About

LeFunk! is a covers band formed in 2010 in Manchester. They specialise in classic Soul, Motown, Disco and Funk but also cover dancefloor hits from other genres including Indie, Rock and Reggae. Every song is chosen for its dancefloor impact and the band will bring a fun, party atmosphere to any event, be it a wedding, birthday, festival or conference.
 
The band is available in three formats, the 5 piece, 4 piece or a compact trio, making LeFunk! the perfect choice for venue sizes ranging from the corner of a bar to large hotels and concert halls!

The Acoustic Duo LeLounge! can be booked as an optional extra (e.g. to provide entertainment during a wedding breakfast or drinks reception prior to performance of the main band in the evening), or on its own (except on Saturdays).
 
They can also provide additional live classical piano, classical guitar or solo vocal performances as background music during the earlier phases of an event, and an acoustic duo option.
 
The band normally provides a one stop - live band, recorded music and PA solution for your entire event, with DJ service, lighting and a radio microphone connected to the PA for you to make speeches and announcements.
 
As regards the DJ service, once booked they'll build your ideal playlists in advance, and with immediate access to thousands of hits from the last 6 decades, can also satisfy the vast majority of music requests on the day.
 
For weddings your first dance can be learnt by the band even if it is not in their advertised repertoire.
 
For additional peace of mind, LeFunk! have deputy musicians who rehearse with the band and can usually cover for last minute emergencies and the band has Public Liability Insurance of up to £10million.
 
Set lengths can be adjusted to fit in with auctions, raffle results and speeches. Clothing can be funky or formal. Arrival and set up times can usually be arranged to minimise disruption to guests.
 
Add-Ons:
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Additional, more subtle live music can be performed by members of the band during the welcome drinks or meal phase of an event. The options are:


Classical Guitar
Classical Piano (Played on keyboard if there is no piano at the venue)
Acoustic Duo (Acoustic Guitar and Vocals)
Wedding Singer (using backing tracks)
 
 
Line-Ups
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    Line Up 5 Piece (LeFunk!):
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    Lead Vocalist (Female)
    Electric Bassist and Vocalist (Male)
    Electric Guitarist and Backing Vocalist (Male)
    Keyboards (Female)
    Drums (Male)
 
    Line Up 4 Piece (Quartet):
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    Lead Vocalist (Female)
    Electric Bassist and Vocalist (Male)
    Electric Guitarist and Backing Vocalist (Male)
    Drums (Male)
 
    Line Up 3 Piece (Mini-LeFunk!):
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    Lead Vocalist (Female)
    Electric Bassist and Vocalist (Male)
    Electric Guitarist and Backing Vocalist (Male)
    (Drums and Keyboard Parts provided by backing track)
 
    Line Up Acoustic Duo (LeLounge!):
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    Lead Vocalist (Female)
    Acoustic/Electric Guitarist Vocalist (Male)
 
Previous Clients Include:
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    Hundreds of Private Weddings (various Locations)
    The Royal Air Force
    Grosvenor Casinos
    Greater Manchester Police
    Stockport Council
    Adelphi Group
    Tyco Awards Night
    West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce
    Training Plus Hairdressing
    Llangollen Pavilion
    Kinder Mountain Rescue Team
    BLISS
    Tattonbury Festival
    Cheshire Explorer Scouts
    Fresh Nightclub Macclesfield
    Birthdays (Various Hotels)
    Bars & clubs in Manchester/Cheshire
 
Equipment:
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The band has its own 4KW PA. It also provides its own stage/disco lighting           and haze/smoke machine. The sound is clear and hi fidelity while powerful             and pumping enough to provide for a dancing audience of up to 300 people.
 
Repertoire
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Sixties
Baby Love - Diana Ross & Supremes Brown Eyed Girl  - Van Morrison Buttercup - The Foundations Dancing In the Street  - Martha & The Vandellas I Feel Good - James Brown Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye / Kim Weston The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett Reach Out - The Four Tops Rescue Me - Fontella Bass Respect - Aretha Franklin Soul Man - Sam & Dave Sugar Pie Honey Bunch  - The Four Tops Stop In the Name of Love - The Supremes The Snake - Al Wilson Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross & Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes Seventies
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead Best of My Love - The Emotions Billie Jean - Michael Jackson Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons Car Wash - Rose Royce Come and Get Your Love - Redbone Dancing Queen - Abba Disco Inferno - Trammps Give it Up - KC & The Sunshine Band Good Times - Chic Grease - Franki Valli High On You - Sly & Family Stone How Deep is Your Love - Beegees I Want You Back - Jackson 5 Le Freak - Chic Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers Lost In Music - Sister Sledge Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman/Take That Stayin'Alive - Bee Gees Streetlife - Crusaders Superstition - Stevie Wonder That’s the Way I Like It - KC & The Sunshine Band We Are Family - Sister Sledge Wishing on a Star - Rose Royce Yes Sir I Can Boogie - Baccara You To Me Are Everything - Real Thing  
Eighties, Nineties
           
·  Can't Take My Eyes Off of You -  Boys Town Gang
·  Celebration - Kool & The Gang
·  Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
·  Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
·  Faith - George Michael
·  Feel Like Making Love - George Benson
·  Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
·  Kiss - Prince
·  Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - InDeep
·  Movin' On Up - M-People
·  Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
·  Night To Remember - Shalamar
·  Perfect - Fairground Attraction
·  Power of Love - Huey Lewis
·  Red Red Wine - UB40
·  Rhythm of the Night - Corona
·  Sing It Back - Moloko
·  Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
·  Tainted Love - Soft Cell
·  Thinking of You - Sister Sledge
·  Upside Down - Diana Ross
 
Contemporary
24K Magic - Bruno Mars Blurred Lines - Pharrell Williams Get Lucky - Daft Punk Firework - Katy Perry Rolling In The Deep - Adele Happy - Pharrell Williams Marry You - Bruno Mars Forget You - Ceelo Green Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars Love Yourself - Ed Sheeran/Bieber Park Life - Blur Midnight At The Oasis - Brand New Heavies Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus Two Princes - Spin Doctors Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars Valerie - Amy Winehouse  
Setup & Performance:
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Set up time needed?
            1 hour minimum. Ideally 90mins
How much space do they need?
            At least 4m x 3m ideally 5m x 4m for the full band
            At least 3m x 2m for the trio.
            At least 2m x 1.5m for the duo
 
Set Lengths?
Flexible to suit the event agenda, but usually one of the following:
2 x 60 mins
3 x 40 mins
2 x 45 mins
1 x 90 mins
 
Musician Bios:
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Laura-Jayne Hunter (Lead Vocals):
Laura-Jayne trained in voice and performing arts at Manchester's Capitol Theatre before fronting indie-pop outfit Mia and covers band The Sun Band. Over the last few years she has been inundated with demand for her solo act 'Indie Lounge', comprising alternative chilled down versions of popular songs of all genres. Her versatile vocals have led to many varied bookings throughout her career at venues including Peckforton Castle, Band on the Wall, the Free Trade Hall and Manchester's Comedy Store (as a singer, not comedian!), along with countless function rooms at hotels up and down the country.
 
Paul Littler (Bass):
Paul is a classically trained multi instrumentalist and a graduate of Salford University with a BA Hons 1st degree in Popular Music. Paul has been teaching music and working on the session, deputy and function scene relentlessly for the past 15 years and this work has led him to perform with musicians from the New York River dance production as well as various past and present chart topping pop artists and music industry song writing teams.
 
Anna (Keyboards):
Classically trained and a graduate of Salford University (Popular Music and Recording) Anna is constantly in demand for live work with bands in the Manchester area and also gives regular church/recitals and tuition. Venues she's performed at include many Irish Centres such as Leeds, Huddersfield, Middlesborough, and Corby; and other prestigious venues for example the Longfield Suite at Prestwich and Wolverhampton Racecourse. She has also played at indie venues such as the Roadhouse, Club Academy, Ruby Lounge, and Night and Day, all well known in the Manchester area.
 
Dave Booth (Drums):
Dave started playing drums aged 13, inspired by Roger Taylor and Queen performing on TV. After his first professional performance aged just 15 he fell in love with playing live music and decided to make it his career.  He spent his formative years doing a lot of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Blues session work and has since then studied many different >  
Dave Carter (Guitar/Backing Vocals):
Dave has been playing guitar since forming his first originals band as a teenager. He founded and performed with various university and function bands in Birmingham in the 80s, playing at major hotels including the National Exhibition Centre Metrapole and university balls. A versatile guitarist with a love of many genres, aside from LeFunk! he has played in Jazz and Jazz Funk bands at Alexander’s Jazz Theatre, Cinnamon Club, Iguana Bar and various other Manchester venues, and has the ABRSM Grade 8 Classical Guitar qualification.
 
Benn (Drums Deputy): 
Talented multi instrumentalist and Royal Northern College of Music (drums/percussion) graduate Benn has played many venues around the UK with bands of all >  
Jade (Lead Vocal Deputy):
Singing professionally in Ireland for over 8 years Jade performed for over 5000 people with Chris De Burg, Shane McGowan and Meatloaf at the INEC and has gigged with popular Irish Indie band the Coronas. She's played more weddings, clubs and pubs than she can remember all over Ireland both as part of a function band and in tributes to Abba, Blondie, Dolly Parton and Cher.
 
Laura (Lead Vocals - Deputy):
Laura joined the band in Autumn 2010 and was LeFunk's lead vocalist until January 2014. A gifted and totally natural singer with a great range allowing the band to perform a wide ranging repertoire, Laura  continues to provide the band with back up as a deputy singer for emergencies.

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