The 10 best live bands for corporate events and D&Ds in Singapore

Tanjong Pagar (100 Peck Seah St) · Large D&Ds and gala dinners that need a big party band or orchestra plus an emcee from one supplier

Musical Touch

2-piece, 3-piece, 4-piece, 5 to 8-piece and larger bands; jazz bands 2 to 7 piece; pop orchestra

Live music agency running bands from 2-piece setups up to 5 to 8-piece party bands, jazz bands, string quartets and a pop orchestra, with emcees, DJs and special acts as add-ons. Has a dedicated corporate page covering D&Ds, gala dinners, launches and roadshows.

Has worked with Formula 1, Shell, Singapore Airlines, UOB

Companies that want one agency to book a band, DJ and emcee for a D&D or awards night

Red Kite Music

Live music talent agency supplying party bands, DJs, emcees, a cappella, jazz and instrumental acts, and it also manages bands for venues. Its corporate page covers D&Ds, gala dinners, award nights, launches and store openings.

Has worked with Microsoft, AIA, Prudential, HBO

D&Ds with a mixed-language crowd that wants Mandarin and Cantonese hits alongside English pop

Little Band SG

2-piece, 3-piece, 4-piece and 5-piece

Multilingual band singing in English, Mandarin, Malay and Cantonese, with themed sets such as Retro, Disney and Cantopop. Plays corporate D&Ds, weddings and community events.

Has worked with Excelitas, Royal Bank of Canada, Mi Pharma, Puretech Engineering

Companies that need the band and the sound system from the same supplier

GC Live Music (Glittering Carousel)

1-piece to 4-piece packages (singer plus up to 3 instruments)

Live band and emcee agency running since 2013 that covers corporate functions, weddings and bistro residencies, and rents out its own sound system with a sound engineer. Corporate add-ons include DJs, dance, magic and ethnic acts.

Kaki Bukit (Eunos Techpark) · Product launches and brand events that want a custom line-up

La Vie Music

Custom; a 6-piece band is shown on the corporate page

Live music company that builds a band to order: you pick the band size, singers and instrumentalists, and it supplies the sound system. Works corporate launches and private events as well as weddings.

Has worked with Steinway Gallery Singapore

Sin Ming (Midview City) · Smaller corporate dinners that want the band, emcee and AV from one vendor

AGOPSG

4-piece acoustic band

Acoustic band that sings in up to six languages, and also rents out sound systems, LED walls, photobooths and live streaming, and provides emcees and video crews. Covers corporate dinners and D&Ds.

Planners who want to choose a precise line-up (number of singers vs musicians) for a company dinner

Atcoustic

2-piece to 5-piece (1 to 2 singers plus 1 to 4 musicians)

Live band, singer and emcee outfit founded by Aldrich, playing weddings and corporate events. Publishes exactly how each line-up is made up, from 2-piece to 5-piece.

Company events where the crowd wants Mandopop and Cantopop

Afterworkers 下班族

Chinese pop band singing in Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien, with a busking background including a top-16 finish on Mediacorp's Battle of the Buskers. Plays weddings and corporate events.

Has worked with SingHealth Community Hospitals

Coleman Street (City Hall) · Awards nights and gala dinners wanting jazz or brass rather than a pop cover band

Band Masters Entertainment

Band booking outfit run by BME Pte Ltd that supplies jazz trios, brass ensembles, string quartets and solo or duo acts, and also runs a rehearsal studio. Its site lists credits at the AsiaRisk Awards, Formula 1 and Esplanade.

Companies that want a band and a bilingual emcee, or a custom company jingle

White Ribbon

Singers, bands and emcees for weddings, plus entertainment for corporate D&Ds, roadshows and launches, and song or jingle production.