Yes! Entertainment is one of the biggest investments to your celebration and you HAVE to be sure you are booking a professional, fun, reliable band that will suit your occasion – one of the many reasons why Doctor Chocolate are booked time and again. Sadly, we don’t perform at many public events but join our Facebook page and keep up-to-date with band news – we’ll let you know as soon as a public gig comes in so you can come along. You can be sure if you book us for your event we won’t ask anyone outside the band to come along to your private event either! We have a welcome pack with CD and information about the band which we send out along with the fully inclusive quote for your event – just let us know the location, date and times and we’ll pop one in the post.
Yes they are. We recommend 9:30pm-10:30pm for the first set and 11:00pm-12:00 midnight. We can alter times to suit your event and we are flexible to suit your timings.
Do we need a DJ?No you don’t. We play for nearly two hours during the evening and also provide recorded music via iPod when the band are not performing. However, if you want a DJ as well we can also provide this at a small extra cost. Just let us know.
Doctor Chocolate play for two 55/60 minute sets during the evening. We provide recorded music at no extra cost for when the band are not performing.
The band arrive at your venue for 6pm. Doctor Chocolate are set up and sound checked by 7:30pm. From this time recorded music is played via ipod until the bands first set which is normally from 9:30pm until 10:30pm. There is a short break until the bands second set which is normally starts at approximately 11:00pm until midnight. Again recorded music is played when the band are not performing.
Yes of course we can come earlier in the day to set up if needed. There will be an additional charge for this. The amount charged will depend on the time we are required to be set up by and the distance to be travelled. Please let us know this at the time of booking and it can be arranged.
If you have a song you really want played and give us enough notice we can try to fit it into a set. The sets are decided by the band and are finely tuned from our years of experience of knowing what songs work and where – they are all dance floor fillers so please don’t worry about the song choices. If you want to choose the music played on the night then you can always prepare a playlist on ipod or MP3 player and the band can play it through our PA system.
Yes you can. We have a selection of playlists on our own band ipod suitable for any occasion. However you can provide your own ipod and playlist – we just plug it in through our system – absolutely no problem at all.
What if things run late?Doctor Chocolate are totally flexible. We can start earlier or later as required. Just keep us informed on the night – we’ll be ready to go on at a moments notice.
We will play our two sets at any time between the hours specified when you booked without any additional fees. Most venues require music to end by 12.30am and this is our maximum finish time. If you are intending to run your event later then just let us know when booking and we will give you an all inclusive quote.
Yes to both! Just ask for a copy of our PLI and we can send the certificates to the venue as required. We are also fully pat tested and our equipment is checked yearly.
There are nine of us in the band plus equipment. Ideally 15′ length and 12′ depth – but we’ve performed on much bigger stages, much smaller stages and at venues with no stages. We have played for all sorts of occasions and at many different venues. Although big in size we can fit into fairly small venues and the volume is never excessive – we’ve actually been quieter than most DJs on occasions!