Q: How
many hours does a band play for?
A: The standard
party performance time is 4 hours for the full
band and 1 hour preliminary with 1-3 musicians
performing for your cocktail hour. Most bands
also provide wedding ceremony music with 1-3
musicians from within the band. Be sure to ask! |
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Q: What
are the standard prices for musicians in the NYC
area?
A: A professional
band costs on the low end about $5000 and
the high end about $15,000. You can get a
band for less but you stand the risk of losing
musicians to higher bidders, ie - getting
different musicians at your event. That is
if the band is any good. If the musicians
aren't really so special then maybe you will
be OK. Out of NYC bands may be up to $1000
less, but if they have a great singer, and
a band from NYC offers that singer more money
or a better deal, you won't see them at your
event, you can be sure of that! |
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Q: Do
you learn special song requests for us?
A: All of our
bands rehearse and learn new music for every
event that we do. We learn up to three new
songs for every customer that is not on the
repertoire list of the band. |
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Q: How
does band pricing work and why are the prices
so variable and so dramatically changeable?
A: A band
that charges $10,000 on a prime time
Saturday in June may agree to play for
your event for $5000 if it is a Friday
night or a Saturday or Sunday brunch
or early luncheon. You may also get as
much as 25-30% off the price of a band
if you book an off season time like January
or February. Sundays will always be less
expensive and Friday Evenings even less.
Another
key factor in determining the price of any given
band will be the number of calls or requests that
they have gotten for your date. If you are on a
budget, be sure to ask that question, it might
save you some big bucks! Another option is to be
willing to change the date of your wedding in order
to get a fabulously popular band at a better rate
then you could otherwise afford.
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Q: Can
you play CD's or Tapes as well?
A: All IGMC
bands come equipped with a full sound system
in order to accommodate the most wild and
unusual requests and can play either CD's
or TAPES at any time. |
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Q: Can
I see musicians performing live?
A: We frequently
have live shows for many of our groups. We also
encourage a client to hire the band for a very
small fee (depending on the band) and have their
own private meeting / audition performance in
a rehearsal studio to preview the band if you
need reassurance and a feeling of security!
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Q: Will
the musicians I see be the musicians that
I get?
A: Barring
Illness, death or other extreme
event beyond the control of any
organization, they will show
up when you book with a company
like IGMC that signs contracts
for every single engagement with
the band leader as well as with
you. Most music companies do
not do this! |
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