About
Mr. is a musical duo for hire in Perth, WA.
Acoustic guitar and cello is an unusual pairing, and it's the whole point of Mr. Duo. Douglas and Arthur bring more than ten years each across weddings, the music industry and orchestral work, and they use classical texture to give familiar songs some weight. Seventies rock classics get a string arrangement. "Stairway to Heaven" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" sit in the same set as "Hallelujah", "A Thousand Years", "Over the Rainbow", "My Way" and "All of Me". They cover the formal end of a ceremony and the loose end of a reception equally well. Based in Perth, they bring their own speakers, microphones and stands, and they'll want an hour for sound check before doors.
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The show
Guitar and cello, which is not a pairing you hear often, and that's the appeal. Seventies rock gets rewritten with a string part underneath it, so a song you've known for forty years arrives with a different weight. Douglas and Arthur both come from classical and orchestral backgrounds, so the arrangements are properly written rather than improvised around. It moves easily between the formal moments and the relaxed ones, which is why it works for a ceremony and a reception in the same day.
On the day
They bring their own audio gear, speakers, microphones and stands included. A standard 240V power point is recommended. Outdoors, they'll need shade or a canopy over the playing spot, out of direct sun and rain. Allow an hour before the event starts for a sound check, and make sure there's easy access for unloading close to where they're playing so gear isn't carried halfway across a property.
Performance options
Weddings come in three shapes. The ceremony on its own, which usually means four songs the couple picks. The ceremony plus the drinks afterward. Or the ceremony, the drinks and the reception in one booking, so the same acoustic guitar and cello carry the whole day. Away from weddings, bar gigs and corporate functions are booked by the hour, in one, two or three hour blocks.
Song list
51 songs
10.Yesterday - The Beatles
A thousand years - Christina Perri
All of me - John Legend
All you need is love - The Beatles
Ave Maria (Schubert/Gounod)
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Can you feel the love tonight – Elton John
Canon in D
Can’t take my eyes off you – Frankie Valli
Con te Partiro - Andrea Bocelli
Don’t stop believing - Journey
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
The final countdown - Europe
Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Have you ever seen the rain - Creedence
Here comes the sun – Beatles
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Highway to hell - ACDC
Hotel California - Eagles
I can’t help falling in love - Elvis Presley
I don’t want to miss a thing - Aerosmith
I was made for lovin ́ you – Kiss
