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Cruse Entertainment

5  ( 3 reviews ) · Adelaide & Surrounding Suburbs | Adelaide Hills | Barossa Valley · Show Phone
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OVERVIEW

Cruse Entertainment is owned and operated by husband and wife team Marly and Natalie Cruse and specialises in catering to any musical need. If you’re seeking acoustic solo, duo, trio, party band or DJ – Marly and Nat can do it all! Cruse Entertainment are enthusiastic supporters of marriage equality.

Our services can include:

  • Acoustic live entertainment at your Ceremony/Pre-dinner drinks/Reception
  • Your choice of songs learned for Ceremony/First Dance/other key moments
  • DJ and MC services at your reception
  • Full party band for your dance floor
  • A high quality PA system for your audio needs, including wireless microphone for speeches
  • Dance floor lighting

Marly is a highly experienced guitarist and vocalist and has been performing in various professional settings since 2012, when he graduated from the Elder Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music. His soulful voice and skilful guitar playing are simply unforgettable and provide a vibrant atmosphere in any setting. He loves performing and has an endearingly humble yet confident stage manner.

Nat is a dedicated consultant who will go above and beyond to ensure that your event vision is understood and achieved. Since establishing Cruse Entertainment in 2016 she has been working closely with clients behind the scenes. An experienced musician herself, Nat has performed at hundreds of weddings and corporate events and understands exactly what is required for your event.

Unlike other entertainment businesses, Cruse Entertainment is not an agency! If you use an agency you will often have no idea of who will turn up to your event and no guarantee of the quality or professionalism of the musicians. When you hire Cruse Entertainment you are guaranteed to have Marly performing together with other high quality professional Adelaide musicians depending on your particular booking.

Cruse Duo, which consists of Marly Cruse and Eliza Dickson, are the perfect choice for your wedding. They are both highly accomplished performers and their voices perfectly complement each other. Together they have a wide range of repertoire and love to learn and perform your special song choices to help create lasting memories for your occasion.

The Cruse Control party band is a 3-piece, 4-piece or 5-piece (or more if you desire!) band fronted by Marly, together with other top-notch professional Adelaide musicians. Whether performing quiet background music or upbeat party tunes for your dance floor, Cruse Control’s vibe is energetic and joyous! 

Enquire with us today for information on our various packages and prices, which can be tailored to your needs.

Cruse Entertainment is proudly South Australian, independently owned and operated.

About

Hi! We are Marly and Nat Cruse and we would love to help make your wedding day perfect! We met in 2010 whilst studying music at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide and we married in January 2013. We have been performing together for many years through other bands and agencies and we decided to start our own business in 2016. We love what we do and will make your day as personal and special as possible.

Marly and Natalie Cruse

Business Owner


FAQ

We occasionally play at cafes and pubs around Adelaide. Keep a lookout on our Facebook and Instagram to see what's coming up. 

Because we don’t really need or have time to! We are professional musicians and make our living by getting a lot of private bookings.

Watch our demos and read the testimonials! We have 100% positive reviews. We’ve played at hundreds of weddings and corporate functions and are really confident that you’ll be absolutely stoked with our musicianship and professionalism.

We’re also happy to meet with you in person if you want to make sure we’re as nice as we say we are :)

We have a huge repertoire covering many eras and genres. We love to play well-known songs that get people's feet tapping!

You can request a PDF from us that lists most of our repertoire, but we are always learning new songs and adding to this list.

We go into every gig with an open mind and choose songs as we go, based on  how the audience is responding. We also try our best to accomodate song requests both ahead of time and on the day.

Marly is always the front man of the band (guitar and vocal) and we have a “first choice” group of professional Adelaide musicians to join us, consisting of:

  • Eliza Dickson - Vocals
  • Jono Ruse - Keyboards (also covering bass lines) and vocal raps
  • Emile Ryjoch - Saxophone
  • Nat Cruse - Drums

Usually this full combination is available when booked well in advance. If someone isn’t available we ask our next choice musicians, who are also top quality, professional musicians. You are absolutely guaranteed a highly professional, top-notch band for your function!

You're correct! When we first started our business, we performed our duo as Marly and Nat. Since having a child it has become much more difficult to negotiate this, so we have decided that it's better both for us and the clients for Nat to be the dedicated consultant and Katie to join Marly in the duo. 

If you have previously seen Marly and Nat perform and have your heart set on them performing at your event, then please let us know. Nat would still love to perform occasionally upon special request!

There are a number of factors involved. For a wedding booking we have package prices based on the services required - ceremony, pre-dinner and reception. For a corporate booking we mainly base the price on how many hours we are required from set-up/sound check until pack-up.

If a separate, professional company is providing sound and lighting then our price will be less. If the venue is over an hour from Adelaide CBD or if there are multiple venues then a small travel fee is applied.

Like any business, we also have overheads that we need to cover including insurance, advertising, equipment maintenance, website maintenance etc.

Therefore we set our prices to help cover these costs as well as the actual hours involved on the gig itself and the consulting leading up to your event. We feel our prices are very reasonable and competitive, and if required we are always happy to work with you to find a solution that fits your budget.

More than the average! Before starting our own business we worked for different agencies around Adelaide (and on occasion we still accept agency gigs), so we know how much a professional musician gets paid for different types of gigs. We pride ourselves on paying more than these agencies, but still charging you less!

As we are not an agency, you only pay for the musicians that are actually on the gig. We absolutely love employing our best mates for gigs and paying them really well and in a very timely manner for their professionalism and quality of musicianship.

When we DJ for functions (mainly weddings) we use a professional quality sound system and DJ equipment. We also use only legally purchased tracks.

Our philosophy is to choose popular songs that most people know and can sing along to, because we find this to be the best way to keep a dance floor pumping!

We love playing all the classics as well as current bangers. We also aim for seamless song transitions. If you are looking for a “club” style DJ who will use lots of fancy effects and mixing techniques, that’s not us, but you could still hire us for all the live music and hire a separate DJ if you wish!

Yep! Marly is a great MC. He keeps things short and sweet and doesn’t try to take all the attention at your function. 

No, sorry. We aren’t licensed to hire out our equipment without us being there, and it’s more than likely that we would get another booking on the same night and need it ourselves anyway!

No, sorry. We will always prioritise performing live as we feel this represents what we do best! 

To give you a really affordable option for your wedding or event! DJ’s by themselves can be quite costly, so if you hire live musicians and a DJ separately you will likely find this to be a very expensive option. Adding our DJ option to your package is much more cost effective for you.

You’d be surprised how many people say this to us on gigs! But Marly is way too humble for that ;) We make a great living as it is and enjoy our simple family life.


3 reviews 5 Write a Review

March 2019

They were really good! They responded really quickly to my emails and showed up on time on the day which was awesome. They were really easy to get along with.

Charlotte B.

Cruse Entertainment

Thank you! We loved being a part of your special day :)

January 2019

Really good! They were super flexible and they were so accommodating with last minute changes. They are amazing and have a saxophone as part of the band! All our guests had such a great time. They were also competitive with their pricing.

Aiko D.

Cruse Entertainment

Thank you for your kind words Aiko :) We had such a great time at your wedding!

April 2018

Cruse entertainment were so organised and very accommodating. We asked for a large range of music for the whole day. They did christian music, acoustic and a DJ set. They chose fantastic songs that really brought the dance floor to life. Could not recommend these guys more!!!

Stephanie S.

Cruse Entertainment

Thank you so much! You have such lovely friends and family and the dance floor was on fire! It was a pleasure :)


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It depends! If your crowd aren't shy and love to dance to anything then a DJ is great choice! If your crowd tends to need a bit of encouragement to get on the dance floor then definitely go for a live band! If you prefer dancing to the super modern club hits then go for a DJ. If you love dancing to all the classics then go for a band. Cruse Entertainment can provide either, or both! We will play amazing live sets and then DJ during our set breaks, so if there are some specific songs you want that are difficult to replicate live, we will put them on in a set break.

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