"The Sound Encounter Orchestra" Cover Band from Chicago, IL

"THE SOUND ENCOUNTER ORCHESTRA" is the premier -HIGH ENERGY- wedding, corporate event, dance, and festival band in the Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana areas and has been entertaining for over 25 years. Offering vocal variety, usually 3 lead vocalists, our most popular option is our 9 piece band (as seen on many of our live videos). We also offer band options to accomodate many budgets- from 4 piece and up to a 12 piece band. Featuring great musical variety, from 40's to current, standards, motown, funk, rock, dance, swing and international music (including an extensive list of Italian music). This flexibility has allowed us to become one of the top-rated bands in the midwest. The musicians in this band have provided the entertainment at well over 1000 weddings, corporate events, and other formal events. With this much experience you can be certain that "THE SOUND ENCOUNTER ORCHESTRA" can suit the mood of any occasion, whether it's black-tux formal, semi formal, or casual. No matter which style you need, you will be happy with their professional sound and look. .............. -WEDDINGS- "THE SOUND ECOUNTER ORCHESTRA" specializes in weddings! Over 30% of the Gigmasters weddings we book are for couples who live hundreds of miles from the Chicago area and are not able to see us live, but have put their trust in us based on our rating, videos, and most importantly, our "CLIENT FEEDBACK" and other referrals we offer. You can be confident that we will make your reception a memorable event for you and your guests. After submitting our bid, we will email a 2 page questionaire which can give you ideas regarding your individualized reception timeline that you may not have thought of. ........................ Demo CD and "live" wedding DVD demo available upon request! ........................ WEDDING PACKAGES are available, which can include... CEREMONY MUSIC "EMCEEING" (Intros, announcements,etc) COCKTAIL/DINNER MUSIC-LIVE or DJ...(incl. New York Style weddings) IPOD/CD music during dinner/breaks PROFESSIONAL DJ SERVICES LIGHTING PACKAGES (incl. Stage and/or dance floor lighting) .............. We pay the Gigmasters fee, and for your convenience, we accept deposits thru Gigmasters by CREDIT CARD and PAYPAL. (Due to client privacy issues, we no longer show a list of upcoming dates and locations. In addition, we are often able to perform at two events in one day-morning and evening- and have not been getting bid/info requests if our calender showed a date already booked. There may be upcoming events where you can see us perform "live", please ask for this list when you submit your request to us and we will gladly provide this. Some prime Saturdays are still available for 2011. Thanks.)