Pairing: Music and Events

What type of music should you get to your networking event? How to know if your music selection is adequate and is promoting the networking?

On the past days I've read an article about how to pair music with your publicity, there were 4 tips. So this make me realize that I shall write about my suggestions on how to select music to get into your networking event:

• Birthday party, wedding, family reunion, among others:

Watch out what kind of people will be invited to your party, their ages and cultural backgrounds. Consider having an eclectic music with all type of rhythms and styles. If you expect people to dance, the selection should include a little more of variety, so you can thrill your guests. Have a special care about the microphones, you may finish having the reduced version of Elton John at your party.

• Opening, Cocktail, Presentation, Exposition:

It's important to consider that in this meetings what you pretend is to make people talk with each other, even more if it's a promotional event, you may want to make people to talk about your new product. So have some background music that its low and preferentially instrumental, so you may have the people talking without feeling nervous.

• Political Campaign, Sports event:

Use music that it's on the top lists of the moment, something strong, make a lot of noice, you want to bring up attention to this event. Regularly this events are outdoor and in big spaces, so you may have to contract some extra speakers and a DJ that enlightens your event.

• Intimate meeting, Some friends, Barbecue:

Use the music you like the most, on the type and format you more like, because the meeting is small, you may have a conversational theme with your friends. Seize the moment and ask about their particular musical taste, speak about the tendencies of that type of musical genre, their singers, etc. This could be used to present your musical taste and to know about some other types of music.