Groove Alliance is a 9-piece show band that includes 2 outstanding lead vocalists, four-part harmonies, an exceptional rhythm section and an all-star 3 piece horn section with multi-saxophones, trumpet & trombone. The band’s members have performed with national acts including Chicago & Blood Sweat and Tears, have won Grammy awards and have been heard on national brand commercials. Lead vocalists Mike & Amy are a treasure all of their own and act as co-leaders of Groove Alliance.
A household name throughout New England, Groove Alliance has performed at countless weddings, corporate events, clubs, casinos, festivals, boat cruises, private parties and parades. Known for their work ethic, responsiveness and attention to detail, Groove Alliance remains one of the region’s elite private event ensembles.
Groove Alliance is a 9 piece band. They include 1) bass/ vocals, 2) drums, 3) keyboard/ vocals, 4) guitar, 5) saxophone, 6) trumpet, 7) trombone, 8) lead female vocal & 9) lead male vocal.
Everyone raved about Groove Alliance from my grandmother to my friends. I had people ask me who they were and for their information. They got the room up and moving the whole night. Most of my guests stayed until the very end, 12:30am, best they were enjoying the music and dancing. They got people involved and Mike even sang to my grandmother. Not one complaint, they were highly regarded by all and absolutely professional.
Hi Justin,
Groove Alliance was incredible last night – everyone said that they were the best wedding band they have ever seen!
We are so thrilled with Groove Alliance and the music from our wedding. Michael was very easy to get in touch with and a pleasure to deal with. Our guests all raved about the music, they made the night!
The entire Groove Alliance band was outstanding. We could not be happier. Everything was wonderful and they sounded amazing. They were so fun and energetic. Thank you so much!
Groove Alliance is like family to all of us at Colby College. They love the crowd and our crowd loves them. We look forward to working with them each and every year. Top-rate musicians and performers all the way.
Everything was so great!!! We loved having groove alliance as our band. The horn section was a hit and we love how they interacted with the crowd!! We would definitely recommend Groove Alliance!
I can’t say enough good things about Groove Alliance. Every band member is so talented, fun, and interactive with the crowd. Mike was so easy to work with… always answering my questions clearly and always available to discuss and go over details. We have gotten so many compliments on their music and entertainment. My sister used them in 2015 for her wedding and when we told family and friends they were doing mine people were ecstatic. Incredible group of people with amazing musical talent while at the same time able to captivate their crowd and interact with everyone. I’d highly, highly recommend Wilson Stevens and Groove Alliance over and over again!!
The entire Groove Alliance experience was amazing. Every guest at our wedding was blown away by the band and had the most fun. Their playlist was perfect. Awesome, awesome, awesome!
I was 100% satisfied with Groove Alliance and enjoyed working with Mike and his professionalism. We would highly recommend!
I received dozens of extremely favorable comments about Groove Alliance. They played great light jazz style music during dinner…and at the appropriate level…i.e. Not too loud. Mike & Amy’s voices are outstanding! The songs they picked for after dinner were appropriate for the age group of the crowd. An excellent experience!
Groove Alliance was amazing and working with Wilson Stevens was so easy and not stressful at all! I assumed I would have to do a lot more work / coordination with the band myself, but I had to do very little and everything was perfect! I couldn’t have asked for a better band experience – from the music choices, to the music quality, to the atmosphere the band created (with the fun interactive aspects of the performance), it was all perfect!
Thank you!!
Groove Alliance was amazing. I would definitely hire them again. I will recommend them to friends too. Thank you!!!
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. I love Groove Alliance. Our audience loves them. They are really gifted musicians.
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. Great mix of music; they sound amazing.
4) Emceeing: Excellent.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. These guys read the crowd and played straight without taking a break. Absolutely incredible.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Mike, and crew are fantastic. I really enjoy working with them.
Everyone says Groove Alliance was the best part 0f the night. We had so much fun and everything was great!!
Sara Cooney
We had SO MUCH FUN with Groove Alliance! Thank you for making the trek down to Jersey City.
Mike was easy to talk to, flexible with when we talked, informative and clear with everything.
We had so many comments all night about how great the band was. Thank you again for your entertainment!
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. Band was awesome.
2) Choice of Music: Excellent.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent. They were all so well presented.
4) Emceeing: Excellent.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes. Very easy.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Absolutely.
This is the second wedding I have used Groove Alliance, thank you!!
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. We keep getting messages from people telling us it was “The Best Wedding Band EVER!”
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. We told Mike what we like and we got exactly what we asked for.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent. Classy as all get out!
4) Emceeing: Excellent. This was on point!
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. This ran like clockwork!
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes. The whole experience with Wilson Stevens & Groove Alliance was easy and wonderful.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Mike was terrific! Accommodating, direct, funny and easy to work with.
Groove Alliance is amazing, we were dancing all night! I haven’t been to a wedding in a long time where that happened.
We still have one more daughter, we’ll be calling you. Thanks so much!
Mike,
Just want to offer a quick thanks to you and Groove Alliance for a phenomenal performance on Saturday. All of our guests, young and old, were raving afterwards. And as I’m sure you noticed, the younger crew kept on singing even after you were done (and the singing continued on the buses!), as they didn’t want the music to end.
Similarly, you guys did a great job with all of our requests: Bryan’s performing special songs for the ceremony, the entrance music, our first dances, and everything else. We had so, so much fun.
Thanks again!
(And thanks to you, Tim, for directing us to Groove Alliance!)
Best,
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. Groove Alliance was amazing and at some points the entire wedding was up dancing because it was just that fun with countless people asking about them!
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. What the band played was amazing and they even threw in a song we loved and didn’t expected to here by Nathaniel Rateliffe!
3)Grooming and Attire: Excellent.
4) Emceeing: Excellent. Entrances were great. Mike was a great guy to have helping and was entertaining and fun with the crowd
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. They went for absolute maximum music time and we absolutely loved it along with all of or guests. Best wedding band we have ever seen!
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes. Wilson Stevens was a pleasure to work with and extremely helpful in helping us decide on what we needed.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Mike was fantastic to work with and made music a very relaxing and fun part of the entire planning experience
We could not have asked for anything better. The entire experience was easy and helpful and Groove Alliance’s performance was better than we could have ever hoped or expected.
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. They are all phenomenal musicians who play amazingly together. We had many musicians in attendance (ourselves and most of the bridal party included) and everyone was blown away!
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. They knew when to play hits and when to play standards. It never felt like I had to be on the dance floor.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent. Loved the matching suits on the guys!
4) Emceeing: Excellent. Mike is amazing. He kept the party going and made the night more than just music.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. I honestly didn’t even notice they took a break other than during dinner.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes. I always got replies quickly no matter if it was from Wilson Stevens or Groove Alliance.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Mike was amazing and he knew when it was better to talk over the phone instead of through emails.
I loved Groove Alliance. My husband and I decided that a live band was in the top three things we needed for our wedding and they helped to make the day perfect. We got so many compliments on them and I’ve heard of at least one of our guests who can’t wait to see one of their public shows.
This band was amazing. Our guests all wanted to know who the band was so they could use them at their next event. I overheard many people commenting that Groove Alliance was the BEST wedding band they’ve heard. We had nearly 400 guests and the dance floor was packed all night long. Thank you Groove Alliance!!!
Everyone LOVED Groove Alliance! Everyone. It was great. We really appreciated the music, energy, professionalism and the effect the music had on our alumni. They were dancing like crazy. It was really fun to see everyone enjoying the music so much. I knew I had a hit with your group. The whole scene was so successful. Thank you so much for making it all possible.
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. A consistent comment among our 350+ guests was “this band is terrific!” Both vocalists and instrumentalists were top notch.
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. I was particularly impressed with their ability to appeal to all ages in our large group…from the “20 somethings” to the “60 somethings”. They were skilled at selecting songs that were a match for the group. The dance floor was always full.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent.
4) Emceeing: Excellent.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. Breaks were brief.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes. WSP was thorough and specific – much appreciated.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. They were great. We had specific guidelines for the crowd interaction, and Michael followed all requests.
This highly successful work event was due – in large part – to the high quality of Groove Alliance.
Music was unbelievable. I thought Stevie Wonder was singing the father daughter song! Unbelievable compliments we have gotten about them, and have had many friends that want them booked for there own weddings!
Groove Alliance made our event so special, they filled the dance floor, they were so fun and so entertaining! But most important their talent was incredible!!
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. Guests at the wedding said it was the best band they have ever heard.
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. Each song was tailored to all age groups.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent. They looked professional.
4) Emceeing: Excellent. Mike has a natural ability to entertain- he is fun and has a contagious energy.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Mike is fantastic to work with. Groove Alliance was fun, exciting, and easy group to work with! We could not have been happier!
Performance Review:
1) Quality of Music: Excellent. Every single guest at our wedding made it a point to tell us how amazing and fun Groove Alliance was.
2) Choice of Music: Excellent. They did a great job of reading the crowd and choosing music that everyone could dance to.
3) Grooming and Attire: Excellent. They were very professionally dressed.
4) Emceeing: Excellent. They did a great job of keeping the excitement level high.
5) Break Schedule: Excellent. They took a break at the appropriate time and we’re back when dinner was wrapping up and it was time to dance.
6) Use Wilson Stevens again? Yes.
7) Use artist again?: Yes. Absolutely, Mike was very accommodating and accessible. He offered suggestions and really put us at ease through the whole process.
Mike is very easy to collaborate with and provides great advice to make your event truly special. He and Groove Alliance were able to match our style, venue, and time the music to the respective moment… gauged our audience perfectly!
Groove Alliance is simply the BEST! Hopefully your special date fits their schedule.
Groove Alliance is the best dance band we, or any of our guests, have ever seen or danced to. We have been to over 50 weddings and events with dance bands and we can say unequivocally that Griove Alliance sets the bar. Mike understood the bride and groom perfectly and customized a play list that had every guest dancing, laughing and leaping for 3 hours. It was simply amazing. If you are seeking a wedding or event dance band, look no further. Highest recommendation.
Where to begin….Groove Alliance made our wedding!!!! I knew I always wanted a band for my wedding and when I began searching I was so glad to come across Groove Alliance. I had never seen them live but I just had a great feeling about them and booked them right away. I was blown away with how amazing they truly were. Mike was so fun to work with and so professional with an amazing sense of humor. Mike once texted me until 11:30 at night to make sure the song I wanted with my dad was just right. So not only did they rock on my wedding day but they were there with me along the way. My guests raved about the band and several of them said it was the best wedding they had been to because the band rocked!! I had the wedding I always wanted and I am so happy for my decision with booking Groove Alliance. I highly recommend them and do not even think twice they will be amazing!!!
Groove Alliance was amazing as the band for my wedding! From talking with the band leader on the phone, he made me feel so great about how everything was going to be and was soothing and reassuring to a nervous and overwhelmed bride. The singers did an amazing job with the songs that we requested from the first dance, father daughter dance, mother son dance, to the rest of the music of the evening. The dance floor was always packed and when the band had to end for the evening the guests were begging for more songs. Another amazing part of Groove Alliance is the horn section… it adds so much to the event. I recommend this band whole heartedly!
The Groove Alliance performed at our son/daughter-in-laws wedding at the Newport Yachting Center. The songs they performed had everyone up and dancing the entire night and were perfect for ALL ages that were there! Mike, Amy and the band were wonderful, very talented and entertaining, even coming down onto the dance floor and interacting with the guests who were dancing. I continue to receive compliments from our friends and family how great and impressive Groove Alliance was and how much they enjoyed the band and the entire night!
Groove Alliance was great! They were classy, professional, entertaining and very talented. Our guests raved about them!
For me, a wedding is successful when everyone is on their feet dancing all night. Groove Alliance played at my daughter’s wedding at Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack, NY. This band was the best band I’ve ever heard at a wedding! People are still talking about how much fun they had. It didn’t matter what age you were. , you were out there dancing! Groove is wonderful to work with,talented and professional. They entertained and played to the crowd all night! If you want your wedding to be memorable, hire this group. You’ll be glad you did!
Groove Alliance was awesome! Mike was a pleasure to work with and was very responsive and professional throughout the entire process. The band had everyone up on the dance floor all night and we received a lot of compliments about them after the wedding. I would highly recommend them for a wedding.
Groove Alliance was an amazing wedding band! We received so many compliments from everyone at the wedding, including guests from MA, FL, TX, CA, from overseas in the UK. The wedding guests wouldn’t stop dancing, even those who do not usually dance at weddings. It was incredible, and Grove Alliance is worth every penny. Mike Pacheco and Amy Fichera are extremely talented vocals. We loved the way the horns and band members engaged the audience. Mike was so professional and responsive, just great to work with. The band learned a couple songs specifically for our reception, and it was perfect! Such a fun night! Couldn’t have asked for anything better.
I had seen Groove Alliance perform at a wedding band line up and really enjoyed them. So I started discussing availability and price. I researched many bands from the New England area, and Groove Alliance was a top pick. Then took my (now) husband to an event to see Groove Alliance perform. He also thought the band was really talented and personable. So we booked them! Bands always seem expensive when compared to a DJ, but they really kick the wedding reception up 10 fold and ensure everyone has a good time.
A few weeks before the wedding we realized the reception hall would not allow the band to play as late as we had originally booked them for… I guess there was a noise ordinance. We worked with Mike and the band agreed to play the time and shorten their breaks. They were very flexible and accommodating. Some of our guests even commented how impressed they were that Groove Alliance took such short breaks.
We even were impressed with Groove Alliance when watching the night via video from our videographer. Almost as good as live!
Again Mike was wonderful and we would highly recommend Groove Alliance!! They really made our wedding celebration a night to remember.
Groove Alliance did a fantastic job at our June wedding. Absolutely the best and the reviews from all the guests and hotel staff were amazing. So well done. Mike is a true professional and has an amazing band.
Getting a great wedding band was a very high priority for us, and we conducted a pretty large search to ensure this happened. It included asking friends in the industry, checking review sites, and most importantly seeing the top bands live.
We were amazed to find that not only was Groove Alliance the best band we saw live, but their pricing was extremely competitive and Mike and his band mates were extremely friendly and responsive and a pleasure to work with. They were open to any ideas and willing to do whatever we wanted to make the day exactly as we wanted, even if it meant learning new songs or getting on late night conference calls.
In the end the thing that really matters is the wedding day. They were very professional and well prepared so that we did not need to do anything. They did our ceremony (classical guitar) and cocktail hour (keyboard), which worked very well. The songs they learned for our first dance/etc were perfect and their music during dinner was well received and very appropriate.
We couldn’t have asked more when it came to their post-dinner sets. They had everyone up dancing the entire night, filling the dance floor, with a good mix of older stuff early for the parents/relatives and more modern, upbeat stuff later for the younger crowd.
We couldn’t have asked for more, and were ecstatic to hear from so many people that they thought the band was incredible. I could not recommend Groove Alliance more, and you absolutely need to strongly consider them for your wedding/ event.