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Professional Pop/Rock Singer Guitarist and DJ available for hire

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Hi, I am a Professional Vocalist, Guitarist and DJ with 20 Years experience performing at Weddings, Birthdays and corporate events. My main aim at any show is to keep the crowd on their feet dancing and singing along with songs ranging from current crowd pleaser`s Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Jesse Glynn, Zayn to classic favourite`s by Coldplay, Oasis, The Killers, Queen, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, George Micheal, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Kylie, Madonna, Arctic Monkeys, Michael Buble and Take That. I am always willing to learn a new song for a show at your request. I do also like to discuss the set with clients before hand to ensure the right songs are chosen and the right tone is set for your event. For your event I am also able to DJ and/or provide a Karaoke service for your guests if required, using pro digital lighting. Equipment I use all professional top of the range lighting and PA at my shows to ensure optimal sound and spectacular visual effects using digital lighting.

Rick

5 out of 5

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Rick's Reviews

5 out of 5

Rick, was tremendous, delivered exactly what was requested, brilliant from start to finish and we have been asked when he will be back. Thank you Rick for making the day a massive success

5 out of 5

Rick was amazing! Hi did an incredible job bringing our evening to life and all our guests up on the dance floor. From start to finish it was an absolute pleasure having Rick at our big day! From meeting him during setup, learning our first dance to perform live in advance to taking requests from our guests throughout the night and keeping us all going to the end of the night - he has been fantastic!!!! We couldn’t recommend Rick enough and would no doubt book him again for any occasion. Thank you, Rick for being part of our wedding day!

Reply from Rick

5 months ago

Thanks for the kind words Miriam. It was lovely spending the day with you, Justin and your guests. Hope you’re having a wonderful honeymoon! x

5 out of 5

Rick was absolutely brilliant- our engagement party would not have been the same without him there. 11/10 for his performance and excellence. Thank you so much

5 out of 5

Rick was absolutely amazing at our engagement party! He is an incredibly talented musician and everyone who came loved the music that he was playing! He is also an absolutely top bloke and made the effort to chat to us and some of our guest during his breaks, would 100% recommend!

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5 out of 5

Fortunately we have known Rick for several years so he was the first person we thought of to DJ our wedding party because he has excellent taste in music. He gave us the freedom to request the songs and genres we wanted played and he tailored his set to accommodate our taste. Myself and my husband are big fans of metal music so we were pleased Rick managed to fit in a couple of the essential metal songs that we wanted at the perfect time in the evening. Ourselves and our guests absolutely loved dancing to the music Rick played, there were several bangers we had not heard in years that were really fun to sing and dance along to. We would recommend Rick as a DJ for any party, you will not be disappointed!

5 out of 5

Me and Philippa couldn’t have asked for more when booking Rick for our wedding, ease of booking, fantastic performance, and just such a nice guy! From the first email conversation we had, Rick was perfect, he was so flexible with all the elements we had regarding our wedding, with it being on a boat he was more than happy to set up early and adjust his equipment to fit our needs. As for the night itself, he interacted with our wedding party with such ease and everyone had the best time during his sets, great voice and the atmosphere was exactly what we had in mind. Already the best day of our life’s made even better by having Rick as our entertainment! Thank you again Rick.

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Rick's Song list

Top Requests

The Killers - Mr Brightside/Human

Oasis - Wonderwall/Don't look back in anger

Rag And Bone Man - Human

Queen - Somebody To Love/Dont Stop Me Now

Journey - Dont Stop Believin

Spandau Ballet - Gold

Wham - Wake Me Up Before you go-go

Frank Sinatra - My Way, New York, New York

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Tina Turner - Proud Mary

Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

Ed Sheeran -Thinking Out Loud/Perfect

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

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Pop/Floorfillers

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Aviicii - Hey Brother

Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk/Just The Way You Are

Charlie Puth - Marvin Gaye

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits/Shivers/Castle On The Hill/Shape Of You/I Dont Care

Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation

Elle King - Exs And Ohs

Eminem - Lose Yourself

George Ezra - Shotgun

Girls Aloud - Call the Shots

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight

Justin Beiber/Ed Sheeran - I Dont Care

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling

Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts/Better The Devil You Know/Cant Get You Out Of My Head

Lorde - Royals

Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger

Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

Neiked - Sexual

Olly Murs - You Dont Know Love

Rhianna - Umbrella/Diamonds

Rita Ora - Anywhere

Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You/Supreme

Robin Thicke/Pharrell - Blurred Lines

Scissor Sisters - Take your Mama

Take That - Shine/Greatest Day

The Lumineers – Ho Hey

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Love Songs

David Gray - Babylon/Dead In The Water/Sail Away

Ed Sheeran -Thinking Out Loud/The A Team/Perfect

Elton John - Your Song

Faith Hill - This Kiss

Glen Hansard - Lies/Falling Slowly

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Jess Glynn -Hold My Hand

Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper - The Shallows

Michael Buble - Everything/Havent Met You Yet

Niall Horan – Slow Hands

Robbie Williams - Angels

Shania Twain – From This Moment

Solomon Burke - Cry To Me (Dirty Dancing)

The Cranberries - Linger

The Fugees - Killing Me Softly

Tom Walker - Better Half Of Me

U2 - With Or Without You

Rock/Indie

Aerosmith - Pink

Arctic Monkeys -Fluorescent Adolescent/Snap Out Of It/Do I Wanna Know

Blur - Parklife/Country House

Cast - Guiding Star

Catfish And The Bottlemen - 7/Outside

Coldplay -Viva La Vida/Yellow/Hymn For The Weekend/The Scientist/In My Place/The Hardest Part

Del Amitri - Roll To Me

Elbow - One Day Like This/Golden Slumbers

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Foo Fighters - Everlong

Gerry Cinnamon - Belter

The Killers - Mr Brightside/Read My Mind/Smile Like You Mean It/All These Things That I Have Done/Human

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody/Sex On Fire

The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way

Liam Gallagher - Once

Morrissey - First Of The Gang/Let Me Kiss You/Back In The Chain Gang

Mumford And Sons - Little Lion Man/I Will Wait

Oasis - Wonderwall/Don't look back in anger/Half The World

Away/Live Forever/Champagne Supernova

Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train

Pulp - Disco 2000/Common People

Queens Of The Stone Age - No One knows

Radiohead - Creep/The Bends

Rag And Bone Man - Human

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way/Californication

Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter/Jumpin Jack Flash

Shed Seven - She Left Me On Friday/Better Days/On Standby/Its Getting Better

Snow Patrol - Run

Stereophonics - Dakota

The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling

The Charlatans - North Country Boy/One To Another

The Coral - Dreaming Of You

The Libertines - Dont Look Back Into The Sun/Cant Stand Me Now

The Seahorses - Love Me And Leave Me/Blinded By The Sun/You Can Talk To Me

The Smiths - Panic/There Is A Light

The Strokes - Last Night/Someday/Right At The Door

The Verve - Lucky Man/Bittersweet Symphony

The Zutons - Valerie/You Will You Wont/Tired Of Hanging Around

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

80s Classics

AHA - Take On Me

Bryan Adams - Summer 69

Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Right Round

Erasure - A Little Respect

Fergal Sharkey - A Good Heart

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You

George Michael - Faith

Go West - King Of Wishful Thinking

The Human League - Together In Electric Dreams

John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads

Journey - Dont Stop Believin

Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling

Madonna - Borderline/Express Yourself/Like A Virgin

Michael Jackson - Beat It/Billie Jean/Man In The Mirror/The Way You Make Me Feel

Queen - Somebody To Love/Dont Stop Me Now

Simple Minds - Dont You Forget About Me

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Spandau Ballet - Gold

Talking Heads - Psychokiller

They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in your soul

Tiffany - I Think We`re Alone Now

The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

Wham - Wake Me Up Before you go-go

Yazoo - Only You

Classics Hits

Ben E King - Stand By Me

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Bob Dylan - It Aint Me Babe/Knockin On Heavens Door

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark

Coolio - Gangstas Paradise

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes/Space Oddity/Modern Love/Moonage Daydream/Ziggy Stardust

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5/Jolene

Elton John - I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues/Im Still Standing/Your Song

Jackson 5 - Blame It On The Boogie/Can You Feel It

Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling

Frank Sinatra - My Way, New York, New York

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

Mamas And Papas - California Dreamin

Marvin Gaye - I heard It On he Grapevine

Michael Jackson - Black Or White

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

REM - Losing My Religion

Rod Stewart - Maggie May/First cut is the deepest/I Dont Wanna Talk About/Have I Told You Lately

Roy Orbison - You Got It/I drove All Night

The Beatles - All My Loving/Hold Me Tight/Money

The Eagles - Hotel California

The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

The Temptations - My Girl

Tina Turner - Proud Mary

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Xmas Classics

Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas Time

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

Coldplay - Christmas Lights

Elton John - Step Into Christmas

George Michael - Last Christmas

Jon Bon Jovi - Please Come Home For Christmas

John Lewis Ads - Golden Slumbers/Half The World Away/Real Love

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Xmas

Michael Buble - Baby Its Cold Outside

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Xmas

Rick'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)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£350
Up to 2 hours	£420
Up to 3 hours	£500

Premium DJ Package

This includes full size pro DJ Booth and digital lighting experience including laser effects. 2 x 45 min live sets

£650

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 me 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. If you'd like a DJ service after the final set until the venue closes, I can also provide this at £75 per hour.

How much time do you need to set up?

45 mins - 1 hour set up time. Depending on how much lighting i will be using.

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

Yes of course.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes i bring all equipment.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Please request this at the time of booking and if i feel i can do the song justice, I will.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

I have been told by past clients that they really enjoy my singing style and song choices which are a mixture of dancefloor classics and modern Pop/Rock hits. I always get comments on the quality of the sound and lighting. At my shows I use a top of the range Bose PA as well as digital lighting including lasers on request.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

As a performer of 25 years i have have been fortunate to play all over the world as a solo performer and part of a band. Countries i have played, UK, Germany, France, Italy, America and Thailand.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I am influenced by a wide range of music from the 60s to present day. I love guitar music mainly, but i am also partial to a touch of classical.

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

Most high profile gig was playing at the O2 wireless festival in 2007. We shared the bill with The White Stripes, Kaiser Chiefs, Calvin Harris and Plan B.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop rock, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk rock, Rock, Britpop, Indie, Pop, Acoustic, Covers, Disco, Funk, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Alternative rock, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Christmas

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Instruments:

Singing guitarist, DJ, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Singer

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Producer, Songwriter, Ableton Live

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