Wedding Blog - Vocal Show

Wedding DJ Playlist – July 2010

2010-07-19T12:06:00.002+01:00

I recorded the following sample of my DJ Playlist from an evening wedding reception in Christchurch just over a week ago. It was a fairly young audience and from the wedding music requests given I got an idea of the sorts of songs to concentrate on. The song order shows how I mixed them on the night and contains the guest’s requests (Marked in bold) Everybody dance – Bob Sinclar I

Featured Service: Toastmaster Arthur Casson

2010-07-01T08:32:00.001+01:00

FULLY TRAINED TOASTMASTER Arthur Casson is a Fully Trained Toastmaster offering a professional service to wedding receptions, dinners, cocktail receptions, exhibitions, fashion shows and many other event types. As a member of the Northern Guild of Toastmasters he offers a friendly but dignified service for your event, so that you can simply relax and enjoy your occasion.

Hen Night Music Playlist – June 2010

2010-06-14T10:35:00.002+01:00

CIVIL PARTNERSHIP HEN NIGHT I can honestly say that this was the longest consultation I have ever had. The girls who are getting married in July wanted the perfect playlist for their up and coming Hen Night. We had an enormous amount of fun batting ideas back and forth and we finally came up with the ultimate playlist for their big Hen night. I am sure that some of them will make their way

Casino Night

2010-05-10T14:30:00.001+01:00

THE CASINO THEMED EVENT A Fun Casino can be an excellent way to create interaction between your guests. They are fun, enjoyable and will suit all ages. Whether you are going for either Rat Pack Theme or calling your Party/ Wedding a ‘Casino Night’ the Fun Casino will provide the essential apparatus necessary to pull this off. All you need really are a couple of manned tables, say 1 x

Repertoire Update: April 2010

2010-04-28T09:42:00.001+01:00

NEW SONG ADDED: ‘HAVEN’T MET YOU YET’ This song is a well overdue but as I performed this live for the first time at a wedding last weekend I consider it officially READY and so am now adding this to my current Wedding Singer Repertoire. ‘Haven’t met you yet' is the first Single from Michael Bublé’s fourth album Crazy Love. It performed very well in the charts and deservedly so as it has a

Great First Dance: La Vie En Rose

2010-04-21T14:14:00.001+01:00

LA VIE EN ROSE All first dances are special, but every now and then a certain song is chosen that is simply perfect. La Vie En Rose has been performed by a number of artists and for this particular wedding Jack Nicholson’s rendition was chosen (From the movie Something’s Gotta Give. Here it is: La Vie En Rose - Jack Nicholson Here is the more traditional version by Louis Armstrong as featured

Party DJ Playlist – March 2010

2010-03-30T13:53:00.002+01:00

I recorded the following DJ Playlist from a Black Tie themed birthday party for a lovely lady in Portsmouth. She was very flexible with her requests and didn’t give specifics so it was up to me to find out what her party guests liked and what would keep the dance floor packed all night. The song order shows how I mixed them on the night and contains the guest’s requests (Marked in bold) The

The Italian Show

2010-03-23T13:05:00.002Z

tribute shows with vocal show As many of you know Vocal Show offers tailored Shows to clients across the UK, with performances by Wedding Singer Luca and DJ Sally. These shows are usually put together using the client’s very own wedding music requests, however what some of you may not know is that Wedding Singer Luca offers some excellent ‘Tribute Shows’. A Tribute Show is a themed show that

Featured Website: Tip Top Wedding Shop

2010-03-19T13:01:00.001Z

WEDDING SUPPLIES AND GIFTS Today’s featured website is www.tiptopweddingshop.co.uk. Tip Top Wedding Shop offers a huge range of online wedding supplies and gifts such as disposable cameras, tiaras, favours and favour boxes, confetti, bridal accessories …. ……Even honeymoon Flip Flops!! I must confess, I was originally contacted by the webmaster of this website in order to exchange a link

Session Singing: ‘How I Feel’

2010-03-17T11:55:00.001Z

RECENT SESSION SINGER WORK: JANUARY 2010 I’ve recently done some more Session Singer work for Liverpool song writer Paul Owens and thought I’d share with you the result. The track is called ‘How I Feel’ and was recorded again at ‘Black Sheep Recording Studio’ in Liverpool, arranged and composed by Gary Irwin. My services were offered purely as a Session Singer, recording the melody and harmony/

Featured Website: Wedding Chaos

2010-03-01T12:16:00.001Z

WEDDING PLANNING HELP AND ADVICE Today’s featured website is www.weddingchaos.co.uk. This handy wedding planning site offers help and advice on things such as wedding photographers, brides maid dresses, wedding favours, invitations, bridal flower bouquets and many more. There is a pretty decent wedding forum with over 6000 members, where you can seek further advice from your wedding buddies,

Qualities of a Great Wedding Entertainer

2010-02-26T12:04:00.001Z

If you have spent even 10 minutes crawling the web recently you’ll know that there are tons of wedding entertainers out there promising to ‘make your day’ and ‘wow your guests’ . The question is which are genuine class acts and which are, shall we say, faking it!? If you are fortunate enough to be able to preview a Singer, Band, DJ etc at another wedding here a few things you might want to look

Review Vocal Show on FreeIndex

2010-02-24T11:48:00.001Z

WHAT IS FREEEINDEX? FreeIndex is the UK’s fastest growing business directory with photos, reviews, jobs, special offers and more. It provides in-depth information to consumers and is visited by over 1.2 million people every month. This online directory allows businesses within the UK to create profiles to create comprehensive profiles in order to showcase their products and services. These

Becoming a Wedding Singer: 4. Building a Great Repertoire

2010-02-19T11:11:00.003Z

Having a large and varied repertoire/ song list is essential for any professional Wedding Singer who wishes to produce unique and tailored shows. Before thinking about your demos, stage clothes, equipment and even advertising you should put some serious time in and come up with a show – a list of songs that are compatible and that will make for some great listening when performed live. To make

Repertoire Update: January 2010

2010-01-28T12:41:00.001Z

NEW WEDDING MUSIC ADDED My apologies for the lateness of this post. With it being such a busy year in 2009 I’ve only just managed to make this update to my repertoire/ Song List. These are all great songs, some of which were learnt especially for clients who purchased a ‘New Song Add-On’ for their first dance or otherwise. GROW OLD WITH YOU This song was featured in the 1998 film ‘The

Derbyshire Wedding Singer

2010-01-20T11:57:00.001Z

If you’re looking to get married in or around Derbyshire this year for 2011 you'll be pleased to know that this is one of many parts of the UK covered by Wedding Singer Luca and Wedding DJ Sally. Luca and Sally offer unforgettable Shows throughout Derbyshire, as well as other areas of England, Scotland and Wales. Our combined Wedding Singer and Wedding DJ 'Plus' packages are excellent value,

Wedding Singer Play list: December 2009

2009-12-15T14:26:00.001Z

WEDDING MUSIC IN SOMERSET I thought I’d just share this play list from a wedding I performed for on Sunday in Somerset. Mr & Mrs Harrison booked a tailored package, where I sang during the wedding ceremony, the drinks reception and the evening reception. All of this wedding music was chosen by themselves. THE WEDDING CEREMONY Amazed – Lonestar (Arrival) When you say nothing at all –

Featured Website: Amazon Jewellery Store

2009-12-09T10:45:00.004Z

STAINLESS STEEL, TUNGSTEN AND FASHION JEWELLERY I recently came a cross a store on Amazon that sells a nice range of various types of Jewellery. Although this has absolutely nothing to do with wedding music or entertainment I do often get chatting to clients about other aspects of their wedding day and they ask me where one might find this and that. One little task that often gets left until

Wedding Entertainment Review: Heather and Kean Woodward

2009-12-08T12:09:00.003Z

CHESHIRE WEDDING SINGER Heather and Kean were looking to hire a Cheshire Wedding Singer and DJ to provide entertainment for their wedding in Congleton. As none of our packages quite suited them tailored one to their needs, which involved a daytime performance (During the wedding breakfast), an evening performance and Disco by DJ Sally. During the wedding breakfast I sang a mixture of Christmas

Favourite Christmas Songs

2009-12-04T12:35:00.001Z

CHRISTMAS MUSIC Season’s greeting to you all. it’s that time of year again when you’re all I’m sure looking forward to your Christmas parties …and for some of you Winter Weddings! To make things a little easier for you when choosing your favourite Christmas songs this I have included a list below of 100 favourites – Enjoy! 12 Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers 2000 Miles - Pretenders 3

TIPS FOR CHOOSING MUSIC REQUESTS

2009-11-23T17:42:00.004Z

MUSIC REQUESTS Choosing music requests, whether it be party music or wedding music, can be a little more difficult and time consuming than you first may anticipate. After months or even years of planning the perfect event you don’t want to give yourself an extra headache when it comes to choosing your music. Here are 5 quick tips to consider when choosing the party or wedding music

10 Most Popular Party Requests

2009-11-11T10:20:00.001Z

THE SECOND EVENING SHOW OK, so your evening Party/ Wedding guests have all settled and had a few drinks, enjoyed the first Live Show but are now ready for something a little more upbeat, so that they can get a little action on the dance floor! It’s essential at this point to have the right mix of party/ wedding music, after all you can’t have me singing ballads and easy listening all night or

Featured Service: Toastmaster Alan Cockayne

2009-11-10T12:44:00.004Z

TOASTMASTER AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES Alan Cockayne is an experience professional Toastmaster and Master of Ceremonies. He is past Vice President of the Association of the School of Professional Toastmasters and is available for a wide variety of events, both throughout the UK and abroad. As a professional Wedding Toastmaster Alan can add something very special to your day, including a

Chester Wedding Singer

2009-11-05T10:22:00.001Z

If you’re looking to marry in or around Chester any time soon you'll be pleased to know that this is one of many parts of the UK covered by Wedding Singer Luca and Wedding DJ Sally. Luca provides unique and tailored Shows throughout Chester, as well as other areas of England. Our combined Wedding Singer and Wedding DJ 'Plus' packages are very popular, providing you with memorable Shows by Wedding

Our Private Party Package: ‘The Vocal Show’

2009-11-02T13:04:00.001Z

PARTY, PARTY, PARTY!!! It’s that time of year again and we’re all planning and looking forward to those Christmas Parties, with the office, with family and of course friends.The Christmas adverts are reminding us to get out and shop and we find ourselves muttering “Is it that time of year already! It’s come around quick hasn’t it?” Now let’s get organised and talk about party entertainment.