Friday 14 January 2011

A Corporate Band - An Important Part Of A Successful Day

By Justine Smith


If you have a company function coming up and are the person responsible for hiring corporate bands, you will be pleased to know that most bands are equally as happy to play at corporate events as they are on say, birthday, wedding and bar mitzvah occasions. This is great news for you as you can be sure your chosen band will perform a wide variety of music catering for everyone's taste.

To find corporate bands is not as hard as you may think. Searching online or through the yellow pages for music bands and music agents is a good point to start.

The next question you may ask is how you will know that the band you intend booking is the right one for your company and the answer to this is to check out their social networking page or website. It is important to do this kind of homework in order to make sure the band impresses everyone attending, especially your boss!

So you have shortlisted the bands you think are suitable, but do you know what kind of music they play? You can find this information out by listening to the songs and watching the videos on the website. It's also worth looking at the feedback comments of others who have hired the band in the past.

You may decide you want to be even more certain about the band you finally decide to hire and a good way to do this is to pop down and watch them perform live at one of their gigs.

The cost of the band is dependent on many components. How far will the band have to travel to get the venue and at what time of year do you want them to play? The professionalism and reputation of the band will also play its part on how much you pay for their services. As a rough guide you should expect to be charged in the region of five times what you would pay for a pub band, but you will soon realize you have achieved great value for money, even when finances are going through a difficult time as they are at the moment.

An important thing to remember is that if you want a good corporate band to play at your event, you will need to book quite a few months in advance in order to secure the date.

When dates and terms have been agreed, you have to make sure your venue holds a live music license as this is necessary for the band to carry out their performance. Having done the most important thing and found the right band, if the venue does not have a license, you may have to look for an alternative location for your event. After all, you want everyone attending to enjoy the experience and remember it for how successful it was.

Corporate bands will require knowing a little information about where they are going to perform for you once terms have been settled. These details usually include the stage layout, power supplies and parking arrangements.




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