A highly versatile pianist and singer, Bobby brings his impressive musical talent to corporate client events to add a focal stage based point of entertainment, or special way to provide background mingling music for your guests. He can pull from an array of music, performed in a range of different styles from his vast repertoire, including musical theatre, funk, jazz, operatic and classical instrumentals, to his take on popular classics.
Bobby’s professional career playing, directing, arranging and composing has taken him to venues such as the National Theatre, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, and to tours and festivals across the UK, Europe, USA, Asia & the Antipodes. His work has been featured on Classic FM, Decca Records, BBC One, Radio 5Live, Radio Wales, Comedy Central and Sky Sports.
He is currently performing live keys on the ‘Legends: The Divas’ tour, classics from Beyonce, Diana Ross, and Whitney Houston. His work ethic and natural, accomplished musicianship have made him a favourite among corporate clients, theatres and arts venues over the past 10 years.
Repertoire
Bobby specialises in the following areas;
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Stage based piano/keyboard/singing shows
- Intimate background instrumental music
- Modern pop, musical theatre through to classical music variations (including on the spot requests)
Background information
Bobby has an eyesight condition called Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy which prevents him from sight-reading music and carrying out many everyday tasks. Living with a degenerative condition which restricts his central vision means he cannot read music, he sometimes struggle to see the keyboard and he finds identifying faces very difficult. But over the years he has developed a multitude of techniques that enable him to carry out his work, and he believes that this gives him a unique opportunity to approach music from a different angle, that has helped his aural skills develop to an extraordinarily high level. He holds a 1st-class BA in Music from Oxford University and trained in Music Production and Sound Engineering at Abbey Road Institute.
Bobby is a firm believer in keeping a positive attitude and believes that having low vision should not hold you back from doing the things that you love! He already had fascinations with music theory, the piano and singing when he started losing his sight aged nine or ten, and at that age the brain is still very adaptable. As it became progressively harder and slower for him to see sheet music, it became easier and faster to pick things up by ear and commit to memory. Now he plays all his piano gigs and theatre shows from memory, with a wide-array of songs available for him to perform and he can even take requests provided he has heard the song a handful of times.
