Retroactive

"The RetroActive Experience"
A powerhouse band of consummate, professional musicians and singers for any occasion. Retroactive features Deryn Trainer winner of TVNZ's Stars in Their Eyes" 2008 performing as Billy Joel.
Positively a Rock 'n' Roll Rollercoaster ride of hits from six decades. With music from the smokey heydays of Jazz to the punchy dance beats of today…Duke Ellington to Robbie Williams…Billy Holliday to Anastasia. Whatever you musical taste is, there is something for everyone to shake their booty to!!!

RetroActive guarantee that the audience will scream for more … and that you will have very sore feet the next day!!!!

Retroactive are available as a 2 piece (with professional quality backing tracks, with both male and female vocals)

ideal for: dance music for party, wedding, ball, corporate function

FULL ON DANCE

87. 1985 – Bowling for Soup
88. Tubthumping – Chumbawumba
89. Cool For Cats – UK Squeeze
90. Who Can It Be Now – Men At Work
91. I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
92. Lady Madonna – The Beatles
93. High – The Lighthouse Family
94. Are You Old Enough – Dragon
95. April Sun In Cuba – Dragon
96. Always Something There To Remind Me – Naked Eyes
97. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
98. Shake Ya Tail feather – Blues Brothers feat Ray Charles
99. I’m A Believer – Uncle Kracker
100. Disco Inferno – The Tramps
101. 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
102. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
103. Its Not Unusual – Tom Jones
104. Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
105. The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
106. Hot In The City – Billy Idol
107. White Wedding – Billy Idol
108. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
109. Twisting By The Pool – Dire Straits
110. Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting – Elton John
111. I’m Still Standing – Elton John
112. Crocodile Rock – Elton John
113. Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
114. Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil
115. Word Up – Cameo / Gun
116. Little Sister – Elvis Presley
117. Kiss – Tom Jones
118. Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
119. Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
120. Unchain My Heart – Joe Cocker
121. Ghost Riders In The Sky – Techno Remix
122. Whip It – Devo
123. 1999 – Prince
124. Itchycoo Park – Techno Remix
125. I Ran – Flock Of Seagulls
126. Always On My Mind – The Pet Shop Boys
127. Turning Japanese – The Vapours
128. Supreme – Robbie Williams
129. No Regrets – Robbie Williams
130. Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
131. Strong – Robbie Williams
132. Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams
133. Kids – Robbie Williams
134. Burning Love – Elvis Presley
135. The Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
136. T R O U B L E – Travis Tritt
137. The Only Thing That Looks Good On You – Brian Adams
138. Keep Ya Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites
139. Route 66 – Standard
140. Midnight Hour – The Commitments
141. Mustang Sally – The Commitments
142. Take Me To The River – The Commitments
143. Hard To Handle – The Commitments
144. Treat Her Right - The Commitments
145. Time Warp – Rocky Horror
146. Walking By Myself – Gary Moore
147. Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf
148. Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive
149. Tell Her About It – Billy Joel
150. Miami 2017 – Billy Joel
151. You May Be Right – Billy Joel
152. Big Shot – Billy Joel
153. Game Of Love – D
154. Brass In Pocket – A
155. Reet Petite – F
156. Bossanova – B
157. Shoop Shoop – C
158. Oh What A Night – Db
159. Walking On Sunshine – Bb
160. Venus – E
161. Knock On Wood – A
162. We Are Family – Bb
163. Superstar – Eb min
164. Sight For Sore Eyes – Eb
165. Ladies Night – Db min
166. Nutbush City Limits – Ab min
167. Shalalalala – D
168. I Will Survive – A min
169. Overload – F#
170. Not That Kind – F#
171. It’s Raining Men – F min
172. Young Hearts – F
173. Car Wash – D
174. Play That Funky Music – D
175. MacArthur Park – A
176. River Deep Mountain High– Bb
177. Listen To The Music – E
178. Build Me Up Buttercup – C
179. You To Me – C
180. Man I Feel Like A Woman – Bb
181. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow – E
182. Abba Medley
183. I’m Outta Love – A min
184. Da Doo Ron Ron – D
185. I Want That Man – Blondie
186. One Way Ore Another – Blondie
187. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns and Roses
188. I Love The Nightlife – Alicia Bridges

DANCE TUNES
Mid Dance Tempo

29. Mainstreet – Bob Segar
30. The Tide Is High – C/D
31. Whole Again – E
32. Heart Of The Matter – Don Henley
33. Bloody Well Right – Supertramp
34. Goodbye Stranger – Supertramp
35. Drift Away – Uncle Kracker
36. Big Yellow Taxi – Counting Crows
37. Every Breath You Take – The Police
38. What Took Ya So Long – Emma Bunton
39. Heroes – The Wallflowers / David Bowie
40. Allentown – Billy Joel
41. Come Together – The Beatles
42. Get Back – The Beatles
43. I’m Like A Bird – Bb
44. Reminiscing – D
45. U Gotta Friend – Ab
46. Fell In Love With A Boy – Bb min
47. Follow Me – Uncle Kracker
48. The Entertainer – Billy Joel
49. Loyal – Dave Dobbyn
50. Victoria – The Dance Exponents
51. Take It Easy – The Eagles
52. Making Plans For Nigel – XTC
53. The Monster Mash – Boris Pickett And The Crypt Kickers
54. Walking in Memphis – Leonard Cohen
55. Africa – Toto
56. Georgy Porgy – Toto
57. Stray Cat Strut – The Stray Cats
58. Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
59. Never Been To Spain – Elvis Presley
60. My Life – Billy Joel
61. Spinning Wheel – Blood Sweat And Tears
62. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm – Crash Test Dummies
63. Riders On The Storm – The Doors
64. Circle Of Life – Elton John
65. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – Elton John
66. Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
67. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
68. Pressure – Billy Joel
69. Cruisin’ – Huey Lewis And Gwyneth Paltrow
70. Lovely Day – Bill Withers
71. Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper
72. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You – James Taylor
73. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby
74. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynard Skynard
75. Hotel California – The Eagles
76. Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
77. Still Rock n Roll To Me – Billy Joel
78. Money For Nothing – Dire Straits
79. Walk Of Life – Dire Straits
80. Dirty Laundry – Don Henley
81. You Can Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker
82. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
83. Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
84. Hurt So Good – John Cougar Mellencamp
85. Jack And Diane – John Cougar Mellencamp
86. All About Soul – Billy Joel

CRUISEY TUNES

1. Angels – Robbie Williams
2. The Girl From Ipanema – Jazz Standard
3. Paper Moon – Jazz Standard
4. Straighten Up And Fly Right - – Jazz Standard
5. Lady Is A Tramp – Frank Sinatra
6. New York New York – Frank Sinatra
7. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
8. Easy – The Commodores
9. Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles
10. Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin
11. Cool Change – Little River Band
12. Give Something To Believe In – Poison
13. Only Women Bleed – Alice Cooper
14. Moondance – Van Morrison
15. You Got A Friend – James Taylor
16. Beth – Kiss
17. Perfect Day – Lou Reed
18. New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel
19. Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
20. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant – Billy Joel
21. Piano Man – Billy Joel
22. Your Song – Elton John
23. Thank-you – Dido
24. White Flag – Dido
25. Out Of Reach – Gabrielle
26. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper/Remix
27. Rome – Morcheeba
28. 1000 Miles – Vanessa Carlton

Thanks for your help on this one; the evening went very well with the band
being a key component in its success!
I said so to them on the night, but please pass my thanks on again to them.
Cheers
Aksel Jepsen

Happy New Year
Thank you, we had a very enjoyable time and the band was very good.
We will certainly recommend your company to others and hope to use your services again.
Kind regards
ANN GOLD
Receptionist/Secretary
Coffey Geotechnics

Hi Peter
Jo and Deryn were great. Deryn even sourced some sides that day for one of the Ezi-ups where they were to play (weather was a bit dodgy). They were lovely people and had everyone up dancing. Thank you so much and please relay our thanks to them also.
Regards
Debbie Woolams

Hey there Peter
Thanks for your prompt response.
From what people have said today it was a great night enjoyed by all and
they really enjoyed the bad.
Thanks also for your service and hope to be contact with you in the near
future.
Regards Roz Murray
Kiwi Property Management Limited

Pete, the band was great on Saturday. Very friendly, good range of music, played for long periods. We are well satisfied. I may come back to you next year for more of the same.
Regards,
Derek Walker
Director
Nissan New Zealand Ltd

Hi Peter
Retroactive had a great selection of songs for us on Saturday night and had most people up there having a boogie or two during the evening!!! Hopefully they will have the same response for Wednesday night.
thanks
Riwia Winterburn
New Zealand Refining Company

Hi Pete
Sorry I've been a slacker sending this - but just wanted to say thanks for arranging Retroactive for our temperzone function.
It was a very hard audience (all engineering blokes) but they played exactly the right type of music, the right volume, arrived and set-up on time and were complete professionals throughtout the evening.
Please pass on my thanks - look forward to working with you and them again!
Cheers for now
Kris Taylor Taylored Events Ltd

Thanks. Yes - " Retroactive" were absolutely fantastic!! Our wedding day was magical and made all the better with fantastic music from Derryn and the band. Their song selection had something for everyone and ensured that everybody got on the dancefloor at some stage during the night - from our little nieces right through to the great Aunty!!
Their professionalism and easy going matter definitely made it worth us getting them up to Whangarei from Auckland for the wedding. THANKS RETROACTIVE for making our wedding day so special...you rock!!
Regards
Suzy and Chris McAsey

Hi Pete
I am just writing to thank you for all your efforts in organising the band for our Christmas Social. As usual you are very efficient and a pleasure to deal with. Well done Pete.
As for the band Rectroactive, they were absolutely fantastic. They contacted us the week before the event to make sure they had all our details correct. They arrived early on the day and were fully set up ready to go by mid afternoon. They started the gig bang on time and from the moment they started playing the crowds hit the floor. The quality and choice of there music was brilliant and their ability to engage with the audience was quite unique. They seemed to be enjoying themselves more than the crowd. The music kept coming all night with only two 10 minute breaks and it was a very happy crowd of party goers who reluctantly said goodbye to Retroactive.
We have had nothing but great feedback from our staff about the band, many of them commenting that its the best band we have ever had. That is saying something as we have been organising these functions for 20 years now. I have no hesitation in recommending Retroactive to anyone. Please pass our thanks on to the band.
Cheers
Brian Oakes
New Zealand Refining Company Sports and Social Club.

Hi
The party was fantastic thanks to my wise choice of band. They where outstanding even if there was a chnage of female singer, we would hire them again anyday.
Thank you
regards Fiona Blakeley (Jo was having a baby!)

Hi Pete
Thanks for introducing us to a great band. Retroactive was fabulous!
We look forward to talking to you again soon regarding entertainment
yours sincerely
Pip Richards
Red Inc Events

Pete
Thank you very much for that excellent choice of music. We all (and I speak for the whole of ESL who attended), thoroughly enjoyed the music. They were great.
I did give the cheque to the guy(cannot remember his name)....and he said that he'll see to it that you get it.
We will be in contact next year again....as our boss liked the venue and everything, so he's seriously considering having the 2006 christmas party there as well...
thanks once again...
Cindy
Envirowaste

Thanks. Yes please pass onto the duo Derin and Jo, they were great, really made the night, that and a great group of friends. Thanks again, we wouldn’t hesitate in recommending the duo and your service to others. Thanks again
Jennifer Boggiss
Reunion Food Co. Ltd

Thank you, they were excellent – poor Derryn was ill but his replacement was fab.
Cheers
Patricia (40th Birthday Party

Hi Pete,
The feedback re the band was very favourable. We only wish we had more time
to enjoy the music. We didn't start dancing till around 8.45 pm - 9.00 pm
so we really only had three hours with a band break in between.
The band's music was really pitched to over 80% of the crowd and everybody
was up dancing even people that don't usually dance.
Cheers
Rochelle Adams

Hi Pete,
We have just got back from our Honeymoon, so apologies for not getting back to you sooner.
Deryn and the guys at Retroactive were absolutely fantastic – the music was brilliant, their selection excellent and Deryn himself was very friendly, helpful, and extremely professional in both the lead up liaison and on the night itself.
Please pass on my thanks for their part in making the night such a huge success!
JK (Klouwens wedding)

Hi Pete,
Retroactive were great - they really made our night, and as
a friend said: "everyone was up dancing until the last song
- you can't ask for better than that".
Thanks,
Darilyn (February

Hi Pete,
Thank you very much for your assistance with providing the two-piece Retroactive band for our function. The band were FANTASTIC and all feedback was most positive - indeed, the band were largely responsible for making the party such a success!
The only negative feedback I heard was that they should have played for longer (I think the partygoers would have liked them to play all night!!)
We look forward to using your services again next year.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas,
Lynn (SAP)

Heather

We had a great evening on Saturday and the everyone was happy with the band
and the music that they played.

They managed to get most of our staff up on the dance floor at some stage
during the evening.

We would have no hesitation recommending them.

Regards
Rachel (Tillott)
AON Xmas ball

Hi Peter

Pete

All went very well and have had a number of positive comments about the band.

Thanks again
Kind regards

Anna
( Architectural Profiles Xmas Function)

“Dear Deryn and Jo,
Wow! You guys are fabulous! Thanks so much for playing at our wedding last week. Our guests all had a fantastic time and we were really delighted to see a couple of confirmed wall-flowers up rocking! No doubt we will see you again.”
Warmest Regards,
Kelvin & Gina

“We had you playing for our Staff Xmas party in Dec 2003. We so enjoyed ourselves with your wonderful music, I was wondering if you could book you again for our 2004 function”.
Amanda Searle
COMIT GROUP LIMITED

“Thanks Deryn and Jo and it was wonderful to see you again and hear you play.”
Kind regards
Sue Rowe
Manager, BROOKLANDS COUNTRY ESTATE

Hi Kelly
The band were fantastic and had all our friends and family up dancing,
although they don't need alot of help to do that. The range of songs were
excellent and we had plenty of positive feedback.
Thank you
Carol Savidge (wedding )