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Offering a wide selection of tunes from the classics to top contemporary hits, James Hey Piano will make a real splash at any wedding celebration. His repertoire is varied and his style simply effortless and beautiful. Regardless of the individual couple's need, he is sure to offer an elegant and entertaining performance that will enhance the romantic ambience of any venue.

Services offered

He provides coverage during wedding ceremonies and beyond, including events such as the breakfast and drinks and cocktail services. In addition to the aforementioned offerings, he also offers a customised evening DJ service to cover the entirety of the reception.

James will play a number of different genres. Among them are classic ibiza dance and house, lounge, rock, and pop to name a few. He prides himself on his professionalism and is willing to accommodate the specific needs of individual customers, including the couple's favourites.

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Ceremony music
Cocktail/banquet music
Dance music
Entertainment
DJ
Other (Beautiful piano music for wedding ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast. Custom DJ service for evening reception)

What is included in the wedding package?

Portable Black baby grand piano. Full Professional DJ setup Free music consultation

How far in advance should I contact you?

As soon as you know you want the best music for your wedding!

What style of music do you offer?

Lounge
Rock
Regional
Latest hits
Pop
Other (Classic Ibiza Dance & House)

Type of musical group:

DJ
Solo

Size of group:

Soloist

Repertoire:

I offer a huge repertoire of songs ranging from up to date chart to rock, pop and dance music from the last 50 years, but I can discuss preferences prior to an event to keep your wedding personalised!

Is it possible to request something that's not in the repertoire?

Yes, I shall endeavour to learn requested material I don't already know

What's your experience?

34 years of playing piano, 13 of which for weddings and special events

Do you have your own equipment?

Yes

Do you need specific materials or conditions to offer your service?

Yes, to be within close proximity to a power socket

Can you travel?

Yes, uK

Is there a charge for travelling?

Yes, dependant on mileage

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Alone

What is the length of time of the act?

As suits

How much time do you need to prepare for an act?

Not much, I learn new songs quickly and have a large repertoire ready to go

Do you do open-air acts?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

Depends on the service. Get in touch for further details

What are the forms of payment?

Bank transfer, cash or cheque
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Reviews for James Hey Piano

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Wayne Sent on 16/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great pianist

James was brilliant for us,he played nice music at are wedding breakfast,whilst are guests turned up at the venue and whilst we were sat down to eat. Guest loved him and we would highly recommend James.
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Charlotte Sent on 29/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Pianist

Recently had James at our wedding day, during our canapé & drinks reception.

James played really upbeat/ modern songs which everyone loved! He really kept everyones mood high!

Would highly recommend.
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Lucie Sent on 14/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful music from start to finish

James was absolutely incredible and I cannot reccomend him enough. Communication was great up until the big day, and he was more than happy to help incorporate some Indian music into our reception for my guests, nothing was too much trouble for him. He played the piano beautifully for my ceremony and wedding breakfast, and DJ'd for my reception. I had guests approach me throughout the day telling me how much they loved the music!
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Sarah Sent on 14/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Mr and Mrs Shaw 05.10.2024

James was recommended by our venue and he did not disappoint. James played all our songs we asked for. James was a pleasure to deal with, always replied quickly amd was such a lovely man. I don't think our wedding would have been as good without James. He was the best!
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Sarah Sent on 06/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing - thank you

We cannot thank James enough for everything he did on our wedding day. It was simply amazing.
He tailored the whole day to our requests from the ceremony and drinks reception piano options to the evening DJ options.
Thank you so much for helping to make our day so special.
We have had so many compliments from guests who all enjoyed the music choices.
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Jean Sent on 01/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The amazing James Hey

James was professional from start to finish. He created a beautiful ambience for our wedding at The Woodman Inn. He liaised with us and our celebrant to help make the day perfect. His vast music library made it easy to choose the right music for our day.
Thank you so much James!
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Gemma Sent on 05/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Floor filler

We couldn’t recommend Zang and James enough they had the dance floor full from the minute we did our last dance. We wanted someone current with a twist and they 100% are this. All of our guests have commented since how brilliant the band were and where did we find them. 100% worth the money Zang band made our night .
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Hannah Sent on 04/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Utterly increase!!

I cannot recommend James highly enough. He is incredibly talented and plays so beautifully. I’m already planning on booking him for my birthday party as I need to enjoy his talents again!!! On top of this, he is so kind-hearted, gentle, and compassionate. You couldn’t ask for me. Book him!!!! I promise that you won’t regret it!!!!
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Freya Sent on 17/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Music to our ears

We had the honour of James, playing the piano for our wedding last month. From start to finish, he was professional, friendly and exceptionally talented. We had plenty of comments from Jess about how beautiful the pianist played. When I walked down the aisle, there wasn’t a dry in sight - and a lot of that was to do with the acoustic masterpiece that James was playing.
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Rhio Sent on 12/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding music

Very happy with the service provided, the music was a lovely touch to our wedding, lots of compliments from our guests. James is very helpful and responsive to any questions or requests.
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Charlotte Sent on 24/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely Pianist and Gorgeous Music

James is so professional and talented and came highly recommended by our venue - The Woodman Inn. As soon as we booked the venue, we also booked James as there was noone else I wanted or could trust to play the piano on the most important day of lives. Booking a musician, specially James, takes all the pressure off making sure the music is right for when the guests arrive and you walk down the isle.

James was so helpful, he was brilliant at communicating, he has a massive lists of recommended songs and was willing to learn any song not on his list. James played 'Only You' as I walked down the isle and every single guest was in tears. James played by favourite music by Coldplay and kept the guests entertained whilst we had photos and canapes!

Thank you SO much James - I will recommend you to everyone I know and would not hesitate to book you again for another event!
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Sadie Sent on 28/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Cannot recommend enough

We cannot recommend James enough! He has been easy and flexible throughout our planning. We asked for a song we didn't see on his list and he sent us a snippet of him playing it to make sure it was right for us. On the day he was professional and his music made our ceremony magical. Thankyou so much James!
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Jade Sent on 19/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect atmosphere, perfect music!!

From hearing James at a wedding open day and asking him to play a song that we wanted as our walking down the aisle song we both knew that we had to have James play throughout our wedding day!!

From Canon in D traditional music for my bridal entrance and then our songs that have meaning for the singing of the register to our drinks reception the music was just perfect, having piano music set such an amazing atmosphere and guests were that impressed they wanted James at their own wedding vow renewal.

During the wedding breakfast we were all singing along to the songs throughout and it was just brilliant! Any request guests had wasn't too much and he was just the best, such a genuine person and he really made our wedding unique.
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Amy L. Sent on 14/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Winter Wedding Perfect

We heard James playing at a wedding fair, and knew that we wanted to have him play as part of our wedding.

Live music to walk down to is so much more romantic than a CD player.
James also played during our wedding breakfast, the atmosphere was lovely.

James is very professional, dedicated and dresses the part.

Would highly recommend him.
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Charlotte Sent on 15/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Amazing

James helped make our wedding so special.

He did an excellent job for us, playing our chosen songs for the Ceremony and music during the Reception Drinks.

We had so many compliments throughout the day on the pianist and range of songs he played.
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