The Band

  Christy describes herself as a dreamer, so much so that in the 2nd grade, she was put in front of the teacher’s desk because her mind would often drift to another dimension. She never stopped dreaming, having dreams and aspirations set on song-writing. She loves all aspects of it; from the initial spark of an idea, to setting it into motion, then watching her “child” become a full-fledged published song. She feels fortunate to have a phenomenal songwriting partner in Brad McGwire, who uses his multi-instrumental talents to bring our song- babies to life. She is also proud to be the co-creator and lead vocalist of Blue Eyes Black which has an eclectic mix of sounds from blues, classic-rock, soul and pop. Christy’s musical inspirations are fairly diverse from Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Doris Day, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Tina Turner, Beth Hart, Carrie Underwood, Pat Benatar, Ann Wilson and Susan Tedeschi….and the list goes on! Christy states “Remember music is just 3 chords and the truth”.

  Brad is a product mostly of 80’s rock…his rock guitar heroes being Michael Schenker, EVH and George Lynch and counted among his blues heroes are Albert King, Hendrix and SRV.  He is a true music fan, having been to innumerable great live shows of among the most inspiring have been…The Tedeschi-Trucks band, The Michael Schenker Group, Kings X, Extreme and The Hendrix Experience featuring Satch, Eric Johnson, Zak Wylde, Dweezil Zappa, Dug Pinnick, etc! Brad has also been fortunate to have played with some excellent musicians over the last few years which he credits for teaching him critical elements of musicianship and the art of live performance. Brad formed Blue Eyes Black with Christy in 2017, initially as an acoustic duo but has since morphed into a four-piece band focusing on blues, blues-rock covers and original music. Brad credits his co-songwriting/musical partner, Christy, for helping to create a transformational experience in the process of creating music from abstract, and often random ideas, and turning them into music for the world to hear.

  Ethan was born and raised right here in Columbus Ohio. From a young age he was grateful to have a lovely mother who raised him right - listening to bands like Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, The Doobie Brothers, and The Red Hot Chile Peppers on the weekdays, and rooting for the Buckeyes on the weekends. All of this culminated in his college experience in which he studied music at The Ohio State University, while also performing as a member of the marching band. Performing with Blue Eyes Black has been one of his favorite musical endeavors so far, and hopes you’ll enjoy our music. 

Rob has been playing the percussion since the 1970s.  His early influences were Ringo Starr and Daniel Peter Seraphine, the original drummer for Chicago.  Throughout his music career, Rob has played a number of musical styles including classical, country, Dixieland jazz, funk, R&B, rock, Latin, and big band swing.  Although Rob already played in several Columbus, OH bands, Rob joined Blue Eyes Black because of the diversity of music and the opportunity to work on original material.