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Let Us Introduce Ourselves
Meet The Team Behind The Music
Platinum Party Band consists of five of South Yorkshire's most experienced and exciting young musicians.
With hundreds of collective gigs already under the belt, this expertise is brought forward to create the ultimate party machine!
And what you see is what you get; we don't operate as an agency. So if you book us, we will play your party!
Lead Singer
Gorgey Bennett
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar
Gorgey holds a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music from the University of Huddersfield having been performing as a singer since the age of eight years old. Gorgey teaches vocal technique and performance, as well as being a multi-instrumentalist and solo performer in her own right. Gorgey is musical assistant with Barnsley Youth Choir, which she joined in 2009. As soloist in the choir, she has travelled the world, winning nine gold medals in international competitions. BYC is currently defending two-time European Champions, highest ranked UK choir and ranked 3rd in the world for Pop/Gospel and Jazz/Spiritual.
Guitar
Tom Masters
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Tom is a vastly experienced singer-songwriter, with a BA Hons in Popular Music Performance from Leeds Conservatoire, and has cut his teeth as a solo performer both in the UK and internationally, winning the prestigious young performers award at Wath Festival 2019. Tom's original music has accumulated thousands of streams globally on major music listening platforms, as well as receiving national radio play. Tom is an assistant musical director with Barnsley Youth Choir, the defending two-time European Champions, highest ranked UK choir and ranked 3rd in the world for Pop/Gospel and Jazz/Spiritual.
Keyboards and Musical Director
Rob Cooper
Keyboards, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Rob is a producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who has been playing and leading bands for over 10 years, having started to learn the piano at age four. Having achieved a Master's degree in Composition from the University of Manchester, Rob has gone on to establish Studio 5B, a recording studio in the centre of Barnsley. 10 years of musical theatre work informs Rob's expertise as a musical director, as well as assistant directing work with Barnsley Youth Choir and Barnsley Singers.
Bass Guitar
Ben Paramore
Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Sound Engineer
Ben is a multi-instrumentalist and composer with a Diploma in Popular music, a degree in Music production & a master's degree in composition for video games. Having featured in multiple lineups over the years, Ben's prolific love of music really shows. Experienced? Ben has been playing private events for over 6 years, encountering celebrities such as Fergael Sharkey & Sam Nixon along the way. In PPB, he not only plays the bass but is our resident lighting guru and tec-spert.
Drums
Luke Cooper
Drums, Cajon
Luke has been playing the drums since his early teenage years. He studied at college and university and achieved a First Class Hons in Popular Music during this time. He has been an active musician for many years and he has also been teaching drums since acquiring his Grade 8 certificate. His experience with working alongside various acts has led him to perform around the United Kingdom and abroad too. Luke's particular career highlights are performing at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tenerife and sharing the stage with Jason Donovan on the centre stage at Butlins in Minehead.
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