Singing guitarist
Daniel Proud
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About Daniel
Making a night of music that you will never forget, guaranteed to get the audience singing along all night!
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Singing guitarist
Leicester
Public liability insurance of £1 million
Daniel
9 verified reviews
Satisfaction
5.0
Professionalism
5.0
Communication
5.0
Punctuality
5.0
Daniel's Reviews
From Encore customers:
MT
Marie T
1 month ago
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Paul W
1 month ago
Reply from Daniel
1 month ago
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Andrew H
2 months ago
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1 month ago
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Ashley S
5 months ago
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5 months ago
From other customers:
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Emma J
1 year ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in Birmingham
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Chris W
1 year ago, for a Private event in Coalville LE67
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5 gigs
Experienced: 5 bookings through Encore
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Daniel's Song list
4 Non Blonds - What's Up
A Great Big World - Say Something
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Adele - Someone Like You
Ace Of Base - All That She Wants
Angels And Airwaves - The Adventure
Avicii - Hey Brother
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Avril Lavigne - I'm With You
Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me
Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
Bastille - Laura Palmer
Bastille - Pompeii
Bastille - Flaws
Bastille - A Million Pieces
Bastille - Quarter Past Midnight
Billie Eilish - Lovely
Blink 182 - Adams Song
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Blink 182 - Down
Blink-182 - I Miss You
Blink-182 - One More Time
Blue October - Fear
Blue October - Hate Me
Blue October - I Hope Your Happy
Blue October - Sway
Blue October - 18th Floor Balcony
Blue October - Worry List
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Britney Spears - Hit Me Baby One More Time
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
Buddy Holly - Everyday
Busted - Meet You There
Callum Scott - Dancing On My Own
Cee Lo Green - Forget You
Cher - Believe
Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Christina Perri - A Thousand Years
Christina Perri - Arms
Coheed and Cambria - The Suffering
Coheed and Cambria - Wake Up
Coldplay - Don't Panic
Coldplay - Fix You
Coldplay - Swallowed In The Sea
Coldplay - The Scientist
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Coldplay - Yellow
Coldplay - Sky Full Of Stars
Counting Crows - Accidentally In Love
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
David Gray - Babylon
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Editors - Smokers Outside The Hospital Door
Ed Sheeran - A Team
Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
Elton John - Daniel
Elton John - Rocket Man
Elton John - Your Song
Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Embrace - Gravity
Erasure - A Little Respect
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These
Eva Cassidy - True Colours
Evanescence - My Immortal
Faith No More - Easy
Fall Out Boy - Sugar Were Going Down
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Frankie Valli & Four Seasons - Oh What A Night (December 63')
Foo Fighters - Best Of You
Foo Fighters - Hero
Fun - We Are Young
George Ezra - Blame It On Me
George Ezra - Budapest
George Ezra - Shotgun
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
Gorillaz - Melancholy Hill
Green Day - Basketcase
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Green Day - Macy's Day Parade
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Green Day - 21 Guns
Guns 'N' Roses - Sweet Child O'Mine
Guns 'N' Roses - Knockin On Heavens Door
Harry Styles - As It Was
Harry Styles - Falling
Hoobastank - The Reason
James - Sit Down
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover
James Blunt - Your Beautiful
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
John Denver - Country Roads, Take Me Home
John Denver - Leaving On A Jetplane
John Denver - Let It Be
John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulder
John Legend - All Of Me
John Mayer - Dreaming With A Broken Heart
John Mayer - In The Blood
John Mayer - Love On The Weekend
John Mayer - Who Says
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
Katy Perry - The One That Got Away
Keane - Everybody's Changing
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Keane - This Is The Last Time
Keane - Bedshaped
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
KT Tunstall - Lonely This Christmas
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
La Roux - In For The Kill
Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Love
Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner
Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit
Linkin Park - Numb
Linkin Park - One More Light
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day
Linkin Park - Waiting For The End
Marshmellow - Silence
Miley Cyrus - Flowers
Mumford and Sons - The Cave
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
New Found Glory - I Don't Wanna Know
Nizlopi - JCB Song
Noel Gallagher/Slade - Merry Christmas Everyone
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
Oasis - Half The World Away
Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle
Oasis - Little By Little
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Oasis - Stand By Me
Oasis - Roll With It
Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Oasis - Supersonic
Oasis - Whatever
Oasis - Wonderwall
One Direction - Night Changes
One Republic - Stop and Stare
Our Lady Peace - 4 am
Owl City - Fireflies
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama I'm Coming Home
Passenger - Let Her Go
Paolo Nutini - Last Request
People On Vacation - Lonely Fish
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Post Malone - Circles
Post Malone - Chemical
Post Malone - Overdrive
Queen - I Want To Break Free
Radiohead - Creep
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
REM - Losing My Religion
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robbie Williams - She's The One
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
Sam Smith - Stay With Me
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
Shania Twain - Still The One
Sia - Titanium
Sia - Chandelier
Snow Patrol - Signal Fire
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol - Run
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
Stereophonics - Dakota
Stereophonics - Mr Writer
The 1975 - About You
The Automatic - Monster
The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
The Cranberries - Dreams
The Cranberries - Zombie
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Fray - Look After You
The Fray - Never Say Never
The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)
The Killers - Human
The Killers - Mr Brightside
The Killers - Read My Mind
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
The Script - For The First Time
The Strokes - 12:51
The Strokes - Last Night
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
The Zutons - Valerie
Tone And I - Dance Monkey
Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
Train - Hey Soul Sister
Train - Drops Of Jupiter
Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me
Travis - Sing
Twenty-One Pilots - House Of Gold
Uncle Kracker - Follow Me
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Weezer - Keep Fishin
Wham - Last Christmas
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Yazoo - Only You
30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill
Misc - Silent Night
Misc - Jingle Bells
Misc - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Daniel's Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
| Performance duration | Price | |
| Short performance (up to 15 min) | £100 | |
| Up to 1 hour | £160 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £270 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £400 |
Packages
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£250
Wedding ceremony
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£312.50
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.
£750
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
My songs will always have your audience singing along, my setlist has grown into pub classics that makes the crowd wanting more.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
I have performed at a variety of venues around the United Kingdom, for example Leicester, Cotswold, Birmingham, Newport to name but a few.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
Tough question, my music taste has become so varied but to name a few, Oasis, Ed Sheeran, Damien Rice, Passenger, Blink-182 and Green day
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
The highest profile gig that I have played to date is for the Freemason's
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.
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
How much time do you need to set up?
I usually set up about 1 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 our live performance!
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 dance and have an amazing time. However, I am definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
Yes, absolutely! I bring my own instrument to play acoustically, PA system and lighting if it is required
Can you learn song requests before the event?
If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance I already know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn I am happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc
Musicianship
Genres:
Acoustic, Pop, Ambient pop, Covers, Easy listening, Light music, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Indie, Pop rock, Punk rock, Progressive rock, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Christmas, R&B, Top 40, Hip Hop, Disco, Soul, Motown
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Event types:
Bar / Club / Venue event, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Cruise, Birthday party
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Other skills:
Lyricist, Composer, Songwriter, Ableton Live, Music therapy, Community music worker, Instrumental teaching
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