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Profile
Qudos has a wealth of experience performing at the very highest profile events, including The Labour Party Conference Bournemouth, the Bolsover Castle annual fireworks display Derbyshire (head line act to eight thousand people) and the Perno Ricard weeklong International conference in the south of France. The versatility of the band means that they are not only ideal for corporate events but also for weddings and civil partnerships, university balls, birthday parties and barmitzfers, awards ceremonies, festivals and concerts. They have also proved to be very popular with the British Military, and are engaged by the SAS, RAF and Army on their major events throughout the year.
Qudos is led by Mathew Richardson Bmus (Hons) who is a former scholarship student of the Royal Academy of Music London. Away from V.I.P. Mathew along with the other members of the band enjoy a varied freelance career working at home and abroad with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, Corrine Bailey Rae, The Human League, The London Philharmonic Orchestra etc in some of the countries finest concert venues as well as on television, radio and on a number of commercially available recordings.
Previous clients include: Amgen, Bank of Ireland, Beresford’s Solicitors, Bolsover District Council, Bosch, Café Royal London, The Chambers of John Hand QC, Dell, The Dorchester London, Gonville & Gains College Cambridge, The Grosvenor House Hotel London, Halifax, I.B.M., IKEA, Kings College Cambridge, The Labour Party, The Law Society, Lloyds TSB, Lowry Hotel Manchester, Mint, Morgan Stanley, NAT WEST, Orange, Perno Ricard France, Price Waterhouse Coopers Charted Accountants, The Royal Bank of Scotland, RSPCC, Silverstone Race Track, SONY, Tesco
If you need a band that will have you dancing all night & leave you shouting for more, there can be only one choice…
The 6 piece bands typical performance is for up to 2 hours of live music. The band can also provide a larger PA suitable for up to 5,000 guests
Line up & Options:
Keyboards, drums, bass, guitar, male and female vocals
Optional brass section
Optional dinner jazz trio or quartet
S Cornick, wedding client
"The band really got people dancing. Would book again."
P Arnell, private party
"The artists were great on the night and 1311 Events.net were very helpful leading up to the event. I received many good comments from my guests."
N Aubury, private party
"A number of the wedding guests are musicians and were very appreciative of the band's proficiency and professionalism. Everyone liked their performance, they got everyone dancing and inter-acted well with the audience. The bandleader was very helpful and friendly in the run-up to the event. We would recommend them."
Les Eaton
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead
Car Wash Rose Royce
Celebration Kool In The Gang
Disco Inferno The Tramps
Get Down On It Kool & The Gang
Get Down Tonight KC & The Sunshine Band
Good Times Chic
I will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Im Coming Out Diana Ross
Le Freak Chic
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherries
That’s The Way I Like It KC & The Sunshine Band
Upside Down Diana Ross
We Are Family Sister Sledge
Young Hearts Run Free Candi Station
Soul & Motown
Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin
Baby Love Diana Ross
Dancing In The Street Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Gimmie Some Lovin Blues Brothers
Hold On Im Coming Blues Brothers
I Feel Good James Brown
In The Midnight Hour Commitments
Mustang Sally Commitments
No Where To Run Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Reach Out ill Be There 4 Tops
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Respect Aretha Franklin
Shake A Tail Feather Blues Brothers
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
Soul Man Blues Brothers
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers
Think Aretha Franklin
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher Jackie Wilson
POP & Rock
All Night Long Lionel Richie
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Honky Tonk Woman Rolling Stones
Jail House Rock Elvis
Long Train Running The Dooby Brothers
Nutbush City Limits Tina Turner
Oh What A Night Frankie Vallie
Relight My Fire Take That & LULU
Saw Her Standing There The Beatles
Say You’ll Be There Spice Girls
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel
Suspicious Minds Elvis
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard
Twist And Shout The Beatles
You Cant Hurry Love Diana Ross
Lady Marmalade Pattie Belle
Indie & Modern
Aeroplane Red Hot Chili Peppers
Angels Robbie Williams
Clocks Coldplay
Come As You Are Beverley Knight
Crazy Chick Charlotte Church
Girls And Boys Blur
Going Underground The Jam
Golden Touch Razorlight
Mercy Duffy
Naive The Kooks
No Tomorrow Orson
Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake
Ruby Kaiser Chiefs
Somebody Told Me The Killers
Somewhere Only We Know Keane
Take Me Out Franz Ferdinand
Take Your Mama Out Scissor Sisters
This Love Maroon 5
Town Called Malice The Jam
Under The Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Valerie Amy Winehouse
When You Believe Leon Jackson
Yellow Coldplay
You Had Me Joss Stone
Dinner Jazz
The Ensembles repertoire consists of well known 'standards' taken mainly from 'The Great American Songbook’. Composers such as Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rogers & Hart and Irving Berlin.
An example of song list is below.
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
All blues
All of me
All the things you are
Angel eyes
Autumn leaves
Bewitched
Beautiful love
Black Orpheus
Blue bossa
Body and soul
Bye bye blackbird
Can’t get started
Cheek to cheek
Come fly with me
Desifanado
Don’t get around much anymore
Don’t worry about me
Drop me off in Harlem
Everything happens to me
Embraceable you
Exactly like you
Fly me to the moon
Foggy day
Gee baby ain’t I good to you
Georgia on my mind
Girl from impanima
Have you met Miss Jones
I got rhythm
I love you
I remember you
In a sentimental mood
It had to be you
I've never been in love before
Let there be love
Let’s fall in love
Like someone in love
Lover Man
Lullaby of Birdland
Misty
Moondance
My funny valentine
Night and day
On green dolphin street
One note samba
Our love is here to stay
So what
Softly as a morning sunrise
Someday my prince will come
Song for my farther
Stella by starlight
St. Thomas
Stormy Monday
Summertime
Takin' a chance on love
Take the A train
Take 5
Unforgettable
What is this thing called love
What’s new
You made me love you
You make me feel so young
And many more………….......
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