Madii Schomogyi
Madii is a passionate performer and musician and was self-taught until starting lessons at Case’s in 2017. She has been performing in front of large audiences since the age of 14 with her band and since then has performed in countless shows in the Algoma District and even participated in a tour of Southern Ontario
Stephen Gagnon-Ruscio
Stephen is a freelance pianist and vocalist who studied voice and jazz at Algoma University. He has performed with several choirs since 2012, including the Ontario and National Youth Choir of Canada. Beginning in 2014, he has also been steadily involved in the local musical theatre community, from performing onstage, playing the keys, to music
Adam King
With his father being a piano tuner and musician, Adam has been around music his whole life. He began piano lessons at 6 years old and was a self-taught electric guitarist until completing his Bachelor’s in Music at Algoma University. Although he didn’t begin his academic training until 36 years old, his passion for teaching
Marisa Valois
Marisa has been performing in front of large audiences since the age of 12. She has studied piano, flute, and voice. At Algoma University she studied voice under the direction of Agnes McCarthy and acquired her Grade 9 Certificate through the Royal Conservatory with first class honours. She has performed in various productions with the
Todd Webb
Todd’s musical journey began at the age of two with private instruction on the piano through the Algoma Conservatory of Music, followed by violin at three, classical guitar at four, and later fiddle and mandolin. Throughout his life, Todd has performed, and continues to perform frequently with his family band WebbSurround for community events, private
Aerin Joseph
Aerin started her music career at the Algoma Conservatory of Music at the age of 3. She took private lessons for 4 years and has branched off exponentially since then. She now plays guitar, piano, violin, cello, ukulele, mandolin, and sings. Throughout high school, Aerin participated in multiple french music competitions throughout Ontario with her
Mikaela Murtonen
Mikaela teaches Piano and Vocals at Case’s. She has Classical and Jazz Piano Training, including Grade 8 Piano, 7 years of guitar experience, 4 years of bass experience, and 2 years of ukulele experience. She further studied Audio Production at Harris Institute, and is a self-taught singer who is currently studying classical voice. She is
Blair St. John
Blair studied Jazz at Algoma University. He is a drummer in many bands including Vertically Impaired and The Dirty Few, and has played in many fill-in gigs on guitar, bass, and drums. He is further successful with pipes and as a snare drummer. He has competed at many Highland games as well as working as
Sheldon Jääskeläinen
Sheldon has worked as a music teacher for the past 17 years and has worked at Case’s for the past 7. Prior to teaching, he received many years of formal classical training in piano, violin, viola, voice, percussion, and guitar through the Algoma Conservatory of Music, the Gartshore School of Music, and private educators. Sheldon
Brian Holmes
Brian’s interest in music started early. Classically trained at the Conservatory, Brian has studied piano for nearly 20 years and bass guitar for nearly 10. Brian has recorded and released 4 albums, is a guest musician on several local releases, and has been on two cross Canada tours with Gates of Winter, and Woods of
Elizabeth Alloi
Elizabeth’s musical training started early when, at age 5, she began taking private lessons at the Algoma Conservatory of Music. Not long after, she participated in the Shield Competition for Flute, was accepted as a member of the Ontario Youth Choir in 2008 to 2009, competed at Ontario Music Festivals Association provincial competition for Grades
Rob Sartini
Rob teaches guitar, bass, and drums. He is an Algoma University student who plays the guitar, drums, bass, and uke.
Jamie Vincent
Jamie has been playing the guitar for 22 years and drum for 15 years, and currently teaches guitar, ukulele, and drums at Case’s. He’s released multiple albums with Algoma, Flint, and other bands; has toured Ontario, Quebec, and Germany; and is on record labels in India and Malaysia. He’s also been a show promoter for
Jeff Gray
Jeff Gray has been repairing instruments for 19 years and has been Fender Certified for 17 years. When he’s not repairing instruments, he plays guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, mandolin, and hand drums. Jeff has played for bands including 13 Days, Bangers n’ Mash, Johnny Lunchbox, Turner UP!, and Lucky 13, and he is currently in
