Rob Nightingale is a Perth singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar cover artist, and he's clear-eyed about what background music is for. His job is to make the room feel good without pulling attention away from why everyone is there. The set spans old classics through to recent hits: Fix You, Yellow and The Scientist, Perfect and Thinking Out Loud, Big Jet Plane, Father and Son, Set Fire to the Rain, Sign of the Times. He's happy to learn songs for a specific event. He arrives at least half an hour early to set up, brings everything he needs, and holds a Working with Children Check. Weddings, parties, canapes, Sunday sessions and corporate events.
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Songs Rob Nightingale can play
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2002 - Anne MarieA Million Dreams - The Greatest ShowmanAll I Want - KodalineAll of me - John LegendBack to you - John MayerBanana pancake- Jack JohnsonBetty - Taylor SwiftBig Jet Plane - Angus and Julia StoneBreathe it in - Garret KatoCastle on a Hill – Ed SheeranChasing Cars - Snow PatrolCloser - ChainsmokerDare you to move - SwitchfootFather and Son - Cat StevensFire and the flood - Vance JoyFix you - ColdplayFree falling - John MayerGood people - Jack JohnsonHallelujah - Leonard CohenHappier – Ed SheeranHold Back The River - James BayHow Would You Feel - Ed SheeranI don’t care – Ed SheeranI will wait - Mumford and SonsIn my place - ColdplayInvisible strings - Taylor SwiftLay it on me - Vance JoyLeave the Light On - Tom WalkerLegohouse – Ed SheeranLet her go - PassengerLet me love you - Justin BieberMarry me - TrainMarry you - Bruno MarsOne Call Away - Charlie PuthPerfect – Ed SheeranRenegades - X AmbassadorThe scientist - ColdplaySet fire to the rain - AdeleSign of the times - Harry StylesSomething in the water – Brooke FraserStay with me - Sam SmithStuck in a moment - U2Thinking out loud – Ed SheeranUse somebody - Kings of LeonWaiting on the world to change – MayerYellow - ColdplayYou've Got A Friend In Me - Toy StoryYoungblood - 5 Seconds of Summer
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What to expect
Rob's view is that background music has a job, and the job is to make the room feel good without stealing attention from why everyone is actually there. He plays songs people know and like, at a level that lets conversation carry on over the top. He's on site at least half an hour before the start to set up and check everything works. Before the day he'll talk through what your event needs so the set arrives already pointed in the right direction.
On the day
He brings the lot along with him. Somewhere to plug in is all he actually needs from your side, plus a bit of cover over the top if the forecast has turned and it's really coming down.
Performance options
Rob is happy to talk through what you need and work out an arrangement that fits it, whether that's a wedding reception or a shorter event booking.