Thirty years of playing, including national and international touring, and Rod Collins can point that experience in two directions. One is a beautiful acoustic soundtrack for a wedding or corporate function. The other is a full one man band that starts a party, built on stompbox, snare, twelve string guitars and a soulful voice. The song list is the singalong canon: Africa, All Star, Another One Bites the Dust, April Sun in Cuba, Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Bad Habits, Better Man, Black Velvet, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bow River, Blinding Lights and a couple of hundred more. Based in Geelong. He supplies PA and lighting, takes requests and dedications, and confirms every detail the week before.
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Songs Rod Collins can play
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Africa - TotoAll I wanna do - Sheryl CroweAll star - Smash MouthAnother one bites the dust - QueenApril sun in Cuba - DragonAre you gonna be my girl - JetBad Habits - Ed SheeranBeat it - Michael JacksonBetter - Screaming JetsBetter man - Pearl JamBittersweet Symphony - The VerveBlack fingernails, red wine - Eskimo JoeBlack Velvet - Alannah MylesBlinding lights - The weekndBlister in the sun - Violet FemmesBohemian like you - Dandy warholsBohemian Rhapsody - QueenBow River - Cold ChiselBreaking the girl - RHCPBring me some water - Melissa EtheridgeBrown eyed girl - Van MosrrisonBust a move - Young MCCan't get you out of my head - Kylie MinogueCats in the cradle - Harry ChapinCircles - Post MaloneClocks - ColdplayCountry Roads - John DenverDance Monkey - Tones & IDancing in the dark - Bruce SpringsteenDancing in the moonlight - ToploaderDancing in the storm - Boom Crash OperaDancing Queen - AbbaDon't dream it's over - Crowded HouseDon't stop believing - JourneyDownunder - Men at workDumb things - Paul KellyEmmy Lou - First Aid KitEnter sandman - MetallicaEvery morning - Sugar RayEye of the tiger - SurvivorFaith - George MichaelFast car - Tracy ChapmanFlame trees - Cold ChiselFolsom Prison Blues - Johnny CashForever now - Cold ChiselFree falling - Tom PettyGet lucky - Daft PunkGimme some lovin' - Steve WinwoodGive it away - RHCPGive me one reason - Tracy ChapmanGo your own way - Fleetwood MacGood riddance - Green DayGreat Southern Land - IcehouseGuitars, Cadillacs - Dwight YoakamHard to handle - Black CrowsHeart of gold - Neil YoungHelping hand - Screaming JetsHey ya - OutkastHo Hey - LumineersHole hearted - ExtremeHorses - Daryl BraithwaiteHotel California - The EaglesHungry like the wolf - Duran DuranHurts so good - John MellencampI will survive - Gloria GaynorI will wait - Mumford and sonsI won't back down - Tom PettyIn the summertime - Thirsty MercIs this love - Bob MarleyIt's only natural - Crowded HouseI'm gonna be (500 miles) - The ProclaimersJack & Diane - John MellencampJolene - Dolly PartonKhe Sanh - Cold ChiselLevitating - Dua LipaLife is a highway - Tom CochraneLike the way I do - Melissa EtheridgeLike wow, wipeout - Hoodoo GurusLittle Lion Man - Mumford & SonsLittle Talks - Of monsters and menLivin' on a prayer - Bon JoviLosing my religion - REMLove shack - B52sMaggie may - Rod StewartMessage to my girl - Split EnzMr Brightside - The KillersMustang Sally - The CommitmentsMy happiness - PowderfingerNothing breaks like a heart - Mark RonsonOld man - Neil YoungOne summer - Daryl BraithwaiteRain - DragonRed red wine - UB40Riptide - Vance JoySanta Monica - EverclearSave tonight - Eagle Eye CherrySay Something - Justin TimberlakeShotgun - George EzraShout - Johnny O-'KeefeSigned Sealed Delivered - Stevie WonderSingle Ladies - BeyonceSkinny Love - Bon IverSomebody that I used to know - GotyeSomebody told me - The KillersSomeone you loved - Lewis CapaldiSon of a preacher man - Dusty SpringfieldSounds of then - GangajangStand by me - John LennonStayin' Alive - Bee GeesSteal my kisses - Ben HarperStuck in the middle with you - Stealers WheelSummer of 69 - Bryan AdamsSweet Caroline - Neil DiamondTake me out - Franz FerdinandThat's alright mama - ElvisThe Gambler - Kenny RogersThrow your arms around me - Hunters and CollectorsTo be with you - Mr BigTo her door - Paul KellyTubthumping - ChumbwumbaUnder the bridge - RHCPUptown Funk - Mark RonsonWagon wheel - Darius TuckerWhen doves cry - PrinceWild world - Cat StevensWish you well - Bernard FanningWonderwall - OasisYellow - ColdplayYMCA - Village PeopleYou can call me Al - Paul SimonYou don't treat me no good - Sonia DadaYou're the voice - John Farnham
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What to expect
Rod Collins runs the whole thing so the event goes the way you want it. He brings all his own PA and lighting, which covers both the sound and the look of the space. You get a say in the songs, can ask for particular ones, and can work speeches or dedications into the performance. The week before your event he goes through every detail with you and changes whatever needs changing.
On the day
Very little, as it turns out. Access to power, and around six square metres of floor to play in. Rod Collins covers everything else himself, PA and lighting included, so the venue is not being asked to source equipment or hold space for a large rig. Six square metres fits in the corner of most function rooms.
