Review Centre: Singers (Pop/Rock)

"We booked Marc for our wedding after seeing him at another one. He didn't disappoint, and was brilliant. We got loads of fab comments about him. Thanks Marc! "

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"A big thank you to Kirsty who brought the party atmosphere to my 30th Birthday last weekend! Kirsty was fab from start to finish; we zoomed before the event to talk themes and no-gos and she curated a crazy but perfect night to celebrate all things 90s and 00's - thank you so much!"

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""Hi Darren thanks for a brilliant start to a great evening. It was good to meet you and your wife, hope you enjoyed it half as much as we did. Cheers John " John B, 2018"

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"You were fantastic, we had so many people come upto us to say how good you were! Even the videographer said you were the best he'd heard!! Appreciate everything thanks!"

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"She is great. Sparkling. Always smiling. Good variety of songs. "

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"We stumbled across Darren Shaw while we were away for Christmas in Blackpool. This young man was one of a number of entertainers who were booked to entertain us and another 40 guests at the wonderful family run hotel that we return to every time we visit Blackpool. Now, everybody knows what to expect from hotel entertainers, a bit of Elvis, mostly 50's and 60's songs, voices that are just flat enough to irritate without actually forcing you to get up and walk out, generally very average. Well not Darren Shaw. Darren got the longest and loudest applause you have ever heard forty something people making, he took the roof off, and deservedly so. Quite what he is doing on the hotel circuit I really don't know. You have never in your life heard anyone professional or otherwise with a voice like this. His set started with what you would expect, a couple of Kenny Rogers songs, good voice, bang on the notes very deep and easy to listen to and then the intro started for a well known Dusty Springfield song. I expected a joke of some kind, but what I didn't expect was a rendition of "You Don't Have To Say you Love Me", so perfect that I truly believed that he was miming to the original track. I suppose shock was my first reaction, desperately trying to catch him miming and show that this voice was not coming from Darren. I think everyone else was as shocked as I was. The reception this song got was rapturous at which point he actually asked if anyone thought he was miming and being me I just had to say something. He then proceeded to sing falsetto without any backing and sang both parts of "You're The One That I Want" the John Travolta and Olivia Newton John song from Grease. I was absolutely astounded. Darren Shaw can sing female vocals better than any cabaret singer I have heard. His first set had to be cut short while we were still coming to terms with what we had heard but an hour later he returned to do another 30 minutes or so. During this set we went from Tom Jones " Delilah", very reasonable, to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" which was truly astonishing. Ask yourself, have you ever heard anyone else trying to imitate Celine Dion ?, because I haven't. They won't do it simply because they can't, but Darren Shaw can. This was followed by the classic karaoke song "My Way" which thankfully I was able to record on video camera. I have heard plenty of people singing this, from Sinatra and Presley, to the Sex Pistols, and everyone in between. Everyone sings this, and it is always the most popular song in any karaoke competition. No one else sings it like this. The only version I have ever heard that was better than Darren Shaw's was by Sinatra himself. This was better than any version I have heard elsewhere, professional or not, and the applause was thunderous. Darren finished up with an Elvis song that was every bit as good as the original, and I can say that it was a real privilege to be there that night and see a truly awesome performance from a young man with a unique and remarkable talent. After the show Darren was happy to spend nearly an hour talking to the guests and I was lucky enough to be able to have a chat to him. Only 33 but on stage for 15 years he has no appreciation of his own talent. Very down to earth and easy to talk to he told me that he has a repertoire of over 4000 songs so far and due to professional jealousy he has found it necessary to change his set completely at the last moment on a number of occasions but has been able to do this without any difficulty. He has faced hostility in some quarters as the shock that his exquisite female vocals generate doesn't always manifest itself appreciatively. This horrifies me, as his voice is truly unique and deserves a great deal more exposure. Darren has his own website which is well worth a visit, and as you will see on there he has a stage show in Kelso coming up as well as plenty of other bookings. If you get the chance don't miss his show. Any TV producers looking for talent, anyone looking for a show that will have an audience crying out for more, don't look any further than Darren Shaw, he is sensational."

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"Damien was extremely polite and accommodating, he warmed to our guests and fulfilled all requests suggested. He even stayed an hour longer than we had originally agreed . A pleasure to have Thank you Damien - our guests all commented how much they enjoyed themselves. "

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"We recently had the pleasure of hosting Jo and the Bluenotes at our work event in Elephant and Castle, and they were absolutely fantastic! Their set was spot-on, filled with perfect tunes that everyone knew and loved, creating a great atmosphere that kept the energy high throughout the night. They even took requests, which made the experience feel even more personalised and special for our team. Not only were they organised and professional, but they were also genuinely lovely people to work with. Jo and the Bluenotes brought such warmth and charm to our event – we couldn't have asked for a better performance! Highly recommended for any occasion!"

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"Marcus sang at my mum's 95th birthday party which we held in the hall of the retirement complex where she lives. From the time he arrived to set up he was most helpful and friendly. He really made the afternoon something special. His interaction with everyone was great and made my mum feel really special. He soon had all my mum's friends singing along, and involved the great grandchildren (who names he remembered) in handing out song sheets to everyone. After a short break he sang some livelier songs from the 60s which was a big hit with everyone, with people in their 80s & 90s up dancing and enjoying themselves. Everyone said what a great time they had and what a lovely voice Marcus had. Would definitely book him again for the next family function and would recommend him to anyone. Thanks once again Marcus for doing my mum proud and giving her and all her family and friends a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon! "

Reply by Marcus Boll
That's very kind Gill. Thank you and your lovely family for a wonderful afternoon. With Best Wishes, Marcus

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"Such an amazing singer got the party started and was absolutely amazing highly recommend. Voice is absolutely outstanding and such a lovely person ?"

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"James came to Bristol to perform at our wedding and he was absolutely fantastic! We had a great chat beforehand discussing songs he could play and how to organise the sets to reflect our music choices. He worked on some new arrangements for us, at our request, and included a last minute 'happy birthday' arrangement too for our guests. He was amazing when we had to reschedule the wedding (twice!) and was speedy in communications in the build up to the final date. On the day, James continued to be fantastic. Everyone loved his music and he really got the party started! Friends have already asked for his contact details to have him at their events. My favourite part? His cover of the Hot Chip version of Dancing in the Dark to wrap up the live music. Thanks so much James, you made sure our day was memorable!"

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"Thank you so much for performing at our wedding reception! We have had so many compliments on how fantastic you were. It couldn’t have gone better, you were wonderful! The venue said they are planning to be in touch about a future booking"

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"Thank you so much for singing at our wedding. All the guests loved your voice and Dave and I felt it made the day."

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"James sang at our wedding on Tuesday. Such a lovely guy and singing/DJ was absolutely brilliant!!! We thought the clips of him singing online were good, but in person he is even better! Our guests wouldn't stop talking about him and the dance floor was full all night! He even managed to get the 'non-dancers' up!! If we could give higher than a 5/5 we would! Thank you so much again James Barlow!! (Aka better than Gary Barlow - according to our guests!!) "

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"Had Mitch DJ for our wedding recently in Yorkshire. All of the guests were really impressed at his percussion and DJ skills, we had an amazing night and I wouldn’t hesitate to book him again - he’s much better than a standard DJ and also a really nice guy to boot!"

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