Getting ready for summer as a string quartet in Los Angeles

Posted on May 14, 2013 by admin

Summer is often the busiest time for a Los Angeles string quartet. It can be hard to manage all the gig requests, but by now hopefully you have developed an electronic system that is easily accessible and has all of your info organized into categories for each date. There are a few things to keep in mind for summer as a string quartet in Los Angeles:

1. Keep your music organized

- For each gig, you should have an info sheet that includes all requests so you can put those at the beginning of each folder in order for easier access.

- Take time to rearrange the music at the end of the gig so it’s ready for the next one.

2. Have a gig leader who’s in charge of musicians and speaking to event coordinators

You need someone who will make things run smoothly at the gig. This person needs to know how to effectively talk to the coordinator of the event and make both sides feel as comfortable as possible for the wedding. This also minimizes conflict and makes everyone feel more at ease and less stressed out.

3. Be ready for extreme changes in temperature

String quartets in Los Angeles have to deal with rapid temperature changes, and wooden instruments need extra care. I’m sure as a musician you are frequently cleaning and polishing your instruments and changing your strings and re-hairing your bow as needed, as well as checking for cracks. Other important adjustments include sound post and sanding the fingerboard. Besides all this, you need to protect your instruments in your contract, requiring venues to have umbrellas for unshaded areas, no outdoor playing in the rain under any circumstances, and at least one heater close to the quartet under a certain temperature. It would be smart for your musicians to buy a carbon fiber bow and a spare instrument for outdoor playing.

Get more info at Rossi Music at http://www.rossimusic.biz or CALL US NOW at 818-902-1233.

Creating work as a solo violinist in Los Angeles, part 3

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

New popularity of String Quartets for Los Angeles Weddings and Corporate Events

Posted on March 1, 2013 by admin

The Los Angeles String Quartet and trio was hired 30% more for Weddings and Corporate Events in 2012 than 2011. Rossi Music has been booking string groups in record numbers last year and we are seeing a new popularity in strings, particularly violins largely due to the use of electric violins. Electric violins are capable of simulating rockedout guitar sounds that open up a whole new world of sounds in pop music which means that violin is the newest and freshest sounding solo instrument in pop music today. That popularity has opened up many new possibilities for all string groups and therefore we are getting a lot of requests for violin in all of our various ensembles and bands.

Violin is being used in horn sections replacing the trumpet, in ethnic groups like our “Esperanto” world music band, and in our jazz bands, often replacing the saxophone. Our most popular group this year has been our all girl group “The Los Angeles String Quartet and Trio’ especially for wedding ceremonies and cocktail hours.

The newest addition which is based on the same members of the Los Angeles String Quartet is our electric pop group called “The Electric Angels”. They are very versatile and can do anything from traditional string trio and quartet music to the most rocking current pop music.

You can sample all of these groups by going to: http://www.rossimusic.biz/strings or call us and request a custom music player that we can load all of our various string groups into and you can see videos and descriptions and we will include a quote. Call Rossi Music at 818-902-1233.

Los Angeles String Quartets latest statistics

Posted on December 19, 2012 by admin

The latest statistics show that Los Angeles string quartets and ceremony musicians are 37% more popular with brides, displaying a rise of almost 10%. However, live wedding bands being hired for wedding receptions are down to an all time low of 21%. Here at Rossimusic, we have been seeing a renewed interest in the violin in particular, no doubt due to the many Los Angeles rock string quartets that have won contests on America’s Got Talent and other similar shows. The novelty of seeing a string player rock out on an electric violin has brought new life to the string quartet; our Los Angeles String Quartet has seen an almost 50% rise in bookings this year. Once we noticed the statistics, we shifted into high gear and began writing new string quartet arrangements for the most popular top 40 pop songs. After producing and posting some videos of the string quartet on YouTube, the bookings came very quickly and we haven’t stopped yet. We recently created the “Electric Angels” string quartet with DJ. Demos will be available soon.

Please give us a call for a free quote and to develop a customized playlist for your event! call 818-902-1233 or contact us at http://www.rossimusic.biz

String Duo- Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring- Classical Wedding Musicians

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

If you are interested in having a Grammy Award winning team help you to find wedding musicians in Los Angeles, please call us at 818-902-1233 or fill out your request by visiting http://www.rossimusic.biz/contact.php

Introducing Los Angeles String Quartet Cellist Irina Chirkova

Posted on December 18, 2012 by admin

Rossi Music is very proud to introduce the very talented Irina Chirkova, cellist of the The Los Angeles Rock Strings Quartet. Originally from Bulgaria Irina has been actively involved in many of the facets of Los Angeles’ music scene, being featured in national television, film sessions, touring bands and chamber groups, and orchestrally.

Local recordings and TV appearances include a film session with Andrea Morricone, American Idol, Latin Grammy awards, MTV and CBS performances with Kanye West, and BET Awards with P. Diddy. Irina was also active in the Boston music scene and in Bulgaria. In live concerts, she has performed for Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, and at an awards ceremony for Meryl Streep. Since 2011, Irina has been a featured cellist for Celine Dion’s Las Vegas shows.

An avid chamber and orchestral player, Irina has toured to Greece, Dubai, and Qatar with the eclectic string trio “CCbones”. She has also performed with the jazz group “MystiQuintet”, soloed with Houston’s “Orchestra X” and the Kolsice State Philharmonic, and performed as principal cellist with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, along with numerous national and international festival and orchestral appearances. Irina is a multiple prizewinner of competitions in the United States and abroad, as well as a fellowship recipient of several organizations.

Irina holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree from Boston Conservatory. We are extremely proud to have her as part of the Los Angeles String Quartet.

My Fair Wedding – David Tutera

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

MY FAIR WEDDING is a hit TV show on WE tv that showcases CELEBRITY WEDDING PLANNER, David Tutera’s brilliance in planning amazing weddings in just three weeks. Soon to be brides send David tapes asking for help and after selecting a few couples he gets to work on every single detail of each wedding. Brides tell him their ideas and David whips up a fairy tail wedding in less than a month! This guy is a super hero and an inspiration for tons of panicked brides.

On My Fair Wedding, DAVID TUTERA revamps different brides original WEDDING PLANS into something extraordinary. He goes over every detail no matter how small. There are so many parts of a wedding to carefully consider from the dress to the flowers to the decorations – nothing is left out. He can do any theme, for example, the show has featured a jungle theme, belly dancing theme, and cowboy themed wedding just to name a few. David Tutera is an innovative celebrity wedding planner who is up on the latest trends. My fair wedding demonstrates how well he combines his imagination, style, and resources to create everything the bride could hope for.

David Tutera is a firm believer that the music at your wedding is the heartbeat. It can calm things down as WEDDING RECEPTION MUSIC or it can increase the energy level to get people dancing. Choosing music is really important for your wedding plans because it sets the mood and the party follows. Rossi music has been featured on the show with their fabulous wedding reception music.

Having a wedding planner who has been awarded the title of “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner” from Life & Style magazine is awesome but if you can’t sweep up this amazing deal, watching the show to get some wedding tips and ideas can’t hurt. A brilliant combination of wedding reception music, decorations and attitude will certainly make or break a wedding, so carefully choose your music and stay calm and all will go well with your wedding plans! Plus seeing these brides have to pull a wedding together in just three weeks will surely calm your wedding nerves.

If you would like assistance booking live entertainment or DJ services for your next event please call our office at 818-902-1233

Los Angeles Classical Ensembles

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

Los Angeles classical ensembles are a great way to add class and elegance to your private event in Los Angeles or orange county. Classical musicians are most often used for corporate dinner parties, corporate cocktail parties, wedding ceremonies, wedding cocktail parties, art gallery shows, or other elegant events. There are many different size and styles of classical ensembles that are appropriate and popular for these sorts of events.

Rossi Music offers Classical solo piano, solo harp, solo guitar, Classical duos with piano and flute,piano and violin, harp and flute, harp and violin, guitar and flute, guitar and violin, Classical trios with piano, flute and acoustic bass (or cello),harp, flute and acoustic bass or cello, guitar, flute and acoustic bass, or cello.

One of the most popular of all our classical ensembles in Los Angeles is the Animato String Trio (Violin, Flute and Cello), or the string trio (Violin, Viola and Cello), For classical quartets, the most popular is the Orange county String Quartet (Flute, Violin, Violin 2 and Cello) or 2 Violins, Viola and Cello, or a Piano Quartet (Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello), When looking for classical groups in Los Angeles, you may encounter other names to describe these groups including string ensemble, Chamber music, Chamber ensembles, Classical ensembles. Rossi Music in Los Angeles can help you break it all down by sending you all these popular groups in our music player that is customized to your particular tastes and budget. We also offer music samples of all of these Los Angeles Classical ensembles to help you to clarify and hear as well as see the difference between these various ensembles including a demo of all the most popular processional and recessional tunes to help you decide the right pieces for your wedding (since many of us do not know these tunes by name). Some of the most popular String Trio and String Quartet pieces include Canon in D by Pachelbel, Hornpipe by Handel, Spring by Vivaldi (from The Four Seasons), Air on a G String by J.S. Bach.

Rossi Music has several of the very best Los Angeles String Trios and Orange County String Quartets that Los Angeles has to offer.