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Laurence Knight is one of the Midlands` most talented pianists, and is in constant demand for cruise ships, residencies and functions.
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Northampton

Laurence has many years ' experience as a professional professional pianist having worked in theatres, clubs holiday centres and cruise ships. Whether the requirement is for quiet ambient music or livelier party material with vocals, help is at hand! Soothing classical pieces, ragtime and jazz, medleys in homage to iconic artists such as Billy Joel, Elton John, the Beatles, all are at Laurence`s fingertips, as are songs from the shows, the American songbook, jazz standards and classic stand-alone piano solos. Virtually any request can be accomodated, often on the day itself - more complex pieces can be learned with advance warning. Laurence has a passion for playing the piano, both solo and in bands, and his career has taken him round theatres up and down the country and on the cruise ships of Cunard, P&O and Fred Olsen. Artists accompanied include a variety of vocal, instrumental and comedy acts, both on theatre stages and cruise ships. Recent highlights include a residency on the flagship P&O Iona, and an exclusive VIP drinks party in the grounds of Lamport Hall. Versatility - and the ability to `read the room` ensures that the customer is always satisfied, with compliments guaranteed at the end of every performance! Laurence has his own Roland RD700SX digital piano together with Mackie sound system - these can be provided at no extra cost and are PAT tested. The digital piano has the full sound of a full-size grand piano as well as many other sounds such as acoustic guitar or Fender Rhodes. Smart attire is very important to Laurence, whether it be suit/tie, Tuxedo and bow tie or waistcoat and tie...the choice is yours. Laurence has spent the majority of his working life as a musician, and such is his passion he has not once regretted the choice.

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Laurence Knight 's Reviews

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Gary R
4 months ago
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5 out of 5

Wonderful and friendly, great range of music, perfect! would definitely hire again! Thank you 🙏🏻

Reply from Laurence Knight
4 months ago

Thanks for your kind words, Gary - it was a pleasure to play for your event!

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Emily A
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

outstanding

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Jamie K
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

Superb experience from start to finish. The whole wedding party enjoyed hearing Laurance play the ivories.

Reply from Laurence Knight
1 year ago

Many thanks for your lovely comments, Jamie. It was a fantastic event. Best wishes for the future.

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Francesca E
5 months ago, for a Church service in St Mary the Virgin Grafton Regis
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5 out of 5

Laurence, thank you so much for playing at George's christening. Not only was your playing excellent but l also really appreciate your patience and adaptability given that I didn't give you a huge amount of information beforehand - you certainly made the process very stress free for me and we will certainly use you again in the future should we need anything else playing in the church.

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Lucy H
1 year ago, for a Corporate event in Lamport
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5 out of 5

As always, laurence played a wonderful selection of music and our clients were very impressed with his musicianship and entertainment value. He was smart, punctual and very flexible in fitting with our needs.

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Laurence Knight 's Song list

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER....
MOST REQUESTED PIECES ARE THE ENTERTAINER, PIANO MAN, MY WAY, FUR ELISE, MOONLIGHT SONATA, SONGS FROM BILLY JOEL AND ELTON JOHN.
ED SHEERAN: Perfect, Thinking Out Loud. GEORGE EZRA: Budapest. CLASSICAL PIECES: Bach Prelude in C, Air G String, Jesu Joy of Man`s desiring.. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Fur Elise, Sonata Pathetique. Chopin: So Deep is the Night, Nocturne (Eb and Gm), Raindrop Prelude, Waltz C#minor. Schumann: Traumerei. Einaudi: I Giorni. Satie: Gymnopedie. Debussey: Clair de Lune. Mozart: Rondo a la Turque. Rachmaninov: Medley. Classical Guitar Medley: Cavatina, Rodrigo Guitar Concerto. Schubert: Ave Maria. Paschabel: Canon. STEVIE WONDER: Medley includes, Lately, Sir Duke, I Just Called to Say, For Once in my Life, My Cherie Amour, Isn`t She Lovely, You Are the Sunshine of my Life. ABBA: Medley includes Winner Takes it All, Waterloo Gimme Gimme Gimme, Fernando, Mamma Mia, Thank You for the Music. NAT KING COLE MEDLEY; includes, Stardust, mona Lisa, When I fal in Love, L-o-v-e, Unforgettable, Paper moon. FRANK SINATRA; includes, come fly with Me, New York new York, You Make me Feel So Young, Strangers in the Night, laura, One for the Road, That`s Like, My Way, Something Stupid. RAGTIME/BOOGIE WOOGIE: includes Scott Joplin - The Entertainer, Maple Leaf, Elite Syncopations, Easy Winners. Boogie Woogie: Honky Tonk Train Blues. Hamp`s Boogie Woogie. FILM THEMES: Anything I do, Up Where We Belong, Dream of Olwen, Exodus, Lara`s Theme Dr Zhivago, BOND; Nobody does it Better, Thunderball, Skyfall, Gold finger, From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die. MODERN SHOWTUNES MEDLEY: Songs from Hairspray and The Greatest Showman. DISNEY: Medley includes songs from Frozen, Little mermaid, Aladdin, Wizard of Oz, Beauty and the Beat, Snow White. SHOW TUNES: Memory, Any Dream, Close Every Door, I Won`t Send Roses, Love Changes everything. SINATRA: Come Fly with me, New York, Laura, You Make Me Feel so Young, My Way. Maple Leaf Rag. What a Wonderful World. Nocturne Eb. ELTON JOHN: Candle in the Wind, Song for Guy, Cab You Feel the Love, Goodbye Yellow brick Road, Your Song (V), Don`t Let the Sun
PIANO FEATURE PIECE: Black and White Rag, Nutrocker, The Sting. PATRIOTIC: Land of hope and Glory, We`ll Keep a welcome, Rule Brittania, Dambusters theme, We`ll Meet Again. BIG BAND; Moonlight Serenade, Once in a While, At Last, String of Pearls, in the Mood. Elmer`s Tune. MATT MONRO: includes, Impossible, Born Free, Walk Away, Portrait of my Love. LES MISERABLES; Includes, On My Own, Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs, Castle on a Cloud, I Dreamed a Dream. BILLY JOEL includes For the Longest time, Honesty, My Life, Just the way You Are, Uptown girl, Piano Man, Root Beer Rag, Always a Woman to Me. NEIL SEDAKA; Laughter in the Rain, Happy Birthday Sweet 16, Oh Carol, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, The Hungry Years, Calendar Girl.
Beatles. Nat King Cole. Billy Joel: Longest Time, Honesty, Piano Man, My Life, Just the Way You Are, Always a Woman to Me. Easy Winners. Vincent (V). Clair se Lune. Jazz 1: I Got Rythm, Fasc Rythm, Summertime, Someone to Watch Over Me. Presley: Always on my mind, Susp Minds, Love Me Tender (V), Only Fools Fall in Love, Teddy Bear, Wonder of You, All Shook Up, Hound Dog, Amer Trilogy
QUEEN MEDLEY:Bohemian Rapsody, Someone to Love, One Vision, Break free, Show Must Go On, Don`t stop Me, Who wants to Live Forever, Killer Queen, We Are the Champions, Boh Rap Outro ELTON JOHN MEDLEY: Candle in the Wind, Song for Guy, Cab You Feel the Love, Goodbye Yellow brick Road, Your Song (V), Don`t Let the Sun Gymnopedie. Traumerei. Prelude C. Simon/Garfunkel: Mrs Robinson, Boxer, Bright Eyes, The Sound of Silence, Cecilia, Homeward Bound, Bridge/Troubled Waters. Entertainer.
Diva Ditties: Make You Feel My Love, Alleluliah, Wind/Wings, How Do I Live Without You, You Raise Me Up. Cavatina/Rodrigo. Sedaka: Laughter/Rain (V), Happy Birthday Sw 16, Breaking Up, Calendar Girl, Hungry Years. Jazz 3: Autumn Leaves, Take 5, Anything Goes, Every Time We Say Goodbye. Streets of London (V). Raindrop Prelude. Brown Eyed (V). Les Mis Medley: On My Own, I Dreamed a Dream, Emty Chairs, Castle on a Hill, Bring Him Home.
Showtunes 2: Starlight Express, Million dreams, Wishing You Were Here. Sixties: Downtown, Will You Still Love Me, House Rising Sun, You`re My World, Knights/White satin, Whiter Shade Pale, I Only Wanna be with You. You`ve Got a Friend (V). Carpenters: Close to You, Goodbye to Love, Yesterday Once More, Superstar, Rainy days/Mondays, We`ve Only Just Begun Waltz C#m. Thinking Out Loud. Mancini.
French Medley: Beyond/Sea, No Regrets, La Vie/Rose, She, Mariage d`Amour, Ballade/Adeline. Sway (V). Film Themes: Up Where We Belong, Nobody Does it Better, Bond (Thunderball, Goldfinger), Dream/Olwen. Budapest (V). Fur Elise/Son Pathetique. Way You Look. B&W Rag. Manilow: Can`t Smile Without You, Mandy, I Write the Songs, Could it be Magic, Trying to get the Feeling Again. Fields of Gold (V).
Commodores: Endless Love, Easy (V), Hello, Three Times a Lady (V). I Giorni. Traumerei. Ivor Novello (I Can Give You the Starlight, My Dearest dear, Waltz of my Heart). Desperado (V). David Bowie. King of the Road (V). San Fransisco (V). Musical Films: Somewhere, Street Where You Live, Hopelessly Devoted, Sun`ll Come Out Tomorrow, The Hills are Alive, Maria, Some Enchanted evening.
Cole Porter Someone to Watch, Anything Goes, Every time We say Goodbye. Love Ballads The Way We Were, All of Me, Angels, Unchained Melody, You Raise Me Up. Budapest (V). Bryan Adams Everything I Do, Summer 69 (V) Drifters Under the boardwalk, Up On the Roof (V), Save Last Dance (V). Rogers and Hammerstein: Sound of Music, I Have dreamed, Some Enchanted, Something Good, Oh What a beautiful Morning, If I Loved You, Climb Ev`ry Mountain
Mariage d`Amour. My Girl (V). Glenn Miller. Classic Cribs All By Myself, Could It Be Magic, Whiter Shade. Buddy Holly Every day (V), True Love Ways. Abba; Winner Takes It All, Gimme, Money, Fernando, TYFTM. Lady in Red (V). Nutrocker. I Giorni. Wonderful Tonight (V). Musical Films (Somewhere, St/Live, Hopelessly, Sun`ll Come Out Tomorrow, SoM, Maria, Some Enchanted Eve
Way You Look Tonight. Ipenema. Just Called to Say. Blue Moon. Bad Moon (V). Love Ballads 2 Crazy, Saving All My Love, Evergreen. Summer 69 (V). Here`s That Rainy Day/Flamingo. Isle of Capri. It Had to be You (V). One for my Baby (V). Nautical Sailing, Heart Will Go On, Last Farewell, Sailor`s hornpipe, Eternal Father.
Sixties Downtown, Will You Still Love Me, House Rising Sun, You`re My World, Knights/White satin, Whiter Shade Pale, Only Wanna be with you ELTON JOHN: Candle in the Wind, Song for Guy, Cab You Feel the Love, Goodbye Yellow brick Road, Your Song (V), Don`t Let the Sun Rondo Alla Turque. QUEEN:Boh Rap, Someone to Love, One Vision, Break free, Show Must Go On, Don`t stop Me, Who wants to Live Forever, Killer Queen, We Are the Champions, Boh Rap Outro Bowie. Fields of Gold (V). Les Mis Medley: On My Own, I Dreamed a Dream, Emty Chairs, Castle on a Hill, Bring Him Home. One for my Baby. Ave Maria. Summer 69 (V). Thinking Out Loud (V).

Laurence Knight 's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£60
Up to 1 hour£130
Up to 2 hours£180
Up to 3 hours£250
Customer questions

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

We can mutually agree a revised fee. Just let me know if things change.

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

No, but a microphone/PA can be supplied, and background music

How much time do you need to set up?

Roughly half an hour maximum.

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

Absolutely.

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

Yes, and I also play requests, but only if I`m asked!

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes, absolutely.
Musicianship
Genres:
Ambient, Christmas, Traditional church music, Classical, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Musical theatre, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Traditional English folk, Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Swing, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Ambient pop, Covers, Soul, Rock, Classic rock, Latin
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Event types:
Private event, Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Theatre / Show, Birthday party, New Year's Eve, Christmas party
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