From all of us here at O-vation HQ, we wish you a very happy and prosperous 2010! It’s going to be a big year – we’ve got a lot of exciting plans in place, and we’re looking forward to keeping you informed about them all throughout the next twelve months.

We’re proud to continue providing Australia’s finest music and entertainment services, and in 2010 we’re just gonna get even better!

The Sydney School Formal Expo is the first of it’s kind and is a one stop destination showcasing everything for teen school formals all under the one roof.

Style Sessions daily at the Dolly Style Station, Celebrity Stylists & Hairdressers, Recording Artist Claire Clarke, Image Consultants, Beauty Makeovers, Formal Fashions on the Runway daily… and us!

Come see the O-vation Mixworks at the entrance to the Sydney School Formal Expo – and say hi!

Here in the O-vation bunker, we’ve been putting together a new site to showcase our beautiful string ensembles. After all, we’ve already gone to the effort to bring together Australia’s finest string instrumentalists – so we figured it was time they deserved they own site.

Introducing EncoreStrings.com.au - the new online home for the finest string music in Australia. Check out the site for audio samples and much more.

Mark and I will be exhibiting at the Australian Bridal Service Bridal Exhibition at Rosehill Gardens (one of our Preferred Venues, btw) on the 23rd and 24th of May (that’s THIS weekend). Come by and say hi – we’d love to meet you! And remember - you can only pick up a 10% discount voucher at Bridal Expos or with a purchase from one of our Preferred stores.

Here at the top secret O-vation bunker, we’ve been working hard putting together our 2009-2010 catalogue – a collection of every single product and service the O-vation group provides across our nine brands. For venues, this pack should be going out to you in the next month or so, and for everyone else we’ll be gradually updating our websites with new pricing and package information.

We’re also going to be out in force at the Australian Bridal Service’s Bridal Exhibition – 23 and 24 May at Rosehill Gardens (one of our Preferred venues). Not only will we be premiering our fantastic new (and cheaper!) bridal packages – but you’ll be able to grab a 10% discount voucher on our non-packaged services. Remember – you can ONLY get a discount voucher at an O-vation bridal expo OR with a purchase from one of our preferred suppliers.

As always, we’d love to hear from you. If you didn’t already know, you’re able to comment on any of our postings – just click the “Comment” button below. We want to hear your feedback and opinions!

In hard economic times, we all love a bargain. I sure do – today I was thrilled to find my favourite music paper on sale for an absolute steal! I was so thrilled, in fact, that I took the entire lot with me!

So, for a limited time only, My Wedding Music is offering a number of fantastic specials on wedding music. You can save 25% off the normal price of a string quartet booking, 20% off a harpist booking or 25% off the cost of an original wedding music commission. We’re only offering these prices until the end of the month – and only for the first ten people to book!

Have you ever worked with O-vation? Booked one of our services? Been at an event that was run by or with entertainment featuring O-vation entertainers/musicians?

Let us know what you think!

All forms of commentary welcome and feel free to offer ideas and suggestions.

And boy, does my friend Sonie have a lot of those ahead of her! She’s getting married (yaay!), and she’s documenting her journey from her engagement to what (we hope) will be one of the most special days of her life. At least she won’t have to worry about her music – which only leaves like a billion other things to worry about!

Check out the Sonieland blog, and remember to wish her luck!

Hi everyone! Welcome to Eclectic Thoughts – our new official blog for the O-vation Group. I’m Andrew Quah, and I’m the Head of Instrumental Services here at the O-vation Group. Along with my colleague Mark we’ll be sharing our thoughts and insights on the stuff we see and hear working across the music and entertainment industries. We’ll probably be making some boring corporate announcements as well, but I promise most of what we write here will be somewhat interesting.