Sharlee Palmer
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Born in Charlottetown, PEI, Sharlee got her passion for singing when she was only 3 years old while singing on stage at a Christmas concert. Growing up, she has sang at many live events such as relay for life, fashion shows and has competed in many singing competitions. A few years ago Sharlee was placed top 3 in Ottawa Idol. Sharlee also plays the guitar, keyboard and wants to learn how to play many other instruments. Singing is her passion.
These past couple of years Sharlee has started writing songs and now has released an album.
Gary Bray
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Born in Cornwall Ont. Started playing in bands from the age of 13 years old. My influences have been The Beatles, Paul McCartney in particular. However other bands such as Boston, Foreigner, Billy Joel, Boston and Neil Young have played a big roll in my development as a musician. Even though I have written a few songs, my real passion is performing live. Currently I manage two pro bands in Ottawa On. I have played in several different style bands from rock & roll to country rock to currently a Beatles tribute. Claim to fame was performing for former Prime Minister Stephan Harper.
Cedrick McClish
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Surrounded by classical music in his youth, Ced quickly developed a taste for Opera and began vocal and choral training. However, this was short-lived as his teenage years saw him discover rock music and he began listening to progressive and alternative bands such as Queensrÿche, Genesis, I Mother Earth and Echolyn. This sparked a new passion in him for the bass and he began to explore the instrument for all that it is. Primarily self-taught, Ced has since performed with different original bands and tribute bands. In early 2010 he joined Uprising, a tribute to Muse with whom he has played over 150 concerts to date. He has also played bass with Scripted, a tribute to Marillion and The Berry Shandy, a tribute to The Cranberries. Ced is delighted to be part of Ottawa’s Soundcheck band and looks forward to playing many shows with them.
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Benjamin Chi
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Benjamin is thrilled to join Ottawa's Soundcheck Band on the drums. He has been drumming with youth bands for many years, performing styles ranging from jazz and funk to country and rock. Studying drums since the age of 6, he teaches drums and piano privately and in group settings. Benjamin loves to play live and this past summer got to perform at Ottawa’s Bluesfest.
Ella Bangs
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Ella began playing the violin at the age of four and spent the next several years performing at shows and competing on the Ottawa Valley fiddle and step dance contest circuit, with many first place titles to her credit. During this time, she also worked on developing her classical violin technique, preparing for Royal Conservatory of Music levels and as a member of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy.
At nine years old she was recruited by Cirque du Soleil to perform and sing as the central character ‘Zoe’ in Quidam. For the next four years she toured all over the world with the show, and enriched this amazing musical experience by sitting in on Irish sessions throughout Europe, the UK and South America. Since then she has continued to perform with her family at a variety of shows, in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and in the northern United States.
She has also had the privilege of performing for His Royal Highness Prince Edward as a member of the Gloriana String Quartet. Most recently, Ella has been performing as The Fiddler in the popular dinner theatre show Oh Canada, Eh?!