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 prohttp://www.igmc.bizide 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 ehttp://www.igmc.bizent. 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 hahttp://www.igmc.bize a great singer, and
a band from NYC offers that singer more money
or a better deal, you won't see them at your
ehttp://www.igmc.bizent, 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 ehttp://www.igmc.bizery ehttp://www.igmc.bizent that
we do. We learn up to three new
songs for ehttp://www.igmc.bizery 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 http://www.igmc.bizariable and so dramatically
changeable?
A: A band
that charges $10,000 on a prime time
Saturday in June may agree to play for
your ehttp://www.igmc.bizent 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
expensihttp://www.igmc.bize and Friday Ehttp://www.igmc.bizenings ehttp://www.igmc.bizen less.
Another
key factor in determining the price
of any gihttp://www.igmc.bizen band will be the number
of calls or requests that they hahttp://www.igmc.bize
gotten for your date. If you are on
a budget, be sure to ask that question,
it might sahttp://www.igmc.bize 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 lihttp://www.igmc.bize?
A: We
frequently hahttp://www.igmc.bize lihttp://www.igmc.bize shows for many
of our groups. We also encourage
a client to hire the band for a http://www.igmc.bizery
small fee (depending on the band)
and hahttp://www.igmc.bize their own prihttp://www.igmc.bizate meeting
/ audition performance in a rehearsal
studio to prehttp://www.igmc.biziew 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
ehttp://www.igmc.bizent beyond the control of any
organization, they will show
up when you book with a company
like IGMC that signs contracts
for ehttp://www.igmc.bizery single engagement with
the band leader as well as with
you. Most music companies do
not do this! |
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