Keith Retson-Spalding

Keith Retson-Spalding piano bar demo

Keith Retson-Spalding cruise demo

   Keith has years of singing and playing professionally, singing in St. Simon's choir professionally at 12 years of age, played for the Royal Family in Westminster Abbey, sang services in King's College Cambridge, performed vocally with the National Ballet of Canada School, sang in a piece commissioned for the movie 'Black Christmas' and sang annually at Massey Hall with the Mendelssohn Choir and Canadian Brass in Handel's 'Messiah'... all before graduating high school.

   Keith was the singer and keyboard player for 15 years in the band ‘Click’, one of Canada’s most successful club acts,  and worked on original music with producers Tom Tremuth (Helix, Honeymoon Suite) and Terry Brown (Rush, Cutting Crew). Keith has placed original songs on Hollywood movies ("Hot Rod"/ Adam Sandberg) and had songs placed on American TV shows ('Days of Our Lives"/ "Entertainment Tonight") in his partnership in the recording studio, Titan Sound based in Edmonton Alberta.

   Prior to starting a full time cruise ship career Keith became musical and technical director and featured lead performer for 8 years in Canada's most successful dueling piano bar, 'The Red Piano', located in West Edmonton Mall. During time between ships, Keith starred as Elton John in a Mayfield Theatre production of 'Two Good Knights' for a sold out 4 month run.

   Keith has performed over 600 days and nights at sea on over 15 two to four month employment contracts with Holland America, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines as a piano bar entertainer, traveling extensively worldwide and performing a standing room only, entirely request, nonstop four hour show. He has garnered a loyal cruise following that books cruises based on his itinerary.