About
Jake & Andy is a musical duo for hire in Gold Coast, QLD.
Jake and Andy is a music duo offering acoustic performances, rock sets and DJ entertainment. Its formats can change through an event, from ceremony music and welcome drinks to dancing later in the evening. The pair work at weddings and corporate functions, with a repertoire that crosses different genres and decades.
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The show
Jake Newell and Andy Michael have been playing together for around a decade and mates for twice as long, which started in a lounge room and worked its way through open mic nights to pub and club gigs. More than 500 weddings on, they've played beaches, ballrooms, backyards and bowls clubs, driven from Coffs Harbour to Noosa, and flown to a few further afield. Andy's also a licensed civil marriage celebrant now. Their view is that a wedding should feel like a celebration rather than something you sit through politely, and the service reflects that: professional, but relaxed enough that you and your guests aren't on edge.
On the day
Four things. Space, about two and a half metres square as a rough guide. Shelter, if the weather could turn. Two stools or chairs. And power, a standard wall outlet, though for shorter or smaller events they've got wireless options instead. Everything else arrives with them.
Performance options
Music on its own, or music with Andy officiating the ceremony as your celebrant. Live, they play as an acoustic soloist, an acoustic duo, a rock duo or a party DJ set, and they'll work out which songs you like before building the sets around them. Special requests not already on their list get attempted given notice. On the day they arrive two hours early, confirm the running order with your venue manager or planner, liaise with your MC, supply a microphone and amplification for the ceremony and speeches if the venue hasn't, cue the songs for your formalities, and relocate between ceremony, canapes and reception. Their DJ set usually takes the last 90 minutes, longer or shorter to suit, and they like getting your requests beforehand.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
117 songs
4 Non Blondes - What’s Up?
Alabama Shakes - Hold on
Alt-J - Breezeblocks
Angus & Julia Stone - Just A Boy - Big Jet Plane
Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down - Riot Van
Augie March - One Crowded Hour
Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up - Errol
Ball Park Music - iFly
The Beatles - Come Together - Instant Karma
The Beautiful Girls - Periscopes - La Mar - Music - Take The Long Way Home
Ben Folds Five - Brick
Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses - Walk Away - Diamonds On The Inside
The Black Keys - Tighten Up - Little Black Submarines - Gold On The Ceiling - Lonely Boy
Bob Marley - Jammin’ - No Woman - Redemption Song - Waiting In Vain - I Shot The Sherriff
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Bruno Mars - Lazy Song
Bryan Adams - Summer Of ‘69
Busby Marou - Biding My Time
Cake - I Will Survive
Cee-Lo - F*** You
Chet Faker - I’m Into You
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
City & Colour - Fragile Bird
Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds - We Used To Vacation - Hang Me Out To Dry - Audience
