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Toby Ho
- Richmond Hill, ON
- Guitarist
- Travels up to 60 miles
- Contact for rates
Overview
Hello! My name is Toby Ho and I’m a solo instrumental acoustic guitarist serving the GTA and surrounding areas. I provide solo instrumental acoustic guitar music for special events such as weddings, parties, corporate events, etc. I perform only with an acoustic guitar without the use of any backing tracks or loopers, setting an intimate mood without being intrusive. My setlist is composed of popular tunes covering a wide genre of music including oldies, pop, rock, folk,R&B and jazz.
I have studied Jazz at Humber College and have been teaching and performing for over a decade. I look forward to working with you and bring an elevated musical ambiance to your event! :)
12 Reviews
We hosted an event for school at our university. We were pretty last minute and needed someone to perform in 2 days. Toby was kind enough to be willing to come at such a short notice. He was very understanding in terms of time, cost, and effort. He did an amazing job and played professionally. Thank you Toby!
Pop Music, Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Oh wow! Thank you so much for your generous review! I had a fantastic time playing for the art exhibition and the crowd was wonderful. I wish you all the best Maham. 😄
We had Toby play at my mom’s 70th bday celebration. Toby catered to my mom’s preference of music and he also played a variety of other songs. Toby is extremely professional, very friendly and a great musician. You will not be disappointed!
1980s Era Entertainment, 1990s Era Entertainment, 2000s Era Entertainment, Easy Listening Band, One Man Band, Pop Music, Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you Jessica! It was my pleasure playing for your Mom’s birthday party and I had a fantastic time. Thanks for having me play! 😄
Let me start of by saying that when we found Toby, he was extremely professional and easy to work with. We provided him with possible songs that we would like for him to play for our wedding cocktail hour and he already had many of them in his repertoire. He was diligent and arrived to the venue before his hired time to set up.
When my wife and I arrived at our cocktail hour, Toby was already serenading the guests with beautiful renditions of familiar instrumental covers of top 40 songs as well as classics to accommodate all age groups. He was very interactive and had a great presence that made many of our guests sing along with him while he played classics such as Hotel California. Many of our guests had amazing comments about him and were very happy with his song selections.
My wife and I would 100% hire him again for any function and we highly recommend him for your cocktail hours or any events.
One Man Band
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you so much Andrew! It was my pleasure to play at your wedding and your friends and family were an incredible crowd to play for. Congratulations to you and Rebecca! 😄
Toby has amazing talent and works very well with the audience. I hired Toby to perform for a corporate event, primarily as background music for a cocktail party. He had great music, perfect volume levels for what the crowd needed, and great reviews from our event's customers. I will gladly hire Toby again when we have another event in the Toronto area.
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you for hiring me to play for you Kaitlyn. I’m glad everyone enjoyed it and I hope to do it again! :)
We used Toby for our corporate awards banquet this month. Not only was he professional, but got our entire group engaged with great instrumental pop music. The group was singing along to all of his songs, but also he is a great guitarist! Thank you Toby!
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you Lisa! It was my pleasure performing at the event. I wish you and the company continued success and all the best!
Toby did an excellent job entertaining our 45 birthday party guests; we received so many compliments. He was also extremely easy to work and co-ordinate with. I wholeheartedly recommend him!
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
It was a pleasure playing at the party and I’m glad everyone had a great time. Thank you Courtney :)
Toby was a joy to listen to and he has a very friendly demeanor. Highly recommend booking him for any occasions, beautiful acoustics to all decades of music.
Will definitely be booking him again.
One Man Band, Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you Sam and I’m glad everyone had a good time. You guys threw a fantastic party and it was a privilege to be a part of it. Looking forward to playing for you again!
Toby was great from start to finish. Easy to book, great communication throughout (even switched the start time the day before, with no problems), arrived promptly, setup quick and easily, and Toby interacted with the family while performing giving us a memorable night.
We will be booking Toby again!
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thanks Dom! I can’t believe how much fun it was playing for your family. You guys knew the words to pretty much every song I did! It was a blast. I’ll definitely nail that NSync song for you next time! Cheers! :)
We hired Toby for our wedding banquet and he was amazing! He was professional and polite in all our communication before the wedding. On the wedding day, he came early to set up. We had some issues with our own audio equipment, and Toby came to the rescue and fixed everything for us, even though that was not part of his job. Thank you so much for improvising!
From our entrance, to our first dance, to speeches, to saying goodnight, Toby made all the transitions seamless. He is professional and knows exactly what’s going on during the night and played the right music. Near the end, my nephew and nieces were running around, and Toby even played some kiddie songs and kept them entertained, what a lovely sight.
His music set the perfect mood for the entire evening. Many of our guests commented on how great he was, and I absolutely agree!
What makes Toby different is his passion and love for music. I wanted to forget all my guests and sit there and just watch him perform all night! He is so incredibly talented! I would definitely recommend him to anyone having a wedding or party. Toby, please continue what you do because you are excellent at it, and I hope more people will get to experience your music.
Guitarist
We hired Toby to play at our corporate holiday party, Toby was incredible! Toby was willing learn new songs as per our requests. He is super talented and would definitely have him back to play again!
Toby, thank you for the great performance! All of our Staffs, Lawyers, and Partners gave raving reviews about you and your performance. Thank you again!
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you Patrick. I had a blast playing for your firm and the talented singing lawyers who joined in definitely made my day. I wish you all the best and happy holidays!
Stumbled upon Toby through Gigsalad and went to see one of his live performances at Unionville and immediately knew I wanted his help in playing for my surprise proposal to my girlfriend! He was very familiar with the area which helped a lot and came early to set up and got everyone in a really really good mood. His rendition of Perfect by Ed Sheeran was just beautiful and perfect for when I proposed. After the proposal, he came to the restaurant, where we were having dinner and played all night! I originally told him that he could leave after an hour but the stayed the full 3 hours. Everyone at the proposal loved the songs he played and he was even able to play requests after listening to them only once. All of my guests told me that he was amazing and had only good things to say about his performance. Without Toby, the evening would have been dull but he really helped liven everything up.
I would strongly recommend him for any party or event as he is really talented and will help brighten any event. Thanks Toby!
One Man Band
Response from Toby Ho:
Thanks Moon! I’m very happy to be a part of your marriage proposal and I wish you and your fiancé all the best 😊
I hired Toby to play at my wife’s birthday party, Toby was incredible! Showed up on time and didn’t rush to leave, you can see that Toby has a passion for playing the guitar, has a wide range of music he can play and even managed to play a couple requests that he hasn’t played before. Super talented and would definitely have him back to play again! Thanks Toby!
Guitarist
Response from Toby Ho:
Thank you Michael! Your family was wonderful and it was my pleasure to play for them. I really enjoyed and appreciated all their singalong and dancing. It definitely made my night. Cheers!
Booking Info
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 300 minutes
Languages: English
Website: Visit website
Phone Number: Call
What to Expect
I perform authentic and stripped-back renditions of popular songs in solo instrumental guitar format. Nowadays, folks refer to this as fingerstyle guitar or as the Jazz guitarist like to call it, 'chord melody'. In other words, songs are performed entirely live without the use of any backing tracks or loopers. Just one guitar and my two hands.
During my performance, the music is subtle and lays a perfect backdrop and ambiance for cocktail hours and parties without getting in the way of conversation.
For the typically wedding cocktail hour/reception or corporate/party event, I perform three 45 minute sets for a total performance duration of approximately 135 minutes. I will not require anything from the client or the venue as my PA is fully portable and battery operated.
Additional Booking Notes
I will not require anything from the client or the venue as my equipment is fully portable and battery powered.
Services Offered
Past Booked Events
May 05, 2024 • 11:30am - 2:30pm | Corporate Event |
April 23, 2024 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Cocktail Party |
April 19, 2024 • 7:00pm - 9:30pm | Cocktail Party |
November 12, 2023 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Birthday Party |
November 02, 2023 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Campus Event |
October 28, 2023 • 6:00pm - 6:45pm | Birthday Party |
June 10, 2023 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
July 23, 2022 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Birthday Party |
December 08, 2021 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Corporate Event |
October 30, 2021 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Surprise |
October 01, 2021 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
September 17, 2021 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour |
Set List
1 Fly Me to the Moon
2 Besame Mucho
3 Black Magic Woman Carlos Santana
4 Oye Como Va Carlos Santana
5 Romance Anonymous (Spanish Romance)
6 Somewhere Over the Rainbow
7 Now and Forever Richard Marx
8 How Deep is Your Love Bee Gees
9 Mrs. Robinson Simon&Garfunkel
10 April Come She Will Simon&Garfunkel
11 Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis
12 What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
13 More than Words Extreme
14 Here There Everywhere Beatles
15 Here Comes the Sun Beatles
16 Hey Jude Beatles
17 Black Bird Beatles
18 I Feel Fine Beatles
19 Hard Day’s Night Beatles
20 Yesterday Beatles
21 In My Life Beatles
22 Imagine John Lennon
23 Rocket Man Elton John
24 Your Song Elton John
25 Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
26 Perfect Ed Sheeran
27 Love Story Taylor Swift
28 Versace on the Floor Bruno Mars
29 Marry You Bruno Mars
30 A Thousand Years Christina Perri
31 Slow Dancing in a Burning Room John Mayer
32 No Such Thing John Mayer
33 Stop This Train John Mayer
34 Gravity John Mayer
35 I’m Yours Jason Mraz
36 I Will Follow You Into the Dark Death Cab for Cutie
37 You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder
38 Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder
39 I Just Called to say I Love You Stevie Wonder
40 Careless Whispers Wham!
41 Rock With You Michael Jackson
42 Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
43 I’m a Believer The Monkees
44 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen
45 I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys
46 2 Become 1 Spice Girls
47 Wannabe Spice Girls
48 Wii Mii Theme
49 Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey
50 Crazy for You Madonna
51 True Spandau Ballet
52 Ordinary World Duran Duran
53 Dancing Queen ABBA
54 September Earth,Wind and Fire
55 You Make My Dreams Come True Hall & Oates
56 Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley
57 If Bread
58 DJ make us fall in Love again Usher
59 Hotel California Eagles
60 La Vie En Rose Chet Atkins
61 Always Bon Jovi
62 Living On A Prayer Bon Jovi
63 First Love Utada Hikaru
64 Gurenge - Theme from ‘Demon Slayer’ LiSA
65 If I Ain’t Got You Alicia Keys
66 Yesterday Once More Carpenters
67 Can’t Take my Eyes off you Frankie Valli
68 My Favorite Things
69 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
70 Wonderwall Oasis
71 Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
72 Billie’s Bounce
73 Tenor Madness
74 Misty
75 Autumn Leaves
76 There Will Never Be Another You
77 Blue Bossa
78 Summer Time
79 Moon River
80 Hush - from ‘Goblin’ Lasse Lindh
81 F1 Theme Song
82 Daughters John Mayer
83 Heart of Life John Mayer
84 My Stupid Mouth John Mayer
85 Nandemonaiya - from ‘Your Name’ Radwimps
86 Dumb Ways To Die Tangerine Kitty
87 Game Of Thrones Theme
88 You Are the Best Thing Ray LaMontagne
Christmas Tunes
1 This Christmas Donny Hathaway
2 Last Christmas Wham!
3 Sleigh Ride
4 Let it Snow
5 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
6 Frosty the Snowman
7 Jingle Bell Rock
8 White Christmas
9 Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Influences & Inspiration
I've grown up listening to the popular tunes of the 80's and 90's during my childhood/teenage years but I'm also inspired by everything from the oldies such as the Beatles to modern chart topping artist such as Ed Sheeran. Guitarist who inspired me to perform songs in solo fingerstyle arrangements include Tommy Emmanuel, Andy McKee, and Sungha Jung just to name a few.
Setup Requirements
I will not require anything as my equipment is all portable and battery powered
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