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About Mark

Excellent Singer/guitarist guaranteed to wow your guests at any event. Played at O2 in London and Hard Rock Cafe across the UK

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Singing guitarist

Abingdon

Public liability insurance of £10 million

Mark Crofts is an experienced singer/songwriter/guitarist from Berkshire and his energetic, funky style will have you uncontrollably tapping your feet, clapping your hands and dancing like you wouldn't believe was possible to a solo acoustic artist! Mark is available for bars, functions and weddings and most regularly plays in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire & Oxfordshire. He is willing to travel further afield for a relevant fuel surcharge.

Mark

4.9 out of 5

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Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

4.7

Punctuality

4.7

Mark's Reviews

5 out of 5

Mark was absolutely fantastic! He really helped to make my 50th party. I am really grateful.

Reply from Mark

10 days ago

Thanks for making me a part of it! It really was a great night with lovely people

5 out of 5

We booked Mark for our 40th Wedding Anniversary celebration; a party of 20 people. He was extremely professional and his performance could not be faulted. We had a very entertaining evening. We would highly recommend him to anyone.

Reply from Mark

23 days ago

Thank you so much for your kind words and to both you and your husband Don for looking after me and making my job so easy!

5 out of 5

Mark was amazing at our event, such a wide repertoire and happily took our requests. He was so professional and handled the multiple power cuts in his stride. We had so many complements about Mark and he really helped to make the event. Thanks Mark!

Reply from Mark

8 months ago

Thanks Christina, it was such a lovely day and I was well looked after. I hope the rest of the evening was great!

5 out of 5

Mark played at our wedding! He was amazing and everyone loved him!

Reply from Mark

8 months ago

Thanks so much Sophie, it was an absolute pleasure to play for you and your guests

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5 out of 5

Hi Mark & Mark. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you both for playing at our wedding in September. Having been let down by our original singer with just a month to go, you came highly recommended and we are thrilled you were able to play for us! You were a pleasure to liaise with from day one, quick to reply to our emails and provided a truly seemless service. On the day, the music was awesome and we are so grateful for you learning to play our first dance song especially for us in such a short space of time! You were fab at getting everyone on the dance floor and everyone had the best time. We are so grateful for the fabulous job you did!! Thank you so much!

5 out of 5

I've worked with Mark a number of times now for events I I arrange. If you want complete entertainment and quality aided with bundles of talent, versatility an professionalism, you won't be going wrong with your choice at all. Fantastic artist!

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Mark's Song list

7 Days – Craig David

A Drop In The Ocean - Ron Pope

A-Team – Ed Sheeran

A Thousand Miles/Human Nature - Vanessa Carlton/Michael Jackson

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

All Of me - John Legend

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

Angels - Robbie Williams

Back For Good - Take That

Barbie Girl – Ben l’oncle Soul

Beautiful – Christina Aguilera

Big White Room - Jessie J

Billie Jean – The Civil Wars

Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls

Boys Of Summer – Don Henley

Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson

Breakeven – The Script

Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Canned Heat - Jamiroquai

Cannonball – Damien Rice

Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran

Chariot - Gavin Degraw

Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Clocks – Coldplay

Closer – Neyo

Cold Coffee - Ed Sheeran

Come On Talk - Bernhoft

Country Roads - John Denver

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

Crazy - Seal

Cry Me A River – Justin Timberlake

Dakota - Stereophonics

Dancing In The Moonlight – Toploader

Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia

Dream Catch Me – Newton Faulkner

Drive – Incubus

Driving With The Brakes On - Del Amitri

Drops Of Jupiter – Train

Dynamite – Taio Cruz

Earthbound - Connor Reeves

Elderly Lady - Pearl Jam

Empire State Of Mind – Alisha Keys

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Faith – George Michael

Faithful - Go West

Fall At your Feet - Crowded House

Fields Of Athenry - The Dubliners

Fireflies – Owl City

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond

I Need a Miracle - Fragma

Freedom - Wham

Free Falling – Tom Petty

Galway Girl – Steve Earl

Geek In The Pink – Jason Mraz

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Gotta Get Thru This – Daniel Beddingfield

Handbags and Gladrags – Rod Stewart

Heal Over – KT Tunstall

Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Heartbeat – The Fray

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Hero – Foo Fighters

Hey Brother - Aviici

Hey Jude – The Beatles

High & Dry – Radiohead

Hole Hearted - Extreme

How Come - Ray Lamontagne

How You Remind Me – Nickleback

I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz

I Feel Good - James Brown

I saw Her Standing There – The Beatles

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I’m a believer – The Monkeys

Impossible – James Arthur

In My Head – Jason Derulo

In the air tonight – Phil Collins

Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Killer – Adamski (Seal)

King Of Wishful Thinking – Go West

Kiss Me - Olly Murs

La La La - Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith

Lady – Miloko

Learn To Fly – Foo Fighters

Lego House – Ed Sheeran

Let It Be – The Beatles

Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams

Let Me Love You - Mario

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Like I can – Sam Smith

Live Forever - Oasis

Local Boy In A Photograph – Stereophonics

Long Train Running – The Doobie Brothers

Love Yourself – Justin Bieber

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Lying Eyes - The Eagles

Maria Maria - Santana ft The Product G&B

Message In A Bottle – The Police

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight

More Than Words – Extreme

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5

Moving Too Fast - Artful Dodger

Mr Brightside – The Killers

Mustang Sally – The Commitments

My Hero - Foo Fighters

Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

Nothing Ever Happens – Del Amitri

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship

Numb –Linkin Park

One Way – The Levellers

Ordinary People - John Legend

Otherside - RHCP

Over My Shoulder - Mike & The Mechanics

Poker Face – Lady GaGa

Polly - Nirvana

Price Tag – Jessie J

Push - Matchbox 20

Reason - Hoobastank

Red – Daniel Merriweather

Rendezvous - Craig David

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

Roll To Me – Del Amitri

Rude - Magic

Runaway – The Corrs

Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry

Save Yourself - James Morrison

Say Something - A Great Big World

September Song – JP Cooper

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

She Said – Plan B

Shine A Light - Mcfly

Shout – Tears For Fears

Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'arby

Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Slide – The Goo Goo Dolls

Smooth - Santana

Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Stand By me – Ben E King

Stay With Me – Sam Smith

Stitches – Shawn Mendes

Straight Up/Careless Whisper - Paula Abdul/George Michael

Stuck In The Middle – Stealer’s Wheel

Sunday Morning – Maroon 5

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Suspicious Minds – Elvis

Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Sweet Love – Anita Baker

Take It Easy – The Eagles

Take On Me – AHA

Teardrops – Womack & Womack

Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

The Joker - The Steve Miller Band

The Voice - John Farnham

There She Goes – The La’s

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

This Is What It Feels Like - Armin Van Buuren

This Love - Maroon 50

Thong Song – Sisqo

Throwback – Usher

Ticket To Ride – The Beatles

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

To Be With You – Mr. Big

Too Close – Alex Clare

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Tracks Of My Tears – Smokey Robinson

Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes

Trouble - Ray Lamontagne

Twist & Shout – The Beatles

Umbrella – Rihanna

Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Walking Away - Craig David

Weather With You – Crowded House

What’s The Story Morning Glory – Oasis

When She Was Mine - Lawson

Wherever You Will Go – The Calling

Wild Rover - The Dubliners

With Or Without You – U2

Woman Trouble – Artful Dodger

Wonderwall - Oasis

Wordplay - Jason Mraz

XO - John Mayer

Yeah – Usher

You & Me - Lifehouse

You Make it Real - James Morrison

You Make Me Wanna - Usher

You Need Me – Ed Sheeran

Mark's Prices

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

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£300
Up to 1 hour	£350
Up to 2 hours	£450
Up to 3 hours	£550

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Clients frequently tell me that they love the fact that I take songs that they know and love and then put my own spin on it. They like the creativity that goes into making the loops live

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

100 Club, Indigo O2, Sandhurst Military Academy, The Oxfordshire Golf Club, Cliveden House, The Great House (Sonning), Lillibrooke Manor (Maidenhead), Rivervale Barn, Kensington Roof Gardens

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

John Mayer, Bernhoft, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Craig David, Ed Sheeran,

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

It would be a close run thing, but I think the Final of the Live and Unsigned UK competition at the Indigo O2 in London in front of 5000 people would have to be the winner. I came in the top 50 out of 10,000 entrants and performed in front of industry judges

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

I'm always flexible to the changing landscape of events. If anything is to change in the run up to the event, just let me know and we can work around it

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

I can put on a playlist from my phone, or you can provide one for me to plug in also

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes to an hour setup time

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

What I always say to my clients is feel free to select a handful of songs/genres that you particularly like and I will form a set list based around that information. From experience, I find that if you are too rigid in your set list, it doesn't allow any room for manoeuvre on the day. I'm very much one for adapting based on reactions and feel

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I have a full PA and everything I need to be able to perform at any event.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

I will always try my best to accommodate any new song requests that people have, but it depends on how much notice there is beforehand. Let's have a conversation and see what can be done

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Acoustic, Funk, Motown, R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Top 40

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Instruments:

Singing guitarist, Guitar, Singer

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Live looping

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