BLUSH is the producing and performing team of Dana McCoy and Rikki Bates. McCoy’s work, LILI the TIGER garnered kudos at the world’s largest solo theatre festival, United Solo in NYC, winning Best Song and Best Musical in 2024. McCoy’s recent credits also include, “Best Original Score” and “Best Composer” awards for the film 3 Muses at festivals in Cannes, NY, Boston, LA and Toronto. She’s held recording contracts with Virgin, EMI and Columbia and topped Billboard Charts worldwide.

Rikki is known for drumming with the internationally acclaimed band, The Incredible Casuals with records released on Rounder and Elvis Costello’s British label, Demon. The Rolling Stones’ review of their album “That’s That” produced by Bates said “Up in heaven, Keith Moon is no doubt, delighted.” Rikki also plays with The Chandler Travis Philharmonic, and formerly of Space Pussy.