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Tips for Hiring Chicago Wedding Bands

Finding the right Chicago band for weddings can be challenging, but Gigmasters makes it fun and easy! Here are five helpful tips for planning the perfect Chicago wedding music for your dream day:

1. Listen to audio and watch video of as many Chicago bands for weddings as you can. Chicago music for weddings is plentiful on Gigmasters, and most of our Chicago wedding bands have multiple audio and video samples available on their online press kits.

2. Thoroughly read client feedback. Many Gigmasters clients who have hired a Chicago wedding band have left useful feedback about their experiences.

3. Book early. A great wedding music band in Chicago Illinois might need to be booked 12 to 18 months in advance.

4. Get a contract and read it carefully. Most professional Chicago wedding bands will also require a deposit in order to secure them.

5. Follow up with your Chicago wedding band as often as you need to. Don't be shy about making sure your wedding band knows exactly what you want!

Gigmasters has the perfect wedding band in Chicago IL. Now it's up to you to find and hire it!

Chicago Wedding Bands

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1. Mike Dangeroux

(55 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $1000-$6000 per event
Member Since:: 2004
Category:: Rock Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Welcome to Dangerous Mike Music,the #1 GIGMASTERS ROCK BAND IN NORTH AMERICA!(2008 RISING STAR AWARD)Dance to the music! Professional,fun,full time musicians daily performing authentic rock,jazz,reggae,pop,r&b,latin,blues,top 40,hip hop,funk,soul & disco for weddings,corporate events,school functions,dancing,parties and celebrations! I am a graduate of the Berklee College of Music (BFA-1986). ... more

2. Matt Stedman Band/Quartet/Trio...

(46 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $2500-$100000 per event
Member Since:: 2005
Category:: World Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Matt Stedman is a classically trained violinist who performs blues, bluegrass, Celtic, classical, country, funk, fusion, jazz, rock, and zydeco on acoustic and electric violin. Matt is also a harmonica player and vocalist. He has performed with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (Eric Clapton's former band) and Bob Margolin (Muddy Water's former guitarist). Matt is also the violinist for the inter... more

3. Club 37

(38 Reviews)

Location:: Lake Forest, IL (26 mi. from Chicago)
Pay Range:: $200-$4000 per event
Member Since:: 2006
Category:: Dance Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Whether it's a Soloist for your Wedding, Piano/Singer Duo, or up to a 7 piece Jazz or Party band. Club 37 can fill your event needs with a breathtaking performance! Club 37 is a select group of Chicago based professional musicians/vocalists founded in 1990 that are dynamic in their performance, drug-free and always kind and courteous. Club 37's members have extensive performing experience spanni... more

4. Peter Oprisko--Chicago's Singi...

(21 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $500-$5000 per event
Member Since:: 2004
Category:: Frank Sinatra Tribute Act / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Often called the "American Michael Buble" or the next "Frank Sinatra" by peers and clients alike, Peter is America's foremost crooner of pre-1980's adult popular standards for corporate engagements, weddings, and festivals, concerts, casinos, and much more! Legendary Grammy-winning pianist Ramsey Lewis called Peter "the Rolls Royce" of singers today, and Bruce Johnston(of the Beach Boys)... more

5. ABC Band

(35 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $500-$7000 per event
Member Since:: 2006
Category:: Jazz Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

ABC Band is the perfect solution for most events. It varies in size from a solo performance up to eight pieces, depending on your personal preferences and budget, and can handle most of the styles: from sophisticated Jazz to various Dance styles. We're proud to collaborate only with top-notch Chicago professionals in order to provide uncompromising quality of musicianshi... more

6. Josh and the Empty Pockets

(7 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $2500-$15000 per event
Member Since:: 2007
Category:: Cover Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

As Chicago's newly signed, up and coming band, Josh and the Empty Pockets were born to entertain. Their original music has received airplay on major network television and has charted on national and satellite radio. The Empty Pockets have performed in some of Chicago's best concert venues (the Double Door, Schubas, and Martyrs, they've headlined at SXSW '09 in Austin, TX and have also been seen ... more

7. Kent Arnsbarger

(15 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $250-$1000 per event
Member Since:: 2004
Category:: Steel Drum Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Add that Island flare to your next party or event!! Kent Arnsbarger is a solo steel drum performer using an iPod to play VERY high quality backup tracks (all played & recorded by him) over a very compact Bose PA system. The sound files you hear on this page from his 4 CDs, 'Sounds of the Caribbean', 'Trip to the Tropics', 'Castaway Bay', & 'Island Blue', are the exact backup tracks he uses live, ... more

8. BMR4

(19 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $500-$1500 per event
Member Since:: 2004
Category:: Jazz Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

The BMR4 is an accomplished Chicago jazz quartet that features some of the best players in the city including members of the Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks, and Patricia Barber bands. Current venues that the group are playing include Andy's Jazz Club, Shaw's Crabhouse, Pops For Champagne, Pete Millers (all locations), Navy Pier, United Center (Chicago Bulls), and official City of Chicago events/function... more

9. The Night Fever Band + Dj's & More!

(4 Reviews)

Location:: Chicago, IL
Pay Range:: $1000-$4000 per event
Member Since:: 2007
Category:: Dance Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Are you looking for a Wedding, Corporate, or Party band? Need Ceremony music, Cocktail/Dinner ambiance, or dance grooves? Are you trying to decide between a Band, DJ, or other musical option? Get it ALL for one surprising low price with The NIGHT FEVER BAND, DJs and more from Tic Toc Entertainment, Inc. The Night Fever Band is a fun, lively group, playing Party Favorites, Love Songs, Class... more

10. Melodaires Band

(23 Reviews)

Location:: Lake Villa, IL (42 mi. from Chicago)
Pay Range:: $250-$8000 per event
Member Since:: 2005
Category:: Swing Band / Wedding Music Band Chicago

Locally, the Melodaires perform from Chicago to Milwaukee. We are also based in Phoenix from October to May, playing events in both locations during those months.We play a variety of musical styles ranging from Dixieland, big band swing, Latin, country, to light rock & roll,usually with an easy listening jazz flavor. We also perform humorous parodies which are popular in some venues. Songs from t... more

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Please note these Wedding Bands will also travel to Cicero, Berwyn, Oak Park, Forest Park, Hines, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Maywood, River Forest, Summit Argo, Carol Stream, La Grange Park, Bellwood, Bedford Park, Melrose Park, Westchester, Burbank, Bridgeview, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hometown, La Grange, River Grove, Stone Park, Western Springs, Berkeley, Franklin Park, Justice, Norridge