80's Synthpop Set
As a teenager at the start of the 80's this music is the soundtrack of those years and I'm sure many people my age have memories flooding back when they hear these iconic tunes.
The 80's Synthpop Set is performed exclusively on the Yamaha MODX M7 Synthesizer supported by professional backing tracks.
Songs currently available to include in sets (new ones being added regularly)
A Kind of Magic
Queen
A Little Respect
Erasure
Are Friends Electric
Gary Numan
Back on the Chain Gang
The Pretenders
Blue Monday
New Order
Call Me
Blondie
Careless Whisper
George Michael
Caribbean Queen
Billy Ocean
Cars
Gary Numan
Celebration
Kool and the Gang
Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen
De do do do, de da da da da
The Police
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Culture Club
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
Don't Go
Yazoo
Don't You Forget About Me
Simple Minds
Don't You Want Me
Human League
Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode
Enola Gay
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Feels Like Heaven
Fiction Factory
Get Down on It
Kool and the Gang
Holding Back the Years
Simply Red
Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
Hungry Like the Wolf
Duran Duran
I Just Died in Your Arms
Cutting Crew
I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles
The Proclaimers
I'm Still Standing
Elton John
It Must be Love
Madness
It's a Sin
Pet Shop Boys
It's My Life
Bon Jovi
I've Been in Love Before
Cutting Crew
Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
Karma Chameleon
Culture Club
Money for Nothing
Dire Straits
Moonlight Shadow
Mike Oldfield
More Than This
Roxy Music
Never Tear us Apart
INXS
Night Boat to Cairo
Madness
One Step Beyond
Madness
Planet Earth
Duran Duran
Rio
Duran Duran
Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Soft Cell
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
Somewhere in My Heart
Aztec Camera
Souvenir
OMD
Stay on these Roads
A-ha
Tainted Love
Soft Cell
Take on Me
A-ha
Take on Me (Acoustic)
A-ha
The King of Rock 'n Roll
Prefab Sprout
The Living Years
Mike and the Mechanics
The Whole of the Moon
The Waterboys
Thorn In My Side
Eurythmics
Walk of Life
Dire Straits
With a Little Help From My Friends
Wet Wet Wet
Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
You're The Voice
John Farnham
You Can't Hurry Love
Phil Collins
My Music
With over 300 giggable songs in my setlist I offer a huge mix of music to suit all tastes and requirements. From upbeat chart hits and timeless classics, to 80's synth anthems and country music gems.
Working with venues, I can formulate specific set lists picked from my library, or perform one of my formulated set list combinations
My Performance
I sing whilst playing acoustic guitar and synthesiser (not at the same time!) and utilise professional backing tracks to supply drums, bass and a variety of other instruments, including orchestral arrangements, which results in a very full sound.
If background music is required it is possible for me to perform a very 'light' lounge set with minimum backing.
For Country Music bookings I perform with just an acoustic guitar, no synth, due to the style of music.
I can spread across a standard stage or can squeeze into the tightest of spaces in small bars.
Sets
My usual performance comprises of 2 sets of approximately 1 hour with a short break in-between sets. I often will perform longer in the second set, as I enjoy my music, but of course will communicate this with the venue to ensure watershed times are adhered to.
Any specific requests for longer performances can be accommodated but need to be agreed before any bookings.
My Equipment
I use a Yamaha 680W PA System which is suitable for pubs and community halls. It is also powerful enough for pub beer gardens but not suitable for outdoor events with large crowds. In these cases, the venue would have to provide a more powerful PA which I can then plug my mixer into.
I have a variety of stage lights suitable for small venues and community halls.
Please note that if a venue requires me to perform outside, a suitable overhead weather protection may be required in the event of rain, to protect my equipment and avoid safety issues.