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Blender; function band

Blender are a five piece function band.

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Blender; function band

Blender are an in-demand, versatile 5 piece function Band, playing everything from 40's Swing, party Jazz, Soul, Funk, Rock n roll and Pop.
Based in London they are ideal for gigs in that area and the south east playing regularly at large London hotels.

The band appears as a 5 piece with Chloe Buswell, who is an in demand backing singer and has recently done session work for guitar legend Albert Lee.

For 7 years she worked with the Elio Pace band . highlights of her career include providing backing vocals for David Soul and Art Garfunkel at a concert in Chichester. She trained in musical theatre and has a wide range of soul and pop hits from the 60's to the 90's as well as Jazz and Swing standards.

He has starred in West End productions of Buddy and Return to the Forbidden Planet

The band can be augmented as a 5 piece by Singer/saxophonist/ guitarist Neil Nicholas. Neil has spent his entire professional life as an actor and musician. He has starred in West End productions of Buddy and Return to the Forbidden Planet.

As a principal session singer, you will probably have heard Neil's voice on TV and radio.

It just goes to show what proper musicians' can do; Alex Wheeler wedding party

All the band members have been professional musicians all their working lives, and between them have clocked up television and radio appearances and tours in many countries across the world. All the band members have worked professionally in musical theatre and between them have appeared in a wide range of West End musical productions. Guitarist Rob Maskell also achieved a life-long ambition when he appeared in the world-beating West End run of The Mousetrap.

As actor-musicians they know how to connect with an audience and generate fun and excitement.

Current Pop

Rock ,Pop, Funk, Soul, Motown - and some cheese! 60s - 90's

America Razorlight

Chasing Cars Snow Patrol

Whistle for the Choir The Fratellis

Valerie (Amy Winehouse version)

Don't Know why Norah Jones

Sunrise, Sunset Norah Jones

You had me Joss Stone

Rehab Amy Winehouse

You're beautiful James Blunt

Bring it back, Sing it back Moloko

Better together Jack Johnson

Hey ya Outkast

Hotel Yorba White Stripes

Super Duper Love Joss Stone

Basket Case Green Day

Man I feel like a woman Shania Twain

Creep Radiohead

I'm outta love

Let me entertain you

why does it feel so good? sophy ellis bexter

bohemian like you

Brimful of asha

Breakfast at Tiffanies

True Colours

Let it Be

Lay Down Sally

Bad moon rising

Have I told you lately

Dancing in the Moonlight Toploader

Just the Two of us

Lovely day

Everybody'ds talking

You've got a friend

Fever

Say a little prayer

Sweet Dreams DEMO Features Chloe lead vocals

How sweet it is to be loved

California dreamin'

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

You're too good to be true (can't take my eyes off you) DEMO HERE

In the heat of the night

These boots are made for walking

Moondance

What a wonderful world

Weather with you

Ticket to Ride

Drive my car (beatles)

I saw her standing there

Faith

Don't look back in anger

She's electric

You sexy thing (Hot Chocolate)

Stuck in the middle with you

I'm a believer

Kiss

Im the midnight hour

Brown-eyed girl

Sweet Home Alabama

Mustang Sally

20th Century Boy (T Rex)

Teenage Kicks

Brown Sugar

I feel Good

Knock on wood

Dock of the Bay

Sunny

High Healed sneakers

JAZZ STANDARDS, SWING NUMBERS, JUMP-JIVE

(We do all the favourites, but with a bit of an emphasis on Sinatra and Nat King Cole.)

All Blues

All of me

Autumn Leaves

Almost like being in Love

Blue Bossa

Can't take My Eyes Off You

Comin' honme, Baby

Corcovado

Do nothing till you hear from me

Don't get around much anymore

Doxy

Georgia DEMO HERE

Fly me to the moon

Girl from Ipanema

God bless the child

Hello, Dolly

How high the moon

I get a kick out of you

I got it bad

Is you Is, or is youain't

The Lady is a tramp

Let there be love

Lullaby of birdland

Mack the Knife

Moonlight in Vermont

Meditation

Masquerade

Misty

My favourite things

My funny valentine DEMO HERE

The nearness of you

A Nightingale sang in Berkley Square

One note samba

Over the rainbow

Pennies from heaven

Route 66

Satin Doll

Stompin' at the Savoy

Sweet Georgia Brown

Sweet Lorraine

You'd be so nice to come home to

50'S rock'n'roll

Band members have starred in the West End musicals Buddy, Return to the Forbidden Planet, and Jail House Rock.We offer any tune from these shows, and if required can play a whole set of Elvis or Buddy Holly.

Chuck Berry

No particular place to go

You never can tell

Johnny B Goode

Elvis

Heartbreak Hotel

A Little Less Conversation

The wonder of you

Suspicious minds

Buddy Holly

Oh Boy

Peggy Sue

That'll be the Day

Heartbeat

It doesn't matter anymore

Not Fade Away

Chantilly Lace

Shake Ratlle and Roll

Hallelujah I love her so

Summertime Blues

Blueberry Hill

Stand by me

Long tall Sally

Rocknroll Medley (usually performed at end of show)

Tutti Frutti

Twist Again

At the Hop

Sea Cruise

Great Balls of Fire

Rocknroll music

Wipe Out

Johnny b Goode

ADDITIONAL NUMBERS OFFERED WITH CHLOE AUGMENTING THE BAND AS A 5 PIECE (featuring Soul, Tina Turner, Supremes and Motown).

Numbers include:

Sweet Dreams Demo Features Chloe lead Vocals

River Deep, Mountain High

The Locomotion

I will survice

Lady Marmalade

Nutbush City Limits

We are Family

I only want to be with you

Keep on Runin DEMO Features Chloe lead vocals

Gimme some Loving

Proud Mary

Mony Mony

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