Regular Personnel
Posted on June 21, 2007
Written by Peter
Filed Under Wedding Bands
“Do you always have the same people in your band?” It’s a question I get a lot, and it’s a legitimate concern. Many bands don’t have regular personnel. Instead, when the band leader books a job, he calls several musicians and hires whoever happens to be available. This often occurs when the band leader doesn’t have enough work to offer the singers and players for them to want to make a full time commitment. It’s also very common with “second bands” (a band that’s part of a company, but isn’t their flagship band), or when a band leader or agent sends out several bands under the same name. Sometimes it’s just that the band leader doesn’t have very high standards! There are obvious disadvantages with this. The client may have loved the band’s demo, but has no clue what the band they’ve hired will sound like at their event. The musicians may have never even played together before!
When I started the Peter Hennes Orchestra, my goal was to have the best band in Chicago. This isn’t possible without extremely talented, enthusiastic, completely professional players who are fully committed. The level of musicianship required in our band is exceedingly high. We play music and arrangements that are unique to us, and we move seamlessly from one song to the next, which requires experienced musicians and singers who work well together as a unit. Besides the music, the “show” aspects of our performance require a group of people that are very familiar with each other and what the band is about. Having regular personnel allows us to achieve and maintain a level of quality that would simply be unattainable otherwise!
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