| Peak: May to September & December Off-Peak: January to April, October and November |
| Solo Peak |
| Up to 1 hour: £375 |
| Up to 1.5 hours: £496 |
| Up to 2 hours: £558 |
| 2.5 hours (in a 4 hour window): £666 |
| Duo (add Sax or Percussion) Peak |
| Up to 1 hour: £786 |
| 1.5 hours: £908 |
| 2 hours: £1029 |
| Solo Off-Peak |
| Up to 1 hour: £300 |
| 1.5 hours: £375 |
| 2 hours: £434 |
| 2.5 hours (in a 4 hour window): £558 |
| Duo (add Sax or Percussion) Off-Peak |
| Up to 1 hour: £641 |
| 1.5 hours: £726 |
| 2 hours: £847 |
| Both Solo and Duo options are with backing tracks. Background music in-between sets provided at no extra cost. 3 song requests free of charge (outside of repertoire) |
15+ years experience performing with bands, 11 years as a manager and lead vocalist in my own covers band, 7 years as a backing vocalist, and now 3 years solo with backing tracks - over the years I have performed at hen parties, birthdays for all ages, bars and restaurants, right up to large scale corporate events, bar/bat mitzvahs, christenings and of course, many, many weddings!
I personalise my entire repertoire by recording all my own backing vocals to my tracks so that every one of my clients gets the best performance possible!
Line-Ups:
Based in North London
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
EASY LISTENING:
Unbreak My Heart - Toni Braxton
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
Sweetest Taboo - Sade
Smooth Operator - Sade
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce
Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Ordinary People - John Legend
Made 4 Me - Muni Long
Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Butterfly - Alicia Keys
Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers
You're The Best Thing - Style Council
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega
I Can't Help It - Michael Jackson
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
JAZZ:
I Know You Know - Esperanza Spalding
Moody's Mood For Love - Amy Winehouse
I Heard Love is Blind - Amy Winehouse
All Of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington
LATIN:
Maria Maria - Santana
Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
Quiero Saber - Gipsy Kings
Lloraras - Oscar D'Leon
Vivir Lo Nuestro - Marc Anthony & La India
Mas que nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Berimbau - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Toda Menina Baiana - Gilberto Gil
HOUSE & GARAGE:
Little Things - Jorja Smith
Little Man - Sia (Exemen Works)
Battle - Wookie feat. Lain
Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude
Gypsy Woman - Crystal Waters
Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai (David Morales Remix)
Closer Than Close - Rosie Gaynes
Missing - Everything But The Girl
Sing it Back - Moloko (Boris Dlugosch Remix)
One Kiss - Dua Lipa & Calvin Harris
Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue
Free - Ultra Nate
World, Hold On - Bob Sinclair
Music Sounds Better With You - Stardust
Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Baby D
Freed From Desire - Gala
Outro Lugar - Salome de Bahia
Pasilda - Afro Medusa
UPBEAT:
Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Mary Jane - Rick James
La Isla Bonita- Madonna
Englishman In New York - Sting
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
P.Y.T - Michael Jackson
This Will Be - Natalie Cole
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Somebody Else’s Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Back To Life - Soul II Soul
A Night To Remember - Shalamar
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Young Hearts, Run Free - Candi Staton
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
I’m Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield
Harvest For The World - Isley Brothers
Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley
Layla - Derek & The Dominos
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette
Firestarter - The Prodigy
CONTEMPORARY:
Yes, And? - Ariana Grande
Made 4 Me - Muni Long
Adore You - Harry Styles
Be The One - Dua Lipa
Dancing With A Stranger - Sam Smith
About Damn Time - Lizzo
Passionfruit - Drake
Too Good - Drake & Rihanna
Diamonds - Rihanna
You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse
R&B:
Because Of You - Ne-Yo
Sexy Love - Ne-Yo
Finesse - Bruno Mars
On & On - Erykah Badu
A Long Walk - Jill Scott
Don't Walk Away - Jade
Love Like This - Faith Evans
Are You That Somebody? - Aaliyah
How Deep Is Your Love For Me? - Dru Hill
Pony - Ginuwine
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
Ready or Not - Fugees
Caught Out There - Kelis
- 2 power sockets ideal and I can supply a multi-socket extension
- 1x small table to place my mixer on
- 1x private area to get dressed, eat, rest, store personal items etc.
Yes I provide PA system and all necessary cables/equipment. I do not provide lighting as standard but can do so at a small extra fee.
Parking info
Private area/room for break
Sound limiter installed?
Yes - 15 mins before performance start time, up to 30 mins during break (complimentary).
Extra time before or after is charged at £30 per hour.
I have performed at at festivals and various other large scale events, but the biggest was probably at the O2 Arena as backing vocalist for Laville, supporting John Legend.
I absolutely love Chaka Khan, she always springs to mind first. But I've been influenced by many genres and artists - to name a few: soulful/gospel house, UK garage, '90s and early 2000s R&B and neo soul like Musiq Soulchild or Dru Hill, but I love the weirdos like The Prodigy and Bjork too. Just take a look through my repertoire to see exactly who I mean, I NEVER perform songs I do not like!
I found our first guitarist in 2011, turned my humble little duo into an acoustic band a year later, (also listed on LMM - search for Diamonds & Pearls!)
It has blossomed into an awesome collective of my favourite London players. We've played countless weddings - and still love doing them - bars, hotels, private events in all sorts of venues - you name it, we've done it.
Personally, I don't have a favourite. I know that sounds like a cop-out but as long as I know people are enjoying what they're hearing, I'm happy. Whether that means a smile and a thumbs up at the pub, a little shoulder movement while you're eating at a restaurant, or full on dance battle at a wedding, it all counts!
- maximum 30 min set up time for solo performance
- maximum 30 min pack down
- £30 per hour per musician waiting time
- overnight bookings require 50% of rate for additional days spent
- performance time to be used within 3 hour window
Yes - on flat, smooth surface and with shelter if necessary (potential rain or extreme heat) and with sufficient power.
I will always send my repertoire to my client, ask that they highlight any 'loves', any 'avoids' and then leave the rest to me. I will always pick crowd favourites, my favourites, and always the right tune for the moment. I never have a *set in stone* set list, every client and every gig is different.
A comment I get very often is "I thought it was the original tune playing, I had no idea there was a live singer until I saw you!" I absolutely have to take this as a compliment because it's definitely not my style to over-sing, and I always perform each song in its original key - male vocalist or female!
But overall it's our song choices that get the most compliments which I'm very proud about. I've always been a bit picky with the songs I play because I believe you need to love what you're singing, represent yourself authentically, and anyway the covers world needs to bring back a bit of taste and ditch the cheese as there's already far too much of it!
Backing vocals for Desta French
Jessica Wilde
Matt Henry MBE
Laville
Support act for Roy Ayers
Fatback Band
John Legend
Boxpark
Market Halls
The Shard
The Ned
Hilton Hotels
Crown Plaza
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