Botian Music

Keyboard and voice, played relaxed and played well. It can sit right back and stay out of the way at a dinner, a cocktail hour or a community event, or it can lift into something more upbeat for a bar or a pub. The songs come from three places: well known English pop, Australian favourites, and a selection of Chinese pop. And the energy gets read off the room, so a set at 7pm won't sound like the same set at 10pm. The rig is compact either way. He can bring his own keyboard and vocal setup, or plug into whatever the venue already has.

A performance area of about two metres by two, a standard power point, and cover from rain and weather if it's outdoors. He can bring keyboard, vocal microphone, a compact speaker or PA if needed, plus stands and cables. Setup takes somewhere between 10 and 25 minutes depending on the room. Parking or loading access nearby makes a real difference when he's carrying the full rig. For bigger venues or louder bar rooms, a house PA is better.

Four ways to book him. The background set is solo piano and vocal with softer pop and acoustic covers, aimed at restaurants, cocktail hours, private dinners and quieter community events. The standard live set is keyboard and vocal with a broader mix of popular covers, Australian favourites and Chinese pop, and suits bars, hotels, pubs and casual live music nights. The one-person-band set uses his keyboard arranger to add rhythm under live keys and vocals on the upbeat songs, for venues that want a bigger sound without booking a band. And the flexible event set is built for council events, multicultural activations, markets and family events, shaped around the schedule. Performance length can run one, two or three 45 minute sets, or something custom.