10 piece funk, disco, dance, groove band. Perfect for all occasions.
The Groovebug put on an awesome show. A lot of heart and soul. This band could play many different kinds of events. Very entertaining
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 230 minutes
Languages: English
Billed as "an infectious funk-insect with a soul-shaking bite", 'The Groovebug' is a 10-piece funk band from Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) that gets its audience on the dance floor with a sound that defies them to stay in their seats.
For over 20 years, 'The Groovebug' has been a mainstay of the Ottawa music scene and brings its high-energy mix of horn-driven funk, disco, jazz, groove, soul, and dance originals and popular covers to audiences from a variety of musical backgrounds, both on stage and in the studio.
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Get Down Tonight (KC & The Sunshine Band)
Hold on to the Moment (original)
We want you on the Dance Floor (original)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Everybody (original)
Funky Funk (original)
September (Earth, Wind, & Fire)
Jungle Love (Morris Day & the Time)
Brick House (The Commodores)
Le Freak (Chic)
Have a Good Time (Brand New Heavies)
I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
Disco Inferno (The Trammps)
Bad Girls (Donna Summer)
Give me a Chance (original)
Diggin’ on James Brown (Tower of Power)
Sugarhill Jam (Jamiroquai arrangement)
That’s the Way I Like It (KC & the Sunshine Band)
Drivin’ (original)
Celebration (Kool & the Gang)
And Much Much More….
| The Groovebug | Band |
Tower of Power
Stevie Wonder
Maceo Parker
KC & the Sunshine Band
Jamiroquai
Bass drum mic
Overhead drum mic
Overhead percussion/conga mic
Bass (DI)
Guitar (SM 57 mic)
Keyboard (DI)
Horns provide own mic’s (4)
Main vocals (SM 58)
Background vocals keyboard (SM 58)
Background mic Bass (SM 58)
4 monitor mixes minimum
Compression on main vocals
Compression on Bass drum
Compression on Horn sub mix
Reverb or aux return (2 channels)
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