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"“Rory, you were amazing and made my birthday. Everyone loved you. You’re absolutely marvellous on the sax. The guests were all asking me for your details. I thought Baker Street was incredible. It’s one of my favourites, I like that anyway, but I thought the way you played it was so good — everyone thought so. The photographs are beautiful. I’m young at heart and love glitter and glamour and your outfits were fabulous. You made the day. They’ve all asked about you. Very, very impressed with the way you play that saxophone, but for me, I think Baker Street was my outstanding one. Everything was wonderful all the way through, from Phil Collins to the Italian songs at the end which you learned specially. All asked about you, for other occasions, birthdays, Christmas, they were very impressed with you. Three people are looking at booking you. Obviously, we’ve got to wait for those occasions. They’re talking about Christmas. You went down a treat, an absolute treat, and I’m so pleased. I thought you were wonderful. Everyone asked for your details. Tell Sarah-Jane we were delighted. You already have at least three more customers!” Sandy, Birthday Party, Rory @ Private House, Angmering, West Sussex, August, 2026"

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"We booked Nuevos Aires for our Wedding in April and the guys certainly delivered! They are brilliant! Don't Hesitate to book them!"

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"An evening of magic and passion."

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"Rory you were brilliant. Thank you. Hope you got home safe. Paula, Garden Party, Guildford, Rory @ Private House, Guildford, Surrey, July, 2026"

Reply by Rory
Thanks very much for the booking and wonderful feedback, so glad you enjoyed the evening and the music! Yes I got home safe and back to London tomorrow😊 stay safe in this next heat wave and enjoy your homecoming☀️

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"Thank you for everything you and The VIP Formula did at Café Con Ron. From our very first call, I felt the energy was exactly right, you immediately understood what we were trying to create and came back with great options on how to deliver it in a way that felt authentic. That made the whole process easy and genuinely enjoyable from the start. Across all four days you were consistently fantastic: always on time, kind, respectful, and dressed perfectly for the space. I also really appreciated how flexible and accommodating you were with playing acoustically and adapting to how we wanted the music to sit within the experience. Most importantly, you entertained the guests brilliantly. You got people singing, dancing, and fully in the moment and the feedback we had from guests (and from the client) was genuinely amazing. Your performances played a huge part in making the activation feel alive, welcoming, and memorable. Thank you again, Miguel. It was a pleasure working with you, and I’d love to find ways to collaborate again in the future. Very best, Martina M"

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"Hi Rory, thank you so much again for yesterday. We had so many compliment’s on your performance. You really helped to make our wedding day special"

Reply by Rory
Hi Anup. Thank you for the lovely feedback! I'm very happy you enjoyed the music and it was a fabulous day and turnout, a beautiful crowd milling around drinking cocktails in the sunshine. I hope you got to relax and enjoy your special day after all the organisation, and that all the rest of the proceedings went just as wonderfully. Congratulations to you both! Sending my best wishes. 💐🥂

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"Hi Titus, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to the team of dancers/musicians on Tuesday. They were amazing, and a real asset to the event. Hope you have a lovely day and please do pass the message on to them. With best wishes,"

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"De Fuego are excellent!! They are talented musicians who play with passion. I love their music and I am so glad that they played at my birthday party June 2017. My guests were really impressed and thoroughly enjoyed their performance! I have never booked a band before and never online. Thank you Edina for your speedy replies to my emails. Thank you for having faith in us and travelling all the way up from London to Birmingham!!! "

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"I had an awesome birthday party thanks to the VIP Formula. The communication with the group before the event was impeccable, and I felt at ease immediately. During the event, the band was awesome and had the room dancing immediately. Had such a great time thanks to these guys, would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a latin band."

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"De Fuego performed at our wedding in July 2018. They greeted our guests as they arrived to the reception and played for around an hour and a half. All our guests really enjoyed the performance and the music really made the occasion start off in style. Both members were really helpful and always available to contact in the build up to our big day. My bride and I had a really nice chat with Tony and Edina after their performance and plan on seeing them again. I cant reccomend them highly enough! Thanks again guys! "

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"I am happy to confirm that you and your colleagues on the sax, bass and piano indubitably added greatly to the atmosphere of the evening. Lots of the guests commented very enthusiastically on how much they had enjoyed the music. My feeling is that you added warmth, sparkle, and a sense of celebration to the evening, and the range and style of play was perfect to modulate between grabbing people’s attention and providing harmonious background, as appropriate for the stage in the proceedings. I was also appreciative of how flexible you were about the times of taking a break so that there was always music except during the brief interlude for speeches. I was delighted to have found you through [Last Minute Musicians] and would definitely recommend not only you and your colleagues but [Last Minute Musicians] too."

Reply by Rory
Hi Gillian, Thank you so much for your e-mail, and lovely, kind words of feedback for Rory @ Burgh House, London (Hampstead) on 09/07/2023 It means so much to us that you and your guests both enjoyed the music and were happy with arrangements for the event. I will definitely pass on your kind feedback to the musicians and Ben at [agency] who, I am sure, will be delighted. Ben mentioned Robin Weil’s dad, Stephen, was at the event, so it was wonderful to hear that as well. I sincerely appreciate you getting in touch, and I would like to once again thank you for the opportunity of having us perform in July. I send you my warmest wishes to you and your colleagues and friends, for the year ahead. Gratefully, 🎷 Rory

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"Just returned from the show at Stamford this evening 22 Nov. Outstanding musical ability, total enthusiasm and hard work, which produced a sound which defied any attempt to keep your hands or feet from moving! They love their music and it showed. It was an superb evening and I will be back."

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"WOW! What a fantastic night. You guys created such a great atmosphere and our customers loved it! The music was so uplifting and fun, it actually felt like I was in Brazil."

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"Hi Nessan We were blown away by Danny’s Boys last night! My brother Mark DJ said he was amazed by the reaction of our guests with the guests -and even the waiters- dancing in the aisles after only 3 songs! Roy O’Hanlon from Cork, one of a number of Irish guests, said they were fantastic! They were absolutely amazing! Please let all your band members know how much we loved the music and the singing. Thank you. Best regards John Power"

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"We just wanted to email to thank the guys for being amazing on our wedding day! So many of our guests have commented saying how great they were and that they got the party started straight away. They loved that they could just request their own songs and everyone has said the atmosphere was nothing like they had seen before at a wedding that early on in the day. Even the staff at the house stopped us to say how good they were. They were exactly what we were after and we couldn't be happier. If you could pass on our thanks that would be amazing. Best wishes"

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