Tom Fleming - Bass & Backing Vocals
Tom Fleming studied jazz guitar at Leeds College of Music, and has since enjoyed a diverse career spanning live performance, arranging, production and writing.
As a guitarist and bassist, Tom has played in multiple shows on and around London’s West End, including the World premiere of the acclaimed acclaimed show Broken Wings, touring productions including The Johnny Cash Roadshow and performances to a total annual audience of over 130,000 people in Europe’s biggest Christmas show, The Thursford Christmas Spectacular.
Alongside his performance work Tom is a successful arranger, producer and author. He has around 50 publications in print including guitar TAB albums and two series for Faber Music: The Ultimate Guitar Tutor and Authentic Playalong, both of which feature audio produced, arranged and/or composed by Tom.
To date, Tom has arranged and produced approximately 500 tracks for Trinity College London's Rock & Pop grade exam syllabus.
Visit Tom’s website for more information.
AJ Moore - Guitar & Vocals
AJ studied classical guitar at Leeds College of Music and has been working as a session guitarist, singer, songwriter and music tutor for the past 18 years. He currently works as a guitarist/musical director for Number One selling artists including G4, Nell Bryden, Laura Wright and Mary-Jess Leaverland.
In recent years, AJ has also had the pleasure of working for Hayley Westenra, Jonathan Ansell, Noah Stewart, Lee Mead, Rydian, Margaret Keys, Charlotte Jaconelli, Simon Bowman, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Amr Diab, Mike Christie, Angeline Ball and Faryl Smith. In addition, AJ has played support slots alongside Jools Holland, The Gypsy Kings and orchestras such as the LPO, Opera North, British Sinfonia, Welsh National and National Orchestra of Taiwan as well as playing guitar for musicals including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, The Colour Purple, Hairspray and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
As a songwriter AJ’s debut album Harmonics saw radio play across Europe and the BBC and his new acoustic duo have just released their self titled debut album AJ Moore & Nick Rundall.
Head to AJ’s website for further information.
Simon Whittaker - Drums & Backing Vocals
Simon graduated from Trinity College of Music and has enjoyed a varied career, playing with some fantastic musicians including Alan Barnes, Russell Watson, Emily Askew, Jonny Mars, Roberto Manzin, Dave O’Higgins, Emily Saunders, Monobloco and many others. In addition to his session playing, Simon can be found playing in the house band of Southsea Jazz Club every month.
Simon prides himself on the versatile nature of his diary and is currently involved with a number of projects taking him from playing Jazz and Folk through to Rock and Pop in an ordinary week.
FAQ: Will the band members on the night be the same as the musicians on the site?
We strive to make sure the line-up you see is what you get on the night. We do have pre-auditioned musicians available to cover in case a band member falls ill or is unavailable on your chosen date. As a professional band our reputation means everything so you can be confident that all our players are of a high standard.
