Good for you! I’m glad it worked and they probably do great in most situations. It’s the 100% guarantee that others pay good money for that I believe is impossible when you send out multiple bands under one alias. No quality Control. Also, the less than honest way which they promote their biz. No agent fees??? See last post. Customizable to your taste, easy out for, we book multiple events...how are they going to duplicate one singer? No they’ll send who’s available.

Once again, very happy you had a good experience, every wedding deserves it.

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Posted by Pelsdat on 5/24/18 at 12:24 pm to Oilfieldbiology

Had friends look into them for their wedding recently and I knew of the name from working on and off with a planner. Was always mixed reviews, so when I really dug, found a lot more information. I Googled “NOLA dukes scam” and hopped onto this, so yes random. 5 star reviews on wedding sites are a dime a dozen. Look at nearly every band listed on there, or every service for that matter. See how many less than 5 you can find. It’s easy to please 90% of your clients, but the great vendors are 100% guarantees...you don’t leave your wedding to chance or who what configuration shows up or if they are in a good mode and decide to perform in less than optimal conditions. No ones life was in danger (ie rain with electrical). Cold weather? Buckle up and smile. Everyone is outside. If it was a festival, I promise they would still perform. Why not a wedding?

Being on the production side of things and working with great bands in the past as well, I found it important to expose what needs to be exposed. No agent fees they advertise, yet that’s EXACTLY what they are. Company is based out of New York, I think started in Australia. Don’t know how much they pay their players but I would assume that money gets sent to the top. They have this same exact model in different cities all over the country. Crazy stuff.

You do your research, it’s interesting what you find.

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Posted by Pelsdat on 5/24/18 at 8:55 am to CCTider

CCTider, that’s cheap, very cheap. Imagine investing in $70k worth of sound and lighting (if you are doing it right and have backups), truck and trailer including gas, marketing/promo expenses (approx $1000 per month), liability insurance, then have it to split 7-9 ways minimum between musicians and crew. Add in sound check (3 hours) gig (3-4), loaf out (1), travel, parking if applicable, rehearsal (2 hours once a week if doing right, top bands have 2-3 a week including dance), add in client consultations and time spent booking/talking to potential clients or answering emails during the week... to top it of, Saturday’s and maybe Friday’s are your only big day for events to make that money with July and August being slow.

It’s nearly impossible to be at the top of the game as only a weekend warrior so you have to make a living to be able to put in the time to make all the wheels turn and put on a guaranteed show stopping performance every time. Trust me, it’s not just cheesy wedding songs...it’s every genre you can imagine.

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Posted by Pelsdat on 5/24/18 at 8:48 am to dualed

Your friend needs to leave a direct review on the knot and Facebook. I’m in the wedding industry. They are a scam. They book multiple events in one evening for cheap and send out different bands under the same name ??. Some venues in Nola have gotten hip and say if they ever bring a different lineup, they are banned. Do the right thing, if you are busy, start a different band with a different name! Don’t sell people snake oil.

POST A REVIEW WHERE DESTINATION BRIDES CAN SEE. It’s where 90% of their business comes from.

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