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Harp Music Goes To A New Level With Merry Miller

Harp music goes to a new level with Merry Miller. She is famous all over the world for the successful albums she has released with her soothing music played on the harp. These albums have been mostly divided into those for adults and those for children. The ones released for children have been very popular throughout the US, especially among celebrities. Nothing would be more appreciated by a parent than a set of music CD’s that will soothe and calm their toddler. The success of these music albums have been almost inevitable considering how Miller goes about managing the whole process. The businesswoman that she is, Miller has always been able to make challenging decisions with the maximum success. She had a ‘creative team’ of below 2 year old’s that would help her decide what music would work for children of that age and what wouldn’t. Merry Miller focuses on highest possible quality. With the continuous stream of high quality music that she has released over the years, her fans and critics have come to expect the best from her. The Rolling Stones magazine described her music as being the most beautifully recorded ones. They continue to receive musical perfection from the harpist. Miller’s passion for music has been there right from early days. Even now, when she is a successful businesswoman, she continues to play the harp on weekends. For someone who started off playing the instrument free of cost in local parties, Miller has achieved a lot. Her success in both the music and corporate world has not gone unnoticed. She has topped the various lists that magazines and media watchers release regularly. She reached the ’40 under 40′ list of Cairn’s for her contribution to the Learning Annex. Miller managed to improve the earnings of the company in her post of EVP from just 3 million USD to more than 100 million USD in a couple years only. This level of business intelligence has helped her manage well her musical career and also the future of the companies she has dealt with. She is able to be charismatic and persuasive with celebs of high rank which helps her get them for talks with the students of the Learning Annex. It’s this charisma that also helps her interview and talk to celebs on popular talk shows that gets the attention of the audience.

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1993 In Music

Events

January-February

January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.

January 12 – Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California, USA. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone.

January 13 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage.[citation needed]

February 10 – Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special. It becomes one of the most watched interviews in television history and is Jackson’s first in fourteen years.[citation needed]

February 14 – Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.[citation needed]

March-April

March 4 – Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, USA.

March 6 – Whitney Houston’s single “I Will Always Love You” posts its 14th week at number one in the USA, becoming the longest running number one single of all time.[citation needed]

March 22 – Depeche Mode becomes the first alternative British band to achieve the number one in U.S.A. on the Billboard 200, with the album Songs of Faith and Devotion.[citation needed]

Green Day signs a contract with Reprise Records.[citation needed]

April 12 – Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.[citation needed]

April 16 – Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, USA to celebrate “Earth Day”. Other performers included Ringo Starr, Steve Miller and Don Henley.

April 17 – The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California, USA.[citation needed]

April 21 – Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta.[citation needed]

April 24 – Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa, USA.

April 29 – An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series, The Simpsons.

May-June

May 31 – Oasis plays at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, UK supporting 18 Wheeler. Creation Records boss Alan McGee, who was among the audience, offered them their first contract after the show.[citation needed]

June 1 – Janet Jackson’s janet. debuts at #1 becoming the first to do so by a female artist in the Soundscan era. The album’s first single “That’s the Way Love Goes” began the sixth week of its two month run at number one.

June 7 – On his 35th birthday, Prince announced that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. This led to him being called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince until 2000.[citation needed]

June 21 – Jamiroquai’s debut album Emergency on Planet Earth goes straight to number one in the UK album charts, and stays there for four weeks.[citation needed]

June 22 – Liz Phair releases her acclaimed debut album Exile In Guyville.

July-August

July – European alternative singer Bjrk and pop princess Svetlana unite for the From Iceland To Moldova Tour. Both girls tour to the United States, UK, France, Japan and elsewhere.

July 17 Guns N’ Roses play their final gig on their world famous Use Your Illusion tour, this will be the last time the original band play together on stage, they break up between 1993-1999

August 10 – Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by Count Grishnackh in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.[citation needed]

August 28 – Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999). The show was broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and dvd.[citation needed]

September-October

September – Ace of Base releases their record breaking debut album for Warner Bros. The Sign, also known as Happy Nation, and Happy Nation U.S Version. The previous year they also release the smash hit All That She Wants

October 17 – Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael “Criss” Oliva killed in a car accident by a seven-time drunk driver.[citation needed]

November-December

A new opera house opens in Helsinki, Finland.[citation needed]

November 9 – Wu-Tang Clan releases their acclaimed album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

November 11 – Michael Jackson ends the Dangerous world tour in Mexico City,Mexico.

November 19 – Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans, USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.[citation needed]

Undated

Mike Starr quits Alice in Chains.

Jesper Strmblad leaves Ceremonial Oath while Anders Friden joins the band. That meant Anders left Dark Tranquillity.

The Pro Art Symphony Orchestra is founded in San Francisco, USA.

Michael Jackson denies child molestation charges in a four-minute statement that is broadcast live on television.[citation needed]

Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after twelve years in the band.[citation needed]

New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic, and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.[citation needed]

Shania Twain signs her first contract with Mercury Records and releases her debut album Shania Twain.[citation needed]

Christian rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed.

Bands formed

See Musical groups established in 1993

Bands disbanded

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Celtic Frost

Cutting Crew

The Darling Buds

Faster Pussycat(reform in 2001resent)

Firehose

The Gits

Happy Mondays

The Hard-Ons

The Hummingbirds

Information Society (reform in 2006)

Iris

Pixies (reform in 2004)

Naked City

Poison Idea

Sisters of Mercy

Skrewdriver

Thompson Twins

Triumph

X

Yellow Magic Orchestra

The Zorros

Bands reformed

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Luv’

Steely Dan

Albums released

Contents:

Top January February March April May June July August September October November December

January

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

11

The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs

Genesis

Live

12

No Cure for Cancer

Denis Leary

-

Blue Funk

Heavy D & the Boyz

-

19

The Wheel

Roseanne Cash

-

The Juliet Letters

Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet

-

Amon, Feasting the Beast

Deicide

Compilation

12 Inches of Snow

Snow

-

25

The Collection

Kenny G

Compilation

Barry Live in Britain

Barry Manilow

Live

26

Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Live

Let’s Knife

Shonen Knife

-

February

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Objection Overruled

Accept

-

Off the Ground

Paul McCartney

-

2

Star

Belly

-

In God We Trust

Brand Nubian

-

3

Earth 2

Earth

-

9

Where You Been

Dinosaur Jr

-

Spilt Milk

Jellyfish

-

15

Serenades

Anathema

-

16

Tabula Rasa

Einstrzende Neubauten

-

Sarsippius’ Ark

Infectious Grooves

-

Body Exit Mind

New Fast Automatic Daffodils

-

Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

2Pac

-

19

Happy Nation

Ace of Base

Europe only

22

New Wave

The Auteurs

-

Pablo Honey

Radiohead

-

23

Hard Workin’ Man

Brooks & Dunn

-

Duran Duran (“The Wedding Album”)

Duran Duran

-

Mr. Machinery Operator

fIREHOSE

-

Scenes from the Second Storey

The God Machine

-

Superstar Car Wash

Goo Goo Dolls

-

Joey Lawrence

Joey Lawrence

-

19 Naughty III

Naughty by Nature

-

Magic & Madness

Circus Of Power

-

Live: Right Here, Right Now

Van Halen

2x CD, Live

March

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

The Cranberries

-

9

Animals with Human Intelligence

Enuff Z’nuff

-

Are You Gonna Go My Way

Lenny Kravitz

-

Music

311

-

Numb

Hammerbox

-

The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two

Van Morrison

Compilation

So Tough

Saint Etienne

-

15

Coverdale-Page

Coverdale-Page

-

16

The Polyfuze Method

Kid Rock

-

I Hear Black

Overkill

-

21

Instant Replay

Pizzicato Five

Live

22

Songs of Faith and Devotion

Depeche Mode

-

A Real Live One

Iron Maiden

Live

Space Age Batchelor Pad Music

Stereolab

EP

23

This Time

Dwight Yoakam

-

Ahead of Their Time

The Mothers of Invention

-

25

Peligro

Shakira

-

29

Suede

Suede

-

30

Bacdafucup

Onyx

-

?

The Artistry of Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

-

April

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Now That’s What I Call Music! 24

Various Artists

Compilation

6

Black Tie White Noise

David Bowie

-

Superjudge

Monster Magnet

-

Edge of Thorns

Savatage

-

Undertow

Tool

-

In My Time

Yanni

-

12

In Concert/MTV Plugged

Bruce Springsteen

Live

13

San Francisco Days

Chris Isaak

-

Today’s Active Lifestyles

Polvo

-

20

Get a Grip

Aerosmith

-

Dive

Sarah Brightman

-

Jerky Boys

Jerky Boys

-

Toby Keith

Toby Keith

-

Earth and Sun and Moon

Midnight Oil

-

Pork Soda

Primus

-

Shania Twain

Shania Twain

-

26

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

-

27

Exposed

Vince Neil

-

Porno for Pyros

Porno for Pyros

-

May

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

3

Republic

New Order

-

4

Thousand Roads

David Crosby

-

Which Doobie U B?

Funkdoobiest

-

Rid of Me

PJ Harvey

-

SlaughtaHouse

Masta Ace

-

Down with the King

Run-D.M.C.

-

10

Modern Life is Rubbish

Blur

-

Rancid

Rancid

-

11

Whatever

Aimee Mann

Debut

Out of Body

The Hooters

-

17

Emergency on Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

Debut, UK

18

janet.

Janet Jackson

US

Alive III

Kiss

Live

24

More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits

ABBA

Greatest Hits

25

Sound of White Noise

Anthrax

-

Give a Monkey a Brain and He’ll Swear He’s the Center of the Universe

Fishbone

-

Me Amars

Ricky Martin

-

26

Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions

Charlie Parker

-

31

The Daily Grind

No Use for a Name

EP

June

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Gravity’s Rainbow

Pat Benatar

-

Boces

Mercury Rev

-

Souvlaki

Slowdive

-

14 Shots to the Dome

LL Cool J

-

Far Gone

Love Battery

-

4

Pottymouth

Bratmobile

-

7

There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You

Palace Brothers

-

8

Too Long in Exile

Van Morrison

-

Last Action Hero soundtrack

Various Artists

-

11

Mood Swings

Harem Scarem

-

14

Mi Tierra

Gloria Estefan

]]>

-

19

Crazy Legs

Jeff Beck

-

21

Gold Against the Soul

Manic Street Preachers

-

22

Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid

Collective Soul

-

It Won’t Be the Last

Billy Ray Cyrus

-

Transmissions from the Satellite Heart

The Flaming Lips

-

Experience the Divine

Bette Midler

Greatest Hits

Covenant

Morbid Angel

-

Exile in Guyville

Liz Phair

-

Here’s to New Dreams

Raven-Symon

-

Elemental

Tears for Fears

-

24

Audience with the Mind

The House of Love

-

25

Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack

Dan Forden

limited-time offer

28

Insanity and Genius

Gamma Ray

-

Live & Loud

Ozzy Osbourne

Live

29

Back to Broadway

Barbra Streisand

-

30

Individual Thought Patterns

Death

-

In on the Kill Taker

Fugazi

-

July

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Walthamstow

East 17

Debut

5

Julius Caesar

Smog

-

6

Vagina Diner

Akinyele

Debut

No World Order

TR-i (Todd Rundgren)

-

Zooropa

U2

-

10

Yoreru Omoi

Zard

-

13

Debut

Bjrk

Debut

Svetlana

Svetlana

Debut

What Is a Rumpletilskin?

Rumpletilskinz

Debut

Altered Beast

Matthew Sweet

19

Debravation

Deborah Harry

UK

20

The Anthology

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Compilation

Candlebox

Candlebox

-

Black Sunday

Cypress Hill

-

Picture of Health

The Headstones

-

Bargainville

Moxy Frvous

-

26

The Battle Rages On

Deep Purple

-

27

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

-

Fake Train

Unwound

-

Represent

Fat Joe

-

Promises and Lies

UB40

-

?

Tindersticks

Tindersticks

-

August

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Now That’s What I Call Music! 25

Various Artists

Compilation

3

Voice of Jamaica

Buju Banton

-

Da Bomb

Kris Kross

-

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

-

10

Emergency on Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

US

River of Dreams

Billy Joel

-

16

Breaking Things

ALL

-

17

Rise

Bad Brains

-

Over My Heart

Laura Branigan

-

Bloody Kisses

Type O Negative

-

24

Set the World on Fire

Annihilator

-

Kerosene Hat

Cracker

-

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

Stereolab

-

30

Tales of Ephidrina

Amorphous Androgynous

-

Skydancer

Dark Tranquillity

-

Unknown Road

Pennywise

-

31

Last Splash

The Breeders

-

In Pieces

Garth Brooks

-

Music Box

Mariah Carey

-

Earth Vs The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

-

September

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

One Night in Time

Donovan

-

Shinola

Energy Orchard

-

2

Chaos A.D.

Sepultura

-

10

Icky Mettle

Archers of Loaf

-

14

August and Everything After

Counting Crows

-

Focus

Cynic

-

Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell

Meat Loaf

-

20

The Problem With Me

Seam

-

21

Recipe for Hate

Bad Religion

-

Show

The Cure

Live

Yes I Am

Melissa Etheridge

-

Concentration

Machines of Loving Grace

-

Houdini

The Melvins

-

In Utero

Nirvana

-

Face the Heat

Scorpions

-

22

Double Easy – The U.S. Singles

Happy Mondays

US-only Compilation

27

Very

Pet Shop Boys

-

28

Morbid Florist

Anal Cunt

-

Body & Soul

Rick Astley

-

Live Seeds

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Live

Cowgirl’s Prayer

Emmylou Harris

-

Return of the Boom Bap

KRS-One

-

Icon

Paradise Lost

-

They’re All Gonna Laugh at You!

Adam Sandler

-

Water

Saigon Kick

-

93 ’til Infinity

Souls of Mischief

-

Faithlift

Spirit of the West

-

October

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

4

Wolverine Blues

Entombed

-

5

Gentlemen

The Afghan Whigs

-

Steppin’ Out

Tony Bennett

Fred Astaire Tribute

The Body-Hat Syndrome

Digital Underground

-

Laid

James

-

So Tonight That I Might See

Mazzy Star

-

Alapalooza

“Weird Al” Yankovic

-

8

A Bigger Piece of Sky

Robert Earl Keen

-

10

C’est dj a

Alain Souchon

-

11

I’m Alive

Jackson Browne

-

Imaginary Friend

Th’ Faith Healers

-

Everything Changes

Take That

-

12

Hey Man, Smell My Finger

George Clinton

-

Take Me as I Am

Faith Hill

-

Angst

KMFDM

-

Aurora Gory Alice

Letters To Cleo

-

Very Necessary

Salt-N-Pepa

-

18

Heartwork

Carcass

-

Together Alone

Crowded House

-

A Real Dead One

Iron Maiden

Live

19

Enta da Stage

Black Moon

-

Mexican Moon

Concrete Blonde

-

4-Track Demos

PJ Harvey

Demos

Vs.

Pearl Jam

-

Counterparts

Rush

-

Inhaler

Tad

-

22

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

Sarah McLachlan

-

26

Paris

The Cure

Live

World Gone Wrong

Bob Dylan

-

Five Dollar Bob’s Mock Cooter Stew

Mudhoney

EP

Born to Choose

Various Artists

-

God Shuffled His Feet

Crash Test Dummies

-

Pussy Whipped

Bikini Kill

-

When My Heart Finds Christmas

Harry Connick, Jr.

-

November

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

The Red Shoes

Kate Bush

-

2

So Far So Good

Bryan Adams

Compilation

Find Your Way

Gabrielle

-

Duets

Frank Sinatra

-

The Yellow Shark

Frank Zappa

-

3

Angels Cry

Angra

-

8

Live at Donington

Iron Maiden

Live

9

Both Sides

Phil Collins

-

The Colour of My Love

Celine Dion

North America

Love Tara

Eric’s Trip

-

Poetenes Evangelium

Morten Harket

-

Midnight Marauders

A Tribe Called Quest

-

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

-

15

Flashback

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Compilation

16

Deluxe

Better Than Ezra

Swell Records; re-issued on Elektra in 1995

The One Thing

Michael Bolton

-

The Singles Collection

David Bowie

Compilation

Desire Walks On

Heart

-

Shock of the Hour

MC Ren

-

Black Reign

Queen Latifah

-

Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera

Carly Simon

-

Straight Up Sewaside

Das EFX

-

18

Montage

Kenny G

Compilation

21

Dreams Never Die

Tiffany

-

22

Nightcap

Jethro Tull

UK; archive recordings

23

The Sign

Ace of Base

North American/Japanese version of Happy Nation

“The Spaghetti Incident?”

Guns N’ Roses

Covers album

Duets

Elton John

-

Live Shit: Binge & Purge

Metallica

Live

Gypsy

Bette Midler

Soundtrack

Doggystyle

Snoop Doggy Dogg

-

Squint

Steve Taylor

-

Haddaway

Haddaway

-

26

Live MCMXCIII

The Velvet Underground

Live

29

Bastards

Motrhead

-

?

Freedom

Yothu Yindi

-

December

Day

Album

Artist

Notes

1

Dubnobasswithmyheadman

Underworld

-

6

Songs of Faith and Devotion Live

Depeche Mode

Live

The Cross of Changes

Enigma

-

7

Lethal Injection

Ice Cube

-

Domino

Domino

-

8

Charlie Hunter Trio

Charlie Hunter Trio

-

9

Pop Smear

The Verve Pipe

-

21

Diary of a Mad Band

Jodeci

-

31

Now That’s What I Call Music! 26

Various Artists

Compilation

?

The Buddha of Suburbia

David Bowie

Soundtrack

Release Date Unknown

(Aphabetical by artist)

Attitude – April Wine

What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company – Bad Company

Mr. Mention – Buju Banton

Golden Feelings – Beck

And the Forests Dream Eternally – Behemoth

Ultimate Alternative Wavers – Built to Spill

Blood Music – Chapterhouse

Shame + A Sin – Robert Cray

Near Death Experience- Cro-Mags

Tribal Thunder – Dick Dale

The Gods of Earth and Heaven – Army of Lovers

This Should Not Be – Bo Diddley

Original Dubliners – The Dubliners

UltraElectroMagneticPop! – The Eraserheads

The Serpentine Similar – Gastr del Sol

Great Big Sea – Great Big Sea

II D Extreme – II D Extreme (debut)

It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous – Hawkwind

Footsoldier in the Moonlight – Donnie Iris

Chronologie – Jean Michel Jarre

The Sound of Speed – The Jesus and Mary Chain

Bridges to Bert – Leftover Salmon

Far Gone – Love Battery

Desensitized – Pitchshifter

Greatest Hits – Richard Marx

Reason Street – Carolyne Mas

Shiva Space Machine – Me Mom & Morgentaler

Our Bodies Our Selves – The Mr. T Experience

Najgolemi Hitovi (Greatest Hits) – Ferus Mustafov

From the Vaults – Nazareth

Demoluca – Pezz (Billy Talent)

Espresso Logic – Chris Rea (UK)

Out the Shizzy – 7 Seconds

Kings & Queens – Sham 69

Piss! – Slank

Space Is the Place (soundtrack) – Sun Ra

Take the Leap! – Toyah

Promises and Lies – UB40

Here Come the Lords – Lords of the Underground

!!Destroy-Oh-Boy!! – New Bomb Turks

Top hits

“Again” – Janet Jackson

“Anya” – Deep Purple

“All for Love” – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting

“All That She Wants” – Ace of Base

“Alright” – Kris Kross featuring Supercat

“Amazing” – Aerosmith

“American Honky-Tonk Bar Association” – Garth Brooks

“Angel” – Jon Secada

“Anniversary” – Tony Toni Ton

“Another Sad Love Song” – Toni Braxton

“Award Tour” – A Tribe Called Quest

“Baby I’m Yours” – Shai

“Back Seat” – LL Cool J

“Bad Boys” – Inner Circle

“Bad Girl” – Madonna

“Bed of Roses” – Bon Jovi

“Better Than You” – Lisa Keith

“Bombtrack” – Rage Against the Machine

“Boom! Shake the Room” – Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince

“Both Sides Of The Story” – Phil Collins

“Break It Down Again” – Tears for Fears

“Breathe Again” – Toni Braxton

“Bullet In The Head” – Rage Against the Machine

“By The Time This Night Is Over” – Kenny G (with Peabo Bryson)

“Can We Talk” – Tevin Campbell

“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” – Taylor Dayne

“Can’t Help Falling in Love” – UB40

“Cat’s in the Cradle” – Ugly Kid Joe

“Check Yo Self” – Ice Cube featuring Das EFX

“Come Baby Come” – K7

“Come Inside” – Intro

“Come Undone” – Duran Duran

“Comforter” – Shai

“Creep” – Radiohead

“Cry for You” – Jodeci

“Cryin’” – Aerosmith

“The Crying Game” – Boy George

“Darla dirladada” – G.O. Culture

“Dazzey Duks” – Duice

“Dedicated” -R. Kelly and Public Announcement

“Deeper and Deeper” – Madonna

“Ditty” – Paperboy

“Don’t Walk Away” – Jade

“Dre Day” – Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg

“Dreamlover”- Mariah Carey

“Dreams” – Gabrielle

“Enter The Wu- Tang: 36 Chamber”- The Wu-Tang Clan

“Everybody Hurts” – R.E.M.

“Far Behind” – Candlebox

“Feed the Tree” – Belly

“Fever” – Madonna

“Fields of Gold” – Sting

“Forever In Love” – Kenny G

“Freak Me” – Silk

“Gangsta Lean” – D.R.S.

“Get Away” – Bobby Brown

“Getto Jam” – Domino

“Girl, I’ve Been Hurt” – Snow

“Girl U For Me” – Silk

“Give In to Me” – Michael Jackson feat. Slash

“Go West” – Pet Shop Boys

“Hat 2 Da Back” – TLC

“Have I Told You Lately” – Rod Stewart

“Heart-Shaped Box” – Nirvana

“Hero” – Mariah Carey

“Hey Jealousy” – Gin Blossoms

“Hey Mr. D.J.” – Zhan

“Hip Hop Hooray” – Naughty by Nature

“Hopelessly” – Rick Astley

“Human Behaviour” – Bjrk

“I Don’t Wanna Fight” – Tina Turner

“I Feel You” – Depeche Mode

“I Get Around” – 2 Pac

“I Have Nothing”- Whitney Houston

“(I Know I Got) Skillz” – Shaquille O’Neal

“I Will Always Love You”- Whitney Houston

“I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” – Meat Loaf

“I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)” – Expos

“I’ll Sleep While I’m Dead” – Bon Jovi

“I’m Every Woman”- Whitney Houston

“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” – The Proclaimers

“I’m So Into You” – SWV

“If” – Janet Jackson

“If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” – Sting

“If I Had No Loot” – Tony Toni Ton!

“In These Arms” – Bon Jovi

“Informer” – Snow

“Insane in the Brain” – Cypress Hill

“It Was a Good Day” – Ice Cube

“Jessie” – Joshua Kadison

“Just Kickin’ It” – Xscape

“Knockin Da’ Boots” – H-Town

“Lately” – Jodeci

“Let Me Ride” – Dr. Dre featuring George Clinton

“Linger” – The Cranberries

“Livin’ on the Edge” – Aerosmith

“Looking Through Patient Eyes” – PM Dawn

“Love Can Move Mountains” – Celine Dion

“Love Don’t Love You” – En Vogue

“Love Is” – Vanessa L. Williams and Brian McKnight

“Love Shoulda Brought You Home” – Toni Braxton

“Love Song for a Vampire” – Annie Lennox

“Man on the Moon” – R.E.M.

“Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Theme” – Frets on Fire

“More and More” – Captain Hollywood Project

“Mr. Vain” – Culture Beat

“Mr. Wendal” – Arrested Development

“My Opportunity” – Svetlana

“Never Keeping Secrets” – Babyface

“Never Should’ve Let You Go” – Hi-Five

“Nothin’ My Love Can’t Fix” – Joey Lawrence

“No Mistakes” – Patty Smyth

“No Ordinary Love” – Sade

“No Rain” – Blind Melon

“Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang” – Dr Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg

“On the Sea” – Vertical Horizon

“One Last Cry” – Brian McKnight

“One Woman” – Jade

“Only” – Anthrax

“Oh, the Guilt” – Nirvana

“Ooh Child” – Dino

“Ordinary World” – Duran Duran

“Passin’ Me By” – The Pharcyde

“Pets” – Porno for Pyros

“Please Forgive Me” – Bryan Adams

“Plush” – Stone Temple Pilots

“The Power of Love” – Celine Dion

“Quality Time” – Hi-Five

“Queen Of The Night” – Whitney Houston

“Rain” – Madonna

“Reason to Believe” – Rod Stewart (with Ronnie Wood)

“Real Muthaphuckkin G’s” – Eazy E

“The Red Strokes” – Garth Brooks

“Regret” – New Order

“Return of the Crazy One” – Digital Underground

“Right Here/Human Nature” – SWV

“The Right Kind of Love” – Jeremy Jordan

“The River of Dreams” – Billy Joel

“Rooster” – Alice in Chains

“Ruffneck” – MC Lyte

“Run to You” – Whitney Houston

“Runaway Train” – Soul Asylum

“Said I Loved You…But I Lied” – Michael Bolton

“Seven” – Prince & The New Power Generation

“She Don’t Use Jelly” – The Flaming Lips

“Shoop” – Salt-N-Pepa

“Show Me Love” – Robin S.

“The Sign” – Ace of Base

“Simple Life” – Elton John

“Slam” – Onyx

“Sleeping Satellite” – Tasmin Archer

“Slow Sex” – Shabba Ranks (featuring Johnny Gill)

“Sober” – Tool

“Symphony of Destruction” – Megadeth

“That’s the Way Love Goes” – Janet Jackson

“Two Princes” – Spin Doctors

“Weak” – SWV

“Whoomp! (There It Is)” – Tag Team

“Will You Be There” – Michael Jackson

Top Ten Selling Albums of the Year

The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston

Breathless – Kenny G

Unplugged- Eric Clapton

janet. – Janet Jackson

Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus

The Chronic – Dr. Dre

Pocket Full Of Kryptonite – Spin Doctors

Ten – Pearl Jam

The Chase – Garth Brooks

Core – Stone Temple Pilots

Classical music

John Adams – Violin Concerto

Luciano Berio – Rage and Outrage

Pierre Boulez – …explosante-fixe… (fourth version)

Alvin Curran – VSTO (string quartet)

Michael Daugherty – Bizarro

Mario Davidovsky – Shulamit’s Dream for soprano and orchestra

David Diamond – Symphony No. 11

Jol-Franois Durand – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Lorenzo Ferrero

Introito (from “Requiem per le vittime della mafia”)

Maschere (incidental music)

Krzysztof Penderecki – Polish Requiem (revised version)

Harold Schiffmann – Sestetto Concertato

Karlheinz Stockhausen Helikopter-Streichquartett

Takashi Yoshimatsu – Concerto for Trombone, Op. 55, Orion Machine

Opera

Daron Hagen – Shining Brow

Theo Loevendie – Gassir, the Hero

Michael Nyman – Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs

Randolph Peters – Nosferatu

Karlheinz Stockhausen Dienstag aus Licht

Musical theater

Annie Warbucks     off-Broadway production

Blood Brothers (Willy Russell) – Broadway production

Cyrano     Broadway production

The Goodbye Girl     Broadway production

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat     Broadway revival

Kiss of the Spiderwoman     Broadway production

My Fair Lady (Lerner & Loewe) – Broadway revival

She Loves Me     Broadway revival

Deaths

January 6

Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpet virtuoso and co-founder of bebop, 76

Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, 54

January 15 – Sammy Cahn, songwriter

February 26 – Pina Carmirelli, violinist, founder member of the Boccherini Quintet, 78

March 3 – Carlos Montoya, guitarist, 89

March 28 – Buddy Red Bow Lakota country and western singer, 44

March 31 – Mitchell Parish, 92, US lyric writer

April 23 – Daniel Jones, composer, 80

April 30 – Mick Ronson, guitarist (liver cancer)

May 30 – Sun Ra, jazz composer

June 5 – Conway Twitty (real name: Harold Jenkins) country rock singer

July 7 – Mia Zapata, The Gits, 28

July 14 Lo Ferr, French singer, songwriter and composer

July 19 – Szymon Goldberg, Polish-born American violinist and conductor

August 5 – Eugen Sucho, Slovak composer, 84

August 7 – Roy Budd, jazz pianist and film composer, 46 (brain haemorrhage)

August 10 – ystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame, 25 (murdered)

September 9 – Helen O’Connell

September 22 – Maurice Abravanel, conductor

October 23 – Elena Nicolai, opera singer

October 31 – River Phoenix, actor and singer of Aleka’s Attic, 23 (drug overdose)

November 3 – Lon Theremin, inventor of the Theremin musical instrument

November 6 – Torsten Fenslau, 29, (Culture Beat)

November 22 Anthony Burgess, composer

November 30 – David Houston (singer)

December 1 – Ray Gillen, former vocalist for Black Sabbath and Badlands

December 4 – Frank Zappa, “Mothers of Invention” musician/composer (prostate cancer)

December 5 – Doug Hopkins, guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms

December 12 – Joan Cross, operatic soprano

Awards

The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Rod Stewart

Filmfare Awards

Kumar Sanu – Filmfare Best Male Playback Award

Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun win the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award

Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards of 1993

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Mercury Music Prize

Suede – Suede wins.

Glenn Gould Prize

Oscar Peterson (laureate), Benny Green (protg)

Charts

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1993.

#

Artist

Title

Year

Country

Chart Entries

1

Meatloaf

I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)

1993

UK 1 – Oct 1993, US BB 1 of 1993, Holland 1 – Oct 1993, Austria 1 – Nov 1993, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1993, Norway 1 – Oct 1993, Germany 1 – Jan 1994, ire 1 – Oct 1993, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1993, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Dec 1993, Sweden 2 – Oct 1993, Poland 5 – Nov 1993, Australia 5 of 1993, France 10 – Sep 1993, US BB 15 of 1993, Europe 20 of the 1990s, Germany 28 of the 1990s, US CashBox 32 of 1994, POP 34 of 1993, Belgium 210 of all time, OzNet 375

2

UB40

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You

1993

UK 1 – May 1993, US BB 1 of 1993, US CashBox 1 of 1993, Holland 1 – May 1993, Sweden 1 – Jun 1993, Austria 1 – Jul 1993, New Zealand 1 for 11 weeks Jun 1993, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Oct 1993, Switzerland 2 – Jun 1993, Germany 2 – Jun 1993, Australia 3 of 1993, Norway 4 – Jun 1993, US BB 6 of 1993, POP 6 of 1993, France 10 – May 1993, Poland 12 – Aug 1993, Scrobulate 48 of reggae, Germany 85 of the 1990s, Italy 88 of 1993, OzNet 836

3

Four Non Blondes

What’s Up?

1993

Holland 1 – Jul 1993, Sweden 1 – Aug 1993, Austria 1 – Aug 1993, Switzerland 1 – Jul 1993, Norway 1 – Jul 1993, Poland 1 – Jul 1993, Germany 1 – Jul 1993, ire 1 – Jul 1993, UK 2 – Jun 1993, Italy 8 of 1993, Australia 10 of 1993, US BB 14 of 1993, Germany 17 of the 1990s, US BB 31 of 1993, Scrobulate 46 of 90s, US CashBox 50 of 1993, RYM 61 of 1993, Europe 62 of the 1990s, POP 67 of 1993, Belgium 209 of all time

4

Snow

Informer

1993

US BB 1 of 1993, Sweden 1 – Mar 1993, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1993, Norway 1 – Apr 1993, Germany 1 – Apr 1993, ire 1 – Apr 1993, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks May 1993, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Sep 1993, UK 2 – Mar 1993, Holland 2 – Mar 1993, Austria 3 – May 1993, Australia 6 of 1993, US CashBox 9 of 1993, US BB 13 of 1993, POP 51 of 1993, Germany 52 of the 1990s, Italy 68 of 1993

5

Haddaway

What is Love?

1993

US BB 1 of 1993, Holland 1 – Apr 1993, France 1 – Apr 1993, Austria 1 – May 1993, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1993, Norway 1 – Apr 1993, ire 1 – Jul 1993, POP 1 of 1993, UK 2 – Jun 1993, Sweden 2 – Mar 1993, Germany 2 – Mar 1993, Scrobulate 4 of 90s, Italy 5 of 1993, Germany 10 of the 1990s, US BB 11 of 1993, RYM 154 of 1993

Top 5 albums of 1993

According To Acclaimed Music.net

1. In Utero Nirvana

2. Debut Bjrk

3. Siamese Dream Smashing Pumpkins

4. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan

5. Exile In Guyville Liz Phair

Triple J Hottest 100

Main article: Triple J Hottest 100, 1993

Other Notable Singles Released

“All Apologies”/”Rape Me” – Nirvana

“Another Body Murdered” – Faith No More & Boo-Yaa TRIBE

“Beautiful Son” – Hole

“Daughter” – Pearl Jam

“Pets” – Porno For Pyros

“Down in a Hole” – Alice in Chains

“Soul to Squeeze” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

See also

1993 in music (UK)

Record labels established in 1993

References

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^ Cream: Classic Artists. [DVD]. Emperor Media Holdings. 2005. 

^ “Whacking Day”. The Simpsons. 1993-04-29. No. 20, season 4.

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by blueathena7

Harp Wedding Music

Steeped in History, of Persian origin, it has been intrinsic to Gaelic and folk traditions for centuries Harp music has entertained everyone from royalty to peasantry and was the traditional instrument of the Bards or Planxties of Celtic culture who were charged to honour their clans by recording Histories and great deeds in music. Forever a symbol of Ireland, when played well its music is calming, peaceful and romantic; a perfect choice for a Wedding. 
The will usually have a repertoire which stretches from Classical music and Hymns to Pop music and Show Songs. The best advice is to ask your harpist for their repertoire or make some suggestions for your . Some popular choices, however, are as follows:

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Through The Eyes of Love – Hamin
Some Enchanted Evening – Rogers & Hammerstein
La Vie en Rose – Louieguy
Cannon in D – Pachelbel
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) – Wagner
Air from Water Music – Handel
Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
18th Variation on the Theme of Paginini – Rachmaninov
Ave Maria – Shubert
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S Bach
All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber
Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke
Hornpipe (from ‘Water Music’) – Handel
Hawaiian Wedding Song – King
Edelweiss (Sound of Music) – Rodgers & Hammerstein
Wedding March – Mendelssohn
Barcarolle (from Les Contes d’Hoffmann) – Offenbach
Ode To Joy – Beethoven

In addition to sounding great, the harp will also look fantastic at your event. Elegant and delicate as the instrument is, more often than not, the harpist will match!  A popular choice is to add a flute to play with the harp as a duo. Look here for information on a. A solo harpist or the duo could be hired as a great alternative to the traditional for the ceremony, or either would be equally fitting providing background music for a champagne reception or photo session. In whatever the capacity, when planning your event a wonderful additional feature is harp wedding music.

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by jeffsmallwood

Harpists Harp Music – Music That Moves Between Worlds

Does music matter?  In these days of great uncertainty, should we concern ourselves with anything beyond surviving?  To me, music is a life-saver, giving comfort, hope and connection when we feel so lost…

“Raised on Celtic bardic tales in Ireland and myths of Persephone, Aphrodite and Apollo on Cyprus, I have been led by the harp between worlds. Our life journey resonates with the harp’s ancient voice, exploring the tension between myth and reason, the conscious and unseen, material and spiritual. Echoes from all who have come before us and through us live again through music: our teachers and guides.”

Diana Rowan’s playing has been described as having “unusual power and beauty.” Born in Ireland, she lived and studied on the East Coast, in Europe and the Middle East before settling in Berkeley, California, where she received her Master of Music degree. Each country has left a strong impression on Diana’s music, which interweaves Celtic, Eastern European, Near Eastern and classical arts and mythology.  Performing worldwide (from the Australian Harp Festival to the Smithsonian to Eastern European cathedrals), teaching and recording frequently, Diana can be heard on many CDs and soundtracks for film and TV, including her two solo albums Panta Rhei and The Bright Knowledge. She currently splits her time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Eastern Europe, working on a doctorate in harp composition at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Diana believes strongly in the healing power of music and plays often in hospitals and healing centers as a member of Healing Muses.  www.dianarowan.com

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“I was born to tough Belfast folk who for many generations have placed the arts as a high calling. My parents were attending Trinity College in Dublin when I appeared, so I grew up amongst questioning minds, literature, lots of singing and storytelling. Just a few years later we would start to travel the world with my father’s job, opening my eyes to both the similarities and differences in how people approached life. My music is a direct result of this – searching for core truths as to what it means to be human, while exploring the variations therein. Although I grew up hearing many different languages, music was the one that cut through everything and was understandable whether I was in sedate Brussels or ancient Baghdad.

Myth is the other path I travel in my search, where huge libraries of knowledge are distilled and voices from the past speak to us once more. These voices can echo similar themes, even from wildly divergent locations, much like music. Poetry in particular is a huge source of inspiration for me – the intersection of words and music. Essentially, I’m trying to look for what’s real through the unseen but very present – music and myth.”

“Which is first – breadth of repertoire or musicianship? No matter. The sum total will titillate even the most jaded audience. Diana is an astounding – playing pieces that range from inspired traditional-based tunes to improvisational skin-prickling scats. Consider it a blessed time, to have this music seep into your being.” Anne Emerick, Wisteria Ways concert series, Oakland CA

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by Jim, the Photographer

Paul Winter: Music for “Gentle People”

  Ask most record label owners who their audiences are, and they’ll most likely start talking demographics—age, sex, race and so on.

            But not Paul Winter.  When asked who the audience is for the Paul Winter Consort his Living Music Label, he pauses and says, “Our audience tends to be gentle people.”  He adds, “They’re not really people with the attitude that they have to be in on the latest trend.  Our music has a timeless quality.”

            That timelessness has led to six Grammy awards, as well as the Global 500 Award from the United Nations, the Award of Excellence from the United Nations Environment Program, the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award, the Joseph Wood Krutch Medal from the United States Humane Society and the Governor’s Distinguished Arts Award from the State of Pennsylvania.

            Winter has played in over 2,000 concert halls, and has played Washington’s National Cathedral, the palace of the Crown Prince of Japan, and the Grand Canyon.

            All this has won the Paul Winter Consort an extensive international fan base, including fans that have followed the Consort for over three decades.

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            Living Music was Winter’s foray into the world of independent music marketing long before the internet made self-marketed recordings common.  Winter says, “We found ways to function outside the realm of the usual major label environment.”

            It didn’t hurt that the Paul Winter Consort was offered a residency at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.  The Dean of St. John the Divine said the Consort could do anything they wanted as artists-in-residence, and thus began the now legendary Winter Solstice concerts, which have drawn crowds for thirty-two years. These concerts feature a huge gong, a descending globe of the earth, a holiday tree made of percussion instruments, and most importantly, new renditions of Consort classics, as well as surprising arrangements of Bach and pieces from new releases. The gentler, perhaps more intimate Summer Solstice concerts began later. These begin at 4:30 in the morning as the Consort welcomes in the sunrise.

            So the “gentle people” keep coming out, and an expanding audience that doesn’t care whether this is jazz or New Age music learns of the Paul Winter Consort steadily.

             The Grammy people keep putting Winter in the “New Age” category, while others, such as the Blue Note’s Jazz Interview Series recognize his contributions to jazz.  Then again, Winter often builds on folk music from around the world (his production of Pete Seeger’s Pete won a Grammy in 1996).

            So what to call it? This Examiner thinks Winter’s audience probably loves the Beatles, because each album offered surprises, forays into different genres, and growth.  In fact, George Martin, legendary producer of the Beatles, said his production of the Paul Winter Consort’s Icarus was, “the finest record I have ever made.”

            Not that the consort is anything like the Beatles.  But the same experimentation, exploration and sense of wonder pervades Consort albums and concerts. Winter offers moments of intense cello-driven introspection, followed my audience sing-alongs and finely crafted small-combo jazz.  Then there are simply moments of unclassifiable music.  Perhaps it is best to call it Paul Winter music. 

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by Jordanhill School D&T Dept

Clean Up Track Names in iTunes – How To Tidy Up Your Music Library

So you’re an iTunes user? You might notice that your music library has some details which need to be filled up, and there might be songs which do not have titles, or even misspelled titles. You can edit them manually, entering details one by one and completing album artworks at the same time, but isn’t that too tedious for you? What if you have thousands of songs? You can complete them, but it would take months to do so.

This may be irritating, especially if there are too many of them. Worse, you might find it hard to search for a song because it is titled “Track 01″ or its “Unknown”.  You may even have to listen to the song first before you figure out what is its title. But what if you have no idea what is that song’s title? It only means that you have to using a cleanup tool.

Application software like cleanup tools does not rely on existing song details to find a match or title for a song. So, don’t worry if your song details aren’t complete. Song titles which are missing can be completed using acoustic fingerprinting. This technology relies on an online song database which matches audio signals. This will result to an exact match, since all audio signals are distinct.

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Now here are some software which can clean up your iTunes music library in a jiffy.

Rinse (also known as Tidysongs) – it is probably the most popular iTunes cleanup tool in the market. For around dollars, it can delete duplicates, clean up track names and other song details, and find missing album artwork. All of these are done automatically, so before you know it, your iTunes music library is more aesthetically appealing than before, and categorizing and indexing songs are much easier.
TuneUp – this iTunes plug-in also cleans up duplicates, completes missing song details, repairs wrong metadata and fills up your cover flow with complete album artwork. It also provides you more background information about the song, artist or album as you play.
SongGenie – this one works best with Mac. It also cleans up track names, correct misspelled details.
CoverScout – it completes album artwork for you.
iEatBrainz – this is a freeware that Mac lovers would surely appreciate. It has the capabilities of a paid iTunes clean up tool.

Most of these clean up tools have a price, and here are some tips on how you can find the best of them:

Compare their prices. Are they priced reasonably?
Read consumer reviews. Unsolicited reviews are more reliable than paid ones. If a software has more positive reviews, then it may be a good one, but does not work for all.
Take advantage of free trials. Most of these software have free trials, and try them. If it works well for you, then purchase it. If not, choose another software to try.

Those are just some tips to track names. It is up to you if you will use them.

Live Link: cnettv.cnet.com At the WWDC conference in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils iTunes Match, part of the company’s new iCloud service. For a .99 annual fee, users can use iTunes Match to scan their music library for non-iTunes purchased songs. Apple then provides a DRM-free file of those songs for access from iCloud.
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by Jason Alley

Music plays very important role in Wedding Entertainment

Wedding is the globally popular ceremony of legally uniting two people; wedding ceremony is social gathering so it needs to be entertaining and should be celebrated with great pomp and show. It is mainly the dream of the couple to make their remarkable and happening, that is why couples always wish to make their wedding day the greatest day of entertaining their guests with superb wedding entertainment.

should be like as people will remember your wedding ceremony for years. There is immense development of the thoughts and with the so much progress technology has made almost everything possible, all you have to do is searching good and professional service provider.

Now if you do not know what must be done to make your and enjoyable, here are some tips that might help you in this matter. One thing which is to be considered while deciding wedding entertainment is deciding about hiring a magician. For this purpose you should first decide how you are going to celebrate your wedding events and what is your cultural music, by knowing this you can select good magician for your wedding entertainment.

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One type of magician that can be chosen for is close-up magician who provides entertainment at two special places of wedding, which are fusing with the relatives while clicking the photographs and the other place is where food and drinks are being served. In the evening time of wedding entertainment, after having food, is also the best time for the entertainment and moreover at this time you can welcome guests who are coming to attend your wedding ceremony.

Theme party is also best idea for memorable wedding entertainment and many couples are getting attracted to theme based , which may include “Hollywood style” or Hollywood style, selecting theme will make it easier for you to select the type of music and magician you want.  Couples who do not want to give theme to their weddings can choose wedding entertainment according to the family choice and location.

Couples when making decision about their wedding entertainment should mainly concentrate on keeping guests engaged and also those they should enjoy each other’s company. Wedding entertainment should be entertainment for others also not only for family and couples themselves. Music plays a wide role in and depends on you either you want to select slow music or a rocking dance party.

by vancouverfilmschool

Music for Corporate Entertainment

For many years I have supplied music for and played in bands that
provide music for corporate entertainment. Clients have included Audi,
The Evening Standard, Sainsburys, P.C. World, Safeways, Large corporate
clients at Henley and Ascot, I.T.V. and H.M. Treasury. Because of this
experience I felt it would be relevant in putting down some pointers in
helping clients choose the right kind of music for their particular
corporate entertainment.

Interestingly enough, most corporate hospitality entertainment work
tends to require music as an ingredient to a larger recipe. What I mean
by this is a great deal of corporate events are offering a multi
service package. Typically an organization may be putting on an
evenings entertainment to thank its workforce for a particularly
successful year. They may be offering music, food, comedy, a close up
magician, a casino and a caricaturist. The corporate client organizing
needs to decide what part the music has to play in the days/evenings
entertainment.

Questions he or she needs to ask are:

Is the music specifically for entertainment or is the music for background listening?

Do we need one style of music early on in the proceedings and then a change of style later in the days/ evenings entertainment?

Do you expect the corporate clients to be networking and discussing business or are they just there for a good time?

What overall atmosphere do you want to project with the event?

Is there going to be a change of location for the music as the entertainment event unfolds?

Different styles of music bands lend themselves to different
corporate hospitality situations. Below are a number of typical
corporate hospitality events with music suggestions for suitable music
entertainment.

Corporate entertainment model 1.
Evening reception with dinner and speeches.

In a situation such as this you will typically need music from the
outset as part of the meet and greet of the corporate evening. A
four-piece swing or Latin group is ideal with a larger ensemble for
particularly large gatherings. A professional outfit can pitch the
music at just the right decibel level so your guests can talk and enjoy
the entertainment without it encroaching on conversations. The
musicians would typically be dressed in Lounge Suits or Tuxedos (or the
female equivalent) to mirror what the guests are wearing themselves.
The music portrays an atmosphere of sophistication, which again
hopefully reflects the evenings overall ambience.

It is rare for corporate clients to want to dance especially as
clients there relationship is business not pleasure! In most cases it
is more important that the band is flexible in when it is needed over
the course of the evening i.e. At the top of the night for the
reception, a smaller version of the band (The pianist maybe for the
dinner), stopping for speeches and then after the speeches to play
until other entertainment is put on for the corporate clients. In this
situation give the band a clear idea of how you expect the evening to
go. What to wear, when they will be needed, when they need to get their
instruments in the building and be set up, when breaks will be
required, let them know if it is convenient or not to feed them and
then finally how they can leave when finished so as not to disrupt the
rest of the entertainment.

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Corporate entertainment model 2.
Company Party.

Still corporate entertainment, still corporate hospitality but a
totally different set of requirements for the music. Ask yourself these
questions: Are your work force the type of workforce who will want to
dance at some point in the proceedings? If they are, then a
professional band with flexibility is essential. My experience is that
people of all ages will join together to dance to music from the
sixties and seventies. Whatever background music you require earlier in
the day/evening be it Latin, Swing, Rat Pack or Lounge, if you are
hoping to provide entertainment that will get people dancing remember
this fact. Sixties and Seventies. For some inexplicable reason this is
the music that gets people up on their feet.

When choosing your music ask the band if they can cover this part of
the corporate entertainment requirement. Get samples of their music if
need be. There is nothing worse than an ill equipped band struggling
through alien repertoire. However good the band is, if they do not play
the right repertoire, the right style of music then the corporate
entertainment will fall on deaf ears.

Let me at this point provide a caveat. Your workforce work together
They are not always going to be the best of friends however
professional their relationships are at work. Answer truthfully, will
they really want to dance together or is it asking too much? I would
say that in all the years of providing music for this kind of corporate
entertainment / hospitality , as long as the music is right, the
workforce tended to dance 30 or 40% of the time. It could be said that
a workforce who will enjoy each others company in this way is a
reflection on the talent of senior management to create a happy team!

Corporate entertainment model 3.
Company Fun Day.

These come in two types. The type to entertain your own workforce or
the type to entertain prospective clients. Both types of corporate
entertainment require music that is fun. This means that the music must
be perceived as fun and the band must be perceived as fun. In both
cases Jolly Dixieland Jazz or the summer sounds of Latin music are most
suitable.

Ask yourself these questions: does the band need to be mobile?
Meaning do you want the music to move around the site at various points
in the proceedings? If so then the jolly jazz route is most suitable. A
good professional outfit of four or five players can play acoustically
and move around a site as directed.

If the band can be static and close to electrical power then either Jolly Jazz or Latin Music is suitable.

Is the event outdoors or indoors and do you have provision for bad
weather? This is England, never trust to luck, assume the worst! Any
band that needs power cannot play in the rain for health and safety
reasons. At the first hint of inclement weather a band will have to
breakdown their equipment. Build this situation into your corporate
entertainment music decisions.

How do you want the band to dress? It is a fun day after all! In the
past I and my musicians have dressed as Elvis, Cavemen, Circus Clowns,
in fact all manner of characters in the name of corporate entertainment
and corporate hospitality. Good bands will have suitable outfits for
most situations but don`t hesitate in providing something off the wall
for a special event. Most professional players have a strange urge to
jump into such costumes at the earliest possibility! As someone who has
played at a nudist camp and for a toga party, both dressed accordingly,
take my word for it!

To draw this article together let me say this. Choose the right kind
of music for the event. Brief the band accordingly but make sure you
have a professional and flexible outfit, things can change over the
course of the event and you want to make sure the band are both
co-operative and able to fulfill your needs. Don`t hesitate to ask the
band for any special requirements you have. Do it in plenty of time so
they have time to prepare.

The corporate entertainment and hospitality you offer to your guests
reflects directly onto your company. The music and musicians must be
the type who are aware of this. Dont go for second best just to save a
small amount of money. You need a well prepared, well dressed band who
are both polite and charming to your guests. They need to play the
right kind of music for the event in order to help make the day or
evenings corporate entertainment a resounding success!

About the author

Jeff Williams is a London based trombonist and vocalist who has worked
all over the world in most areas of the business. He also runs a
successful, specialist, live music agency using the best of London
musicians, servicing both private and corporate clients playing all
over the country. He would be happy to advise you with your own event
or party and offers bespoke solutions for the perfect occasion.