Liyasakha I'm a singer/pianist and guitarist, so I play and sing covers for all events

Instruments & Backline
Piano/Keyboard:
If piano is provided: a tuned upright or baby grand.
If keyboard is provided: weighted 88-key digital piano (Yamaha CP88, Roland RD-2000, or similar) with sustain pedal.

Guitar:

Artist may provide their own acoustic guitar. If house guitar is to be supplied, it must be a professional-grade electro-acoustic (Taylor, Martin, Gibson, etc.).

A guitar stand must be available on stage.
Stands & Accessories:

1 x sturdy vocal mic stand (boom style).

1 x keyboard stand (double-braced).

1 x guitar stand.

1 x armless chair/stool (optional).

3. Sound Requirements

Microphones:
1 x high-quality vocal microphone (Shure SM58/Beta58, Sennheiser e935, or equivalent).

2 x DI boxes (for guitar and keyboard).

Monitors:

2 x stage wedges with clear mix (vocal, guitar, and keyboard).

In-ear monitoring is acceptable if available.
Mix:
Separate EQ for vocal, guitar, and piano/keyboard.
Minimal reverb on vocals, warm tone balance.

"We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue.

We don't bring sound and lighting

Yes, we'd gladly play music from Spotify in between our sets

It has to be The National Arts Festival in 2018 at Graham Hotel, the audience was fully engaged so much that, when loadshedding and the lights went out, I finished the rest of the show full on acoustic in the dark, the audience had their flashlights on and they were singing along

I love playing all sorts of events, except for funerals, but I do love corporate gigs, they're very straightforward

I started my first band in varsity, we played at a talent show and never looked back, this was 10+ years ago, over the years I learned more instruments, after varsity I just started playing more events, from parties, weddings, festivals and I started doing more studio work as well

If I'm being honest:Robert Glasper, in terms of piano playing, I love his modern approach and subtlety, then as a singer it's artists like The Muffinz, Thandiswa Mazwai, Lalah Hathaway, Bilal, I love soulful and dynamic singing. My greatest song of all time is easily "As" by Stevie Wonder

We normally arrive a couple of hours to set up and especially soundcheck, so tat things are running smoothly and the sound engineers know our needs by the time we get to play

We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.

We have a set repertoire but it's totally adjustable, we can do the songs requested by the clients

"Smooth" has come up more often than any other descriptive word or term