How,Can,You,Choose,Good,Weddin entertainment How Can You Choose a Good Wedding Function Band Part 2

Music is a vast sea and there are lots of singers in the world who earn so much fame because of their singing, voice and style and Rob Thomas is one of them. He is one of the best singers whose songs become very popular and he has great fan Know your event objective. If the aim of the event is to educate people then the entertainment is not the key element of the event. You would do better to use some light form of entertainment during the break to help attendees unwind and rel

Following on frompart 1, here are some more important questions to ask when you are consideringhiring a live function band for your big day. How long do they taketo set up their equipment? Most good function/wedding bands can set up in 30 to40 minutes which is about the time it takes the venue to turn the room aroundafter the wedding breakfast, ready for the evening. If they take much longer,you and your guests may be held in a side room while the band finishes settingup, and even worse, doing the dreaded sound check. Good bands can judge theacoustics of a venue as they set up and sound checks are often little more thanrehearsals on your time!                      How long are theirsets and what kind of music will they provide during the breaks? Many bandsonly play for two 45 minute sets which leaves an awful lot of time to fillduring a 4 or 5 hour evening reception. Good professional bands will play forat least 2 hours and should be able to do three 45 minute sets, which will thenonly leave a couple of intervals to fill. There is a big difference between aband just putting a random CD on and having a carefully thought out set ofrecorded music for either background or dancing as required. Again, good bandswill have given this some thought and will have selections of light music forplaying during a buffet or for settling down music before the band starts, anda properly thought out set of disco music for the later interval when you wantthe dancing to continue. Can you request anyparticular music during the breaks, it shouldn't be too difficult for you torequest special songs played during the intervals and the band should also beable to learn at least one special song for your first dance together, if theydon't already know it. (It is probably a bit over the top to expect a band tolearn more than a couple of songs especially for you if they are not going toget much use in the future). Do they ask for adeposit and do they expect the balance paid in full before the day of thereception? This is not unreasonable and you will find that most of yoursuppliers will work this way. If a band is haphazzard about the way you paythem it is awkward for you as well as them. Do you really want the band leaderfollowing the best man around all night waiting his money - much better to getit out of the way a week or so prior to your big day? Are you booking the function band direct or through an agency and if through an agency, will you be able tospeak to the band directly when you need to. This is very important as agenciesoften give the band very little info about the gigs they send them and don'twant you to have direct contact with the band in case you book them again laterwithout going through the agency first. Don't forget that agencies always addin the region of 25% to the band's fee and the band will often charge a higherthan normal fee to the agent. You lose a lot of money that way. Many bands willoften be 30 - 40% cheaper if booked direct - and you get to speak to them. Theonly advantage of booking through an agent is that if the band lets you down atthe last minute, the agent should find you a replacement, although of courseyou can always phone an agent yourself at the last minute. Most agencies haveplenty of bands out of work at any time. Backing Tracks -  does the band play live or do they usesequences or backing tracks? If you hire a solo singer the chances are theywill use backing tracks throughout. Whilst this may sound like the Count BasieOrchestra in full swing you are still only getting one person on the stage foryour entertainment. A bit like a Karaoke machine really!  Many bands also use sequences to give theimpression of a larger band. This is fine as long they are upfront with youabout it. Demo tracks and video- probably the most important clue as to the suitability of a band for yourevent. Almost all bands now have some form of sound tracks or video availabledirect from their website. Take the time to listen to them. Some bands haveclearly spent a lot of money on this side of their publicity although all thattells you is just that, they have spent a lot of money! Check out the videocarefully. Is what you are hearing what you are seeing. Most videos done instudios are overdubbed with music later - in fact so are many live videos, butbeware of the highly polished videos or sounds as this is probably not what youwill hear on the night, or if it is, they will no doubt be using extra backingtracks when they perform, which can work fine but it does rather kill thespontaneity and means that the band can't alter the set to suit the event. Doremember a live video with obviously live sound is probably not as polished butis a much more accurate picture of what you will get!