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The Right Tune: How to Choose the Ideal Wedding Band

A comprehensive guide to creating the right atmosphere.with the perfect wedding band.

Your wedding day is perhaps the most monumental milestone in your relationship, so it’s crucial to consider all of the details in order to create the most memorable day. A key decision to make during wedding planning is the ideal band to entertain your guests, and set the tone for the celebration. Selecting the perfect band is essential to ensure your wedding is a true reflection of your personality and style as a couple. In this article, we discuss the importance of choosing the right band for your wedding and offer practical tips on how to make the best choice.

1. Reflecting Your Personality and Style

A wedding is a deeply personal and intimate event, and the music played during the celebration should echo the unique characteristics of the couple. The right band can make your wedding reception a true reflection of your personalities, preferences, and tastes. Whether you prefer classic jazz, contemporary pop, or any other genre, finding a band that resonates with your preferences will create a memorable atmosphere that both you and your guests will cherish.

2. Setting the Tone for the Celebration

The band you choose will set the overall mood of your wedding reception. An energetic and upbeat band can create a lively and festive atmosphere, while a romantic and soulful ensemble can make the event more intimate and emotional. The music played by the band will also contribute to the flow of the evening, helping to create natural transitions between different parts of the celebration, such as dinner, speeches, and dancing.

3. Creating a Lasting Impression on Guests

A great band can leave a lasting impression on your guests, creating memories that they will cherish for years to come. The right band will have your guests talking about the fantastic music long after the wedding is over. Conversely, choosing a mediocre or inappropriate band can dampen the mood and mar the overall experience for your guests.

4. Ensuring a Seamless Experience

A professional and experienced wedding band will work closely with you to ensure that every aspect of your wedding entertainment goes smoothly. This includes coordinating with your wedding planner, the venue staff, and other vendors to create a seamless experience. The right band will be punctual, professional, and prepared to handle any unforeseen issues that may arise, allowing you and your guests to enjoy the celebration worry-free.

Tips for Choosing the Right Band

1. Research and Recommendations: Begin by asking friends, family, or your wedding planner for recommendations. You can also search online for bands in your area that specialise in weddings, paying attention to reviews and testimonials. There are services such as Alleycat Entertainment, who have multiple wedding bands for hire that you can choose from.

2. Attend Live Performances: If possible, attend live performances of the bands you are considering to get a better idea of their style, energy, and how they interact with the audience.

3. Assess Versatility: Choose a band that can cater to a wide range of musical preferences, ensuring that there is something for everyone at your wedding reception.

4. Discuss Your Preferences: Communicate your specific preferences and requirements with the band, including the desired playlist, the timing of performances, and any special requests.

5. Confirm Availability and Pricing: Make sure the band is available on your wedding date, and discuss pricing, including any additional costs for travel, accommodation, or equipment.

Choosing the right band for your wedding is crucial to creating an unforgettable experience for you and your guests. By reflecting your personality, setting the tone for the celebration, and leaving a lasting impression on your guests, the perfect band will elevate your wedding day to new heights. With careful research, consideration of your preferences, and open communication with potential bands, you can find the ideal ensemble to make your wedding a truly memorable event.

Music Promotion Chat Assistant Launched, Powered by OpenAI Technology

Promoly, the innovative music promotion app, has just revealed the launch of PromolyGPT, a dtong chat assistant built on OpenAI technology. Designed specifically for record labels, PromolyGPT helps users conjure up compelling copy, develop marketing strategies, and make more informed decisions.
With PromolyGPT, record labels can effortlessly create effective marketing campaigns that resonate with their target audience. The chat assistant uses natural language processing and machine learning to understand users’ needs and preferences, providing tailored recommendations and insights that improve the effectiveness of their promotional efforts.
PromolyGPT is the latest addition to Promoly’s suite of music promotion tools, which includes email marketing, pre-save campaigns, and DJ promo delivery. By leveraging the power of OpenAI technology, Promoly is giving record labels the tools they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive industry.
“We’re excited to launch PromolyGPT and help record labels take their promotional efforts to the next level,” said Promoly Co-Founder Pete Callaghan. “Our chat assistant is easy to use, efficient, and highly effective, enabling record labels to create marketing campaigns that generate results.”

Citizen Ticket Introduces Citizen Live, its In-House Events Promotion Arm

Citizen Ticket, a UK-based online ticketing and livestream events platform, has recently expanded its UK and European presence through the launch of a new promotion arm, Citizen Live.
As part of the expansion, the newly formed Citizen Live will host between 80 and 100 events this year in London, further afield in the UK, and Europe. Tickets for Citizen Live will be sold exclusively through Citizen Ticket, with every ticket sold, 5p goes towards planting trees in the UK – making it one of the most sustainable event ticketing platforms on the market.
The new promotion arm, Citizen Live, will be led by Harpo Scaini & Alesandro Sforza. Between them, Scaini and Sforza have over a decade of industry experience in creating, producing and selling out shows, and have hosted more than 300 events across the UK and Europe.
To celebrate the launch, Citizen Live will be hosting a launch event at Amazing Grace in London Bridge on Tuesday 28th March. Scaini and Sforza have secured Emma Noble to help mark the monumental night for the brand. Tickets for the event start at £13.50 and can be purchased via the Citizen Ticket website.
Harry Boisseau, Co-founder & CEO of Citizen Ticket, said: “We’re delighted to have Harpo and Alesandro on board and look forward to embarking on this next chapter for the business. 
 
“Through ticketing thousands of events and analysing the data from Citizen Ticket, we can really get a grasp of what ticket purchasers are looking for and what there is demand for. We’re excited to host a wide range of events over the next year.”
 
Commenting on the launch, Harpo Scaini and Alesandro Sforza, said: “We share a passion for producing live events and we know that every detail matters. We’re excited to launch Citizen Live and continue promoting a strong line-up of events going forward.”
Citizen Live aims to create an established UK-based promoter that can also operate in Europe. It will tailor a live music product, expand a roster of artists, and venues and create the best live shows. The data and marketing reach of the Citizen Ticket platform will help market the shows and feedback data to help understand the type of shows that there is customer appetite for.
In 2023 Citizen Live will host 80-100 events at a mid-capacity range (200 – 600) with plans to focus on a larger scale, higher production and more ambitious live content within the next few years.

Applications Invited for the UK’s First Prep School Pipe Organ Scholarships

Salisbury Cathedral School is proud to announce the launch of a new pipe organ scholarship programme, the first in a UK preparatory school. The new ‘Griffiths Chapel Organ Scholarships’, will support two organ scholars during Upper Prep, school years 7 and 8, commencing in September 2023 and/or September 2024.
Applications are welcomed from minimum grade 5 level keyboard players, or pupils already learning the organ, in current school years 5 and 6. The scholarship places will run through Upper Prep. For more information, or to apply, please email admissions@salisburycathedralschool.com. Salisbury Cathedral School is a boarding school, registered with the BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association), and so can accept applications from beyond its local area.
The successful candidates will receive a 20% school fee remission – with access to significant further means tested bursary funds – weekly organ lessons, and regular performance opportunities in the school Chapel and local churches, as well as the possibility of playing the famous Father Willis organ in Salisbury Cathedral. The two new organ scholars will also benefit from the thriving music department at Salisbury Cathedral School with its many choirs and ensembles as well as an extensive range of instrumental lessons available.
There will be two scholarship places, one for a boy and one for a girl, in respect of the school’s ongoing commitment to parity of musical opportunity for boys and girls. It was only 32 years ago, in 1991, that seventeen girls arrived at Salisbury Cathedral School to create something truly unique. They were to be the first girls’ Cathedral choir in the UK operating on parity with the boys, and with an independent foundation for funding support. Now, the new organ scholarships continue the school’s tradition of supporting women in the traditional realm of church music.
The two organ scholarship places are supported by the generosity of Paul Griffiths and Joanna Marsh, who responded to Salisbury Cathedral School’s Pipe Dreams campaign. The Pipe Dreams campaign, launched in May 2022, is raising money to repair the school’s Peter Collins pipe organ, make improvements to the organ loft in the school chapel, and launch the new organ scholarships. Thanks to an ongoing schedule of fundraising events, the school will also be able to commission necessary organ repairs during the 2023 summer holidays, meaning the new scholars will have a fantastic organ to practise and perform on.
Paul Griffiths commented, ‘My wife Joanna Marsh and myself have been keenly devoted to Cathedral music for most of our lives and are motivated to perpetuate this wonderful tradition. We are keen to support the introduction of young people to the rewarding and beneficial study of the organ and its repertoire, especially as the natural pathway which most of us followed is more opaque in our increasingly secular society.’
‘We could not be more delighted to welcome Paul Griffiths and his wife Joanna Marsh to the Salisbury Cathedral School community, and are greatly indebted to their generosity which will open a musical path for two young people,’ said Clive Marriott, Salisbury Cathedral School Head Master. ‘Paul is himself a wonderfully accomplished organist and Joanna is a renowned composer who won an Ivors Composer Award for her composition for unaccompanied choir, ‘All Shall Be Well’, in 2022. Their combined musical expertise and passion will be a great inspiration for the new scholars and our wider school community.’
‘As a leading musical prep school, we have a duty to improve and increase our organ teaching to help ensure the future of this ‘King of Instruments’ and its central role in cultural and spiritual life,’ continues Mr Marriott. ‘We are ideally placed to introduce scholarships for young organists and then help those pupils find Senior schools which will continue to provide advanced pipe organ practise and performance opportunities. We believe we will be the first UK prep school to provide pipe organ scholarship places.’
Salisbury Cathedral School is also committed to enabling wider access to its Peter Collins Pipe Organ. To this end, the school welcomes enquiries from individuals and groups in the Salisbury community who need a good quality pipe organ for rehearsal or performance. Enquiries should be emailed to  development@salisburycathedralschool.com.
Salisbury Cathedral School has been educating the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral since its inception in 1091. This strong history shapes the school and is reflected both in the Christian values which underpin the curriculum and voice, and in the musical excellence for which the school is rightly renowned. The organ reflects this dual essence of being a musical school with Christian foundations.
Please visit the Salisbury Cathedral School website, www.salisburycathedralschool.com and select the Support Us section, to find out more about the ongoing Pipe Dreams campaign. Future events are advertised here as well as the ongoing opportunity to Sponsor-A-Note in the refurbished organ.