FAQs

Absolutely! Packing the dance floor is what we do best and we love it! We bring world-class musicianship, iconic soul and Motown hits, plus a few modern bangers to keep the energy sky-high all night long.

With years of experience at high-end weddings, luxury parties, and major international events, we know how to read a room. We curate each set to bring every generation together. Plus, we’re great friends off-stage too, which makes a huge difference to every performance, elevating it to something truly magical. If you want a show-stopping band that guarantees long-lasting memories and serious feel-good vibes, we’re your people!

Good question! A collective is a set of talented musicians who all want to create an incredible live show for you and your guests. Each member of the collective is vetted for their talent, experience and passion – and in our case, members of the collective are also all good friends, building their work together on long-term trust.

Depending on the night, your band will be a set of musicians from the core group. While the exact players may vary, every one of us is fully rehearsed and experienced in our events, and committed to performing the very best night of OJ’s Soul Band just for you.

The guide price indicates our 6 to 13-piece lineup performing at venues within 30 miles of their base in Guildford. For events further afield, we’ll factor in travel costs, and if it’s more than a 2-hour drive from home, we may also need to include overnight accommodation. For an accurate quote for your event or wedding, just send us a message with the date of your event and the venue, and we’ll be happy to work it out for you!

Yes, of course! We’re here for your party. While you’re planning the event, you’re welcome to select up to 10 favourites from our repertoire and we’ll build the live sets around them. If you like, you can also send up to 40 more songs for us to include in the DJ playlists we use before, between, and after the live sets.

Yes, we can! We have both a Daytime Set and Soloist Set – the former is usually a Live Lounge-style trio, while the latter is instrumental and can be a pianist, sax with backing, or guitar. Both options are perfect for drinks receptions, as well as dinners and ceremonies, depending on the size and style of your event. You can find more information in our package details, or give us a call for more details.

Yes – please! We love to learn first dances, or that one special track that will make your evening extra special. Let us know your request two weeks before the big day, and we’ll learn it for your event.

For our 6 to 9-piece, set up is usually 2-hours 30-minutes, and up to 3-hours for larger line ups.

If your evening party is taking place in the same room as meals or speeches, we’ll arrive with enough time to set up during the room turnaround. We can have background music playing within 30 minutes of load-in.

We schedule our performance around your event. Usually, this is 2 hours of live music in the evening, but do let us know if your event requires alternate timings.

Our performance includes either 2 x 60-minute sets or 2 x 40-minute sets. We’re happy to be flexible depending on your event’s timeline. We also provide a Personalised DJ Service (a pre-mixed party playlist) for before, between, and after our live sets – this keeps the energy flowing all night!

No, that’s absolutely fine. We’re experienced at playing at venues with noise restrictions and are happy to work to them. If you want us to liaise with your venue ahead of time to ensure everything is in place, just let us know – we’d be happy to check that so everything runs smoothly.

Yes! We bring all the equipment we need for your event, including professional-grade sound and lighting that’s suitable for most venues, and we always bring along our own sound engineer to make sure the audio is expert from start to finish.

In terms of performance space, we usually require:

• 3m x 5m for 6-8 piece
• 4m x 6m for 9-10 piece
• 4m x 7m for our 11+ piece setup

We can sometimes work with smaller venues and areas. Let us know what you’re working with and we’ll take a look at what is possible.

For power, 4 x 13-amp sockets is perfect for our setup.

Unfortunately, most of our performances are at private events and weddings, so we don’t tend to play publicly. But our videos and Instagram show you what our events are all about, from sound and style to energy we bring to every performance.

For some extra reassurance, you can read up on what previous clients and customers have said on our testimonials page!