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ANDREW SMALL VOCALS & ACOUSTIC

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ABOUT

 

Andy is a professional vocalist, pianist and guitarist from Essex.

After graduating from Coventry University in 2010 with an Upper Second Class degree in Music Composition, he started performing in local clubs and pubs. He then went on to performing at Weddings and Corporate events as a solo act and with his function band, Happy Hour. He currently plays approximately 80-90 events per year.

Andy has worked with a number of well known singers including Kerry Ellis, Chesney Hawkes, Kim Wilde, Kiki Dee and Pixie Lott

Andy has also performed at a number of prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall, The O2 Arena and Wembley Stadium. He has also made a number of television performances including productions on BBC1, ITV and Channel 4.

He is extremely versatile and flexible, with a large repertoire to choose from to make your event extraordinary.

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £150 - £250

  • Standard Performance 2 X 45min

  • Can Perform with Piano & Acoustic Guitar If Required

  • Recommended For Weddings, Corporate Events, Bars & Clubs

 

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

Andrew Small

IDREISS PROFESSIONAL MALE VOCALIST

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ABOUT

 

Idreiss is currently performing across the whole of the UK. Idreiss is the must see act suitable for Weddings, Corporate Events, Bars, Restaurants, Hotels and Private Functions.

Idreiss is a very talented professional singer. He has a truly fantastic and unique style. In the last year he has been scouted by Producers, A&R talent scouts for shows such as The X Factor, The Voice and Britain’s got Talent.

Idreiss has always had a passion for singing and took the opportunity to further his skills by having vocal coach sessions. Idreiss has performed all over the UK & overseas, in 2012 he had the opportunity to perform across Marbella in the Costa Del Sol. Idreiss has performed for many prestigious clients including, Heart FM, Fred Olson Cruise Lines, Cancer Research UK, Genting Casinos, Aspers Casinos, John Lewis, I am Music Festival, Dorchester Hotel, Le Maison Talbooth, Kensington Gardens, Jason Demetriou ( professional footballer) Wedding and many more.

Idreiss performs at a wide variety of venues including Weddings, Corporate events, Bars, Restaurants, Hotels and Private functions.

Idreiss performs a wide variety of styles and enjoys the freedom of giving his audience a mixed genre of songs. As well as building up a reputable name as a professional vocalist, Idreiss has built up a solid network of clientele and loyal following of fans.

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £400 - £600

  • Standard Performance 2 x 45min

  • Performs World Wide

  • Recommended For Weddings, Corporate Events, Bars & Clubs

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

IDRIESS

CHRISTIE PRENTICE PROFESSIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST

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ABOUT

 

Christie Prentice is an Essex-based professional solo vocalist. She has over 10 years of professional singing experience, performing at weddings, corporate events and as a session musician and has sung for thousands of people. Some of her biggest achievements include singing alongside Alphabeat for 18 sell-out shows in 2008 and appearing on Ministry of Sound's 'Big Tunes X Rated' album on the hit single 'Real Shy'.

Her repertoire contains great party songs from all decades from the 1950s to present day. She can also sing songs from various genres including musical theatre, country, pop, rock, soul, motown, folk and much more.

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £400 - £600

  • Standard Performance 2x 45min

  • Recommended For Weddings, Corporate Events, Bars & Clubs

 

 

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

CHRISTIE PRENTICE

POPGUN THE ULTIMATE 80S TRIBUTE BAND

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ABOUT

 

Featuring a professional live four-piece band, every attention has been made to ensure Popgun is the most authentic sounding experience possible to the 80's era.

Formed in early 2013 Popgun has uniquely recreated the energy, visual detail and unique sounds of the 1980's, featuring the widest range of material from Aha to Wham. Not only can you expect upto a 180 minute show packed with instantly recognisable classics such as Livin on a Prayer, Dangerzone, Lets Dance, We Built This City and Sweet Child O'Mine but also other gems such as Your Love, Easy Lover and Died In Your Arms.

With over 40 years combined in the music industry Popguns live sound and image faithfully recreates the 1980's experience and with their superior sound and lighting systems (PAT tested) each show can be customised to each client’s needs, all supported by a professional and experienced management team.

Popgun are the perfect entertainment package for corporate events, weddings, hotels, nightclubs, festivals, universities and student unions, as well as birthdays and private parties throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
Why Book Popgun Popgun Ultimate 80s Party Band

Popgun are the ultimate party band playing the biggest hits from the best decade in music; the 80's. We are a professional band that offer fully inclusive packages which we can tailor to suit the needs of your event. We will work closely with you to make sure everything runs smoothly before and during the event itself and in addition to this we also offer additional services like a DJ service or acoustic set for example which means when you book Popgun all your entertainment needs can be taken care of at once. Too good to be true? please read what our previous clients have said about us!.

As a band we treat every event as unique, you can see from our public show posters that every engagement is important to us and the needs of our clients.

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £1200

  • Can Cater For Up To 3 Hours Of Live Music

  • Recommended For Weddings, Holiday Parks, Corporate Events, Concerts, Clubs

 

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

Pop Gun

SMOKIN' JACKETS FUNCTION BAND

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ABOUT

 

Welcome, we are the Smokin' Jackets Function Band, a well established and highly professional 5 piece function/party band based in East Anglia.

We can provide a full evenings live music entertainment for your special event. and we play a great range of popular songs from the present day going right back to the Swinging 60's, all carefully picked to create a good balance and give all ages a great party. As well as many of the most popular songs we add a few more unusual, yet still very well known songs, which you will rarely hear covered by anyone else, and we have always had particularly good response from our song selection.

The band comprises of three piece harmony vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass and drums/percussion.

We are all accomplished musicians and combined have over 80 years of function work experience, so you can be assured that you always get a professional show.

While of course keeping things professional at all times we have been told that we have a raw energy about us which all adds to the experience and excitement of watching a real live band who play totally live with absolutely no pre-recorded backing tracks!

We really enjoy playing and we hope that shows through in our enthusiasm which in turn helps the audience to enjoy it, and of course keep dancing!! So much so that we regularly get people up to help us sing a few songs!

 

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £700 - £900

  • Average Performance Time 2hr 30min

  • Recommended For Weddings, Holiday Parks, Corporate Events, Concerts, Clubs

  • Can Arrange Viewing During Rehearsals

  • New Songs Being Added Each Week

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

SMOKING JACKETS

HELEN ABBEY - SMOOTH JAZZ

ABOUT

 

Helen Abbey graduated from the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama with a Diploma in Performing Arts. Her singing career began with The Swing Sisters, an acapella close-harmony group regularly performing at London's The Ritz Hotel.

Three albums later - 'Simply Me', 'Second Time Around' and 'Unusual Girl' (with the latin-jazz group, Verão!) - Helen's career as a jazz singer has led to international collaborations and tours, and numerous sessions for BBC radio. Her music is loved and played worldwide: from Brazil to Denmark, Japan to the Philippines.

Helen currently entertains at her live shows with a classy set of jazz standards, encompassing everything from Rat-Pack swing, to Ella Fitzgerald, together with a stylish sprinkling of original songs. There's something for everyone.


Also available for 60's Brit Pop Girl Tribute
     
A celebration of the songs and the stories of the big four British female pop and stars of the swinging sixties. Supported by her brilliant live band, Helen Abbey sings the hits of Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, and Lulu. Featuring classic hits like, Shout, Anyone Who Had A Heart, To Sir With Love, I Only Want To Be With You, and Always Something There To Remind Me.
 

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £300-£400

  • Covers Essex

  • Recommended For Weddings, Corporate Events, Bars & Clubs

  • Also Offers 60's Tribute

 

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

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Helen Abbey

LIZ MONROE VOCALS & SAX

ABOUT

 

Liz Monroe started out singing with an acoustic trio 'The Semi Tones' and very soon moved onto the Tenor Saxophone.  The trio quickly became one of Essex top professional wedding and function bands and so Liz moved onto the Alto Sax to expand their repertoire.  She then became a band leader and front female personality for one of P&O Cruises most popular dance bands and the band enjoyed great success playing on the Oceana, Aurora and the Ventura.  Also moving across to Indian Ocean Cruises and Fred Olsen covering the Balmoral, Braemar, Black Watch and Ocean Odyssey.
 
Liz Monroe has worked the Celebrity Party circuit and entertained superstars such as Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones, Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet.
Liz has also recorded original songs for Konami in Japan where the album she was featured on enjoyed huge success.
 
Liz Monroe now brings her outstanding talent back to the UK and has the great pleasure of performing her world class show.

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £300 £500

  • Covers UK South

  • Recommended For Weddings, Cruise Ships, Holiday Parks, Corporate Events, Clubs

  • Vocalist & Saxophone Performer

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

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Liz Monroe

BEATZ BAGPIPERS

ABOUT

 

Beatbox Disco has been a small independent company that cares about its customers from the very start of when we were founded 30-40 years ago and has provided disco services throughout Essex and Suffolk to thousands of venues, we understand when generations change we must to so a lot has changed since we were founded when we were one of the few mobile disco companies in the area and using record players but times have changed a lot since that and now we provide our customers with the state of the art disco show with a digital sound system with LED and laser lighting.

We have a lot of history and have created many great memories for our customers whether its a wedding, get-together or birthday celebration we have a massive happy customer satisfaction rate and most of our customers would use us again, our brand is also known of being a fantastic reliable company you can trust and that's why we work for some of the biggest hotels and venues in the area.


If your looking for bagpipes you can hire the band to come and play at your party, function or corporate event. Choose your own favourite pieces of music, or let us compile a programme from our extensive repertoire of traditional and modern music tailored to perfectly suit any occasion.

Corporate Entertainment, Birthday Surprises, Weddings, School Proms, Carnivals, Funerals, Regimental Dinners, Fetes, Burn's Nights, Hogmanay, Ceilidh, Remembrance

KEY INFORMATION

  • Price Guide £250

  • Mini Band 4 to 6 Pipers & 2 to 3 Drummers

  • Full Uniform

To Book

Call 01206 808385

Email booking@buildyourparty.co.uk

Or Complete Online Enquiry Form

 

Beatz Bagpipers
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