About
Chris Herden is a singer for hire in Redland Bay, QLD.
Chris Herden sings the crooners: Matt Monro, Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell. Expect My Way, Strangers in the Night, Beyond the Sea, In Dreams and Ring of Fire, plus a James Bond selection and a Bacharach bracket. His background is wide. Musical theatre, rock, pop, easy listening, a cappella and opera, a semi-final in the Metropolitan Aria Competition, and a cast spot in the original Sydney season of Phantom of the Opera at the Theatre Royal. He's also opened for Motorhead, which tells you something about the range. Based at Redland Bay. As a soloist he uses professionally produced backing tracks and his own BOSE L1 Pro 16 line array. No lighting supplied, and outdoor stages need cover. Fully insured for public liability, with a Working with Children card, and all leads tagged and tested.
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The show
Crooner songs, sung properly. Chris Herden works through the material people request by name: Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Tom Jones, Matt Monro, with a James Bond bracket and a Bacharach set if you want them. His background is unusually wide for the genre, taking in musical theatre, rock, pop, a cappella and opera, and it shows in how the big numbers land. He's a regular soloist with the Queensland Pops Orchestra. Suits a dinner, a club show or a function where the guests want songs they can sing along to.
On the day
Working solo, Chris sings to professionally produced backing tracks and brings his own BOSE L1 Pro 16 line array, so the sound side is handled. Lighting isn't included, so if you want him lit, that comes from the venue or a hire company. One thing to sort early: any outdoor stage has to be covered, because the gear can't sit out in weather that turns.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Working with Children Check
Song list
63 songs
24 Hours from Tulsa
The Air That I Breathe
And I Love You So
Arthur’s Theme
Being Alive (company)
Beyond the Sea
Born Free
Bring Him Home (les Miserables)
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Edge of Reality
Eight Days a Week
Elvis
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (les Miserables)
From Russia with Love
Hal/Bacharach Selection
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
I Remember You
If Ever I Would Leave You (camelot)
If I Loved You (carousel - R&H)
The Impossible Dream (man of La Mancha)
In Dreams
It Was a Very Good Year
It’s Over
