Event Entertainment News You Can Use
Featured Tips: Naming the Varying Formats of Musical Entertainment
November / December 2006


In our last issue of this ezine we featured the first of a two part article on Entertainment Trends for Meetings, Conventions and Events. In this article was a link to the Mark Sonder 20 Formats. Below is a more detailed tabulation of musical entertainment formats.

Acappella
Accordion
Acid Jazz
Acoustic
Acrobatics
Adult Alternative
African
African Pop
All Female Review
All Male Review
Alternative Country
Alternative Country-Rock
American
American Indian Dance
Americana
Animal Act
Art Rock
Big Band/Swing
Black Alternative
Bluegrass
Blues-Rock
Brass Hop
Brazilian
Brazilian Pop
Broadway
Cabaret
Cajun
Cajun/Zydeco
Calypso
Caricaturist
Cartoonist
Casino Nights
Celtic
Children's Music
Christian Alternative
Christian Pop
Christian Rock
Circus
Classic R&B
Clown
Comedian
Comedy Hypnotist
Contemporary Country
Contemporary Christian
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Instrumental
Contemporary Jazz
Country Rock
Country Swing
Cover Band
Cuban
Dance & Party
Dance & Track
Disc Jockey/DJ
Dixieland
Easy Listening
Electronics
Emo
Environmental Music
Escape Artistry
Family Entertainment
Foreign
Funk
Fusion
Game Show
Gospel
Gothic Rock
Hard Rock
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore Techno
Headliner
Heavy Metal
Heavy Rock
Hip Hop
Hypnotist
Ice Ballet
Ice Show
Illusionist
Impersonator
Impressionist
India
Indie Rock
Industrial Rock
Internet
Irish
Israeli
Jam Band
Jazz Rock
Jewish
Jugglers
Klezmer
Latin
Latin Pop
Magician
March
Marketing
Mbube
Mentalist
Metal Rock
Mexican
Military
Mimi
Modern Rock
Motown
Musical
New Age
New Orleans Jazz
Novelty Act
Off Broadway
Oldies
Percussion
Piano Players
Play
Polka
Pop
Progressive Electronic
Psychedelic
Psychic
Punk
Puppetry/Marionettes
R&B
Rap
Rave
Roadhouse
Rock Opera
Rockabilly
Roots-Rock
Sahelian
Salsa
Samba
Seasonal
Senegal
Show Tunes
Ska
Society
Soul
Soundtracks
South African
Southern Rock
Spanish
Special Celebrity & Attractions
Spectator Events & Sports
Surf
Swing
Tangos
Techno
Tejano
Tex/Mex
Theatrical Productions
Tibetan
Tribute Show
Trip-Hop
Ventriloquist
Wedding
World Music
World Music & Dance
Wrestling
Zydeco

See Industry News: Entertainment Trends for Meetings, Conventions and Events: The Customer Experience, Part 2

This issue's featured artist: Micki Free



Mark Sonder, CSEP is the Chief Entertainment Officer of Mark Sonder Productions, a leading national entertainment agency designing headline talent and production services for large venues, corporations and associations. In addition, Sonder sits on the faculty of The George Washington University, Stratford University, Northern Virginia Community College, University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) and The University of the West Indies. Event Entertainment and Production is the book published by Wiley authored by Sonder.