The Beans

Act fee £1000 - £1395

An exceptional, high-energy party band with male and female lead vocals, beautiful harmonies and the ability to play almost anything; Da Beanz will have you dancing from the very first song to the last encore with stunning musicianship and stage presence. Da Beanz will entertain and involve you in what can only be described as the ultimate party experience. Da Beanz performers use wireless equipment so are free to roam and get in with the action!

Top quality PA and lighting ensure a trouble-free evening.

Your Event The choice of music is yours, an extensive song list to choose from including classics from the last 50 years and current chart material, and furthermore if your special song is not on the list, Da Beanz will learn it for you!

You can have a complete mix of styles so there's something for the youngsters as well as the oldies or if you prefer you can have the "Decades Show", where you get whole set of 60's 70's, 80's 90's or more current chart hits in full costume! Ideal for a school disco type event as well as 70's or other themed nights.

Da Beanz are well suited to all types of event, having played for national companies, universities, charities, schools, weddings, clubs and pubs. Da Beanz are just as comfortable playing in front of huge audiences as small intimate ones.

Da Beanz can provide a range of services from 2 x 45 minute sets to a full 3 hours of music. They can also provide you with a DJ, canned music, and full light show with lasers and effects machines.

Versatile, professional and full of energy, the guys have a great sound, fantastic vocal harmonies and always provide exactly what is need to make the event a success.

Lead vocals: Jess Jess has been working professionally as a session singer, performer-entertainer since the age of 15. She's sung with various function and party bands as well as working on many projects with signed artists. Jess also teaches singing and dance at a prominent theatre school as well as working with younger and disadvantaged children. Jess is a energetic performer with a very powerful voice and beautiful backing harmonies which complement Rik and Nick's voices perfectly.

Band Leader and Bass: Ash Ashley has been playing bass since his teens. He studied at the London College of Music and has since worked extensively as a bass player with original and cover bands and as a dep he has performed on programs such as channel 4's TFI Friday. Ash has also performed in the pit and on stage in musicals and played the dentist in The Little Shop Of Horrors. He has also been in panto and toured with a theatre company as a principal player.

Guitar/ Lead Vocals: Nick Amongst other things, Nick has been a radio DJ, a karaoke presenter and a mortgage advisor, until joining Da Beanz in 2005. Nick returned to college aged 21 to study music at Bournemouth and Poole College. After studying a National Diploma in Music Practice, he went on to complete an HND in Music Practice and started working at the college's Knighton Heath Music Centre as a technician he worked with many local bands, engineering and producing demos, guesting and composing for many projects. Nick has played with artists as diverse as Paul Carrack of Mike and the Mechanics, as well as Chris Manning, runner up in the first series of Fame Academy.

Drums: Jack Jack is the youngest member of Da Beanz. He has been receiving drum lessons from the age of 15, although he started hitting drums when he was 7. He has been performing in front of audiences for the past 4 years and has gained experience playing with many different bands. Jack has completed a BTEC National Diploma in Music Practice and now works at Abbey Road as a technician

Music Samples

Chelsea Dagger

Shout

Lady Marmalade

Billie Jean

Act Video

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Act Info

Line-up

4 vocals, 2 male 2 female, guitar, bass and drums

Extra Line-up(s)

Extra set ,
Dj, disco lights, lasers and hazers ,

Also included

3.5K Pa, All wireless mic's and guitars, stage lighting, 14par cans, 5x3 meter black backdrop, laptop with 20,000 songs from all the oldies to curent chart. disco lighting, 6 spinners, 4 head laser, smoke, bubble machines and others.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands.

Previous Clients

Nationwide Building Society

John Lewis

Waitrose

Open University

Cantillon

White Waltham Flying Club

Rainbow Charity

GE Helthcare

RAF

National Chopper Club

Anglo American Bank

Clipper-Ventures

Butlins

Chichester, Oxford and Cambridge University

Marwell Zoo

Woburn Abbey

Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane

De Vere

von Essen

And over 300 happy couples

Song List

50's & 60's

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The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
The Beatles - I saw her standing there
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
The Monkeys - I'm a believer
Lou Lou - Shout
Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher
Tony Christie - Road to Amarillo
Andy Williams - Cant Take My Eyes Of you
Fontella Bass - Rescue me

70's & 80's

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Carly Simon - Nobody does it better
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
The Jacksons - Blame it on the Boogie
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
Grease megamix
Rose Royse - Carwash
Chic - Le Freak
The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running
The Tramps - Disco Inferno
Sister Sledge - We are family
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Queen - Crazy Little thing called love
The Wonder Stuff - Dizzy
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Black Crows - Hard to Handle
Joan Jett & the Blackheads - I Love Rock n Roll
The Cure - Love cats
Wild Cherry - Play that funky music
The Proclaimers - 500 miles
Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Dead or Alive - You Spin me Right Round
The Human League - Don’t you Want Me
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Soft Cell - Tainted love
The Undertones - Teenage kicks
The Jam - Town Called Malace
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on sunshine
Huey and the news - The Power of Love
90's to Present -
Green Day - American Idiot
Jet - Are you gonna be my girl
Bryan Adams + Mel C - Baby when you're gone
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick
Scissor Sisters - Filthy / Gorgeous
Razorlight - Golden touch
Maroon 5 - Harder to breathe
Kula Shaker - Hush
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Robbie Williams - Kids
Robbie Williams - Let me entertain you
The B52’s - Love Shack
Kings of Leon - Molly's Chamber
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Primal Scream - Rocks
Electric 6 - Gay bar
The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love
Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
Moloko - Sing it back
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Blur - Song 2
Franz Ferdinand - Take me out
Scissor Sisters - I don’t feel like dancing
Scissor Sisters - Take your mama out
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Duffy - Mercy
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
U2 - Vertigo
Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - When the sun goes down
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing
Mika - Grace Kelly
Snow Patrol - Chasing cars
Take That - Shine
Other Info

The price brackets above should be used as a guide only as all quotes are bespoke.Performance times for most acts except Tributes and some other Unique performers are usually 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 min sets. (If you require the act to perform longer than these times you may incur extra costs.)

Travel costs vary depending on the act and will be included to the quote given to you by our agents.

Our acts would usually expect to arrive around 6pm and to be finished around midnight.

(If you need the act to arrive earlier or finish later there may be extra costs but these can be negotiated.)

The Beans

Absolutly brilliant entertainment last night. Loved your version of 9 to 5 and my feet are aching from dancing.

Jennie Peters