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About Archie

Musical Director, Composer, Musician

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London

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Archie Combe is a Musical Director, Composer and Actor. Theatre credits include Mog The Forgetful Cat (The Old Vic Theatre, London), The Witches (National Theatre Studio), Cinderella (Chipping Norton Theatre), Everything Between Us (Marylebone Theatre), Marry Me A Little (The Courtyard Theatre), The Pirates of Treasure Island (The Stag Theatre) and Love Goddess, The Rita Hayworth Musical (The Cockpit Theatre). Audition Piano credits include Secret Life of Bees (Almeida Theatre) and Assassins (Chichester Festival Theatre.) Archie is a composer and arranger for the stage & screen. Archie has written music for numerous games on Roblox (Pet Heroes, Sky Wars) and wrote the score for Lorna Doone the Musical with Ronald Goodman. Archie will be workshopping his new musical Scorpio Grass in 2024 alongside bookwriter and lyricist Nikki Racklin.

Archie

5 out of 5

8 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Archie's Reviews

5 out of 5

We booked Archie for an event at the Mount Without. He created a beautiful atmosphere with a classical set list for our drinks reception and was professional and communicative throughout. We will definitely keep him in mind for future events!

5 out of 5

Would highly recommend Archie - fantastic jazz keyboard player who played all sorts of numbers for us at a 50th party outside. Very easy to deal with, punctual and an amazing musician.

Reply from Archie

1 year ago

It was a pleasure to perform at your event - thank you!

5 out of 5

We were delighted with Archie’s fantastic piano playing, which added the perfect atmosphere to my wife’s birthday party. Archie had taken care to listen to our preferences and requirements, and worked our favourite songs into his set list. Archie was very professional and a great pleasure to work with. We would definitely book Archie again and would recommend him.

Reply from Archie

1 year ago

Many thanks for your review - I really enjoyed performing at your event!

5 out of 5

We booked Archie to play at our wedding. Booking was easy, he was prompt in replying and very helpful with the questions we asked. He played background jazz for our drinks reception and really helped to set the mood, we had loads of comments to say how great he was. We would definitely recommend him to anyone else!

Reply from Archie

1 year ago

It was a lovely wedding and a joy to perform at this event.

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5 out of 5

We booked Archie to play at our event and honestly couldn’t recommend him more. Communication from start to finish was amazing as well as being a really nice, genuine person. He played a range of music for two hours whilst we had cocktails and it was just perfect. He even took a request from one of our guests which was really kind. Thank you so much Archie for making our event so wonderful.

5 out of 5

Archie was recently hired to play at our wedding reception, held at Devizes Town Hall. In the lead-up, he was informative, relaxed and incredibly professional when it came to music choices, contracts and invoicing. On the day, he arrived early to prepare and liaised directly with the organisers, who he'd clearly made an effort to get to know. The set lastest three hours to cover the drinks reception and wedding breakfast and I have to say really contributed to the atmosphere. Classics from the likes of Debussy were combined well with more modern improvised classical pieces and at no point was the piano overbearing.

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Saved the day!

Booked for an Encore gig with less than 24 hours’ notice

8th Anniversary

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Archie's Song list

Classical/ Jazz Set List

On Green Dolphin Street

Waltz for Debby

Someday My Prince Will Come

Fly Me to the Moon

C Jam Blues

All Blues

All the Things You Are

I've Got Rhythm

Summertime

Beautiful Love

All Of Me

Autumn Leaves

Blue Bossa

The Girl from Ipanema

Blame It On My Youth

My Romance

It's Only a Paper Moon

Out Of Nowhere

Poinciana

Love for Sale

Blue in Green

When I Fall in Love

Strangers in the Night

Lullaby of Birdland

In A Sentimental Mood

Night in Tunisia

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

Over the Rainbow

Pink Panther Theme Tune

What a Wonderful World

Beyond The Sea

Crazy

Somewhere (West Side Story)

Take Five

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Tell Me It's Not True (Blood Brothers)

One Note Samba

Wave

Blue Moon

Nature Boy

Singing in the Rain

Fur Elise

La Valse d'Amelie

Claire de Lune

Take the A Train

Satin Doll

Black Orpheus

There Will Be Another You

There Is No Greater Love

Misty

Night and Day

But Not For Me

Day of Wines and Roses

How High the Moon

Blue Monk

Come Fly With Me

At Last

Georgia On My Mind

Unforgettable

It Had To Be You

Moondance

Days Of Wine and Roses

Yesterdays

Stella By Starlight

Darn That Dream

Ruby My Dear

Dolphin Dance

Beatrice

Lady is A Tramp

Witchcraft

Sunny

Angel Eyes

Blue Bossa

Cheek to Cheek

They Can't Take That Away from Me

So What

Footprints

Someone to Watch Over Me

Alice in Wonderland

Waltz for Debby

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Romeo and Juliet Theme Tune

Beauty and the Beast

Romeo and Juliet Theme Tune

Beauty and the Beast

Contemporary/ Pop Set List

Pure Imagination

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Fields Of Gold

Everybody Loves Somebody

Uptown Funk

She's Always a Woman

America

Dancing in the Moonlight

Tiny Dancer

Perfect Day

September

Get Lucky

Handbags and Gladrags

House of the Rising Sun

Rocket Man

Let it Be

Sitting on the Dock of Bay

Thinking out Loud

Fire and Rain

Don't Look Back in Anger

Hallelujah

Hound Dog

Daniel

Half the World Away

Blame it On Me

Budapest

Leon on Me

What's Going On

Twist and Shout

I'm a Believer

Creep

High and Dry

Imagine

Danny Boy

Paradise

Real Love

Sweet Caroline

Angels

God Only Knows

Back for Good

Freebird

Endless Love

Grow Old With Me

Hold Back the River

Sunny Afternoon

Yellow Submarine

All You Need is Love

Fix You

Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Blackbird

Piano Man

Everybody's Talkin'

Just The Way You Are

Baker Street

Africa

Wonderwall

Isn't She Lovely

Lovely Day

Yellow

Ain't No Sunshine

John Williams Medley

When Somebody Loved Me

Your Song

King of the Swingers

Great Balls of Fire

Pina Colada

You Really Got Me

Valerie

Archie's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£400
Up to 3 hours	£500

Drinks reception

Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£460

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.

£550

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Energy and passion for performing live.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

National Theatre, London The Savoy Hotel, London Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, Brad Mehldau, Ravel, Debussy, Rufus Wainwright, Radiohead

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Performed at the Oliver Theatre at the National Theatre for the Peter Hall Memorial service.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

Absolutely no problem, please just let me know.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and I actually offer this service for free. If you'd like a DJ service via our PA after the final set until the venue closes, we provide this for an additional £100

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually set up about 1 hour before the performance time. As soon as my PA is set up I can provide a free playlist service to help set the atmosphere and get your guests ready for my live performance!

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes of course - as long as the piano is in working order and is in tune!

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course, you can pick the songs I perform my crafted set list and will work with you to create the perfect evening.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

“Yes, absolutely! I bring my own fully weighted keyboard to play acoustically.”

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Gospel, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage

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Instruments:

Piano, Accordion, Singing pianist, Singer (baritone), Keyboard

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Event types:

Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Virtual event

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Orchestrator, Songwriter, Transcription, Actor, Repetiteur, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Singing teaching, Community music worker, Accompanist

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