Tanya Cavanagh

Tanya has been involved in the music industry since the day she could walk, talk & hit pots & pans. On spending a day with her, it's evident that here is an artist who is infinitely passionate about her craft.

Her interest in drumming was first recognized by her Mother at age two when she disappeared during a street parade, to be spotted later mesmerized by a group of Scottish drummers!

What followed was a succession of episodes where Tanya explored the art of banging pots and pans and air drumming to her favorite tunes. Young habits die hard, and at age eight, she undertook her first drum lesson, which led to several guest appearances in her Mothers band!

After establishing herself as a drummer, Tanya further extended her musical ability on guitar & vocals. She utilized these tools to experiment and explore the world of composition and performance, which prepared her for her studies at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School of Music, where she majored in orchestral percussion, with secondary studies in piano, voice and composition.

Fast-forward to 2006 and Tanya is living a musicians dream, earning a living entirely from music and successfully avoiding a day job!

She has played alongside internationals such as Branford Marsalis & Kenny Kirkland (members of Sting's band), and in many bands has supported those including Joan Jett, The Divinyls and The Tea Party...she has also performed with Circus Oz, David Jones DRUM! along with ARIA Award winning, Bachelor Girl.

Tanya is a highly sought after session muso and regularly performs with classic 70's rock show Mother and corporate outfits Girl Mansion & Stand & Deliver.
She is also currently writing, recording and performing material in the original band Blussh www.blusshmusic.com

Tanya has been teaching drums for the past ten years and has been involved with the Newstead College Launceston Summer School Facility and the Rock'n Roll High School, and has presented workshops at Southern Cross University, Lismore.