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Name: Chanelle Simon
Date of Birth: 1983
Location: London
Experience: Lead vocalist for indie, jazz and pop bands. Performance in musical theatre productions. Fronting function bands at corporate events, weddings and private parties. Live and recording work offering both co-writes and/or session vocals. Vocal and piano teacher, arranger, producer and songwriter.
Additional Instruments:Guitar, piano.
Additional Skills:
Voice with presence and creativity. Reliable vocal technique with a high level of control stamina and consistency. Stylistically versatile (jazz, classical, pop, soul, rock and pop). Natural harmoniser with amazing improvisation skills and the ability to learn new material quickly, sight reader, excellent aural perception. Patient and can handle a tough working environment. References Available:
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Name: Hannah Northedge
Date of Birth: TBA
Location: London
Experience: Vocalist with The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Performing pop & jazz on cruise liners. Tours in UK & abroad. Fronting jazz ensembles & big bands. Fronting function bands at weddings, private parties, corporate events. Singing with Ronnie Smith (jazz pianist & former BBC big band leader) & members of Dudley Moore's trio, guitarist Shane Hill, pianists Kit Massey & Glenn Hughes. Singing with choirs including London Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus and London Philharmonic Chorus. Performing in musical theatre productions. Sessions for Leighton Morrell and Jackie Chambers (Girlschool). Singing & playing guitar on BBC.
Additional Instruments:Rhythm guitar, flute.
Additional Skills: Classically trained, ability to sing in genres of jazz, country, pop, folk, classical, opera & beyond. Vocal range of 3.5 octaves, natural harmoniser, backing vocals, improvisation, ability to learn new material very swiftly, sight reader, excellent aural perception. Particular richness & velvety timbre of voice in lower register. Screen & stage acting experience. Karen Carpenter impersonator. Vocal coaching for all Artist styles.
Referees:Jackie Chambers (lead guitarist with Girlschool), Ronnie Smith (jazz pianist & former BBC big band leader).
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  Name: Elisabeth Elensky
Date of Birth: TBA
Location: West Sussex - Global
Experience: Experience with fronting bands and projects and singing backing for other artists, both live and recording work, as well as other session work such as commercials, jingles etc. Versatile background of classical music school for 6 years and funk/soul bands, hip hop and pop recordings etc. Has worked under time limits and pressure, having had to learn many songs very quickly as well as choreography.
Enjoys a good challenge and can handle a tough working environment with great professionalism and calmness.
Additional Instruments: Classical, Hiphop, Pop Vocals.
Artiste References: Isaac Hayes (US), Doug E Fresh (US), Elena Roggero (Italy), Donna Gardier (UK) and musicians from Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies and Incognito. Also been featured on released work with projects Positive Flow and Stratospheric, done vocals on Michael Crawford album as well as two Classic Rock albums.
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  Name: Helen Sanderson White BA (Hons) Music
Date of Birth: Age 28
Location: London
Experience: Studio, live performance, arranging and producing. Skills in improvisation, harmonies, aural and sight-reading and composition. Vocal & piano teaching - Tutor at Morley College plus Waterloo, Kensington and Chelsea College. Debut Album 'Conversations with the Heart' - released June 04. Experience in Church music and Church bands.
Additional Instruments:Backing vocals and keyboards.
Referees: Dr Peter Fribbins - Middlesex University. 'Helen kindly paid a visit to the studio amongst all the chaos to come and lay her vocal down for the 'Spirit of London' Not only did she lay a great vocal track down, she even laid down the top harmony... I was most impressed. Helen's attitude and behaviour was entirely professional and I will definitely be calling her up for some future recording sessions'. Dave Loughran - Producer / Manager & Creative Director , DSL Productions.
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  Name: Kim Chandler
Date of Birth: Age TBA
Location: London
Experience: Lead and backing vocals for live performance, session singing (adverts, BVs on albums, demo songs etc), TV ("Top of the Pops", "Brian Conley Show", "Trading Places",
world-televised sporting events etc), DVDs (Natalie Cole, Uriah Heep)
Additional skills: reader, by ear, vocal coach, vocal arranger, vocal
producer, choir director. Training: Masters of Music in Performance (with Distinction), London College
of Music, 2001
Additional Instruments: Piano/Keys and FluteUS.
Artiste References: Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Neil
Diamond, Puff Daddy (with LCGC), Uriah Heep, Thelma Houston, Barry Manilow,
Pat Cane (Hue&Cry) and the BBC Big Band.
Studio references: adverts (Currys, McDonalds, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Castlemaine
XXXX etc), MD (Westlife's "Queen of my Heart"), BVs (Uriah Heep, Brian
Conley), demo songs: Lene (ex-Aqua), Sugababes, Anastasia, Kylie, Geri
Halliwell, Honeyz, Charlotte Church, Kate Winslet etc.
Referees: "...the finest session singer I have ever worked with in my 27
years as an arranger, producer and songwriter is Kim Chandler..." Richard
Niles (credits: James Brown, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Cher, Paul McCartney,
Kylie Minogue, Westlife, Boyzone, Take That, Pet Shop Boys, Tears for Fears,
Wet Wet Wet, Swingout Sister etc )
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Name: Richard Oliver
Date of Birth: Age 29
Location: Warwick - London
Experience: Sessions & demos for: N-Sync, Ricky Martin, Adam Rickitt, Mandy Moore, Jon Secada, Claire Sweeney, Becky Taylor, Tony Hadley, Peter Cox, Rick Astley, Pete Townsend. Extensive recording work in TV ads, Radio jingles.
Additional Instruments:
Referees: In House vocal producer with AK's Ladies Night, Diet Coke & Chris Moyles. Production work on Quadrophenia at The National directed by Trevor Nunn
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Classical, Vernacular
Name: Sarah Simmonds - LGSM- BA
Date of Birth: Age 25
Location: Nottingham
Experience: Virtuosic vocal arrangements in classical, jazz, modern, rock & pop. Ex 'Swingle Singers'. Sessions for: Paul Joyce, Jenny O'Grady, DJ Charles Webster. Extensive recording/touring work in film, TV, Radio and concert performance throughout the UK and US.
Additional Instruments:
Referees: Pamela Cook MBE, Clarendon College, references available
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Classical, Vernacular
Name: Ms Jordan Bailey
Date of Birth:
Location: London
Experience: UK, Europe & World Tours. Studio, TV/Video appearances.
Additional Instruments: Lead and Backing Vocals.
Studio References: George Martin, Mike Stock, Norman Cook, Matt Butler, Ricki Wild, Chris Porter. Artiste References: Paul Young, Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney, Kim Wilde, Living in a Box, Erasure, Matt Bianco, The Cult, Yellow Monkey.
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  Name: Vladimir Trent
Date of Birth: TBA
Location: London - Global
Experience: Extensive teaching, European wide touring, Studios and TV and Radio. Genres of Rock, Pop, Acid Fusion and Jazz.
Multi Linguist - Bulgarian, English and Russian. Diploma in Bass and Bass Technology: Musicians Institute London.
Additional Instruments: Four and Five string bases, Vocals.
Artiste References: Alice Cooper, Highway Junkies, Matuna, Locus. Personal referees - Gary Lee @ Gibson. Enrico Mich Morena @ Drum Tech
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Name: Kirsty Hopkins B. Mus (Hons)
Date of Birth: tba
Location: London
Experience: Wide variety of genres, Choral to pop, Studios, Extensive live concert performance. Film & TV
Additional skills: Sight reading, Improvisation, Backing vocals. Studio management and production. Speech and drama.
References: Trinity College - Post grad. Manchester Uni. Will Hancox, Robert Aldwinkle.
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Name: Jo Sear
Date of Birth: tba
Location: Herts
Experience: Studios, live performance, lead & backing vocals - harmonies.
Additional skills: Songwriting
Referees: Steve Vann Lange Productions, NRG Music, Elysha West
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  Name: Wayne Banks
Date of Birth: 1970
Location: Nottingham - Global
Experience: Extensive world wide touring and studio work, Concerts, Festivals, Unesco Gala 03, world-wide TV performances, Radio, Composition, Arranging, library and pop song writer, full studio literate.
Additional Instruments:Bass, guitar, didgeridoo.
Artiste References: Robin Gibb, Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Blaze Bayley
(Iron Maiden), Messiahs Kiss, Holy Mother, Sabbat, Andy Sneap
(producer-Testament, Machine Head), Dave Anderson (producer-Fine Young
Cannibals, The Big Sur).
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  Name: Karen Barrow
Date of Birth: 1/11/81
Location: Herts
Experience: Mostly amateur theatre productions (4 years).
Additional skills: Keyboards, Guitar, backing vocals
Referees: Vocaltech
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Name: Lynne Cartwrightb
Date of Birth: Age 26
Location: Hampshire
Experience: Sight-reading, learning at speed, improvisation, harmonising, transcription
orchestration/arrangement
Additional Instruments: Piano, Cello, Saxophone
Referees: References available

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  Name:Sue Balingall
Date of Birth: tba
Location: London
Experience: TV, Radio, Extensive Studio work, Live concert performance.
Additional Instruments: Lead and Backing Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar, Percussion, Programming.
Studio References: Rick Kemp, Virgin Records, Michael Chapman, Jazz FM, Kiss FM, Radio3, extensive local radio.
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  Name: Nadie Keating
Date of Birth: 31/12/75
Location: Middlesex
Experience: Vocal coach, Look alike -sound alike specialist, Extensive live performance.
Additional Instruments: Musician, Actress, Songwriter, Dancer and performer, Lead and Backing Voc.
Artistes References: Level 42, David Essex, Don Arndun, Peter Sinfield, Kym Marsh, Julian Emery
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  Name: Dee Hunter
Date of Birth:
Location: Essex
Experience: Studios, live performance, arranging, producing.
Additional skills: Keyboards, harmonising, backing vocals
Referees:
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