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About Martin

Martin Hamer is a Pianist based in Leeds. He is available for weddings, functions, accompaniment work and work as a dep.

Pianist

Leeds

Public liability insurance of £10 million

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Martin is a talented pianist, able to provide instrumental music in a wide range of styles for your event. He is able to provide the right musical backdrop for any event - from wedding ceremonies and drinks receptions to private events and corporate functions. Martin’s career to date has seen him travel the globe as Musical Director for several cruise lines, most recently ultra-luxury 6 star Seabourn Cruises. His numerous land gigs now see him based on land for the majority of his time. Based in Leeds, Martin is able to cover the wide areas of both the North East and West of England. He is fully self sufficient and brings a professional keyboard with quality speaker system. If the venue has a piano provided, he is also able to make use of this if preferred by the client. Martin is able to provide a tailored musical solution to your special day. Please browse his versatile repertoire list for a sample of what he can offer, from Pop and Film music to Classical and Jazz. This list is always expanding, and is not an exhaustive list of songs he can perform. Therefore if you have any particular song requests for your special ceremony or event, Martin will endeavour to fulfil these. As a wedding pianist, Martin is able to provide a touch of sophistication to your special day, and will work with your musical preferences to provide a suitable ambience. Martin is also able to provide various other lineups to suit your event, such as a saxophone duo or acoustic jazz trio. These options can be discussed in more detail by contacting Martin.

Martin

4.9 out of 5

6 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

4.8

Communication

4.7

Punctuality

5.0

Martin's Reviews

5 out of 5

Martin was a great addition to our wedding, we absolutely loved the live music. The guests commented on how great this was too. I would book Martin again in a heartbeat! Thank you!

Reply from Martin

15 days ago

Thank you Chloe, it was a pleasure to be able to contribute to your special day!

5 out of 5

Martin played on our wedding, we are very happy with communication and suggestions from Martin. It was very beautiful, very talented! Many many thanks for being our pianists on our special day!

Reply from Martin

1 month ago

Thank you Karolina for the kind words. It was a pleasure to be a part of your special day!

5 out of 5

We are so pleased that Martin was able to play at our wedding! Right from the start his positivity and prompt communication made us sure we had made the right choice. When I arrived at the venue for my wedding one of the first things the wedding coordinator mentioned was how brilliant Martin was! Sure enough, he was amazing. Martin even played us a bespoke Blink 182 medley for the bridal party entrance which was very special indeed. If you're looking for a wedding pianist, look no further! Thank you, Martin - you made our day that little bit more special.

Reply from Martin

8 months ago

Thank you Jess for the lovely review. It was a pleasure to play for yours and Joe's wedding, tailoring your music wishes to your special day. I wish you all the best for the future!

5 out of 5

Excellent piano player extremely professional couldn’t fault anything. He was really amazing . Thank you

Reply from Martin

1 year ago

Thank you Kautar for the kind words. It was a pleasure to be a part of the night!

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Provided an excellent ambience to our drinks receiption

Martin is a highly professional and proficient musician, who made our day extra special

Encore badges

5 gigs

Experienced: 5 bookings through Encore

Saved the day!

Booked for an Encore gig with less than 24 hours’ notice

6th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 6 years

Martin's Song list

About Time Nick Laird

Air On A G String J.S. Bach

All I Ask Of You - Phanton Andrew Lloyd Webber

All Of Me John Legend

Amazed Lonestar

Angels Robbie Williams

Another Love Tom Odell

Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross

Ave Maria Shubert

Beauty And The Beast Beauty And The Beast

Biblical Callum Scott

Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve

Blackbird The Beatles

Bloom The Paper Kites

Bridal Chorus Wagner

Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel

Budapest George Ezra

Canon in D Pachelbel

Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

Cello Suite No 1 Bach

Chasing Cars Snow Patrol

Clair De Lune Debussy

Come Away With Me Norah Jones

Dance Monkey Tones and I

Dancing In The Moonlight Toploader

Dancing Queen Abba

Daniel Elton John

Desperado The Eagles

Do Nothin Till you Hear from Me Duke Ellington

Don’t Know Why Norah Jones

Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac

Don't You Remember Adele

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

Due Tramonti Ludovico Einaudi

The Earth Prelude Ludovico Einaudi

Easy Lionel Richie

Easy On Me Adele

Empire State Of Mind Alicia Keys

Endless Love Lionel Richie

Everything Michael Buble

Everything I Do Bryan Adams

Glasgow Love Theme Love Actually

Grenade Bruno Mars

Grow Old With Me Tom Odell

Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison

He Sleeps (Pretty Woman Theme) Pretty Woman

He Won't Go Adele

The Heart Asks Pleasure First Michael Nyman

Here Comes The Sun The Beatles

Hey Jude The Beatles

Hold My Hand - Top Gun Lady Gaga

Home Michael Buble

How Far I'll Go Moana

How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding

How Will I Know Whitney Houston

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith

I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi

I Have A Dream ABBA

I See the Light - Tangled - stagekidz Disney

I Won't Give Up Jason Mraz

If I Ain’t Got You Alicia Keys

Experience Einaudi

I'll Be There For You - Friends The Rembrandts

I'll Be Waiting Adele

I'm Not the Only One Sam Smith

Into The Unknown Frozen

Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder

It’s Your Day Yiruma

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J.S. Bach

Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars

Just You And I Tom Walker

Kiss The Rain Yiruma

Kissing You - Romeo+Juliet Des'ree

Le Onde Ludovico Einaudi

Let It Go Frozen

Let’s Stay Together Al Green

Love Me Yiruma

Love Story Taylor Swift

Lover Taylor Swift

Lovesong Adele

The Luckiest Ben Folds

Ludovico Einaudi Islands Songbook Ludovico Einaudi

Make You Feel My Love Adele

Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson

Married Life Up

Marry You Bruno Mars

Maybe Yiruma

A Million Dreams The Greatest Showman

My Favourite Things Rodgers and Hammerstein

Nightbook Ludovico Einaudi

Nocturnre Op No Chopin

Now We Are Free Gladiator

Nuvole Bianche Einaudi

One And Only Adele

Ordinary People John Legend

Perfect Ed Sheeran

Pianoman Billy Joel

Pointless Lewis Capaldi

Portugese Love Theme Love Actually

Prelude I in C major J.S. Bach

Purple Rain Prince

Rewrite The Stars The Greatest Showman

River Flows In You Yiruma

Rocket Man Elton John

Rolling In The Deep Adele

Rule The World Take That

Rumour Has It Adele

Say A Little Prayer Burt Bacharach

Say You Won't Let Go James Arthur

Senorita Camilo Cabello

Set Fire To The Rain Adele

Shape Of You Ed Sheeran

Shivers Ed Sheeran

A Sky Full of Stars Coldplay

Skylark Hoagy Carmichael

Smile Charlie Chaplin

So Close Enchanted

So This Is Love Cinderella Waltz

Someone Like You Adele

Someone You Loved Liam Capaldi

Somewhere Only We Know Keane

Songbird Fleetwood Mac

Spring From The Four Seasons Vivaldi

Story Of My Life One Direction

The Swan Saint-Seans

Symphony Clean Bandit

Take It All Adele

Thais Meditation J. Massenet

This is Me The Greatest Showman

This Will Be Natalie Cole

A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton

A Thousand Years Christina Perry

Tiny Dancer Elton John

Turn Me On Norah Jones

Turning Tables Adele

Up On The Roof Carole King

Use Somebody Kings Of Leon

Viva La Vida Coldplay

Hornpipe (Water Music) Handel

Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles

Wedding March Mendelssohn

When I Fall in Love Nat King Cole

When We Were Young Adele

Wherever You Will Go The Calling

Wildest Dreams - Bridgerton Taylor Swift

The Winner Takes It All ABBA

With Or Without U U2

Would I Lie To You Charles And Eddie

You Are The Reason Calum Scott

Your Song Elton John

You're My Best Friend Queen

You're Still The One Shania Twain

You’ve Got A Friend In Me Toy Story

Martin'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)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£300
Up to 2 hours	£350
Up to 3 hours	£400

Customer questions

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

I always try our 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.

How much time do you need to set up?

As a general rule it takes around 15-30 minutes to setup. However this depends on how suited the venue is to loading in, and if I am providing my Baby Grand Piano Shell. Rest assured I always leave plenty of time to arrive, so all eventualities are covered.

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

Yes, of course - as long as the piano is in working order and in tune, then I'm happy to play on it!

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

Absolutely. If you have any particular songs that you want me to play from my set list, that is no problem at all. Any additional song requests can also usually be accommodated.

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

Yes, absolutely! I bring my own instrument and amplification for your event.

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.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Covers

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Instruments:

Piano

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Event types:

Private event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session

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Other skills:

Instrumental teaching, Accompanist