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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