Mr Skin Solo musician guitar/voice/backing tracks, also duo and full band

Based in France

Le Lavandou, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
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LOCATION
Le Lavandou, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France

TRAVEL
up to 12500 miles

PRICE
from €300 (EUR)

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Description Price
Solo Singer-guitarist with Backing Tracks€300 (EUR)
Rock Reggae Ska trio€800 (EUR)
Full blues rock band 8 members€2000 (EUR)
A meal and some drinks to be include and not charged for. Limits to be stated BEFORE any booking is confirmed

About / Biography

I am a seasoned performer. I have been in bands as a singer-guitarist and composer for the last 38 years. I have been performing in France, Switzerland and the Caribbean since 1992 and from 1984 to 1991 in my native UK. I am from Manchester.. I still perform in my band, but here I am pitching for my solo show, which involves voice, guitar and orchestrated backing tracks in many styles. Also recently formed a duo GOOD2GO with my colleauge, a female singer/bassist . I/we play Pop-Rock; Soul, Ballads,Reggae,Blues and Ska. I have a personal repertoire of 300 covers and 230 original songs. My covers list comprises songs from The Beatles, Stones, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Willy DeVille, Bob Marley, Toots & The Maytals, Gary Moore, ZZ Top, Muddy Waters, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Otis Redding and many many others. I am available for bars, hotels, corporate events, weddings and receptions. I can read a room in order to favour the styles that are pleasing to the audience and therefore stay away from those leaving people indifferent. My voice (I have been told) resembles Chris Rea/Colin Hay /Kenny Rogers and Mark Knopfler depending on the style. My guitar influences are Peter Green, Steve Cropper, Dickey Betts, Jerry Garcia and Mike Campbell. I have a small P.A and lighting system for small venues. If a large system is need I don't provide this.. I am willing to travel far and wide when it is viable to do so., I tend to dress informally for playing, but can and will comply with a dress code when required.

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Location

Based in France

Le Lavandou, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France
Travels worldwide
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Mans Job

No Surrender

Streets Of Philadelphia

Human Touch

Glory Days

I’m Going Down

The Rising

Jersey Girl

Brilliant Disguise

Cautious Man

Tougher Than The Rest

All The Heaven Will Allow

When You’re Alone

TOM PETTY

Learning To Fly

Running’ Down A Dream

I Won’t Back Down

The Waiting

You Wreck Me

You Don’t Know How It Feels

American Girl

Free Falling

King’s Highway

The Apartment Song

ZZ TOP

Gimme All Your Loving

La Grange

Blue Jean Blues

I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide

Pearl Necklace

Jesus Just Left Chicago

Sharp Dressed Man

Tush

Got Me Under Pressure

Fool For Your Stockings

VARIOUS POP-ROCK-COUNTRY

Mrs Robinson..Simon & Garfunkel

A Little Old Wine Drinker Me—Dean Martin.

The Thrill Is Gone - BB King

Baby What You Want Me To Do—Jimmy Reid

Knocking On Heaven’s door Dylan, version Clapton

Whiskey In The Jar—Thin Lizzy

It’s All Over Now—Ry Cooder

Sweet Home Chicago—Blues Brothers

I am The Highway—Audioslave

Tainted Love - Imelda May

Like A Rolling Stone—Dylan/Rolling Stones

Forever Young - Alphaville

House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

Shooting Star - Bad Company

Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company

Alright Now - Free

Thank You - Led Zeppelin

Rock & Roll - Led Zeppelin

Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells

Apache - The Shadows

Foot Tapper - The Shadows

Wipeout - Surfaris

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

Sunshine Superman - Donovan

Jessica - Allman Brothers

Ramblin” Man - Allman Brothers

It’s My Life - Bon Jovi

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet - BTO

Born To Be Wold - Steppenwolf

The Pusher - Steppenwolf

25 or 6 To 4 - Chicago

Road To Hell - Chris Rea

Yellow - Coldplay

In My Place - Coldplay

Dream Lover - Lobo

Me & You & A Dog Named Boo - Lobo

Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful

El Paso - Marty Robbins

Dance the Night Away - The Mavericks

When I’m Dead & Gone - McGuinness Flint

Down Under - Men At Work

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil

Come Out & Play - The Offspring

Don”t Look Back In Anger - Oasis

Wonderwall - Oasis

Uprising - Muse

Love Hurts - Nazareth

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Bear Necessities - Jungle Book Disney

Black Water - Doobie Brothers

CREEDANCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

Bad Moon Rising -

Born On The Bayou

I Put A Spell On You

Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Lodi

Proud Mary

DR FEELGOOD

She Does It Right

Milk & Alcohol

All Though The City

Going Back Home

Back In The Night

THE DOORS

Riders On The Storm

L.A Woman

Light My Fire

Alabama Song

Roadhouse Blues

The Cars Hiss By My Window

FOR FEMALE VOCALISTS

PATTI SMITH

Summer Cannibals

People Have The Power

Dancing Barefoot

Rock & Roll Nigger

Because The Night

Ghost Dance

TRACY CHAPMAN

Revolution

Baby Can I Hold You Tonight?

Fast car

Give Me One Reason

THE SUPREMES/DIANA ROSS

Where Did Our Love Go?

You Can’t Hurry Love

Stop In The Name Of Love

Come See About Me

Tragedy - Emmy Lou Harris

All My Tears - Emmy Lou Harris

It”s A Heartache - Bonnie Tyler

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

Like A Prayer - Madonna

Power Of Goodbye - Madonna

Carey - Joni Mitchell

This Flight Tonight - Joni Mitchell

A Case Of You - Joni Mitchell

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Big Yellow Taxi

Rescue me - Fontella Bass

I’d Rather Go Blind - Etta James

Tell Mama - Etta James

Better Lying Down - Grace Slick

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Pour Que Tu M’aimes Encore - Céline Dion

This Is The Life - Amy McDonald

Spark - Amy McDonald

Walk On By - Dionne Warwick

Sweet dreams - Eurythmics

When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics

Dream A Little Dream - Mama Cass

Halo - Beyonce version Ane Brun

Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull

Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich

Look What They’ve Done To My Song Ma - Melanie

Brand New Key - Melanie

Nickel Song - Melanie

Moonlight Shadow - Mike & Sally Oldfield

Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John

If Not for You - Olivia Newton John-

Glory Box - Portishead

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

Panic - The Smiths

Guns Of Brixton - The Clash

Armagideon Time - The Clash

God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols

Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols

Free Bird - Lynrd Skynrd

Dakota - Stereophonics

Do It Again -Steely Dan

Love The One You’re With - Steven Stills

For What It’s Worth- Steven Stills

Marrakech Express - Graham Nash

Teach Your Children - Graham Nash

Common People - Pulp/William Shatner & Joe Jackson

Groovin’ - The Young Rascals

NEIL YOUNG

Like A Hurricane

Heart Of Gold

Harvest

Powderfinger

LEONARD COHEN

Hallelujah

The Future

Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye

So Long Marianne

Dance me To The End of Love

Seems So Long Ago, Nancy

LITTLE FEAT

Willin”

Spanish Moon

Dixie Chicken

AC/DC

The Jack

You Shook Me All Night Long

Let There Be Rock

If You Want Blood

JJ CALE

Cocaine

Cajun Moon

Anyway the Wind blows

Call Me The Breeze 2 versions. JJ Cale AUSSI Lynrd Skynrd

MOTOWN/SOUL/DISCO

OTIS REDDING

Dock Of The Bay

That”s How Strong My Love Is

Fa Fa Fa Fa

These Arms Of Mine

I’m A Road Runner - Jr Walker

Hard To Handle—Otis Redding AUSSI version Black Crowes

Let”s Stay Together - Al Green

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

Yellow Moon - Neville Brothers

Hot Stuff..Donna Summer

Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl

Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites

Back In Love Again - LTD & J. Osborne

Brick House - Commodores

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye

Heard it Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Holding Back The Years - Simply Red

In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

SMOKEY ROBINSON

Tracks Of My Tears

Tears Of A Clown

I Second That Emotion

Lalalalalalalalala Babe, I Love You

VARIOUS REGGAE/WORLD

Stir It Up— Bob Marley

Coming In From The Cold— Bob Marley

Rough Rider—Prince Buster

Whine or Grine—Prince Buster

Rough Rider—Prince Buster

Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley

Bad Card - Bob Marley

Small Axe - Bob Marley

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

One Love - Bob Marley

Jamming - Bob Marley

I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley

Tease Me - Chaka Demus & Pliers

Concrete Jungle. Bob Marley

Cupid, Amy Winehouse

THE BEATLES

Helter Skelter

Revolution

Hey Bulldog

Come Together

Twist & Shout

Drive My Car

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Penny Lane

I Saw Her Standing There

I Am The Walrus

Day Tripper

Hey Bulldog

And I Love Her

Hey Jude

Ticket To Ride

Something

Don’t Let Me Down

Yellow Submarine

Norwegian Wood

A Hard Days Night

Help!

Here Comes the Sun

I Want You

We Can Work It Out

I saw Her Standing There—Beatles

SOLO BEATLES

LENNON

Imagine

#9 Dream

Jealous Guy

Instant Karma

Nobody Told me

McCARTNEY

Let Me Roll It

HARRISON

Give Me Love

My Sweet Lord

STARR

It Don’t Come Easy

JOHHNY CASH

Big River

Ring Of Fire

Hurt

One

Folsom Prison Blues

JOHN MELLENCAMP

Check It Out

The Authority Song

Dance Naked

NEAL DIAMOND

Sweet Caroline

Cracklin’ Rosie

Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon

Solitary Man

THE KINKS

Waterloo Sunset

Sunny Afternoon

You Really Got Me

KENNY ROGERS

The Gambler

Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town

CAT STEVENS

Here Comes My Baby

The First Cut Is The Deepest

Moon Shadow

Peace Train

PAUL SIMON/SIMON & GARFUNKEL

Mrs Robinson

Graceland

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

Boy In The Bubble

Loves Me Like A Rock

Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Mother & Child Reunion

The Boxer

PINK FLOYD

Comfortably Numb

Money

Time

Young Lust

Mother

Fearless

Brick In The Wall

Wish You Were Here

On The Turning Away

PETER GABRIEL

In Your Eyes

Mercy Street

Don’t Give Up

THE PRETENDERS

Precious

Stop Your Sobbing

Private Life

Back On The Chain Gang

PRINCE

Purple Rain

Cream

Kiss

R.E.M

Stand

Orange Crush

Smiley Happy People

Everybody Hurts

Losing My Religion

RAMONES

Blitzkrieg Bop

I Wanna Be Sedated

Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

ROD STEWART

Maggie May

Reason To Believe

You Wear It Well

CROONERS

FRANK SINATRA

Blue Skies - Rod Stewart

New York New York

The Way You Look Tonight

It Had To Be You

It’s Only A Paper Moon

All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Java Jive - The Inkspots

SANTANA

Oye Como Va

Black Magic Woman

Put Your Lights On

STATUS QUO

Caroline

Fun Fun Fun

Break The Rules

Down The Dustpipe

STEVE MILLER BAND

The Joker

Jet Airliner

Keep Rocking Me Baby

THE SWEET

Blockbuster

Ballroom Blitz

SLADE

Coz I Love You

Take Me Back ‘Ome

Mama But Weer All Crazy Now

T-REX

Get It On

Children Of The Revolution

Hot Love

20th Century Boy

TALKING HEADS

Psycho Killer

Road To Nowhere

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS

54-46 Was My Number

Monkey Man

Pressure Drop

TRAVELING WILBURYS

Handle With Care

Last Night

End Of The Line

Rattled

THE WHO

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Squeezebox

Behind Blue Eyes

WHITE BUFFALO

I Wish It Was true

Oh Darling What Have I done?

WILLY DEVILLE

Storybook Love

I Call Your Name

Hey Joe

Demisiado Corazon

Heart & Soul

Cadillac Walk

Spanish Stroll

ELVIS PRESLEY

Hound Dog

Heartbreak Hotel

Jailhouse Rock

You Were Always On My Mind

Suspicious Mind

Such A Night

Wooden Heart

All Shook Up

ERIC CLAPTON

Layla

Lay Down Sally

Willy & The Hand Jive

THE EAGLES

Hotel California

Tequila Sunrise

Take It Easy

Peaceful Easy Feelinh

Witchy Woman

Saturday Night

One Of These Nights

THE ROLLING STONES

Satisfaction

Honky Tonk Woman

Gimme Shelter

Sympathy For the Devil

Spider & The Fly

Dead Flowers

Star Star

Little Red Rooster

Love In Vain

Wild Horses

Sister Morphine

Brown Sugar

Play With Fire

ROY ORBISON

Pretty Woman

Blue Bayou

In Dreams

Crying

DAVID BOWIE

Ashes To Ashes

Life On Mars

The Jean Genie

China Girl

Queen Bitch

Rebel Rebel

All The Young Dudes—Mott The Hoople

JIMI HENDRIX

Little Wing

The Wind Cries Mary

Come On(Let The Good times Roll)

Red House

All Along The Watchtower

Johnny B Goode

Come On

DIRE STRAITS

Sultans Of Swing

Walk Of Life

Money For Nothing

The Bug

Heavy Fuel

FLEETWOOD MAC

Need Your Love So Bad

Go Your Own Way

Black Magic Woman

Oh Well

I Don’t Wanna Know

Second Hand News

Don’t Stop

Green Manalishi

Oh Diane

VINTAGE ROCK AND ROLL

CHUCK BERRY

Roll Over Beethoven

Brown Eyed Handsome Manversion Buddy Holly

You Never Can Tell

Nadine

Rock & Roll Music

Little Queenie -version Jerry Lee Lewis

JERRY LEE LEWIS

Great Balls Of Fire

Whole Lotta Shakin”

You nAre My Sunshine

Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

It’s Late - Ricky Nelson

Unchained Melody. Righteous Brothers

White Room Cream

FRANÇAIS/FRENCH

Mourir Pour Les Idées—Brassens

La Non Demande en Mariage—Brassens

Marinette

Une Jolie Fleur

Chanson Pour L’Auvergnat

Au Suivant - Brel

Ne Me Quitte Pas - Brel

Amsterdam - Brel

Osez Josephine - Bashung

La Nuit Je Mens - Bashung

L’Amour A La Machine - Souchon

Sous La Jupe Des Filles - Souchon

Foule Sentimentale - Souchon

L’ami Caouette - Gainsbourg

Vielle Canaille - Gainsbourg

Couleur Café - Gainsbourg

Au Creux De Ton Bras - Mano Solo

Me Gustas Tu - Manu Chao

STEVE EARLE

Copperhead Road

Fearless Heart

Johnny Come Lately

My Old Friend The Blues

The Devils Right Hand

Goodbye’s All We Got Left To Say

BLUES/R&B/BOOGIE

Choo Choo Ch’Boogie

Still Got The Blues - Gary Moore

Babe I’m Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin

Since I’ve Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin

Stormy Monday - Allman Brothers

The Thrill Is Gone - BB King

LOU REED/VELVET UNDERGROUND

Walk On The Wild Side

Perfect Day

Heroin

Waiting For My Man

Sweet Jane

BLUES BROTHERS/COMMITMENTS

Sweet Home Chicago

Everybody Needs Somebody

Minnie The Moocher

Messin’ With The Kid

New Orleans

The Dark End Of The Street

Mustang Sally

Gimme Some Loving

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

I can provide a PA for small events. Large events must provide PA and lighting. I need 8 channels and a good monitor system. Personal performance space of 6x6 metres


What information do you require about a venue?

times of getting in, If there is a secured space for personal belongings. Decent parking. A clear set of directions.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

As stated above. I can provide a PA for small events. Large events must provide PA and lighting


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever worked at?

I supported Willy deVille at a festival in Marseille 1995. I was also on the same festival as Iggy Pop in Maubeuge 1999. I played an evening with Joe Bonamassa in St Martin in 2005


What's your favourite type of event?

Festivals and Proper gig venues.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I have been playing since 1979. I played my first professional tour in the Netherlands in 1981.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

The Beatles, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, The Altman Brothers Band, Frank Zappa,Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead and Joni Mitchell. Is there such a thing as the greatest song of all time? One of MY all time favourites is Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers,

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I need 3à minutes for a solo performance to set up. I can play at any time the client asks for.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

They can choose songs from my repertoire. I will learn one or two songs if required.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Very varied with a great mixture of styles

Recent Clients

Mr Skin has performed for these clients:

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Venues

Mr Skin has performed at these venues:

The Melkveg, Amsterdam

The Factory, Manchester

Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh

The Band On The Wall, Manchester

Thekla, Bristol

Peniche Makara, Paris

Salle Comogne, Cran Montana

Many pubs, clubs and venues in France, Uk, Netherlands, Switzerland.

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