4-piece (up to 2 hours): £1325 |
5-piece (up to 2 hours): £1650 |
6-piece (up to 2 hours): £1845 |
7-piece (up to 2 hours): £2190 |
As a band The Secret’s enthusiasm mixed with their skilled musicianship makes sure that their shows are well-coordinated exciting sets of Soul, Funk and Disco whilst also incorporating jazz and latin grooves sprinkled with unapologetic solos to full dance floors. As a collective their performances have seen them playing across the UK, Austria, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, France and the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival (2010).
They’ve been described as:
“Entertaining, interesting, experienced performers who have put together one of the most exciting musical projects on today’s live music scene”.
As session musicians and vocalists the band have worked individually on various live shows and recording sessions for: George Michael, Michael Ball, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Beyonce, Sony, Universal, BBC, ITV, Xfactor and Britain’s Got Talent (backing session vocalists), Joe Mcelderry, Channel 4, Emirates Productions, Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Galliano, James Taylor Quartet, Noel McCoy, Tom Jones, The Divine Comedy, Bonnie Fields (James Brown), Chiko Bangs (James Brown), Tony Coleman (BB King), Walter Wolf Washington, Marcus Malone, Spice Girls, Michelle Gail, London Community Gospel Choir, Carleen Anderson, Push, Paul Weller and many more.
Line ups:
5 piece: female vox, drummer, bassist, guitarist vox, keys player.
6 piece: female vox,male vox (or saxophone), drummer, bassist, guitarist, keys player.
7 piece: female vox, male vox (or saxophone) and/or trumpet player, drummer, bassist, guitarist, keys player.
Set up time:
1 Hour
Based in North London
Pick up the pieces - Average white band
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Best of my love - The Emotions
Somebody else's guy - Jocelyn Brown
Let's stay together - Al Green
Too hard to handle - Black Crows
Go to be real - Cheryl Lynn
Ain't nobody - Chaka Khan
Once you get started - Chaka Khan
Signed sealed delivered - S. Wonder
Superstition - S. Wonder
Ain't no stoppin' us - Mc Fadden And The Whitehead
Le freak - Chic
Rock steady - Aretha Franklin
Always there - Incognito
Sex machine - James Brown
I feel good - James Brown
Dream come true - Brand New Heavies
Car wash - Rose Royce
Long train running - Dobbie BrothersLet's Stay Together – Al Green
Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Dancing In The Street – Martha And The Vandellas
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Ain't No Stoppin'us Now – Mcfadden & Whitehead
Ain't Nobody – Chaka Khan
All About The Bass – Meghan Trainor
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
All That She Wants – Ace Of Base
American Boy – Estelle
Cold Heart (Elton John +Dua Lipa)
Crazy In Love – Beyonce
Crazy Little Things Called Love – Queen
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Dance Monkey – Tones And I
Don't Start Now – Dua Lipa
Don't Stop Believing – Journey
Don't Stop The Music – Rihanna
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Freed From Desire – Gala
Get Lucky – Pharell Williams
Good Times – Chic
Happy – Pharell Williams
Havana – Camila Cabello
Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
How Deep Is Your Love – Calvin Harris
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I'm So Excited – Pointed Sisters (need to relearn or iPad)
Juice – Lizzo
Le Freak – Chic
Mercy – Duffy
My Girl – Temptations
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Shackles – Mary Mary
Show Me Love – Robin S
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sing It Back – Moloko
Somebody Elses's Guy – Jocelyn Brown
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Suspicious Mind – Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Sweet Dreams – Eurythmic
Teardrops – Womack & Womack
This Girl – Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners
Use Somebody – King Of Leon
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Wish I Didn’t Miss You Anymore – Angie Stone
Wonderwall – Oasis
Young Hearts – Candi Staton
We need a performance space of at least 8 meters x 5 meters. We require 2 x 13 amp power sockets and 3 parking spaces."
Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig."
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue."
Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music."
Pizza Express West End, Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, Jazz Cafe' London, Seven Seas Limassol, Austria Jazz Festival.
Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Alexander O'Neil, Doobie Brothers, Prince, Michael Jackson, Bill Withers, EWF, Al Green.
Top session players around North London who played for Omar, Jamiroquai, PUSH, James Brown, Paul Weller, Mica Paris, The Divine Comedy and many more , formed this band.
Festivals, Corporate, wedding and residencies around the world at Hotels like Isrotel Group, The 4 Season, The Ritz.
We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best."
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area."
We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 5 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them."
Previous customers would describe us as a high-energy group that loves to get the audience on their feet dancing.
The Three Monkeys (Israel), Rose & Crown Theatre Pub (UK), Chaos (Italy), The Jam in the Jar (UK), Haven House Children's Hospice, Royal Mencap Society,
The Arts Club Mayfair, The Park Lane Hotel, Intercontinental London, The Shard.