Wedding Band - Boston, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Wedding Band




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About The Band

Based in southeastern Massachusetts and formed in 2015 by some of the area's most accomplished musicians, Hit Play has quickly earned a solid reputation as one of the hottest live wedding and event party bands in New England. The band’s leader, guitarist and singer, Ryan McHugh is well known in the Boston area for his ability to entertain a room by utilizing his 22 years of experience working professionally in the live music industry. Drawing on this experience, Hit Play performs in top club venues from Boston to Newport and at top wedding venues all over New England. The band is well known for their incredibly versatile repertoire - consisting of anything from rock, pop, funk, country, alternative and hip-hop to name a few. Ryan will work with you to select the perfect song choices for your event. Unlike most Boston wedding bands that have a set list of songs that vary only a little from one event to another, the band can call from a variety of genres during performances to perfectly fit the crowd and the vibe of your event. With nearly 400 songs to choose from and state of the art sound system and uplighting, Hit Play will make the night perfect. When you book Hit Play for your wedding you will not only get an incredibly energized performance, but also unparalleled service throughout the entire planning of your event. Hit Play promises to be here for you to answer any questions and make your event one you will never forget!

Meet the Band

The core members of Hit Play consist of drums, bass, guitar and male and female vocals. We can customize the band to suit your needs. We can add keyboard and or saxophone to add to the core sound and versatility allowing us to cover a wider range of music. If you’re on a lower budget but still want live music combined with DJ services Hit Play also does weddings as a duo! Ask about pricing.

Mia Boostrom photo

Mia Boostrom

Lead Vocals

Ryan McHugh photo

Ryan McHugh

Band Leader
Lead Vocals/Guitar

Andy Gulinello photo

Andy Gulinello

Drums/Vocals

Louis Ochoa photo

Louis Ochoa

Bass/Vocals

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Brian McGravey

Keyboard

James Calandrella photo

James Calandrella

Saxophone

Justin Esiason photo

Justin Esiason

Trumpet

Services

Wedding Entertainment at it's Best. Our Packages go Above and Beyond all Massachusetts Wedding Bands.

Wedding Band

Next level, high-energy Boston wedding entertainment including ceremony and cocktail hour music. (optional)

MC / DJ

We provide MC service for the entire event, cocktail hour, and reception and DJ'd music during band breaks.

Lighting

We can provide stage and dance floor lighting and also accent up-lighting for the venue.

Ceremony Music

We can provide microphones, sound system and live acoustic or DJ'd music for the ceremony.




Videos

"All The Small Things"

"Starships" by Nikki Minaj

"Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac as performed live by HIT PLAY

"The Way You Look Tonight"

"Don't Stop Believing"

"You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift



"September" by EWF

"Forever After All" by Luke Combs

5 Star Reviews

★★★★ Fantastic and easy to work with!

We continue to receive endless compliments from every guest about our amazing band, Hit Play! They are an amazing talent and go over the top ensuring we had a fantastic wedding. From start to finish, Hit Play was communicative, easy to work with, took every request of ours, and delivered in spades. We consider them our personal friends and look forward to seeing them more in Boston as we've learned about them through planning out wedding. Our guests and ourselves will never forget our reception because of how much fun we had celebrating with Hit Play! Cannot recommend enough!

- Shelly C. WeddingWire May 2022

★★★★ Kept everyone on the dance floor...

We had Hit Play perform at our wedding. Ryan was so easy to work with. He was professional, responsive and a great lead vocalist/guitar player!! The entire band made the night memorable. They made the night extremely personalized and even gave us the option of learning some new songs for our wedding that were outside of the set list. They played back up as my dad sang a punk rock song at the end of the night which he was so appreciative of. All of our guests commented on how they were the absolute best band they had seen at a wedding!! So many of the guests were asking for their info. The band played a wide variety of genres, kept everyone on the dance floor and were able to read the room the gage what the guests wanted to hear. Call them now! Reach out! Book them! They’re truly the best in the business!

- Marina N., July 2021

★★★★ Awesome All Night!

Hit Play was the perfect addition to our recent wedding night!! From the beginning, Ryan was easy to work with and very responsive. On the day of, they were just awesome all night! They played a great mix of genres and got all our guests out in the dance floor - even before dinner started!! Highly recommend booking Hit Play for your day!

- Kaitlin S., The Knot, August 2024

★★★★ Absolutely Amazing!!

You cannot go wrong booking HitPlay as your wedding band! Ryan, the leader, was extremely responsive and easy to work with. Everyone was so friendly and the band was absolutely amazing. We had everyone on the dance floor and the band was really interactive with our guests too. Seriously, one of the best vendors I worked with out of all of our wedding planning, would book them again a million times over!

- Danielle B, WeddingWire July 2022


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Contact Us

For Booking or for pricing info please fill out the form below. Our band leader (Ryan) will reply with pricing info and availability ASAP.

See Us Live

Here is the updated list of public gigs in Mass and RI to watch the wedding band live! Ask any questions, talk to the musicians, and get a really good feel for how amazing and different the band is compared to everything else out there.


- Biweekly -

Limey's Pub - Norwood MA - KARAOPEN MIC hosted by Ryan

Every Other Tuesday, 8 - 11pm



- 2025 Schedule -

Lansdowne Pub - Boston, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Wednesday, April 2nd 9:00 pm - 1:00 am


Matadora @ The Hilton - Woburn, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, April 3rd 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm


The Dot Tavern - Dorchester, MA - Duo Ryan & Danielle Pratt

Saturday, April 5th 9:30 pm - 12:30 am


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - 5 piece band

Tuesday, April 8th 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Wednesday, April 9th 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm


One Pelham East - Newport - Ryan Solo Acoustic

Thursday, April 10th 9:00 pm - 12:30 am


The Dot Tavern - Dorchester, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Friday, April 11th 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm


Limey's Pub - Norwood, MA - KARAOPEN MIC - Ryan solo acoustic

Tuesday, April 15th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm


J.P. Ryan's - Abington, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, April 17th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm


One Pelham East - Newport - Duo Ryan & Mia Boostrom

Friday, April 18th 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm


Boston Ale House - W. Roxbury, MA - Duo Ryan & Caitlin Carey

Saturday, April 19th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - 5 piece band

Monday, April 21st 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Tuesday, April 22nd 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Raven's Nest - Walpole, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Saturday, April 26th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm


Boston Ale House - W. Roxbury, MA - Duo Ryan & Caitlin Carey

Sunday, April 27th 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Limey's Pub - Norwood, MA - KARAOPEN MIC - Ryan solo acoustic

Tuesday, April 29th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm


The Dot Tavern - Dorchester, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Friday, May 2nd 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Wednesday, May 7th 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm


One Pelham East - Newport - Duo Ryan & Mia

Friday, May 9th 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm


Carrie Nation - Boston, MA - 4 piece band

Saturday, May 10th 10:00 pm - 1:30 pm


Limey's Pub - Norwood, MA - KARAOPEN MIC - Ryan solo acoustic

Tuesday, May 13th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm


One Pelham East - Newport - Ryan Solo Acoustic

Thursday, May 15th 9:00 pm - 12:30 pm


The Dot Tavern - Dorchester, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Friday, May 16th 9:30 pm - 12:30 am


Boston Ale House - W. Roxbury, MA - Duo Ryan & Elise Rochet

Sunday, May 25th 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Lansdowne Pub - Boston, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Monday, May 26th 9:00 pm - 1:00 am


Limey's Pub - Norwood, MA - KARAOPEN MIC - Ryan solo acoustic

Tuesday, May 27th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm


J.P. Ryan's - Abington, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, May 29th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm


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