Fiona Ellis' musical endeavors began early, singing in Welsh folk festivals with her family and performing in Suzuki piano recitals by the age of five. She later starred in various theater productions including the roles of Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol, Gretl in The Sound of Music, and the title role in Cinderella. Fiona won numerous gold and silver medals for Rhode Island's "Solo & Ensemble" competitions as both a singer and flutist. She was selected three times as the # 1 ranking and twice as the # 2 ranking in Rhode Island's All State choir from 1998-2003. Throughout her days at Barrington High School, Fiona was an active member of various auditioned performing ensembles and also co-founded and co-directed the a cappella group The Flavors.

Fiona sang soprano in the University of Richmond's select choir Schola Cantorum, touring with them to France and Italy in 2004 and Spain in 2007. The group also performed a 40-voice motet with the world-renowned Tallis Scholars in 2004 and produced their first professional CD Ye Shall Have a Song in 2005. Fiona also served as Spirit Chair and later Musical Director of the University of Richmond's original co-ed a cappella group Choeur du Roi.

After graduating in 2007 with a double major in Rhetoric & Communication Studies and French and a minor in Dance, Fiona continues her involvement in the performing arts community in Richmond. She currently sings with The James River Singers and is now the Musical Director of VocalBluR.

Throughout his life, Jeff has loved to sing; in the shower, in the car, in the grocery store. Jeff was involved in numerous local rock bands throughout his high school days but never participated in any formal training or choral singing. By the end of high school, Jeff became more interested in hip-hop and break-dancing and fell out of the singing world.

It was not until college did Jeff realize his talents as a singer and entertainer. It was one night in the first year of college when a friend played him a clip of Rahzel beat-boxing his infamous "If Your Mother Only Knew". Jeff went back to his dorm that night and began working on mimicking the routine and quickly developed a talent and passion for vocal percussion. Jeff went on to teach himself other famous hip-hop beats like Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock", and he also learned to improvise his own beats.

Not too long after, Jeff joined Virginia Tech's all-male a cappella group Juxtaposition. Jeff performed in numerous concerts, including the ICCA competition, where he made famous his opening beat-box introduction and sang solos like Hoobastank's "Running Away" and Fountain of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom".

Jeff was brought back into the world a cappella through a fellow Juxtaposition alumnus, Matt Bolling, and he now resides as a member and main vocal percussionist of VocalBluR.

A native of Darien, Connecticut, Steve Travers started his singing career at age 15 performing the role of Roger in his high school's production of Grease! Landing principle and lead roles in the remainder of the high school productions, singing in the select madrigal and pop/jazz performing groups, Steve also found himself as the sole representative of Darien in the 2000 Connecticut All-State Musicians as a tenor in the chorus.

At the University of Richmond, Steve sang with Schola Cantorum and discovered the world of pop a cappella with Choeur du Roi (pronounced "CORE duh roy", like the pants!), where he served as Assistant Musical Director and arranged and sang solos for such crowd pleasers as NSync's "It's Gonna Be Me" and the epic "Lion King Medley".

After graduating with a music degree in vocal performance and composition, Steve returned to Darien and starred in a couple of community theater productions. He also kept himself busy singing in his church choir and composing the scores to a couple of films written and directed by his younger brother Dave, now an aspiring filmmaker at Southern Methodist University.

Upon hearing about auditions for VocalBluR from music director and fellow Choeur du Roi alumnus Fiona Ellis, Steve jumped at the opportunity to audition. He is ecstatic to be back in a cappella music, and he is also singing with the James River Singers and First Presbyterian Church as their tenor soloist and section leader.

Phil Lawson received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from James Madison University in 1999 with a concentration in voice. While at JMU, he performed in several choral ensembles and took part in their musical theater and opera productions. He was also a founding member of the University's elite male a cappella group Exit 245.

For seven years, Phil was the choral director at Clover Hill High School in Midlothian, VA. During his tenure, the choral program grew from about 130 students to well over 200 students and received numerous awards and accolades. He has sung with several Richmond area groups including the Richmond Symphony Chorus and the James River Singers.

Phil currently serves as the Minister of Music and Worship at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Mechanicsville while maintaining an active schedule as a choral clinician and adjudicator. Phil and his wife, Sandy, live in Glen Allen with their two children, Anna and Trevor.

Sean McLane is a baritone and has been a member of VocalBluR since August 2007. As a young lad, Sean enjoyed many talents in football, baseball, and academics, but music emerged as his primary talent following a successful run as Santa in the Cool Yule Christmas Show at Gordon Elementary. In the succeeding years, he continued exploring musical theater, playing such roles as Nicely Nicely, Charlie Brown, and the Bum in Little Shop of Horrors. Sean also explored choral music and had the honor of attending All-District Chorus for 6 straight years and the Virginia All-State Choir in both his junior and senior years. At VCU he performed with the Commonwealth Singers, the Madrigalists, and the MCV group The Notochords, where he served as Musical Director.

Sean has considerable experience as an arranger, starting with an arrangement of Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up", performed by the Monacan High School's combined choirs in the Spring of 2004. He has spent 4 1/2 years orchestrating the band for Monacan's Center Stage, Powhatan's Revv'd Up, and arranging numerous pieces for a cappella performance. He hopes to lend these skills to VocalBluR's success and is excited to be on board.

Sean continues his personal education by working at Powhatan High School, assisting as an accompanist and arranger, while observing and learning from Christopher Thomas, the choral educator in residence. He hopes to one day become a choral music educator and professional arranger.