Real name: Eugene Dowling

Eugene Dowling (? - 2015) - Tuba player:

Eugene (Gene) Dowling took up the tuba at the prodding of his school band teacher in Grade 6, while he lived on a farm in Michigan. He began teaching himself music beyond class assignments, entered festivals and received positive feedback. He studied under one of the foremost brass teachers in the world, Arnold Jacob of the Chicago Symphony, and was picked up by the Victoria Symphony at 26.
He has performed with tenor Peter Pears and bass Giorgio Tozzi and under top conductors, including Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado and Carlo Maria Giulini. Dowling and his unwieldy instrument also joined a Dixie band, backed up the likes of Sarah McLachlan and the Moody Blues.
His recording The English Tuba received a Juno Award nomination and he said a career highlight was recording Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto in F minor as a soloist with the London Symphony. Colleagues say it remains a seminal recording for tuba players.
In Victoria, he played with Pinnacle Brass Quintet, the Bastion Band and others.