About
Katie Visser is a singer for hire in Hampton Park, VIC.
Katie Visser sings across a genuinely wide stretch of decades: Judy Garland, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald and Sinatra from the 40s and 50s, then Dusty Springfield, Sam Cooke, The Seekers, Etta James and the Supremes through the 60s, and onward through pop and rock from there. Weddings, private and corporate functions, funerals, morning melodies and retirement villages are all part of the work, and the performance gets shaped to whoever's in the room. Making people feel included and accepted is the priority, which is not a small thing at a funeral or in a nursing home. Own equipment, own transport, and tracks sourced to whatever you request. All that's needed is a small table for the mixing desk and somewhere to change. Based at Hampton Park in Melbourne's south east.
Watch
The show
Katie Visser turns up with her own gear, speaker, mixing desk, microphone and iPad, and it's all part of what you book rather than an extra line to chase. If there's a particular track you want in the set, tell her and she'll go and find it. Lighting, additional musicians or a trip out to a regional venue are the things that sit outside the standard arrangement, so mention them early.
On the day
She sets up her own equipment, so nobody at your end needs to lift anything. Two small things from you. One is a table, only a little one, for the mixing desk to sit on. The other is somewhere private to get changed. A back room or an office does fine for the second one.
Performance options
The booking gets shaped around the event rather than sold as a fixed block. Private functions, weddings, morning melodies, retirement villages and nursing homes are all regular work, and funerals too, where the tone needs handling carefully. Tell her the occasion and the length you need, and the package gets built to match.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
Here's a sample of the List of performers I can over based on genre/era:
40s-50s: Judy Garland, Vera Lynn, The Andrew Sisters, Patti Page, Doris Day, Kay Starr, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bill Hayley and his Comets, Petty Como, Chuck Berry, Dean Martin, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley
60s: Dusty Springfield, The Shirelles, The Ronettes, The Crystals, The Seekers, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, The Beatles, Mary Wells, Etta James, Patsy Clyne, Tammy Wynette, Lulu, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Shangri-Las, Nancy Sinatra, Petula Clark, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, and The Mamas and the Papas.
70s: Abba, Engelbert Humperdink, Dolly Parton, The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, Alicia Bridges, Gloria Gaynor, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Queen, David Bowie, John Lennon, The Eagles, The Jackson 5, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Billy Joel, AC/DC. Kool and the Gang, Heart, Donna Summer and Van Morrison.
80s: Madonna, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Tiffany, Irene Cara, Prince, Michael Jackson, Inxs, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, The Police, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Talking Heads, REO Speedwagon, Huey Lewis and the News, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Hall and Oates, Pat Benatar, Billy Idol, Eurythmics, Aerosmith, The Pointer Sisters, Culture Club, The Bangles, The Beastie Boys, Salt n' Pepa, Cher and Tears for Fears.
90s: Alanis Morrisette, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nirvana, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Portishead, Alice in Chains, Green Day, Soundgarden, Jeff Buckley, Faith No More, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Korn, Tori Amos, Garbage, Hole, No Doubt, Guns n' Roses, Oasis, Blur, The Offspring, Seal, TLC, Coolio, Jamiroquai, The Verve, Foo Fighters, Black Box, Sinead O'Connor, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lenny Kravitz, Megadeth, Sheryl Crow, Hootie and the Blowfish, Veruca Salt and Matchbox Twenty.
2010s: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Adele, Ed Sherrin, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Imagine Dragons, Shawn Mendes, Meaghan Trainor, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Dua Lipa, Sia, Lorde and Demi Lovato.
2020s: Billie Eilish, Charlie Puth, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McCrae.
