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About us

Encore is the UK’s largest and fastest musician bookings platform. Founded in 2014 by two musicians and computer scientists, we use cutting edge tech to connect anyone with the perfect musicians for their event.

Our Mission

We believe musicians make the world a better place.

Our mission is to support musicians by making it simple for anyone to book them through a fair and transparent online platform.

Our Story

Encore began in 2014 when James McAulay, a cellist, met James King, a pianist.

Between them, they had two degrees in Computer Science, two performance diplomas, and they played a total of 7 instruments, so working together to build an online platform for musicians was the perfect way to apply their skills.

Encore began as a network of music students around the UK, and reached 2,500 members within its first year. Demand for these musicians from customers organising events started to grow, and so in 2015 the team began working on technology to make booking musicians simpler than ever.

Since then, Encore has facilitated thousands of bookings in every corner of the UK, and has become home to over 25,000 musicians and 10,000 bands and ensembles.

The team have ambitious plans, and so in many respects, the Encore story has only just begun.

The Team

James McAulay
Our resident Cellist and CEO, James dreams of a future where live music is everywhere.
James King
An avid pianist and our CTO, James is rarely seen away from a keyboard of some kind.
Jonny Venvell
Our Head of Artist Relations, Jonny sings chorally, plays the oboe orchestrally, and hits drums occasionally.
Joel Vincent
Our Sales & Partnerships Lead, Joel plays guitar and is obsessed with 90s R&B.
George Gretton
Our Musician Support Lead, George can usually be found producing, looping or singing on electronic-inspired tracks.
Perrine Gouarne
Our Head of Customer Service, Perrine sings, acts and is rarely seen without a very large book poking out of her bag.
Rebecca Tarry
Our Bookings Expert, Rebecca sings and acts and can often be heard belting a good show tune.
Michael Brown
Our Bookings Expert, Michael can most likely be found in the gym, songwriting or bopping to various DJs till the early hours
Tommy Hamer
Our Customer Support Specialist, Tommy started singing chorally and playing the piano aged nine, before finding his niche in the world of contemporary a cappella.
Charlotte Sleet
Our Business Development Intern, Charlotte is a singer, teacher and lover of carbs. She is always listening to something, from opera to Depeche Mode to The Archers.
Alfie Farrow
A singer since he could talk, our Social Media Intern Alfie found his compositional footing in dubstep and electronica before moving onto a cappella.
Sam Badgery
Our Bookings Expert, Sam, can be found singing, discovering new music and blogging (preferably not all at the same time!)
Chloe Tan
Our Out-of-hours Support, Chloe is a full time student and nu-disco enthusiast, you can find her holding a concert for her shampoo bottles or wrapped in a duvet with a book.
Giulio Bardi
Our Supply-side Specialist, Giulio is a drummer in love with bossa nova and a passionate collector of comics and pasta shapes.
Matt Shearsmith
Our Product Designer, Matt loves discovering new music and new places around the world to explore.
Morven Brown
Our Bookings Specialist, Morven is a Modern and Baroque flautist. She also loves photography, museums, yoga, reading and going to a wide range of concerts.
Holly James
Our Customer Support Specialist, Holly is a Saxophonist & Oboist and can often be found in a pit orchestra playing various woodwind instruments.
Cormac McAuliffe
Our Full-stack Developer, Cormac has been known to play electric guitar with a spoon and comes with Irish traditional music baked into his DNA.
Jack Ferry
One of our Sales Specialists, Jack is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, and the only accordion player on our payroll.
Jess Dixon
Our Head of B2B Partnerships is a wedding & events expert who loves attending musicals and concerts in her spare time, as well as belting out a good ballad at home.
Dan Puckey
Dan is a singer and guitarist who gigs with his band regularly. When he’s not performing, he’s often seen watching the latest musical in the West End or discovering new coffee shops.
Fergus Brooman
Our Bookings Expert, Fergus is an avid gig-goer and can often be found front left of the crowd dangerously close to the speakers.
Sam Faulkner
Our Lead Developer, Sam is an aspiring pianist, portrait painter and loves anything music trivia related.
Alicia Juniper
Encore’s Musician Support Specialist, Alicia plays sax and piano and loves everything from classical symphonies to dark D&B rollers


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