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About Charlie

Professional and Award Winning Pianist and Musician. Performer at 500+ events nationwide, including live on BBC Television and Radio!

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London

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Charlie is a professional pianist based in London. He is a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and has won multiple awards, including an Ivor Novello. Despite being in his twenties, he has performed at hundreds of venues all over the UK and Europe - including live on BBC2, at the O2 Arena and the Royal Albert Hall. He specialises in jazz and pop music, but he can also play classical and a wide variety of musical genres.

Charlie

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Charlie's Reviews

5 out of 5

The whole experience was so smooth and stress-free. Charlie was a true professional and played beautifully during our reception - thank you so much!!

5 out of 5

On time and great play, Charlie played through a very noisy double birthday party perfectly.

5 out of 5

Absolutely excellent - very adaptable & professional. Also truly wonderful musicians. Thoroughly recommend these guys

5 out of 5

I got in touch with StraightFIRE after a recommendation from a long-standing friend but didn't really know what we wanted to do in terms of entertainment for a large family gathering. Sam was so helpful on the phone, listened to all of my thoughts and put together the most perfect performance. They played all of my favorite Motown songs and also some new music that the children enjoyed - everyone thought they were amazing and danced the night away. Thank you so much - I will definitely be in touch again for any future family events.

5 out of 5

StraightFIRE made our wedding a night to never forget! They learned our first dance request and played all of our requests - even the Ska tunes. They were great at working with the DJ to make sure songs weren’t duplicated and coordinated brilliantly with the venue to make sure the evening went as smoothly as possible. Thank you so much.

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Charlie's Song list

Wedding Classics/Love Songs:

Claire de Lune (Debussy)

Canon in D (Pachelbel)

God Only Knows (Beach Boys)

Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)

Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston)

Make You Feel My Love (Dylan/Adele)

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Arlen)

Thinking out loud (Sheeran)

At Last (Etta James)

I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)

Here Comes the Sun (Beatles)

One Love (Bob Marley)

Halo (Beyonce)

Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)

Love story (Taylor Swift)

A Million Dreams (Greatest Showman)

Vintage Jazz Covers (Popular songs in a roaring 1920's jazz style):

Seven Nation Army

Teenage Dirtbag

Can’t Get You Out of my Head

Teenage Kicks

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

All About The Bass

Happy

Wonderwall

Feeling good

Pop/Party songs:

Copacobana - Barry Manilow

Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones

Get lucky - Daft Punk

Love on top - Beyonce

Sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder

Isn't she lovely - Stevie Wonder

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

It’s all about you - McFly

Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison

Eye of the tiger - Survivor

Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader

Can you feel the love tonight - Lion King

Living on a prayer - Bon Jovi

Wonderwall - Oasis

Happy - Pharell Williams

Havana - Cabello

A Million Dreams - Greatest Showman

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

All Of Me - John LegendNot the only one

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Bob Crewe

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John

City Of Stars - La La Land

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Don't Stop The Music - Jamie Cullum

Empire State Of Mind - Alicia Keys

Everything She Does Is Magic - Sting

Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong

Greatest Day - Take That

Grow Old With Me - Tom Odell

Hello - Adele

Heroes - David Bowie

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros

I Do, I Do, I Do - ABBA

If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

I'll Never Love Again - Lady Gaga

Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Latch - Sam Smith

Layla - Eric Clapton

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

No-one Knows Me Like The Piano - Sampha

New York State Of Mind - Billy Joel

No Scrubs - TLC

Ordinary People - John Legend

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey-Rae

Rather Be - Clean Bandit

Read All About It - Emeli Sande

Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits

Save Room - John Legend

Save Tonight - Eagle Eyed Cherry

Shallow - Lady Gaga

She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Shiver - Coldplay

Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen

Songbird - Eva Cassidy

Sweet Love - Anita Baker

Symphony - Clean Bandit

Take Me To Church - Hozier

The Book Of Love - Peter Gabriel

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Titanium - Rihanna

This Is Me - Greatest Showman

Toxic - Britney Spears

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Yesterday - The Beatles

You've Got A Friend - Carole King

You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman

Your Song - Elton John

Jazz, Cocktail Party Classics:

Fly me to the moon

You make me feel so young

Stormy weather

April in Paris

Come fly with me

My way

The way you look tonight

Summertime

My funny Valentine

Ain’t that a kick in the head

What a Wonderful World

Bye Bye Blackbird

Cheek to Cheek

Take the A train

Girl From Ipanema

I Thought About You

In A Sentimental Mood

Let There Be Love

Christmas:

All I want for Christmas is you

Let it snow

Silent Night

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Away In A Manger

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

Merry Christmas Everyone

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Winter wonderland

Have yourself a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

Jingle bells

Frosty the snowman

Rudolph

Driving home for Christmas

Step into Christmas

And many many more!

Charlie'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)	£150
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£295
Up to 3 hours	£395

Wedding Ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, for the aisle walk, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. Includes one request (e.g. song for the aisle walk or signing of the registers)

£295

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner

- Music before the service begins, music for the aisle walk, 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.

£795

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The music always fits the atmosphere and adds the perfect touch of class to the event. I am friendly and easy to work with :)

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Too many to list! Highlights include the O2 Arena and the Royal Albert Hall

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Jazz pianists such as Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans.

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

Live on BBC2, Live on BBC Radio.

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

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know and I will see what I can do.

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

Absolutely. This is a really popular request and I can often actually offer this service for free - if I am using a keyboard and PA for your event. If you would like an additional DJ service once I have finished, this can be arranged but at an extra cost.

How much time do you need to set up?

If I am playing on a piano at the venue - 10 minutes. If I am playing on my electric piano - 30 minutes.

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

Absolutely! As long as the piano is in working order and in tune, then I'm happy to play on it!

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

My set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests have an amazing time. However, I am definitely happy to chat through and I will do my best to accommodate your requests.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Absolutely. I do this very regularly. I will require parking within reasonable proximity to the venue. It will also need to be sheltered, flat and dry.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

The best thing to do is to ask me before the event, as I may already know it. If I don't know it, there may be an additional fee depending on how long it will take to learn.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Swing, Modern jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz fusion, Dixieland, Latin jazz, Gospel, Cabaret, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Funk, Covers, Soul, Vintage, Christmas

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Instruments:

Piano

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Arranger, Orchestrator, Transcription, Producer, Composer, Audio engineer, Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Composition teaching, Theory teaching, Examiner

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