FOMER MUSIC TEACHER JOINS KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
By Joselyn Martinez
Noah Bellamy, Beach High’s former band director, has left the classroom and joined seventies mega-group KC and The Sunshine Band, whose hits include “Get Down Tonight” and “Shake Shake Shake.” So far, the tour has taken him to Brazil, Mexico, the Los Angeles County Fair, and soon throughout the United States and Chile.
Bellamy’s reputation brought him this opportunity. “When you are a musician Your reputation is so important,” he said. The trombone professor at the University of Miami recommended Bellamy when the band was asking for an experienced player to replace their former trombonist who was leaving the band.
“You spend hours in the practiceroom working on being a great musician with the hopes that one day your talent will be recognized in this manner,” said Bellamy. After an interview and audition, he was officially offered the position.
“The first person I told was my wife,” he said. “As a performer it is always very exciting to get calls for gigs like this. This is why we do what we do.”
Being the new st band member is sometimes difficult. “I am walking into a band that has played together for quite some time, and if there is something not quite right in the horn section on a given night, odds are it is because of me,” he said. “But I am figuring it all out fairly quickly.”
However, Bellamy has not forgotten his Beach High roots. “The students and the faculty at that school are truly amazing and I miss all of them,” he said. “As cool of an opportunity as this was, it was not an easy decision for me to make. I enjoyed my time at Beach High and learned more than I ever imagined learning.”
Although not certain as to what the future may bring, Bellamy definitely acknowledges the significance of his past. “Jobs and experiences that we have in life are what shape us into what we are… and working at Beach High for twoyears was certainly no exception with me and my life.”
