• Saturday, November 13, 2010

    Why Bother With Live Bands?

    By Gina David

    Live bands make a celebration worth storing in our memory in any kind of party they perform in. It could be a celebration of your wedding, anniversary, your company's annual day, a private party thrown for a career, infact it could be any occasion. These performances from a live band have the ability to make any dull party come alive and get the guests grooving on the dance floor. But, one of the main criteria in making a party a hit with a live band is the selection of the right kind of band for your party.

    Live bands can be of multiple types. You can classify live bands based on the occasions. For example bands which perform exclusively only for weddings, corporate events, or any kind of private party like birthday celebration, anniversary, etc. are thus classified occasion wise. Another way to classify bands is by the type of music they play, like rock bands, bands playing country music, jazz, hard rock, soft rock, live acoustics, blues, punk, psychedelic, heavy metal etc.

    The professional live bands which perform solely for wedding ceremonies or parties specially design their performance as per the defining moments in the wedding. They even arrange or list out the songs as per the wedding theme. The bands with their performance make the wedding ceremony more lively and enjoyable injecting the spirit of the wedding within the guests. The live bands usually start off by playing slow music party just begins to let the guests settle down and converse amidst themselves.

    Once the guests settle down, now the music is based on the exceptional small instances like when the bride is walking down the aisle, exchanging the wedding vows, the kissing of the bride and groom after they are declared as man and wife; these are small moments which makes the day worth remembering, so a music or song at the background adds on more glamour and drama to it. Then, ultimately, time comes for the bride to have a dance with her father which is then followed by a dance with her newly wedded husband. Then the songs get on to bring the party mood so that the guests also join in for the dance.

    You could also find live bands which are known as tribute bands that specialize in paying tributes to certain personalities. Many a time's events are organized on the eve of some great persona's birthday or anniversary to pay homage to them. Even in your private parties, if you and your gang had been great fans of a singer, you can hire a tribute live band to give their performance based on the songs of these personalities.

    A performance from live bands in your office party, for which you had the responsibility of organizing, can make you an instant hit among not only your peers but also in the eyes of your boss. There are bands which perform in corporate events only. Therefore, the kind of music they select for playing is keeping in mind the corporate audience. Moreover, as these bands also take requests from the audiences to play their choice of songs, therefore, it is a point of attraction among everybody.

    But, if a theme party is on your mind then live bands specializing in playing music of that particular theme must be selected. For example, if you want to have a party with the Mexican theme, then you go ahead with decorations, upholstery, flower arrangements, food, everything ordered or arranged in the Mexican way. But your theme will remain incomplete if you don't go hire live bands who are well versed with Mexican music and can make your party a complete talk of the town in the days to come.

    While venturing out for hiring live bands for your party make sure the venue where you will host the party has the requisite license to hold one. If it does not have the license and you get to know this on the day of the party, the party will turn out to be a disaster. Besides, also check out whether there is proper parking space for the band to load and offload their instruments from their vehicle. Even ask band people on the kind of stage or power supply etc. they would require for their performance. This will ensure a smooth and successful party on the D-day.

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