| Description | Price |
| Wedding Drinks Reception - 2x 45min | £360 |
| Wedding Ceremony - 1 hour - guest arrival, entry, register signing, exit | £240 |
| Wedding Breakfast - 2x 45min | £360 |
| Full Wedding Pack - Drinks Reception, Ceremony and Breakfast | £800 |
I am a trained and experienced solo pianist/keyboardist with a versatile range of mainstream covers drawn from pop, indie, rock, blues, soul and classical. Garden parties, functions, restaurants/bars, birthdays etc can also be quoted for; please send me a message with your requirements.
More uniquely, I am a music postgraduate also experienced in arranging any piece for any combination of instruments or band to your requirements. One booking requested an orchestra + band version of Nina Simone's Feelin' Good. (nearly as big as Bublé, but not quite...) This arrangement also had to be easy to play for school age children. Please also see the review for this wedding.
Are you looking for:
A performer of mellow ambient background music for your event, conference, or exhibition?
Maybe you'd like something more upbeat and involving for your wedding?
Or have you already sorted a band, but just need an arranger/MD?
I can meet all of the above. I have performed at many weddings in a diverse range of locations, and I am the official pianist at Grittenham Barn in West Sussex; there are some special rates available. Please contact me for further details of those. In fact, please contact me anyway, for a friendly informal chat about any aspect of your wedding or event - whether you have any questions, special requests, or dress codes!
Standard repertoire is listed below. If you would like a song or piece that isn't in the list, please let me know and I'll do the rest. Please note this will incur an extra fee, which covers sourcing the sheet music and preparation time. I can also be hired as an accompanist.
Based in Sutton, Surrey
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
(trad): Ave Maria
Abba: Dancing Queen
Abba: Mamma Mia
Abba: Waterloo
Adele: Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
Adele: Someone Like You
Alan Menken: A Whole New World (from Aladdin OST)
Alan Menken: I See The Light (from Tangled OST)
Alan Menken: Part of Your World (from The Little Mermaid OST)
Alanis Morrissette: Not As We
Amy Winehouse: Valerie
Andy Williams: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Aretha Franklin: I Say a Little Prayer
Atomic Kitten: Whole Again
Avril Lavigne: I'm With You
Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds: Three Lions
Bee Gees: Alone
Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1st mvmt)
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata (2nd mvmt)
Ben E King: Stand By Me
Bic Runga: Bursting Through
Bic Runga: Drive
Bic Runga: Sway
Billie Eilish: TV
Billie Myers: Kiss The Rain
Billy Joel: Honesty
Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel: Lullabye
Billy Joel: My Life
Billy Joel: New York State of Mind
Billy Joel: Piano Man
Billy Joel: She's Always a Woman
Billy Joel: Uptown Girl
Billy Joel: Vienna
Birdy: Shelter (The XX cover)
Blink 182: All the Small Things
Blink 182: Dammit
Blink 182: I Miss You
Blink 182: Story of a Lonely Guy
Britney Spears: Baby One More Time
Bruce Springsteen: Dancing In the Dark
Bruno Mars: Marry You
Bryan Adams: Heaven
Bryan Adams: Summer of ‘69
C.P.E. Bach: Solfeggietto in C Minor (H220)
Cat Stevens: Wild World
Chopin: Prelude “Raindrop”, Op. 28 No. 15
Chopin: Prelude, Op. 28 No. 4
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
Clementi: Sonata in C, Op. 36 No. 3
Coldplay: Clocks
Coldplay: Fix You
Coldplay: Speed of Sound
Coldplay: The Scientist
Coldplay: Trouble
Coldplay: Yellow
Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper: True Colours
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell: Get Lucky
Damien Rice: Cannonball
David Bowie: As The World Falls Down (from Labyrinth OST)
David Bowie: Heroes
Death Cab For Cutie: I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Death Cab For Cutie: What Sarah Said
Dexys Midnight Runners: Come On Eileen
Diana Ross/James Horner: If We Hold On Together (from The Land Before Time OST)
Dick Smith & Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland
Don McLean: American Pie
Dream Theater: Scene V - Through Her Eyes
Duffy: Mercy
Eartha Kitt: Santa Baby
Ed Sheeran: Perfect
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson: I Know Him So Well (from Chess)
Elton John: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John: Candle In the Wind
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John: Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Elton John: Rocket Man
Elton John: Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Elton John: Song For Guy
Elton John: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Elton John: Your Song
Elvis Presley: Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
Etta James: At Last
Evanescence: Good Enough
Everly Brothers: All I Have To Do Is Dream
Feeder: Oxygen
Feeder: Turn
Five: Keep On Movin'
Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight
Girls Aloud: Sound of the Underground
Gliére: Prelude, Op. 43 No. 1
Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
Green Day: Basket Case
Green Day: Scattered
Green Day: Time Of Your Life
Grieg: Småtrold (Puck), Lyric Pieces, Op. 71 No. 3
Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)
Henry J Gauntlett: Once In Royal David's City
Henry Mancini: Moon River
Howard Blake: Walking In The Air (from The Snowman)
J. Pierpont: Jingle Bells
J.F. Burgmuller: Cloche des Matins, Op. 109 No. 9
James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic OST)
James: Alaskan Pipeline
James: Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
James: She’s a Star
James: Sit Down
Jamie Cullum: What a Difference a Day Makes
Jimmy Eat World: 23
Jimmy Eat World: The Middle
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes: Love Lifts Us Up
John Legend: All Of Me
John Legend: Ordinary People
John Lennon: Imagine
Jose Gonzalez: Heartbeats
Journey: Don't Stop Believing
Katie Melua: I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
Katie Melua: Learnin’ the Blues
Katie Melua: My Aphrodisiac Is You
Katie Melua: The Closest Thing To Crazy
Keane: Bedshaped
Keane: Bend and Break
Keane: Can’t Stop Now
Keane: Everybody’s Changing
Keane: Somewhere Only We Know
Keane: This Is The Last Time
Kelly Clarkson: A Moment Like This
Kings of Leon: Sex On Fire
LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Lewis Capaldi: Someone You Loved
Lighthouse Family: High
Linkin Park: In the End
Linkin Park: Numb
Lloyd-Webber: All I Ask of You
Lloyd-Webber: Memory
Lloyd-Webber: Music of the Night
Lloyd-Webber: Starlight Express
Lloyd-Webber: The Phantom of the Opera
Lloyd-Webber: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Lonestar: Amazed
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World
Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni
Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde
Madonna: Frozen
Manic Street Preachers: Motorcycle Emptiness
Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas Is You
Mel Tormé & Robert Wells: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Mendelssohn: Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 19 No. 4
Meredith Willson: It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
Michael Andrews/Gary Jules: Mad World (from Donnie Darko OST)
Michael Andrews: Gretchen Ross (from Donnie Darko OST)
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
Motion City Soundtrack: The Conversation
Muse: Blackout
Muse: Bliss
Muse: Endlessly
Muse: I Belong To You (+ Mon Cœur S’Ouvre a Ta Voix)
Muse: Knights of Cydonia
Muse: New Born
Muse: Plug In Baby
Muse: Ruled By Secrecy
Muse: Starlight
Muse: Sunburn
Muse: The 2nd Law: Isolated System
Muse: Undisclosed Desires
Muse: Unintended
My Chemical Romance: Welcome to the Black Parade
Nat King Cole: L-O-V-E
Natalie Imbruglia: Torn
Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline
Nobuo Uematsu: Aeris’s Theme
Nobuo Uematsu: Eyes On Me (Final Fantasy 8 Love Theme)
Nobuo Uematsu: Fireworks Theme
Nobuo Uematsu: Tifa’s Theme
North/Zaret: Unchained Melody
Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger
Oasis: Half the World Away
Oasis: She's Electric
Oasis: Stand By Me
Oasis: Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Oasis: Wonderwall
Pachelbel: Canon In D
Pete Yorn: Lose You
Pixies: Where Is My Mind
Plain White Ts: Delilah
Queen/David Bowie: Under Pressure
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen: Don’t Stop Me Now
Queen: I Want To Break Free
Queen: It’s a Hard Life
Queen: Jealousy
Queen: Love of My Life
Queen: Save Me
Queen: These are the Days of Our Lives
Queen: Too Much Love Will Kill You
Queen: We Are The Champions
Queen: Who Wants To Live Forever?
Radiohead: Creep
Radiohead: Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead: High and Dry
Radiohead: No Surprises
Radiohead: Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Ralph McTell: Streets of London
Ramin Djawadi: "Game of Thrones" Theme
Randy Newman: You’ve Got a Friend In Me (from Toy Story OST)
Ray Charles: You Don't Know Me
Rob Cass: Never Stopped Loving You
Robbie Williams: Angels
Rogers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music OST)
Ronan Keating: When You Say Nothing At All (from Notting Hill OST)
Roy Orbison: Pretty Woman
Satie: Gymnopedie I
Schönberg: I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)
Shania Twain: Man! I Feel Like A Woman
Sigur Ros: Fljótavik
Sigur Ros: Hoppipolla
Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
Snow Patrol: Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol: Run
Stereophonics: Dakota
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
Sting: Fields of Gold
Take That: Greatest Day
The Animals: House of the Rising Sun
The Ataris: The Boys of Summer (Don Henley cover)
The Beatles: Because
The Beatles: Hey Jude
The Beatles: Let It Be
The Beatles: When I’m Sixty Four
The Beatles: Yesterday
The Calling: Wherever You Will Go
The Foundations: Build Me Up Buttercup
The Killers: All These Things That I've Done
The Killers: Mr Brightside
The Killers: Somebody Told Me
The Monkees: Daydream Believer
The Monkees: I'm a Believer
The Pogues: Fairytale of New York
The Police: Every Breath You Take
The Proclaimers: I Would Walk 500 Miles
The Rembrandts: I'll Be There For You (theme from "Friends")
The Ronettes: Be My Baby
The Vaccines: Maybe (Luck of the Draw)
The Village People: Y.M.C.A.
Toto: Africa
Travis: Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
U2: With or Without You
Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison: Moondance
Vera Lynn: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Vera Lynn: The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn: We'll Meet Again
Walter Murphy: "Family Guy" Theme
Westlife: You Raise Me Up
Wham: Last Christmas
Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You
Wizzard: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Most or all of the following would be ideal: 1 car parking space or loading bay, 2 power sockets and a clear performance area of 3m x 2m for a full length piano and PA.
Yes, I'll bring a PA system.
I'll need the exact location, any load in/out requirements (although a nearby parking space would be helpful), any curfew times, and any volume limits.
Yes, happy to. Please supply any desired playlists in advance.
Nick and Wendy's wedding at the penthouse suite at The Dorchester was exceptional, as a venue.
But the best gig was probably David's wedding. Aside from providing background music during the wedding breakfast, I had to prepare, orchestrate and rehearse a version of Feelin' Good for around 20 musicians, some of whom were relatively inexperienced, so the arrangement had to be easy to learn. On the day itself, I effectively had to be an MD as well! Hearing the final performance of it was worth every second of the preparation, though, and it gave me renewed belief in my abilities to really deliver a customised request.
I was raised on a staple diet of Queen, Elton John and the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber. My mum was pregnant with me when my parents went to a Queen concert, maybe that's where my love for Queen comes from! It took me far too long to discover Billy Joel, who is now probably my favourite artist. If I ever need to inject some energy into a performance, anything by Abba is always guaranteed to get the ladies in the crowd going! The greatest song of all time has got to be something that is timeless, that tells a story, and can totally transport you to another place. For me, it would probably either be New York State of Mind by Billy Joel or Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John.
I picked up a keyboard at age 3, and started lessons at age 8 up until my later teenage years, sitting the usual ABRSM exams. When I was 18 and at university in Leeds, I volunteered with the Bridge the Gap. My role was to play 3 hours of music a week in the local Burley Oaks Care Home. This taught me how to rotate repertoire and engage an audience. When I moved back home to do my postgrad degree, I formed and led student bands, playing friends weddings and local gigs. Sadly, those bands stopped as others wanted to do different things; I kept going solo.
I love playing weddings. It's always an honour and a privilege to be chosen to perform on the biggest day of someone's life, and I never forget that. I make sure I prepare thoroughly, and throw everything into my performance.
Setup time is normally 30-60 minutes, dependent on car parking proximity to the venue.
The most common performance times are 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minutes.
Yes, assuming there is shade or a suitable marquee, a flat surface, and an external power supply less than 40 metres from the performance area.
Standard repertoire is included in the quoted price. Requests are chargeable - please allow sufficient time for me to prepare these. All Spotify playlist streaming before and after the performance and during intervals are FOC.
Previous clients have described my performances as sophisticated and refined, but also more than capable of kicking up a gear or three to get people dancing!
Sarah & Nikhil Sharma (Hertfordshire)
Diana Lock (Surrey)
Alice & Josh Dalton (Hereford)
Thewitchez Restaurant (Brighton)
Private party (Surrey)
La Doc (London)
Greensand House Care Home (Surrey)
Rob & Josie Jukes (South Wales)
Tricia W. Bland (Surrey)
Gary Brown (South West London)
St Marys University Lacrosse Team (Surrey)
Love to Sing dementia music class (Surrey)
Alice & George Kilby (West Sussex)
Stephanie Spiteri (Surrey)
Dukes Bar and Deli (Woking)
David & Penelope Tonna (West Sussex)
Unison trade union AGM (Kingston)
Nick & Wendy Chua (London)
Nicola & Jeremey Fraser (Dorking)
John & Katia Spiliotis (London)
Peter & Joanna Higgs (West Sussex)
Alan & Amanda Onslow (Surbiton)
The Grange Country House, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Vera Fletcher Hall, Thames Ditton, Surrey
Brinsop Court Manor House and Barn, Hereford, Herefordshire
Thewitchez Restaurant, Brighton, East Sussex
Private party, East Molesey, Surrey
La Doc, Balham, London
Greensand House Care Home, Redhill, Surrey
The Great House, Laleston, Bridgend, Wales
Private address, Thames Ditton, Surrey
Private address, Richmond, Surrey
St Marys University Student Union, Twickenham, Surrey
Kingston Quaker Church, Kingston, Surrey
Southlands Barn, West Chiltington, West Sussex
Private christening, Epsom, Surrey
Dukes Bar and Deli, Woking, Surrey
Bartholomew Barn, Pulborough, West Sussex
United Reformed Church, Kingston, Surrey
The Dorchester, Hyde Park, London
Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking, Surrey
Strand Campus, KCL, London
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Ewhurst, West Sussex
Holiday Inn, Surbiton, Surrey
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