RELAXED BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR HOTELS, LOUNGES AND RESTAURANTS, WHERE ATMOSPHERE MATTERS.
Smooth Duo provides live background music that complements your venue and enhances the atmosphere without ever overwhelming it.
From Sunday lunch and evening dining to guest arrival drinks, dinners and special dining events, Smooth Duo complements your venue with live background music that helps guests relax, linger a little longer and enjoy everything your venue has to offer.
For relaxed live background music with timeless melodies and a smooth, jazz-influenced sound, choose Smooth Duo to complement Sunday lunches, evening dining, guest arrival drinks, dinner and hospitality events where atmosphere matters.
INTIMATE LIVE MUSIC THAT FITS YOUR ROOM, NOT FILLS IT.
We're Smooth Duo, a professional live music duo based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, specialising in live background music for hotels, restaurants and hospitality venues across the Midlands and beyond.
With Susie's warm contralto vocals, Andy's expressive saxophone, keyboards, harmonica and subtle percussion, we complement the atmosphere you've created with live music that enhances your guests' experience. We perform at exactly the right level for conversation, allowing your team to deliver exceptional hospitality while adding the warmth and authenticity that only live music can bring.
MUSIC THAT COMPLEMENTS THE ATMOSPHERE
Our repertoire blends timeless smooth classics with soulful, jazz-influenced interpretations of well-loved songs, creating a welcoming atmosphere that encourages guests to relax, stay a little longer and enjoy the occasion. Whether guests are enjoying Sunday lunch, evening dining, drinks with friends or a special event, our carefully curated repertoire and years of experience allow us to complement the mood of your venue naturally and professionally.
WHY HOSPITALITY VENUES CHOOSE SMOOTH DUO
Great hospitality is about creating an experience where every element works together. Exceptional food, attentive service, comfortable surroundings and the right live music all play their part.
Our role is to complement the atmosphere you've created, helping guests relax, enjoy conversation and make the most of everything your venue has to offer. We work seamlessly alongside your team, enhancing the experience without interrupting the natural flow of service.
After years of performing for hotels, restaurants and prestigious private events at venues including Chatsworth House, The Cavendish Hotel, Baslow and several of the luxury Hand Picked Hotels, we've learned how to read a room and understand exactly the role live music should play in a successful hospitality setting. Our experience includes events featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra, together with guest arrival drinks receptions for artists including Lulu, Jason Donovan, Russell Watson and Ken Dodd. We've also performed at private events for the casts of Coronation Street, Doctor Who and Emmerdale.
AREAS WE COVER
Based in Mansfield, we regularly perform throughout Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands and surrounding counties, travelling further afield for the right venue.
If you're looking for live background music that complements your venue, enhances your guests' experience and helps create the kind of atmosphere that encourages guests to relax, linger a little longer and return again, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
BOOKING ENQUIRY
FAQ
Simply give us a call or send us an email and we’ll chat through what you need and negotiate a fee. There are also a few technical requirements and some small print to look at before booking, which you can find here on our T&Cs page
Our fee varies depending on whether your event is local or if we have to travel as we do have to account for travelling time and fuel costs in our fee. We will also look at a discount for local and recurring events, so it’s best to chat to us first and then we can give you a firm price for your event.
Between us, we have years of professional experience in panto, musical theatre, performing in Grease, West Side Story and Chicago, TV acting, appearing in Emmerdale, Doctor Who and Playing the Field, playing in bands, with Royal Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestras, working as supporting acts, and playing regular sets in well-known hotels and bars, including playing for Coronation Street’s 50th Anniversary bash, supporting Ken Dodd, Lulu, The Osmond Brothers, Billy Ocean, Russell Watson, and working with the Strictly Come Dancing Band singer, Lance Ellington.
We’re a professional, hard-working duo and we take great pride in being on time and pouring all of our passion into every event we are part of.
We tailor our act to your event, playing to suit you. We are flexible with timings and usually play two 45-minute sets or three 30-minute sets, but we’re happy to talk about what you need. Just get in touch!
Yes, absolutely! We always arrive at the venue at least two hours before the start of the event to give us plenty of time to set up our equipment and instruments. We also perform a sound check and make sure the quality of the sound and the levels are perfect for your event. And of course, we clear our equipment away afterwards.