Shane Kelly and Red Letter Reflection headline
breast cancer awareness concert

By Nicole Lord
Around the Campus Editor

Mass Communications senior Ray Yip is producing a breast cancer awareness concert March 29 in Moore Hall.

There is no admission charge for the 7:30 p.m event.

Yip has arranged for two bands from Fayetteville and one from Lumberton to perform.

Headlining the concert is Shane Kelly, 26, from Fayetteville. 

Photo courtesy of Shane Kelly Former UNCP student Shane Kelly will be headlining the concert for breast cancer awareness March 29.

Kelly plays acoustic and electric guitar and sings, while Philip Foster, Kelly's tour manager, plays the bass and keyboard.

Kelly's music can be compared to James Blunt, Damien Rice, Bright Eyes and Coldplay.  Kelly has toured with bands such as Further Seems Forever, Copeland and Dishwalla. 

After he lost his mother to cancer, Kelly dropped his stage name, Conceiting to Victory, which he played under since 2002.

Shane Kelly attended UNCP from 2000 to 2003.

Jon Lloyd, a native of Lumberton, says his influences come from artists such as Al Green, Justin Timberlake, Brian McKnight and Craig David. 
Lloyd plays the guitar and the keyboard. 

Band members Austin Tremblay, Garrett Adams and Ian Gullett play the guitar, bass and drums. 

The band formed in the fall of 2005, and had their debut performance in Myrtle Beach on Oct. 15. 

Lloyd released his first album titled "Element" in June of 2003.  His second album, "Underneath," is set for release this year.
 
Red Letter Reflection, an acoustic duo from Fayetteville, has an acoustic/alternative feel.             
The band includes members Curtis Ray, 18, and Mike Wright, 20.  Artists such as John Mayer, Lydia Gray, Curtis Peoples, and Matt York have influenced Red Letter Reflection.

The concert is sponsored by PRSSA.

Mass Communications majors have been producing creative senior  projects.