Prices, costs to hire Sydney musicians, duo or Trio band with multilingual singer for live music entertainment in Sydney and Parramatta

Viva The Trio, A band for all occasions, perform music suitable for multicultural events and functions when required

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Sydney duo musicians for live, acoustic, instrumental music without amplification (if requested) at parks and noise limited or noise restricted venues

Sydney trio band with Parisean born singer with equipment for outdoor venues or where power is not available

The viva bands (duo and Trio) can provide (boosted) Covid and flu Vaccination certificates, (WWCC) working with children certification, 3rd Party insurance details (upon request) and Police Clearance certification

A Sydney Duo that play continental instrumental music for special functions

Viva the Duo are a rare combo located in Sydney, Australia, they perform instrumental, multicultural music, featuring accordion, guitar and flute at venues often catered for with formal classical violin combinations

The Duo has developed a repertoire of music from: France, Spain, Italy, Russia, UK, Cuba, Argentine, Brazil and Mexico, plus tunes from the great American songbook

The Duo has International experiences, having performed across South East Asia including: Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, Guam and Japan, plus promotional tours across Europe, including visits to: France, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and England. The duo also toured throughout South America including: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba and New Orleans

The Duo experienced different music cultures which enabled them to learn to re-produce different styles of music with some authenticity

We have published information on this site about the Sydney Viva bands, we hope this is helpful for making an informed decision about hiring the right band for your special occasion, our Index page has other links that may be helpful, we also recommend you go to: link for our many You Tube videos so you can decide if a Viva (instrumental) duo or trio (with Singer) is suitable for your event

Link to Sydney Band Viva tweets about some of their gigs

Link to Facebook for some of Sydney band Viva gigs

Sound equipment is included in our prices

About Viva the band

The band can play at low sound levels for venues that have noise restrictions

We are often hired to perform cabaret music and show tunes at themed events, however, our regular corporate work also requires us to perform background music ie. American Jazz standards and Latin music from the great American songbook

We note we are currently receiving increasing requests for multicultural music for special occasions, fortunately our repertoire includes some multicultural music, for example: we were engaged to perform music from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (since the Rio Olympics) (Bossa's and Samba's), the following week we were engaged to perform an evening of French music. For Secret foodies at Chippendale, we provided an evening of upbeat Spanish and Euro Jazz, recently we provided a concert for Chilean guests at a 90th Birthday party, we performed Italian and Spanish music for Qantas promotions, we also play some Euro and Jazz standards at parties

The Viva trio includes a multilingual vocalist who has a repertoire of: French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese music along with her American Jazz and Latin songs

The trio is often engaged to perform for multicultural music appreciation events at Schools

Viva the duo can provide instrumental background music for restaurants and social functions

Background music

In earlier times, particularly the 50's and 60's, it was common to experience small bands performing quiet background music in many restaurants and similar venues, music such as: bossa-novas and jazz standards, since that era, bands have become progressively louder and rarely perform just instrumental music

The Viva bands start out as a very economical instrumental duo and, they can increase to Trio (with singer)

The band combinations:

Duo: instrumental acoustic guitar, bass, flute and accordion

Trio:Duo plus vocalist

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TOURS: Asia (pre 2005) - Europe 2000 and 2010 - Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, New Orleans, Mexico 2014

Viva poster for their 6,000km tour of Europe in 2010 (under Django Reinhardt festival banner)

The Viva bands have developed a special International repertoire during their journeys throughout the world, their music is particularly suitable for venues that require international music

Their recent tour of Argentina revealed a lot of great tango music, In Brazil they heard the best samba's and in Cuba they heard lots of Salsa music

They heard their first rock music of their tour in New Orleans where they witnessed about 50 Rock bands playing on a 400m strip of Bourbon street at extraordinary volumes with drunks roaming between the venues, there was also a heavy police presence to curb the petty violence on the street see video

There are Videos of the band at the link : Videos page

The members of Viva the Band have a history of hit recordings and TV appearances in Australia, Taiwan and Bangkok, they have performed over 400 concerts to military forces in war zones, Notably they have been chosen to perform at a function for Australia's leading music industry organization APRA AMCOS

A guide for choosing a band is to check out their reviews with links to: testimonials page

We enjoy traveling internationally and locally, particularly for overnight venues. We have had some very enjoyable overnight stop over gigs in Newcastle, Wollongong, Central Coast, The Hunter Valley, Southern Highlands, Bowral, Berry, Kiama, Orange, Dubbo, Bright, Victoria, Thredbo, Gold Coast, Hervey bay and Port Macquarie, (to name a few), we provide a pricing structure for these types of venues, the band can be reserved for your event well in advance

Some of our earlier music performances

The Viva bands are noted as being popular for parties and high profile corporate events, they perform at an exclusive group of venues including Australia's major music industry organization APRA AMCOS, other venues include:Universities and Schools Club (UUSC), the Opera House Fore court, Hilton Hotel, the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney Olympic Park, the Australian Museum, Centennial Park anniversary celebrations and the Art Gallery of NSW. The Viva bands also provide music for low key events including: NSW Local Councils community events, NSW Major Leagues clubs (concerts or functions), plus, performances at Dubbo Jazz Festival, Kiama Festivals, Wollongong festivals, Manly Jazz Festival, Newcastle Jazz club events, Thredbo festivals, Gold Coast events, Hunter Valley winery events

The musicians are often hired by commercial production studios, Smith and Western studios Sydney and Nylon Studios, based in Cannes, Sydney and New York

International recognition

The bands are popular internationally, with their CD regularly played overseas, their recording of Minor Swing reached No 1 on the N1M Australian charts and no 4 on the World Charts, they also perform music for radio and TV advertising in the USA, produced by Nick West at Smith and Western Studios

Instrumental music and acoustic music for special occasions

Testimonials from customers about the bands performances are at our references page

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SYDNEY BAND PRICES

Note: There are price comparisons for string bands, covers bands etc. further down the page

The prices quoted below are for professional Viva bands within 50 km of Sydney metro area for parties and functions, prices are quoted for minimums of 2 or 3 hours, extra time is usually charged at $50 per musician per hour

PRICES FOR SYDNEY MUSICIANS

Prices do not include GST (not required) an invoice with ABN is provided. Parking costs in the CBD are extra to the quoted fees

• 50 mInute performances by Multcultural specialists of Vocal and Instrumental music for In-house and street performances of French, Spanish, Italian, South American and Jazz Standards
• All the band combos are fully self contained with instruments and Public address systems
• duo musicians for instrumental music for private parties in homes(accordion, bass, flute, guitar) fees are $200 for 1 hour in the Sydney metro area
• duo musicians for instrumental background music at hotel foyers or restaurants (accordion, bass, flute, guitar) fees are heavily discounted for hospitality factors $250 for 2x 40min sets within 2x hours in the Sydney CBD area
• duo musicians for wedding receptions (accordion, bass, flute, guitar) fees are $500 for 3 hours in the Sydney/Parramatta metro area
• duo musicians for corporate venues in Sydney/Parramatta CBD (accordion, bass, flute, guitar) fees are $350 for 2 hours
• trio with special vocalist fees are $400 for 2 hours in the Sydney/Parramatta metro area
• trio with special vocalist fees are $650 for 3 hours in the Sydney metro area
• quartet band, female vocalist, Percussion, guitar, bass, flute, accordion fees are $800 for 3 hours in the Sydney metro area
• special quintet band, trumpet or sax, female vocalist, drums, guitar, bass, flute, accordion, fees are $1,050 for 3 hours in the Sydney metro area
• Sextet show band options, trumpet or saxophone, female vocalist, drums, guitar, bass, flute, accordion POA
• music duo or trio as a specialty International act POA for a 1 hour show
• For charities the band provides music at a discounted fee (it is well worth asking) POA

It is worth noting that all our prices are negotiable, particularly for charitable venues with low budgets and if other benefits are provided to the bands (advertising, hospitality and promotions etc.) there are further discounts available

Public Liability Insurance

Viva the band have access to Public Liability Insurance Cover (if required) to perform at public venues, Please advise if public Liability Insurance is required to be included in our quotation

comparisons of typical fees charged for 3 hours performance by String bands, Covers bands, Viva Jazz and Latin bands

• String Duo $880 - Covers bands $1000 - Viva the Duo $500
• String Trio $1,320 - Covers bands $1,500 - Viva the Trio (includes Vocalist) $650
• String Quartet $1,650 - Covers bands $2,000 - Viva the band (quartet) $850

Prices comparisons for String bands, covers bands and Viva bands for a 3 hour call at Newcastle, Berry, Hunter Valley, Pokolbin, Bowral areas:

• String Duo (not available) - Covers bands $1,200 - Viva the Duo $500 plus $100 traveli (if distance is greater than 50km)
• String Trio $1,732 - covers bands $1,500 - Viva the trio (includes Vocalist) $650 plus $150 travel (if distance is greater than 50km)
• String Quartet $2,090 - Covers bands $2,300 - Viva the band (quartet) $850 plus $150 travel (if distance is greater than 50km)

examples of Viva music

our working repertoire list is published at our song list page

Viva the duo, at the Opera House fore court and Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel

Contact Peter or Marie at Mobile phone 0410 468 410 or email: rappolt@optusnet.com.au

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