GTR’s stunning rock vocalist is Gemma Nelson, whose TV appearances include Stars in Their Eyes as “Shania Twain”. With a powerful rock voice, pitch perfection and versatile style, it’s understandable that Gemma has performed internationally. Some of the great names she has worked with include Jimmy Ruffin, Adil Bayyan, (Kool and the Gang) and Neil Cowley, (The Brand New Heavies).

Gemma’s own material has been broadcast frequently on Radio London 94.9FM, (the Gary Crowley Show). Other TV and radio work includes advertising jingles, voice overs and work with Strictly Come dancing star Matthew Cutler on QVC for Zumba Fitness, where she is a Zumba Fitness Instructor. Gemma’s awesome stage presence owes much to her training at the Pineapple Dance Studios in London and her superb good looks will make a real difference to your gig, as they have done already with advertising modelling assignments for Chanel and Marks and Spencer.

Colin is an outstanding professional Lead Guitarist and has performed in Paris with Memphis Slim, (one of the all time greats who played with Muddy Waters and the great Chicago Blues musicians of the 60s), has been a session musician for Atlantic records amongst others and performed for a successful Santana tribute band.

Colin has toured all over the world, including Norway, Finland, Germany, Italy, Canada, Hong Kong, Austria, Yugoslavia and Poland. In the UK he has performed at The Barbican, Wigmore Hall, the South Bank Concert Halls as well as several top London hotels. In addition he has several radio and TV appearances to his name.

Colin has several competition successes to his name including the Lloyd Webber Performance Medal.

Ferris plays drums and has been performing with local bands in the south east for several years. His 15 minutes of fame came on 22nd. December 2007 when the Times newspaper ran a major feature about Ferris and Al Murray, the comedian, on page three, highlighting the success of those who had come late in life to performance music.

His big break in performance came when he joined up with the MIA franchise Weekend Warriors, (now “Get Rockin’”) and has since performed several times at The Boileroom, Guildford, Petersfield Christmas Market and Grayshott Jamboree. He has performed in the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Theatre, Guildford with The Beagles who were runners up.

Ferris has worked closely with session drummer Alex Yeats and well known jazz drummer Simon Pearson who performs nationally and internationally and also on radio.

Ian is our rock solid bassist who drives the rhythm section. Originally a Lead Guitarist, Ian turned professional at the age of 19 and toured Australia with a very successful Showband for over two years.

On his return to England he took up a musical residency at a large country hotel in Sussex and for four years was musical director of a Tunbridge Wells Review Group.

Over the past thirty years Ian has played in a number of Dance, Blues and Rock bands across the south of England, converting to bass guitar in 2001. Ian also performs backing vocals

Paul is a highly accomplished natural keyboard player who has been performing in bands since he was at school where he met Jean Jacques Burnel later of Stranglers fame.

Paul has played keys alongside Mark Brzezicki, the great drummer with Big Country, (Fields of Fire and the transatlantic hit album, The Crossing) and Dan McGrath who was Chris Evans’ sidekick on his Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Dan also co-wrote the theme to Strictly Come dancing! Paul has also played with many local bands in the south east.