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.
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, ten fewer coordination hours, and instead of "the AV was fine," your event gets retold. Marcus Bell's CFO asked to make it annual; that is the metric that matters.
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.
Kind words
From the people who sign the POs
★★★★★
“I book forty events a year. One contract covered band, MC, DJ sets and production, and the COI was in my inbox the same day. That is why they're my first call.”
Dana Reyessenior event planner, Halloway Events
★★★★★
“We hired them for a product launch. The bespoke segment with our brand woven into the show got more mentions than the keynote. CFO asked if we could make it annual.”
Marcus Bellmarketing director, Northfield & Co.
Against the usual line items
How the revue compares to the alternatives
| 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.
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.