Ronald Gatty

Born in 1966, Ron Gatty's music studies began at the age of 9 in Pittsburgh, Pa. when he started playing the trumpet and piano. By the age of 13 he was studying under brass instructor Edwin Shiner of Duquesne University. He was a featured soloist with the Three Rivers Training orchestra and the American Youth Band and Chorus, which took him to Europe in 1981, and was a finalist of the Young Artists Competition and named the youngest wind instrumentalist to receive the recognition. Joining the Navy out of high school, Ron completed the Navy School of Music in Norfolk, Va. and traveled the world with Navy bands in Guam, Japan and Great Lakes, IL. It was in the Navy that he began expanding his musical skills from the trumpet to guitar, bass, drums and music composition. For the past 17 yrs. Ronald has been writing original compositions and has played with various top 40 and original bands. Currently he plays guitar in two of Seattle’s most successful casino/club acts, The Afrodisiacs and The Spazmatics. Private functions have included regular clients such as Microsoft, Boeing and Ferrari. In addition to having written and produced a commercial on radio station KISS 106.1, his instrumental and vocal skills have recently been used by Bad Animals recording studio in Seattle. He currently resides on Vashon Island with his wife Lyn.