E3 Group

As summer has begun to slowly creep up on us in the typically stop-start fashion that we are used to here in the UK, E3 Artists has seen a marked increase in the amount of enquiries we’ve received to hire a band. These requests have been dominated by clients looking to secure the services of a function band for their wedding, garden party or summer soirée. With a few months until the height of summer and therefore the height of wedding season, it has been prudent for these clients to get in early and make sure they have their entertainment sorted well in advance of the big day. It is surprising how quick these events can sneak up on you and organising all the minor details of your entertainment can be more of a headache than you might anticipate. Your chosen band will invariably have to transport their equipment to your venue and detailed checks will have to be made on what technical equipment is available and what your chosen band will have to supply themselves. Here at E3 Artists, the bands we work with are fully equipped with all the necessary sound equipment and we aim to manage all the logistical aspects that go along with ensuring quality entertainment at an event.

Proving extremely popular for these kind of functions are The Urban Jazz Collective, FUNKification and Swing Connection. These three bands adaptability, huge repertoire and ability to tailor the band size to each individual booking makes them a great choice for anyone looking to take the hassle out of their entertainment needs. These bands have also been requested for a surprising amount of Hollywood themed parties in recent weeks, bringing the big band sound to events centred on the golden era of cinema and the amazing film scores and musical numbers this era produced. Many clients have expressed their concern regarding bands not turning up on the day and throwing a huge spanner in the works of an event. Often we find that these experiences are the result of improper contracting between the band and the client. Often, the band is under no obligation to perform due to verbal agreements or cash-in-hand deals. The best way to avoid this is to ensure that you have a contract in place recognised by the Agents Association of Great Britain. That way, only an act of God or ‘force majeure’ as it is known in the contract can dissolve the agreement and all other circumstances will allow financial or legal action. Of course this is scant consolation if you have no entertainment for an event so using a booking agent is a good idea for more than just contractual concerns. As an agency, we book a huge number of bands and so in the event of one not turning up, we can make every effort to replace them with a band of the same quality and genre. The phrase ‘book early to avoid disappointment’ gets thrown around a lot in entertainment but this is one instance where it really does pay to get in early and secure some piece of mind along with your chosen band.

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