E3 Group

In the days and weeks leading up to Christmas our booking agents in our London office often find themselves dealing with very last minute requests to book entertainment for office parties and private events. Frequently this is due to event organisers being let-down by acts they have tried to book elsewhere. Christmas being the busy season that it is for the entertainment business, there are many reasons why event planners may need to book a band or entertainer at very short notice.

If you are organising a Christmas or New Year event and the above sounds like your situation, our team can probably help you. If you’re looking for last minute bands in particular, take a look at our bands page – several of these acts still have availability over the next 2 weeks. For general entertainers, take a look at our gallery page.

Or for an informal chat about your event requirements, you can call our office on 020 7836 4759 (option 1) between 9am and 6pm. In the lead up to Christmas this year, our office will be open from Monday 19th December through to Friday 23rd December.

Free Band Promotion

Are you a member or manager of a talented band or group of musicians? If so, E3 Group are offering free band promotion space on this very blog and would love to hear from you. We’re looking for good quality original bands, cover bands and function bands who are seeking paid gigs at live events across the UK and overseas.

E3 Group is an established entertainment production company and booking agency. Our website and blog is visited by both our influential event planning clients and by people searching online for bands and musicians for hire. Exposure on this blog could potentially generate interest and bookings for acts featured here. Our aim is to make this blog a great resource for event planners who are looking for talented, unique, up-and-coming bands.

Getting Featured Here

If you would like to take advantage of some free band promotion and be featured here, you’ll need to send us an email containing the following:

1. A link to one of your performances on YouTube
2. A 200 to 400 word description of your band specifying your style, influences and what sets you apart
3. Your contact details (for internal use at E3 only), where you’re based and areas you’re prepared to cover
4. A promotional image of your band

PLEASE DO NOT SEND US: MP3 or other music files (the files sizes are too large and take ages to download). If you don’t have a video uploaded to YouTube, please send us a link to your MySpace page or to a webpage where we can listen to your demo. Also, please don’t send us hundreds of images. Again, depending on the file sizes, they take too long to download. Just the one image is enough.

Email Us

Please send your band promotion material to: bands@e3grouponline.com

Completely Free?

Promoting your band here is completely free of charge. We only ask that if our blog generates a booking for you, that we either split the agency commission with your current managing agent or that we take a standard agency commission if you don’t have an agent.

Busy periods

E3 Group is regularly approached by entertainers, musicians, bands and other performers looking for promotional services. At busy periods of the year it’s not always possible for us to reply quickly. In addition, we can’t guarantee inclusion on the blog for every band that approaches us. If you have not heard back from us after 2 weeks, unfortunately this may mean that we won’t be able to feature you. However, feel free to send us a follow-up email to check we received your details.

If you have any further questions about our band promotion offer, please include them in your email and we’ll try our best to get back to you as soon as we can.

Our booking agents have been fielding an increasing number of requests for wedding bands London, suggesting that many wedding planners are now in the later stages of organising their city based spring or summer event. Finding high quality bands that fit with the style of your wedding, but also come within your budget, can be quite a challenge. So, we’ve put together our top 4 London wedding bands for this month based on genre, price and location:

FUNKification

Location: Central London
Genre: Funk, soul, pop
Price Range: From £1,250

One of the more sought after wedding bands for London based events, FUNKification can be scaled from a four-piece right up to a huge eleven-piece spectacle. The line up of the band includes former West End musicians, graduates of the Guildhall School of Music, the royal Academy of Music and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. In other words, a highly skilled, professional and accomplished band. View their profile on our site here.

Chris Chen Quartet

Location: Central London
Genre: Jazz, classical
Price Range: From £1,000

For a stylish and classical jazz mood, the Chris Chen quartet are increasing their profile as a top London wedding band. They combine highly skilled musicianship with a flexible approach to your event requirements. View their profile on our site here.

Soul Funk Secret

Location: North London
Genre: Soul, funk, disco
Price Range: From £1,200

If you’re really looking to party on your wedding day, then Soul Funk Secret are the band for you. Based in North London they are available as a 5 to 8 piece outfit. They combine musicianship and good fun with a coordinated mixed of Soul, Funk-disco with some jazzy and Latin sound. Wedding bands London don’t get much more upbeat than this. View their profile here.

Hussy

Location: Central London
Genre: Rock, pop, covers
Price Range: From £1,300

If you’d prefer to rock out your wedding guests with hits from the likes of Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, Lenny Kravitz and The Police, then Hussy should be high on your list of considerations. The band have appeared on major TV channels including ITV as well as large festivals and public events. They have a great energy and will get any city based wedding event rocking! View their profile on our site here.

Wedding Bands London: Other Resources

Still not sure on the right wedding band for your event? Check out our bands for hire page or give one of our London agents a call on 020 7836 4759. Alternatively, take a peek at Wedding Chaos for tips and advice (they also have an extensive directory). Or do something really unique, invest in a band yourself, maybe they’ll perform for you when they make it big?

The E3 Artists team work with a number of high quality wedding bands in Sussex and the surrounding counties. We have some great acts on our books covering a wide variety of genres from jazz and swing through to modern rock and pop. One of the Sussex based bands we have recently started working with is Shine On, who offer a unique Britpop and nineties indie sound – perfect for a wedding couple born in the seventies or eighties!

This Brighton based 5-piece are a talented, fun loving band, and with a wealth of experience of live performance, festivals, industry showcases, radio and TV work. They know how to entertain a crowd with their energetic performances.

Full details for the band can be found by visting Shine On’s profile on our site here. If Britpop is not your sound, you can check out our other wedding bands in Sussex and the surrounding counties by visting our main site bands page.

Looking for more wedding bands in Sussex?

E3 Artists are continually adding great bands, entertainers and acts from across the country to our roster. If you’re looking for more suitable wedding bands in Sussex or the surrounding counties, our agents would be glad to help you and can offer lower fee deals on a range of the acts we work with. Call our London office for details on 020 7836 4759 (Option 1).

Everyday we are approached by clients seeking unique or unconventional bands for hire . Clients are often very specific about the style or genre of band they require for their events, and facilitating the perfect band can sometimes be a challenge. One band we have recently begun working with, and one that ticks a few of the unique and unconventional boxes, is Goosebumps.

Goosebumps play forties style Swing Jive and Jump Blues replete in vintage outfits reminiscent of the era. Although perfect for a forties themed event; their quirky looks, good humour and energetic performances would not be out of place at any cool, modern party. As a result they are the E3 Artists “band of the month” for September.

To find out Goosebump’s availability or to recieve a competitive quote, you can contact our London based booking agents.

Looking for party bands in Birmingham or the surrounding areas of the Midlands? High on our list of recommendations for this area is Beat Street International (see their showreel below). Although this band offers coverage both across the UK and internationally, they are able to offer a lower rate for Birmingham and the surrounding areas, where they are currently based. For further details you can view their profile on our bands for hire page. Alternatively you can contact one of our agents at our London office using our online form.

British band Blood Red Shoes have confirmed their first North American tour, taking in cities in the US and Canada. Formed in 2004 by Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter, the band have recently received much favourable reviews for their recent album Fire Like This. Their song It’s Getting Boring By The Sea also featured in the recent feature film release Scott Pilgrim vs the World.

Our booking agents at E3 Artists are regularly approached by event planners looking for original band suggestions. Booking enquiries and availability information for bands can be made via our London office. Where applicable, booking confirmation is made via arrangement with the band’s official management. View our band hire page for details.

Alternative rock band Goldheart Assembly are set to play South Sea Festival this Saturday 18th September. The independant music festival in Portsmouth has given the band prime billing alongside a plethora of other up-and-coming and notable bands. Goldheart Assembly were formed in 2007 by James Dale and John Herbet and have recently picked up favourable press from the likes of NME and The Guardian following the release of their 2010 album Wolves and Thieves and their single King of Rome.

Our booking agents at E3 Artists are regularly approached by event planners looking for original band suggestions. Booking enquiries for bands can be made via our London office. Where applicable, booking confirmation is made via arrangement with the band’s official management. View our band hire page for details.

Electropop, indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club have sold out their show at the Tripod, Dublin. The popular band have announced plans to stage another show in Dublin for March 2011, open to all ages. Two Door Cinema Club released their debut album, Tourist History, earlier this year and have enjoyed success with singles such as I Can Talk.

Our booking agents at E3 Artists are regularly approached by event planners looking for original band suggestions. Booking enquiries for bands can be made via our London office. Where applicable, booking confirmation is made via arrangement with the band’s official management. View our band hire page for details.

Hotly tipped band Chapel Club have several shows lined up this month starting at the Warehouse Project in Manchester on 23rd September with Maximo Park. The band have received much praise in the music press following the release of their single O Maybe I back in February.

Our booking agents at E3 Artists are regularly approached by event planners looking for original band suggestions. Booking enquiries for bands can be made via our London office. Where applicable, booking confirmation is made via arrangement with the band’s official management. View our band hire page for details.