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.

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Mia Boostrom

Lead Vocals

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Ryan McHugh

Band Leader
Lead Vocals/Guitar

Andy Gulinello photo

Andy Gulinello

Drums/Vocals

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Louis Ochoa

Bass/Vocals

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Brian McGravey

Keyboard

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James Calandrella

Saxophone

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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

★★★★ Made our wedding!!

Hit Play was absolutely incredible! Our guests were raving about them, Ryan was incredibly responsive and easy to work with plus they were VERY reasonably priced. They even paid attention to our speeches and picked up that we were big Pearl Jam fan and Ryan shredded some Alive on the guitar. Thank you for making our NYE wedding so special.

- Taylor, Married on 12/31/2022

★★★★

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★★★★ 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

★★★★ The best!

Ryan and the entire Hit Play team were incredible to work with (from start to finish). We first saw them play at a friend’s wedding and knew immediately we wanted to book them. We couldn’t asked for a better band!

- Emily, Married on 12/20/2023


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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



- 2026 Schedule -

The Lodge - Randolph, MA - Duo Ryan & Caitlin Carey

Thursday, May 28th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - 4 piece band

Friday, May 29th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


The Range - Hingham, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, June 4th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm


Green Dragon - Boston, MA - Trio

Friday, June 5th, 9:30 pm - 1:00 am


One Pelham East - Newport, RI - Duo Ryan & Danielle

Sunday, June 7th, 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm


One Pelham East - Newport, RI - Ryan solo acoustic

Sunday, June 7th, 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm


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

Tuesday, June 9th, 8:30 pm - 12:00 am


Pillory Pub - Plymouth MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Wednesday, June 10th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


Private Event - Charles river yacht club - Duo

Thursday, June 11th, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm


The Harp @ Patriot's Place - Foxboro, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Friday, June 12th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - 4 piece band

Saturday, June 13th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


Crossing Nine @ Granite Links - Quincy MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Sunday, June 14th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm


Green Dragon - Boston, MA - Duo Ryan & Danielle

Wednesday, June 17th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


Tavern Weathervane Golf Club - S. Weymouth, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, June 18th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm


The Drift - Hull, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Wednesday, June 24th, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm


Boathouse Bistro - Hull, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Sunday, June 28th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm


Hennessy's - Boston, MA - Trio

Friday, July 3rd, 9:30 pm - 1:00 am


Crossing Nine @ Granite Links - Quincy MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, July 9th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm


Loretta's Last Call - Boston, MA - 4 piece band

Friday, July 10th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am


Splitsville - Patriot's Place - Foxboro, MA - 4 piece band

Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 pm - 12:30 am


Tavern Weathervane Golf Club - S. Weymouth, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Thursday, July 16th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm


The Harp @ Patriot's Place - Foxboro, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Friday, July 17th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm


Boathouse Bistro - Hull, MA - Ryan solo acoustic

Sunday, July 26th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm


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