ideas, advice & inspiration

Ideas, Advice & Inspiration

Our entertainment guides are here to spark inspiration for your next event. Explore the latest trends from our experts, get insider tips on choosing the perfect live acts, discover crowd-pleasing favourites for weddings, parties and corporate events, and uncover unique performance ideas you might not have considered.

Dealing With Sound Limiters

Dealing With Sound Limiters

Sound limiters are becoming ever more common in wedding venues and so it's important that you have a strategy which enables y...
Vehicle Breakdown Recovery Warning

Vehicle Breakdown Recovery Warning

If you breakdown en-route to a gig and are unable to perform due to not having a relevant breakdown recovery policy, you coul...
'Headliners' - We Want Your Gear Wishlists!

'Headliners' - We Want Your Gear Wishlists!

'Headliners' - We Want Your Gear Wishlists!
'Headliners' | Issue 2 | Break A Leg This Weekend!

'Headliners' | Issue 2 | Break A Leg This Weekend!

In this, the 'Glasto' issue, of the new Headliners newsletter, firstly, we want you all to take care when rocking out this we...
Welcome To The New 'Headliners' Newsletter

Welcome To The New 'Headliners' Newsletter

Every fortnight we'll be sending you the Headliners newsletter featuring cool content to help us stay connected and help...
How to get more work at Alive Network

How to get more work at Alive Network

Alive Network is here to help you get as much work as possible from our client base and we have a good insight into our...
About Alive Network Entertainment Agency

About Alive Network Entertainment Agency

Established in 1999, Alive Network has grown into the largest supplier of live entertainment for weddings, corporate events a...
Alive Network Recording Studios Redesign: Phase 2

Alive Network Recording Studios Redesign: Phase 2

In 2013 we completely redesigned our in-house recording studio ... again! This time we significantly upgraded the acoustic tr...
Our Top 10 Favourite UK Wedding Dress Designers and Supplier...

Our Top 10 Favourite UK Wedding Dress Designers and Supplier...

Welcome to Alive Network’s new blog series, The Wedding Industry Spotlight. Every month we will be highlighting our fav...
Alive HQ Recording Studio Redesign

Alive HQ Recording Studio Redesign

Alive Network's in-house recording studio was recently redesigned from the ground up. We now have a fantastic air conditioned...
Apollo Groove Perform For The Royal Wedding!

Apollo Groove Perform For The Royal Wedding!

Apollo Groove entertained the masses of people who gathered in London's Hyde Park on Friday 29th April 2011 to be a part of t...
Recording original band High House at Alive Network HQ Recor...

Recording original band High House at Alive Network HQ Recor...

Tom Bash Bishop started recording original band High House at Alive Network HQ Recording Studios on Sunday 13th Febuary. A f...
Recording Rock and Pop party band Happy Hour

Recording Rock and Pop party band Happy Hour

Tom Bash Bishop, Alive Network's in-house engineer/producer gives a detailed account of his recent sessions in the recording...
Ben and Leigh Christensen's Perfect Wedding

Ben and Leigh Christensen's Perfect Wedding

Ben and Leigh Christensen got married in peaceful and idyllic surroundings at Crondon Park Golf and Country Club in Essex. Th...
Booking A Ceilidh Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking A Ceilidh Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a Ceilidh band. Find out what a Ceilidh band will do at your event, how var...
Booking A Harpist, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking A Harpist, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a Harpist. Find out what a Harpist will do at your event, how various types...
Booking A 70's Disco & Funk band, Everything You'll Ever Nee...

Booking A 70's Disco & Funk band, Everything You'll Ever Nee...

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a 70's Disco and Funk band. Find out what a 70's Disco and Funk band will d...
Booking A Classical Guitarist, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

Booking A Classical Guitarist, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a Classical Guitarist. Find out what a Classical Guitarist will do at your...
Booking A Mariachi Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking A Mariachi Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a Mariachi band. Find out what a Mariachi band will do at your event, how v...
Booking A Swing Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking A Swing Band, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Find out what a Swing, Jive or Rock n Roll band will do at your event, how various types of band differ from each other, what...
Complete Guide to Booking a Rat Pack Band or Singer

Complete Guide to Booking a Rat Pack Band or Singer

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a Rat Pack band. Find out what a Rat Pack band will do at your event, how v...
Booking A String Quartet, Everything You'll Ever Need To Kno...

Booking A String Quartet, Everything You'll Ever Need To Kno...

In our exclusive guide, find out what a string quartet will do at your event, what type of music they'll play, how long they'...
Booking Singing Waiters, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking Singing Waiters, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking singing waiters. Find out what singing waiters will do at your event, how v...