Cruse Entertainment

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.