RICK TURK- Creator of "The Candy Club", script-writer, song-writer/arranger and production manager.
Rick began his musical career at age 19 when he was signed by Albert’s/EMI as a performer and songwriter. He later moved to the U.K. and enrolled at The Cambridge College of Arts to study for a Dip. Mus. He returned to Australia four years later and set up his first recording studio in Sydney called ‘Honeyfarm’.
He composed over 30 ‘jingles’ for advertising agencies and then turned to T.V. program themes, and wrote extensively for the A.B.C and Grundy Television with themes including ‘Four Corners, ‘Foreign Correspondent’, and ‘7.30 Report’ for the A.B.C., and ‘Perfect Match’, ‘It’s A Knockout’, ‘Blankety Blanks’, ‘Family Feud’ and many others for Grundy Television.
He moved back to the U.K. in the early nineties to take up a position as musical director for Grundy/Fremantle T.V. productions  in London,composing the themes, and acting as M.D., for live shows such as Man O' Man (ITV) and Night Fever (Channel 5).
Moving back to Australia in 2002, he returned to song writing, and began writing musicals for children and ‘high-school musicals’ as well as writing and producing ‘Tribute’ shows to famous groups from the 60’s and 70’s including ‘The Mamas and The Papas', and ‘The Carpenters’.
He is now writing and producing his Magnum Opus, ‘The Candy Club’.

CHERYL WEBB - Vocal arranger & choir-mistress
Cheryl Webb has over 50 years experience in the music industry both here and overseas.
She has extensive experience in performance, production, and composition in all genres of the industry.  From writing, arranging and composing for Big Bands through to Vocal Groups, recording sessions, teaching, studio development, Cheryl is a force to be reckoned with in the Australian music scene.
Alongside her principal instrument of voice, Cheryl is a multi- instrumentalist, listing piano, drums, guitar and flute as part of her skillset.
Cheryl has worked on all the major television shows and networks that Australia has broadcast, including Graham Kennedy Show, Mike Walsh Show and Midday with Ray Martin and Carols in the Domain to mention but a few. In the 80’s Cheryl was invited to join the iconic Australian vocal group, ‘The Seekers’ where she performed both domestically and internationally for over 6 years as lead singer.
Having a solid background in the industry, Cheryl was asked to arrange and vocally produce BMG Records number 1 artists, Girlfriend and later created her own teen group signed to Sony Music, Real Blondes, writing all the songs and producing the vocals in her Studios in Sydney.

WENDY BROWN -Choreographer and Artistic Director
Wendy studied Classical Ballet and gained a Major Teaching Certs with the R.A.D. (Royal Academy Of Dance) and went on to perform with the Qld. Ballet Theatre.
She has performed world wide in Cabaret and Jazz theme production shows in Australia, South East Asia, and Canada working with live Swing Bands and Jazz Bands.
She now has her own company, WB Productions, producing varied productions for major Clubs, and shows for Music Theatre, Corporate events and Casinos with themes from Vintage Eras  / Cirque / Movie Themes / Disco Studio 54 / and Australian Rock Tours.
She has won 7 major Australian Major Club ACE awards and MO awards and 'Best Dance Production' and 'Best Production Show' for 7 years running.

RICK BEST-Horns and strings arranger.
Rick has been a professional musician and arranger for over 50 years. His experience in the entertainment industry has been wide-ranging and has included clubs, hotels and all manner of private functions and corporate events  around Australia as band-leader and musical director.
He has backed and toured with such artists as Kerrie Biddell, Doug Parkinson, The Drifters and John Rowles; and written for many well-known Australian artists including Ricky May, Daryl Braithwaite and Rhonda Burchmore.
He relocated to Queensland in 2009  and currently runs the ‘Sweet Thunder’, a 13 piece jazz orchestra based on the Gold Coast, and writes  and arranges extensively for the orchestra.