Australian-Taiwanese vocalist and rising-star Caitlin Magee 凱琳, at 22 is currently one of the youngest in-demand professional musicians within the Asia-Pacific jazz and popular music scenes. Caitlin has been invited to perform at various international jazz festivals and is a familiar face at clubs and venues across Asia, performing jazz, R&B and fusion music. Caitlin is the front-woman of electro-fusion band Ultrahang, which won first place at the 2017 Taichung Jazz Festival Competition. With her mature voice, bilingual performance abilities (fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese) combined with her energetic on-stage persona - Caitlin brings a wealth of experience and virtuosity to each performance. In addition to my music career, I am a fourth year Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance) student at the Australian National University with a keen interest in the media and entertainment industry. I am also a supporter of the fine arts and am looking to expand my networks in this area.
Matthew Candler also known as “Dooley” has performed with musicians from all over the world. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona but currently residing in Taipei found his roots in the church singing gospel music and builds upon that foundation to bring energy and excitement to those who attend his performances. Performing in both English and Chinese, he has been entertaining with various styles of music, comedy, and acting. Energetic, humorous, engaging, and edgy are all words used to describe his talent which has built up a large fan base. Having performed for both live audiences and TV alike he is a showman that really brings something new to the stage.
American drummer/percussionist Cody Byassee has established himself as a unique and versatile contributor to the music scene in his adopted home of Taipei. His extensive live performance and recorded work is not limited to any one genre. One day he might play pop/rock songs for a stadium crowd and the next he could be improvising in a small jazz club. Whether crafting rhythms on a standard drum set or a custom-designed hand percussion setup, Cody brings a sense of enthusiasm and professionalism to any musical situation he finds himself in.
His most frequent musical collaborations are with singer-songwriter Paige Su , and he is featured on her recently-released album “We Are All Lonely Souls”. Some of the other artists he has performed and/or recorded for include Jolin Tsai, Tanya Chua, Cheer, Joanna Wang, Waa Wei, Wan Fang, Cosmos People, and Yoyo Sham.
In addition to work in the Mandarin Pop genre, Cody also performs regularly with jazz and creative music artists such as the award-winning Sizhukong, Interestring Quartet, Indian-fusion group Coromandel Express, and at top jazz clubs and festivals around Taiwan, such as Brown Sugar, the Taichung Jazz Festival, and the Taipei Summer Jazz Festival.
Cody holds a Master's degree in Percussion Performance from the world-renowned University of North Texas College of Music and a Bachelor's in Music Education (specializing in percussion) from Oklahoma State University.
Fell in love with electric bass in high school, then start giging in clubs in college. Join Dizzy Jazz Big Band to learn double bass and jazz at the same time. Tour lots of high schools and senior houses with Anti-Drug Ambassador while in military . Start working as professional musician right after. Join original folk band “Ding-Ding and Shi-Shi” and had several E.P. and album. Continully doing tours and recording sessions for artists such as, Crowd Lu, Cheer Chen, Della, Jai-Jai, Yen-J, A-Mei, Joanna Wang, Richie Jen, Wakin Chau, Sky Wu, Victor Wong, Cyndi Chaw, Wan Fang, Wa Wa, Tracy Su, Valen Hsu, Murmurshow. And was music director and bassist for Brown Sugar Taipei for many years.
