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Paul Steven Wood
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About Paul
Professional musician with 15 years experience performing at weddings and corporate events.
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Colchester
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Paul
12 verified reviews
Satisfaction
5.0
Professionalism
5.0
Communication
5.0
Punctuality
5.0
Paul's Reviews
From Encore customers:
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Laura D
5 years ago
SM
Stewart M
5 years ago
From other customers:
KT
Katherine T
3 years ago, for a Private event in Hill Farm IP23 7ER
AL
Amy L
4 years ago, for a Private event in CM8 3EE
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This act has been working with Encore for over 5 years
Paul's Song list
2020s
Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) - George Ezra
As It Was - Harry Styles
Don’t Start Now - Dua Lupa
Forget Me - Lewis Capaldi
Green, Green Grass - George Ezra
Levitating - Dua Lupa
Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender
2010s
All Of Me - John Legend
A Team - Ed Sheeran
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Attention - Charlie Puth
Better Half Of Me - Tom Walker
Blame It On Me - George Ezra
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Budapest - George Ezra
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Dance Monkey - Tones & I
Dear Darlin’ - Olly Murs
Do I Wanna Know - Artic Monkeys
Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia
Hold Back The River - James Bay
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Human - Rag ’N’ Bone Man
I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
I Won’t Give Up - Jason Mraz
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
Let Her Go - Passenger
Let It Go - James Bay
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Memories - Maroon 5
Paradise - George Ezra
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Pompeii - Bastille
Riptide - Vance Joy
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Say You Won’t Let Go - James Arthur
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Sing - Ed Sheeran
Shot Gun - George Ezra
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Someone New - Hozier
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Still Into You - Paramore
Stitches - Shawn Mendes
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
There's Nothing Holding' Me Back - Shawn Mendes
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Wall Of Glass - Liam Gallagher
Wasn't Expecting That - Jamie Lawson
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
We Are Young - Fun
Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? - Artic Monkeys
2000s
All These Things That I’ve Done - The Killers
Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Jet
Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
Candy - Paolo Nutini
Cannonball - Damien Rice
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Dakota - Stereophonics
Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
Drops Of Jupiter - Train
Everything - Michael Buble
Feel - Robbie Williams
Fireflies - Owl City
Golden Touch - Razorlight
Hey Delilah - Plain White T’s
Hey Soul Sister - Train
How To Save A Life - The Fray
Human - The Killers
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Hush - Kula Shaker
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
Make You Feel My Love - Adele/Bob Dylan
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Naïve - The Kooks
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Numb - Linkin Park
One Day Like This - Elbow
She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved - The Script
The Reason - Hoobastank
The Scientist - Coldplay
This Is The Life - Amy MacDonald
This Love - Maroon 5
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Trouble - Ray LaMontagne
Umbrella - Rihanna
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
Valerie - The Zutons
Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
Yellow - Coldplay
You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
You Give Me Something - James Morrison
1990s
Angels - Robbie Williams
Babylon - David Gray
Back For Good - Take That
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Day We Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Fall At Your Feet - Crowded House
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Good Enough - Dodgy
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
Half The World Away - Oasis
High And Dry - Radiohead
I’ll Be There For You - The Rembrandts
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Little By Little - Oasis
Lucky Man - The Verve
Place Your Hands - Reef
Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) - The Beautiful South
Sail Away - David Gray
Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
She’s Electric - Oasis
Sit Down - James
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
Weather With You - Crowded House
What’s Up - 4 Non Blondes
Wonderwall - Oasis
You Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman
1980s
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
A Little Respect - Erasure
Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan
Baby Can I Hold You - Tracy Chapman
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
Common People - Pulp
Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Don’t You Want Me - The Human League
Englishman In New York - Sting
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Faith - George Michael
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Free Falling - Tom Petty
Friday, I’m In Love - The Cure
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Going Underground - The Jam
Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Happy Hour - The Housemartins
Heaven - Bryan Adams
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
It Must Be Love - Madness
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Want To Break Free - Queen
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
Never Going To Give You Up - Rick Astley
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
Only You - Yazoo
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean
Red Red Wine - UB40
Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Take On Me - A-Ha
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
The Best - Tina Turner
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby And The Range
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
With Or Without You - U2
You Can’t Hurry Love - Phil Collins
You Make My Dreams (Come True) - Hall & Oates
1970s
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
American Pie - Don McLean
A Message To You, Rudy - The Specials
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Bring It On Home - Sam Cooke
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
Don’t Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Easy - Commodores
English Rose - The Jam
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzcocks
Father And Son - Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Heart Of Glass - Blondie
Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
Hotel California - The Eagles
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
I’m Into Something Good - Herman’s Hermits
I Only Wanna Be With You - Bay City Rollers
Isn’t She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Layla - Eric Clapton
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Message In A Bottle - The Police
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Rocket Man - Elton John
She’s Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Station
Your Song - Elton John
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor
1960s
Blackbird - The Beatles
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Days - The Kinks
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Happy Together - The Turtles
Handbags & Gladrags - Mike d’Abo
Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
I Feel Fine - The Beatles
I’m A Believer - The Monkees
In My Life - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
My Girl - The Temptations
Penny Lane - The Beatles
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Something - The Beatles
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan
That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
That’s Life - Frank Sinatra
Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Yesterday - The Beatles
Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
Last Christmas - Wham!
Let It Snow - Dean Martin
Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Rockin’ Robin - Jackson 5
Santa Claus is Coming To Town - Bing Crosby
Walking In A Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Paul's Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
| Performance duration | Price | |
| Short performance (up to 15 min) | £295 | |
| Up to 1 hour | £395 | |
| Up to 2 hours | £395 | |
| Up to 3 hours | £395 |
Customer questions
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I always try my 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 us know.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
Absolutely. This is a really popular request and I actually offer this service for free up until midnight. If you would like me to continue after midnight I charge £100 per hour.
How much time do you need to set up?
Usually takes an hour before the performance time. As soon as our PA is set up we can provide a free playlist service to help set the atmosphere and get your guests ready for our live performance!
Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?
My set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
Yes, I am self contained, I only need access to at least 2 13amp wall plugs.
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 am happy to do this for you.
What do your clients love most about your performances?
My clients mostly love my ability to engage with guest, take request and play slightly unusual big hits as well as industry standard songs.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
Stoke by Nayland Golf Club, Yaxley Hall, Layer Marney Tower, Le Talbooth, Essex County Golf Club, Crabbs Barn, Brands Hatch, Wivenhoe House, Bentley Country Club, Woodhall Manor, Ingatestone Hall, Colchester Town Hall, Hindlesham Golf Club, Prested Hall, White Hart Great Yeldham, Gosfield Hall, Fennes Braintree, Channels Chelmsford, Priory Hall
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
James Bay, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, City & Colour, Newton Faulkner
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
Majority of my performances are private wedding events.
Musicianship
Genres:
Pop, Acoustic, Funk, Covers, Soul, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Indie, Pop rock, Power rock, Punk rock, Christmas
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Birthday party, Christmas party, Virtual event, New Year's Eve, Cruise
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