This is an incredibly talented and beautiful group of female string players, who between them have performed at hundreds of gigs both in the UK and Internationally with artists as diverse as Adele, Kanye West, Olly Murs, Madonna, Simply Red, Annie Lennox, Sarah Connor and Leona Lewis.
Luxe Strings can provide a unique package where they will perform for your drinks reception on acoustic instruments, from memory to backing tracks – 2 x 45 minutes sets or 1 hour.
Afterwards, they can perform a pop set: 1 x 20 minute of a high energy fully choreographed show on electric LED instruments to track to give the wow factor to your dinner or event! A trio and duo option are also available.
Lauded by Classic FM as “one of the world’s great improvisors’, Harry’s extraordinary talent has taken him worldwide with solo cabaret shows in the Albert Hall London, the Moulin Rouge Paris, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and the Manasterly Palace Cairo amongst dozens of others.
He has given private audiences to HM the Queen at Sandringham and Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace as well as headlining at festivals worldwide from Barbados to Adelaide and launching the QM2 on her maiden voyage along with Dame Shirley Bassey.
Pianist and band-leader on Channel 4’s Big Breakfast TV show for five years, he went on to be musical director on primetime BBC TV shows for three years and is currently a regular on ‘The Now Show’ on Radio 4, ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ on Radio 2 and the go-to improvisor for ‘In Tune’ and many other shows on Radio 3 where presenter Iain Burnside said “You can’t be a pianist and not be a fan”.
His ability to play any tune in any style on request has led to over 3 million hits on youtube and appearances with everyone from David Bowie to Rod Stewart and Andrea Bocelli to Alfie Boe. He is currently musical director for Alexander Armstrong, running his nine piece band and undertaking all the writing and arrangements for three sell-out UK tours and a huge ITV Christmas special at the end of 2019.
During Lockdown Harry put out a daily musical distress signal which eventually ran to 300 tunes and was descibed as “miraculous creativity” by Classic FM and “astounding, regularly made me cry” by the Times.
“What fun it must be to be able to play the piano like that, I wish I could do it.” H.R.H. Prince Charles.
“His phenomenal talent,charm and wit are a delight.” Stephen Fry.
José brings the high energy, spontaneity and driving rhythms of flamenco music to your event. He was born in Tomelloso (Ciudad Real, Spain), where he began learning the guitar from a very young age and is currently based in Spain.
In 2009 he graduated from the Conservatorio Superior de Música “Rafael Orozco” in Córdoba, where he studied flamenco guitar with renowned teachers such as Paco Serrano, Manolo Franco and Niño de Pura, among others. He has won numerous prizes throughout his career.
The Brass Funkeys are an 8-piece London-based Brass Band who draw on the traditions of New Orleans. Formed in 2011, they have played at major festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and the North Sea Jazz Festival as well as London venues including The O2 Brooklyn Bowl, Koko Camden, and Ronnie Scott’s.
Whether performing a powerful amplified stage show or as a totally mobile marching band, the Brass Funkeys bring together some of the most talented musicians in London in an eclectic live show bursting at the seams with ideas and infectious energy.
The twins perform regularly on their electric and acoustic violins, improvising in all genres of music, from pop and hip-hop to dance music. They play alongside DJ’s around the UK & abroad as a duo act in popular clubs and venues, which have included China White, Gilgamesh and Road House, among many others.
The twin sisters also play along to chill-out tracks, which is very popular as background music at weddings and corporate events.
Their act includes an audio and visual split, whereby they take up opposing positions whilst playing on their illuminated electric instruments, which is in stark contrast to the twin persona, and is very impressive to both watch as well as hear.
