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Corporate Clients

We’ve been doing an increasing amount of events for Corporate Clients– conferences, staff parties, weekends away. All of them fantastic nights that get people involved, up from their tables, away from the bar, and onto the dance floor. Here’s a list of just some of the corporate clients we’ve entertained:

  • Atlassian (Staff event)
  • Coburns Distillery (Opening event)
  • Retail Apparel Group  (Christmas Party)
  • Phil Gilbert Motors  (Christmas Party)
  • Sportsnet Holidays (Bathurst Races & NRL Grand Final VIP groups)
  • Penrith City Council  (Australia Day Event)
  • Beyond Events  (Corporate Conference)
  • Dungog Film Festival  (Film Festival Entertainment)
  • Commonwealth Bank (Staff Event)
  • Amway Latin America (Sales Conference)
  • OnStage Entertainment (Corporate Entertainment)
  • The Goring Hotel (Client Entertainment/ Product Launch)
  • Twenty3 Group  (Stadium Australia Crowd Activation)
  • Bob Wood Cruise Group  (Cruise Ship On-Board Entertainment)
  • Professional Housekeepers Association (NSW)   (Annual Dinner)
  • SureSearch  (Corporate Weekend)
  • Fairmont Resort  (Corporate Conference)
  • Eleanora Heights Golf Club  (Summer Event)
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals/ iNova  (Corporate Conference)
  • PLC  (Anniversary Celebrations)
  • Wesley College  (O-Week Program)
  • Pymble Golf Club  (Summer Entertainment Program)
  • NSW Child Care Co-operative  (Annual Conference)
  • UTS Insearch (Student Event)
  • Buick Car Club of Australia  (Annual Rally)
  • Broken Bay Diocese  (End of Year Staff Event)
  • Hartmann Medical (Corporate conference)
  • Abbott Diagnostics (Corporate conference)
  • G1 Productions (Event planner/ Corporate EOY Party)
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A night by the Harbour Bridge on the MSC Orchestra Cruise Ship

Swamp Dawkins MSC OrchestraA memorable night aboard the MSC Orchestra playing to their passengers and guests to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and welcome everyone to beautiful Sydney.

Our brief was Australian music with a special request for “I still call Australia Home” and something worthy of St Patrick’s Day celebrations – many of the passengers were from Europe and wanted a taste of Australia, and the rest of the passengers were Australian and were in the mood for a taste of home.

Swamp Dawkins MSC OrchestraWe took a musical trip through Australian music – the Easybeats from the 60’s, AC/DC from the 70’s, Men at Work from the 80’s, Paul Kelly and INXS from the 90’s (give or take a few decades in that list!) and slipped in some bushdancing in the middle with an Irish jig to keep St Patrick smiling.

It’s proving to be a great formula – mixing well known songs done in our own Swampy style with bush, barn and square dancing to get everyone involved.  When people book Swamp Dawkins for their events they have an idea or a theme in mind, but the key aim of the event is getting people on the dance floor and enjoying the party – that’s what we do!

Thanks to all the passengers and crew from the MSC Orchestra for having us look after you and welcome you to Sydney!  Check out our photos in our gallery or on Facebook.

TESTIMONIAL

It was a nice evening with the band. We have been back in Germany for over a week and still often talk about our trip to Australia and the evening in Sydney. Best wishes to for the continued success of the band.

Christiane from Germany - MSC Orchestra Cruise Ship - Sydney Harbour - March 2015 March 17, 2015

 

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Phil Gilbert Motor Group Corporate Hoedown

10704179_556143357849785_7159966675794448162_nWe had a lot of fun with the cowboys and cowgirls at Phil Gilbert Motor Group for their end-of-year hoedown!  Many thanks to Simone for inviting us to celebrate with your team – you organised a fantastic night and it was pleasure playing for you, meeting your team, and helping you all dance the night away!

Great also to meet up again with John ‘The Bullman’ running the mechanical bull. We’ve done a few functions where John has run the ring and it’s always a lot of fun. If you’re looking for a mechanical bull for your next event check out John The Bullman!

10382743_556144477849673_3278573260782101617_nThe party was at Dooley’s Catholic Club at Lidcombe and was a great venue for a hoedown in the function room upstairs.  The room was dressed with red, black and white cow-print themed balloons and the tables were strewn with red and white tablecloths with cowboys and horses – great theming Simone!

We really enjoyed meeting the team at Phil Gilbert – everyone was so friendly and just a pleasure to be around.  Big thanks to Drew for the video footage as well.

Thanks again for having us play and we look forward to another hoedown down the track! Check out our photos in our gallery or on the Swamp Dawkins Facebook page.

TESTIMONIAL

We booked the Swamp Dawkins Band for our Cowboy themed Christmas Party for 120 staff of all ages. Michael was easy to deal with and prompt in his communications. The band was excellent value for money. On the night the set up was seamless and very professional. All the band members were polite and professional and were happy to adjust their sets to accommodate our timetable. The show was first class.

Everyone enjoyed the music played during dinner, all well known favourites and I saw everyone singing along. The dancing afterwards was fantastic fun. Ian was a great caller, easy to follow and everyone was encouraged to get involved. We all ended the night laughing and exhausted! It was a great way to bring people together. Our staff are still talking about the party and how the atmosphere that the Swamp Dawkins Band provided really “made” the night.

I would highly recommend the Swamp Dawkins Band for a fun filled night of music and dancing.

Simone Gilbert, Director - Phil Gilbert Motors - Dooleys, Lidcombe - November 2014 February 4, 2015