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Electric Violinist

Sally is a versatile violinist and electric violinist who enjoys playing an eclectic mix of genres and styles from classical to commercial pop, house, techno and RnB. A high-impact performer, Sally interacts with the crowd, and has thrilled audiences worldwide with her ability to combine choreography and improvisation into performances. She is available to hire for corporate events, private parties, balls or weddings and will leave the guests at your event amazed with her exceptional violin skills.

Sally has been classically-trained on the violin since the age of 3 and was educated at Oxford University before gaining a Distinction in her Masters in Violin Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Sally now plays electric violin in London, throughout the UK, and around the world, and has played at venues such as The O2 Arena, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, The Royal Albert Hall, Wembley Arena, Hammersmith Apollo, The Sporting Club Monaco, and The Roundhouse. Performances have taken her around the world to places such as Bermuda, Qatar, Monaco, Bahrain, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Macau, as well as regular tours throughout Europe.

Sally has a wealth of experience performing for celebrities at events such as the UEFA Cup Final Dinner, ExxonMobil Tennis Gala Dinner, football conferences, fashion launches, and VIP weddings. Recent clients include Alexander McQueen, Vogue, Jaguar, MINI, Sergio Rossi, Swarovski, Aquascutum, Dell, Nina Naustdal and London Fashion Week. Playing over DJ sets, Sally has performed at many private parties, opening sets for artists such as Jessie J, Madness, Bob Sinclair, and has jammed with legendary producer Timbaland.

As a backing violinist, Sally has performed alongside some of the UK’s biggest artists such as Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, John Newman, Rita Ora, Sigma, FKA Twigs, Don Broco, Alfie Boe, Andrea Bocelli and Russell Watson. Television performance credits include The BBC Music Awards, Britain’s Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing, Top of the Pops, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, QVC, and The X Factor to name a few.

Sally plays a Ted Brewer clear perspex LED electric violin, a silver marble Bridge electric violin, and a silver Violectra electric violin.

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TESTIMONIALS

Here’s what Sally Electric Violinist’s clients said:

‘When Martin Toal suggested adding a violinist to the repertoire for our Ryman League Annual Ball, it did not occur to me for one minute that we would all be blown away and mesmerised by the performance of Sally on the night. I would strongly recommend her to anyone looking for a vibrant, talented artiste.’
Theo Paphitis – Ryman’s, Dragon’s Den

‘Sally performed at the Vogue Gold Night Out event in our Aquascutum Westfield store in November 2014. She provided the perfect entertainment and really set the mood for the evening. She was a pleasure to work with, completely professional, poised, and absolutely gorgeous! It was so refreshing to hear classical renditions of popular chart music and you could tell the customers truly enjoyed her performance from start to finish. A pleasure to work with.’
Elise Hamer – Senior Marketing & PR Executive, Aquascutum London

‘A word of thanks personally on behalf of everyone at our lunch yesterday. Your performance was stunning and all the feedback has been simply brilliant.’
Andrew Sheridan – BBC Rugby Commentator, Chairman Bristol & Bath Wooden Spoon

‘Sally was a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. She is professional, prompt and definitely added a touch of glamour to our event. The guests thoroughly enjoyed the performance and her vast repertoire, Sally is a true talent’
Natacha Allen – Royal College of Physicians

‘Very impressive!’
Tweeted by Michael Dell – CEO of Dell

‘I would like to thank you for your fantastic performance on the evening, which helped to further accentuate the glamour and vibrant atmosphere on the night. Furthermore, you were a pleasure to deal with, remaining professional and polite throughout. It was truly refreshing to hear your rendition of some well known music!’
Emily Culver – Jaguar

‘I just wanted to say that I am so grateful for what you did and I wanted to say that everyone absolutely loved it! Thank you so so so much! You were absolutely amazing.’
Sonia & Sandeep – Bride & Groom, Indian Engagement Party

‘Sally was as perfect as we imagined, if not better.. Not only is she elegant & graceful in her playing but she is also gorgeous & her style is classic-contemporary. Her violin playing is truly beautiful & we couldn’t have asked for a better musician for our Ceremony on our big day!’
Imogen & Damian – Bride & Groom

REPERTOIRE

Sally Electric Violinist’s repertoire:

Pop (Ballads – current)
All Of Me – John Legend
Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Stay With Me – Sam Smith
Make You Feel My Love – Adele
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Skyfall – Adele
Please Don’t Say You Love Me – Gabrielle Aplin
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Paradise – Coldplay
Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen
Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
Earned It – The Weekend
Writing’s On The Wall – Sam Smith

Pop (Ballads – semi-recent)
Bad Romance – Lady Gaga (chilled acoustic version)
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Love Story – Taylor Swift
If You’re Not The One – Daniel Bedingfield
Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Home – Michael Buble
Wonderful Tonight – Michael Buble
Out Of Reach – Gabrielle
When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
Stickwitu – Pussycat Dollz

Pop (Ballads – classic)
Ain’t No Sushine – Bill Withers
Stand By Me – Ben E King
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Your Song – Elton John
Imagine – John Lennon
Fields of Gold – Sting
At Last – Etta James

Pop (More upbeat)
Part Of Me – Katy Perry
Dark Horse – Katy Perry
Like I Can – Sam Smith
Real Love – Clean Bandit
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Chandelier – Sia
Changing – Sigma and Paloma Faith
Am I Wrong – Nico & Vinz
My Head Is A Jungle – Wankelmut & Emma Louise
A Sky Full Of Stars – Coldplay
Wicked Games – Parra for Cuva and Anna Naklab
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
As Long As You Love Me – Justin Bieber
Counting Stars – One Republic
Spectrum – Florence and the Machine
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Firestone – Kygo
What Do You Mean? – Justin Bieber
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Dance
Titanium – David Guetta ft. Sia
Outside – Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
Blame – Calvin Harris and John Newman
Waves – Robin Schulz remix
Summer – Calvin Harris
Lovers On The Sun – David Guetta
Prayer In C – Robin Schulz and Lilywood
Lean On – Major Lazer and DJ Snake
Rockabye – Clean Bandit and Sean Paul

RnB
Drunk In Love – Beyoncé
Because Of You – Ne-Yo
Don’t Wake Me Up – Chris Brown
Ignition – R Kelly
Bonnie and Clyde – Jay-Z and Beyoncé
Breathing – Jason Derulo

Jazz/Film
Moon River
Besame Mucho
Chi Mai
Fever
Feel Like Makin Love – Bob James

Classical
J. C. Bach – Allegro con spirito from Sonata in D, Op. 16 No. 5
Beethoven – Allegro from Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 24
Bizet – Chanson Boheme from Carmen
De Beriot – Sérénade in D
Dvorak – Allegro risoluto from Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 100
Dvorak – Largo from the New World Symphony
Elgar – Salut d’Amour
Elgar – Chanson de Matin
Fauré – Pavane
Handel – Allegro from Sonata in F, Op. 1 No. 12
Joplin – Paragon Rag
Massenet – Méditation from “Thaïs”
Mozart – Rondo from Serenade No. 7 “Haffner”
Nolck – Hungarian Dance, Op. 196
Offenbach – Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffman
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Puccini – Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Sarasate – Playera – Spanish Dance
Satie – Gymnopedie No. 1
Schubert – Ave Maria
Tchaikovsky – Theme from Romeo and Juliet