background music
When we refer to 'background music' at a wedding we are referring to the music before and during dinner inbetween the formalities. We typically play this music a lot softer than say the entrance or dance music and it's just to provide some atmosphere to the room. Feel free to just put down a style of music or give us a few specific artists or albums that you would like played. You don't need to limit yourself to any suggestions below but here they go anyway.
Here is a playlist of popular background music songs throughout the ages but you can also find some songs that you might love in our first dance and cake cutting playlists too.
Below is an (old) list of some commonly selected artsits/genres. We have grouped our commonly background music suggestions in similar styles/genres for you;
Roots/Acoustic/Indie/Soft Rock
· Jack Johnson
· Pete Murray
· John Mayer
· Coldplay
· The Fray
· Snow Patrol
· Donovan Frankenreiter
· Xavier Rudd
· Josh Pyke
· Joshua Radin
· Missy Higgins
· Powderfinger/Bernard F
· John Butler Trio
· Ben Harper
· the beautiful girls
· Sarah Blasko
· Angus and Julia Stone
Chillout Compilations
· Ministry of Sound
· Café Del Mar
· Hotel Costes
· Buddha Bar
· Verve Remixed
Swing/Big Band
· Michael Buble
· Frank Sinatra
· Nat King Cole
· Dean Martin
Jazz/Latin
· Bossa Nova
· Buena Vista Social
· Ella Fitzgerald
· Louis Armstrong
· Nina Simone
· Dinah Washington
· Norah Jones
· Amel Larrieux; etc
Reggae
· Bob Marley
· UB40, etc
RnB, Soul, Motown
· Alicia Keys
· Stevie Wonder
· Aretha Franklin
· Bryan McKnight
· Marvin Gaye
· Babyface
· Boyz II Men
· The Tony Rich Project
· Maxwell
· Temptations
· Supremes
· Mariah Carey
· Janet/Michael Jackson; etc
· Dido
· Joe; etc
Opera
· Bocelli
· Il Divo
· 3 Tenors; etc
Other
· Lemon Jelly
· Air
· Moloko
· Jamiroquai
· Gotye
· Beatles
· Doobie Brothers
· Steely Dan
· Boz Scaggs
· Simon & Garfunkel
· Neil Diamond
· Tom Waits
· Pink Floyd
· Van Morrison; etc
Compiled Love Songs
Acoustic Covers of Popular songs
Classical Favourites
Chillout House Music (mixed live)
Your DJ's selection of their favourite slow and chilled songs
QUICK LINKS TO OTHER SECTIONS OF THE REQUEST FORM
Wedding Request Form In Detail
- Entrance Songs - description and examples
- First, 2nd & 3rd - dance discussion
- Cake cutting, 1st, 2nd dance examples.
- Last Dance & Farewells - discussion and examples.
- Bouquet & Garter - description and examples.
- Background Music - discussion and examples
- Dance Music - discussion and examples.
- Musiq Entertainment Request Taking Policies/Discussion
- Example completed request forms.