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Jamie Gray

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A high standard, versatile pianist; not just a performer but also an arranger, MD and accompanist, to bring your event to life!
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I am a trained and experienced solo pianist/keyboardist with a versatile range of mainstream covers drawn from pop, indie, rock, blues, soul and classical. Garden parties, functions, restaurants/bars, birthdays etc can also be quoted for; please send me a message with your requirements. More uniquely, I am a music postgraduate also experienced in arranging any piece for any combination of instruments or band to your requirements. One booking requested an orchestra + band version of Nina Simone's Feelin' Good. (nearly as big as Bublé, but not quite...) This arrangement also had to be easy to play for school age children. Please also see the review for this wedding. Are you looking for: A performer of mellow ambient background music for your event, conference, or exhibition? Maybe you'd like something more upbeat and involving for your wedding? Or have you already sorted a band, but just need an arranger/MD? I can meet all of the above. I have performed at many weddings in a diverse range of locations, and I am the official pianist at Grittenham Barn in West Sussex; there are some special rates available. Please contact me for further details of those. In fact, please contact me anyway, for a friendly informal chat about any aspect of your wedding or event - whether you have any questions, special requests, or dress codes! Standard repertoire is listed below. If you would like a song or piece that isn't in the list, please let me know and I'll do the rest. Please note this will incur an extra fee, which covers sourcing the sheet music and preparation time. I can also be hired as an accompanist.

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Sarah S
3 months ago, for a Wedding in The Grange Country House
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5 out of 5

We hired Jamie to play the drinks reception at our wedding after seeing his videos and reading fantastic reviews. Jamie was super helpful through the process of planning our songs, arrived at our venue early to ensure he was set up on time and cannot recommend him highly enough for how amazingly he played, all our guests were commenting on how brilliant he was! He really gave our wedding the wow factor. I wouldn’t hesitate to hire Jamie again for future events, thank you again so much Jamie!

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Alice D
6 months ago, for a Wedding in Brinsop Court
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5 out of 5

Jamie was excellent! He played piano during our lawn drinks reception and then inside during our wedding breakfast. He played a mixture of pop, rock and music from films as requested and it was exactly what we'd hoped for. He offered to play for longer which we happily said yes to but we perhaps should have considered costs before squiffily saying yes, but do not regret it as he was great and gave an excellent vibe for the day! Lots of compliments from guests and fantastic communication before and after the event!

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Jamie's Song list

(trad): Ave Maria
Abba: Dancing Queen
Abba: Mamma Mia
Abba: Waterloo
Adele: Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan cover)
Adele: Someone Like You
Alan Menken: A Whole New World (from Aladdin OST)
Alan Menken: I See The Light (from Tangled OST)
Alan Menken: Part of Your World (from The Little Mermaid OST)
Alanis Morrissette: Not As We
Amy Winehouse: Valerie
Andy Williams: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Aretha Franklin: I Say a Little Prayer
Atomic Kitten: Whole Again
Avril Lavigne: I'm With You
Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds: Three Lions
Bee Gees: Alone
Bee Gees: How Deep Is Your Love
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1st mvmt)
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata (2nd mvmt)
Ben E King: Stand By Me
Bic Runga: Bursting Through
Bic Runga: Drive
Bic Runga: Sway
Billie Eilish: TV
Billie Myers: Kiss The Rain
Billy Joel: Honesty
Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are
Billy Joel: Lullabye
Billy Joel: My Life
Billy Joel: New York State of Mind
Billy Joel: Piano Man
Billy Joel: She's Always a Woman
Billy Joel: Uptown Girl
Billy Joel: Vienna
Birdy: Shelter (The XX cover)
Blink 182: All the Small Things
Blink 182: Dammit
Blink 182: I Miss You
Blink 182: Story of a Lonely Guy
Britney Spears: Baby One More Time
Bruce Springsteen: Dancing In the Dark
Bruno Mars: Marry You
Bryan Adams: Heaven
Bryan Adams: Summer of ‘69
C.P.E. Bach: Solfeggietto in C Minor (H220)
Cat Stevens: Wild World
Chopin: Prelude “Raindrop”, Op. 28 No. 15
Chopin: Prelude, Op. 28 No. 4
Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
Clementi: Sonata in C, Op. 36 No. 3
Coldplay: Clocks
Coldplay: Fix You
Coldplay: Speed of Sound
Coldplay: The Scientist
Coldplay: Trouble
Coldplay: Yellow
Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper: True Colours
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell: Get Lucky
Damien Rice: Cannonball
David Bowie: As The World Falls Down (from Labyrinth OST)
David Bowie: Heroes
Death Cab For Cutie: I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Death Cab For Cutie: What Sarah Said
Dexys Midnight Runners: Come On Eileen
Diana Ross/James Horner: If We Hold On Together (from The Land Before Time OST)
Dick Smith & Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland
Don McLean: American Pie
Dream Theater: Scene V - Through Her Eyes
Duffy: Mercy
Eartha Kitt: Santa Baby
Ed Sheeran: Perfect
Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson: I Know Him So Well (from Chess)
Elton John: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John: Candle In the Wind
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John: Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Elton John: Rocket Man
Elton John: Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Elton John: Song For Guy
Elton John: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Elton John: Your Song
Elvis Presley: Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
Etta James: At Last
Evanescence: Good Enough
Everly Brothers: All I Have To Do Is Dream
Feeder: Oxygen
Feeder: Turn
Five: Keep On Movin'
Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight
Girls Aloud: Sound of the Underground
Gliére: Prelude, Op. 43 No. 1
Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
Green Day: Basket Case
Green Day: Scattered
Green Day: Time Of Your Life
Grieg: Småtrold (Puck), Lyric Pieces, Op. 71 No. 3
Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)
Henry J Gauntlett: Once In Royal David's City
Henry Mancini: Moon River
Howard Blake: Walking In The Air (from The Snowman)
J. Pierpont: Jingle Bells
J.F. Burgmuller: Cloche des Matins, Op. 109 No. 9
James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from Titanic OST) 
James: Alaskan Pipeline
James: Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)
James: She’s a Star
James: Sit Down
Jamie Cullum: What a Difference a Day Makes
Jimmy Eat World: 23
Jimmy Eat World: The Middle
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes: Love Lifts Us Up
John Legend: All Of Me
John Legend: Ordinary People
John Lennon: Imagine
Jose Gonzalez: Heartbeats
Journey: Don't Stop Believing
Katie Melua: I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
Katie Melua: Learnin’ the Blues
Katie Melua: My Aphrodisiac Is You
Katie Melua: The Closest Thing To Crazy
Keane: Bedshaped
Keane: Bend and Break
Keane: Can’t Stop Now
Keane: Everybody’s Changing
Keane: Somewhere Only We Know
Keane: This Is The Last Time
Kelly Clarkson: A Moment Like This
Kings of Leon: Sex On Fire
LeAnn Rimes: How Do I Live
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Lewis Capaldi: Someone You Loved
Lighthouse Family: High
Linkin Park: In the End
Linkin Park: Numb
Lloyd-Webber: All I Ask of You
Lloyd-Webber: Memory
Lloyd-Webber: Music of the Night
Lloyd-Webber: Starlight Express
Lloyd-Webber: The Phantom of the Opera
Lloyd-Webber: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Lonestar: Amazed
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World
Ludovico Einaudi: I Giorni
Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde
Madonna: Frozen
Manic Street Preachers: Motorcycle Emptiness
Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas Is You
Mel Tormé & Robert Wells: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Mendelssohn: Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 19 No. 4
Meredith Willson: It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
Michael Andrews/Gary Jules: Mad World (from Donnie Darko OST)
Michael Andrews: Gretchen Ross (from Donnie Darko OST)
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
Motion City Soundtrack: The Conversation
Muse: Blackout
Muse: Bliss
Muse: Endlessly
Muse: I Belong To You (+ Mon Cœur S’Ouvre a Ta Voix)
Muse: Knights of Cydonia
Muse: New Born
Muse: Plug In Baby
Muse: Ruled By Secrecy
Muse: Starlight
Muse: Sunburn
Muse: The 2nd Law: Isolated System
Muse: Undisclosed Desires
Muse: Unintended
My Chemical Romance: Welcome to the Black Parade
Nat King Cole: L-O-V-E
Natalie Imbruglia: Torn
Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline
Nobuo Uematsu: Aeris’s Theme
Nobuo Uematsu: Eyes On Me (Final Fantasy 8 Love Theme)
Nobuo Uematsu: Fireworks Theme
Nobuo Uematsu: Tifa’s Theme
North/Zaret: Unchained Melody          
Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger
Oasis: Half the World Away
Oasis: She's Electric
Oasis: Stand By Me
Oasis: Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Oasis: Wonderwall
Pachelbel: Canon In D
Pete Yorn: Lose You
Pixies: Where Is My Mind
Plain White Ts: Delilah
Queen/David Bowie: Under Pressure
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen: Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen: Don’t Stop Me Now
Queen: I Want To Break Free
Queen: It’s a Hard Life
Queen: Jealousy
Queen: Love of My Life
Queen: Save Me
Queen: These are the Days of Our Lives
Queen: Too Much Love Will Kill You
Queen: We Are The Champions
Queen: Who Wants To Live Forever?
Radiohead: Creep
Radiohead: Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead: High and Dry
Radiohead: No Surprises
Radiohead: Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Ralph McTell: Streets of London
Ramin Djawadi: "Game of Thrones" Theme
Randy Newman: You’ve Got a Friend In Me (from Toy Story OST)
Ray Charles: You Don't Know Me
Rob Cass: Never Stopped Loving You
Robbie Williams: Angels
Rogers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music OST)
Ronan Keating: When You Say Nothing At All (from Notting Hill OST)
Roy Orbison: Pretty Woman
Satie: Gymnopedie I
Schönberg: I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)
Shania Twain: Man! I Feel Like A Woman
Sigur Ros: Fljótavik
Sigur Ros: Hoppipolla
Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
Snow Patrol: Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol: Run
Stereophonics: Dakota
Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke
Sting: Fields of Gold
Take That: Greatest Day
The Animals: House of the Rising Sun
The Ataris: The Boys of Summer (Don Henley cover)
The Beatles: Because
The Beatles: Hey Jude
The Beatles: Let It Be
The Beatles: When I’m Sixty Four
The Beatles: Yesterday
The Calling: Wherever You Will Go
The Foundations: Build Me Up Buttercup
The Killers: All These Things That I've Done
The Killers: Mr Brightside
The Killers: Somebody Told Me
The Monkees: Daydream Believer
The Monkees: I'm a Believer
The Pogues: Fairytale of New York
The Police: Every Breath You Take
The Proclaimers: I Would Walk 500 Miles
The Rembrandts: I'll Be There For You (theme from "Friends")
The Ronettes: Be My Baby
The Vaccines: Maybe (Luck of the Draw)
The Village People: Y.M.C.A.
Toto: Africa
Travis: Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
U2: With or Without You
Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison: Moondance
Vera Lynn: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Vera Lynn: The White Cliffs of Dover
Vera Lynn: We'll Meet Again
Westlife: You Raise Me Up
Wham: Last Christmas
Wheatus: Teenage Dirtbag
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You
Wizzard: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day

Jamie's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£125
Up to 1 hour£300
Up to 2 hours£600
Up to 3 hours£900
Packages
Wedding ceremony
1 hour. This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£300
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£450
Wedding Breakfast
2x 45 minute sets during the wedding breakfast. Can be customised to be shorter or longer. Please note my minimum fee is £360 excluding service fee and travel.
£450
Full wedding pack
The full wedding pack, which contains: - Drinks Reception (2x 45 min performances) - Ceremony (1 hour; guest arrival, entry, register signing, exit) - Wedding Breakfast (2x 45 min performances) This would normally be priced at £960 (excluding service fee and travel) so you save 17%.
£1000
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My performances can be as unobtrusive and backgrounded as a client wishes, or as prominent and loud as required, and anywhere in between! Clients have praised my expressiveness as a pianist and appreciate the skill in bringing the songs to life.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

The Grange Country House Vera Fletcher Hall Brinsop Court Manor House & Barn Greensand House Care Home Kingston Quaker Church The Great House, Laleston Private address, Thames Ditton & Richmond Southlands Barn Bartholomew Barn URC, Kingston The Dorchester Burford Bridge Hotel Strand Campus, KCL St Peter & St Paul's Church Holiday Inn, Surbiton

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Queen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Abba, Muse, and Ludovico Einaudi

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

The penthouse suite at The Dorchester in Hyde Park.

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

Please contact me as soon as possible with details of any changes. Adjustments are no problem at all.

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

Yes, I'm happy to stream any Spotify, YouTube Music playlist etc. provided to me in advance, or I can put one of my own background playlists on, as my PA streams Bluetooth. All streaming between sets is free. If you would like streaming after the final set until the venue closes, this is £100 per hour.

How much time do you need to set up?

Setup time is normally 30-60 minutes, dependent on car parking proximity to the venue. I always aim to arrive 2 hours before the performance time.

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

Yes, providing it has been tuned, is mechanically sound and ready to perform on, that would be fine.

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

Absolutely. Pick any songs you like from my standard repertoire list.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, no problem, I can bring all my own gear including PA, mic stand and mic (just in case anyone fancies a spot of karaoke!).

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Special requests will incur an extra charge per request, so please let me know as soon as possible how many requests you might have, as I will need time to prepare these.
Musicianship
Genres:
Covers, Christmas, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Classical, Blues, Easy listening, Light music, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Karaoke, Disco, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Alternative rock, Indie, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Punk rock
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Event types:
Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Concert, Charity event, Private event, Corporate event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Theatre / Show, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Birthday party, Cruise
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Other skills:
Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Songwriter, Transcription, Producer, Accompanist, Perfect pitch, Repetiteur, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching, Community music worker, Musicologist
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