{"id":20349,"date":"2017-04-04T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=20349"},"modified":"2018-04-07T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:45:48","slug":"the-ultimate-wedding-setlist-according-to-danny-ray-and-the-acoustic-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-wedding-setlist-according-to-danny-ray-and-the-acoustic-production\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Wedding Setlist According to Danny Ray and the Acoustic Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wedding couples sing the praises of Houston wedding band Danny Ray and the Acoustic Production<\/a> for two reasons: 1. They create custom set lists to represent every wedding couple, and 2. They have perfected a\u00a0high-energy, non-stop performance that keeps guests of every musical inclination on their feet. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can be a full-fledged party band, but we can also throw in some quirky song choices that reflect who the couple is,\u201d says frontman Danny Ray. \u201cWe\u00a0are just so\u00a0excited to be playing. When we’re playing, we\u2019re grooving and rocking out, and that shows!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We asked Ray to walk us through his ideal wedding day setlist, crafted with hints of romantic serenades, Motown classics, Texas country and full-blown party ballads. Listen in: <\/span><\/p>\n

The Opener<\/b> \u2014Ray likes to kick off the reception with a recognizable hit that starts off slow and builds to become more\u00a0upbeat. His go-to’s are \u201cCan\u2019t Take My Eyes Off of You\u201d by Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, and\u00a0\u201cYou Are the Best Thing\u201d by Ray LaMontagne. \u201cThey are not really slow, but they are not really fast,” he\u00a0says. \u201cThose are the two that we start off with most often, but every now and then we get a client who\u00a0wants to hit it hard from the beginning, and in that case we would start out with \u2018Kiss\u2019 by Prince.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

First Dance<\/b> \u2014Ray says that he and his band will learn any first dance song for wedding couples they work with. In general, if couples have a song with personal meaning to them, no matter where it falls in the set list, he is willing to make it happen. \u201cAny first dance, we are open to those,\u201d Ray says. \u201cIf there is any special song, maybe for a last dance or if it\u2019s a song that they say they would go crazy for, we want to add it in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"05-23-16-048-3000\"<\/b>Photo: Courtesy of\u00a0<\/a>Danny Ray and the Acoustic Production<\/a><\/p>\n

Mashups<\/b> \u2014 For really letting it loose, Ray likes to mix in custom\u00a0mashups of 90s hip hop favorites with rock classics \u2014 like Snoop Dog\u2019s \u201cGin and Juice\u201d and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s \u201cSweet Home Alabama \u201d \u2014 to keep guests on their toes! He will even rap…ish. \u00a0\u201cI really like doing mashups because the second you go into another song, you see everyone processing what just happened,\u201d Ray says. \u201cEveryone is with you for that moment.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Hits \u2014 <\/b>And of course Ray and his team don\u2019t shy away from the hits of the moment. \u201cRight now you can\u2019t go wrong with Bruno Mars,\u201d he says (and we agree). \u201cBruno Mars, Prince and the mashups are the things that almost always happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ceremony or Cocktail Classics \u2014<\/b> In addition to the lively reception music, the band also performs acoustic takes of\u00a0more romantic\u00a0songs for the wedding ceremony, dinner and cocktail hour. \u201cWhat we play during the ceremony is completely directed by the bride and the groom,\u201d Ray says, having performed everything from classical compositions, to Beyonce ballads, to songs from Adam Sandler\u2019s movie, \u201cThe Wedding Singer.\u201d For cocktail hours and dinners, Ray often performs crooner classics from Frank Sinatra or Michael Bubl\u00e9, along with contemporary acoustic songs from the likes of The Lumineers or Of Monsters and Men.<\/p>\n

\"4-AP030213PecanSprings_311Photo: Steve Lee Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Want to hear more from Danny Ray and the Acoustic Production<\/a>? Schedule a consultation now or head to his show, Thursday April 6, at Fox Hollow<\/a>! And be sure to tell him\u00a0his fans at the Houston Wedding Blog say hello!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wedding couples sing the praises of Houston wedding band Danny Ray and the Acoustic Production for two reasons: 1. They create custom set lists to represent every wedding couple, and 2. They have perfected a\u00a0high-energy, non-stop performance that keeps guests of every musical inclination on their feet. \u201cWe can be a full-fledged party band, but Click here to read the rest of this post \u00bb<\/a> […]<\/p>\n

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