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About Christopher

Northern Irish Singer-Songwriter & multi-Instrumentalist. Playing over 500 events to include the acoustic stage at glasto & BBC live lounge!

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Violinist

Leeds

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Northern Irish, Leeds based Freelance Musician Chris Heron is a Composer, Arranger, Tutor, Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist and most dominantly a Performer. Having been classically trained, he broke into the popular industry in his late teens and adapted his playing style which included improvising, a skill which most violinists in the classical world are not commonly associated with. Exploring further, the loop-station became part of his niche and was able to compose music for himself, creating the sound of an acoustic duo, string quartet, and cinematic orchestra. It allows the ability to simultaneously perform and record live while using Guitar, Strings, Vocal Harmonies and Lead Vocals.

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Saved the day!

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

Lightning fast responses

Average response time under 2 hours

Most booked in region, 2022

Top 10 booked musician of 2022

7th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years

50 gigs

Veteran: 50 bookings through Encore

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Classical, Acoustic, Covers, Top 40, Light music, Easy listening, Classical crossover, Folk, Jazz, Ambient pop, Film / TV music, House, Ibiza club

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Instruments:

Violin, Guitar, Singer, Singing guitarist

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Recording session, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Wedding proposal, Cruise, Concert

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Songwriter, Lyricist, Transcription, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Perfect pitch, Live looping, Instrumental teaching, Audio engineer, Producer, Orchestrator, Sound technician, Singing teaching, Composition teaching

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Song list

The following tracks can be performed with a combination of Violin, Guitar & Vocals. A selection of songs can be performed in a romantic classical pop style to suit the ceremony and others to highlight guitar and vocals, perfect for an upbeat acoustic live lounge set.

Learning your favourite songs comes as part of the package. Let me know your favourites, ones to avoid and any special requests. This helps to build a tailored set for your event. If unsure, I'm happy to use my best judgement.

Styles/Genres included:

Contemporary Pop

(e.g. Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit)

Dance/Club/House - Classic Ibiza Music

(e.g. La Ritournelle - Sebastien Tellier, Children - Robert Miles, Titanium Remix, Adagio For Strings - Tiesto, Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia, You've Got The Love - Candi Staton)

Classical Pop

(e.g. Thank You, Next & Watermelon Sugar arranged by 'The Vitamin String Quartet', which are popular songs played in a classical style, think Bridgerton)

Classical

(e.g. Pachelbels Canon, Ludovico Einaudi, Ave Maria)

Folk

(e.g. Mumford & Sons, Wellerman - Sea Shanty)

Jazz

(e.g. Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald, Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder)

SETLIST (Highlights)

5 Years Time – Noah and the Whale

7 Years – Lukas Graham

A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

All of Me – John Legend

All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

American Boy - Estelle

Angels – Robbie Williams

Back To The Earth - Jason Mraz

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Billionaire – Travie McCoy

Blackbird – The Beatles

Blame It On Me - George Ezra

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Caked By The Ocean - DNCE

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

Can't Help Falling in Love - Kina Grannis

Can't Hold Us - Macklemore

Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John

Castles on the Hill - Ed Sheeran

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Cheap Thrills - Sia

Come Together - The Beatles

Counting Stars – OneRepublic

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

Cry Me A River – Justin Timberlake

City of Stars - La La Land

Dance Monkey - Tones & I

Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

Despactio - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber

Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Everlong - Foo Fighters

Fare Thee Well - Inside Llewyn Davis OST

Fast Car – Tracy Chapman

Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz

Forget You – CeeLo Green

Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran

Giant - Calvin Harris, Rag'n'Bone Man

Giants - Dermot Kennedy

Girls Like You - Maroon 5 / Cardi B

Grace - Lewis Capaldi

Greatest Day - Take That

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Havana - Camila Cabello, Young Thug

Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble

Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

Hey Jude – The Beatles

Hold Back The River – James Bay

Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals

Human - Rag'n'Bone Man

I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder

I Like You – Ben Rector

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Heuston

I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

Is This Love – Bob Marley

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

It Must Be Love - Madness

Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

Just You and I - Tom Walker

Let Her Go – Passenger

Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons

Little Talks - Of Monsters & Men

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Moon River - Henry Mancini

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Mykonos - Fleet Foxes

New Rules - Dua Lipa

New Shoes - Paolo Nutini

No Tears Left to Cry – Ariana Grande

One Day Like This – Elbow

Ordinary People – John Legend

Paradise – Coldplay

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Pompeii - Bastille

Price Tag – Jessie J

Rather Be - Clean Bandit

Riptide - Vance Joy

Rolling in the Deep - Adele

Rude - MAGIC!

Saturday Sun - Vance Joy

Senorita - Shawn Mendes

September Song - JP Cooper

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Shape of You – Ed Sheeran

Shotgun - George Ezra

Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon

Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

Someone Like You – Adele

Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers, Coldplay

Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole

Stand By Me - Ben E.King

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Stiches – Shawn Mendes

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall

Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey

Sunday Morning - Maroon 5

Thank You, Next - Ariana Grande

The A Team - Ed Sheeran

The Blowers Daughter - Damien Rice

The Curse - Josh Ritter

The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars

Titanium - David Guetta, Sia

Toxic - Britney Spears

Toy Story ''You've Got A Friend In Me'' - Randy Newman

Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Valerie - The Zutons

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Wake Me Up - Avicii

Warwick Avenue – Duffy

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Ella Eyre

Wellerman - Nathan Evans

Where Is The Love - Black Eyed Peas

Wild World - Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Yellow - Coldplay

You Don't Know Me - Jax Jones, RAYE

You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine

Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£0
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£338
Up to 3 hours	£438

Christopher

5 out of 5

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Satisfaction

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Professionalism

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Communication

5.0

Punctuality

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Reviews

5 out of 5

Absolutely fantastic!

5 out of 5

Chris was the perfect musician for our wedding. The booking was easy and he was in touch quickly whenever we had a question. He played beautifully and all our guests commented on how well it fitted the mood and the event.

5 out of 5

Chris played for our wedding, he was sensational and all our guests commented on how amazing he was throughout the day, he made our day extra special and we would highly recommend him :)

5 out of 5

Absolutely amazing we had for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception playing the violin he played all the songs we wanted All the guests loved him. Would definitely recommend!!

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Chris is stupendous. At a recent wedding guests were demanding quiet so they could listen to his music. Classical style with a modern twist that should be resounding round the Albert Hall!

Chris is a talented, creative and lively violinist whose enthusiasm for music is contagious. He has a proactive and charismatic style of musical leadership that just makes you want to play! He’s restored my confidence and eagerness to be involved in string ensemble playing and improve my violin playing – he is an excellent role model

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