Guitarists Melbourne

A guitarist sits at the quiet end of party entertainment – music for a ceremony, arrival drinks or a long lunch, where guests still want to talk to each other. In Melbourne, guitar players on Party Hero are booked through entertainment companies rather than as individual musicians, and both of the suppliers here will travel to any region of the city.

Hey Jack books wedding soloists from $1,199 to cover the ceremony and canapés, and can extend the same booking with string players, a band or a DJ hybrid later in the evening. Every couple gets an event planner and access to an online planning portal, and each booking is backed by insured replacement performers.

Front Row Entertainment supplies acoustic duos as well as sax and violin players, and its main business is DJs and MCs. That makes it a natural choice when you want acoustic music early and a dance floor later, with the DJ's sound system, lighting and wireless microphone already part of the package.

Where a guitarist fits into a Melbourne event:

• The wedding ceremony: a Hey Jack soloist for the processional, signing and exit.
• Canapés and pre-dinner drinks: acoustic sets from either company while guests mingle.
• Before the DJ: an acoustic duo from Front Row Entertainment that hands over to its own DJ.
• Work lunches and Christmas functions: both Hey Jack and Front Row Entertainment list corporate events and Christmas parties.

For a fuller sound later on, see bands or DJs.