Hire Simon Whiting | Drummer in Orpington

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About Simon

Hi I'm Simon, a drummer based in South East London. I have over ten years experience as a professional musician in a wide range of settings.

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Orpington

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Simon’s experiences in music over the past decade have made him a versatile musician. Having performed in a wide variety of styles, such as theatre work, Big Bands, Small group Jazz, Rock/fusion, functions and original music, he is confident in being able to step into any situation. Simon has also gained a vast experience of recording from free jazz for film soundtracks to singles for pop/rock bands. Simon’s education includes studying at Canterbury Christ Church University (BMus) under John Fisher, Mike Hamnett and James Dean as well as the Guildhall School Of Music and Drama (Mmus). Here he studied drums under Trevor Tomkins, Ralph Salmins and Andrew Bain. He also studied Improvisation under Martin Hathaway, Jazz Harmony with Malcolme Edmonstone and Arranging under Scott Stroman. Always keen to learn more about drumming Simon has also studied privately with Bob Armstrong. Simon is available for live work and recording. He is now able to offer remote recording for anyone needing live drums for their music.

Simon's Reviews

I used Simon on a collab track, the drums were recorded very well indeed with good mic positioning. In addition to this the drum parts were accurate and precise along with his technique.

Simon consistently delivers professional tracks. His personable approach is to be commended, along with his tailor-made products. I have used Simon for new Musical Theatre writing and, with the opportunity to discuss my needs and his attention to detail, he has produced exactly what I’ve wanted. He’s even brought his own creativity to the project when asked and has offered further suggestions on an instrument that he has clearly mastered. Thank you, Simon!

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Simon's Song list

Simon has experience of a wide ranging repertoire of music. Here is a list of music he has previously played.

Pop/Rock/Rock N Roll

Sledge hammer- Peter Garbriel

Uncaged- Zac Brown Brand

Here To Love You- Doobie Brothers

What A Fool Believes- Doobie Brothers

Long Train Running- Doobie Brothers

Johnny Be Good- Chuck Berry

All Right Now- Free

Honky Tonk Woman- The Rolling Stones

Brown Sugar- The Rolling Stone

Hard To Handle- The Black Crowes

Stand By Me- Benny E King

Place Your Hands- Reef

Stuck In The Middle With You- Stealers Wheel

Gimmie All Your Loving- ZZ top

Thats Alright Mama- Elvis Presyley

Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley

Rock Around The Clock- Bill Hayley And The Flying Comets

Play That Funk Music- Wild Cherry

Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen

We Will Rock You- Queen

Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd

I Saw Her Standing There- The Beatles

Come Together- The Beatles

Three little Birds- Bob Marley

Mama Told me Not To Come- Tom Jones

Kiss- Tom Jones/Prince

Lets Dance- David Bowie

Hero’s- David Bowie

I Shot The Sheriff- Bob Marley

Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison

Valerie- Amy Wine House AND Zutons version

You Can Call Me Al- Paul Simon

Happy- Pharell Williams

Don’t Stop Believing- Journey

Summer of 69- Bryan Adams

Livin On A Prayer- Bon jovi

500 Miles- The Proclaimers

Seven Nation Army- Gnarls Barkley

Proud Mary- Tina Turner

Purple Rain- Prince

How Long- Ace

Teasure- Bruno Mars

Heaven- Bruno Mars

Uptown Funk- Bruno Mars

24 Magic- Bruno Mars

Bootylicious- Destinys Child

Back Street’s Back- Back Street Boys

Money On My Mind- Sam Smith

Rock Your Body- Justin Timberlake

Can’t Stop The Feeling- Justin Timberlake

Sax- Fluer East

Canned heat- Jamiroquai

Virtual Insanity- Jamiroquai

Stop Me- Mark Ronson

Crazy In Love- Beyonce

Love On Top- Beyonce

Toxic- Britney Spears

This Girl- Kungs V’s Cookin’ on 3 Burners

Move your Feet- Junior Senior

Right Here, Right Now- Fat Boy Slim

Lola’s Theme-The Shapeshifters

Gotta get Thru This- Daniel Beddingfield

Wonderwall- Oasis

Don’t Look Back In Anger- Oasis

Wont Get Fooled Again- The Who

My Generation- The Who

I Gotta Feeling- Black Eyed Peas

Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana

All The Small Things- Blink 182

Don’t Look back In Anger- Oasis

Rolling In The Deep- Adel

Let Me Entertain You- Robbie Williams

Firework- Katy Perry

Rock With You- Michael Jackson

Domino- Jessie J

Next To Me- Emily Sand

One Step Beyond- Madness

It must be Love- Madness

Price Tag- Jessie J

You Got The Love- Florence And The Machine

Moondance- Van Morrison

Can’t Buy Me Love- The Beatles

I Saw her Standing There- The Beatles

Soul/Disco

Superstition- Stevie Wonder

Easy- The Comodores

All Night long- Lionel Richie

Signed Sealed Delivered- Stevie Wonder

Never Too Much- Luther Vandross

I Wish- Stevie Wonder

Lovely Day- Bill Withers

Ain’t No Sunshine- Bill Withers

Ladies Night- Kool And The Gang

Groove Is In The Hear- Deee Lite

Shake Your Body- Michael Jackson

Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough- Michael Jackson

Billie Jean- Might Jackson

Smooth Criminal- Michael Jackson

Thriller- Michael Jackson

Car Wash- Rose Royce

Best Of My Love-The Emotions

Bad Girls- Donna Summers

September- Earth Wind And Fire-

Love Train- The O’ Jays

I’m Every Woman- Chaka Kahn

Jungle Boogie- Kool And The Gang

Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder

I’ll Be There- Jackson 5

I Want You Back- Jackson 5

My Girl- The Temptations

Ain’t No Mountain high Enough- Marvin Gaye

Dancing In The Street- Martha Reeves

For Once In My Life- Stevie Wonder

You Can’t Hurry Love- The Supremes

Higher and Higher- Jackie Wilson

Respect- Aretha Franklin

Mr Pitiful- Otis Reading

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay- Otis Reading

Tears Of A Clown- Smoky Robinson and The Miracles

In The Midnight Hour- Wilson Picket

Lets Go Round Again- Average White Band

Love Town- Booker Newberry

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now- McFadden and Whitehead

Don’t Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston

Million Dollar Bill- Whitney Houston

I Feel For You- Chaka Khan

Jump To The Beat- Stacy Lattisaw

Disco Inferno- The tramps

Stop- The Brothers Johnson

Shame- Evelyn King

Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste Of Honey

And The Beat Goes On- The Whispers

Somebody Else’s Guy- Jocelyn Brown

I Should Have Loved Ya- Narada Michael Walden

Teardrops- Womack and Womack

Wish I Didn’t Miss You- Angie Stone

Celebration- Kool and The Gang

We Are Family- Sister Sledge

Lost In Music- Sister Sledge

He’s The Greatest Dancer- Sister Sledge

Thinking Of You- Chic

Everybody Dance- Chic

I Want Your Love- Chic

Good Times- Chic

Le Freak- Chic

Son Of A Preacher- Dusty Springfield

Isn’t She Lovely- Stevie Wonder

I Heard it Though The Grape Vine- Marvin Gaye

Jazz Standards

In The Mood

How High Is The Moon

Mr Bojangles

Dream A lIttle Dream

All The Things You Are

Sway

Fever

Fly Me To The Moon

Come Fly With Me

Have You Met Miss Jones

It Don’t mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

Mack The Knife

Thats Life

My Way

Perdido

All Of Me

Autumn Leave

My Favourite Things

Somewhere beyond The Sea

I Get A Kick Out Of You

All Blues

Alice In Wonderland

Body And Soul

Four

Its Only A Paper moon

Lady Is A Tramp

Let There Be Love

Lullaby Of Birdland

Bye Bye Blackbird

So Nice To Come Home To

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Billies Bounce

My Funny Valentine

Night And Day

Nightingale Sang In Berklee Square

You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Skylark

Someday My Prince Will Come

Summertime

So What

They Can’t Take That Away From Me

One Note Samba

Oyo Como Va

Mas Qua nada

I’ve Got You Under My Skin

Nice N Easy

Old Devil Moon

Black Coffee

My Baby Just Cares For Me

Nature Boy

Basin Street Blues

C Jam Blues

Moanin

It Never Entered My Mind

If I Were A Bell

Oleo

Solar

Seven Steps To Heaven

Milestones

Straight No Chaser

Round About Midnight

On Green Dolphin Street

So What

Freddie Freeloader

The Chameleon

Watermelon Man

Birdland

The Chicken

All Or nothing At All

Equinox

Central Park West

Giant Steps

But Not For Me

Naima

Mr PC

Straight No Chaser

Jive

Pennies From heaven

Stray Cat Strut

Ain’t Misbehaving

Ain’t Nobody Hear But us Chickens

Boogie All Day

Caledonia

Choo Choo Cha Boogie

Dirty Boogie

Rive Guys Names Mo

I Like My Baby Pudding

I Want My Fanny Brown

Mess Around

Rete PetiteRide Daddy RIde

Route 66

Saturday Night Fish Fry

Shakin Mother For Ya

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Stray Cat Strut

This Cat’s On A Hot Tin Roof

Simon has also performed in productions of these Musicals

Rock Of Ages, 9 to 5

Guys And Dolls

Jesus Christ Superstar

Hairspray

Rent

Our

House

Chess

Fame

Godspell

Bad Girls

Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat

Singing In The Rain

South Pacific

Phantom Of The Opera

Fiddler On The Roof,

Loserville

Made In Dagenham

Legally Blonde

Sister Act

Pippin

Full Monty

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The Wedding Singer

American Idiot

Simon'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)	£30
Up to 1 hour	£90
Up to 2 hours	£180
Up to 3 hours	£255

Remote recording session

This price is for remote recording drums for one track. You will receive: one mixed drum track for demos. 8 individual raw drum tracks plus any perc overdub (shakers, tambourine etc) if required. I am happy to do retakes to make sure you are 100% happy with my part for your music. What I'll need from you: demo track (please let me know if this will be a rough guide track or the final mix). separate click track. any references for the sound/style of drumming you want for your music. this can be youtube videos, spotify links, albums/singles or artists you like.

£35

Customer questions

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

Not a problem please get in contact and we'll see what we can organise. timing on the day changes (eg moving set up from 5pm to 3pm) wont be a problem. Moving day will be subject to avalability.

How much time do you need to set up?

depending on the gig and get in anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half. The average time would be an hour.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

yes I have a range of drums which suit different styles and can tailor what I bring for to get the best possible sound for your music.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

I am happy to learn new matierial for gigs. Please let me know the set list and if you've got any recordings I can use a a reference and I'll get learning!

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Jazz fusion, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Latin jazz, Swing, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Acoustic, Covers, Americana, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Motown, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Pop rock, Indie

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Instruments:

Drums

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Event types:

Recording session, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Theatre / Show, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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