Killian's Angels is: Beth Mullaney, Dolly Coulter, Ginger Bruner, Lisa Viscuglia and Nannette Fortier, featuring Vita Corimbi on vocals and keyboard and Irish Step Dancing by Sharon Lynn.

Based out of Las Vegas since September 2001, Killian's Angels has recorded two CD's and is currently working on their soon to be released DVD and third CD. Their original arrangement "Celtic High Step" is featured in the NYC Pub Scene in the popular video game, "Grand Theft Auto IV". Along with being listed as a "Must See Band" in Pauline Frommer's 2008 Las Vegas Travel Guide, Killian's Angels won National Radio Honors in 2006 with King World and Oink Inc. for their original version of the Jeopardy theme song. Their warm, unpredictable and energetic shows continue to entertain audiences from all walks of life.

The Band

Beth Mullaney (lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, bodhran, spoons, drums)
Beth Mullaney; singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, has been a featured performer in Las Vegas since 1994. Though her major musical focus is Celtic, her songs include an eclectic blend of styles, past and present. Recently, she completed "Home", a solo Christmas CD with three new original songs. Beth is the founding member of Killian's Angels, where she adds her vocals, mandolin, guitar, harmonica, spoons, drums and bodhran (Irish frame drum) and original songs and arrangements. Originally from Lincoln Nebraska, Beth performed with the popular duo, MulliVan's Edge at the Excalibur from 1994 to 2001, and as a soloist from 2001-2005. Recently she debuted her new show, "Rhythm and Muse", adding washboard, Tupperware, a sink, and pots and pans to her act. Beth's first solo album, "Simon Says" achieved Billboard honors for "Can I Hold You" and "Playin the Part". Her music is as vast and honest as her many life experiences, infusing a Midwest upbringing with an independent nature that easily speaks to any listener.
BS in Psychology, University of Nebraska (UNL)

Dolly Coulter (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard)
Dolly Coulter, a Las Vegas native, has been performing on and off stage since she was a child. Never one to be satisfied with doing just one thing in life, she not only sings, plays guitar, piano and melodica, but has also written, choreographed and directed an original two act musical with co-writer Bert Anderson. She also has created a multi-media children's production, complete with original music, lyrics and picture book. Currently, Dolly is learning accordion and dobro, working on a CD of her original songs in her home studio; "Doll House", is co-writing a second musical, and singing weekly at the Guardian Angel Cathedral, home of the Las Vegas Bishop. Dolly has a style all her own, as well as a fiery rock and roll sound and energetic sense of humor. To Dolly, being onstage is like being at home... only thing missing would be her two chow dogs, Sophia and Ruby…Currently, Dolly is The Vocal Music Director for Celebrity Cruise Lines. In her "spare time" she is also learning accordion and dobro, working on a CD of her original songs in her home studio; "Doll House", is co-writing a second musical, and singing weekly at the Guardian Angel Cathedral, home of the Las Vegas Bishop.
BA in Theater, UNLV

Ginger Bruner (bass, tuba, percussion, vocals, and more…)
Ginger Bruner, also a Las Vegas native, credits her BA in Tuba performance as the reason for her many varied careers. Professionally, Ginger is a talented photographer in fine art, commercial art and graphics. While studying music education, she took a small "vacation" to study art and is just a few credits shy of an art degree. She is also a writer, radio and music producer and engineer, and a musician with several popular bands, most notably, Killian's Angels and the Meshuginah Klezmorim. In addition, you can listen to her on KUNV, 91.5 FM. After 20+ years in public radio (she claims she started when she was nine), many recognize her voice as the "Voice of Public Radio". In August of 2006 she was inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame (or Broads Hall of Fame?). Ginger's hobbies include reading, golf, tennis and sleep (attributed to all those years on public radio…) She is also known to juggle and clown if the conditions are right and is the only member of Killian's Angels who can juggle fruit and make balloon figures.
BA in Tuba performance at UNLV

Lisa Viscuglia (violin, vocals, percussion)
A classically trained violinist, Lisa Viscuglia attended Harvard University and Studied with Fredy Ostrovsky of the Boston Symphony before moving to Las Vegas in 1979. Over the years she has played with virtually every major performer that has appeared on the Las Vegas strip from Pavarotti to Plant and Page, Elton John to Sinatra. In addition to her work in the Las Vegas showrooms, as violinist for The Las Vegas Tenors and the Las Vegas Production of Spamalot, Lisa has also been an integral member of several popular Las Vegas Bands and shows including the Country Fever Show, The Naked Martinis, Country Knights and currently, Killian's Angels. Her television credits include the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the 1998 and 2002 Billboard Music Awards. Lisa owns and operates Raging Princess Productions and is co-owner of the very popular string ensemble, Bella Rumore. As agent, manager, and musician, she coordinates and performs in orchestras, string ensembles and violin quartets for some of the city's most prestigious musical productions, including Andre Agassi's yearly fund raising event. Lisa is endorsed by Yamaha.
Harvard University

Nannette Fortier (Nan) (drums, percussion, piano, guitar, tin whistle)
Currently on The Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour as Celine's percussionist, Nannette Fortier, a Las Vegas native, realized her love for music performance at an early age. Although piano was her first instrument, a passion for drumming quickly surfaced in high school and has since dominated her musical interest. Nan also adds the electric guitar, tin whistle, spoons and Irish bodhran to her repertoire of instruments. She credits her musical versatility to her love of various styles and ethnic music and has played drums in a Scottish pipe band, a Japanese taiko group, West African drumming groups and even with a Dixieland band in Japan (with Ginger Bruner). . She also attended the Percussion Institute of Technology and has been an educator in California, Las Vegas, New Zealand and Berlin, Germany. Among her extensive credits, Nan has performed with Killian's Angels since 2003 and Celine Dion since 2006. Her talent has taken her to Turkey and throughout Europe while touring with pop-star Mustafa Sandal in 1996. While living in New Zealand from 1998-2000, Nan had the opportunity to perform with two of the country's most respected talents, Karen Hunter, Caitlin Smith. She performed with Blue Man Group in Las Vegas and Berlin, Germany from 2004-2006. Her credits also include performances on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, The American Music Awards, The 2008 Grammy Nominations, "That's Just the Woman in Me" - with Celine Dion in 2008 on CBS, Celine Dion - Live in Las Vegas - "A New Day" DVD and appearances on Xena Warrior Princess, Beverly Hills 90210 and Super Bowl XXII. Nan is endorsed by Zildjian, LP, Rhythm Tech, Remo and Grover.
BA in Music Performance from San Diego State University.

Vita Corimbi (lead vocals and keyboard)
The ever working and always entertaining Vita Corimbi describes herself in her professional summary as "an inherent slacker who never stops working". A native of Las Vegas, Vita is a gifted and award winning performer, recording artist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Along with being the newest member of Killian's Angels, Vita also stars as Earth Mother in Menopause the Musical, and is the Pianist for the Las Vegas Tenors. She began her professional career in her teens as a classical pianist, soloing with some of the least known symphony orchestras. This led to the Subway and Street Corner tour of such exotic locales as Budapest, Tierra del Fuego, Pahrump and Cheboygan, where she maintains a loyal following. She has played for former NY Mayor Giuliani and other Democrats; appeared on and hosted the less famous telethons; been music director for TONY 'N TINA'S WEDDING and Peepshow Las Vegas; sang on more un-charted hits than any other recording artist in history and performed with legends like Tom Jones, Wayne Newton and Krashtop Willie and his Glockenspiel. Vita is a sought after voiceover and jingle artist with national and international credits and has consistently been rated in the Top Ten of female voiceover talents in the country. She has received three EMMY awards (and one ulcer) for performance and music composition. Vita is currently working on a one-woman show about one of her favorite subjects - herself, entitled TONGUE FIRMLY PLANTED IN CHEEK.

Sharon Lynn (Irish Step Dancing)
Overseas World Irish Step Dance Champion Sharon Lynn Rezendes, TCRG is a registered Master Teacher of Irish Dance with the Commission of Irish Dance in Dublin, Ireland and holds BS Degrees in Psychology & Athletic Arts from California State University. She is the director of the Sharon Lynn Academy of Irish Dance as well as Celtic Storm Dance Company which she founded in 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, the product of Azorean and Irish parentage, she began her Irish dance training at the age of 7 and went on to receive formal training in both the U.S. and in Ireland. Some of Sharon Lynn's titles include: Five Time Western United States Region 1st place Oireachtas Champion, Top three in the North American National Irish Dance Championships, 1st Place Dublin Ireland Open Championships at Feile Phoenix, Three consecutive years top ten in the World Championships as well as Overseas World Irish Dance Champion in Cork, Ireland. With an extensive background in performance and original choreographic production shows across the globe, Sharon's lead Soloist dance credits include: Brendan Bowyer's Royal Irish Show band for 10 years in Las Vegas, NV as well as their National U.S. tours and their Theatrical Reviews in Dublin, Ireland's Clontarf Castle, The Prince Charles Pipe Band, Sin e Ri-Ra Solo Irish Step Dancer/Percussionist at New York, New York's Nine Fine Irishmen in Las Vegas, "The Bridie's" Fiddle Sensation Duo from County Clare, Ireland and currently performing with Killian's Angels in Las Vegas.

Killian's Angels "Playing with the Band"

Killian's Angels frequently welcomes popular guest artists including Brett Barnes, Rachel Julian, Mark Pardy, Al Guzman, , CJ Borden, Bonnie Gordon, Adrienne LeFebvre, Justine Bellinsky, Denitza Larsen, Nina DiGregorio and Sharon Lynn with The Celtic Storm Dancers.

C. J. Borden (keyboards, vocals, percussion)
C J Borden brings together over a dozen years of performing and songwriting with a broad spectrum of country and pop styles. In Nashville, CJ collaborated with Jim Williams, who was named Nashville Songwriter Association's Best Up & Coming songwriter in 1993. She performed at the Tennessee State Fair and the world-famous Bluebird Cafe. After a move to Gulf Shores, Alabama, CJ was one of the co-founders of an indie label and publishing company. She excelled as a backup vocalist/arranger and played keyboards on numerous projects.

Brett Barnes (percussion, drums)
Brett Barnes holds a Masters Degree in Percussion and a Bachelors in Music Education from The University of Arkansas. He has performed in all of the major hotels on the Las Vegas Strip as well as the House of Blues, the Joint at the Hard Rock hotel and the Grand ole Opry in Nashville. Brett has performed as a drummer percussionist with Ernie Watts, Bill Wattrous, Ray Stevens, Aretha Franklin, Rick Danko, and Andrea Bocelli.
On the showroom stage Barnes is a First Call sub for Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Purple Reign prince tribute, and Toni and Tina’s Wedding. In addition to Killian's Angels, Brett is currently performing with the rock band Seminiferous, Junior Brantley (fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmy Vaughn), Moody Scott, Chris Tofield, Rocky Tonk and the mutant bluegrass band the Pickadillos among many others.
He also works as a K-5 Music specialist for the Clark County School District and is President of the Nevada Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. Brett Barnes is proud to play MRP Custom Drums, use Evans Drumheads and Vater drumsticks.

Rachel Julian (percussion, drums)
Rachel Julian completed her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in December 2005. She also holds a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and is an active freelance percussionist in the Las Vegas area. Her performance credits include the Las Vegas Philharmonic, "Steel Tropics" steel drum duo, Nevada Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Hairspray, Killian's Angels, the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society, the Henderson Civic Symphony and the Nevada Symphony Orchestra. She appears on Andrea Bocelli's DVD "Amore Under the Desert Sky" and the 2006 opening of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. In 2004, Rachel had the honor of performing in the Las Vegas orchestra for Luciano Pavarotti's Farewell Tour. She has also performed in Canada, Mexico and England. Rachel is currently piloting the Percussion Specialist program at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy. She serves as percussion coach for the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras as well as Coronado High School's front ensemble. She maintains a private percussion studio and teaches part-time for the College of Southern Nevada. Rachel is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and serves as secretary for the Nevada Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.

Killian's Angels Alum

Satomi Hofmann (lead vocals, keyboard, piano, guitar, spoons, drums, percussion) Visit her at www.satomihofmann.com. 
Satomi Hofmann's professional background is as diverse as the instruments she plays. She is currently performing with the USA tour of "The Phantom of the Opera" and appeared regularly in the Broadway production of Phantom throughout 2009. Before moving to New York City, Satomi starred as "Soap Star" in the Las Vegas production of "Menopause, the Musical". She was one of the Music Director's of the opera program at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino and frequently music and vocal directs various local productions. Satomi grew up playing classical piano and won several awards and competitions for her playing, including the prestigious Pepsi Cola Young Musician's Award. After discovering her deep love of theater, Satomi began performing as an actress and singer as well. She appeared opposite Michael Crawford and David Cassidy in EFX at the MGM Grand, has been a performer for companies such as Disney, JVC, and Redken, has been in several commercials, and continues to perform in theater productions whenever her schedule allows. Other stage credits include: Aldonza in Man of La Mancha (PSFX productions), Smokey Joe's Cafe (PSFX), Eve/Mamma Noah in Children of Eden (Signature Productions), The Narrator in Joseph... Dreamcoat (PSFX), Trina-Falsettos (The Forge Theater) and Mrs. Walker - Tommy (PSFX). Satomi has a BA in Musical Theater from UCLA.

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