For the person whose name is on the event
Corporate event
entertainment that becomes
the post-event story
Corporate event entertainment works when every generation in the room reacts at once. The Velvelettes deliver that: a staged Motown revue with three voices, horns and choreography, booked on one contract with COI, W-9 and Net-30 invoicing. We are a Motown tribute band with 200+ shows behind us, and 96% of our clients rebook or refer.
★ COI same day · Net-30 invoicing · One contract, four vendors replaced
Why this works on a mixed-age room
The one songbook every generation claims
01
Nobody sits out Motown
Your CFO and your newest intern know the same choruses. The set runs Classic Motown '64 through modern hits re-charted 1964-style, so the floor fills across every table. The full range is in the songbook.
02
A show, not wallpaper
Walk-on, MC, choreography, costume set pieces, encore. It photographs like a production, which is exactly how it shows up in the recap deck and on every attendee's feed. See it for yourself in our show photo gallery.
03
Zero vendor drama
Insured, contracted, our own PA and lighting, a backup performer rehearsed for every front-line part. The risk sits with us, and it's in writing.
The budget math
A worked example: the 300-guest gala
Numbers from a typical annual-gala brief we quote against. Your figures will vary; the structure won't.
The usual route · four vendors
- Cover band, 2 sets$7,500
- DJ for the gaps$1,500
- Professional MC$1,200
- Sound + lighting vendor$3,800
- Four contracts, four COIs, four invoices$14,000
Plus roughly 12 hours of your team's coordination across vendors: schedules, stage plots, cue sheets, chasing paperwork. At a $90/hour planner rate, that is about $1,080 of labor before doors open, and four points of failure on the night.
The Velvelettes route · one contract
- The Grand Revue: 9-piece + backing singers, two actsfrom $12,500
- Live band, DJ sets between, MC, PA, lighting design and a dedicated production manager, all inside the one fee
- One contract, one COI (same day), one W-9, one Net-30 invoice
- One production call replaces the vendor-wrangling: your team's coordination drops to about 2 hours, saving roughly $900 of planner time
- One contract, one COI, one invoice, one stagefrom $12,500
Comparable spend, one signature instead of four, and roughly ten fewer coordination hours for your team. The difference you are buying is not on the invoice: a staged revue is the segment people talk about afterwards, rather than the one they sat politely through.
The bespoke segment
Your company, written into the show
For launches, anniversaries and milestone galas, our bandleader Theo Whitfield writes a 10-minute segment into act two: your company's story told as a 1964 revue number, with milestones in the MC's patter, names in the lyrics, and your launch beat re-charted for horns.
It lands because it's specific. The room hears its own history performed, leadership gets a moment that isn't a slide deck, and the clip circulates internally for months. We draft the segment with your comms team and lock it in writing four weeks out. See how it fits the wider formats on our shows page.
Procurement will not slow you down
Built to pass your vendor checklist
COI, same day
Certificate of insurance issued to your venue's requirements the day you ask, with your entity named.
W-9 + signed contract
Standard paperwork on our letterhead or through your vendor portal. Redlines answered within two business days.
Net-30 invoicing
One itemized invoice, Net-30 terms for corporate accounts, PO numbers honored. No payment apps, no surprises.
Dedicated production manager
One named contact runs stage plot, power, AV handoffs and the run-of-show with your venue and agency.
Multi-city routing
Roadshows and repeat programs routed across all 48 contiguous states with our own PA, lighting and crew. See where the motown band travels.
Backup-performer guarantee
Every front-line part has a rehearsed cover under the same contract. Continuity is contractual, not a promise.
For the people who sign the POs
Every line item your desk needs
One vendor, one thread
Band, MC, DJ sets between acts, PA, lighting design and a dedicated production manager sit inside a single fee and a single contract. That is one COI, one W-9 and one Net-30 invoice instead of four vendors to chase and reconcile.
Cleared before the room fills
COI issued to your venue on request, run of show shared with your AV team in advance, load-in windows confirmed in writing, and setup and soundcheck complete before guests arrive. A branded segment can be written into the show if your event needs one.
Against the usual line items
A party band for a corporate event, compared to the alternatives
The right party band for a corporate event does one thing a keynote, a DJ or a generic cover act cannot: it puts three generations of employees on the same dance floor at the same time. Here is how a staged Motown revue stacks up against the line items a planner usually weighs.
| What matters | Keynote speaker | DJ + dance floor | Generic party band | The Velvelettes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works across generations | Depends on the topic | Splits the room by era | Top-40 leans young | The one songbook everyone owns |
| Brand woven into content | A mention, maybe | A logo on a screen | Rarely | A bespoke show segment |
| Vendors on your sheet | Speaker + AV + MC | DJ + AV + MC | Band + DJ + MC + AV | One |
| The post-event story | A quote in the recap | "The music was fine" | "There was a band" | The clip everyone reposts |
Procurement, rider and logistics questions are answered in plain language on the FAQ. Planning December? The booking calendar and eleven costed formats are on corporate Christmas party entertainment ideas, and the vetting sequence is in how to hire a band for a corporate event. If the night is a fundraiser or an awards dinner rather than a company party, the run of show and the placement of the music around the ask are covered on gala entertainment, and the budget arithmetic is in our event entertainment budget guide. Company milestones billed as a private booking rather than a corporate one sit on our private party band page. And if the event is a multi-day meeting rather than a single evening, the slot-by-slot plan and the weekday booking saving are on our conference entertainment page. For the February program your employee resource group is planning, the budget tiers, the fall booking calendar and the procurement paperwork are set out on Black History Month event ideas. And if the company party you are planning falls on December 31 rather than a December Saturday, the premium that date carries and the countdown run of show are on New Year's Eve entertainment ideas. Booking for a senior living or assisted living community rather than a corporate office is its own vendor conversation, covered on entertainment for senior living.
Corporate & festivals
One contract. One unforgettable night.
Corporate and festival programs are quoted per brief: branded segments, multi-city routing, COI and Net-30 from day one. Standard package anchors are on the pricing page; your event gets an itemized proposal within two business days.