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Derryn
Trainer as
Billy
Joel Impersonator
Based in:
Auckland, New Zealand.
Available locally and internationally.
Performing all your favourite Billy Joel songs as a solo artist
through to a fully backed stage show with backing singers and
professional musicians.
Highly
recommended for
conference and gala dinners, balls, nightclubs, as a support for local
and touring rock acts; or as a feature show for clubs, theatre or
performance venues; and many other private or corporate functions and events.
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Bookings Contact:
by email
or phone booking agent
Samantha Shanahan
+64 9 636 1469.
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Stars in their Eyes 2008
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video footage here.
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Medley of Billy Joel songs
Played live by Deryn Trainer
2.5 Mb Mp3
Featured songs:
Storm Front
Extremes
Scenes
Movin’ Out
Don’t Ask Me Why
Just The Way You Are
Honesty
Baby Grand
We Didn’t Start The Fire
Uptown Girl
Only The Good Die Young
Big Man On Mulberry Street
River Of Dreams
Still Rock n Roll 2 Me
Angry Young Man
Allentown
Goodnight Saigon
My Life
Miami 2017
All About Soul
Big Shot
You May Be Right
Piano Man
Famous Last Words
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Billy Joel Impersonator
Derryn Trainer
Derryn has been a professional musician for more than 20 years and
played with some of the biggest and best entertainers from around
the world. Career highlights include being Sir Howard Morrison’s
music director for the last 10 years, Elvis to the Max (Las Vegas
impersonator) and Russell Watson (Encore concert and DVD).
As Billy Joel he brings to the stage his formidable musical talent
as the consummate piano player with rock hard vocals matched with an
uncanny likeness to Mr. Joel. Selecting the best of Billy's lengthy
repertoire and fronting his 8 piece “Extremes” band you would be
forgiven for thinking you were at a Billy Joel concert…he is that
good !!!
This is a high-energy show to take you on a rock n roll
roller-coaster…
leaving you wanting more.
"I had never really given it much thought but after years of playing
in different bands all over the world and being told on a regular
basis by the public “Man…you look like Billy Joel”, it dawned on me
to possibly pursue the idea further.
"This may sound a little strange for a pianist / keyboardist to say
but all of my early musical influences were guitarists… in
particular Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits).
"It was only over the last ten or so years that I started really
listening and studying the top three keyboardists of contemporary
music in the Western World (in my opinion). Billy Joel, Elton John
and David Paich (of Toto). I found that Billy played the piano in a
very rhythmical style, not unlike a guitarist, which suited my
playing style and past influences down to the ground
"After seeing Billy live on the Australasian leg of the "Live in
Leningrad" Tour I started to add the occasional Joel song into my
band’s normal repertoire…to great effect. A lot of cover bands don’t
play Billy’s material so it was a refreshing change to add such
challenging anthems as You May Be Right, Big Shot or even Scenes
From An Italian Restaurant.
"Years later I was given the opportunity to play support at the
“Face 2 Face” concert in Auckland, New Zealand with Billy Joel and
Elton John. Unfortunately I didn’t get to meet the two stars… but it
was an awesome experience to play on the same stage.
"After that I had to put together a show to play Billy's music. The
one difficult thing when performing Billy music is what to play.
Everybody has a favourite song and they expect to hear it.
"But with 30 odd years of great songs, where do you start and stop?
I have tried to accommodate as many of you as I can by doing a
greatest hits package including recent songs, gems of the past and
the occasional surprise while also staying faithful to the Leningrad
and Yankee Stadium concerts.
"Enjoy the experience of a musical modern day Mozart duelling it out
on the grand piano."
- Deryn Trainer |
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Derryn Trainer as Billy Joel
in Concert is
available locally and internationally.
You can
book
by email
or phone booking agent
Samantha Shanahan
New Zealand wide on +64 9 636 1469.
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