Marmalade - About Us - Band member bios


	Kevin is the manager, singer and guitarist of “MARMALADE”….. "I love to play all types of music within a cover band. Weddings, parties, anything is the motto…Corporate gigs are a favourite….Theme music is a welcome challenge….and song requests are an opportunity to add new songs to the repertoire… (as long as enough time is allowed to research, download, chart and rehearse)." Kevin has played with Artists such as the great late Ricky Mae, the band Spectrum, Renee Geyer, Ross Wilson, James Reyne from Australian Crawl, Russell Morris, Bob Valentine, Richard Frankland.....Kevin supported Carlos Santana with Grand Wazoo for Santanas' 1987 tour and supported Joan Armatrading for her Australian Tour in 1998 with Strumpet. Kevin has also appeared with Chris Issack and UnCanny X men for performances on TV shows such as Countdown, Hey Hey It's Saturday and GMA with Bert Newton. Kevin has been a member of well known local bands such as Grand Wazoo, Yogi Goes Bare, The Australian Madonna Show, Hey Sister (winner of the 2003 Victorian Bridal awards) and original music touring band “Strumpet”. Kevin has been managing several cover bands during this time, culminating in the formation of Marmalade in 1997.

	ELISE BEATTIE Elise Beattie performs in many of Melbourne's finest cover & function bands both locally & throughout Asia. Other appearance's include regular sessions for TV/radio jingles, Bert Newton's GMA, Grease the Musical, Opera Australia and performances with various other recording artists, eg...Bachelor Girl, Christine Anu, Vanessa Amorosi, John Stevens etc. She is currently co-writing & recording vocal house music on vinyl through Bush Records UK.
	CHELLY PARISI Chelly Parisi has worked with Melbourne’s finest cover bands. She has many years experience as a vocalist and front person for bands such as Rock Steady, The Rhythm Method, The Kasbah Club, Face to Face to name a few. Chelly has an extensive repertoire covering a wide variety of styles and loves to perform and to get her audiences involved. back to top

	STEPHEN MORGAN Stephen is the most recent addition to Marmalade. Stephen emerged on the Australian music scene in 1986 when he joined ICEHOUSE recording and touring with the band for the next ten years. As a session musician he has worked with many of Australia's great artist's including John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite, Tina Arena, Peter Andre and Tommy Emanuel. In 1990 he stepped into the world of theatre as musical director of the hit musical HAIR. With a taste for rock musicals, Stephen then joined the 1992 concert tour of Jesus Christ Superstar followed by The Sydney Dance Company's 'BERLIN', The New Rocky Horror Show, and Smokey Joe's Cafe. For the last 7 years Stephen has been a record producer at his own studio, and performing with the Dale Ryder Band and Cotton Keays & Morris.
	STEPHEN HADLEY Legend bass player who has played with everyone who is anyone, including Stevie Wonder, Men at Work, Paul Kelly and too many others to mention...."performs with Marmalade when we can get him." back to top

	TONY NORRIS Tony is the keyboard/trumpet player and is one of the vocalists for MARMALADE and is a very important multi-instrumentalist for the band. He also plays guitar and percussion if the occasion arises. He has been with MARMALADE since its' conception. Anthony Norris has recorded and/or performed with: The Black Sorrows, John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky, Chris Bailey, Joe Camilleri, Strumpet, Kerri Simpson, Jane Clifton. Television appearances with: Ricky Martin, Deseree, Chris Isaaks, Suggs (Madness), Black Sorrows, Kate Ceberano, Jimoen, Strumpet, Countdown, Hey Hey It's Saturday, GMA with Bert Newton, The Big Gig, Steve Vizard, Alyce Platt.
	TIM ROSEWARNE Tim Rosewarne has been playing keys and blues harp professionally for around 25 years, and his bands include 80s chart toppers BIG PIG, and 90`s powerhouse Chocolate Starfish. These days, he also can be seen with: The Absolutely 80s Band backing the likes of, Scott Carne, Brian Mannix, Sean Kelly, The Chantoozies, Dale Ryder, David Sterry, Grace Knight, Paul Gray and John Paul Young,The Models....a recent version of the 80`s legends, Bardot and Disco Montego`s Katie Underwood, The Flares featuring George Kapiniaris (Il Dago, Acropolis Now), In The Flesh featuring Alyce Platt, (Sale of the Century, Home and Away), Woodstock The Band, 2120, and Hollywood Zoo to name but a few. back to top

	ANTON DELECCA Anton plays tenor and alto saxophones with Marmalade. Artists and groups he has performed with include: The Cat Empire, Ross Wilson, Bob Valentine, Doc Neeson, The Australian Showband, The Bennetts Lane Big Band, The Grand Wazoo, Matt Heatherington and many more jazz and commercial groups. Performances & recordings with American saxophonists Odean Pope (Max Roach Quartet, Jimmy Smith etc) & Arthur Blythe (World Saxophone Quartet). Anton was twice a finalist in the Australian Jazz Saxophone Awards and has studied with Dave Liebman (Miles Davis) in New York City. back to top

	TANYA CAVANAGH Tanya Cavanagh (Mother / Bachelor Girl), Chris Tabone (The Badloves).
	PIET COLLINS Piet Collins (The Sharp). back to top