Piano Bar and Compering Events
Compering Events
- Have you an awards ceremony, annual or special event?
- You need a link man or compere?
- To set the right tone, read the audience and keep the show running smoothly?
- Someone professional who will make the announcements you want and
get the names right (isn't this just a prerequisite that so many get wrong)?
- When all around is going a tad wrong will keep a cool head and just entertain.
- Someone who can bring a PA system, piano and hundreds of songs along and
make you all at ease with a few musical meanderings.
- Check out Rock n Roll Mozart, The Entertainer meets Les Dawson,
Keane; the Music Hall version or Satie meets Steptoe and Son down the aisle.
Piano Bar. What is piano bar? Paul Simmons speaks:-
Although it never ever happens it is possible to play the same set five nights in a row.
Inevitably each night would be different. Why?
The essential ingredient and catalyst is the role of the audience.
They are my guide and a part of the participatory process.
I am at the audiences bidding and I go in all directions whether it is 1930's jazz
and popular song, Britpop, 1970's singer songwriters, Reggae, Country or Blues.
I'm armed with up to 1000 songs from the past 100 years, music from the last 500
years and licensed to use them in built up areas between the hours of 9pm and sunrise.
From the Victor Borge/ Bill Bailey/ Les Dawson school of music I'll add stand up,
Improvisation at the piano and when you add the audiences requests,
that creates the ever evolving atmosphere of the evening.
As Billy Joel once said to me " It's reverse Karaoke". You could be dancing
in the aisles or just sitting exploring great songs from great songwriters.
All there is, is one man, one piano and your suggestions.
If you've had a great evening then I've done a good job,
if you haven't then you've chosen the wrong songs..........
For some of the other songs that were recorded live, warts 'n all listen to the mp3's here