Meet the Crew
Jason "Skipper" McMillan - The Rusty Anchor
Former cruise ship percussionist turned full-time conch-shell enthusiast; Jason holds down the beat like a storm anchor. With a collection of Hawaiian shirts that would make Magnum P.I. jealous, he brings that essential “cruise ship sophistication” to YachtSea. His drum kit includes four toms, a snare, and one suspiciously large coconut. On the right night, you might even catch him playing drums with either flamingo feathers or those little umbrellas that you find in tropical cocktails!
Ed "No Socks" Markey - The Thunder
It is rumored that Ed’s favorite bass guitar was made from pieces of the ill-fated S.S. Minnow. Known for wearing linen pants year-round and never socks (not even at weddings), Ed provides the funk and occasionally disappears mid-set to “check on the anchor,” which must be an old United States Marines code for something none of us have had the stomach to ask about.
Dan "The Man" Garan - The Lightning
Dan grew up shredding surfboards and guitar solos in equal measure. He once considered legally changing his name to “Tiki Tony” after claiming his birth name didn’t have enough “nautical heat.” Every solo Dan plays sounds like it was written during a midnight sail past a lighthouse. Rumor has it that Dan was strumming an acoustic guitar on the shores of Cocoa Beach one night, when the ghost of Blackbeard walked up, handed him a Pina Colada and danced away saying, “Now, that’s smooth!”
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Greg (Captain Croon) Shackleford - The Ocean Echo
Once voted “Most Likely to Serenade a Dolphin” in high school, Greg croons like the ocean breeze and dresses like a Tommy Bahama catalog exploded. After getting kicked out of a Jimmy Buffett tribute band for being “too sultry,” he joined YachtSea to chase his true dream: singing smooth tunes to people wearing oversized sunglasses on the lido deck. And yes, anywhere YachtSea plays is considered a lido deck by Greg.
Lisa (Lady Nautica) Katzoff - The Siren of Smooth
Lisa joined YachtSea after mistaking an open mic night on a docked booze cruise for a Kenny Loggins back-up band audition. With a voice smoother than a melted piña colada and a stage presence that could hypnotize the Kraken, she brings balance to the band—both musically and when the boys have had too many daquiris. Fun fact: After landing a gig with Hall and Oates in 1988, both John and Daryl wanted Lisa to be on their side of the stage. This led to an ongoing feud and the eventual break-up of the duo in 2019.
David (Ivory Tides) Katzoff - The Florida Keys
David was discovered playing a baby grand piano in the Atlantis resort lobby in the Bahamas, where guests kept mistaking his smooth riffs for the sounds of the resort dolphins. He once spent an entire show trying to convince the audience that the keytar is the “sexiest instrument ever created.” David is known for sneaking steel-drum settings into ballads, holding eye contact for way too long during solos, and carrying a laminated chart of all Jimmy Buffett’s margarita recipes in his gig bag.