Asked And Answered

Our home range is NYC, Long Island, Westchester, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, and Connecticut: that is where most of the calendar lives, and we know the venues. Further afield, ask anyway: everything is spelled out in your quote, and for destination dates we will tell you honestly whether it makes sense.

Yes, and you should. The planning consultation builds three lists together: must-play, play-if-it-fits, and do-not-play. The do-not-play list is sacred. Between your lists, the musicians read the room, which is what you are hiring humans for.

Overtime is a rate per additional hour, agreed in your contract before the wedding, so the decision at 11pm is a nod, not a negotiation. We check with your planner or point person before the last set either way.

Yes. We carry liability insurance and provide certificates of insurance directly to your venue, which most NYC and estate venues require before load-in. Send us the venue contact and we handle it.

The roster is deeper than any single lineup. Every chair has vetted subs who already play with us, so the standard on stage does not drop and the band still sounds like the band you booked. In a true emergency we tell you immediately and fix it, not hide it.

A professional DJ runs the night while live musicians (sax, percussion, vocals, and more) perform over the mix. When the live players rest, the DJ is still going, so the music never actually stops. Their breaks are put where the room is busy with something else, usually dinner or speeches. It is our signature act and has its own page.

Announcements, introductions, and timeline wrangling are included with every booking. We are the warm, clear kind of MC, not the airhorn kind, and we will pronounce every name right because we ask twice.

Power, a place to stand, and a load-in window. We coordinate all of it directly with your venue and planner, including certificates of insurance, freight elevators in the city, and generators for barns and tents.

The best place is our Instagram, where we post real clips from real events. We also send footage with our reply when you inquire. And every booking starts with a planning call with Tino or Emily, who plan the music with you themselves.

Six to twelve months for peak-season weddings, and the hybrid configurations go first. Off-season and weekday dates have more room. If your date is close, ask anyway: cancellations happen and we would rather play.

Yes. Ceremony strings and cocktail hour sets are built into the same booking, planned in the same conversation, and one contract can cover processional to after-party. The players for each part of the day are chosen for those hours specifically.

Whatever the event calls for, from black tie to festival looks. Tell us the dress code and the vibe; showing up dressed wrong is an amateur mistake we do not make.

Completely. Corporate events, milestone birthdays, galas, and private parties are a big part of the calendar. The planning process is the same: your room, your crowd, your playlist.