Wednesday, August 11, 2010

If You Want Your Event To Be Amazing Book A Band!

By Neil Lockwood

If you are throwing a party and planning it in a big way, there are a number of options how to do it. You can go for the best of the venues. You can order a sumptuous menu complete with vintage wine and caviar. You call upon everybody you know and make it a gala affair. Or, in place of ordinary pre-recorded music or a DJ book a band to play live music. You must be aware that no party is complete without proper music and if you spend a bit in this area, your party is sure to be a hit.

Your party will be in all reds if you book a band to play live music. There will be vibrancy, there will be glamour and there will be the enjoyment by the guests. So whatever be the type of the party you are throwing, book a band to have live music performance. May it be a wedding or an anniversary, birthday party or a farewell, a live band will do wonders to it.

If it is a wedding party you are arranging, book a band that plays professionally in weddings. These wedding bands can transform any wedding into and extraordinary affair that people would remember in days to come. The wedding bands would start to play with slow and soft music and let the audience to settle down, carry on conversations or be introduced. Do not be surprised when you hear the most beautiful love ballad and notice that the bride is walking down the aisle in virgin white dress. The music of the moment will touch your heart for sure. When the ceremony is over, you can expect the live band to gear up and play something that will make run for the dance floor.

Book a band even if you are throwing a themed party. A beach party amongst friends will be an extra fun with the performance of live music along with the evening sea breeze. You and your friends can add together the Jamaican Rum and the Reggae music to double the fun and at the same time feel the effect of the theme.

If you have planned to host a reunion party, book a band to play the music of the era when you were at school. There are specialized bands called decade bands which play music of particular decade. Book a band so that their songs may take you and your friends on a trip to nostalgia. You can even book a tribute band if you and your friends worship a particular music legend or a rock band. Tribute bands are specialized to follow such bands or icons and play their songs.

You can book a band from yellow Pages or get contact information from the internet. You can take references from your friends or also give the responsibility to an event management agency. But do check the band first before hiring as to whether the band is right for your kind of party.

Discuss the play list with the band. Brief your ideas and tell them to improvise up on it. Make them understand the mood of your party and more importantly the profile of your guests. Check all the areas so that there is no rushing around in the last minutes.

Do check with the venue, logistical details like sound limits or time limits of any, also whether they have proper licenses to host live bands in the first place. If not, all your expenses to book a band and infact all your plans will go down the drain if you find that out in the last minute and have to either change the venue or cancel the band altogether. - 40726

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