Band

 David began loving music at an early age.  In High School, David played 11 instruments, including guitar and many instruments in the brass family.  After a long break, he picked up his guitar again in 2010, and with the help of some of Long Island's most talented musicians, has achieved success as a 12 string player, which is his passion.    David is a founding member of Instant Replay, and has had the privilege of playing with many talented recording artists, namely Bobby Rondinelli, John Miceli, Amber Ferrari, George Cintron, Dee Snider, Danny Miranda, and Randy Jackson.  He has been a special guest player with many local and regional bands such as Decadia Live!, Drop Dead Sexy, Buttered Soul, The 60's Invasion, Rock Stars From Mars, Amber Ferrari's Janis Joplin Tribute & Women of Rock and her Pat Benatar and Madonna tributes, and Bobby Rondinelli & Friends.  David is also a partner in 89 North Music Venue - Long Island's premier destination for live music.

  John started piano lessons at the age of 7 (being forced by his Mom to practice every day) and found after a short period of time that he loved playing music (Thanks Mom!) He played in bands throughout high school and college, then took a short break to start a family. After a short time he played in garage bands but found that playing in front of an audience and in larger music venues was so much more rewarding. His influences include Billy Joel,  Elton John, Keith Emerson, Scott Joplin, Mozart and Motown. John has played with several bands in venues such as The Jones Beach Theater , The Paramount, The Best Buy Theater on Broadway, BB Kings, 89 North, Mulcaheys and KJ Farrells. He has also had the pleasure of playing on stage in Manhattan with rock and roll hall of famer Steve Miller.  John is a founding member of Instant Replay, and is excited to play with musicians with such a high level of talent.  He truly enjoys seeing the audience singing and dancing as the band  performs!

    Simon Michael Walsh came to New York City in 1985 with a music composition degree under his belt and bass playing dreams in his head. An integral part of the NYC original music scene, he shifted his focus to the rich and storied Long Island music world after he and his family moved to Queens.

His energetic and passionate performances are famous for getting people up to laugh and dance.  In addition to covering bass duties in bands as diverse as Instant Replay, 45rpm, Lulu Mackley’s Mack Attack, and Pops Rizzo & the Bra-jole Bros., Simon leads his own originals project, Simon Walsh’s Petting Zoo. He also plays the flute and bass in church and orchestral settings.

Darren is a 30 plus year veteran of the Long Island Music scene.  He founded Net Prophets, a highly respected versatile area rock band, which eventually morphed into Badlands: Tribute to Bruce Springsteen.  Badlands has played to crowds in excess of 3,000 people up and down the East Coast. Darren currently lends his searing guitar work, and heartfelt lead and background vocals to Playin’ English: Tribute to Squeeze, Joe Jackson, and Elvis Costello,  Drive: A Tribute to The Cars, The Byrne Unit, and his original project, Darren Gallagher and the Killer Band where he leads  a 10 piece band complete with a horn section.  You can find Darren's original music on all major digital platorms.

Amber is known for her Janis Joplin tribute theatre show “Joplin’s Pearl”, as well as her Madonna "Material Girl" and Pat Benatar tribute shows.  She has had two of her originals on the Billboard Dance charts and has her own independent record label, O.M.O. Records Inc.  Amber's original music is available on iTunes, CDBaby and other music outlets.  She has shared the stage with several renowned musicians/artists.   Amber's is a rare breed of performer whose powerful vocal range along with her non-stop energy will have you cheering and dancing along to the beat. In addition to her band, Amber enjoys being a part of the talented members of Instant Replay!

 It has been said, Rafe Tangorra was born with Drumsticks in hand but many doctors would dispute that claim, so we’ll go with that he started playing drums at a young age!  Rafe has toured with brother and Recording Artist, Nick Tangorra, as the band's musical director across the US. The pop duo's single “Boo Hoo” amassed over 27 million streams, reaching #1 on SoundCloud’s Pop Charts in 2016. This achievement earned them their first record deal with Epic Records.   Rafe has shared stages with Fergie, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas, Megan Trainor, Shawn Mendes and more. Today, he still actively writes and performs with his best bud in the entire world, Nick.   As a song writer, Rafe has worked alongside songwriters and artists such as Richie Canatta (Billy Joel), Damon Sharpe (Jennifer Lopez), David Brooke (Charlie Puth), Noby Sidez (Reservoir Publishing), Loote (Universal Media Group), and Carlo Colasacco (Shinedown).  Rafe is excited to bring his experience to Instant Replay as he is no stranger to the group, watching them many times from the audience, and can’t wait to play with such fantastic musicians! 

Sam’s professional music career started on guitar, found its way to bass and piano, and then somewhere along the way his passion for wind and brass instruments developed. He showcases his ability on all these instruments and more via his Christian music ministry, which features original jazzy biblically-themed songs. Sam is close to finishing his 3rd CD of original Christian music. Check out  www.sampowellmusic.com  for an overview of his ministry and samples of his music.

Sam is the bassist for two Long Island favorites, FM and Sir Duke, playing the great music of Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder. He also performs with Playin’ English on guitar, sax and keys, a band celebrating the music of Squeeze and Joe Jackson.

Trained in illustration and graphic design at The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Sam is an Art Director and Designer for a creative agency on Long Island. His artwork can be seen at www.sportraitz.com.

As a drummer/percussionist, Justin Scheidling helps find and create the numerous good – no, GREAT – things in every performance, wedding, event and person he meets.

When he’s not rocking the beat at one of his events, Justin enjoys spending time at home with his dog, Gigi, eating sweet potato pie (I hear his moms is the BEST) and jetting off from one adventurous vacation to the next.

Locally, Justin may be known best as a Wedding & Party Percussionist for numerous DJ and entertainment companies, as well as a featured performer for dozens of organizations throughout the tri-state area.

If you’re looking for Justin to create an over-the-top performance at your next event, you better act fast! Justin is among Long Island’s most in-demand drummers and percussionists, learning from some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Roland “Gajate” Garcia (Dancing With The Stars/Stevie Wonder), Paulo Stagnaro (Ricky Martin) Chris Scherer (The Hip Pickles), Bob Leto and Frank Cassara (Lion King/Steve Reich). All of these incredible opportunities have helped Justin become an extremely versatile and accomplished musician.

Interested in learning from Justin? He is available for beginner, intermediate, and experienced drum and percussion lessons from his home studio in West Islip, NY, Guitar Center in Commack, NY, and through Skype. Justin is also currently on the teaching faculty at Grace Music School in Fort Salonga, NY.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn a new talent, or improve your drum and percussion skills today!