Groove Essential has been performing together for over a decade. The group's extensive touring has taken them from Indianapolis to the sunny beach-side bars of Grand Cayman and the historical music towns of Memphis, Detroit, and Chicago.
With 5 lead singers, the band is able to perform Pop, Rock, Motown, Country and R&B styles of (link hidden)om the 1940's to the most CURRENT HITS with an authentic sound.
Having a wide variety of music from different eras allows the band to design a unique performance at every show that will please an audience of all ages.
Don't take our word for it, visit our website to read and watch the testimonials.
We look forward to making your event special.
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Groove Essential will create a unique high-energy performance that will have the audience singing and dancing for the entire performance. Having 5 lead singers, the band is able to perform many different styles of music from different genres and eras with an authentic sound.
All band members are wireless and love to perform in the audience and on the dance floor, which brings a personal connection to the music and the performance.
Groove Essential also invites audience members to join the band on stage for a song or two as back ground singers, soloists, or instrumentalist.
The band has performed songs for a flash mob; learned songs for members of a Broadway show who wanted to sing for the bride and groom; backed up a family band who wanted to perform a few songs at a reception "for old times sake".
Whatever you can dream up...Groove Essential can provide...with professionalism and heart.
Groove Essential is made up of 5 members: 2 female lead singers who also play percussion and keyboards; a guitarist who sings lead; bass player who sings lead; and a drummer who sings lead. By having 5 lead singers, the band is able to perform many different styles of music from different genres and eras with an authentic sound. Groove Essential can also add a saxophone player or a full horn section to its' sound, with horn soloists who join in the fun on the dance floor and “full horn-section dance moves” that bring the audience to their feet. No matter what size band you choose, Groove Essential will deliver a high-energy authentically spirited performance that will engage the audience and keep them singing and dancing throughout the entire performance.
Our song list includes music from all eras starting with the 1940’s through CURRENT hits including songs from Pop, Rock, Motown, Country and R&B styles of music. Having a wide variety of music from different eras allows us to design a unique performance that will please an audience of all ages. If you would like to be involved in designing the music for the evening, we allow you to choose songs from our list that you would like to hear (or not like to hear), and we will learn up to 3 NEW songs for any special dances/requests.
We will also MC the evening and will provide pre-recorded background music starting when the guests arrive. We can also add a jazz combo, pianist, classical guitarist, harpist, or string section for cocktail hour or dinner.
Don't take the band's word for it...please read the following Groove Essential Testimonials:
Hello,
I'm Andy Voight, and I Just wanted to reach out and let you know that your whole performance, on stage and off, was completely amazing. Your level of professionalism was outstanding to say the least. The way you got the crowd going filled the dance floor, and that is exactly what we were looking for when searching for entertainment. From start to finish, you guys were Red-Hot!!! You played those songs like you owned them. I just wanted to thank you for your hard work and for helping make my Sister's wedding day end with a bang. Good luck in the future, even though it is clear to me that you don't really need it.
Thank You,
Andy Voight
Rhonda, and Groove Essential
Hope you guys made it back home okay!
I just wanted to thank you again for all your help on Saturday... I truly appreciated your calm and accommodating manner, I was so fortunate to have had you up there with me. You all did such a wonderful job, I hope to have you back again for future events.
Please pass along my thanks and compliments to your fellow band members.
Warm regards
Kelly M. Wertz
Marketing/Special Events Coordinator
The University Club of Cincinnati
Rhonda & Greg
I just wanted to thank you again for your generosity last Saturday night. We thought that MAYBE you’ll let a few of these NYC Broadway actors sing but to let us take over your stage?????? Never in a million years! My brothers & I hadn’t played anywhere but a living room for years and when my two sons joined us…. Well… I’m tearing up now just thinking about it. And the moment when Ryan sang “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” to his bride… That is one for the memory books (Ryan has only played Frankie in Jersey Boys one time but I guess you have to sing it to the love of your life for it to be so powerful). A moment in time, to be sure
You guys played tight, smokin’ hot dance tunes. You kept us engaged! You were generous and patient with your time, talent and instruments. Thank you for “Mac the Knife”, “House at Poor Corner”, Crazy Love” (was that their song title?) and “Cinderella” as well
I hope we have the honor of seeing & hearing you again someday.
With heart-felt thanks and joy
-David & Thea Strand
Rhonda,
On behalf of the American Heart Association, I would like to thank you and the band for once again entertaining the Heart Walk participants. We have heard nothing but great feedback when your band performs…what better way to wake people up and get them moving in the morning. I look forward to working with the band on future AHA events.
Amy Osborne
HW Project Coordinator
American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate
Dear Groove Essential,
Thank you for providing such a valuable service. You and Rhonda were extremely helpful and I am so happy with the music Groove Essential provided and all the money you helped raise for Riley Hospital for Children. I wish all businesses would treat their clients as professionally and respectfully as you do, and I will be sure to recommend you to all my associates. Thanks again for your help.
Mark Barnhardt
Indianapolis
Groove Essential-
Thank you so much for performing at our wedding! I would just like to say that you did such an outstanding job- I was very impressed. You had the majority of people at our reception of 300 people up and dancing. The music that you played not only sounded great, but also added a touch of 'groove/funk' that is very unique to us and what our friends/family like to listen to. You were very correct when you said that you would "read the people" and play music that was fast when needing to be fast and slow when need be (although that didn't happen often because everyone was up dancing to fun music!). You had a great variety of different types of music from different eras. Rhonda, you really know how to motivate and engage a crowd! It was very fun and memorable when you pulled the bride up on stage to dance, had other people in the audience sing a chorus or two, and especially with our last song you had everyone on the dance floor circle around us which was really cool and a good ending to a fabulous evening! Our parents and both of us have had so many people ask us who the band was and where you were from. It is now about 2 months away from our wedding and people are still talking about how great our reception was and that they really enjoyed the band!! To make a long story short, you were very professional, entertaining, and I wouldn't have picked anyone else! I would definitely recommend you to anyone that was looking for live entertainment for a wedding or any other event. I feel that live entertainment is well worth the money if you want people to actually stay at your reception and have fun! Thank you all again, you made our day so memorable and the best day of our lives! We would be more than happy to be a reference for you if you ever need one!
Sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. Lapinskas
CURRENT HITS
Call me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera
Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
We Found Love - Rihanna
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Firework - Katy Perry
Rolling in the Deep- Adele
Waiting For You - Adele
PONTOON - Little Big Town
Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
I Ain’t Your Mama - Maggie Rose
Crazy in Love - Beyonce
Single Ladies - Beyonce
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Say Hey, I Love You - Michael Franti
Mercy - Duffy
Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera
Ain’t no other Man - Christina Aguilera
Black Horse in a Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
Man I feel like a Woman - Shania Twain
Still the One - Shania Twain
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
Here For the Party- Gretchen Wilson
Short Skirt and a Long Jacket - Cake
Stick Shifts and Safety Belts- Cake
90'S POP AND ROCK
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Genie In a Bottle - Christina Aguilera
Oh Baby, Baby - Brittany Spears
Get the Party Started - Pink
Hella Good - No Doubt
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
1st Cut - Sheryl Crow
The Electric Slide - Marcia Griffith
Wild Night - John Mellencamp
Life after Love - Cher
I’m Gonna get You Baby - Bizarre Inc.
Gotta Be - Desire’
Mama Says - Lenny Kravitz
Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Only One - Melissa Etheridge
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
Save Your Soul - Jewel
Meant for Me - Jewel
THE BIG 80'S
Jessie’s Girl- Rick Springfield
Get into the Groove - Madonna
Holiday - Madonna
1,2,3 - Miami Sound Machine
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves
I Love R&R - Joan Jett
We’ve got the Beat - The Go Go’s
Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles
Oh Mickey - Toni Basil
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band
Word Up - Cameo
No Parking on the Dance Floor - The Dazz Band
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
Middle of the Road - The Pretenders
Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
R.O.C.K in the USA - John Mellencamp
What I Like About You - Romantics
60'S AND 70'S: MOTWON, DISCO, R&B, AND ROCK
Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherrie
La Freak - Chic
Good Times - Chic
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Boogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
We are Family - Sister Sledge
Dancing Queen - ABBA
I will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Lady Marmalade - LaBelle
Stayin’ Alive - Bee Gees
Boogie Shoes - K.C & the Sunshine Band
Get down Tonight - K.C & the Sunshine Band
Brick House - Commodores
September - Earth, Wind, and Fire
Love Train - The Spinners
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin - Journey
Long Train - The Doobie Brothers
Soul Man - The Blues Brothers
Shout - Isley Brothers
Old Time Rock and Roll- Bob Seger
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Think - Aretha Franklin
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Come and Get your Love - Redbone
Dancin in the Streets - Martha and the Vandellas
Mustang Sally - Sam and Dave
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Get Ready - The Temptations
Groove Me - King Floyd
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
I Just Want to Celebrate- Rare Earth
Vehicle - Ides of March
The Stripper - David Rose
Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
Will it go round in Circles - Billy Preston
Spinning Wheel - Blood Sweat and Tears
Fire - Ohio Players
What is Hip - Tower of Power
More Today than Yesterday - Edwin Star
Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers
Takin' it to the Streets - The Doobie Brothers
Saturday Nights Alright - Elton John
Piano Man - Billie Joel
Joker - Steve Miller Band
Magic Carpet - Steppinwolf
Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Rock and Roll - Led Zepplin
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
Let it Be - The Beatles
Loves Me Like a Rock- Paul Simon
Shama Lama Ding Dong - Otis Day and the Knights
OLDIES BUT GOODIES
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Jonnie B Good - Chuck Berry
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny
Green onion - Booker T and the MG’s
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli
In the Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra
Moondance - Van Morrison
BALLADS
If I Ain’t Got You - Alica Keys
Delilah - Plain White T's
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz/ Straight No Chaser
I Wanna Grow Old with You - Adam Sandler
The way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson
Crazy Love - Michael Buble
The way you Look Tonight - Michael Buble
Everything - Michael Buble
Cinderella - - Steven Curtis Chapman
I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
Somewhere over the Rainbow - srael Kamakawiwo'ole
You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
This Life Would Kill Me If I didn’t Have You- Thompson Square
I Need You - Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
God Gave Me You- Blake Shelton
Daddy’s Little Angel - T. Carter Music
My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Nothin’ Compares - Sinead O’Conner
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
At Last - Etta James
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & Pipps
Can't Take my Eyes off of You - The Four Seasons
My Girl - The Temptations
Return to Poo Corner - Kenny Loggins
Dancing Shoes - Faith Band/Nigel Olsen
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Crazy - Patsy Cline
In My Life - Beatles
Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong
Stay - Sugarland
Still the One - Shania Twain
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Better When We're Together - Jack Johnson
My Wish - Rascal Flats
When the Stars Go Blue- Ryan Adams
Under the Milky Way - The Church
Best Friend - Queen
She Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
Daddy’s Angel - T Carter Music
God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton
Smile - Uncle Kracker
I Loved Her First - Heartland
SPECIALTY SONGS
Hava Nagila - Traditional Jewish Dance- (The Hora)
Single Ladies- Beyonce - (Bouquet Toss)
The Stripper - David Rose- (Traditional Garter Toss Song)
Cinderella - Steven Curtis Chapman- (Father/Daughter Dance)
Pooh Corner- Kenny Loggins - (Mother/Son or Father/Daughter Dance)
I Hope You DanceLee -Ann Womack - (Mother/Son or Father/Daughter Dance)
She Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon - (Mother/Son Dance)
Daddy’s Angel - (Father/Daughter Dance)
I Loved Her First - (Father/Daughter Dance)
| Rhonda Baker | Band Leader |
| Greg Baker | Technical Director |
Indianapolis, IN 
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