Live Music Band

Back dated the post to 2 Oct, haa no time to update. Yes, we have booked our live music band already! Fast right! After emailing and tabulating the quotes for 10+ live band companies in Excel, we have finally decided on Acoustic Saturday. We have decided on a 3 piece band which will have a female vocalist, pianist and a male vocalist cum guitarist! We think that a 2 piece band is a little too bare and a 4 piece is too over. Things to look out for when you book a band:

-How many piece band do you want and what the composition is
-Always look at their works at Youtube/ Website before signing up
-Most of the bands will ask you to top up $100/$150 for the rental of their keyboard as it will incur additional transport cost. I totally think that this is a rip off.
-Most of the bands will ask you to top up $300 - $500 for the rental of their sound systems. They will say that the hotel's sound system are not that good and they recommend you to use their sound systems.
-If you require a singer to double up to play an instrument, most of the bands will ask you to top up $150 - $200. But this is cheaper than asking for an additional member to play in the band.

So with these comparisons across the various band, we chose Acoustic Saturday. They do not charge extra for a singer to double up playing an instrument. They also waive the surcharge for the rental of the keyboard as we are taking their sound system. Actually one of the main reasons why we booked so early is because Acoustic Saturday has a promotion, where they give a $100 discount for those who book within 2 weeks from their first enquiry. Since we made the comparisons and have already decided on them, might as well just sign with them.

We are going to engage Meryl (female vocalist), Justin (male vocalist cum guitarist) and Elaine (pianist). Besides being pleased with the videos that they have put up on their website, we have personally seen Meryl perform before at the Sheraton Towers wedding show. At that time, she was a representative for Sparkle Music (Tay Kewei's company). Realise that many of these singers sign up with more than one company, cos when I searched across the companies, I could see their names being surfaced more than once. I hope that all those whom we have requested for do not drop out at the last minute next year. Total damage: $1,500. But I'm sure that it will be worth it!