Pilot Light
Overview
Bring your event to life!
Pilot Light provides a musical experience that is customized to suit your needs. Whether it's a social cocktail, formal event, corporate function, party or wedding, Pilot Light creates an atmosphere that will specifically suit the space. It is said that music is closely associated to memory, so why not make your occasion a memorable event?
Services Provided:
- Live music including vocals & guitar
- 10 years of performance experience
- Plays from memory
- PA equipment
- Wide array of song selection from the 1950's to today
- A customized set list to suit your taste/event
- Ability to learn a specific song if required by client
- A professional and fun experience
Reviews
5 reviews
Manisha V.
April 20, 2023Micheal was amazing! Totally captured the crowd.
Performed all our favourites very well! Exactly the genre of music we were hoping for. Very professional. amazing voice and guitar!! Very courteous and accommodating! Can’t wait to book him again for another event .
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Claire J.
August 21, 2021Fantastic music for the whole crowd
Mike was just perfect for our event. He is a fantastic musician. He’s attentive, personable and has a broad repertoire for all audiences. He made our event!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Pilot Light
Claire, thank you so much for the kind words, it was a pleasure. And many thanks for the warm hospitality.
Lynn T.
August 16, 2021Talent Plus!
Loved him, as did my guests. Grab him before he gets discovered and you can't afford him!
Hired as: Guitarist, Singer/Songwriter, Singing Guitarist
Pilot Light
Thank you for the kind words Lynn, It was a great night!
Craig S.
March 13, 2019Professional, timely & great musician
Would recommend and use Pilot Light again.
Guests enjoyed his style & singing.
He did a great job!
Hired as: Singing Guitarist
Pilot Light
Was a pleasure to be there, thanks so much Craig!
Kelly G.
August 14, 2017Just what we were looking for!
They say that the most memorable parts of a wedding are the music and the food. Well, we got it!! Pilot Light filled his half perfectly! The atmosphere that he created with his music was exactly what we were looking/hoping for for our wedding!! He was professional and totally willing to work with me regarding song selection. All of our guests absolutely loved him and his style of music...a lot of them want to now hire him for their own events! He had everyone up and dancing which is pretty challenging to do when it's just a single singer/guitar player but he did it flawlessly. I would book Pilot Light again for any future events without any hesitation!!
Hired as: Guitarist, Singer/Songwriter, Singing Guitarist
Pilot Light
Thanks so much Kelly, was an amazing day to be a part of!
Booking information
Price range: $300-$1500
Languages: English
Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes
What to expect
You can expect to witness a fun, professional and original event!
Song selection is everything when it comes to setting the tone for your event. With more than 10 years of experience performing live, Pilot Light knows exactly how to gauge his audience. Bringing together a perfect mix of original and cover's from Top 40, Pop, Rock and R&B, making sure that every song performed has its place.
For the most part, songs are generally performed using acoustic guitar and vocals. However, other percussive elements and overdubed guitar are occasionally used to help add some variety and originality to some old classics.
About
Pilot Light (Michael Kirkopoulos) is a solo singer/songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. His fresh and thought provoking lyrics seem to perfectly compliment the pop sensibility of this up and coming artist.
He began his journey in music at the tender age of only 5 years old, learning to play the drums, and singing along to all the oldies from Motown and The Beatles. By the age of 14 he began to take a more serious approach by auditioning for Wexford school for the arts. After several anxious months of waiting, the acceptance letter arrived by mail (not email haha) and it was off to a performing arts high school for this young teen. Upon graduation, Michael moved to London, ON where he studied Music Industry Arts at Fanshawe college. An elite program where only 5% of applicants are granted a position. Through his hard work, determination, trials and errors; he graduated from Fanshawe and moved back to Toronto to begin an independent leap into music... Pilot Light was born.
During the cold Canadian winter of 2013, the soloist began to work on a debut LP which would later be titled "In Three's". With majority of the recording process taking place in a church, the 9 track record revealed feelings of honesty, regret, love and heartache. The record was well received by his fans/audience and gave the artist a new dose of confidence to continue working towards his dreams.
Since “In Three’s”, Pilot Light has released a follow up record, this time teaming up with producer Ross Hayes-Citrullo. The Fly The Nest EP met completion in the summer of 2015. In support of the release, Pilot Light extensively toured Ontario and Quebec. By now, a recognizable momentum had begun to build for Pilot Light, which resulted in shows at NXNE, Winterfolk Festival, Canadian Music Week, Indie Week, Sound of Music fest. and much more including weddings, festivals and private events of all sorts.
With much still to come, keep a watchful eye for the Pilot in the sky...
Additional booking notes
- Need a performance space of approximately 5 feet X 5 feet
- A power source within 10 feet of stage/performance location
- Pending on length of performance, host may be required to provide a meal
Services offered
Past booked events
September 2025
20
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Mississauga, ON
April 2023
15
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Mississauga, ON
August 2022
06
Saturday
House Party
7:30pm - 11:00pm
•
Oshawa, ON
June 2022
03
Friday
Wedding Reception
9:00pm - 10:30pm
•
Toronto, ON
August 2021
20
Friday
House Party
5:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Mississauga, ON
14
Saturday
House Party
8:30pm - 11:00pm
•
Toronto, ON
August 2020
15
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Toronto, ON
July 2019
06
Saturday
Birthday Party
3:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Wasaga Beach, ON
March 2019
09
Saturday
Wedding Reception
2:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Mississauga, ON
Set list
Avici- wake me up
Bad Company- Feel Like making love
Bare naked laddies If I had a million dollars
Band- the weight
Band- cripple creek
Beatles- in my life
Beatles- hide your love away
Beatles Don’t let me down
Beatles- Ob la di ob la da
Beatles- black bird
Beatles- and I love her
Beatles- Ballad of John and Yoko
Beatles- Rocky Racoon
Beduin Soundclash- when the night feels my song
Ben Harper- diamonds on the inside
Bill Withers- ain't no sunshine
Bob Dylan- like a rolling stone
Bob Dylan- outlaw blues
Bob Dylan- don't think twice
Bob Dylan- knocking on heavens door
Bob Dylan- girl from the north country
Bob Marley- could you be loved
Bob Marley- stir it up
Bob Marley- no woman no cry
Bob Marley- redemption song
Bob Marley- is this love
Bob Marley- high tide low tide
Cat Stevens- Wild World
CCR- have you ever seen the rain
CCR proud mary
City and Colour- Lover Comeback
City and Colour- The Girl
Clapton wonderful tonight
Clapton Layla
Coldplay green eyes
Coldplay Yellow
dobie gray drift away
Dean Martin memories
Eagles Hotel California
Ed Sheeran Lego House
Ed Sheeran Thinking out loud
Elvis maries her name
Elvis thats alright mama
Foo Fighters- Wheels
Foo Fighters- My Hero
Fleetwood Mac- go your own way
George Ezra- Budapest
George Ezra- Blame it on me
Harry Belafonte- jamaica farewell
Jack Johnson- sitting waiting wishing
Jack Johnson- Flake
Jack Johnson I got you
Jack Johnson washing dishes
Jimi Hendrix wind cries mary
Jimmy Buffet- margaritaville
Johnny Cash- ring of fire
Johnny Cash- Folsom prison blues
John Mayer- waiting on the world to change
John Mayer- slow dancing in a burning room
John Mayer- Why Georgia
Joni Mitchell big yellow taxi
Justin Bieber Sorry
Led Zeppelin Ramble On
Lou Reed- take a walk on the wild side
Louis Armstrong what a wonderful world
Lumineers- ho hey
Lumineers- Stubborn love
Lumineers- Ophelia
Lumineers- Angela
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Simple Man
Marcy Playground- sex and candy
Maroon 5- she will be loved
Men at Work- land down under
Monkeys- believer
Mumford & Sons- little lion man
Neil Young- old man
Neil Young- helpless
Oasis- don't look back in anger
Old crow med. show wagon wheel
One direction story of my life
Otis Redding- dock of the bay
Paul Simon me and julio
Pearl Jam better man
Pilot Light- armored in red
Pilot Light- out of reach
Pilot Light- catch me
Pilot Light- operator
Pilot Light- Fly The Nest
Pilot Light- not so fast
Pilot Light- if only
Pilot Light- the Libra
Pilot Light- black lead/for monsters
Pilot Light- ain't fooling me
Pilot Light- Fair Verona
Pilot Light- same old
Police- so lonely
Radiohead- high and dry
Rolling Stones- honky tonk woman
Sam Smith- I’m not the only one
Shawn Mendes- Stiches
Steelers Wheels- stuck in the middle with you
Stevie Wonder- Superstition
Sublime Santaria
Sublime- what I got
Temptations- My Girl
Tom Jones She’s a Lady
Tragically Hip- boots or hearts
Tragically Hip- Wheat Kings
Tom Petty You don't know how it feels
Tom Petty- Free falling
U2- With or Without you
U2- Beautiful Day
Vance joy riptide
Vance joy mess is mine
Van Morrison- brown eyed girl
Van Morrison- into the mystic
Weezer Island in the sun
Zac Brown Band- chicken fried
Zutons valerie
Christmas blue christmas
silver bells
feliz navidad
run run roudolf
Christmas baby please come home
I’m dreaming of a white xmas
Influences and inspiration
Jack Johnson, John Mayer, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan
Setup requirements
standard power outlet AC (extension cord)