Echo Drive

I once performed a wedding ceremony on a moving steam train. This was very strange. Myself and another guitarist were set up behind the couple as they conducted the ceremony, with all the guests seated along the sides, looking in our direction. I fell off my stool as the breaks came on, pulling into the station. But I kept the music going!

Explosive, Impassioned, Authentic, Dynamic and Versatile

I would say that the proof really is in the pudding. So, when we receive such ecstatic comments in testimonials and thank you notes, after the event, it fills us with a sense of pride in our work. Often, clients will say that we made the day, made the night and can't thank us enough. We walk with confidence from these comments. It really is in the eye of the beholder.

Enjoy yourself! Don't get bogged down in it all too much. It is about the marriage and not just the day. So, enjoy the celebration. Certainly by the time we start our performance and the final formalities are out of the way, let your hair down and have a night to remember.

We take pride in our customer service. From the point of initial enquiry to the moment we pack down and leave the venue, we are here to help and advise. As I said elsewhere on the Bridebook profile, no question is too small. We really feel that there isn't anything that would surprise us during a wedding booking process and we know our industry very well indeed. Everyone loves sharing their knowledge, don't they? So, we are here answering e-mails, texts, phone calls at all sorts of ungodly hours. As musicians and self employed people, we are never not at work. I've frequently been known to be replying to e-mails in the middle of the night. The assurance and reassurance of our clients is of utmost importance throughout.

Getting the lyrics right from my personal point of view. We are due to perform the song, "I Wasn't Expecting That" at a wedding soon. I am amazed that the couple are not too bothered about the lyrics in this song which essentially tell the love story where the girl dies of cancer in the end. This is not romance! This is surely not a good omen. We have tried to make them think twice. They said to remove the final verse, but to me, many guests will know what the song is about. I care about the words in songs, so get the right lyrics for the moment.

Mr Brightside by the Killers probably.

I am sure we would all have very different answers to each other. For me, Radiohead. Due to the amount of musical experimentation they have gone through.

My own album, recorded by all members of Echo Drive, titled, We Got Old. Not that I sit listening to it. But it depicts my story as a musician that has led me to work in this area of the business whilst continuing to write and record my own material to a small fanbase. I have to earn a living for my family.