|
Diáspora + Fiesta Latina + Phasma + Rory Going under new co-management! Pam @ Tiger Music Entertainment will be managing my ensemble bookings going forwards. For the past 3.5 years, I have enjoyed the ride, but it has challenged me in ways which fall outside of my comfort zone and do not play to my strengths. Once again, it is time for me to hand the leadership baton to capable hands. I must be honest about neurodiversity and social anxiety: coping with change / upheavals, picking up the phone, and confidently navigating interpersonal relationships. We are all unique in many ways, and each of us has something to offer. As recent experiences have shown, my quiet, admin nature is not suited to the fluid, fast-paced music management role as I would have liked it to be. Therefore, Pam is now our primary contact regarding gigs, money and contracts. She will be facilitating mainly "warm" projects Diáspora & Fiesta Latina, plus "cool" projects Phasma & Rory as and when the opportunities arise. This adjustment will allow me to focus on the creative aspects I thrive in — composition, arrangement, Logic / FileMaker / Weebly-based work and album recordings - whilst improving the working conditions for the musicians. Win Win! Red & Black Music will remain the creative force behind the 4 projects. The only change will be in the way that the live engagements are managed and produced. My trusted partners Tiger Music Entertainment, Pam (management) and Harry (production) will be incorporating all activity in this area. This will give me a bit of a much-needed break, help me simplify my life and enable me to shift my focus back to the artistic vision. Please note that this will affect hire costs and information will be updated in due course. I look forward to working with Pam and restoring a more music-based relationship with everyone! Much love, Rory Duffy, Red & Black Music  Los Caminos De La Vida @yardspaceevents #diáspora #cotswolds@rea_qunta @danigallini @tonyrubet@lillielina_penya @gustavororizmusic@tbutlerdrums @drummerharry 👏👏👏👏🎶🎵🎹🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🥁🪘🪘🔥💃 Thanks for your performance and range of music. The band looked good on stage and you proved very reliable. We were pleased with your performance, your outfits and repertoire.
Roger Oldham, March, 2022 Latin People’s Awards 💃🕺@danigallini @tonyrubet @lillielina_penya@itsmusicdiego @drummerharry #salsa#thelatinbeat #london #diaspora #awardnight 🏆🥇🥈🥉🏅🎖🤩✨⭐️🌟🤵♀️🤵🤵♂️ "Nice decent chap, played well & listened to my requests."
Claire, London, March, 2022 Descargando con Diáspora, el doce! 🎤🎤🎤🎺🎷🎷🎺📯🎹🎸🥁🥁💃🕺🕺 a gozar, suigeme! Volando en el museo ✈️🛫🛩🛬 @nancygirl93 @tonyrubet @nenefernandezmusic @gustavororizmusic @drummerharry @joe.fenning @andrewliddellmusic  
"Thanks to you and the band for all of your amazing performances over the event run. You guys were a pleasure to work with, and we were extremely happy with how everything went – lots of lovely feedback from visitors too! Diáspora have been wonderful to work with – a highly professional, talented and engaging group of musicians. The communication and organisation in the lead up to the event was exemplary, and they adapted extremely well to the challenges of an unusual venue. The performances the band gave were high energy and super fun, and had many of our visitors dancing along with them. We received lots of wonderful feedback from our guests on how much they enjoyed it – it was definitely the highlight of our Orchids After Hours programme. All in all, I cannot recommend the band enough for any future clients. It’s been an absolute pleasure, and I hope we may have the opportunity to work together again in the future!" Holly Elson, Kew Gardens, Richmond, February 2022 
 Oh oh weh oh! The original rebels are @kewgardens #orchidfestival 11-26 Feb Diáspora 7-piece 🌹💐🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼 @rea_qunta @tonyrubet @lillielina_penya@drummerharry @roryduffy27 #orchids #afterhours #salsamusic #livesalsa#summerluxury #originalrebel #birdsandtrees Tickets + info: www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/orchid-2022-after-hours  
"Thanks so much for playing at our wedding. You were excellent and we really appreciated that you got set up and started without us needing to worry on the day. We really felt you read the room throughout and the music flowed. We had lovely feedback from our guests and you were one of the highlights from our day!"
Esther, Yateley, Hampshire, October, 2021
https://soundcloud.com/redandblackmusic/sets/pan-pieces
I have had a lot of fun writing and frying up these picante “pan pieces” - mixture of different Latin rhythms salsa, charanga, afro, pop, milonga - plus Brazilian rhythms, too. Some a bit experimental, others festive! I hope you enjoy! ??? #newcompositions #latin #brazilian #worldmusic "Hey Rory. Hope you're doing well mate... Just wanted to give you a quick message just to say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, so much, for yesterday... The performance you gave at our wedding ceremony was just absolutely amazing. The amount of people who came up to me and said "your saxophonist was just out of this world". Honestly, it was amazing. And we're so grateful that you did such a wonderful job... The fact that you could go on for so long / as long as you did... This is going to sound a bit weird but you have some amazing lungs. So, just wanted to give you a quick note here. I saw an email from you. I will definitely write a review as well. But I just wanted to leave you this quick note to say thank you so much for your performance and you were just absolutely terrific. Well done again. You really made our day. So happy I hired you. I really am. And, who knows? If we ever do another ceremony in the future... I know one of my friends is interested in contacting you, that's for sure. But if I ever do anything and I need a saxophonist, you're right at the top of my list, for sure."
"Thanks again for your great performance on Saturday as well as your wonderful comments on our wedding too 😊. We are more than happy to leave a review for you especially after the joy you brought us and our guests on mine and Rachel’s special day: What can we say about Rory, the music he provided throughout our wedding meal was quite simply outstanding! The ability he has not only with a saxophone but with a flute is amazing, he is supremely talented with these instruments and had our guests thoroughly entertained with his seamless performance. For over 2 hours he treated us all to a wonderful playlist of songs, we even joked that he must have the most incredible lungs to be able to go on for such a long time! We also have to thank Rory for the patience he had in fulfilling our request to perform at our wedding, due to Covid we had to reschedule our wedding 2 times over the course of nearly 2 years since we first booked him so we’re so thankful that he never let us down. We would highly recommend Rory to anyone looking for someone to provide a musical performance at any event, from our experience he’ll provide you with a truly memorable experience that people will always talk about! Again we can’t thank you enough for helping to make our day everything we dreamed of, as we said any other event we do where we need music then we’ll be sure to contact you 😎! All the best, Kel & Rachel Married October 2021" "We can only thank you because it was a big part of the wedding, and it was just beautiful how good you were in regards to the saxophone. We are so very, very happy. Hope you are happy, too. We will definitely keep you in mind if we do any other big event, for sure. You will be one of the first names we remember. That's for sure. Hopefully, our paths will cross again soon. Just want to wish you the greatest of luck in all your future endeavours." Kel & Rachel, Essendon Country & Golf Club, Hertfordshire, October, 2021 "The performance was fantastic, drawing in guests and setting the perfect atmosphere and tone for the evening. The musicians were professional and very talented, with great energy and style and I would definitely recommend them."
Sandy, London (Lambeth), September, 2021 “I would definitely recommend working with Rory. They were a great addition to the event atmosphere and really elevated the quality of the event. Most importantly, they were a breeze to coordinate with and made the whole hiring process incredibly smooth, distinguishing themselves for their friendly and accommodating professionalism.”
Claudia, London (Lambeth), September, 2021
https://soundcloud.com/redandblackmusic/sets/temple-tunes
Here are some more new tunes for you to explore.
https://soundcloud.com/redandblackmusic/sets/sound-dunes
Here are a few new dunes that I came up with. Enjoy! Voici quelques nouvelles chansons. "In February 2020, our guests were treated to the smooth sounds of top-rated UK saxophonist Rory Duffy. A perfectly executed combination of contemporary Jazz, alongside well-loved modern classics, from Miles Davies and Nina Simone to Amy Winehouse and Gnarls Barley. A heady mix of live music and well-loved classics!"
The Oxford Blue, Old Windsor, Berkshire, February, 2020 "Rory performed an Ibiza-themed sax/DJ set for our rave-themed company's 5th birthday party in central London. Rory provided an idyllic soundtrack for the evening, and our guests were delighted with the smooth, soulful and classy sounds of the saxophone."
Making Moves, March, 2020 "Thanks for your performance on Sunday. The feedback from my friends especially the ones in Paris and New York including myself is that you were a fluent saxophonist and performer. You maintained professionalism, joined as scheduled and added to the birthday ambience and energy. We look forward to future bookings."
Mo Queen, July, 2020 |
BLOGRED & BLACK MUSIC Archives
May 2022
Categories
All
|
RSS Feed
