Jeanette O'Keeffe - Lead Vocals
Jeanette knew from the age of 5 that music would be her life’s path and by 16 she had trained extensively in voice, acting, dance and performed in over a dozen musical productions. Jeanette began pursuing her professional performing career at the age of 17 and for over a decade has been writing, recording and performing in numerous stage productions throughout Canada, the U.S.A., Europe and Asia. Jeanette has also released 6 singles to international radio and has had 6 of her music videos on heavy rotation on CMT. Jeanette, with her Partner Jonas Falle, co-founded Moon Coin Productions, a vibrant Entertainment Corporation, encompassing many areas of the arts, including, live stage production, music composition, music publishing, television, film, internet, artist development/management, and studio production/recording through their own label, Moon Coin Records. Jeanette also performs in the Moon Coin Productions stage shows ABBA Cadabra, The Shania Experience and The RnB ICONS. Some recent endeavours for Jeanette include co-producing "Kindness Rocks", with Jonas Falle & Brock Tully; which is an initiative to promote Kindness and social responsibility in schools and communities throughout the world. Although music is a big part of Jeanette’s life, her proudest accomplishment and biggest love is being a mother of 3 beautiful daughters, aged 16, 12 and 11.
Kylee Epp - Lead Vocals
Although performing since the tender age of 6, Kylee’s musical journey really began to take flight nine years ago, when she stepped into a recording studio for the first time to record a song she had written. This dynamic and engaging performer has not only traveled the world with the Canadian Dance team to take home a silver medal at the 2001 World Dance Championships in Berlin, but has also received the prestigious award for best stage performance at The Canadian National Dance Championships and won 2nd place for her vocal performance in the YTV Achievement Awards. Kylee’s original music has already received extensive radio play on the West Coast, and she has recently been collaborating with Universal Music’s Joel Parkes on numerous Television and Movie Soundtracks. Now, at the remarkable age of 21, Kylee is already an accomplished recording artist, stage-performer and song-writer. She is forging ahead with her new original album, due to be released later this year. Moon Coin Productions is honored to have this fine, young performer as the lead in many of their stage shows, including The Retro Diva's, The Moon Coin Hippie Revival, The RnB ICONS, Kindness Rocks and ABBA Cadabra.
Guitar - Jonas Falle
Jonas was drawn to playing the guitar at the age of seven. His passion for creating and entertaining intensified at the age of ten when he started writing and performing original music. By age 16, Jonas was already touring throughout Canada with notorios heavy Metal Band "Aragathor" and later with the band "Assault", who were popular in western Europe. Jonas went on to form, front and produce his own original metal group. "Random Damage". In 1990 they signed a 2 album record deal with MASCOT RECORDS, based out of Rotterdam HOLLAND. Their albums were released in 16 countries, and they continued to build a strong following throughout the 19 90's. In 1998 Jonas accepted the lead guitar position for the internationally known tribute act, "Nearly Neil", and later co-wrote and starred as the role of Scot Evil in the P3 Production of "The Shagadelic Swingers". Jonas had the opportunity to tour with these 2 amazing productions for 5 years and during that time travelled to Malaysia, The Caribbean, Canada and the United States. Since that time Jonas has been busy performing, producing writing and creating! In 2003, Jonas Co-founded Moon Coin Productions with Jeanette O'Keeffe. Jonas co-produces several live stage shows such as, ABBA Cabdara, The RnB ICONS, The Moon Coin Hippie Revival, The Retro Diva's, The SHANIA Experience and Kindness Rocks, (which promotes world kindness and self empowerment to kids). Other projects for Jonas under M.C.P. include, CHECKOUTMYTUNES.COM an international Musicians Networking web-site and his latest original album project, J & J.
Keyboards - Ryan Langevin
Ryan Langevin has performed professionally for over ten years. He received a Bachelor of Music degree with a major on Vocal Jazz and has been teaching voice and piano since 1999. Ryan has played in a variety of groups ranging in genre from Jazz, Country, Rock, R&B, and funk. He has had the opportunity to play with local country artists Rick Tippe and Nikki Werner and he recently recorded on Canadian classic rock group, Prism’s up and coming album. Ryan is a current member of the country group, Bullhorn, and has co-hosted an R&B jam in Maple Ridge, BC, since 2004. Ryan has been with Moon Coin Productions for the past 3 years and currently plays as Bennie in ABBA Cadabra. He is also the keyboard player in the RnB Icons and is a cast member of Kindness Rocks! Ryan lives in Maple Ridge with his wife, Andrea and son, Alexander.
Percussion - Toshi Takahashi
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, this natural-born musician learned to play drums, percussion, bass and guitar, and was performing in nightclubs throughout Vancouver….all before his 16th birthday! Having had extensive musical training throughout high-school and college, Toshi had the honour of training with Japanese TAIKO drum teacher, Uzume Taiko and then later became a drum teacher himself at Today’s Music in Coquitlam, BC for 5 years. In addition to performing and touring with world renowned entertainer Bobby Bruce (AKA Nearly Neil) for over five years, Toshi also enjoyed 2 years on stage playing the role of Random Task in the hilarious Austin Powers stage production “The Shagadelic Swingers Baby Yeah” with Proud & Pennyless Productions. He is now an intricate part of The Moon Coin Productions team, playing percussion, guitar, singing, dancing and acting in The Retro Diva's, The Moon Coin Hippie Revival, The RnB ICONS, The Shania Experience, Kindness Rocks and ABBA-Cadabra. Thus far, Toshi’s career has taken him all over the globe including Malaysia, The U.S.A., Canada, and The Caribbean. Some career highlights for this multi-talented entertainer was performing a one-nighter in Maui Hawaii for Washington Mutual Bank, playing at the Grand Casino in Tunica Mississippi and performing in front of 30,000 people at The Olympic Arena in Calgary to bring in the new Millennium. On his off-time Toshi can be found body building, listening to heavy metal music and impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ashley Grant - Dancer/ Choreographer
Ashley began performing at the tender age of three. Since that time she has trained extensively in all areas of the performing arts including 16 years of vigorous dance training, 8 years of musical theatre and two years of vocal training. Recently, she was awarded scholarships from three different foundations including The Peninsula Arts Foundation. In addition to landing the principal role of “Lilly” in the critically acclaimed EMS production of ANNIE, Ashley was invited to perform at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. Another career highlight for this young, but seasoned performer was traveling with the prestigious “Visions International Youth Dance Company” to New York City where she won several first place honors in the “I LOVE DANCE” Nationals. Ashley is not only a gifted dancer and singer, but is working hard on establishing herself as a Choreographer as well. Last year she choreographed the musical “HONK” for The Young People’s Theatre Company of Surrey, as well as some fashion shows in the Greater Vancouver area. Ashley’s dream is to teach and inspire other young performers. When Ashley is not on stage with “The Retro Diva's, ABBA Cadabra, The RnB ICONS or The Shania Experience”, she can be found snow boarding and shopping! We are elated to have this exceptional performer and Choreographer on the Moon Coin Productions team!
Aleisha Reale - Dancer/ Choreographer
Aleisha began performing as a dancer at the young age of four. She was hooked immediately and by the time she was 17, she had trained extensively in many disciplines of dance including jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, African, tap, contemporary, and ballroom. At the age of 16, she had choreographed and performed in a number of music videos aired on Much More Music. Aleisha was also teaching and choreographing for various competitive groups around Vancouver before she had graduated high school. In addition to performing numerous times on Global Television’s Variety Club Telethon, she was also involved in choreographing and performing in “Afro Fusion”, a Congo relief fundraiser held in Vancouver, BC. Aleisha was a highlighted dancer in “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch – The Movie” and was a dancer, model, and choreographer for Wella International’s hair show and Blondie’s Cabaret Fashion Show. Aleisha has had the opportunity to be a part of the BC Lions dance team, performing for over 40 000 CFL fans. For the past four years Aleisha has been working full time at Moon Coin Productions where she choreographs and dances in several stage shows including, The Retro Diva’s, the Moon Coin Hippie Revival, ABBA Cadabra, The RnB ICONS, the Shania Experience and Kindness Rocks!
