Band Description & Personal Bios

3Sheets2Thewind is a three man band based out of Durham region in Southern Ontario.

The band has been performing live music for more than 12 years in the greater Toronto area and is

well known in the music scene. They play music from a wide variety of genres allowing them to

gel with audiences of all ages and musical preferences (there's something for everyone). Not your

typical three piece band, 3Sheets2TheWind creates a party atmosphere making them a perfect

Kelly has had a love of music since he was a baby. A multi-instrumentalist, he started playing the piano

at a very young age and later as a teen he bought a drum set and taught himself how to play.

Kelly played the trumpet in junior an senior high school and after graduating he picked up the guitar,

took vocal lessons and developed an excellent ear for vocal harmonies.Since then Kelly has

played countless live performances in bands including: "Sons Of Guns" (a tribute to Guns N' Roses),

"Hard To Handle" (a tribute to the Black Crowes), Hardrive (his first trio), "Southpaws"

(a new country duo), "Funny Farm" (another trio), and last but certainly not least "3Sheets2TheWind".

Inspired by just about every genre of music Kelly has become a solid, versatile musician. He runs

tracks for the trio. As the founding member of 3Sheets2TheWind, Kelly has managed to keep the band booked and busy for over 12 years.

Steve's love of music is the driving force in his life. As a child, he was always listening to the radio and

singing along with all the popular songs of that era. His teachers noticed his passion for music and he was

asked to join the school choir in grade 3. A natural singer, he performed ABBA and Beatles songs in front

of his and other schools throughout grade school and he truly enjoyed performing in front of an audience.

It was in grade 7 that Steve got his first taste of the guitar. The music teacher asked the students who

played an instrument to bring them to Choir practice and have a "show and tell" about them. This was

when he first noticed the electric guitar! As the teacher left the classroom for a call in the office, the boy

who brought in the guitar stepped on a pedal and started playing "Smoke on the Water" and that sound

struck a chord in Steve that has been ringing ever since. Steve received an acoustic guitar later that

year from his parents and taught himself to play by using his ear to tell if he was playing the notes to his favorite song correctly! He took lesson

from Doug Ibanati ( now a Berkley graduate ) and he helped Steve understand music theory. Hisfavorite guitar player is Joe Satriani but he enjoys

all forms of guitar styles.