Review Centre: Roaming Musicians

"Dear Big Smoke Brass, I would like to thank you so so much for performing as the warm-up act for our production of Cabaret. It was absolutely fantastic to have such an exciting welcome for our audience members and everyone was buzzing! It was the perfect way to kick off the evening's entertainment! In fact many people said it was a shame that you only played for 15minutes and would have happily listened to you for hours! You were absolutely professional in your presentation and the music was absolutely stunning. I will certainly be recommending you to my friends and family - and indeed anyone who is looking for musical entertainment! Thank you once again, King's College London Medsoc Musical Theatre"

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"Mark’s performance at our party was fantastic, all guests were impressed with his talent and it brought something a bit different to the event. Communication from Mark beforehand was great and he was really accommodating with my requests, couldn’t have asked for more. Would highly recommend and will definitely be booking Mark again for future events! (10 / 10) "

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"It was our daughter's 15th birthday party and we love French culture. Mike turned up very early, was professional and courteous and played all that wonderful old French music. We'll get him back in a few years for our son's 15th birthday as well!"

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"Lizzie was fantastic, so professional, kind and fantastic at what she does. The music was perfect for the vibe of the evening. She merged in with the crowds during our reception drinks and really started the whole evening off with a bang. Thank you so much for all that you did for us!"

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"Jools composed and remotely recorded violin sections for 3 of my tracks: Just For a Day; Roman 7; Boneyard. The tracks have an American influence but would fall under the indie genre. Essentially, the remit for Jools was to 'bulk them out' with strings. Although I had not actually met Jools in person (and still haven't), he was extremely responsive when communicating via email and therefore didn't need to meet. Before agreeing, he encouraged me to listen to his back catalogue - I was impressed with the breadth and depth of genres that Jools had worked with and I was pleased to learn he had worked with a couple of acquaintances of mine- namely The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and Chris Tye. Listening to his work, I was impressed by his knack around texturising songs- in my experience, strings can sometimes feel isolated from the rest of the instrumentation and I am aware that some string players find this aspect of composition challenging. Throughout the process, Jools ensured he had a secure understanding around my expectations. This brought about discussion around dynamics, chord progression technique (tremolo, tied sections etc). Although he was happy to read from transcript, I felt that his take on composition would be much better than mine, so he kindly agreed to compose the parts himself. After recording the first version, he sent me recordings via YouTube- he even went to the trouble of including a running text commentary of his thoughts within the video itself. This meant that I could give better feedback and bounce off his ideas. I was especially amazed by the turnaround (3 days to complete the process) as I had not set any deadlines or ball-park timeframes. Jools' playing is technically perfect and he has an exceptional ear for harmony and dynamics. e.g. He knew not to play for the sake of playing, and when to build to crescendo. He was able to add a range of chords, hooks and new melodies to the song. In Boneyard, the melody in the instrumental chorus ended up becoming the dominant hook- this was totally unplanned. Much like his violin playing, the overall recording quality was very professional. If you are looking for an outstanding string player who is both technical and visionary, Jools would be my number one recommendation."

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"Thank you so much for playing at our wedding🙌 you were amazing❤️❤️ , we really enjoyed and everybody liked it."

Reply by De La Cruiz
I really enjoyed! And the Rain added a nice tone to it🙂

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"The Tuscan Strollers brought such a unique energy to our wedding. It felt intimate, authentic and completely in tune with the surroundings. The music, the setting, the light; everything came together beautifully. It genuinely felt like we were living our own Tuscan dream."

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"It was a dream to have a saxophonist at our wedding and Michael was amazing! Absolutely fab music, played everything we wanted and really got the party started! Very professional, great communication, arrived early too! I would highly recommend Michael to anyone considering! Thanks again :D "

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"I booked Paul at late notice and he was very accommodating and managed to fit my event in!! I found him to be extremely easy to deal with in arranging his performance! On the day he arrived bang on time and gave a fantastic performance which everyone thoroughly enjoyed!! Should have booked him for longer!!! Overall, great guy, great performance, so I highly recommend him!!!"

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"Claudio's music was the soul of our wedding day. We were speechless when we heard his arrangement of our special song as Sarah walked down the aisle—it was pure magic and a moment we will never forget. He was professional, an absolute pleasure to work with, and created an atmosphere of pure elegance and emotion. Our guests are still talking about the beautiful music. Thank you for making our day so perfect!"

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"Great energy, amazing music and so much fun!!! You made the evening truly special!"

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"We hired mistershed for our Indee Rose charity ball at The Cliffs Pavilion in Southend on Sea on Saturday 10th June. Along with Danny Clockwork he was amazing. Great at what he does and so interacted with the guests. Very friendly and professional and would highly recommend. Jane "

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"Incredible, moving and extremely passionate We hired the Sidewalk Crusaders for my parents 40th wedding anniversary and this band made it all more special. Great rapport with My family and a fabulous performance that had my whole family in tears (happy tears), even got my Dad going, who is generally a stoic man, a man of few words. We all had a great time that day and the passion and level of emotion you brought to our family living room was fabulous. They were incredible and would recommend them for anything as they have such a variety."

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"We had a great evening thanks to Mark - he adapted to our DJ amazingly and kept the dance floor busy! Mark was so friendly and great to work with we would 100% recommend"

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"Lovely music something for everyone. Made the perfect atmosphere. Thank you so much for being part of our wedding!"

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