sarah teale
Born and raised in Walworth County, Sarah has spent most of her life in the Lake Geneva area.
Early on, as the second of four children (parents Michele & Jeff), Sarah was convinced she wanted to be a dentist. That was until she entered the fifth grade and met up with a very inspiring music teacher. With a wealth of newfound encouragement and blossoming musical curiosity, Sarah changed from playing clarinet to trumpet when her music teacher heard her sing (a-ha moment). Sarah proceeded to earn leading parts in every middle school play; performance passion discovered; the journey had begun.
Sarah has been in some form of band and choir since the fifth grade, in and out of the school building. At 13, by invitation, she traveled to NYC where she competed among thousands in an acting, modeling and singing competition; placed in 3 of 6 events; one of twelve singing finalists with callback opportunities formally extended from a number of professional agencies.
In high school, Sarah has won Outstanding Soloist in multiple Jazz competitions. As a senior in high school, Sarah continued to play her trumpet in two bands, was the lead vocalist in The Badger Jazz Ensemble and also sang in the Vocal Ensemble.
Outside of high school, Sarah has continued her music studies with Rock Central (lead vocalist) where she has opened for such acts as KANSAS and THE GUESS WHO.
Along the way, Sarah has also come to appreciate supplemental forms of instrumental expressions including: guitar, piano, and ukulele. With an ever growing love for all forms of music, influences span a vast array of genres including: Etta James, Norah Jones, Lady Gaga and Queen. Her style delicately navigates a silky smooth foundational elegance; not to be fooled, at a moments call, her soul fuels the ability to soar to the edge of vocal possibility and emotional rage; an energetic blend of timeless Rock, Jazz, and Blues then roars to life..
As a result of taking care of her special needs sister, Covid-19, and her kindness being mistaken for weakness, Sarah stepped away from music for nearly 2.5 years. That was until she met a very special man, Rick Venn. Rick was inspirational, motivational, and literally showed Sarah how happy she could be - doing what she loved again.
Crossing over to a professional performance platform once again, with this her latest venture, she is very excited to embark on this new journey as her own lead vocalist for Sarah Teale Music, accompanied by her best friends - anything is possible!
SARAH TEALE AND HER BESTIES
SARAH TEALE AND HER BESTIES
Pictured from left to right: zack Stremer, nicky cameron, william king, nick castillo, sarah teale
William King
William king is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in wisconsin. He was raised in the city of Burlington and had little to no exposure to music during his early years. He began his music journey at 13 when he got a squier stratocaster. he has played in many groups and ENSEMBLES ranging from classic rock to contemporary jazz. His influences, much like his experience is widespread. As a guitarist he takes inspiration from Blues players such as stevie ray vaughan, pop players such as john mayer, rock players such as eddie van hallen, and the list goes on. He is currently attending UW Oshkosh and 12 credits away from an audio production & music business degree.
Nick Castillio
Nick Castillo is a Minneapolis-based Songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer born and raised outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nick started his musical journey as the frontman of the indie rock trio ‘crwn.’ who has been gigging in and around Wisconsin since their inception in 2021. Since then, Nick has been moonlighting as a hired-gun guitarist playing in different bands across Wisconsin and New York. While his band crwn. remains his main creative project, Nick lends creative contributions to multiple artists across different genres with songwriting, lyric writing, guitar playing, and production credits. Castillo has a love for the abstract, studying philosophy at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. His personal sensibilities lend themselves well to his weird world of music, oftentimes forming projects from the inspiration of many different artistic mediums and fragments. In 2024 Nick continues his musical journey with an emphasis on celebrating the weird and interesting, while bringing as many of his friends along on the ride as he can.
Zach Stremer
Zach stremer is the keyboard player for sarah teale. he’s been playing piano since the second grade and was classically trained. In college at uw-oshkosh he played in his school’s jazz band as the lean piano player, as well as percussion for the symphonic band, and bass guitar in pep band. After graduating, he’s been working in news broadcasting as a producer for several broadcasts at a local cbs affiliate in wausau. his all-time favorite artist are the beach boys, stan kenton, and carly rae jepsen.
nicky cameron
nicky cameron is an oshkosh-based drummer, guitarist, and bassist. originally from waukesha, Wi, nicky has always had a passion for sharing music with the world. because of that, he has been performing in musical groups since the age of 10. currently, nicky is a student working on his music industry degree from the university of wisconsin-oshkosh. when he’s not playing with bands or with the university, you can catch nicky at every packers home game performing with the green bay packers tundraline.
