been doing this for a few years now and know what works well on the dancefloor.

If you’d rather hand the reins over to us that’s more than fine, or if you’d like you can use the traffic light system where you highlight which songs into green, amber and red categories and leave the design up to our musical director.

Band Members Falling Sick
As a working band, we work with a roster of official 'deps' or understudies ready to step in at a moment’s notice should an unforeseen circumstance occur. They are professional well-rehearsed musicians representing the best talent out there, and for this reason we can guarantee the quality of our performance will not falter. Therefore you can be safe in the knowledge that if a band member falls ill we will be able to have another member of our collective step in seamlessly.

Sound Limiters
We can work with sound limiters! We have a few tricks up our sleeves for making sure you and your guests still get a slamming performance without cutting the power via the sound limiter. We can go acoustic, meaning we can have drums replaced by cajon or the drummer can use a smaller kit and even use feathered drumsticks or hot rods to reduce the decibel level. We can even use an electric drum kit if necessary, where we can literally turn down the volume of the loudest instrument (the drums). We can also have guitar and bass use less wattage for their amps and go acoustic if needed. We’ve dealt with sound limiters up and down the country and can confidently say a sound limiter won’t be a problem.