YOUR FREE TICKET to the BEST OF EVENTS
On 15. and 16. January the BEST OF EVENTS is back and we’re exhibitors: If you want to come and say hi, you can get your free admission here!
MISTER LOOP at the national league club BHC 06
“MISTER LOOP played the right background music for a relaxing evening and created the perfect atmosphere.
We were very enthusiastic about his professionalism and his casual appearance and would put the event into practice with him again.”
PIANO: JERRY LU TRIO for Joop
Pre-launch of the new JOOP jewellery collection in Hamburg: 125 selected guests from the specialist retailer and B2C press sector had to be accompanied to the reception and dinner with discreetly relaxed music.
music4friends is the official entertainment partner @BrandEx
We’re super happy to announce that we’re officially the entertainment partner ofthe new BrandEx festival.
afterhours@MUSIC4FRIENDS
Keine große Bühne, keine aufwendige Lichtshow… nur unsere großartigen Künstler: Pur, ganz nah und einfach nach Feierabend bei uns im Büro gefilmt.
DEEJAY PLUS in PARTYborn!
Stylish flight machines and even stylisher guests all on one dancefloor! A night to remember for DEEJAY PLUS…
Sascha Poddey as speaker @ BRAND EX Festival
How to lear a successful agency for musicians and DJs? Why does XING award a booking agency with their NEW WORK award? Can bands really work with SCRUM? And what wins: method or personality?
MISTER LOOP @ BRAND EX FESTIVAL
We’re happy to announce that our new act MISTER LOOP will premier his performance at the BRAND EX Festival in Dortmund on 15 January 2019!
More than just background music with HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES!
Choosing the ideal programme for an evening event can be a challenge for any event manager: background is music is asked for but what happens if the guests wish to dance?
The solution? Booking a band that understands your worries and knows how to play premium live music regardless of what direction the night might follow.
MISS JONES prove their outdoor qualities!
The jazz quintett HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES provides premium music in a summerly scenery & creates a blissful night for your guests.
All I want for Christmas is… the FOLLOW MEs!
Who doesn’t know the cliché of a boring christmas party that nobody really wants to attend. Halfhearted entertainment, lukewarm food and everyone’s waiting to go home – it’s really time to change things up!
the ALLSTARS celebrate: 175 years of Klambt publishing!
Congratulations: the KLAMBT media group celebrates 175 (!) years of publishing and cordially invited to join the celebrations in Hamburg.
A journey through the company’s history accompanied the dinner and required thus the appropriate and very best background music…
DEEJAY PLUS went to town in Göttingen’s Lokhalle!
Nobody really throws parties on Wednesdays… or do they? For the 4th (!) time, DEEJAY PLUS is celebrating a fantastic party at the Lokhalle Göttingen, hosted as part of a trade fair for a wholesale company serving hardware stores. With 600 guests, the celebration continued into the early morning hours! Featuring lots of entertainment, such…
m4f.de – the new website is online!
“Our new home on the web just went online!” – almost 90 professional musicians & DJs are being represented by the booking agency music4friends. And now with a brand-new website:
Interview 2/2: DARLENE HAMMER on “Trainees being Boss”
Two junior colleagues took over as executive managers of music4friends for two months. The agency had been awarded the NEW WORK AWARD 2018 by Xing for this experiment titled “Trainees being Boss”. We spoke to Darlene Hammer (22) about her experiences:
INTERVIEW 1/2: MARNIE GÜNTHER on “Trainees being Boss”
Two junior colleagues took over as executive managers of music4friends for two months. The agency had been awarded the NEW WORK AWARD 2018 by Xing for this experiment titled “Trainees being Boss”. We spoke to Marnie Günther (23) about her experiences:
From boss to sparrings partner
Sascha Poddey ist geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Künstleragentur music4friends. Im August letzten Jahres kehrte er nach 7 monatiger Elternzeit wieder zurück in die Agentur – und gründete zusätzlich mit sparrings-partner.de ein eigenes Beratungs-Startup.
The FOLLOW MEs: not just a man’s world!
The usual cast of the FOLLOW MEs is all male and offers background music for dinner or get together occasions as well as modern party hits to get the party started. But there’s one thing missing to give the band the final touch, the icing on the cake: a fantastic female singer!
DEEJAY PLUS feat. SAMSUNG S8, ‘BEGINNER’… and your next concept!
DJ meets live musicians … and they meet your concept! With over 180 bookings per annum, DEEJAY PLUS is one of the most successful acts in the industry. Diverse band casts, exciting show productions and always enthralled audiences – care for an example?
186 BEATS x THANK YOU: new booking record for DEEJAY PLUS
186 BEATS x THANK YOU! 186 beats on the drums for 186 shows played in 2017. That’s how many events our customers booked DEEJAY PLUS for last year. A new record that makes DEEJAY PLUS one of the most successful acts in European entertainment. Now the team says ‘thank you’ with a special video message.
ROCKING CHAIRS meets TELEKOM …
… a colourful combination!
GLORY NIGHTS @Landespresseball
In short: classy gala band and standard dance to modern pop music!
Dinner with the GLORY NIGHTS
… time for quiet sounds and subtle background music.
Worldwide brand launch with over 4.500 guests
Agency UNIPLAN was looking for a permium live band to stage the kick-off event of a new brand. More than 4.500 guests witnessed the “date of founding” at their site in Leverkusen with a big, emotional show.
MISS JONES at the opening of the German Football Museum
The inauguration of the German Football Museum in Dortmund was celebrated with many celebreties and a grand gala dinner. We were asked to take care of the musicial entertainment…
When even the Bundespresseball makes an exception!
Usually it’s a strict rule: every year there has to be a different band at the Bundespresseball, one that never played there before. That’s until the GOODFELLAS enthralled more than 1.500 top-class guests from politics and media when performing for the first time as headliner for the night…
FOLLOW MEs lead the way to your exhibition booth!
The next trade fair is coming up: the booth is being designed, the clothes are branded with the company logo and the new brochures are being printed: everything is going well.
But how can I encourage visitors to even come to my booth…?
ROCKING CHAIRS: summer, sunshine, garden party
The best combination of summer flair and unplugged music…
ROCKING CHAIRS at the trade fair booth
Get together, after-work lounge, … : the ROCKING CHAIRS ensure the best live music!
music4friends wins Bronze NEW WORK AWARD 2018
Placing third after industry giants like TSystems (2nd) and MAN (1st), the in Wuppertal located booking agency music4friends received the bronze award in the category “Established Companies” for their project “Trainees being Boss”.
GOODFELLAS celebrate with 30.000 guests!
30.000 – that’s even for the GOODFELLAS something special. We spoke to Anna & Basti after the show:
Summer, sunshine … summer party!
A summer party is a great way to thank your colleagues, employees and customers for their work throughout the first six months of the year. At the same time you can set the mood for the up-coming half.
Three DJs on a couch
We’ve been offering professional DJs & DJanes for events since 2001. About time for you to meet some of those people behind the turntables, who do much more than just playing music “from the can” …
Three ways to support you at trade fairs!
Trade fairs are all about business and winning clients over for your brand. With the adequate ambience you are on the right path – and we want to show you three examples of professional trade fair entertainment and what matters most to our customers at these events…
Returning after parental leave
Nach 7 Monaten Elternzeit geht es nun zurück für mich ins Berufsleben. Ich freue mich auf meinen Wiedereinstieg und meinen alten / neuen Alltag in der Agentur. Aber lasst mich noch etwas in Erinnerung schwelgen.
FOLLOW MEs excite at FAMAB AWARD
The FAMAB AWARD is honouring staged brand experiences and thus the ceremony annually brings together the Who is Who of the industry of live communication. Welcoming these prestigious guests in high spirits and guiding them from A to B was the mission of our brand new walking act…
DJANE NICOLE – professional event DJane
Professional, crazy about music and absolutely gorgeous: We are happy to present to you DJane NICOLE, who is now part of our exclusive DJ-pool and also takes the stage with our DEEJAY PLUS team… If you are searching for DJane Nicole, you’ll most likely find her close to her record shelf. “Music is my medicine”, is how she calls it – and what she lives by. “I know all important records, producers, composers, musicians and labels – in all genres.”
Time-out 2: Parental Leave
In 2012 I took time-out from my job. Not working for three months and instead travelling across Europe in a camper with a lot of time spent on my own. In January I embark on my second time-out: this time for seven months… and with a very special challenge ahead…
DEEJAY PLUS: appearing with agency „insglück“ in the ‘Eventdesign’ yearbook
Our project DEEJAY PLUS was featured in the ‘Eventdesign’ yearbook 2016 / 2017. Once again we were asked to accompany our friends from ‘insglück’ musically for their new media award. For the multiple prize-winning awards (e.g. FAMAB Award ‘Best Public Event’) we provided a special combination of event DJ and live musicians.
Jazz band: duo or trio playing wonderful lounge music
A good jazz band is a timeless choice when looking for a band that will treat your guests to subtle yet premium live music whilst providing them with a great, communicative ambience. Our jazz duo JAZZ 2 has successfully been playing events for many years. Recently they also started performing as a jazz trio: with contrabass! When speaking to saxophonist Matthias Wittwer, he told us all about their newest addition:
15 years of music4friends – Impressions of the party
On sunday we celebrated 15 years of music4friends with a big summer party. And this short clip captures our favourite memories.
GOODFELLAS Band – the short film
Our GOODFELLAS have been labelled “one of the best German livebands” (Blach Report) and have recently played across Europe for companies such as Ebay, Porsche, SAP, GLS Bank and many more, ranking them amongst some of the industry’s most successful musicians. About time to get a glimpse behind the scenes…
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MISTER LOOP at the national league club BHC 06
“MISTER LOOP played the right background music for a relaxing evening and created the perfect atmosphere. We were very enthusiastic about his professionalism and his casual appearance and would put the event into practice with him again.”
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music4friends is the official entertainment partner @BrandEx
We’re super happy to announce that we’re officially the entertainment partner ofthe new BrandEx festival.
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Sascha Poddey as speaker @ BRAND EX Festival
How to lear a successful agency for musicians and DJs? Why does XING award a booking agency with their NEW WORK award? Can bands really work with SCRUM? And what wins: method or personality?