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About John

One Man Band!! Expect to hear beatboxing, harmonies and ripping guitar solos all with one guitar, a mic, Looper and zero backing tracks!

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London

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Solo Vocals, Guitar & Loop Pedal John Clapper is a London based, guitar/vocalist who’s spent the last 7 years travelling the globe performing for audiences as far reaching as the U.S, Australia and Japan. You might find him entertaining in your local bar, cruise ship, theme park, ski resort or catch him busking in your favourite London tourist spots. This kind of diverse gigging schedule has led to John developing a huge and varied repertoire. Just shout out your favourite song and John will likely jump right into it! John loves an interactive gig so feel free to get up, dance the night away and lose your voice singing along! There’s a setlist to match any vibe! John was recently featured on the soundtrack of ITV’s Love Island in 2021 as well as shooting up to number 4 in the ITunes singer-songwriter chart with his recent collaboration with MC Neat & Leanne-Louise.

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5 out of 5

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John's Reviews

5 out of 5

"If you are thinking about booking John - just do it! We had John perform at a 30th birthday event and he was incredible! John reads the room really well, seems to magically know how to play any and every song suggested by our guests and generally just exceeded our expectations. Helps that he is also just a lovely guy!!"

5 out of 5

We first hired John for our end-of-year BBQ back in June 2023! We found his energy, charisma, and talent were truly remarkable, even his rendition of "Bad Habits", which I keep insisting on :). Since the June event, we've hired John for our staff awards in August and again for our welcome day in September. We are incredibly pleased to have discovered John. On behalf of all the staff in the LSE's Residential and Catering Division, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for his contributions in making each event unforgettable. We look forward to continuing to engage John for future events.

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John's Song list

2 princes - Spin Doctors

500 miles - Proiclaimers

A Team - Ed Sheeran

Achey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

Addicted to love - Robert Palmer

Africa - Toto

Afterglow - Ed Sheeran

Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Aint Nobody - Shaka Khan

A Little Respect - Erasure

Alive - Pearl Jam

All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey

All i want - Kodaline

All Of Me - John Legend

All Star - Smash Mouth

All The Small Things - Blink 182

Amazed - Lonestar

American Pie - Don Mclean

Angels - Robbie Williams

Another Love - Tom Odell

Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd

Anti Hero - Taylor Swift

Anything for love - Meat Loaf

Are we human - The Killers

As It Was - Harry Styles

Baby - Justin Bieber

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Bad Moon Rising - CCR

Banana pancakes - Jack Johnson

Beer Never Broke My Heart - Luke Combs

Beggin - Maneskin

Believe - Cher

Belter - Gerry Cinnamon

Bennie and the jets - Elton John

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

Black Hole Sun - Chris Cornell

Black Magic - Little Mix

Blackbird - The Beatles

Blame it on me - George Ezra

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Blinding Lights - The Weekend

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker

Boom clap - Charlie XCX

Boom Boom Boom Boom - Vengaboys

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day

Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy

Brandy - Looking Glass

Breakeven - The Script

Breakfast at Tiffanys - Deep Blue Something

Brimful of Asha - CornerShop

Broken Halos - Chris Stapleton

Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison

Budapest - George Ezra

Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Call Me Al - Paul Simon

Can’t get you out of my head - Kylie Minogue

Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Can’t Takes My Eye’s Off You - Andy Williams

Candy - Paulo Nutini

Cannonball - Damien Rice

Cant feel my face - The Weekend

Cant Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor

Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Chicken Fried - Zak Brown Band

Children - Robert Miles

Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

Circles - Post Malone

Closing time -

Cocaine - Eric Clapton

Cold Water - Justin Bieber

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Come As You Are - Nirvana

Come Together - The Beatles

Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex

Counting stars - One Republic

Country Roads - John Denver

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Crazy In Love - Beyonce

Crazy little thing called love - Queen

Cream - Prince

Creep - Radiohead

Dakota - Stereophonics

Dance Monkey - Tones & I

Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader

Dancing on my own - Robyn/Callum Scott

Dancing Queen - Abba

Day In The Life - The Beatles

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Delilah - Tom Jones

Diamonds - Rihanna

Dirty Old Town - The Pogues

Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Do they know it’s Christmas - Band Aid

Don't You Want Me - Human League

Don’t think twice it’s alright - Bob Dylan

Dont Dream Its Over - Crowded House

Dont Know Why. Norah Jones

Dont Let Go - En Vogue

Dont Look Back In Anger - Oasis

Dont Start Now - Dua Lipa

Dont Stop Believing - Journey

Dont Stop Me Now - Queen

Dont - Ed Sheeran

Down Under - Men At Work

Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Drive - Incubus

Drive My Car - The Beatles

Drops of Jupiter - Train

Dynamite - Taio Cruz

Easy - Lionel Ritchie

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Everglow - Coldplay

Everlong - Foo Fighters

Everybody - Backstreet Boys

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

Eye of the tiger - Survivor

Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues

Faith - George Michael

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Fat Bottom Girls - Queen

Father and Son - Cat Stevens

Feel Good Inc - The Gorillaz

Feeling good - Nina Simone

Fields Of Athenry - The Dubliners

Fields Of Gold - Sting

Fight For Your Right To Party - The Beasty Boys

Fix you - Coldplay

Flowers - Miley Cyrus

Fly away - Lenny Kravitz

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

Folsom Prison Blues. - Jonny Cash

Fortunate Son - CCR

Fourfiveseconds - Rihanna

Free Fallin - Tom Petty

Freed From Desire - Gala

Freebird - Lynard Skynard

Friday I'm In Love - The Cure

Galway Girl - Steve Earl

Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr

Go West - Pet Shop Boys

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo

Good riddance - Green Day

Good times - Chic

Gravity - John Mayer

Green Green Grass - George Ezra

Grenade - Bruno Mars

Guitars and Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam

Half The World Away - Oasis

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Happy - Pharell Williams

Happy Xmas War Is Over me - John Lennon

Hard times - Ray Charles

Hard To Handle - Otis Redding

Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR

Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Heart of Gold - Neil Young

Hello - Lionel Ritchie

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Hero - Enrique Inglesias

Heros - David Bowie

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Hey Jude - The Beatles

Hey Soul Sister - Train

Hey there Delilah - Plain White Tees

Hey Ya - Outkast

Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles

High and Dry - Radiohead

Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

Ho Hey - Lumineers

Hold back the river - James Bay

Hold On Were Going Home - Drake

Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters

Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Suede

Horse with no name - America

Hotel California - The Eagles

How Deep is your love - Bee Gees

How To Save A Life - The Fray

Human Nature - Michael Jackson

Human - Rag N Bone Man

Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

I am I said - Neil Diamond

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

I Cant Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

I Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis

I Got a Woman - Ray Charles

I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc

I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley

I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

I'm Still Standing - Elton John

I’m Not The Only One - Sam Smith

I’m On Fire - Bruce Springsteen

I’m Yours - Jason Mraz

Imagine - John Lennon

In The End - Linking Park

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Ironic - Alanis Morrisette

Irreplaceable- Beyonce

Island In The Sun - Weezer

It Wasn’t me - Shaggy

It's My Life - Bon Jovi

It’s 5 o Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson

I’ve got friends in low places - Garth Brooks

Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp

Jingle Bell Rock - Xmas

Johnny b Goode - Chuck Berry

Jolene - Dolly Parton

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Karma Chameleon - Culture Club

Keep your head up - Ben Howard

Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel

Killer Queen - Queen

Killing me softly - Fugees

Kiss - Prince

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down

Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

Last Christmas - Wham

Last Night - The Strokes

Last Request - Paolo Nutini

Last Resort - Papa Roach

Latch - Sam Smith

Lately - Stevie Wonder

Layla - Eric Clapton

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

Lean On - Major Lazer

Let Her Go - Passenger

Let it be me - The Beatles

Let it go - Frozen

Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Levitating - Dua Lipa

Light My Fire - The Doors

Like A Stone - Audioslave

Lithium - Nirvana

Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons

Live Forever - Oasis

Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars

London Calling - The Clash

Lonely Boy - Black Keys

Lonely This Christmas - Mud

Long train running - Doobie Brothers

Losing My Religion - REM

Losing You - Flyte

Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet

Memories - Maroon 5

MmmBop - Hanson

Monster Mash - Halloween

More than words - Extreme

Mr Blue Sky - ELO

Mr Brightside - The Killers

Mr Jones - Counting Crows

My Way - Frank Sinatra

Nancy Mulligan - Ed Sheeran

Naive - The Kooks

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Never Tear Us Apart - INXS

No Diggity - Blackstreet

No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley

Norweigan Wood - The Beatles

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish

Old Town Road - Lil Was X

On the Road Again - Willie Nelson

One Dance - Drake

Only Love - Ben Howard

Otherside - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Over My Shoulder - Mike & The Mechanics

Painted Black - Rolling Stones

Papa was a Rolling Stone - Temptations

Parklife - Blur

Penny Lane - The Beatles

People Are Strange - The Doors

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Escape (Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

Pokemon - TV Theme

Praise you - Fatboy Slim

Pretty woman - Roy Orbison

Price Tag - Jessie J

Pride n Joy Stwevie Ray Vaughan

Prisoner - Miley Cyrus

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People

Purple rain - Prince

Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Raining Men - The Weather Girls

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

Redbone - Childish Gambino

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Ring Of Fire - Jonny Cash

Riptide - Vance Joy

Rock DJ - Robbie Williams

Rockabye - Clean Bandit

Rocket Man - Elton John

Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo

Rolling In The Deep - Adele

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits

Roxanne - Police

Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

Say you won’t let go - James Arthur

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender

Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Shallow - Lady Gaga

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

She Bangs The Drum - Stone Roses

She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks

She’s electric - Oasis

Shook me all night long - ACDC

Shotgun - George Ezra

Should I Stay - The Clash

Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder

Simple Man - Lynard Skynard

Skinny Love - Birdy/Bon Iver

Sky Full OF Stars - Coldplay

Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - John Mayer

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Solitary Man - Neil Diamond

Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye

Someone Like You - Adele

Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi

Something - The Beatles

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakamimo’ole

Sorry - Justin Bieber

Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

Space Oddity - David Bowie

Stacy’s Mom - Fountains Of Wayne

Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Stan - Eminem

Starman - David Bowie

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

Still The One- Shania Twain

Stolen Dance - Milky Chance

Streets of London - Charlotte Campbell

Stuck In The Middle - Stealers Wheel

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Sunday Morning - Maroon 5

Superfreak - Rick James

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Supersonic - Oasis

Survivor - Destiny’s Child

Suspicious Minds - Elvis

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Sweet Child o Mine - Guns N Roses

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Take It Easy - The Eagles

Take Me To Church - Hozier

Take On Me - Aha

Teardrop - Massive Attack

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Tell Me Ma - The Dubliners

Tennesee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton

Tequila - The Champs

Thats Alright Mama - Elvis

Thats Entertainment - The Jam

The Angel - North London Forever - Louis Dunford

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite

The Joker - Steve Miller Band

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana/David Bowie

The Scientist - Coldplay

The Weight - The Band

Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Three Lions - Lightning Seeds

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Thrill Is Gone - BB King

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks

Tiny Dancer - Elton John

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Town Called Malice - The Jam

Toxic - Britney Spears

Treasure - Bruno Mars

Tribute - Tenacious D

Trouble - Ray La Montaine

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

Twist & Shout - The Beatles

Umbrella - Rihanna

Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones

Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

Valerie - Amy Winehouse/Zutons

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Waggon Wheel - Darius Rucker

Waiting For The World To Change - John Mayer

Walk Of Life - Dire Straits

Walking by myself - Gary Moore

Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner

Wannabe - Spice Girls

Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi

Wasn’t Expecting That - Jamie Lawson

Watch Over You -cAlter Bridge

Waterfalls - TLC

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Waterloo - Abba

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

We Are The Champions - Queen

Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim

What’s Up - 4 Non Blondes

When We Where Young - Adele

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy

White Wedding - Billy Idol

Why'd You Only Call Me When You’re High - Arctic Monkeys

Wicked Game - Chris Isaac

Wild Horses - Rolling Stones

Wild Rover - The Dubliners

Wild World - Cat Stevens

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Wonderful world - Sam Cooke

Wonderful Xmas Time - Paul McCartney

\Wonderwall - Oasis

Word Up - Cameo

Year 300 - Busted

Yellow - Coldplay

Yesterday - The Beatles

YMCA - Village People

You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates

You need me I don’t need you me - Ed Sheeran

You were always on my mind - Willie Nelson

You're Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer

You've Got A Friend Carol King/James Taylor

You've Got A Friend In Me - Toy Story

You’re Beautiful - James Blunt

You’re The Voice - John Farnham

Your Song - Elton John

Zombie - The Cranberries

John's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£250
Up to 1 hour	£312.50
Up to 2 hours	£437.50
Up to 3 hours	£500

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£550

Drinks reception

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

£550

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.

£1000

Customer questions

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

Feel free to contact me and let me know any changes to the timings of your event. I'm more than happy to be flexible within acceptable limits.

How much time do you need to set up?

Set up usually only takes around 15-30 minutes

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

I encourage an interactive show and I'm happy to take requests on the night. You can also contact me in advance to view songs from my setlist.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes all equipment is provided and included in the price

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in my 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'm always happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc

Musicianship

Genres:

Covers, Christmas, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Country, Blues, Pop, Acoustic, Disco, Funk, Karaoke, Soul, Top 40, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Indie

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Instruments:

Singer, Guitar

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Songwriter, Sound technician, Live looping, Fluent improviser, Accompanist, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching

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