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Monday, November 23, 2009

Getting The Right Reception band

By Melanie Crisp

You want the perfect reception band for your special occasion. Regardless of the reason for the occasion, you want to create a delightful atmosphere for all your reception guests. When you have the perfect reception band you can celebrate as lively or as subtlety as you wish depending on your choices in music.

One of the fastest means of finding the best reception bands is by searching online using Google or Yahoo search engines. You may also consider finding a professional band booking agent to help in your search. You can find these as well by searching for agents online.

In general bands do not specialise in a particular type of venue but do in a particular type of music. So when you start looking only search for bands that play your music otherwise you are just wasting your time.

Now that you have found some good reception bands, you will most likely visit their websites or their social networking sites such as FaceBook. Most likely they will provide you with some great mp3s and or videos of their music so you can check them out.

Take the time to call the various locations they have played to learn about their client reviews. You may even wish to visit a location where they are playing to get a better idea. Also ask about their learning to play music they do not already know. Most are more than happy to do so as this helps keep their act fresh and exciting for them and their clients.

You should do some more research into the matter once you select a reception band, especially before making any type of payment agreement. Make sure your chosen location has a license for live music. You also need to find out about the parking area. Most reception bands carry along their own equipment and will need to bring it inside for their use.

Once inside you need to check the stage area for the band is big enough to play on and has plenty of power outlets nearby. Another thing to bear in mind is some venues have sound limiters and if the band play their music too high then it will cut the power so please make the band aware of this.

How much should you pay for good reception bands? As much as you can afford basically! You would not skimp on your wedding dress or cake would you? Although whatever they ask for may seem like a lot but they are professionals who take their work seriously and have vast experience compared to what you may get with a cheap inexperienced pub band. After all you want to remember your big day for the right reasons.

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