Hi there! It's James here - and thanks so much for checking out my listing. In short, I'm a singer and pianist here to fulfill your musical needs, whether they be upbeat, romantic or relaxed. I've got a wide vocal range and extensive repertoire to fit any occasion. I'm based in East Yorkshire/Northern Lincolnshire but happy to travel to you. See the attached videos for a look at what I do, but if you want an in-depth explanation, carry on reading below!
It's hard to get across what you do in a few words and a 2-minute promo video, but I'll do my best to explain what it is I do, and why it's perfect for your event! It's easy to see a piano and think that I'll just be playing Mozart - which is not really my niche. I'm a pop pianist, which means I'm singing all your classic covers (from the 1950s to the present day) but accompanied by a piano rather than an acoustic guitar. Think Elton John or Billy Joel - but covering a whole range of tunes!
Sometimes you might not know what you're wanting in terms of your music. You just know you want music. And that's fine! I've performed at countless events over a professional career spanning nearly 10 years. That means; weddings, parties, pub gigs, theatre shows, restaurants, festivals and a few other things I've probably forgotten - I've covered the works! That's given me an acute understanding of what people generally like and what sort of stuff gets people going. An understanding of the occasion is key to the occasion.
Sometimes you know exactly what you want. That perfect first dance on your wedding day, or a specific list of tunes that's the soundtrack to your party. And that's great too, you can pick from my list of songs! If it's not on there, I'm happy to learn a few songs as well to make sure your event is just what you dreamed it would be. In other words, we'll work together to make sure you're happy you know what you're getting, and when you get it, you love it!
So that's it, all you've got to do is get in touch, and if I'm available I'd love to be a part of whatever you've got planned!
James
Based in Barton Upon Humber, North Lincolnshire
= areas covered (up to 120 miles)
= free travel (up to 40 miles)
4 Non Blondes – What’s Going On
ABBA – Dancing Queen
ABBA - Mamma Mia
ABBA - SOS
ABC - Look Of Love
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
Amy Winehouse/The Zutons – Valerie
Andy Williams – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
Aretha Franklin – (You Make Me a) Natural Woman
Ava Max – Kings and Queens
Avril Lavigne – Sk8r Boi
Badfinger - Day After Day
The Band - The Weight
Barbara Lewis -Baby I’m Yours
Barry Manilow - Mandy
Bastille - Pompeii
Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Beach Boys - Wouldn’t it be Nice
**Majority of The Beatles hits including:
The Beatles - Hey Jude
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles - In My Life
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
The Beatles - Something
The Beautiful South – A Little Time
The Beautiful South – I’ll Sail This Ship Alone
The Beegees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
The Beegees - I Started A Joke
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - Time of My Life
Bill Haley and the Comets - Rock Around the Clock
Billy Joel - Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Billy Joel – My Life
Billy Joel - She’s Always A Woman
Billy Joel - Vienna
Bill Withers – Lean on Me
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
BJ Thomas - Raindrops Are Falling On My Head
Blink 182- All The Small Things
Blondie – Call Me
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Blur - Country House
Bread - Goodbye Girl
Bob Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
Bruce Channel – Hey Baby
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Bruno Mars – Marry You
Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby
Buddy Holly - Everyday
Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Busted - Year 3000
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
Carole King – You’ve Got A Friend
The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You
Chainsmokers Ft. Halsey – Closer
Christina Perry – 1000 Years
Cher – Believe
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Coldplay – Paradise
Coldplay - Yellow
Corinne Bailey-Rae - Put Your Records On
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Damien Rice - Cannonball
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
David Bowie - Changes
David Bowie - Life on Mars
David Bowie – Starman
David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium
Derek and the Dominoes – Layla
Dion and The Belmonts – Teenager in Love
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Don McClean - American Pie
The Doors – Break on Through To The Other Side
The Doors - Touch Me
Duffy – Warwick Avenue
Earth Wind and Fire – September
The Eagles - Desperado
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Eagles - Lying Eyes
The Eagles - Take It Easy
The Eagles - Take it to the Limit
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Electric Light Orchestra – Don’t Bring Me Down
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky
Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up
Elton John - Crocodile Rock
Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
Elton John – Daniel
Elton John – I’m Still Standing
Elton John - Rocket Man
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Elton John - Your Song
Elvis Costello - Alison
Elvis Costello – Oliver’s Army
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
Elvis Presley - Love Letters
Elvis Presley - That’s Alright Mama
Erasure - A Little Respect
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Etta James - At Last
Eurythimics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Everly Brothers – All I Have To Dream
Free – Alright Now
Free - Wishing Well
Free – My Brother Jake
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To the Moon
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Oh What a Night
The Fratellies – Chelsea Dagger
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad
Fleetwood Mac - You Make Lovin’ Fun
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Fountains of Wayne - Stacey’s Mom
George Ezra - Budapest
George Ezra – Shotgun
George Ezra – Blame It On Me
George Ezra – Paradise
Geroge Ezra – Green Green Grass
George Michael - Careless Whisper
George Michael – Faith
Gerry Cinnamon – Belter
Good Charlotte – Lifestyles of the Rich and The Famous
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Hall and Oates - Rich Girl
Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talkin’
Harry Styles – As It Was
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Hermann’s Hermits – I’m Into Something Good
Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
The Hoosiers - Goodbye Mr A.
The Housemartins - Happy Hour
The Human League - Don’t You Want Me
The Human League - Together in Electric Dreams
Jack Johnson – Better Together
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
The Jackson 5 - Blame It On the Boogie
The Jam - Going Underground
The Jam - Town Called Malice
James Bay – Hold Back The River
James Blunt – 1973
James Brown - This is a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
James Morrison – You Make It Real
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Jessie J - Price Tag
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Jim Croce - I’ll have to say I love you in a song
Jim Croce - Operator
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful
John Mayer - Gravity
John Legend – All Of Me
John Legend – Ordinary People
Journey – Faithfully
Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop The Feeling
Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot
Kanye West/Rihanna/Paul McCartney – FourFive Seconds
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Katy Perry - Firework
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
The Killers - Human
The Killers - Mr Brightside
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Kodaline – The One
The Kooks - Naïve
The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
The Las – There She Goes
Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
Lionel Richie and the Commodores – Easy
Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex
Lonestar - Amazed
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon
The Lovin’ Spoonful - Do You Believe in Magic?
Luke Coombs – Beautiful Crazy
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a little Dream of Me
Marc Bolan + T-Rex – Cosmic Dancer
Marc Bolan + T-Rex - I Love to Boogie
MAGIC! - Rude
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Maroon 5 - This Love
McFly – It’s All About You
Michael Buble - Everything
Michael Buble - Haven’t Met You Yet
Mika - Grace Kelly
Miley Cyrus - Flowers
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why
The Noisettes – Never Forget You
Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis - Half the World Away
Oasis - She’s Electric
Olivia Rodrigo – Good 4 U
One Direction - History
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Passenger - Let Her Go
Paolo Nutini - Candy
Paolo Nutini - Last Request
Paolo Nutini - New Shoes
Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed
Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
Pharell – Happy
Phillip Oakley and Giorgio Mororder – Together in Electric Dreams
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Prince – I Feel For You
Pulp – Something Changed
Pulp – Year 2000
**Majority of Queen Hits Including:
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now
Queen - I Want To Break Free
Queen - Killer Queen
Queen - Somebody To Love
Queen - We Are The Champions
Queen - You’re My Best Friend
Radiohead - Creep
Randy Newman - You’ve Got A Friend In Me
Razorlight – America
Redbone – Come and Get Your Love
Rick Astley – Together Forever
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robbie Williams - She’s the One
Rod Stewart/Stereophonics - Handbags And The Gladrags
Rod Stewart - Maggie Mae
Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
S Club 7 – Reach
Sam Cooke – Twisting The Night Away
Sam Fender – Getting Started
Sam Fischer – This City
Sam Smith - I Know I’m Not the Only One
Scouting For Girls – She’s So Lovely
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Smashmouth – Allstar
Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In the Middle With You
Stereophonics - Dakota
Stereophonics - Have A Nice Day
Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely?
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered
Stone Sour – Through Glass
The Strokes - Last Nite
Supergrass – Alright
The Supremes + The Temptations – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
Take That - Back for Good
Take That – Shine
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Taylor Swift - Shake it Off
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
The Temptations - My Girl
The Temptations and The Supremes - I’m Going to Make you Love Me
Thin Lizzy - The Boys are Back in Town
Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Tones and I - Dance Monkey
Tom Jones - Delilah
Tom Jones - Never Going to Fall in Love Again
Tom Walker - You and I
Toploader – Dancing In the Moonlight
Train – Drops of Jupiter
The Turtles - Happy Together
Vaccines - Wetsuit
Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Walk the Moon - Shut Up And Dance
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
The Weeknd - Can’t Feel My Face
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Will Young - Leave Right Now
Wilson Pickett – 6345789 (That’s My Number)
Wings - My Love
The Wurzels – Combine Harvester
I need a place to park, enough space to fit an electric piano, mic stand and 2 speakers. I need at least two power sockets (I have extension leads but preferable if there's at least two).
Yes, I bring my own PA, and if necessary a simple lighting rig depending on the event.
Any parking information - ideally the best place to load in. If there are any noise restrictions - inside or outside. If there is a covered area when performing outside. Where there is access to power.
Yes, happy to provide a Spotify service. I have a playlist that I've made myself that works well at most events, or for you to tell me as many songs as you'd like to put on there. I won't take requests on the night though.
As a Hull City fan, probably for the players and staff at their awards night. In terms of size and scale, it would be my Queen Tribute Band on tour in New Zealand in Auckland.
The Beatles. The greatest and most influential songwriters of all time. My favourite song to perform is Somebody To Love. It let's me show off a tad.
I've written songs from the age of 5, started piano lessons at 9 and started singing in front of people at school assemblies. From there, it was always something I wanted to do. I then went to study music at Leeds Conservatoire of Music and started gigging there before making it a permanent career after graduating.
Weddings. Everyone's already happy and up for a party, you're already on to a winner!
Arrival approximately 90 minutes prior to start time. 2x 45 minutes is standard, but often I perform 3x 40 minute sets for those wanting something a bit longer. Ultimately, it all depends on the occasion.
Yes, providing that there is an alternative if something goes wrong and the British weather decides not to play nicely. Ideally somewhere covered so the equipment is not damaged. I will need a power source to be available, either from inside with an extension lead or a plug outside.
Yes, you can normally go through and pick as many favourites as you like. Typically, I suggest asking for no more than 10 songs though as it takes away from the spontaneity of the evening and the surprise factor for you on the day.
Generally the feedback tends to be amazing! But I'll let you make your judgement -that's what matters!
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