Seven to ten pieces, over 15 years together, and a Canberra address book most bands would envy. Smooth Ops have played Parliament House, the AIS Arena, the National Convention Centre, the National Gallery of Australia and the Australian War Memorial, which means charity nights, galas and black tie events are home ground. The repertoire runs past 150 songs from The Beatles and Bon Jovi to Bruno Mars and Beyonce, delivered as show style medleys with tight arrangements and guest performers dropped in. All instruments are live. They bring their own mixing desk and can either supply front of house sound themselves or patch into a production company's rig. Gear and public liability insurance both held, equipment tag tested, and members trained to work in heritage and high security venues.
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Songs Smooth Ops can play
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(Bohemian Rhapsody, We are the champions, Another One Bites the Dust, Don't stop me now, Crazy little thing called love)(Dancing in September, Let's groove tonight, Boogie Wonderland)(Devil Went Down To Georgia, Enter Sandman, Thunderstruck)(Domino, Last Friday Night)(Happy, Get Lucky)(Love on top, Crazy in love)(Rosanna, Africa)(Take Me To The River, Treat Her Right, Land Of 10000 Dances)24K magic - Bruno MarsAddicted to you - AviciiAin't nobody - Jasmine ThompsonAll About the Bass - Meghan TrainorAnother One Bites the Dust - QueenAs Time Goes By - Frank SinatraAt last - Etta JamesBad girls - Donna Summer / JamiroquaiBad things - Jace EverattBb turnaround - Matt OttenBetter - The Screaming JetsBetter the devil you know (Abbey Road) - Kylie MinogueBeyonceBirthday - The BeatlesBlame it on the boogie - Jackson 5Body and soul - Billie HollidayBow River - Cold ChiselBurn for you - John FarnhamC Jam blues - Duke EllingtonCake by the ocean - DnceCan't stop the feeling -Justin TimberlakeCastle on the hill - Ed SheeranCharlie Daniels / Metallica / AC/DCCherish - MadonnaChowdown - CorduroyClassicsClose to you - The CarpentersThe CommitmentsContemporaryCounting stars - One RepublicCrunchy granola suite - Neil DiamondCrush - Jennifer PaigeDinner/ChilledDisco inferno - The TrammpsDon't know why - Norah JonesDon't leave me this way - Thelma HoustonDon't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Andrews SistersDream a little dream - Mama CassEarth Wind and FireEdge of Glory - Lady GagaEven when I'm sleeping - Leonardo's BrideExes and ohs - Elle KingFever - Michael BubleFinally - Ce Ce PenistonFooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin BishopFootloose - Kenny LogginsForget you - Cee Lo GreenFragile - StingGet stupid - Aston MerrygoldGimme some lovin' - Spencer Davis GroupGod bless the child - Eva CassidyGoing home - Dire StraitsGold on the ceiling - The Black KeysThe groove - Rodney FranklinGroove is in the heart - Deee-liteHere comes the sun - The BeatlesHit the road Jack - Ray CharlesHold the line - TotoHot stuff - Donna SummerHound dog - Elvis PresleyHow Will I Know - Whitney HoustI feel good - James BrownI saw her standing there - The BeatlesI Should Be So Lucky (jazz version) - Kylie MinogueI Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney HoustonI will survive - Gloria GaynorI'm so excited - The Pointer SistersIf I had you - Adam LambertIt's only a paper moon - Ella FitzgeraldIt's raining men - The Weather GirlsJazz rock - Matt OttenJessie J / Katy PerryJump - The Pointer SistersKhe sanh - Cold ChiselKiss me - Sixpence None the RicherKnock on wood - Amy StewartL O V E - Natalie ColeLet me entertain you - Robbie WilliamsLet's dance - David BowieLike A Prayer - MadonnaLili Marlene - Marlene DietriechLiving on a prayer - Bon JoviLocked out of heaven - Bruno MarsLonely boy - The Black KeysLong way to the top - AC/DCThe Look - RoxetteLove foolosophy - JamiroquaiLove is in the air - John Paul YoungLove me again - John NewmanLove runs out - One RepublicMedleysMercy - DuffyMoon dance - Van MorrisonMore - Frank SinatraMustang Sally - Wilson PickettMy baby - Cold ChiselNew Sensation - INXSNutbush City Limit - Tina TurnerOn My Mind - PowderfingerOver the rainbow - Eva CassidyPharrell Williams / Daft PunkPictures - Sneaky Sound SystemThe power of love - Huey Lewis & the NewsQueenRather be - Clean BanditRed neck woman - Gretchen WilsonReminiscing - Madison Avenue / LRBRespect - Aretha FranklinRhumba blues - Robben FordRiviera paradise - Stevie Ray VaughanRun to paradise - The Choir BoysSex on fire - Kings of LeonShake if off - Taylor SwiftShake your groove thing - Peaches & HerbSharp dressed man - ZZ TopShut up and dance - Walk the moonSigned sealed delivered - Stevie WonderSky full of stars - ColdplaySkyfall - AdeleSmooth - Santana ft Rob ThomasSong for guy - Elton JohnSoul/Motown/DiscoSpinning around - Kylie MinogueStarlight - Supermen LoversSugar - Maroon 5Summer of 69 - Bryan AdamsSunday Morning - Maroon 5Sway - Michael BubleSweet Child of Mine - Guns 'N' RosesSweet home Alabama - Lynyrd SkynyrdTeardrops - Womack and WomackThank you - DidoThere she goes - Sixpence None the RicherThinking out loud - Ed SheeranTime after time - Eva CassidyTotoTreasure - Bruno MarsTroublemaker - Olly MursUptown funk - Bruno MarsValerie - Amy WinehouseWake me up - AviciiWalking on sunshine - Katrina & the WavesWaterloo - ABBAWayfaring stranger - Eva CassidyWe'll Meet Again - Vera LynnWeather with you - Crowded HouseWhen I get you alone - Robin ThickeWhen love takes over - David GuettaWinter wonderland - Andrews SistersWW2 ShowpieceYou Give Love A Bad Name - Bon JoviYou're the voice - John FarnhamBoogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews SistersRolling in the deep - Adele
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What to expect
Fifteen years and counting in Canberra, mostly at the pointy end: charity nights, galas, black tie dinners. Everything is played and sung live, no backing tracks anywhere in it. Three singers carry the leads and stack the harmonies behind each other, with a four piece rhythm section underneath getting the sounds close enough that the songs land the way you remember them. The book runs past 150 songs, The Beatles and Bon Jovi through to Bruno Mars and Beyonce, so every decade is covered. Show style medleys pull together Queen, Toto, Earth Wind & Fire and Beyonce, and guest musicians turn up in the set, a bagpiper and a horn section among them.
On the day
Staging wants a minimum of 6m wide by 4m deep, though the band will reconfigure for a different shape if that's what you have. A drum riser is nice, not necessary. Their own mixing desk sits at the side of stage. If they're supplying sound, they bring front of house speakers and mix from an iPad. If a production company is on the job, that company provides the front of house speakers and runs the room mix, taking either a stereo feed from the band's desk or individual lines via a loom, while the band's tech handles onstage volume and in-ear monitoring. Two wedges are wanted for stage fill, patched directly or through the production desk. Three wireless mics for the front line if the venue has them, otherwise the band uses its own cabled mics.
