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Michael Chapman

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Professional bass player, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Has played over 300 events for a variety of function bands and agencies.
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Bass Guitarist
Guildford
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Michael is a professional bass player, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Guildford, Surrey. Since graduating with a degree in Music Performance from ACM in Guildford, Michael has developed as an MD and exceptional live performer and has played over 300 events for a variety function bands and agencies. Alongside this, Michael works as a live performance coach and is known for his reliability and energetic stage presence. Michael’s work as a session bass player, guitarist, and singer, more often than not resulted in being hired in as a songwriter. He has now gone on to write with a plethora of upcoming artists and currently works with PitchPlay music, writing for the Asian pop market.

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Genres:
Pop, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, 1950s era music, Folk, Country, Folk rock, Jazz, Blues, Jazz fusion, Modern jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Acoustic, Americana, Funk, Funk rock, Covers, Motown, Top 40, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Indie, Pop rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll
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Event types:
Wedding, Virtual event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Hotel / Restaurant event, Corporate event, Private event, Charity event, Recording session, Concert, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Accompanist, Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching
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Mike's Song list

...Baby One More Time Britney Spears
1000 Years Christina Perri
2 out of 3 Aint Bad Meatloaf
500 Miles The Proclaimers
9 to 5 Dolly Parton
A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
A Little Respect Erasure
A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
Ain’t No Sunshine Bill Withers
Ain’t Nobody Chaka Khan
All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
All Of Me John Legend
All Right Now Free
All The Small Things Blink 182
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
Always Blink 182
Always On My Mind Elvis Presley
American Boy Estelle
Another Brick In The Wall Pink Floyd
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
At Last Etta James
Back In Black AC/DC
Basketcase Greenday
Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood
Black Horse and The Cherry Tree KT Tunstell
Blame It On Me George Ezra
Blank Space Taylor Swift
Blue Suede Shoes Elvis
Boys Of Summer Don Henley
Breakfast At Tiffany’s Deep Blue something
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations
California Deaming The Mama’s and The Papa’s
Call Me Al Paul Simon
Can't Take My Eyes Off You Frankie Valli
Can’t Buy Me Love The Beatles
Can’t Stop The Feeling Justin Timberlake
Careless Whisper George Michael
Castle on a Hill Ed Sheeran
Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin
Cherish Kool and The Gang
Come Together The Beatles
Complicated Avril Lavigne
Could You Be Loved Bob Marley and the Wailers
Crazy Gnarls Barkley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Cry Me A River Julie London
Dancing In The Street Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Dancing Queen ABBA
Day Tripper The Beatles
Diamonds Rhianna
Domino Jessie J
Don't Stop Me Now Queen
Don’t Look Back In Anger Oasis
Don’t Speak No Doubt
Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac
Dreadlock Holiday 10cc
Dream A Little Dream Of Me Ella Fitzjerald
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
Driving Home For Christmas Chris Rea
Drops Of Jupiter Train
Easy Lionel Richie
Eight Days a Week The Beatles
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes
Every Breath You Take The Police
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
Everywhere Fleetwood Mac
Ex’s and Oh’s Elle King
Faith George Michael
Fast Car Tracy Chapman
Feel It Still Portugal. The Man.
Feeling Good Nina Simone
Fever Peggy Lee
First Cut is the Deepest Sheryl Crow
Fly Away Lenny Kravitz
Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra
Forget You Ceeloo Green
Free Fallin’ Tom Petty
Friday I’m In Love The Cure
Get Lucky Daft Punk
Girl From Ipanema Amy Winehouse
Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac
Goodness Gracious Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Gorgeous Taylor Swift
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley
Happy Pharell
Hard To Handle Otis Redding The Black Crows
Havana Camilla Cabello
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Van Morrison Rod Stewart
Help! The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles
Hey Jude The Beatles
Hey Soul Sister Train
Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
Highway To Hell ACDC
Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles
Ho Hey The Lumineers
Hotel California The Eagles
Hound Dog Elvis
How Deep Is Your Love The Beegees
I Believe In A Thing Called Love The Darkness
I Don’t Trust Myself John Mayer
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith
I Feel Good James Brown
I Gotta Feelin’ Black Eyed Peas
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
I Just Want To Make Love Etta James
I Love Rock’n’Roll Joan Jett
I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles
I Shot The Sheriff Bob Marley and the Wailers
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
I Will Wait Mumford and Sons
I Wish Stevie Wonder
I’m A Believer The Monkees
I’m Still Standing Elton John
I’m Yours Jason Mraz
I’ve got a woman Ray Charles
If I Ain't Got You Alicia Keys
In These Arms Tonight Bon Jovi
Iris The Goo Goo Dolls
Ironic Alanis Morisette
Is This Love Bob Marley and the Wailers
Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder
It Must Be Love Madness
Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
Jolene Dolly Parton
Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers
Kiss Prince
Kiss Me Sixpence None The Richer
Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Layla Eric Clapton
Learn to Fly Foo Fighters
Let It Be The Beatles
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
Let's Stay Together Al Green
Life On Mars, David Bowie
Light My Fire, The Doors
Little Lies, Fleetwood Mac
Livin’ On A Prayer, Bon Jovi
Locked Out of Heaven Bruno Mars
Long Train Runnin’ The Doobie Brothers
Losing My Religion REM
Love Me Do The Beatles
Love Yourself Justin Beiber
Lovely Day Bill Withers
Make You Feel My Love Adele, Bob Dylan
Mamma Mia Abba
Marry You Bruno Mars
Me and Mrs Jones Billy Paul
Mercy Duffy
Message In A Bottle The Police
Moon River Audrey Hepburn
Moondance Van Morrison
More Than Words Extreme
Mr Brightside The Killers
Mr Sandman The Andrews Sisters
My Baby Just Cares Nina Simone
My Girl The Temptations
Naive The Kooks
Need You Now Lady Antebellum
Never Too Much Luther Van Dross
New Light John Mayer
New Shoes Paulo Nutini
Not The Only One Sam Smith
Paradise City Guns’n’Roses
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Perfect Fairground Attraction
Piece of My Heart Janis Joplin
Pompeii Bastille
Price Tag Jessie J
Proud Mary Tina Turner
Put Your Records On Corinne Bailey Rae
Rather Be Clean Bandit Ft. Jess Glynne
Red Red Wine UB40
Rehab Amy Winehouse
Respect Aretha Franklin
Rhiannon Fleetwood Mac
Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley and The Comets
Rolling In The Deep Adele
Roxanne The Police
Runaway The Corrs
Satisfaction (I Can’t Get No) The Rolling Stones
Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry
Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston
Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
September Earth, Wind and Fire
Seven Nation Army The White Stripes
Shake It Off Taylor Swift
Shape Of My Heart Sting
Shape Of You Ed Sheeran
She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
She’s Not There Santana
Shot Gun George Ezra
Shut Up And Dance Walk The Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
Simply The Best Tina Turner
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
Soak Up The Sun Sheryl Crow
Son of A Preacher Man Dusty Springfield
Songbird Fleetwood Mac
Soul Man Sam and Dave
Spooky Dusty Springfield
Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin
Stand By Me Ben E. King
Starman David Bowie
Stayin’ Alive The Beegees
Still The One Shania Twain
Stuck In The Middle Stealers Wheel
Sugar Maroon 5
Summer Breeze Isley Brothers
Summer Of 69 Bryan Adams
Summertime Ella Fitzjerald
Sunday Morning Maroon 5
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley
Sway Dean Martin
Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns’n’Roses
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Eurhythmics
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard
Tainted Love Soft Cell
Take It Easy The Eagles
Take Your Mama Scissor Sisters
Teardrops Womack & Womack
Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus
The Chain Fleetwood Mac
The Only Exception Paramore
The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
This Old Heart Of Mine The Isley Brothers
Three Little Birds Bob Marley and the Wailers
Time After Time Cyndi Lauper
Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Tutti Frutti Little Richard
Twist and Shout The Beatles
Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers
Under The Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Uptown Funk Bruno Mars
Use Somebody Kings Of Leon
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Volare Dean Martin
Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves
Want You Back Jackson 5
We Found Love Rhianna
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
What’s Up Four Non Blondes
When You’re Gone Bryan Adams
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
Why Don’t You Do Right? Peggy Lee
Wild Horses The Rolling Stones
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
With a Little Help From My Friends The Beatles
Wonderwall Oasis
Yesterday The Beatles
You Can’t Hurry Love The Supremes
You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi
You Make Lovin’ Fun Fleetwood Mac
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
You Make My Dreams Hall and Oates
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White
You’ve Got The Love Florence and The Machine
Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
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Tom M
3 years ago, for a Wedding in Cheltenham GL54 1FA
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5 out of 5

Michael was great to communicate with before our wedding and took on board any requests we had for the big day. Michael made our evening really special and really brought the party atmosphere. A brilliant musician I would highly recommend!

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Maria B
4 years ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in Haslemere
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5 out of 5

Having worked with Michael on countless events I can confirm he is an exceptional bass player and vocalist. He’s incredibly reliable and easy to work with, and I’ll be hiring him again for upcoming events in the Summer.

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