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Let’s bring your event to to the next level! While I’m new to GigSalad (and so have few reviews to date), I’ve been performing around DC and the DMV for 20 years. My music blends ‘rock and soul’, along with some indie, alternative and folk elements, creating a unique spin on a range of covers. I ‘read the room’ to tailor each show to the host’s preferences and the venue’s vibe. I also play hand percussion and can add a duo set for additional variety that will get your event swinging (see videos). I cover Bob Marley, Talking Heads, Beck, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, U2, and others. I’d love to play at your event and am offering a great ‘value for money’ on price.
2 Reviews
Very passionate to the art of music very good singer and guitar player we hope more venues have the opportunity to provide his great music to their clients
Singing Guitarist
Philippe has performed several times at Marx Cafe and we always look forward to his performances. He has a broad repertoire and connects well with audiences. — Fabian, owner of Marx Cafe, DC
Folk Singer, Guitarist, Rock & Roll Singer, Singer/Songwriter, Soul Singer, Singing Guitarist
Booking Info
Price Range: $150 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 210 minutes
Languages: English, French, Spanish
What to Expect
The audience can expect an energizing, crowd-pleasing show of beloved covers performed in a unique style that blends rock and soul, among other genres. The audience will find me personable, interactive, and responsive to the setting/vibe of the event. I will coordinate closely with the event planners to ensure that the performance and set list is well tailored to the event. In addition to my solo act I often combine a duo set where I play hand percussion with another guitarist—this adds variety and rhythmic flare to the show, and is sure to get toes tapping. I will be fully professional, well prepared, punctual and friendly in all interactions. While I am new to GigSalad (and so have few reviews there as yet), I’ve been performing across the DMV for over 20 years in bars, restaurants and wineries. I am setting very competitive price targets to ensure that I’m offering the best possible ‘value for money’ on GigSalad as I build up my portfolio on the site. So now is a great time to book me from a cost perspective, too. I can’t wait to collaborate with you on your event!
About
I am a singer-songwriter, guitarist and percussionist based in Washington DC. I play across the DMV in bars, restaurants, breweries, wineries, corporate events and house parties. My style is 'rock and soul' blending elements of both genres and others in my vast songlist (see my repertoire in the "music" section of my website). I have been playing guitar and singing for over 20 years, building on my earlier roots in hand percussion. I try to bring a fun, rhythmic pulse to my shows to bring the music alive and keep toes tapping. I often combine solo sets with duos where I play hand percussion with other singer-songwriters to add even more variety to your event (see videos) . While my live shows mostly feature beloved cover songs, I have finalized two EPs of originals, collaborating with some of Washington's finest musicians. I also play percussion in Washington DC's premier funk rock band Magnelove, which gigs across the DMV region and I perform in multiple duos as well, often incorporating both solo and duo sets in my shows.
Additional Booking Notes
No additional requirements—I am fully self sufficient and have my own equipment, PA, speakers etc.
Services Offered
Set List
MY SONG LIST
ROCKER / UPBEAT TUNES
Psychokiller – Talking Heads
About a Girl – Nirvana
Sympathy for the Devil –Rolling Stones
Can’t Get what u Want–Rolling Stones
Turn on lovelight Grateful Dead
Need a miracle Grateful Dead
Come as you are, Nirvana
Born to be Wild, sheet
Deep Elem – Traditional
Manic Depression – J. Hendrix
Bertha – Grateful Dead
Dark Hollow – Grateful Dead
Saw her Standing There – Beatles
Already Gone – Eagles
Walk On – U2
When I’m 64, Beatles,
Alabama Getaway Grateful Dead
Race is on, Grateful Dead,
It’s all over now, Stones,
Big hunk of love, Evis,
Runnin down a dream, Tom Petty,
Daddy Sang Base, Johnny Cash
Slip Sliding Away – Paul Simon
Under my Thumb, Rolling Stones,
SLOW AND SOULFUL TUNES
Razor Love – Neil Young
Girl from N County Fair – Dylan
So Many Roads – Grateful Dead
Life in the Fast Lane – Eagles
Casey Jones – Grateful Dead
Don’t Think Twice – Bob Dylan
I Shall be Released – Bob Dylan
Knockin Heaven’s Door–Clapton
I must be high – Wilco, Sheet
Here for You – Neil Young
Comfortably Numb, P Floyd
How sweet it is, Marvin Gaye
Champagne Supernova, Oasis
With or without you, U2
Angel from Montgomery, Bonny Raitt, Turn the Page, Bob Segar
Amazing Grace3
Dear Mr. Fantasy – S. Winwood
I shall be released, Dylan,
Losing my religion, REM
Direwolf – Grateful Dead
Box of rain Grateful Dead
No complaints, Beck
Heaven – Talking Heads
Perfect Day, Lou Reed
Gravedigger, Dave Mathews
Everybody hurts, REM
BLUESY TUNES
Ramblin Gamblin Willie –Bob Dylan Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
Riders on Storm – The Doors
Minglewood Blues – G.ratefullDead Steamroller – James Taylor
Peter – Grateful Dead
Ballad of Hollis Brown –Dylan
Truckin’ – Grateful Dead
Know You Rider – Grateful Dead
Sea of heartbreak – Johnny Cash
People are Srange – Doors
Catfish John Grateful Dead
New speedway boogie, Grateful Dead Willin’, Little Feat
And it stoned me, Van Morrison
Cant you see, Marshall Tucker band, House of the Rising Sun, Conway Twitty Ballad of Hollis Brown, Bob Dylan Don’t think twice, Bob Dylan
FUNKY TUNES
I Got You – James Brown
For What its Worth – CSN
Where its At – Beck
Rock the Casbah – The Clash
When the saints go marching in
Waiting on a friend, Rolling Stones Got to give it up, Marvin Gaye
Walk on, U2
I know what I know, Paul Simon
Maggie May, Rod Stewart
I can see clearly Now, Johnny Nash
Sitting on the dock of a bay, Otis Redding Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Wait till the Midnight Hour, Otis Redding Come Together, Beatles,
Take Me to River–Talking Heads
Ain’t no sunshine – Bill Whithers
Elevation, U2
SINGALONG SONGS
Goin down the road, Grateful Dead
Can’t always get what u want, Rolling Stones,
Satisfaction, Rolling Stones
Country Roads – John Denver
She-ll be coming around the mt,
Heard through grapevine, M Gaye
And she was, Talking heads
The gambler, Kenny Rogers
How sweet it is, Marvin Gaye
Wild World, Cat Stevens
Cats in the cradle, Cat Stevens
I can see clearly now, Johnny Nash
The Weight, The Band
Truckin’ – Grateful Dead
Pride, U2
I’d die for you, Bon Jovi
Knockin on heaven’s door, Bob Dylan Personal Jesus, Johnnie Cash
Faith, George Michael
Purple Rain, Prince
People are strange – Doors
Ticket to Ride- The Beatles
I’d Die for You – Bon Jovi
Old Man, Neil Young
On the Road again, Willie Nelson
Already Gone, Eagles
Sweer child of mine, Guns and Roses When I’m 64, Beatles
COUNTRY/FOLK TUNES
A Big Hunk of Love – Elvis
On Road Again – Willie Nelson
Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis
Big River, Johnny Cash
Monkey and Engineer, GD
Heartbreak Hotel Elvis
Ghost riders on the storm, J Cash Fulsom Prison Blues – J Cash
Take it Easy – Eagles
Dear Doctor – Rolling Stones
Friend of Devil – Grateful Dead Understand Your Man – J. Cash Here for You – Neil Young
Ramble on Rose GD
Tennessee Jed GD
You Win again, Hank Williams Mississippin halfstep, GD
One of these days, Neil Young
Mamas don’t let sons be cowboys. Willy
Good hearted woman, Willy Nelson
Old King Coal, Sturgill Simpson
Sing Me Back Home, Merle Haggard Wild Horses, Stones
Keep your hands to yourself
Good hearted woman, Willie Nelson
REGGAE TUNES
Easy Skanking – Bob Marley
One Love – Bob Marley
3 little birds - Marley
PSCHEDELIC TUNES
Stella Blue – Grateful Dead
High Time – Grateful Dead
Wharf Rat – Grateful Dead
Comes a Time – Grateful Dead Candyman – Grateful Dead
Cold rain and snow, GD
A Day in the Life, Beatles
Loser – Grateful Dead
Black throated wind GD
Strange apparition, Beck
Brokedown Palace, GD
Golden Age – Beck
Row Jimmy – Grateful Dead
XMAS SONGS
Santa Claus Coming to Town
White Christmas
Feliz Navidad
Rudolph Red Nose Reindeer
Happy Xmas– John Lennon
Silent Night
Jingle Bells – xmas book
Little Drummer Boy
Influences & Inspiration
See set list below — influences come from rock, soul, country, folk and indie styles. I play a wide range of cover songs spanning everything from rock to indie to soul and beyond. My 'songbook' includes over 150 songs, including singalongs, anthems and more obscure gems that will get your toes tapping and your head thinking. I try to inhabite each song while putting my own spin on it, often with a soulful take. I combine elements of 'rock and soul' in my music, seeking to blend together these (and other) genres in a unique way. Covered artists include Talking Heads, James Brown, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Beck, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, U2, Red Hot Chilly Peppers, REM, Depeche Mode, Bill Whithers, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, the Clash, The Beatles and Sting, among others. My songbook includes beloved singalongs, deep cuts and points in between; regardless, I always try to inhabit the spirit of the song while putting my own stamp on it, typically in a soulful direction.
Setup Requirements
No additional needs (just outlets for power)