ideas, advice & inspiration

Ideas, Advice & Inspiration

We help you to create better events!

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.

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...
Booking A Pianist, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

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

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a pianist. Find out what a pianist will do at your event, how various types...
Booking A Caricaturist, Everything You Need To Know

Booking A Caricaturist, Everything You Need To Know

Can you guess what it is yet? Here’s everything you'll ever need to know about booking a caricaturist, what they do, ho...
Booking A Look-alike, Everything You Need To Know

Booking A Look-alike, Everything You Need To Know

Everything you'll ever need to know about booking a look-alike. Find out what a look-alike will do at your event, how various...
Booking A Classical Musician, Everything You'll Ever Need To...

Booking A Classical Musician, Everything You'll Ever Need To...

In our exclusive guide, find out what classical musicians we have available at Alive Network, what they will do at your event...
Booking A Gospel Singer Or Gospel Choir, Everything You'll E...

Booking A Gospel Singer Or Gospel Choir, Everything You'll E...

O happy day! Your essential guide to booking a joyful, exciting, exuberant and praiseworthy gospel singer or gospel choir for...
Booking A Circus Performer, Everything You Need To Know

Booking A Circus Performer, Everything You Need To Know

The circus is coming to town, or more precisely, to your event! Thrill and delight your guests, VIPs, friends and family with...
Booking An Opera Singer, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Booking An Opera Singer, Everything You'll Ever Need To Know

Your indispensable guide to what an opera singer can add to your event, what type of music they can perform, the types of acc...