Biography
The perfect accompaniment to any drinks reception, wedding breakfast or corporate event, Matthew provides the ideal background music to entertain your guests.
Matthew has an extensive repertoire that covers a multitude of different genres including jazz, classical and contemporary, as well as popular songs from the past 60 years.
A sophisticated touch and a true professional, Matthew is guaranteed to find the right music to fit the style and ambience of your special occasion.
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Audio & Repertoire
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Repertoire
- Modern Pop
- Of Stars - Coldplay
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- All Of Me – John Legend
- Another Love – Tom Odell
- Beneath Your Beautiful – Emile Sandé
- Best Day Of My Life – American Authors
- Everglow – Coldplay
- Grow Old With Me – Tom Odell
- Happy – Pharrell Williams
- Ho, Hey – The Lumineers
- How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
- Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
- Lost Without You – Freya Ridings
- Make You Feel My Love – Adele
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- Rather Be – Clean Bandit (Ft. Jess Glynne)
- Real Love – Tom Odell
- Summer – Calvin Harris
- The Book Of Love – Peter Gabriel
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- This Is Me – Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman)
- Turning Page – Sleeping At Last (The Twilight Saga)
- Wake Me Up – Avicci
- Young And Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
- 2000s
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- Chasing Rainbows – Shed Seven
- Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- Glasgow Love Theme – Craig Armstrong (Love Actually)
- Greatest Day – Take That
- Halo – Beyoncé
- Have A Nice Day – Stereophonics
- Hero – Enrique Iglesias
- Hoppípolla – Sigur Ross
- Married Life – Michael Giacchino (Up, Dreamworks)
- Mercy – Duffy
- My Love – Westlife
- Mr Brightside – The Killers
- Rule The World – Take That
- Seasons Of Love – Cast of Rent (movie)
- Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse
- Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
- Yellow – Coldplay
- 1990s
- A Whole New World (Aladdin, Disney)
- Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel / Kate Bush
- Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John / George Michael
- Fields Of Gold – Sting
- Forest Gump (The Feather Theme) – Alan Silvestri
- Half The World Away – Oasis
- I Try – Macy Gray
- I’m Kissing You – Des’ree
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
- Just – Radiohead
- Life of Riley – Lightning Seeds
- One – U2
- Pure – Lightning Seeds
- She’s A Star – James
- She’s Electric – Oasis
- She’s The One – Robbie Williams
- Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John
- Songbird – Eva Cassidy
- The Chemistry Between Us – Suede
- Walkaway – Cast
- Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
- Welcome to Jurassic Park – John Williams (Jurassic Park)
- Winter – Tori Amos
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- You And Me – The Wannadies
- You’ve Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman (Toy Story, Pixar)
- 1980s
- 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
- A Little Respect – Erasure
- Absolute Beginners – David Bowie
- Arthur’s Theme – Christopher Cross (Arthur)
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
- Englishman In New York – Sting
- Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
- Flashdance…what a Feeling – Irene Cara
- Gold – Spandau Ballet
- Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
- It Must Be Love – Madness
- Kiss The Girl (The Little Mermaid, Disney)
- Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
- Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
- Memories – Cats
- Moon Over Bourbon Street – Sting
- The Lambeth Walk – Lindsay/Plunkett (Me & My Girl)
- New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
- One Moment In Time – Whitney Houston
- Part Of Your World (The Little Mermaid, Disney)
- Smooth Operator – Sade
- Stuck On You (Lionel Richie)
- Together In Electric Dreams – Phil Oakey
- Under The Sea (The Little Mermaid, Disney)
- Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes
- 1970s
- Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley
- American Pie – Don Mclean
- Blame It On the Boogie – The Jacksons
- Border Song – Elton John
- Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
- Close To You – Carpenters
- Crocodile Rock – Elton John
- Dancing Queen – Abba
- Daniel – Elton John
- Desperado – Glenn Frey/Don Henley
- Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John / Kiki Dee
- Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
- Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
- Heroes – David Bowie
- Hotel California – Eagles
- Imagine – John Lennon
- Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
- Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
- Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
- Let It Be – The Beatles
- Mamma Mia – Abba
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- Moonraker – Shirley Bassey (Moonraker)
- Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens
- New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel
- Nobody Does it Better – Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me)
- Perfect Day – Lou Reed
- Piano Man – Billy Joel
- Rock And Roll Madonna – Elton John
- Rocket Man – Elton John
- Rockin All Over The World – Status Quo
- Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) – Elton John
- She – Charles Aznavour
- She’s Always A Woman – Billy Joel
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- Thank You For The Music – Abba
- These Foolish Things – Bryan Ferry
- Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- The Long and Winding Road – The Beatles
- Tiny Dancer – Elton John
- You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
- You’re My Best Friend – Queen
- Your Song – Elton John
- 1960s
- A Spoonful of Sugar – Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins, Disney)
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
- All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis Presley
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
- Daydream Believer – The Monkees
- Handbags And Gladrags – Rod Stewart
- Hello Dolly – Louis Armstrong (movie/musical)
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
- I’m a Believer – The Monkees
- Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- The Bare Necessities – Phil Harris (The Jungle Book, Disney)
- When I’m Sixty-Four – The Beatles
- With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles
- Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
- Jazz Standards
- Anything Goes – Ella Fitzgerald
- As Time Goes By – Billie Holliday
- Baby Its Cold Outside – Idina Menzel, Michael Buble
- Blue Moon – Frank Sinatra
- Cheek To Cheek – Frank Sinatra
- Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra
- Cry Me A River – Julie London
- Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Michael Bublé
- Every Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
- Feeling Good – Nina Simone
- Fly Me to The Moon – Frank Sinatra/Diana Krall
- Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
- God Bless The Child – Gladys Knight
- I Get A Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free – Billy Taylor
- I’ve Got The World On a String – Frank Sinatra
- La Mer – Charles Trenet
- La Vie En Rose – Édith Piaf
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Ella Fitzgerald/Cole Porter
- L O V E – Nat King Cole
- Let’s Do It (From “Paris”) – Cole Porter
- Let’s Face The Music And Dance – Nat King Cole
- Lullaby of Birdland – Ella Fitzgerald
- Mack The Knife – Louis Armstrong
- Makin’ Whoopee – Louisa Armstrong, Oscar Peterson
- Misty – Ella Fitzgerald
- Moon River – Ella Fitzgerald
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- My Funny Valentine – Ella Fitzgerald
- My Way – Frank Sinatra
- Night and Day – Cole Porter
- Night Train – Oscar Peterson
- Smile – Nat King Cole
- Someone To Watch Over Me – Ella Fitzgerald
- Somewhere over the Rainbow – Judy Garland (movie)
- Stranger in Paradise – Tony Bennett
- Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
- Summertime – Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald
- Sway – Dean Martin
- The Lady Is A Tramp – Tony Bennett
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
- When You Wish Upon A Star – (Pinocchio, Disney)
- When You’re Smiling – Dean Martin
- You Are My Sunshine – Elizabeth Mitchell
- You Do Something To Me – Frank Sinatra
- Classical
- Ave Maria – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Ballade Pour Adeline – Richard Clayderman
- Canon in D – Johann Pachelbel
- Clair de Lune – Achille-Claude Debussy
- Für Elise – Ludwig Van Beethoveen
- Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission movie) – Ennio Morricone (Contemporary classical)
- Gymnopédie No.1 – Erik Satie
- I Giorni – Ludovico Einaudi (Contemporary classical)
- Mad Rush – Philip Glass (Contemporary classical)
- Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence – Ryuichi Sakamoto (Contemporary classical)
- Nocturne en mi bémol majeur op. 9 No 2 – Frédéric Chopin
- Nuvole Bianche – Ludovico Einaudi
- O Mio Babbino Caro – Giacomo Puccini
- O Sole Mio – Luciano Pavarotti
- River Flows In You – Yiruma (Contemporary classical)
- Song For Gavin – Ludovico Einaudi (Contemporary classical)
- The Four Seasons – Winter – 2. Largo – Antonio Vivaldi
- The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – George Frideric Handel
- The Portrait (Titanic movie) – James Horner
- Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke
- Waiting (The Kingdom movie) – Danny Elfman
- Where’re You Walk – George Frideric Handel
- Christmas Songs
- All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey
- Do They Know Its Christmas – Band Aid
- Driving Home For Christmas – Chris Rea
- Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
- Frosty The Snowman
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Rod Stewart
- Jingle Bells – Diana Krall
- Last Christmas – Wham
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Frank Sinatra
- Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens
- Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
- Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer – Various
- Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Michael Bublé
- Silent Night – Various
- Sleigh Ride – Diana Krall
- So This Is Christmas – John Lennon
- Twelve Days Of Christmas – Various
- When Christmas Comes To Town – Hall/Moore (The Polar Express)
- White Christmas – Frank Sinatra
- Winter Wonderland – Bing Crosby
- Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul McCartney
- Christmas Carols
- Away In A Manger – Choir of Kings College, Cambridge
- Deck The Halls – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- Good King Wenceslas – Guildford Cathedral Choir
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- In The Bleak Midwinter – Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
- O Come All Ye Faithful – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Choir of Kings College, Cambridge
- Once In Royal David’s City – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- Silent Night – The Oxford Trinity Choir
- Star Carol – John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
- We Three Kings – Oxford Trinity Choir
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