Romantic Christmas Gifts

September 10, 2009

It pains me to say it, but Christmas is on its way!!
OK, that does seem a bit premature, especially in my household. I would normally leave things until a week before, then I’d be running about, spending over the odds on useless gifts for people, never to be used.
Not this year I tell thee! I’m [...]

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The Gift Song

September 3, 2009

SongBuilders has existed since January 2009, and in that time we have done every kind of gift song we could have ever imagined.
At the start it was all about the wedding gift songs. First dance songs are a hard choice for the modern couple as the average song used is romantic and mushy but often [...]

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Romantic Gifts For Men

August 16, 2009

It’s funny…when we came up with the idea of a completely unique song as a gift, being a man I was looking at it from a man’s point of view.
We were racking our brains for ways to promote the ‘gift song’ so that guys find it, they pick up on the idea and instead [...]

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Instrumental Wedding Songs

August 14, 2009

Recently we wrote a song for a client’s first dance, which was also a surprise for the groom. The commission came to us earlier in the year, well in advance of the wedding. About a month after giving her the song we received a call from the bride-to-be, asking us to appear at her wedding [...]

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A Personalised Wedding Gift

August 12, 2009

Personalised wedding gifts are becoming all the rage. There are so many stores and websites nowadays that enable you to put the names and faces of people on mugs, coasters, t-shirts and even huge canvasses for lounge walls, to stare back at you!
One gift I am always impressed with is the personalised photo album. Made [...]

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Entertaining Angels (Our Tribute to Michael Jackson, RIP)

June 27, 2009

We were both shocked and saddened by the news of Michael Jackson’s untimely death on Thursday. We wrote this song in tribute.
Rest in peace.

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SongBuilding at Capel School

June 24, 2009

We recently ran a couple of Song Building workshops with Years Five and Six at Capel School in Five Oak Green, Kent, which was loads of fun (if somewhat exhausting!!).
We spent a day with each class, helping them write, compose, record and produce a song from scratch. Each class also had to come up with a [...]

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Katie & Peter (A Modern Tale of Love)

May 22, 2009

We’ve been having a bit of fun over the last couple of days, writing and recording this song. Katie and Peter (A Modern Tale of Love) is all about the trials & tribulations of Britain’s favourite celebrity couple, Katie Price (Jordan) & Peter Andre.
Here’s the video, hope you enjoy it…

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New Song – “Little Fire”

May 4, 2009

We’ve just posted a new song up on our playlist at http://songbuilders.co.uk/listen-to-songs/
“Little Fire” was written for a couple who both work in the UK Fire Service. The lady contacted us saying she wanted a song for her husband, who had recently been promoted to Station Officer. She told us that they both love “indie-folk” bands like The [...]

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It’s a boy!!!

March 27, 2009

We’re overjoyed to announce that Rich’s fiance Sarah gave birth to a healthy 7lb 15oz boy, called Jaylen Beck Everson Sanford, on Tuesday afternoon (24th March 2009).
Something tells me he’ll be welcomed into the world with a song or two….

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