Posts Tagged ‘Live Bands’

How Does Music Touch Your Life?

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Music definitely shapes our world and brings something to our lives. It touches our souls and surrounds us in one form or another. Should you ever lie in a field and hear no other sound except the breeze, birds or insects, it will be with you always. The next time you’re on a noisy city street and hear a bird sing, you’ll remember that field and that feeling.  Remember and wrap yourself in those feelings.

When you listen to a soundtrack from a popular series and hear the notes sound, do you find that you can suddenly remember some of the scenes? Sometimes the sheer poignancy of the music is almost too painful to bear. Have you ever wondered why the same song sung in a different language still evokes similar memories?  Well it’s mostly likely down to the lyrics.  They fit the music no matter what the language is.

A live band at a private function will set a livelier atmosphere, and make that event more special. Every band has a style of its own, and the interaction of the band and the audience makes every performance an individual experience. For a special occasion, and an event to remember, a live band is a sure way to leave a lasting impression on guests

It can be a blast putting on a live music event. However, if done improperly or without the appropriate considerations, it can quickly go sour! Just remember to know the venue, have plenty of time to promote, book good bands that will bring in fans, and then have those bands rock out in order of worst to best at the show. Oh and don’t forget to end it all with a bang!

Hearing a song again can put us right back in a special moment from our past and make us feel as if we were there all over again.

Not all live bands are lookalikes, in fact some will come on stage and make it part of the act that they don’t look like the band whose music they’re playing. For these bands it’s the music that’s all important, they are paying tribute to the music of their idols. Keeping that music alive to share with an audience is surely the best tribute anyone can pay to an artist.

Not forgetting a mobile DJ or a corporate DJ, as he is someone who will provide you with musical entertainment that will fit your venue or event perfectly.  The best will consult with you before the event to make sure that you will not be disappointed that way they can work hand in hand with either a live band or a tribute band as we all know Bands in general will only play 2 sets which will either be 2 x 45 mins or an hour set. Please do not get me wrong some bands will do more hours depending on the cost however the best approach is always to go with a band and then a DJ to finish the night.

Next article will be explaining more on how a DJ and a BAND can work together to give the client value for money.

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Birthday Party Ideas

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
If you come from a large family you will probably never be at a loss for birthday party ideas for children of all ages. Birthday parties are unique for each family and each child as well, but most of your birthday party will have to fit within a budget. There are many other factors to take in consideration when planning a birthday party for a children including, age, budget, medical needs, and even the season.
Birthday parties can be big or small, and it really does not matter as long as it celebrates the child’s uniqueness and personalities. At my house instead of a party to celebrate the date of my children’s births, we have a special dinner of their choosing. I began this tradition because of health and weather related reasons, and it has worked flawlessly over the years.
Birthday parties at a local pool can be fun for all children who can swim, and many schools will rent out the pool for these special occasions. It is a wonderful way for the children to celebrate, hang with friends, and have fun.
You can also rent a local party band or a piece of the local ice rink for some adventurous fun for kids of all ages. Most rinks offer the facility for rental for parties of all types for children, and they even allow you to bring in presents, and the birthday cake. The snack bar is open during the party so the children can get popcorn, candy, drinks, and other snacks.
You could also rent a local play park where there are things to do for the children. You can usually rent the pavilion for birthday parties. There are several tables to hold guests as well as food and of course the presents. Best of all there is plenty of things for the children to do, they can run, jump, swing and play to their hearts content as their parents watch will seated at picnic tables.
You can have birthday parties at Mc Donald’s, Pizza Hut and a few more restaurants in town. You simply invite the children; bring the presents and these places for a few will provide the food, drinks, and even the clean up work.
When my children were little they were invited to an indoor place, where the parents paid one fee and the children played for as long as they wanted too. There were plenty of playthings to crawl in, climb upon, and swing from, and all the children had so much fun. This place also provided birthday party favours, the cake, pizza and drinks for one set price, which was charged to the parents of the birthday child.
If you come from a huge family, you probably have monthly birthday parties to attend.  So it’s important to make the party suit the time of year as well as the guests.  After all a barbeque in December is likely to become a bit of a disaster!  The same thing in June would usually be great, so do make your choices carefully.  When it’s a family party make sure that everyone works together to clean up the mess from the celebrations as this is a god send when it is a large party.

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Hiring Specialist Bands for Personal Celebrations

Friday, July 30th, 2010

You can hire so many genres of musical and specialist bands for functions now and many of those are happy to travel the length of the country to be at your event so I though I’d give you a few ideas and finish this post off with a couple of reasons for and against booking a specialist band for your function.

Whether it’s jazz or swing, a soloist or classical band you are looking for then its vital that you organise exactly what you need in the way of themes if you are having one. Some people prefer to choose themes and might go for a 60’s themed wedding with a Beatles tribute band or one with a lively DJ with a steel band and whatever you fancy, specialist bands can perform high quality music from £500 rising to over £2,000 for the best!

So whether its affordable music to dance to at a live corporate event or you have a high end taste for an impressive birthday party, specialist bands may be able to provide you the entertainment you need and when you need it – providing you book well in advance!

Here are some pointers to help you make your decision:

Positives:

  • Themes specific to your function can be selected
  • The band will perform as the main live entertainment at your function or as part of a larger event they will perform next to bands which is great for different types of music throughout your event
  • A fabulous idea for those of you selecting larger venues with good acoustics

Negatives:

  • Despite your theme a specialist band will usually only play music they have rehearsed
  • Less choice available when it comes to dates
  • You may need to consider a specialist band for the larger budget as travel and overnight stays may be needed should the band have to travel far to your venue
  • You have to plan a DJ or other entertainment to keep guests entertained during intervals
  • Will leave you with limited choice when it comes to your venue due to sound and noise restrictions and locality to residential areas

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Duo’s & Trio’s for Functions and Large Events

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Having written a blog post on wedding bands I thought I’d branch out this week into different types of musical entertainment available and also that we’ll start to move away from weddings – there’s a huge array of events we can cover so in my posts I’ll avoid mentioning just weddings!

Largely in this post I’m going to mention duo’s & trio’s though if you are thinking of booking a solo act then feel free to read my next post for my suggestions.

Solo, duo’s & trio’s are available UK wide and are a fabulous entertainment addition to any type of celebration, of course weddings included here but we’re talking corporate functions, professional events, birthday parties or any gig that requires professional musical entertainment. Why? Personally I think you get extra value if you can afford to stretch to such a band in the first place as I think duo’s & trio’s offer a little more by way of different singing styles, offering harmonies and they’re most likely going to have a larger support band too.

You also have specialist bands (again, we’ll cover that in one of my future blog posts) that can offer you tributes to a favourite band or to a favourite type of music – this can be themed to your function and famously is a memorable way of adding ambience and atmosphere to a larger function or event.

Negatives:

I just had to mention that there are some drawbacks to booking duos & trios – but not many – because my posts wouldn’t be neutral if I didn’t, and because I think at the early stages in planning any large event you need to weigh up all avenues before going ahead with bookings.

* Specialist bands or duo’s & trio’s can be expensive and larger deposits required compared to other forms of musical entertainment

* Larger bands may not suit a smaller more personal venue, or indeed there may be noise limits at your chosen venue

* Its doubtful that bands will play without breaks so an extra part of your budget and your planning will be taken up with who or what can play in the intervals

* Larger deposits may be required

Hopefully that helps you if you’re planning an event this year or next, keep coming back as I’m updating my posts again soon

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