The Sonics

About The Sonics

The Sonics – An Exquisite Musical Ensemble for Rome’s Most Refined Celebrations

What discerning clients cherish most: exceptional musicianship, breathtaking vocals, an impeccably curated repertoire, and an ability to keep every guest enchanted throughout the evening.

The Sonics represent a peerless choice for those seeking a wedding band of the highest calibre, based in Rome and available for exclusive events throughout Italy.

Delivering electrifying performances with a polished, high-energy presence, this ensemble of consummate professionals adapts its programme with effortless sophistication to suit any occasion—from intimate nuptials and lavish receptions to distinguished corporate galas.

Renowned for their vast and versatile repertoire, The Sonics masterfully engage audiences of every generation, transforming each celebration into an unforgettable experience. Their sound—a seamless fusion of acoustic elegance, pop refinement, soulful classics, and rock anthems—includes celebrated artists such as Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Lady Gaga, ABBA, and Nirvana, alongside the most current hits, ensuring every moment is perfectly accompanied.

The ensemble is fronted by a magnificent female vocalist and can be complemented by additional musicians, including a live DJ, guaranteeing impeccable sound quality that inspires guests to dance until the final note.

Available in a range of bespoke line-ups—from an intimate duo to a full band of up to six members—The Sonics tailor their formation to your event’s unique requirements. Clients are invited to select their favourite pieces from the band’s curated set list, and may request up to five songs to be omitted. The band then crafts a personalised programme, referencing the chosen selections in style and arrangement. (Please note that the final set list on the evening remains at the discretion of the musical director.)

New for 2024: The Sonics now offer an exclusive Live Band Karaoke Experience—a captivating interactive show where you and your guests take the stage alongside a seasoned live band. This luxurious bandeoke offering, among the first of its kind in Italy, includes:

• 4 musicians
• One host
• Professional microphone
• Dedicated lyrics screen
• Over 200 song titles to choose

The Sonics are an elegant pop and rock wedding band with sublime female vocals, perfectly suited for company parties, conventions, business events, weddings, birthdays, surprise celebrations, private soirées, promotions, and galas.

They are regularly booked to perform at Italy’s most prestigious venues, including Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo in Sicily, Sheraton Parco De’ Medici Hotel in Rome, Villa Di Ulignano Di Massimo Cristaldi in Pisa, and Borgo di Tragliata in Fiumicino. Their presence has also been celebrated on the award-winning wedding planning blog Style Me Pretty, most notably for an ethereal destination wedding that checks all the boxes of refined Italian romance.

Standard performances are structured with timeless grace: one hour of exquisite cocktail reception music followed by two hours of uninterrupted after-dinner revelry. For those desiring an extended celebration, options include:

• Inserting brief intermissions with a curated pre-recorded playlist
• An additional live set (please enquire for the bespoke rate per hour)
• A DJ set following the live performance

Here is a selection of the distinguished locations where The Sonics have been engaged:

• Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo
• Aura Villa del Lago, Lake Como
• Villa Aurelia, Rome
• Castello di Montalto, Italy
• Villa Eva, Ravello, Italy ✍️
• Villa Pitiana Hotel, Florence, Italy
• Circolo della Caccia, Rome, Italy
• Villa Miani, Rome, Italy
• Masseria Don Luigi, Fasano, Italy
• Agriturismo Masseria Salamina
• Borgo di Tragliata, Fiumicino
• La Badia di Orvieto, Italy
• Villa Catignano, Siena, Italy
• Borgo Lucignanello Bandini
• Casa Cornacchi, Arezzo
• Casale Doria Pamphilj
• Masseria Potenti, Manduria
• Villa Buonvisi, Via di Villa Gaia
• La Foce, Siena, Italy
• Villa Il Garofalo, Florence, Italy
• Castello di Petrata, Assisi
• Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte
• Dievole Wine Resort
• Villa Petriolo, Cerreto Guidi
• Abbazia di San Giusto Tuscania
• Villa Michaela, Tuscany
• Borgo San Luigi, Siena
• Villa Arvedi, Verona
• Anantara Convento Amalfi Grand Hotel
• Antico Convento I Cappuccini
• Villa Barberino, Tuscany
• Villa Fontanelle, Tuscany
• Hotel Bellevue Syrene, Naples
• La Palagina, Tuscany
• Villa di Maiano, Florence
• Castello di Celsa
• Castello Brancaccio, Rome
• Villa e Parco di Corliano, Pisa
• Le Filigare Winery
• Borgo Laticastelli, Siena
• Masseria Fortificata Ayroldi, Ostuni
• Quercia Al Poggio
• Villa Nemora, Arezzo
• Villa il Pozzo, Certaldo
• Tenuta Santi Giacomo e Filippo
• Tenuta TRESCA Ricevimenti
• Hotel Palazzo Viceconte, Matera
• Agriturismo San Galgano, Tuscany
• Torre del Parco, Lecce
• Al Veluu Ristorante, Lake Como
• Villa Pocci, Rome
• Villa Castelletto, Siena
• Tenuta Cinciano
• Villa S.Andrea, San Casciano
• Villa Cenci, Brindisi, Puglia, Italy
• Galleria del Cardinale Colonna
• Castello di Montignano, Perugia
• Castello Monaci, Puglia, Italy
• Villa Roncovisi, Pistoia
• Villa Capo Santa Fortunata
• Quirinale Hotel, Rome, Italy
• Abbazia San Pietro In Valle
• Castello di Rosciano, Perugia
• Castello San Marco, Sicily
• Castello di Santa Maria Novella
• Agriturismo Bellaria, Asciano, Italy
• Villa Ulignano Massimo Cristaldi
• Villa Rignana, Florence
• Villa Marchese De Fabris
• Golfo dei Poeti Relais & SPA
• Hotel Il Perlo Panorama, Como
• The Castello Borghese, Nettuno
• Villa Le Capanne, Volterra
• Villa di Montefreddo, Perugia
• Masseria Magli Resort
• Sheraton Parco De' Medici Hotel
• Masseria Torre Coccaro
• Villa Apparita, Pienza, Siena, Italy
• Via Onorato Occioni, Fiumicino
• Castel Rigone, Umbria
• Giudecca, Venice, Italy
• Capri, Italy
• Naples, Italy
• Sansepolcro, Italy
• Ispani, Italy
• Murlo, Siena, Italy
• Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, Italy
• Santa Maria di Leuca, Lecce
• Gubbio, Perugia, Italy
• Fossombrone, Pesaro & Urbino
• Taormina, Messina, Sicily

In Italiano

The Sonics è il gruppo musicale

Set List

CLASSICS & EVERGREENS

Timeless international classics that bring elegance, warmth, and familiarity to any event.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Besame Mucho – João Gilberto
Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Gloria Gaynor
Come Together – The Beatles
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
Englishman in New York – Sting
Everybody Needs Somebody – The Blues Brothers
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – ABBA
Good Times – Chic
Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hey Jude – The Beatles
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – Marvin Gaye
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
I Feel Good (I Got You) – James Brown
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
I'm a Believer – The Monkees
It's a Man's Man's Man's World – James Brown
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Le Freak – Chic
Light My Fire – The Doors
Long Train Runnin' – The Doobie Brothers
Love Is in the Air – John Paul Young
Mamma Mia – ABBA
My Sharona – The Knack
My Way – Frank Sinatra
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Sex Bomb – Tom Jones
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
(I've Had) The Time of My Life – Dirty Dancing O.S.T.
Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
Until I Found You – Stephen Sanchez
Venus – Bananarama
Waterloo – ABBA
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
What a Wonderful World (original / Joey Ramone version)

PARTY HITS

'80s • '90s • 2000s
A feel-good selection of iconic hits guaranteed to get guests singing and dancing.

Against All Odds – Phil Collins
Ain't It Over 'Til It's Over – Lenny Kravitz
All That She Wants – Ace of Base
Alors on Danse – Stromae
Angels – Robbie Williams
Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
...Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
Barbie Girl – Aqua
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Careless Whisper – George Michael
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Crying at the Discotheque – Alcazar
Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
Disco 2000 – Pulp
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love – Usher
Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Don't Stop Believin' – Journey
Don't Stop the Music – Rihanna
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) – Backstreet Boys
Feel This Moment – Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera
Fields of Gold – Sting
Freed from Desire – Gala
Friday I'm in Love – The Cure
Georgy Porgy – Toto
Gravity – John Mayer
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
I Kissed a Girl – Katy Perry
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For – U2
I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston
If I Ain't Got You – Alicia Keys
It's Raining Men – Geri Halliwell
Killing Me Softly – Fugees
Kiss – Prince
Let's Get It Started – The Black Eyed Peas
Livin' la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
LoveSong – The Cure
Mad About You – Hooverphonic
Maniac – Michael Sembello
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Moi... Lolita – Alizée
On the Floor – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
One – U2
Poker Face – Lady Gaga
Price Tag – Jessie J
Right Round – Flo Rida
Rolling in the Deep – Adele
Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
Smooth Operator – Sade
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye
Teardrop – Massive Attack
The Rhythm of the Night – Corona
The Scientist – Coldplay
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
Timber – Pitbull feat. Kesha
Titanium – David Guetta feat. Sia
Tonight a DJ Saved My Life – Indeep
Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down) – Chumbawamba
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Viva la Vida – Coldplay
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
Wannabe – Spice Girls
What Is Love – Haddaway
When You Say Nothing at All – Ronan Keating
With or Without You – U2
Wonderwall – Oasis

CONTEMPORARY HITS

A fresh and stylish mix of modern favourites, perfect for a vibrant and current party atmosphere.

A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
All of Me – John Legend
As It Was – Harry Styles
Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil
Blank Space – Taylor Swift
Break My Heart – Dua Lipa
Cake by the Ocean – DNCE
Can't Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Can't Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Can't Stop the Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
Crazy in Love – Beyoncé
Diamonds – Rihanna
Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Don't Start Now – Dua Lipa
Easy on Me – Adele
Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
Flowers – Miley Cyrus
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Hypnotized – Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants
I Follow Rivers – Lykke Li
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
I Love It – Icona Pop
Levitating – Dua Lipa
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Love Story – Taylor Swift
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
One and Only – Adele
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Save Your Tears – The Weeknd
Scream & Shout – will.i.am & Britney Spears
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Style – Taylor Swift
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
We Found Love – Rihanna
Yeah! – Usher

ROCK HITS

High-energy songs for a stronger, more dynamic live set.

Best of You – Foo Fighters
Creep – Radiohead
Heaven – Bryan Adams
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
It's My Life – Bon Jovi
Jump – Van Halen
Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Sweet Child O' Mine – Guns N' Roses
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

ITALIAN SELECTION

A curated Italian selection that adds warmth, familiarity, and personality to any celebration.

Amore Disperato – Nada
Bellissima – Annalisa
Caruso – Lucio Dalla
Che Idea – BNKR44 / Pino D'Angiò
Comprami – Viola Valentino
Disco Paradise – Annalisa, J-Ax & Fedez
Due Destini – Tiromancino
E la Luna Bussò – Loredana Bertè
Felicità – Al Bano & Romina Power
Felicità Puttana – Thegiornalisti
Figli delle Stelle – Alan Sorrenti
Finché Non Mi Seppelliscono – Blanco
Gloria – Umberto Tozzi
Il Cielo in una Stanza – Gino Paoli
Il Più Grande Spettacolo Dopo il Big Bang – Jovanotti
In Alto Mare – Loredana Bertè
ItaloDisco – The Kolors
L'Italiano – Toto Cutugno
La Notte Vola – Lorella Cuccarini
La Solitudine – Laura Pausini
Mamma Maria – Ricchi e Poveri
Mi Vendo – Renato Zero
Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) – Domenico Modugno
Non Succederà Più – Claudia Mori
Pensiero Stupendo – Patty Pravo
Più Bella Cosa – Eros Ramazzotti
Prima di Andare Via – Neffa
Questa Sera Non Ti Dico No – Loredana Bertè
Rewind – Vasco Rossi
Sarà Perché Ti Amo – Ricchi e Poveri
Se Bruciasse la Città – Massimo Ranieri
Se Mi Lasci Non Vale – Julio Iglesias
Se Telefonando – Mina
Sei Grande – Mina
Sinceramente – Annalisa
Tanti Auguri – Raffaella Carrà
Un'Estate Fa – Franco Califano

FAQ

Qual è il prezzo del tuo servizio?

A partire da 1500€.

Cosa include il pack matrimonio?

Live set acustico per ricevimento/cerimonia/aperitivo, live set dance/rock/party, DJ set (opzionale), possibilità di richiedere e scegliere brani preferiti da ascoltare e/o ballare.

Con quanto anticipo mi devo mettere in contatto con te?

Prima possibile!

Grandezza della formazione?

Solista, piccola (2-3 musicisti), media (4-6 musicisti).

Repertorio?

Da acoustic al party/rock, dal soul all' easy listening alla dance, da Elvis a Lady Gaga, dagli Abba ai Nirvana, da Gianni Morandi ai Subsonica in continuo aggiornamento.

Posso chiedere dei brani non inseriti nel repertorio?

No problem, è possibile scegliere brani da inserire nel setlist.

Esperienza?

La band è attiva da 7 anni, composta da musicisti professionisti, con lunga esperienza anche con artisti di fama nazionale!

Disponi di strumentazione propria?

Sì.

Hai bisogno di un materiale in concreto o di specifiche condizioni per poter offrire il servizio?

No.

Hai la possibilità di effettuare delle trasferte?

Sì, ovunque!

Esiste un sovrapprezzo in caso di trasferta?

Sì, da concordare in base alla destinazione...etc...

Lavori per più di un matrimonio al giorno?

No.

Lavori da solo o con un'equipe di professionisti?

In equipe.

Quanto tempo dura l'esibizione?

Secondo richiesta.

Di quanto tempo hai bisogno per preparare l'esibizione?

Il minimo indispensabile, cambia in base alle richieste del cliente, alla location, etc.

2izzi esibizioni all'aperto?

Sì.