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Punk Rock Weddings

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013


Themes come and go in the wedding industry and each season brings new trends. Over the last several years the buzz words “Vintage Wedding” have hung around and splintered into a myriad of new styles including 1940′s glamour , 1970s’ chic, 50′s rock n roll and more.Punk Rock Weddings can be seen as an off shoot of this. A niche to inspire creative couples with a rock n roll swagger.

Blogs like Rock n Roll Bride (who have previously featured Live Music Management Rockaoke , Bandeoke and party bands in their real life weddings sections) have been quick to feature Punk Rock Weddings as a trend and there are a hundreds of images on line of punk rock wedding dresses which is a clear sign that something is in the air.

Bridal gown designers like Washington DC’s Punk Rock Bride have a number of fashion forward collections to inspire the Bride looking for an alternative look that is both beautiful and slightly underground.

Although Live Music Management sneer a little at the mention of Sid And Nancy inspired Punk Rock Weddings (do these people not know how that particular relationship ended? They need to read up on their rock history a bit) we are genuinely thrilled to have played a small part in the trend in the UK by supplying properly alternative wedding bands.

What do we mean by Punk Rock Wedding bands?  Well if you look at the likes of Platform Six , The Dominoes , Lucas or Brainscape on the Live Music Management website you will see an indie rock wedding band with a repertoire that won’t scare Auntie Doris but will still be credible to those couples who’ve spent the last five Summers camping at rock festivals, reading NME and watching underground bands in sweaty rock clubs. Live Music Management are the UK’s foremost supplier of this kind of cover band that play all the big party rock anthems with the swagger of the original artists.

The other kind of act that very much fits the bill at a Punk Rock Wedding is Bandeoke also known as rockaoke or live band karaoke. Live Music Managements rock karaoke bands have been in demand at Punk Rock Weddings where the guests get to sing on stage with a live band , throw some rock shapes and have live out the rock star dream. Live Music Management were the originators of this kind of wedding entertainment in the UK and although much imitated we have the best live karaoke bands at the best prices.

Call 08454 900515 or email info@lmmuk.com for further information.

 

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Brainscape And Platform Six At MCN Biker Weekend

Thursday, March 29th, 2012
mcn news logo

mcn news logo

Live Music Management are very proud to be continuing our relationship with the Motorcycle News Live Weekends by supplying two great rock bands for this years event in Skegness Butlins on the weekend of April 20 to 23.

As in previous years the MCN weekend will be attracting several thousand bikers to Skeg Vegas for a weekend of bike related mayhem and music.

Brainscape are getting a return booking to this great weekend with a performance on April 20 that will allow the band to get back to their rock roots and turn the amps up to 11. You can expect to hear the band rocking out with the meatier songs from their set and I would be very surprised if their jaw dropping version of Rage Against The Machines Killing In The Name Of didn’t make an appearance.

On April 21 Platform Six party band will be taking to the stage with their full on rock set and highlights will be a plenty for fans of both classic rock and modern rock based indie.

If you are of  biker orientation then there is no way you can miss this weekend. There are still some tickets on sale from the MCN news site and we would suggest you get down there. You may even see some of the LMM team with our air guitars and heads in the speakers!

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Booking A Band For A Wedding Overseas

Monday, March 12th, 2012

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If you are getting married overseas you may be considering booking a UK party band to play at your wedding but unsure of the mechanics of making this work.

Live Music Management supply live bands to many events overseas. In the past month or so we have sent live bands to play for the troops in Afghanistan , Cyprus and Germany as well as booking a couple of acts into events in Romania. Later in the year we have a live band booked for a wedding in Lake Como and another for a wedding party in Oslo. Our experience in hiring bands for overseas events tells us that there are a number of factors to take into consideration.

Bands need a certain amount of equiptment in order to play a show. This includes all their instruments but also PA system (which amplifies the vocals and , at larger weddings , the backline instruments like drums and bass.) They will probably need stage lighting too.

If the event is in France or Germany it may be possible for the band to travel by van with all equiptment in their van however the travel time and petrol needs to be factored into the price of hire. It may also be that the band cannot fit the travel time into a busy schedule.

An easy solution is often to fly the band to the event or wedding. They will be able to take their guitars on the flight with them. All other equiptment would need to be hired localy. There are equiptment hire companies in most areas. If you are using a local wedding planner they will be able to speak to the local hire company and get a quote for you based on the bands technical rider. If not it may well be that Live Music Management can sort this for you as we have contacts throughout Europe and some Italian , French , Portugese, Spanish and German speaking people in our team of DJs and sound engineers.

Besides the equiptment hire you will also have to take into consideration local transfers, hotels, food and soft drink whilst overseas.

For accurate quotes and options on the best band for your overseas wedding please call the LMM office on 08454 900515 .

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Bands And DJs Playing In The Alps

Friday, February 10th, 2012

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If you have been on a ski holiday in the past ten years it is entirely possible that you have seen one of our party bands or club DJs playing in a busy resort bar.

Many live music management bands and DJs choose to spend their winter months in Europes top ski resorts rather than sitting out the cold weather over here. The opportunity to ski is available to them, the gigs are great and playing five and six nights per week affords them plenty of time to try out new material and polish up their act.

In Winter 2012 you could bump into The Dominos in the French Alps, It’s One Louder playing in the same area or DJ Rick Bennett (who has just finished up his Summer residency in Camden Dingwalls) playing over on the Swiss border.

If you have watched bands and djs playing in the Alps and thought that you would like to book them for your wedding ,event or party then please call the Live Music Management office for details of the best band for your party.

LMM Fact File…Did you know that The Feeling played the Winter Ski season in the Alps before hitting the big time with their monster pop hits (Greatest Hits out now folks!)

 

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Platform Six Photos From Romanian Tour

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Platform Six On Stage In Romania

Platform Six On Stage In Romania

Platform Six (or PSix as we call them in the office!) are a great four piece band who have played shows for us for about five years.The line up has changed a little in that period but what has remained the same is the quality of the musicianship,the brilliance of the showmanship and the proffessionalism of the members of the band.

Platform Six Rock The House

Platform Six Rock The House

Platform Six On Stage

Platform Six On Stage

Recently the guys did another tour overseas for LMM and they emailed us the pictures yesterday so here’s a chance to see some shots of this great party rock pop band on stage.

Like all really great bands there is a very real sense that they enjoy performing and this shows both in the photos reproduced on this page and in every conversation we have with the guys.

If you are looking for a top quality party band for a wedding,event or function then you won’t go far wrong if you book the boys from Platform Six.They will bring with them energy,charisma and an ability to get any crowd on the dance floor.

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