Bio:
JayRar is a guitarist/vocalist who specialises in custom arrangements of popular songs. Able to perform a wide range of genres, he prides himself in creating your very own live lounge experience, even taking on requests outside his usual set list. Perfect for music lovers at event receptions/meals before leading into a DJ or band for the evening. His sound is said to be a mix between James Bay, Craig David and Newton Faulkner with a voice described as ‘incredibly soulful’ by BBC’s very own Christian Carlisle.
Services:
Standard performance times are 2x45 minute sets with a 15-30 minute break. Set duration and amount is negotiable so feel free to message with any queries. You deserve to have whatever you want for your event.
Based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
= areas covered (up to 160 miles)
5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
Aashiqui 2 (Film) Mithoon, Arijit Singh – Tum Hi Ho
A Day To Remember – You Had Me At Hello
Alanis Morissette - Ironic
Alex Clare – Too Close
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
American Authors - Best Day Of My Life
Aqua - Barbie Girl
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Avicii – Wake Me Up
Bad Company – Seagull
Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously
Barenaked Ladies – Pinch Me
Becky Hill - My Heart Goes (La Di Da)
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell
Billie Eilish - Lovely
Billie Eilish - Ocean Eyes
Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
Birdy - Skinny Love
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bowling For Soup – 1985
Breaking Benjamin – The Diary Of Jane
Brett Young - In Case You Didn't Know
Bring Me The Horizon – Avalanche
Bring Me The Horizon - Follow You
Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
Calum Scott - You Are The Reason
Camila Cabello – Havana
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey
Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
Coheed & Cambria – Wake up
Colbie Caillat – Bubbly
Coldplay – A Sky Full Of Stars
Coldplay – Fix You
Colin Hay - Beautiful World
Colin Hay – Overkill
Colin Hay - My Brilliant Feat
Craig David – 7 Days
Craig David – Walking Away
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Daniel Caesar, H.E.R - Best Part
Daniel Merriweather – Red
Darius Rucker – Wagon Wheel
David Gray - Bayblon
David Guetta – Titanium
Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
Del Amitri – Tell Her This
Drake – One Dance
Dua Lipa - Levitating
Ed Sheeran – A Team
Ed Sheeran – Boat
Ed Sheeren – Give Me Love
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You
Ed Sheeran – You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
Ella Eyre - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Elton John – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest World
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
Erasure – A Little Respect
Extreme - More Than Words
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Foo Fighters – Times Like These
Fountains Of Wayne - All Kinds Of Time
Fountains Of Wayne – Hey Julie
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Gary Jules - Mad World
George Ezra - Budapest
George Ezra – Shotgun
George Michael - Careless Whisper
George Michael – Faith
Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Gregory Porter - Hey Laura
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams
Hamilton (Musical) - Burn
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
He Is We – Happily Ever After
Hey Violet - Like Lovers Do
Hoobastank - The Reason
Howie Day – Collide
Hozier – Take Me To Church
Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
Imagine Dragons ft. Wiz Khalifa – Sucker For Pain
Incubus - Drive
Jack Johnson – Better Together
Jack Johnson – No Other Way
James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go
James Morrison - You Give Me Something
Jason Aldean - Make It Easy
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Jeremy Kay – Have It All
Jessie J – Price Tag
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
John Legend – All Of Me
John Mayer – Free Fallin’
Jonny Craig - Children Of Divorce
Joshua Radin - No Envy No Fear
Joshua Radin – The Fear You Won’t Fall
JP Cooper – September Song
Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
Justin Timberlake – Senorita
Keane – Somewhere Only We Know
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Lady Gaga – Shallow
Lauv - Julia
Lemar - If There's Any Justice
Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
Lifehouse - You And Me
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
Linkin Park - From The Inside
Linkin Park - Numb
Lisa Mitchell – Neapolitan Dreams
Lizzo - Good As Hell
Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings
LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It
Lukas Graham - Love Someone
Luke Combs - Better Together
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy
Luke Combs - This One's For You
Mabel - Mad Love
Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning
Marshmello – Here With Me
Meduza – Lose Control
Morgan Wallen – Chasin’ You
Morgan Wallen – Cover Me Up
Muse - Time Is Running Out
Never Shout Never – Your Biggest Fan
Newton Faulkner – Dream Catch Me
Newton Faulkner – Full Fat
Newton Faulkner – Long Shot
Nysnc – Bye Bye Bye
Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle
OMI - Cheerleader
Outcast – Hey ya
Owl City – Fireflies
Panic! At The Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Paolo Nutini – Last Request
Paramore - Decode
Paramore – The Only Exception
Picture This – Addicted To You
Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - I Want To Break Free
Radiohead - Creep
Radiohead - Karma Police
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Robbie Williams – Angels
Sam Smith – Make It To Me
Sam Smith - Unholy
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
Santanna – Maria Maria
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Shawn James - Burn The Witch
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
Sleeping With Sirens - If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Snow Patrol - Give Me Strength
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow
Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Stone Sour – Through Glass
System Of A Down - Aerials
System Of A Down - Lonely Day
System Of A Down – Toxicity
Teddy Swims - Amazing
Teddy Swims – Lose Control
Tenacious D – Tribute
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
The Cab – Vegas Skies
The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
The Cranberries - Zombie
The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
The Stranglers - Golden Brown
The Temptations - My Girl
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
The White Buffalo - Oh Darlin' What Have I Done
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Thy Art Is Murder – Reign Of Darkness (D at Sea Version)
Tom Walker – Better Half Of Me
Tom Walker – Leave A Light On
Tones And I – Dance Monkey
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Train – Hey Soul Sister
Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
Van Morrison - Crazy Love
Van Morrison – Moondance
Various – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange
Christmas
Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Michael Buble - Silent Night
Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
WHAM! - Last Christmas
Requirement of 2mx2m space for performance. It is possible to squeeze into 1.5mx1.5m but please do specify this.
2 sockets from the main for best practice but 1 socket from mains can be managed.
1 Parking space required.
I provide my own PA systems for the events but do not have lighting.
If it has parking, loading areas ect.
Spotify playlists of similar music is played in between sets but no DJ service is provided at this time.
I once performed in front of 4000 people at an RAF base, supporting Peter Andre in the line up.
Main influences are Newton Faulkner, Craig David, John Legend, Panic! At The Disco, Coheed & Cambria. I don't think there's any way to pick the greatest song of all time.
I've been singing for around 15 years now and playing Solo for 6 years. I starting singing at school, did some competitions in my early adult life and then formed a swing/soul band in my mid twenties, eventually moving to acoustic solo work at the end of 2017.
One full of music lovers and/or musicians. They tend to have an eclectic taste and a deeper appreciation for the finer dynamics and subtleties in music. I'd say afternoon weddings are my favourite type of event as things are chilled and happy - that's the way I tend to live and enjoy my time.
In almost all cases, this is something I'm not willing to do. I pace the music and song choices of the set to build and end with the final song. Asking for an additional set after this will always be a no I'm afraid as it would only lower the atmosphere.
I offer to learn songs for each event at a cost based on song complexity. Most songs are about £30.
I do offer this service but it requires an additional set up of equipment and more hours of service which has additional costs. Please mention this when booking to discuss.
Set up time of 60-90 minutes in order to get the best sound check possible before the performance. For events, sound check and set up before guest arrival is preferred but not essential.
Yes but I will always need cover in the form of a 2mx2m minimum gazebo with 3 sides. Direct sunlight and the obvious rain can cause damage to my equipment. I provide a gazebo at a small additional cost.
I like to discuss the set with clients before the day and allow roughly 40% of song choices to come from them if they wish. I never make a set list as I feel song choices are better in the moment once I'm in front of guests. I prefer a good flow to the music on the day and so adapt song to song, building a set list around the song choices of the clients.
I'd recommend looking at my reviews for this.
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