Motown Central
Motown Central are a glamorous party band with high energy to keep you and your guests glued on the dance floor! Motown Central cover irresistible Motown, R&B, soul and pop classics from the decades. Motown Central are a highly professional group of London session musicians who pride themselves on musical brilliance. They offer a self contained equipment service, supplying their own PA and lighting and offer a variety of options to help you make your event extra special! You can extend the band's curfew past 12am, include an intimate piano and vocal performance whilst also experiencing their full 8/9 piece band with horn section and percussion featuring London’s finest music performers who are guaranteed to impress! You will also have peace of mind knowing that Motown Central will sound and look fantastic as they include a dedicated sound and lighting engineer for all their bookings. Having invested many years in the music industry, the members of Motown Central truly know how to bring the party tailor made to what you desire. Be sure to experience this remarkable band at your event. Book this sensational band today!
PLANNING
Bespoke entertainment planning service
LINE-UP
5 piece band (Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Drums, Bass) Upgrade options available up to a full 9 piece band
PERFORMANCE
Performance duration: 2 x 60 minute or 3 x 40 minute sets
SONG REQUESTS
Choose from Motown Central's repertoire
FIRST DANCE
Option for Motown Central to learn and perform your choice of track*
SOUND
High-quality sound and production tailored to your venue
ENGINEER
A dedicated sound engineer to ensure the perfect sound mix
LIGHTING
Our standard party lighting package
SEAMLESS MUSIC
Professionally managed, high-quality party playlist - for before and in between live band sets
*This may depend on track choice and additional fees
Check out Motown Central's vast repertoire here...
Soul and Motown
Abc - The Jackson 5
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - Mcfadden And Whitehead
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Always And Forever - Heat Wave
Always (As) - Stevie Wonder
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Cruising - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Dancing In The Street - Martha And The Vandellas
Don't You Worry Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Blues Brothers
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
How Sweet It Is - The Temptations
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
I Feel Good - James Brown
If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone
I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
I Heard It Through The Grape Vine - Marvin Gaye
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It's A Man's World - James Brown
I Wanna Get Next To You - Rose Royse
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Lately - Stevie Wonder
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye
Misunderstood - Nina Simone
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
My Baby Cares - Nina Simone
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My First My Last My Everything - Barry White
My Girl - The Temptations
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
Pappa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
Peg -Steely Dan
Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Reading
Soul Man - The Blues Brothers
Stand By Me - Bennie King
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Super Fly - Curtis Mayfield
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Take 5 - Al Jarreau
Tear Drops - Womack & Womack
Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Think - Aretha Franklin
Three Times The Lady - Lionel Richie
Too Hard To Handle - Otis Reading
Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
(What A) Wonderful Word - Sam Cooke
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Who's Loving You - The Jackson 5
You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Disco
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame It On The Boogie - Michael Jackson
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire
Brick House - The Commodores
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Everybody Dance - Chic
Finally - CeCe Peniston
Funkin For Jamaica - Tom Brown
Get Down On It - Kool And The Gang
Get Down On Saturday Night - Oliver Chapman
Get Up Off That Thing - James Brown
Give Me The Night - George Benson
Good Times - Chic
Get Off - Prince
Get Up Off That Thing - James Brown
Give Me The Night - George Benson
Good Times - Chic
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
Higher Love – Kygo/Whitney Houston
I Cant Help It - Michael Jackson
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Found Lovin’ - Fat Back Band
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
I Would Die 4 U - Prince
Jungle Boogie - Kool And The Gang
Kiss - Prince
Ladies Night - Kool And The Gang
Le Freak - Chic
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
Little L - Jamiroquai
Love Never Felt So Good - Justin Timberlake
Mighty Real - Sylvester
My First My Last My Everything - Barry White
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
P.Y.T - Michael Jackson
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Sing It Back - Moloko
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Super Fly - Curtis Mayfield
Tell Me Something Good - Chaka Khan
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
You Like Me Don't You - Jermaine Jackson
You Really Got A Hold On Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Chart Hits
All Of Me - John Legand
Be the One - Dua Lipa
Cake By the Ocean - DNCE
Can’t Feel My Face - The Weekend
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Diamonds - Rihanna
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Finesse - Bruno Mars
Forget you - Ceelo Green
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Jealous - Nick Jonas
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Price Tag - Jessie J
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Roar - Katy Perry
Rockabye - Clean Bandit
Sax - Fleur East
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Slow Hands - Niall Horan
Sorry - Justin Bieber
Sorry Not Sorry - Demi Lavato
Symphony - Clean Bandit
Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
Wake Me Up - Avicii
We Found Love - Rihanna
Wonderwall - Oasis
Classic Tunes
1999 - Prince
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Angels - Robbie Williams
At Last - Etta James
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Brown Sugar - D'Angelo
Candy - Cameo
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons
Crazy - Gnarles Barkley
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Cream - Prince
Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Dont Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Easy - Lionel Richie
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
Hey Ya - Outkast
How Come You Don't Call Me - Prince
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz
I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitte
If I Aint Got You - Alecia Keys
If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince
I Just Cant Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
Is This Love - Bob Marley
It Ain't Over Until It's Over - Lenny Kravitz
Josie - Steely Dan
Kiss - Prince
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Mambo Number 5 - Lou Bega
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You - James Morrison
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
No Diggity - Black Street
Ordinary People - John Legend
Purple Rain - Prince
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Rude - Magic
Smooth - Carlos Santana Ft. Rob Thomas
Sorry - Tracy Chapman
Stuck In The Middle - Stealers Wheel
Sumthing Sumthing - Maxwell
Sweat - Inner Circle
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
This Love - Maroon 5
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Wonderful Word - Louis Armstrong
Word Up - Cameo
When Doves Cry - Prince
Wishing Well - Sananda Maitreya
Yesterday - The Beatles
Party Hits
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan
American Boy - Estelle
Bang Bang - Jessie J
Can’t Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs
Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Happy - Pharell Williams
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
I Dont Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters
I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
Lady - Modjo
Lola’s Theme - The Shapeshifters
Love On Top - Beyonce
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Ashley
Price Tag - Jessie J
Señorita - Justin Timberlake
Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon
Superstar - Jamelia
Take Your Mamma - The Scissor Sisters
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Waiting All Night - Rudimental
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Club
1 Thing - Amerie
21 Seconds - So Solid Crew
Baby Cakes - 3 Of A Kind
Body Groove - Architects
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake
Everyday People - Arrested Development
Family Affair - Mary J Blige
Freed from Desire - Gala
Fill Me In - Craig David
Finesse - Bruno Mars
Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude
Good Luck - Basement Jaxx
Groove is in the Heart - Dee-lite
Just Fine - Mary J Blige
Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes - K.I.G
Hot In Here - Nelly
Ignition - R Kelly
Imagine - Shola Ama (Asylum Remix)
In The Morning (Let Your Love Come In) - Egypt
Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
Lolas Theme - The Shape Shifters
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Moving Too Fast - Artful Dodger
Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust
Nobody To Love - Sigma
Never Gonna Let You Go - Tina Moore
No Diggity - Black Street
No Scrubs - TLC
One More Time - Daft Punk
Party Hard - Donae’o
Pow (Forward) - Lethal Bizzle
Rewind - Craig David/Artful Dodger
Shackles - Mary Mary
Show Me Love - Robin S
Sweet Like Chocolate - Shanks and Bigfoot
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
"We went for the seven piece band and glad we did! It was a fantastic show and the male and female singers meant the songs were much more varied. Thanks for a fantastic evening!"
Alex & Gemma - Wedding
"Just wanted to say a huge thank you to the band for performing so brilliantly at our wedding day! We are both so very grateful for their impeccable performance which all the guests thoroughly enjoyed and didn’t want the band to stop playing!"
Tharuka and Suren - Wedding
"We thought the band was fantastic. The overall performance was second to none. The vocalists both had the most amazing voices and we were very impressed with their singing ability. The band arrived on time and set up with a problem. We had the most fantastic wedding and spent most of the evening with all of our guests on the dance floor! The music variety was perfect and there was something for everyone. The band were friendly and their performance was fantastic!! Now we are looking for an excuse to have another party, so we can hire then again!! Thank you!"
Rebecca - Wedding
"The band were absolutely fantastic. All the sound checks and set up were completed seamlessly and the sound and performance of the whole 8 piece band was exceptional. There’s a great repertoire to choose from with a great mix of modern hits, classics and floor fillers and the set list they helped make for us was great for all guests. The band went to the effort to learn a bespoke song for our first dance which they absolutely nailed. All the band members were also very kind and warm, would highly recommend."
Andrew - Wedding
"Thank you so much! Everyone absolutely loved the band and we keep getting messages about how brilliant they were. We thought they really set the vibe from our first dance and then just kept it up right until the end!"
Laura & Tom - Wedding