Duo (up to 3 hours): from £496 |
Trio (up to 2 hours): from £726 |
Quartet (up to 2 hours): from £968 |
Quintet (up to 2 hours): from £1210 |
Verity is available as a duo, trio, quartet or 5 piece. Depending on the event, occasion and budget the lineup can be varied. All of the musicians are of the highest most professional standard. Some current musicians include Robin (Former Guitarist for Amy Winehouse), Kim (Guitarist for Bony M) and percussionist/drummer Cosimo (played with Shakira, Mariah Carey). Verity’s repertoire of almost 400 songs ranges from jazz, latin and soul standards, all the way through to modern R&B and Pop.
Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Verity’s immense passion for music and performing arts started at a very young age. At 17 she was accepted into the internationally acclaimed.
West Australian Academy of Performing Arts as a singer. After 3 years Verity graduated with a Certificate IV in Jazz and a Degree in Contemporary Music.
Verity started performing on stage professionally when she was 16, since then she has sung with a variety of jazz and contemporary cover bands as well as forming her own band, The Red Shoes Band. This band fused together a unique blend of jazz and contemporary cover music with original arrangements to well known tunes. Quickly becoming one of Perth’s most in demand bands, in 2004 Verity led the Red Shoes Band overseas. This was the start of numerous hotel residencies playing 6 nights a week in places such as Korea, Japan, Dubai, Thailand, Malaysia, The Whit Sundays, Italy and Bahrain.
In 2008, Verity Decided to base herself in New York City. Here she recorded her first debut album “While We Were Here” collaborating with world renowned musicians and engineers. including drummer Fred Alias (Average white band, Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn)percussionist Daniel Sadownick (JLO, Kylie Minogue) and mixing engineer Roy Hendrickson of Avatar Studios (Roberta Flack, Donald Fagen.
Residing now in London for the last 3 years Verity continues to compose, record and perform in a variety of line ups all over the country and the continent. Just a few clients and regular residencies in London have included One Aldwych Hotel, Le Meridien Hotel, Vinopolis-Bar blue, Smithfields Bar and Grill, BMW, Pal Zaleri and Silver leaf Events.
Line Ups:
Duo
- Guitar and Vocals
Trio
- Guitar, Percussion and Vocals
- Guitar, Hammond organ and Vocals
- Guitar, Bass and Vocals
Quartet
- Guitar, Drums, Bass and Vocals
- Guitar, Drums, Hammond Organ and Vocals
- Guitar, Percussion, Bass and Vocals
Quintet
- Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keys and Vocals
Based in North West London
Black and Gold (Sam Sparrow)
Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
Lets Get It On (Marvin Gaye)
Sign Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Dreams (Gabrielle)
Can’t Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Baby I love you (Aretha Franklin)
Lets Stay Together (Al Green)
Feel Like Making Love (Roberta Flack)
Englishman in New York (Sting)
Georgia (Ray Charles)
Slow Down (India Ari)
On Broadway (George Benson)
Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow)
Summertime (Gershwin)
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Tracks of my Tears (The Miracles)
Smooth Operater (Sade)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Cosmic Girl (Jamiroqua)
You’ve Got a Friend (Carol King)
Route 66 (Nat King Cole)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
Night and Day (Cole Porter)
Midnight at the Oasis (Maria Maulder)
Ain't Nobody (Chaka Khan)
Rock With You (Michael Jackson)
If I Could Change The World (Eric Clapton)
At Last (Etta James)
Rich Girl (Hall and Oats)
Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)
Price Tag (Jessie J)
Grenade (Bruno Mars)
Listen to The Music (Doobie Brothers)
Mama Do (Pixie Lott)
Fire and Rain (James Tayler)
Wish I Didn’t Miss You (Angie Stone)
The Girl from Ipanema (Jobim)
Mercy (Duffy)
Someone Like You (Adele)
Waiting in Vain (Bob Marey)
Chuckie’s in Love (Ricki Lee Jones)
Power socket close to stage
Small P.A is supplied for duo, trio and smaller intimate venues but a larger P.A may be required for
bigger venues and 4 and 5 piece band performances at an additional cost. Cost of P.A varies depending on the line up, venue and amount of people.
Set up time:
Duo – 15 minutes
Trio – 30 minutes
4 and 5 piece band – Up to 1 hour.