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There's no arguing with the above, - all over the world, the market is saturated with tribute acts; and Elton John acts are certainly no exception.
Put simply, we feel that the combination of showmanship and musical authenticity we offer sets us apart. Max and the band are, most importantly, professional musicians. It's how we pay the bills, and we all have significant experience working in the industry at a high level.
We all continually work to refine our parts and playing to faithfully recreate that iconic live Elton John concert sound, and we firmly believe that the need for that hard work never stops.
There are undeniably some great cover bands out there, and some brilliant tributes. There
are some other great EJ tributes other than us, and that is fine by us... but we believe that we can satisfy even the most discerning of Elton fans; because we are too!
Absolutely! Max is an experienced pianist and all the piano in our show is played 100% LIVE using authentic equipment to sound just like Elton's own live piano setup.
Max has studied Elton's piano style to a cellular level to master the way that the great man himself tickles the ivories, and it is a HUGE part of our show - as it should be!
Our show is a musical celebration of everything that Elton has created artistically and musically. Painstaking attention to detail has gone into creating a musically and visually authentic concert experience to that of a real Elton show.
That said, as good as we may play, look and sound, it is obvious that Max isn't really Elton himself so no, he doesn't talk in the first person on stage as in his words 'it's a little bit cringey', but he DOES encapsulate all the stage presence and musical prowess of the man himself with all the flourish of Captain Fantastic himself.
Our live show incorporates up to two hours of Elton's best known hits - this can be either as one long set or punctuated by an interval depending on the venue / client and event format. It is highly recommended to discuss requirements at the time of enquiring.
Absolutely, yes. The various looks that EJ has famously rocked over his illustrious career are a substantial part of his identity, and form part of our live experience. Unlike many other acts out there, though, the outfits compliment the high standard and authenticity of our live musical performance and aren't hidden behind!
For the most part, we perform and tour as a four piece band - that is piano/vox, drums/BVs, guitar/BVs and bass/BVs. We find that this is more than adequate for the vast majority of our clients. We are aware that there are occasions where a larger band may be desired, and as a result we can easily offer additional percussion and keyboards / BVs as required, depending on budget and event.
We have an extensive repertoire of Elton's music as a band, all with fully bespoke arrangements that have been specially arranged to faithfully follow iconic live performances of Elton and his own fantastic band of musicians.
If there is something specific that you would like at your event, it will be played, just ask us beforehand so we can run through it!
The band's mission is to create as musically accurate a sound as possible to that of Elton's own band. Elton's piano sound is very unique to him and Max has worked tirelessly over the years to get it just right. Max plays a Roland RD-2000 live for portability reasons, using both internal and external sounds and effects.
Max performs as a guest entertainer / headliner for Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises between land shows.
As much as Max would love to take the RM band with him for cruise ship work, it isn't technically or logistically possible sadly!
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