Singers in Ipswich

Sabrina Summer provides a cabaret artiste based in East Anglia and can cater for all types, size and age of audience with over 20 years of experience providing entertainment for a wide range of places and events. Read on for their story and some tips for choosing an entertainer for your event.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

To provide a comprehensive quote I would ideally need to know the venue, or town as a minimum, the event date and a rough idea of the start and finish times, and amount of singing/music required. Useful extras include inside or outside event and age range of the guests. Once I know how long I will need to attend, the distance I need to travel, amount of equipment I need to bring and roughly how long I will be singing, I have all I need to provide an accurate quote.

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Have a listen! This is the single best thing you can do when choosing a singer or cabaret for any type of event. A website or YouTube should be able to provide you with a video of previous performances and the sound is so important. Other things to check are previous reviews - Facebook and directory sites such as this one are very useful for that, and also when you talk to them about your event ensure their equipment will be adequate for the space and audience.

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

I wanted to sing all my life. I first sang in public aged 6, and I loved it! I initially wanted to go into musical theatre and completed my studies in performing arts in Suffolk. However, I went off to become a Havenmate for a gap year, and ended up staying on holiday parks for 7 years! I built up my cabaret watching other cabarets and talking to them about their experiences. After I moved away from being a resident entertainer I then became a visiting cabaret which I still love to do to this day.

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

I was chosen to perform at an 80th birthday party. It was a lovely afternoon event with over 80 guests. The guests were really happy with the music choices and made lots of requests which I was able to perform. They loved country music! It so happens to be a favourite of mine too so I had plenty of choices. It was so nice to receive a glowing review afterwards. I have recommended Add To Event to my singing and cabaret friends and hope they find success with it also.