Your Band Members

Andy Bikerdike - Trumpet

Andy Bikerdike playing trumpetAndy is a music graduate with broad performance experience across different music genres. He has played the Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra, Strictly Smokin Big, the Customs House Big Band and in large orchestras such as the Leeds Symphony Orchestra. He has also played and soloed to large audiences across the UK in a range of touring theatre productions. He met Charlotte Jones in 2004 whilst teaching for Newcastle Music Service and has been playing with Grooveline since the band started. His fantastic instrumental ability and his amazing charisma have resulted in Andy being one of the bands most treasured assets. In addition to his trumpet playing Andy is also very useful for his backing vocals and tambourine playing!

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Grooveline will be a fantastic addition to your function. The really talented 100% live party band can incorporate themed sets and costumes to produce sparkling shows to meet your particular entertainment needs.


What makes the Grooveline band so special?

The more instruments in a band the richer the live sound that can be produced - Grooveline is an all live 7-piece band - most function bands have fewer musicians and some use backing tracks. Top quality performances require top quality musicians - Grooveline band members are experienced professional musicians. It’s not just about a band turning up and playing - Grooveline has a dedicated sound engineer who will ensure optimum sound reproduction for your venue throughout the performances and that statutory safety requirements are met. The booking and specification stages are important too - Grooveline’s mission is to make your occasion very special, which means finding out what you want and making sure it happens on the day.