When using an iPod to play backing tracks, it’s not as simple as just loading songs on the machine and pressing play. This is because, as a singer, you need to have your song list (ie your set list) in a specific order and you will need the iPod to play the music in a [...]

When MP3 was first invented, it didn’t take singers long to realise that they could buy backing tracks online and download them to their computer. This meant that they didn’t have to wait for days for the postman to deliver their backing tracks - they could get them instantly. MP3 Backing Trax Ltd were the [...]

2005 was the year that Jack Johnson came on to the music scene in the UK and by 2006 he stormed the UK charts with his hit “Better together”. When I sing this song, the catchy guitar riff always makes me feel like I should be in a dimly lit, smokey jazz club late at night - it [...]

Y Viva Espana by Sylvia has become the anthem for a generation of British package holidaymakers on their way to sunny Spain, yet oddly enough, Sylvia wasn’t even Spanish (she’s Swedish)!
The song was a worldwide hit so will be a popular song to sing anywhere - especially during the summer season. This backing track is exactly [...]

I can’t think of a better way to finish a cabaret set than singing Elvis presley American Trilogy. It’s been a favourite of male singers everywhere and not just Elvis tribute acts. There’s something very uplifting about this song, even if you’re not American, and this is one song that EVERY male singer should have [...]