About
Ethan Conway is a singer for hire in Sydney, NSW.
Ethan Conway is a Sydney solo acoustic act with a loop pedal and a broad taste in songs. Ed Sheeran, Vance Joy and John Mayer sit next to Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye and Aretha. Then Angus and Julia Stone, The Lumineers and The Paper Kites for the folk end, and Jeff Buckley, Neil Diamond and Amy Winehouse when the night wants something older. He covers a full wedding day if you need it: ceremony songs learned to order, canape sets around the photos, and a reception where he works with your MC to cue the bridal entrance and the cake. Give him three metres square and a power point. If the sky looks like rain, the PA needs cover and dry ground.
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The show
A solo acoustic musician who does this for a living, so what you get is a played-in performance rather than a punt. He builds an atmosphere and keeps it there, which matters more at a wedding or a function than technical fireworks do. Songs are picked to suit the room and the point in the night.
On the day
Give him a stage or performance area of at least three metres by three, plus a wall power point, unless you've already booked it as a battery-powered gig. If you're outside and rain is on the cards, he needs somewhere under cover with dry ground so the PA can go up safely.
Performance options
You can take the whole wedding day or just the piece you need. The ceremony covers three key songs of your choosing, learned in advance, for walking down the aisle, the signing and the exit, with extra songs learned on request. Canape sets usually run one or two while photos are happening and guests are mingling, at 45 minutes playing and 15 off. The reception is the full solo show, several music and party sets performed or DJed, with him working alongside your MC to cue the bridal entrance, the cake cutting, the first dance and the last song of the night. Duo, trio and band versions exist and depend on who's free.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
Old and new and a little bit of everything in between...
Contemporary: Ariana grande, Ed Sheeran, James Arthur, Vance Joy, Jessie J, Childish Gambino, Maroon 5. Chet Faker. John Mayer
Old soul: Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin. Ben.E.King
Folk: Angus and Julia Stone, Paper Kites, The Lumineers
Classics: Bryan Adams, John Mayer, Neil Diamond, Jeff Buckley, Pete Murray. Amy Winehouse,
Other favourites are: Matt Corby, Allen Stone, Sam Smith,Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Lianne La Havas, Sam Sparrow, Kings of Leon
