Category Archives: Singers

Male Solo Singers

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You may want a Male Solo singer to perform at your Wedding, Corporate Event, Launch Party or Private Party. You cannot fail to agree that Male singers sound amazing. The singers available to hire here at Red Masque cover all tastes in music so you’re sure to find a performer to suit everyone.

It may be a classical male solo artist you are after, a contemporary singer or a big ballade singer. Male singers are ideal for corporate events, Weddings, Private Parties or even Launch Events and we feature only the very best here at Red Masque.

Our entertainment directory has the finest Male Solo acts available in the UK. Many people fine reading the reviews helpful when selecting their chosen singer. Simply view the profile pages for all details, contact info and reviews. We believe this will help you find your perfect party entertainment.

To book Male Solo singer just click on to your preferred choice. You are able to fill in an online booking form there and then or you can contact your performer via the details provided. Your enquiry will go straight to your chosen act and they will be in contact with you soon after to discuss your requirements.

Finding The Right Female Singers

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You can’t fail to love the sound of a great female solo singer. They can bring emotion to big ballades and bring back memories with the songs you love to hear time and time again. Professional female singers can cover every category when it comes to music… From classical music, contemporary or even opera the choice is yours. A great singer is a guaranteed crowd pleaser and will make your event that extra bit special.

You may want a female singer for your wedding, corporate event or a private party. We have many professional female solo singers advertising with us and we are sure you will find somebody who will fit your requirements. Our female solo singers come highly recommended and we feature only the very best acts available in the country.

You can choose which female solo singer you would like by looking on each of their profiles within the Red Masque directory website. You can select your chosen performer, then fill out a booking form provided which will go straight to your chosen act. They will then be in contact with you directly to sort out dates and requirements. There are no middle men, no extra charges, just you and your chosen performer provided by Red Masque directory. 


Female Solo Acts

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Our female solo artists are suitable for pubs and clubs, corporate events, parties, holiday sites, charity events and much more. Our female solo artists for hire can sing anything from country and western, contemporary, ballades; opera, classics or even soul the choice is yours…

Here at Red Masque your event/themed evening can perform a wide range of music that can span several decades or genres. Red Masque entertainment finder can help you choose the right female solo artist/singer for your party. Book a female solo artist, she could be the perfect complement to a nice chilled evening or makings of an upbeat party.

We have the very best solo artists available to hire in the Uk and will ensure that your event will be exactly how you imagined it to be and more…  Booking a female solo artist is very simple, you can look on our website and choose the female of your choice and fill out an enquiry form safe in the knowledge that our entertainment directory will do the rest. You can also contact your selected performer directly or sent us a contact form and we can help you choose the best female solo artist for your particular event.

Reggae Performers

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Reggae is Jamaica’s largest cultural export, and since its humble beginnings from the ghettos of Kingston, reggae has grown to become a worldwide cultural and musical expression.

From Ska to Lovers Rock this music was made to uplift, inform, entertain, inspire, and make change in the world.

For the ultimate party or event with a reggae party theme, Red Masque have a fantastic selection of reggae performers and reggae bands available for hire.

Our entertainment agency can supply you with the ultimate in party entertainers. To hire a reggae band or one of our reggae music acts for a wedding, party or corporate event couldn’t be easier… Either find the act or acts you’re interested in on our website and fill in their booking enquiry form or simply give us a call. We’re here to help with any enquiries you might have so please don’t hesitate to contact us. Booking a reggae band couldn’t be easier.

Click here to view all Reggae music acts & Reggae Bands for hire

The History of A cappella

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A cappella is a style of vocal performance without instruments. The word means “from the chapel” in Italian, as a cappella takes its roots in early religious music. A cappella singing has been used in Christian, Islamic, and Jewish religious music for many centuries; references to Jewish a cappella chanting date back as early as 20 BCE. Today, the term “a cappella” encompasses many different secular styles, including doo-wop, the barbershop quartet, and the pop a cappella common on many college campuses today.

The history of a cappella in religious ritual is long and deliberate, as many sacred texts in both the Judeo-Christian and the Islamic tradition can be interpreted as forbidding instruments in worship. Christian musical worship was traditionally a cappella. Instruments were not introduced into the church until 670 AD, when Pope Vitalian brought an organ to his cathedral, and many Christian pop a cappella groups remain popular today. For Jews, the use of musical instruments is prohibited on the Sabbath, and informal Jewish worship often includes songs sung a cappella, known as “zemirot.” The Muslim religion also has a long tradition of unaccompanied worship songs, known as “nasheed.”

Barbershop music, one of the few exclusively American vocal styles, is characterized by its taut, consonant four-part harmonies and ringing overtones. The word “barbershop” was first used to describe this a cappella harmony style in the 1910 song, “Play That Barbershop Chord.” Early barbershop music was closely associated with African-American gospel quartets like the Mills Brothers. In the ’40s, barbershop music became widely popular, and in 1954, the Chordettes brought barbershop into the pop mainstream with their song “Mr. Sandman.”

After the middle of the century, bands like the Persuasions and Manhattan Transfer brought a cappella and acapella elements closer to the center of pop music. Songs such as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” released as a debut single in 1981 by the Nylons, became wildly popular. Billy Joel’s “nearly a cappella” song “For the Longest Time” became a hit in 1983. Paul Simon’s “Graceland,” which features a South African a cappella ensemble, won a Grammy for Best Album in 1986; Rockapella was formed later that year. Boyz II Men “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” which is entirely a cappella, became an enormous hit in 1991 and remained in the charts for 133 weeks.

Ideas to surprise your guests

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It’s fair to say that despite what we in the industry try to do, many people roll their eyes at having to go to certain events. The mind numbing drudgery of chatting to people you don’t know, the leaning in to read the name tag at a networking do, and the fact that the food can often be unappealing or cliche.

It’s time to change all that by sourcing some top notch entertainment for your event. Whether you’re organising a corporate event, an awards show, or a private party, event entertainment is a great way to keep your guests…entertained!

1. Event Walls

An event wall? If used correctly you will get great reactions by simply putting up an event wall that adds style and character to your event. Whether it’s used to promote your brand or simply look stylish, a bespoke event wall can help your event stand out as soon as your guests arrive. This could also be a great place for attendees to take selfies and ‘red carpet-like’ images of themselves.

2. Living Topiary

With a Living Topiary on hand, your event will really spring to life. What at first appears to be human-shaped hedges, are in fact hedge-shaped humans. They can happily walk around your venue, waving, hugging and generally putting a smile on the faces of your guests. A unique novelty act!

3. Silhouette Artist

Strolling acts are perfect for making sure that nobody misses the fun by coming to you! There are various types of wandering acts including magicians and caricaturists. Silhouette artists gets a great reaction as it’s generally something attendees have never experienced. A form of art extremely popular at the beginning of the twentieth century, guests have their profile cut into paper and stuck onto a card for them to take home. This is a perfect momento your guests can take to remember all the fun they had at your event!

4. Edible Mist Orbs

Many parties make do with basic nibbles, whilst catering companies serve up dishes that unfortunately we’ve all tried before. Change things up with edible mist orbs, allowing your guests to literally taste the air! Pop a straw in your mouth, breathe in the air from the orb, and see what flavour you get. Mint? Apple? Cheesecake? It could be one of many different flavours. The best bit thing about these are you can even put in a request for a bespoke flavour to be made!

Get down and boogie!

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When it comes to dancefloor classics you just have to have Motown on your playlist as a party wouldn’t be a party without some soul!!

These types of bands play music that is like the soundtrack of your life; up beat at one moment, soulful and heartfelt at another, but always delivered with style!

Rhythm and blues (R&B or RnB) originated from adding a strong beat to jazz and adding lyrics about life, love and freedom. Now it’s a genre of soul music that stretches from funk to ska, to hip hop, and encompasses artists as diverse as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Elvis, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, and Mariah Carey.

Soul music is the love child of rhythm and blues and jazz, with American gospel as an auntie. Born in the late 1950s, soul music combines irresistible rhythms and powerful, heartfelt vocals that have defined pop music and funk alike. Think Little Richard, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson. Otis Redding and the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.

Motown is a type of soul music named after the Motown record label, based in Detroit USA. The Motown sound fused soul and fledgling pop into a string of massive pop hits that have filled dance floors and discos alike ever since. You’ll know the sound when you hear it and you’ll certainly know the Motown artists: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder.

These types of bands play music that is like the soundtrack of your life; up beat at one moment, soulful and heartfelt at another, but always delivered with style!

Soul, R&B and Soul can be in all sizes, from stunning solo vocalists to full-on soul party bands and everything in between. So, how can you tell the soulful stars from the R&B also-rans?

Wide range of repertoire Look for artists with a wide range of music in their playlist. The range and choice might sound a bit odd at first, as many mix modern and classic tracks in their sets. Actually, that’s a sign of great musicianship and will ensure every one of your guests has something they’ll
know and love in each set – and want to dance to.

As you might have gathered by now, the space required depends largely on the type of band your booking to hire. Since these acts specialise in providing a visual show as well as superb dance music, chances are they’ll need a larger space than comparative bands in other genres, such as jazz. What’s more, the more players and equipment they bring, the more space they will require both onstage and off. Also, don’t assume just because you booked a soloist they will come with just a small speaker and microphone. Chances are they will come with some very high-tech sound equipment for their backing tracks, to make sure they sound at their very best.

All night with Michael Buble

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A lot of the time we get feedback on acts that are on our advertised on our website. This is a great way for other event hosts and party planners to hear from the performer’s happy past clients! Sometimes we stumble upon a particularly moving review that makes us proud to connect hosts with extraordinary entertainers. Here’s what somebody hired from our website to liven up their private party!

I was searching for some kind of fun and unexpected entertainment for a birthday party for my Grandmother’s 80th. We were having live party band after dinner but I wanted something to kick off the party with a spark of fun after everyone arrived.

Our family knew that Grandma adored Michael Buble. I took the opportunity of hiring a celebrity lookalike; and I was very glad I did. I had the opportunity of talking to the act before and to go through all the particulars. The act told me he was rehearsing for a theatrical play in the West End and told me about all the other roles he has been involved with.

When my Grandma’s 80th birthday arrived. I was so excited when my party entertainer to came in, when he walked into the party there was definite ‘stage presence’ he engaged with my Grandma and his stage act dance was so authentic. She blushed but loved every minute of it.

A group picture was taken with the Michael Buble lookalike surrounded by all our guests.

One of our guests, who is 70 years old, came up to the hired party entertainer to tell him he had met the real Michael Buble. He was gracious and listened to her story all the while keeping in character. Our friend was delighted and said he was just as charming. He talked about him all night long.

I knew I found someone special in this act. He was not only charismatic, young and talented; he was charming and a delight to work with!

Well done Red Masque and of course Michael!!!

Black History Month

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Black History Month was established in 1976 by President Gerald Ford, declaring that U.S. citizens “seize the opportunity to honour the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavour throughout our history.”

Why not plan 2018’s Black History month with a few artists and party suppliers?

African Music and Dance/Carnival

If you’re looking for something that’s more captivating and engaging, try including an African Music or Dance group in your school assembly. Many traditional African musicians use drums and/or koras (a 21-stringed instrument made from a large gourd) to create beautiful and fascinating music. Some groups enhance the experience with griots, which are West Africans musicians, poets, and storytellers.

Storytellers

Professional storytellers have the unique ability to take a subject and weave it into a tale that grabs the audience and doesn’t let go. Most children love hearing stories, and you can add an historical twist with the right storyteller. Bring your Black History assembly to life with a storyteller that can share about the inspirational lives of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and more.

Poets.

Poets: take social, political, emotional, and historical issues and form them into powerful poetry. You can speak with them ahead of time to see if they have material that fits the message you’d like to convey, and some may even be able to create new material for your students. These speakers would probably work better with older students, such as junior high or high schoolers, since the performances can be intense or contain complex symbolism.

Tribute Artists

There’s no doubt that history is filled with amazing musicians and singers from the last several decades, so why not highlight them during your Black History Month assembly? Bring a tribute artists to your students and let them experience some “new” music! In the days where iTunes rule, a tribute performance can bring the past to life for them. Shake up the usual routine with a tribute to the “Velvet Voice of Our Time” Nat King Cole, the king of soul Ray Charles, or the power of Diana Ross. Your students will definitely find inspiration in the legacy that these artists have left behind.

All things vintage

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Why not have your very own Vintage theme party and serve up vintage style beverages– why not browse our Red Masque website today to arrange the ideal food and drinks caterers for your corporate event.

Book string quartet for your vintage corporate event to give your guests the rare opportunity to relive the 1950s musical trend that was three-part harmony singing. Close harmony singing requires huge talent and many years of practice, and when executed magnificently, like our artists can, your guests will be blown away!

Vintage themed corporate events are a big hit this year. There are all sorts of great vintage style corporate entertainment to be hired, including: a 1950s inspired pool party, complete with dressed up waitresses and synchronised swimmers; seeing the likes of 40s/50s dance troupes with a Vintage DJ….

Jazz bands and orchestras dominated what we now call the ‘vintage music scene’ of the early 20th century, which became popular in the 1910s in New Orleans and quickly spread to the UK and Europe. We have a huge collection of jazz bands, duos, trios and Jazz artists to give your vintage themed corporate entertainment the sophistication and class it needs – enquire today!
Where jazz brings sophistication, class and charm; swing, jive and rock n roll will bring movement and lots of it! Get your guests dancing all night long with one of Red Masques directory artists using swing bands, jive bands or 50s style rock and roll bands.

When you book your corporate entertainment through Red Masque entertainment you are guaranteed a class act from professional musicians and entertainers.