Groovejuice

Groovejuice is led by bass guitarist Lloyd Orford whose projects so far have supported Shalamar, Heatwave, Edwin Starr, Imagination, Boney M, The Real Thing, George McCrae, Ruby Turner and Courtney Pine. From a family of professional musicians, his love of live performance and thoughtful leadership have developed a unique fusion of talented players. Corporate, private and theatre appearances have taken them from the prestigious ballrooms of the West End across the UK and abroad.

This dynamic group have now joined forces with established showman Llew Green. A natural performer, Llew ‘The Fly’ charms, excites and captivates audiences with his rich soulful voice and a larger than life personality. From the first funky beat, the audience discover a mission to party and the beginning of a truly special rapport.

Groovejuice can also appear with additional top female vocalists, brass and percussion to create a really spectacular show. This professional band travel with quality sound and lighting systems (par-can and LED coloured, programmable lighting plus some disco effect lights) enabling them to provide the disco between live sets as well.

Where a DJ is required, it will be one of the band. He works from a laptop, predominantly in iTunes but also with the facility to mix, beatmatch etc in another programme. He always welcomes input from the client and encourages them to email a list of preferences with regard to eras and styles, plus a list of up to 20 ‘must play’ tracks if required. The live band always carries the main impact of the evening, so he tends not to be too vocal when DJing. The first hour or so at a wedding reception tends to warm things up, accompanying the ‘meet and greet’. He builds towards the first band set and during their breaks the DJ music is seamless, continuing to create an atmosphere until they come back on.

Corporate clients include: BT… Hewlett Packard… American Express… Skandia Life… BP… KFC… Mason Zimbler… Talkington & Bates… The Lunan Group… Madame Tussauds… Sea Containers… and the beat goes on!

At the Cambridge Festival supporting Edwin Starr, the man himself said with inimitable style, “They sound pretty good to me!”

Groovejuice’s playlist includes:

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

Blame It On The Boogie

I Feel Good

Play That Funky Music

Carwash

Get Down On It

Ladies Night

Le Freak

Disco Inferno

Love Train

You Sexy Thing

Sex Machine

We Are Family

Oops Upside Your Head

That’s The Way I Like It

Good Times / Rappers Delight

Brick House

Don’t Leave Me This Way

You To Me Are Everything

Can’t Get By Without You

The First The Last My Everything

Let The Music Play

I Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love

Shake Your Body

Kung Fu Fighting

Stayin’ Alive

Celebration

Let’s Stay Together

Superstition

Get Down Saturday Night

Dock of the Bay

Stand By Me

My Girl

Midnight Hour

I Wish

Let’s Get It On

Expansions

Aint No Sunshine

Hot Hot Hot

I Found Lovin’

Never Too Much

Brick House

Billie Jean

Love Really Hurts Without You

Mustang Sally

Knock On Wood

Too Hard To Handle

If You Don’t Know Me By Now

Just The Two Of Us