Whether you select items from our "Ala Carte" menu or go for an additional
discount with a "Combination Platter", our goal is to provide you and your
guests with a day of fond memories that will last a lifetime. We fully
understand the stress that is encountered when undertaking a major event and
want to work with you as much as possible ahead of time to ensure that the last
thing you'll need to worry about during the event is the band. All prices
assume that the venue is located within 50 miles of San Jose.. For events more than 50
miles from San Jose, an additional transportation fee applies.
A La Carte Menu
The Sound Effect Band (Private Event)
A 7-piece band (male and female vocalists, sax, guitar, bass, keyboard, drums)
featuring a mix of rock, pop, R&B, soul, funk, motown, jazz and ballads from today back through the 1960s. We focus on songs which are dancing favorites to keep the dance floor full throughout your event.
Pricing: $1600 for 2 hour
minimum, $500 for each additional hour.
The Sound Effect Trio / Quartet (Private Event)
For more subtle background music featuring jazz standards, The Sound Effect Trio or Quartet can provide your event
with music during the cocktail hour and dinner, or when music is not
the feature of your event. The trio consists of keyboard, bass and
drums. The quartet adds a saxophone to the instrumentation. Pricing: $775 for 2 hour minimum (trio), $225 for each additional hour
(trio). Adding saxophone to make a quartet, $75 per hour. 2 hour minimum
does not apply when booked with full band.
Special Song Requests
When booking The Sound Effect Band, we are happy to work up arrangements
of special songs you'd like to request, given that we have sufficient
advance time to create the arrangements and rehearse them. We are
happy to work up one special request for the third hour of band time booked
at no extra charge, or two songs for a four hour booking.
Platinum - 1 1/2 hours of The Sound Effect Quartet for cocktails and/or dinner, followed by 4 hours of The Sound Effect Band. Includes 2 Special Request Songs. Pricing: $2900 for Platinum Package. Pricing assumes that both Quartet and Band play in the same location.
Gold - 1 1/2 hours of The Sound Effect Quartet for cocktails
and/or dinner, followed by 3 hours of The Sound Effect Band. Includes
1 Special Request Song. Pricing: $2500 for Gold Package. Pricing assumes that both Quartet and Band play in the same location.
Silver - 1 hour of The Sound Effect Quartet for cocktails and/or
dinner, followed by 2 hours of The Sound Effect Band. Pricing: $2000 for Silver Package. Pricing assumes that both Quartet and Band play in the same location.
Club Dinner/Dancing Special - Now accepting public club booking for 2 hours of dinner (6:30 - 8:30) with the jazz quartet and 3 hours of dancing (9 - midnight) with the full band on Friday or Saturday evenings.
The Sound Effect is currently accepting bookings for all types of public events. Please email along with your date availability, start time, length of performance desired and budget.
Material for Download
A summary of The Sound Effect information is available for download and printing in pdf format here. This brochure, along with a demo CD of the audio files on the SAMPLES page comprise what we can also send you via mail upon request. Please send your request to .