The act
Jay Hoad suits couples who want one musician to create an unusual wedding sound with many instruments working together in a single performance. His cockpit holds more than seventeen instruments, including didgeridoos, lap steel, unusual guitars, percussion, loops and voice. Mouth, hands and feet work together as Jay moves among funk, rock, acoustic, tribal and island influenced directions. He plays many weddings between international tours and can tailor the show from a chilled session to high energy performance. Jay belongs where guests can watch the many instruments become one sound, then let that energy open the wedding floor.
See Jay Hoad play
Watch Jay Hoad perform and get a feel for their sound, style and fit for your wedding.
What it costs
Pricing
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What to expect
One person, seventeen instruments, and a show that gets rebuilt around whatever you've asked for. Jay Hoad works from a cockpit of didgeridoos, Weissenborn lap steel, dulcimer, dulsitar, cigar box guitars, a shovel guitar, a Kombi chassis guitar, a wine box bass, a cricket bat guitar, drum kit, percussion, loops and djembe, playing with mouth, hands and feet at once. It doesn't sound like one person, which is most of the appeal. The night can run funky and loud, drop back to a chilled acoustic session, turn into a rock show, or move into didgeridoo and island rhythms. He plays plenty of weddings between his overseas tours, usually for couples chasing something nobody has seen before.
On the day
Almost nothing, because the booking covers the lot. The full seventeen instrument setup arrives with a large sound system, lighting and lasers, a sound engineer, roadies and transport. Management and a publicist come with it, working with you on promoting the show through press releases, hard copy artwork and any digital artwork you need sized. So what you're supplying is the room and the stage. Everything that plugs in, lights up or gets carried is his.
