Ray Sunshine

Ray Sunshine is an Oakland based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. They have studied music for over 20 years and have a BA in Music from UC Berkeley, where they studied piano performance with Michael Orland. Although they first fell in love with music through classical piano, in recent years Ray has enjoyed playing guitar and singing in a local rock band called Mommy Mommy, where they explore sounds influenced by a wide variety of popular genres such as psych rock, metal, punk, pop, and latin jazz.

Since graduating in 2022, Ray has had the pleasure of teaching piano and guitar to musicians ranging across all ages and experience levels. They believe that music is ultimately a powerful tool for self expression and strengthening community bonds. Ray’s teaching philosophy is to strike a balance between building strong fundamentals while also keeping music fun and personally meaningful.