The Doubtfires: Shower the People-Celebrating the Music of James Taylor

Description

The Doubtfires have been working hard to develop a 90 min. show celebrating the music of one of the worlds most prolific songwriters, James Taylor. The show is titled "Shower The People". Along with the timeless music, audiences will enjoy video elements and story telling meant to highlight important people and moments in James Taylor's life and to provide some context behind the writing of his music.

Biography

The Doubtfires is a professional 4 piece band based in southern Ontario. We pride ourselves on offering a polished performance of quality music.
JOHN B. MILLER
// Lead Vocals & Keys
John has been a professional singer/keyboard player since 1986. After playing with his high school’s national-award-winning jazz ensemble, his education continued at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Fanshawe College in London, where he studied Piano, and Recording Engineering. John is comfortable singing in various musical styles, which has resulted in a diverse freelance career as a working music ... ian, director, and producer. From 2010 to the present, John has produced about 20 concerts a year with his group, John B. Miller and Friends, in both traditional and contemporary Christian styles. John also dabbles in photography and videography projects related to his music career.
ANDREA WEBER-STECKLY
// Violin & Vocals
Andrea holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from University of Toronto, and a Master of Music in Performance from University of Western Ontario. She has played with the KW Symphony, the KW Musical Productions pit orchestra, and was Concertmaster of the KW Chamber Orchestra for 10 years. Andrea is also involved in diverse styles of church music and notably, played in the worship band forMennonite World Conference in Paraguay in 2009. She sometimes fiddles at square dances, and has played her electric violin in classic and Celtic rock bands. Andrea has extensive experience teaching violin and piano.
JOE ORLANDO
// Bass
As a working bass player, Joe has performed and recorded with many artists and bands in styles ranging from Pop/Rock to Jazz to Latin. Joe has been the bass player for Double Exposure, Coming Of Age, and most recently, Lipstick Scream, as well as a variety of freelance work including playing in the pit orchestra for several musical theatre productions. Joe mentors new generations of musicians as a private instructor, teaching bass and guitar in his studio. He is currently the bass instructor at the University of Guelph. Joe has a Diploma in Applied Music from Mohawk College.
MATT TEETER
// Drums & Vocals
Matt, a Guelph native, received his music degree at Sir Wilfred Laurier University and Queen’s University. His professional performance career began in the mid 80’s and has included both live and studio experiences in Jazz, Pop/ Rock, Country and Musical Theatre. Matt has played in several musical pit orchestras and has served as Musical Director and Orchestra Director for several theatre companies including The Community Players of New Hamburg, Royal City Musical Productions, Curtain Call Productions and The Singers Theatre. Matt is a multi-instrumentalist whose primary instruments are Drums/Percussion, Saxophones, and EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument). Read More

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