Bay Melnick Virgolino

Bay Melnick Virgolino (born January 15, 2015) is from New York, USA and often performs alongside his band The Only Bay. Bay developed an obsession for rock and blues at the early age of two before picking up his first guitar at the age of four. As a kid, he was obsessed with Slash and he wanted to learn how to play the guitar which lead to him asking his mom for guitar lessons at the age of five before playing his first ever concert on his seventh birthday. When he was eight, Bay headlined The Bitter End festival and performed at a further two international festivals. At was at this time that he became a Michael Kelly Guitar and Samson Tech artist and earned a featured by WNYC for his philanthropic work with Kids Rock for Kids, performing to raise money for children in need at home and abroad. By the age of nine, Bay partook in a super group collaboration with artists such as Yoyoka Soma, Charlotte Milstein, Vinya Chhabra, Ella Milstein, and Ellen Alaverdyan. Bay also performed with his band in six cities and played on stage with Taj Farrant and Buddy Guy. Within this time period, Bay was a part of the Holiday Special at the Apollo and was named the youngest ever PRS Guitars Pulse Artist.