London-Taxis.net 0203 00 44 953» OUR SERVICES http://www.london-taxis.net/blog Tel: +44 (0)203 00 44 953 Your First Stop for London Taxi Travel and Tours Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:51:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Musical Denmark Street – London’s Tin Pan Alley http://www.london-taxis.net/blog/london-music-scene/musical-denmark-street-londons-tin-pan-alley http://www.london-taxis.net/blog/london-music-scene/musical-denmark-street-londons-tin-pan-alley#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:52:48 +0000 blog http://www.london-taxis.net/blog/?p=1202

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Long before there was Abbey Road, Denmark Street was home to London’s musicians.

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Long before there was Abbey Road, Denmark Street was home to London’s musicians.

Most of the buildings date from the 1800s. Then rents were cheap, and so struggling artists, composers, and musicians found a place to live that was close to the theatres and pubs of Soho. Music publishers set up their businesses here around the 1890s, supplying the musicians of nearby theatres and music halls.

In the 1930s, the street was becoming renowned for music publishing, and shop windows displayed pianos and guitars. In the 1960s, recording studios started setting up.

Regent Sounds Studio opened at 4 Denmark Street in 1963. The Rolling Stones recorded their first album here.  Many are the stories about the Kinks, ELP, and Hendrix recording in the basement.   In 1974, new cutting-edge recording technology attracted Stevie Wonder.

ITV filmed a piece on Denmark Street, which you can watch below:

David Bowie set up residence in a camper van on the street near his studios!  Bob Marley bought his very first guitar here.  Celebrity musicians always have and always will flock here.  You never know who you might see.

Denmark Street is an essential London destination for music lovers.  An enthusiastic  musical community still exists today in the friendly atmosphere of this London side street. There’s always music wafting from basements, shop windows, and balconies and plenty of shops to browse.

You can visit Denmark Street, as well as other famous Rock ‘n’ Roll locations on our London Rock ‘n’ Roll Tour.

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Holiday Events

If you are running a big event this holiday season, our Taxi Marshal Service can help get your participants home safely and efficiently.

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Holiday Events

If you are running a big event this holiday season, our Taxi Marshal Service can help get your participants home safely and efficiently.

Our marshals, who are licensed London taxi drivers, aid passengers to get a Licensed London Black Taxi to their destination and provide a safe waiting environment.

As all Licensed London Black Taxis have wheelchair facilities, the Marshals will also be able to assist any disabled passengers to get home safely.

As part of the service, our Taxi Share Scheme enables the Marshals to place up to 5 or 6 passengers in the same taxi, thus reducing waiting times and allowing the passengers to share the fare.

We publicise your event to all of our drivers, as well as to all other major London Black Taxi circuits, thus ensuring a steady stream of waiting taxis.

Recent Events

We again assisted at an event at the Louise Blouin Foundation on the 15th of December 2011. Atom Events held this event for 500 people who relied on our marshals to organise their taxis after the event.

Bright Green Productions used 3 of our marshals for an event attended by 500 people at The Boiler House on 15 December 2011.

Our marshals assisted 750 guests after an event at Victoria House on 1 December 2011. The event was organised by Wonderland Events.

On the 1st of December 2011, we provided 2 taxi marshals to the fundraising event at the Louise Blouin Foundation. The event, which raised funds for the Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK, was attended by 250 people.

Our Fees

See our Taxi Marshal page for current price information. We can help you decide how many Marshals your event may require.

Why Hire our Taxi Marshals?

  • getting large numbers of people home safely & quickly
  • provides a controlled and safe environment
  • we publicise your event to our drivers and all other major London Black Taxi circuits
  • passengers going in the same direction can share a taxi
  • up to 5/6 passengers per taxi
  • waiting time is reduced
  • passengers pay lower fares
  • less congestion, noise, and atmospheric pollution because fewer taxi trips are needed to serve the passengers
  • competitive pricing. See our Taxi Marshal page for current price information.

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Last Saturday, we completed a filming job for Baby Girl Music. We were excited to have Etta Smith singing in the back of one of our taxis as they filmed the new video for her recent single “Sold”.

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Last Saturday, we completed a filming job for Baby Girl Music. We were excited to have Etta Smith singing in the back of one of our taxis as they filmed the new video for her recent single “Sold”.

Below you can watch and listen to the remix of “Sold”, but watch out for the new video coming soon, which features Etta in the back of our taxi!

We provide licensed London Black Taxis and drivers for use in all types of production and film work, TV work, photo shoots, advertising, music videos, and promotional videos, including the safe transport of equipment.

For more information and a portfolio of our work, see our Film & Production Work page.

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This week, we completed a filming job for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (home of the famous BAFTA awards) when they hired one of our London Black Taxis as the venue for an interview with Kenneth Branagh.

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This week, we completed a filming job for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (home of the famous BAFTA awards) when they hired one of our London Black Taxis as the venue for an interview with Kenneth Branagh.

BAFTA is the leading independent charity supporting, developing and promoting the art forms of the moving image in the UK – from Film and Television to Video Games and Interactive Media.  The Academy’s Mission is to support, develop, and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners, and benefiting the public.

Kenneth Branagh is a man of many talents, among them acting, directing, and producing. To quote the founder of the Branagh Compendium, ”the guy acts, he sings, he dances, he directs, he writes, he channels Bill Shakespeare on a regular basis, he’s an awfully nice chap, and he’s kinda cute. In the minor deity hierarchy, Kenneth Charles Branagh is one level below Joe Montana (the greatest quarterback of the greatest [American] football team ever) and just above the guy who invented Pepsi”.  Being a Joe Montana fan, I’ll have to go with him on that one, but not sure about the Pepsi part.

We don’t know why BAFTA was interviewing Kenneth, but we can only hope!

As I write this post today, 23 November 2011, Kenneth’s latest film My Week with Marilyn is opening in theatres in America.  On Friday 25 November, it opens in the UK. Watch the trailer at IMDb.

We provide licensed London Black Taxis and drivers for use in all types of production and film work, TV work, photo shoots, advertising, music videos, and promotional videos, including the safe transport of equipment.

For more information and a portfolio of our work, see our Film & Production Work page.

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Lend some luxury and style to your Treasure Hunt event with our Monopoly Treasure Hunt Based on the popular Monopoly board game. Travel around London in the comfort of a London Taxi. Visit the Monopoly [...]]]>

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Lend some luxury and style to your Treasure Hunt event with our Monopoly Treasure Hunt

  • Based on the popular Monopoly board game.
  • Travel around London in the comfort of a London Taxi.
  • Visit the Monopoly areas, such as Park Lane, Regent Street, Leicester Square, Coventry Street, Piccadilly, right through to Old Kent Road.
  • Answer questions, take photos, buy souvenirs, and complete tasks to win points.
  • The team with the most points wins!
  • Schedule 2 – 3 hours, according to your budget.  We recommend 3 hours for maximum fun.

Price

Please see our Treasure Hunt page for current price information.

Our Other Treasure Hunts

If Monopoly is not your cup of tea, we have other Treasure Hunts for you to choose from:

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  • online – use our booking form and enter “Monopoly Treasure Hunt” in the Special Instructions box.
  • or send us a message with any questions you might have

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Lend some luxury, style, and naughtiness to your Treasure Hunt event with our “Sex and the City” Treasure Hunt Fabulous for Hen Parties. Travel around London in SATC style. Eat cupcakes, browse the vintage shops, & try [...]]]>

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Lend some luxury, style, and naughtiness to your Treasure Hunt event with our “Sex and the City” Treasure Hunt

  • Fabulous for Hen Parties.
  • Travel around London in SATC style.
  • Eat cupcakes, browse the vintage shops, & try on a pair of Jimmy Choo sandals!
  • Let the men (and women!) of London beware!
  • Win points and test your SATC knowledge with our SATC Quiz.
  • Complete photo assignments, buy souvenirs, acquire free items, and complete tasks to win even more points.
  • The team with the most points wins!
  • Schedule 2 – 3 hours, according to your budget.  We recommend 3 hours for maximum fun.

Price

Please see the Treasure Hunt page for current price information.

Our Other Treasure Hunts

If Sex and the City is not your cup of tea, we have other Treasure Hunts for you to choose from:

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A classic London taxi is a great way to tour the capital. The black taxi has long been one of London`s most iconic symbols. We specialise in taxi-based tours of London. Our London Black Taxi Tours are [...]]]>

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A classic London taxi is a great way to tour the capital. The black taxi has long been one of London`s most iconic symbols. We specialise in taxi-based tours of London. Our London Black Taxi Tours are a great way to see the sights, from the well-known to the surprising, the spooky and the exhilarating. Your tour guide and cab driver are one and the same. Anyone who knows London knows that the only people with the real Knowledge of the city are the famous London Taxi drivers.

We offer a range of tours with something suitable for everyone. The taxis are wheelchair friendly and can pick up and drop off customers at any Central London location. Taxis can access routes that the tour buses cannot always get to, plus the comfort and privacy of a private cab beats a windy bus any day.

The London Highlights Tour is the perfect introduction to London. The tour includes well known sights such as Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament, and The London Eye. Along the way, you will see and be introduced to many other landmarks and sights of London. Those enjoying the tour will also enjoy a fascinating history of London as told by your guide.

Other tours we provide include the magical Harry Potter Tour. This tour is suitable for budding wizards, potty Potter fans, or just about anyone who has enjoyed the books or films. Highlights include a photo opportunity at the famous Platform 9 ¾ and a trip to Leadenhall Market, home of the Leaky Cauldron.

Anyone looking for some chilling and mysterious insights into London`s history may fancy the Jack the Ripper Tour. The tour includes the murder sites and the notorious east London pubs where the Ripper met his victims. Your guide will have specialist knowledge of all things `Ripper-related` and will be able to answer all your questions.

London is thought to be one of the most haunted places in the world, which means the Haunted London Tour is in high demand. Visiting some of London`s most notoriously haunted addresses such as 50 Berkeley Square in Mayfair and The Grenadier Pub in Belgravia is on the agenda.

There is also an opportunity to take a Customised Tour of London. This can include some of your own ideas or alternatively some suggestions from the cabbie themselves. This tour is great for those with children who may need to stop at a park or for food along the way.

Tours are not just for tourists, even those living and working in the capital can be both entertained and educated by a London Black Taxi tour. The tours are a great way to impress a client, and we can pick up and drop off from your office space in London.

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Meet Adrian, one of our Tour Guides.   Adrian Rouse is a fully licensed London taxi driver, a qualified London taxi guide, and a qualified City of London guide.

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Meet Adrian, one of our Tour Guides.   Adrian Rouse is a fully licensed London taxi driver, a qualified London taxi guide, and a qualified City of London guide.

Watch this video of Adrian “on the job” as he gives us a taste of his London knowledge!

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Recently, Universal Music Group hired one of our Black Fairway Taxis to use in a film shoot for the cover of Ren Harvieu‘s new album for Island Records.

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Recently, Universal Music Group hired one of our Black Fairway Taxis to use in a film shoot for the cover of Ren Harvieu‘s new album for Island Records.

If you haven’t heard our new Angel From the North yet, you are in for a treat.  With a voice of beauty and power, this Lancashire-born young woman is sure to be one of the great musical divas.  If you don’t believe us, just have a listen:

Ren Harvieu sings Forever in Blue

Ren Harvieu sings Through the Night

Ren Harvieu sings Roy Orbison’s Cryin’

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The video we made with Fat Cat Films and Louis Vuitton has been released.

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The video we made with Fat Cat Films and Louis Vuitton has been released.

The video accompanies an article called “Taxi Encounters – London,” which is part of a series of articles about unique taxi experiences in the cities of the world.

The series poses the question “To what point do taxi cabs reflect the cities they frequent?”

“The series opens with perhaps the most sophisticated taxis in the world, the London ‘black cabs’. … “

The link below will take you to the Louis Vuitton site where you can watch the video and see our driver Paul as he launches his new film career!

Taxi Encounters – London

We provide licensed London Black Taxis and drivers for use in all types of production & film work, TV work, photo shoots, advertising, music videos, and promotional videos, including the safe transport of equipment.

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