{"id":4314,"date":"2021-10-04T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2023-01-20T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:17:09","slug":"alleycatz-most-popular-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Alleycatz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/category\/musician-stories\/?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories &amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\">Encore Musicians Stories<\/a> is a blog series where we explore the unique personalities behind Encore\u2019s top performers. This week we interviewed band leader Phil Swan from <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Alleycatz?public=true?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories&amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\">Alleycatz,<\/a> last year&#8217;s most-booked function band. He gave us some insight into the life of one of the UK&#8217;s premier <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/function-bands\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"13\" title=\"Hire Function Bands\">function bands<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-hire-musician-long-button\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Browse all musicians\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/function-bands?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=encore-musican-storiess&#038;utm_content=button-category-Alleycatz\"><span class='mb-text'>Browse all Function Bands! \u2192<\/span><\/a><hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#who\"><strong>Who are Alleycatz?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Gigging\"><strong>Gigging with Alleycatz<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-encore\"><strong>Why Encore?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-book\"><strong>Why book Alleycatz?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69f13bbdabbc9\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69f13bbdabbc9\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69f13bbdabbc9\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/#Who-are-Alleycatz\" title=\"Who are Alleycatz?\">Who are Alleycatz?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/#Gigging-with-Alleycatz\" title=\"Gigging with Alleycatz\">Gigging with Alleycatz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/#Why-Encore\" title=\"Why Encore?\">Why Encore?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/#Why-book-Alleycatz-for-your-wedding\" title=\"Why book Alleycatz for your wedding?\">Why book Alleycatz for your wedding?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who-are-Alleycatz\"><\/span><strong><a id=\"who\"><\/a>Who are Alleycatz?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We are a London based piece pop\/Motown &amp; funk band, built around a core of 5 musicians,\u00a0that&#8217;ll bring class to any occasion!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"770\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/encoremusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:224836616}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 770px; height: 514px;\" data-original-width=\"770\" data-original-height=\"514\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 514px; height: 514px;\" data-original-width=\"514\" data-original-height=\"514\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"510\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"510\"> <img class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"4320\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png\" data-orig-size=\"964,964\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2021-09-21 at 14.13.32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?fit=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?fit=770%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?w=510&#038;h=510&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?w=964&amp;ssl=1 964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=370%2C370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=270%2C270&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=570%2C570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=740%2C740&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.13.32.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"510\" data-original-height=\"510\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Screenshot 2021-09-21 at 14.13.32\" alt=\"Screenshot 2021-09-21 at 14.13.32\" style=\"width: 510px; 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height: 253px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;Our band is made up of <strong>Katie Coleman<\/strong> (vocals), <strong>Jerome Cozier<\/strong> (on keys), <strong>Josh Carpenter<\/strong> (drums) <strong>Ewan McIntosh<\/strong> on guitar and vocals along with <strong>Phil Swan<\/strong> who is also the band manager!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KhQp9Jg7AGA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Watch more of Alleycatz showreels on their Encore page <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Alleycatz?public=true?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories&amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\">here\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you first get into playing music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;We all started playing music at a very early age,\u00a0I think all of us started between the ages of 7 to 13.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ve all taken very similar steps in our careers, starting with gigs with school friends, moving up to college and uni friends and so on. Then we eventually found each other around 2014!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mcd3yOKBmOU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Alleycatz?public=true?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories&amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\">Alleycatz<\/a> performing &#8220;If I Ain&#8217;t Got You&#8221; by Alicia Keys<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When did have the realisation that you could really make a career out of music and become a musician?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;I think we all knew we wanted to turn our music hobbies into careers quite early on.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>Most of us have done various factory jobs, teaching jobs, delivery jobs and so on along the way.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But, in the back of our minds we probably all knew that if we stuck at picking up the odd gig here and there, eventually we could make it into a career.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;Fortunately we&#8217;ve all been able to do this, especially since we met to form the band!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gigging-with-Alleycatz\"><\/span><strong><a id=\"Gigging\"><\/a>Gigging with Alleycatz<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the best gig you&#8217;ve ever played with the band and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;Best gig?&#8230; it&#8217;s a tough one. I guess because sometimes, a great gig can be what happened off stage, or the surroundings or the audience were particularly up for it that night!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I couldn&#8217;t tell you of one gig in particular, but we&#8217;ve had plenty of them!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ve played some brilliant places. Castles, houses on lakes, we&#8217;ve been to the south of France, boats on the Thames, the lot!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you enjoy performing weddings and other special events and why, what about them makes them special?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We do love to play weddings and the big <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/corporate\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Hire Musicians for Corporate Events\">corporate<\/a> do&#8217;s, but we also like to play little pubs and acoustic sets for people in their gardens!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We just enjoy playing together and because no two gigs are the same, there&#8217;s always a different feel to each one&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"770\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/encoremusicians.com\\\/blog\\\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:224836616}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 770px; 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height: 269px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div><p><strong>Do you have any pre-gig rituals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;No pre-gig rituals really, we all have our own roles I guess&#8230;\u00a0I (Phil) am the organiser, so I am usually the first to arrive and start setting things up. Josh is always first to source drinks and sorts the bar tab. Katie tends to be on light duties and Jerome and Ewan are general whoever needs help men!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-Encore\"><\/span><a id=\"why-encore\"><\/a>Why Encore?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>When did you join Encore and what was your first gig with us?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think our first gig with Encore was maybe 4 years ago? I can&#8217;t say I remember the exact gig, but we&#8217;ve not had too many bad experiences with any of our clients, so I imagine it went smoothly!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has your experience been with Encore so far and what was your first impression of the platform?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m a fan of the platform! Mainly because it&#8217;s up to you to make it work for you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The more active you are in applying for gigs, updating reviews or videos etc, the more likely you are to get gigs. And rather than just leaving it to the client to find you, you can go and put yourself in front of them instead.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any advice or tips for winning bookings on Encore?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;So as a tip for getting gigs on Encore, I would say to just be active and apply for everything that might apply to you; and obviously, make sure your profile is up to date and looking pro!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But the best tip I&#8217;d say is to be responsive to clients. Communication is really important.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;Don&#8217;t wait two days to get back to an enquiry because a hundred bands are waiting to take the gig! So make sure you&#8217;re first in with a response. Our clients have always been grateful for us being on the ball.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/alleycatz-most-popular-band\/screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14-14-56\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?fit=714%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"714,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2021-09-21 at 14.14.56\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?fit=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?fit=714%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=313%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=370%2C497&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=270%2C363&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=570%2C766&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?resize=149%2C200&amp;ssl=1 149w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-21-at-14.14.56.png?w=714&amp;ssl=1 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A letter of appreciation from an overjoyed<a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Alleycatz?public=true?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories&amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\"> Alleycatz<\/a> client!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-book-Alleycatz-for-your-wedding\"><\/span><a id=\"why-book\"><\/a>Why book Alleycatz for your wedding?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is it about your wedding offers that make you so popular with customers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Well, apart from obviously being the best band on Encore! Haha&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;No, It&#8217;s hard to say what we do or offer that&#8217;s different to any other band because I&#8217;ve not seen or hired another band through Encore.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I&#8217;m sure every band thinks they&#8217;re the best!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>&#8220;I think you just have to make sure your performance is 100% and that you do everything that the client has asked of you and more&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Be cooperative, flexible, happy to help from the first message!&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Which songs on your setlist are guaranteed to get the dance floor pumping?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Freed from desire&#8230; Guaranteed to win &#8217;em over!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZuDNnuYrV8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Alleycatz?public=true?utm_source=&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=encore-musician-stories&amp;utm_content=link-alleycatz\">Alleycatz<\/a> live showreel: watch how they bring life to the party!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>As you specialize in weddings, do you have any favourite songs to perform?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Not sure about favourite songs, but we love all the 90&#8217;s dance stuff. 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