Hiring a Versitile Live Band for your Wedding vs a DJ
Here are some things to consider:
Hiring a DJ vs hiring The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band
If you are looking to hire a DJ for your wedding, there are also a few things to consider:
If budget is your biggest concern, you will get the biggest bang for your buck if you hire The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band that provides both live music and DJ music for breaks. It's a no brainer, 2 for 1. Live music and recorded music. We offer a wide variety of music that will be a fun addition to the evening. However, if you’re looking for loud, ear-breaking, repetitious, droning DJ dance music - a DJ might be the way to go. You’ll spend a little more for fog machines and big lighting systems, but you just can’t match the feel of live music and the extra care and musicality our band will put into it.
Still can’t decide? Why not hire our acoustic jazz duo or classical trio, duo or soloist for your ceremony, and then a quiet jazz band for cocktails and dinner and then a DJ for your dance reception - you’ll get the beautiful atmosphere of live music during the most emotional part of your evening and then the DJ can help rev up the party up later on. You will save some money with us as well since you’ll only be hiring the DJ for half the night. Either way, it's up to you, it's your wedding. Music makes it a fun night to remember!
Here are some things to consider:
- Live music adds a level of emotion, atmosphere, coolness, fun, energy and authenticity to the event that you won’t get with a DJ. Plus everyone loves live music!
- Our parents and older relatives love shakin’ it to the classics, talkin' about the 40s swing dance era, 50s oldies, 60s R&B and 70s rock and dance music. They love live bands! Takes them back to younger concert days. BTW, we play all of that and more, not just cool jazz and blues.
- Being a singer on stage, I get a front row seat to see how happy live music makes people. Even if your guests aren’t into dancing, they'll be overjoyed to sing along to old familiar songs or tap their feet to all the different rhythms a wonderful live band can bring. Great live music makes everyone feel connected and can set a joyous mood for your wedding reception, cocktail hour and/or ceremony and make the experience memorable.
- Good bands aren’t cheap, and cheap bands aren’t good. You most likely think hiring a band will put a bigger dent in your budget than a DJ but not necessarily so, not if you hire our band The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band. We are reasonably priced compared to other wedding bands that usually play the same old worn-out stuff you hear all the time. We on the other hand shake it up with a mix of some new and classic rock music with some obscure gems and play a mix of fun 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s rock and R&B dance oldies but goodies.
- Not to toot our own horn but we were voted, by venues and clients, one of the Best Ontario Wedding Bands for 2019 and we have a long list of all 5 - star reviews, just saying. They love us.
- Not only will we play requests but we will play DJ music during the breaks that is tailored to your specific taste and at no extra cost. So you get a great live Band and DJ music for the price of one.
- Another very good reason to hire us is for variety, the spice of life! The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band will not only mix it up but we are very versatile and can play 1920's, 30's, 40's swing Hollywood Era music and/or oldies rock to R&B to cool, funky groove music to today's most popular songs. The choice is yours.
- We offer ceremony music with either classical/pop and/or jazz; soft, romantic cocktail/dinner music and a variety of fun, upbeat party dance music. Plus don't forget a great playlist of music for breaks and during your event. We do it all!
Hiring a DJ vs hiring The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band
If you are looking to hire a DJ for your wedding, there are also a few things to consider:
- DJs are typically almost or as expensive as a live band although they tend to bring more equipment with them in terms of lights and other ‘party’ items. We can bring lights too.
- DJs have access to pretty much any song you can think of – they will take requests and download what they don’t already have! Hey wait a minute, so can we. We take requests too and can download any song you can think as well. We'll play them on breaks for you without co-ordinating everything with a DJ. There'll be no dead space or the extra cost of a DJ either. You tell us the style or genre of music you like and we'll make playlist all ready for your big day.
- A DJ can set the mood for the whole evening, but if they aren’t able to read the room or their personality doesn’t mesh well with yours, it can put a damper on the whole evening.
- You lose the energy, atmosphere and emotional feel of what live music can bring to your event and may even wilt the flowers in the room. We definitely can read the room and know exactly what is needed and when. No worries there and that's just it, we are a worry free band. You can just enjoy your evening with us at the helm making sure everything is going right.
- Here's another good point, real beautiful live sounds and vibrations are healing, mood lifting which bring everyone in the room together while connecting hearts and families..making people happy.
- Live music creates long-lasting memories. The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band is a band for all ages. Our goal is making people smile with great music whether it is for heat-warming ceremonies, elegant cocktail hours and dinners or getting people up dancing the night away.
- If you just want fastest craze for dancing or top forty, hire the DJ for the dancing part only and have the live band for the ceremony and/or cocktails and dinner hour. Get the live band to play the first set or the first dance. Then you have the best of both worlds.
If budget is your biggest concern, you will get the biggest bang for your buck if you hire The Kensie Jazz and Dance Band that provides both live music and DJ music for breaks. It's a no brainer, 2 for 1. Live music and recorded music. We offer a wide variety of music that will be a fun addition to the evening. However, if you’re looking for loud, ear-breaking, repetitious, droning DJ dance music - a DJ might be the way to go. You’ll spend a little more for fog machines and big lighting systems, but you just can’t match the feel of live music and the extra care and musicality our band will put into it.
Still can’t decide? Why not hire our acoustic jazz duo or classical trio, duo or soloist for your ceremony, and then a quiet jazz band for cocktails and dinner and then a DJ for your dance reception - you’ll get the beautiful atmosphere of live music during the most emotional part of your evening and then the DJ can help rev up the party up later on. You will save some money with us as well since you’ll only be hiring the DJ for half the night. Either way, it's up to you, it's your wedding. Music makes it a fun night to remember!