What clients say about Empire State:
‘It's been great working with you!’ John Landis (Director of the Blues Brothers movies)
‘Fabulous, the band was fantastic, you got people dancing all night long, and nobody’s ever done that before’. (Gordon Poole, chairman of the Agents Association (Great Britain) re their annual ball on 19/3/5)
‘Just a courtesy note to say how brilliant the band were on Friday night, they went down a storm, thank you. (Sandy Harper – Sharper Solutions 5/4/5)
Corporate Events:
‘I would like to extend my warmest thanks to Empire State for the Brilliant Entertainment....The feedback from the evening was outstanding.’ Katie Mackrill (Hewlett Packard, Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden)
'Brilliant', 'fantastic', 'the band made the evening a resounding success'. (Computercenter at the Grosvenor Hotel, Mayfair).
‘Just a note to let you know how much our clients enjoyed The Empire State Band....The whole set-up was extremely professional and they were so helpful and friendly.’ Mark Hutchinson (Event Manager, Pinewood Studios)
‘The band were excellent and
I'd like to have them for the next event!’ Laura
Fine Fereres (Turner International at Knep Castle)
Weddings:
‘...It was a great help to me that
you liased with the Hurlingham Club yourself so well and that I had one less
worry in the run up to the big day. Once again, thanks from both of us and I
shall sign off with the greatest possible compliment from my 75 year old
non-dancing father (as he boogied around the floor) - "Very good band,
darling!"‘ Hannah Colehan (Wedding at The
Hurlingham Club, London).
‘..thanks to the band for
playing so amazingly well at our wedding. It absolutely made the party and
people who were there have been raving about it....... Actually the next door
neighbours apparently went out on their patio and started dancing too.’ Ziyad Marar. (Bridegroom)
‘What a band! In the evening I remember looking around and seeing empty tables everywhere because everyone was up dancing. The band were good fun, totally professional and really made the evening one to remember.’ Nick Felker (wedding Amberley Castle)
‘...So many of our friends
commented on how impressive the band were and we are ever so grateful.’ Fred and Shirani Syed (wedding Harrow School).
Military:
‘The evening was an absolute success’. 2Lt John Craddock (1st Royal Tank Regiment)
‘Thankyou for doing such a brilliant job. The client was happy with the whole event which was due to you guys for getting everyone going.’ Event manager (Welsh Guards, Wellington Barracks)
Hotels:
‘The management were impressed by
how co-operative and unobtrusive they were behind the scenes... should the band
be playing in our area you kindly let us know, as my staff would like to see
them perform away from a working environment.’ Carole
Wilkin (Manager Swan Hotel Southwold).
Private parties:
‘Our party on Saturday night at the Reform (Club, Pall Mall) was a huge success. A very large part was the contribution of the Empire State Band. They provided an atmosphere of driving, throbbing beat that was irresistible to most of our guests - regardless of age. I really appreciated their positive attitude to the evening. All our guests left wishing there had been a little more to the evening - the perfect outcome for a host. They were incredibly nice people as well - a double bonus.’ Richard La Mat (60th birthday party at the Reform Club, Pall Mall).
Corporate:
Thankyou very much to you and all
the band for a tremendous performance at the Christmas Party.’ John Culverhouse (MD Fantastic Fireworks).
‘Thank you for a wonderful evening. The guys were so helpful.’ Gill Harris (British Medical Journal).
‘A note to thank you and the band for a superb performance, as always the dance floor was full.’ Events agent for the BBC.
‘Thankyou so much for your fantastic performance at Claridges....the client was thrilled. Your act is dynamic enough to get any audience going. We look forward to working with you again as soon as possible.’ Pippa and Louise - Event Managers (Harlow Butler at Claridges, Mayfair, London.
Clubs:
‘I can't tell you how impressed I am with the band.’ Larry Price (Dover St Wine Bar)
‘It doesn’t get any better
than that.’ Terry Ethridge (Roadhouse)
And.....
‘Tell the manager I'll hit him if
he doesn't let me sing with you!’ Vinnie Jones
(Actor and footballing celebrity who thinks he can sing!)
Clients include:
American Airlines, HMV, Channel 24, The Big Breakfast, Hasbro, Arthur Anderson, Anderson Consulting, Schroeder's, Goldman Sachs, National Opinion Poll, The Showman's Show.
Empire State have also played at:
Park Lane Hilton, Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane Hotel, Bath Hilton, Reform Club, London Zoo, Wembley Conference Centre, Birmingham ICC, Edinburgh ICC, Disneyland Paris, Amberley Castle, Castle Ashby, Lidney Castle, Hurstmonceux Castle, Alexandra Palace, Marriot Hotel. Inner Temple - Inns of Court, CentreParcs, Grand Hotel Brighton, Sandhurst, Churchill College-Cambridge, Queens College-Oxford.