Katie Ryan – Vocals
Katie is a singer and vocal coach from Dublin. After finding her love for music and singing from a young age, she was accepted to study Musical Theatre and Popular Music in the Royal Irish Academy of Music where she received extensive vocal and performance training. For third level education she studied at The BIMM Institute, receiving a BA in Commercial Modern Music with a focus on Vocal Performance.
Since leaving college Katie has worked as a session vocalist for Live TV, Radio, festivals and live performances around Ireland and The UK, as well as a vocal arranger and backing vocalist in studio and live recording environments. Katie continues to perform with some of Ireland’s finest cover bands at weddings and events all over the country.
Gavin Sheridan – Guitar
Gavin is a guitarist, teacher and song-writer. Based out of Dublin, Gavin has been playing guitar for almost 20 years now and as had the privilege to study under some of the finest tutors in Ireland and the U.K.
Since completing his B.A. in Music, he has become a prolific song-writer working with some of the best session musicians in the country and releasing songs under the name ‘Sheridan‘. His works have garnered attention both home and abroad with regular radio play.
Gavin has been performing live since the age of 18 and has been fortunate to perform with many of Ireland’s best Wedding and Cover bands. Gavin then proceeded to form his own band featuring some of the best musicians Ireland has to offer.
Fernando Castilhos – Bass
Fernando has been playing bass for over 20 years. He has played with international stars such as Tony Allen, Allan Marshall, SILVA, and is currently playing for Keywest (a multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling independent artist from Ireland.
He has performed in many notable venues such as The 3Olympia, The 3 Arena, Limelight Belfast, and The Academy, as well as many national festivals. He has also toured extensively throughout the UK and EU.
Karl McCrone – Guitar
Karl is a session guitarist and producer from Dublin. He started his career playing in musical theatre pit orchestras as a teenager and has spent the last 10 years performing in some of Ireland’s and the UK’s top venues and festivals (Electric Picnic, RTE’s Saturday Night Show and London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town). Karl graduated from BIMM Dublin in 2015 and most recently from Griffith College where he studied Music Production for Video Games.
Conor Ray – Drums
Having completed a B.A. Hons Degree in BIMM Dublin, Conor has gone on to perform in some of Ireland’s most notable music venues. He has been playing in the wedding and cover scene since the age of 18.
Conor currently plays for the Irish band Keywest with whom he tours extensively throughout the UK and Europe, he also plays drums for numerous original artists and bands spanning multiple genres.
