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LeFunk! is a highly experienced covers band based in Manchester and specialising in classic funk, soul and disco hits. If you are looking to bring a fun, party atmosphere to an event, be it a wedding, birthday, festival or conference, then LeFunk! will provide it with a dancefloor driven repertoire honed through years of experience.

The band is available in two formats, the 5 piece, or a compact trio, making LeFunk! the perfect choice for venue sizes… Read more

This January I went into the recording studio for the first time!

I recorded 5 songs and am so pleased with the results It was a strange experience to hear my voice recorded onto CD but so worth it! Keep checking my page as I will eventually upload a couple of sings on here

12th Note acoustic duo, who play and sing completely live. No midi files or backing tracks. Can play either acoustic or electric piano (ideal if you are a venue which already has this set up) and guitar with drum machine if you wish to liven things up.

Biography
Alex and Alison (12th Note Acoustic Duo) have been playing professionaly for over twenty years. They have both enjoyed great success in the Wedding market; playing either during the wedding ceremony, drinks… Read more

Bluestone are a London Jazz Trio and formed in  2002, as a jazz trio featuring vocalist Sarah Kiddell, with piano and double bass. The material ranges from standards by the likes of Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Hoagy Carmichael, through to more contemporary songs from writers such as Norah Jones. We cover London and the south east, and are available to hire for weddings, parties, corporate events, charity fund-raisers … or any other type of function you might be planning . This London… Read more

For those of you who want to plan ahead, here are all definite and possible England Euro 2012 dates.

Monday 11th June 2012
Group D: England v France. 5.00pm BST

Friday 15th June 2012
Group D: England  v Sweden. 7.45pm BST

Tuesday 19th June 2012
Group D: England v Ukraine. 7.45pm BST

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If England Win Group D.

Quarter Final: Sunday 24th June 2012. 7.45pm BST
Semi Final: Thursday 28th June 2012 7.45pm BST

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If England are… Read more

ITV are currently looking for a vocalist to play the lead of Jesus in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera: Jesus Christ Superstar, which requires a rock tenors vocal range.

The producers of the show are keen to meet anyone with passion, charisma and a strong voice – they could be amateur or professional, musical theatre or punk rock band…

Auditions begin next Thursday (16th) in Glasgow, and we will be visiting Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, Cardiff and… Read more

Casablanca is in the studio at the moment recording new demo tracks – check out the ones we’ve done already on our profile.
We’ll also be shooting a new video to showcase some of the tracks – watch this space!

Elainor is also working on her solo project, an album of Vocal Trance originals. She’s hoping to release this later on in the year..

Completely unrelated to www.musicandevents.co.uk but saw this last night and had to share it…

I bet the postman got a shock!

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Part 2 of “How To Get ‘IN’ With Venues” follows directly on from part 1.

If you haven’t read part one, you can catch up with it here http://www.musicandevents.co.uk/me_article/how-to-get-in-with-venues-part-1/

So you have secured a meeting with the big venue that has entertainment just about every week of the year.

First of all, don’t underestimate how big a deal that actually is, you have done really well to get this far. These places are busy for a reason, they don’t waste… Read more

An article written by ‘Mike Collins’  the singing minstrel.

The music at your ceremony is very important. Many people like the idea of having a spiritual element to the ceremony without actually having an organist playing hymns. For a lot of people attending the wedding this might be their only visit inside a church. Perhaps you have decided not to have your wedding in a church but you feel that you still want a christian element to the service without… Read more