The best singer-songwriters on the Sunshine Coast
A lot of the music work on this coast happens outside, and not in a courtyard with a power point either. A lawn at a hinterland property, a deck above the water at Mooloolaba, a beach ceremony where the nearest outlet is a hundred metres away. The writers who live here have gear and habits built around that, and it is worth asking about before anything else.
You are also hiring somebody with their own catalogue, which is the part people forget. How much of their own material you hear should be a decision you make rather than a surprise on the day, so name the split you want in your first message.
Top picks in Sunshine Coast
Top picks are the acts in this category in Sunshine Coast, without a review, rating or premium ranking: all these sort keys are tied.
Questions people ask about singer-songwriter in Sunshine Coast
Will they play covers or only their own songs?
Most will do both, at a split you agree beforehand. Weddings tend to want songs the room already knows with a couple of the performer's own as a feature, and a bar or a launch usually wants it the other way round. Say which way round you want it in the enquiry, because it changes the rehearsal a performer has to do.
Can they play a ceremony outdoors without power?
Some can and it is the question that matters most up here. A battery speaker covers a ceremony on grass or sand comfortably, and a completely unamplified set works for a small group if there is no wind. Describe the actual spot, including how far from the nearest building it is, and let them tell you what they need.
How much does a solo musician cost on the Sunshine Coast?
Hours, travel and gear, in roughly that order, with the hinterland and the northern end of the coast adding real time to the day. Several of the performers here publish no figure at all, so treat this page as a shortlist and send the same brief to a few. Nothing is booked until you accept a quote in writing.
Booking tips
Ask what runs on a battery
Plenty of these performers carry a speaker that lasts a few hours without mains power, and plenty do not. If your ceremony is on sand or grass with no outlet, that single question decides who can actually do the job.
Salt air and humidity move a guitar out of tune
An instrument carried from an air-conditioned car onto a hot deck drifts within minutes, which is why the experienced players arrive early and let it settle. Build that arrival time into your run sheet instead of squeezing it.
The hinterland drive is longer than it looks
Maleny, Montville and the properties out that way are a genuine climb with gear in the car, and coming back down after a late finish is another hour. Put the real address in the enquiry so the quote covers it.