360° video playing violin at a wedding
408This is another 360° video of a wedding that I was playing at a couple of weeks back at Carlton Manor in Lowestoft (UK).
- CLICK HERE to see the wedding vlog from todays wedding: https://youtu.be/YLrDqVyMois
...and finally, if you are watching this video and want to learn to play the violin, may I suggest you try my online '1-20 Violin Lesson Course' here for lessons 1-10: http://bit.ly/2yn9Fr2 and here for lessons 11-20: http://bit.ly/2dialI3
BEFORE ANYONE else comments on how the people at the wedding are not listening to me, please read this before you do so:
I just want to clarify that was hired and paid to play at this wedding (and all weddings I play at) to provide background music whilst guests enjoy the wedding reception and photos etc; rather than have no music at all.
A lot of brides & grooms in the UK hire live solo musicians (guitarists, harpists, flautists etc) to play for 90 minutes or so during this time in their wedding to avoid an anti-climax after the wedding ceremony and to create a better atmosphere.
I'm not there as a 'show-piece' or a 'solo performance' where people sit and watch me for 90 minutes straight. My set-up and music choices are all designed to be there in the background providing live entertainment.
What you have to remember is that I'm at weddings for about 2.5 hours in total and this video is a cut 20 minutes or so from that day.
So, what you don't see is the people who come up to me afterwards (usually when I'm packing up for walking to the car with my equipment) to thank me for the music - including the bride and groom. I just dont film those parts.
No-one is being rude, I'm simply there for background purposes - nothing more, nothing less.
I hope that clarifies things 😀