After attending music college for two years, Front man Stuart Bodie, began to piece together the band that would eventually become, Out Of The Blue. Stu met keyboard player, Wes Schmidt, while Wes was working in a government office as a work experience student. Their mutual love of music soon drew them together. Over the next few years, the band saw many musicians come and go, but eventually settled to the core players that are now, Out Of The Blue.
Lead
Vocals –
Stuart Bodie (Stu) is
the founder, front man and energy of OOTB.
Stuart has been involved with several bands,
an a-cappella group that toured Japan and
several musical theatre productions
including the lead role in The Music Man.
Stuart is a graduate of the Grant MacEwan
Music Program where he majored in Recording
Arts.
Vocalist –
Louise Dawson is has studied Jazz vocals at
both Grant Macewan and McGill University.
She is currently in music education at
the University of Alberta. Louise has
been a feature singer at Jazz
festivals all across Canada and has also
worked as a vocalist for the Red's Rebels.
Vocalist –
Kerri Bodie is a talented vocalist who has
been involved in music all her life. She had
eight years of Royal Conservatory piano
instruction and private vocal lessons. Kerri
sang and played keyboards in the band,
Brand-X, which performed in numerous cities
in Japan.
Keyboards –
"Wild Wild Wes" Schmidt is a gifted musician
who greatly adds to the chemistry of the
band with his perfect pitch and
accommodating personality. If Stuart is the
"front" of the band, Wes is definitely the
"center". Wes graduated with a Recording
Arts major from the Grant MacEwan Music
Program.
Drums
– Burke Maclean
Guitar -
Jeremy Doody is one of Alberta's finest
guitar players. Jeremy is comfortable in
most any style of guitar, including:
Classical, Jazz, Country and Blues, but his
specialty is Rock n' Roll. Since Jeremy
joined OOTB, he has improved the band
immeasurably with his amazing solos and
solid play. Jeremy is currently a guitar
instructor at Red Deer College.
Bass
- Moni Mathew is a multi-talented musician
who is much sought after, due to his
abilities and versatility. Moni is skilled
on over ten different instruments but we're
just happy that he's awesome on the bass.
Stu met Moni while taking music at Grant
MacEwan and knew he had to be in a band with
him immediately. Moni plays a 5 string bass
which adds some real bottom end to our
sound.