Musicians for the music, Rigby is the brainchild of singer Jill Schettler and drummer Sean Mitchell. Rigby can best be described as a Canadian East coast tribute to the songs of The Beatles. With their fat grooves and flawess harmonies, Rigby sets the bar high as a prestigious corporate cover act. Not content to be a Beatles clone act, Rigby focuses on maintaining the legacy of the music while adding a very unique Canadian East coast flair.
Contact Sean at rigbyband@gmail.com for booking information.
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The video was shot by Copy Cat Digital at The Music Room in Halifax, and post production was done in our studios on Oxford Street.
Band Member Bios:
Sean Mitchell (drums and percussion):
Sean Mitchell has fifteen years professional experience behind the kit. He has studied under such industry greats as Zoro (Lenny Kravitz), Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies), Chris Sutherland (Kim Mitchell), Dom Famularo (Clinician), and Ontario’s African drum master Sean Jessau.
Schooled in variety of styles including rock, blues, R&B, country, funk, soul, roots, bluegrass and world music, Sean adds an exotic flavor to the band with his pocket-driven grooves and melodic technique.
He has shared the stage with the likes of Shania Twain, Wynonna Judd, Jerry Lee Lewis, The New Guess Who, Blue Rodeo and Marty Stuart, to name a few. He has logged countless studio and stage hours playing all over North America. Add to his expertise behind the kit, Sean is the creator and publisher of The Black Page magazine, a one of a kind online drum magazine read by over 4000 drummers in 16 countries.
Jill Schettler (lead vocalist):
Jill is an incredibly talented songstress who went on to graduate from Brandon University’s School of Music, majoring in both music and creative writing. Jill has also studied under the guidance of vocal coach Owen “Fiidla” Brown who's former pupils include Mary J. Blige and Celine Dion.
Jill has performed professionally across Canada for six years. She cites having opened for Nazareth, Streetheart and Rik Emmett at Minnedosa’s Classic Rock Weekend and opening for Trooper in Canada’s great white north as two of her career highlights. Jill was also among the many hopefuls that tried out for the popular Canadian reality show Canadian Idol. While Jill realized that perhaps the show was not the direction she wanted to pursue, Sass Jordan paid her the ultimate compliment by giving Jill a standing ovation and saying that Miss Schettler had a voice, “as good as Christine Aguilera.”
Damien Steiger (lead guitarist):
As the son of one of Rita MacNeil’s burly Men of the Deep, Damien has proven that musicality runs in the family. Damien is a graduate of the Mount Allison University Conservatory of Music where he majored in saxophone, one of his many talents. During the course of his studies, Damien performed in many university symphonic and jazz ensembles. He also took up a position in the jazz combo Planet Blue, performing as a saxophonist, keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist.
Damien’s maritime Canadian heritage lead him to perform and record with the traditional Celtic group Drimin Down until relocating to the Boston area. After moving to Massachusetts, Damien performed in the dynamic rock group Usually Normal on guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone and vocals, and he regularly performed in downtown Boston with an acoustic duo called Absolut Acoustic. Undoubtedly, Damien is an extremely gifted multi-instrumentalist who can play guitar, bass, piano, mandolin, fiddle, drums, saxophone, and harmonica. His smooth vocal blend proves a tremendous asset to the band.
Brad Prest (bass):
With more than 20 years of development and experience as a musician, Brad Prest unmistakably provides the solid, fat groove that a band like Rigby deserves. A jazz cat to the core, Brad began studying with the Canadian Conservatory of Music and continued his musical studies at Saint Francis Xavier University.
Known for his quick learning ability, Brad has been called on to perform multiple shows with limited rehearsal time. For Spirit Productions (Niagara Falls, Ontario), he learned and performed I Can’t Stop Loving You, a tribute to Ray Charles, in just two rehearsals. Brad has also been a regular player on Norwegian Cruise Lines (Miami, Florida).
During his experience aboard ship, he received the esteemed honor of being named the best bass player in the Norwegian Cruise line Fleet, and at one point in his career, Brad even acted as the line’s bandmaster. Aside from the cruise gig, Brad has been involved in numerous bands. Most notably, Brad has backed up such performers as Michael Feinstein, Johnny Thunder (The Drifters) Paul Tanner, Dave Sommerville (The Diamonds) and Lorna Luft.
Rigby is very excited to welcome our two newest members, Theo MacIntosh and Jacques Mindreau. Both Theo and Jacques come to the band with over 20 years of experience in the music industry.
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