Luckily for us, what we bring is fairly universal; energy and fun translate pretty well anywhere – although the British sense of humour can at times involves a little more irony and self-deprecation which we have to be careful with! I mean, come on, The London Essentials are quite optimistic for Brits so we’re trying to meet the Americans half way!”
Ben Matthews, Founder, The London Essentials
The London Essentials, an UK-based live music band, has established itself as a prominent fixture at high-profile events across the globe. Renowned for their vibrant energy and distinctive presence, they collaborate with top event planners such as Colin Cowie to infuse each occasion with an immediate sense of joy and excitement. Approximately every six weeks, Ben Matthews, the band’s founder, travels to the United States to showcase their musical talents. Their performances have graced some of the most prestigious venues in cities such as Nantucket, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Miami, making them a sought-after choice for events nationwide.
So far, we’ve performed at venues in Nantucket, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Long Beach and Miami… we’re just getting started really! Our very first performance was playing for a private party in wonderful Nantucket. Unfortunately that night all the hotels were full therefore couldn’t accommodate the band so we ended up finding the ‘Tandemeer’ (above, left) via AirBnB. She’s the beautiful ketch sailing boat seen in the Eddie Murphy movie, ‘Trading Places’ – I ended up sleeping on deck under the stars; it was absolutely magical…”
Ben Matthews, Founder, The London Essentials
The launch of The Fontainbleu in Las Vegas was a great opportunity to work with event organiser, Colin Cowie, who’s such a high profile name in the business! For us, and indeed it’s the same for any events supplier with what they offer, it’s all about how the guests are left feeling, so when it comes to the organiser it’s always reassuring for us when someone ‘gets’ what we produce and understands exactly which scenario is needed for us to have the most impact. Colin is a master of this!”
Ben Matthews, Founder, The London Essentials
When working alongside global names in the entertainment industry, there’s always a slight ‘pinch yourself’ moment… but then we move on quickly, remembering we’re all the same underneath!”
Ben Matthews, The London Essentials
BM: “About 80% of our work comes to us by word of mouth; at peak times we can be getting as many as 20 new enquiries a day so it can sometimes be hard to work out where an event was referred to us from – our first thought is always to find out if we’re even the right fit for the event in question! It’s only in recent times that the band has had a big enough team to be making serious inroads into the US market and, as yet, we’re still getting lots of events without representation – now we’re in a position to be able to string more dates together, so we’re certainly starting to look for the right people!”
CONTACT: http://www.thelondonessentials.com
