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Steafan was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to Canada nearly 12 years ago with his Wife Saskia and 3 children Oisin, Eile and Ayisha. He has a background in theatre and has held many interesting positions: Technical Director, Musical Director, Head of Props, Head Carpenter, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, and actor. Previously he worked as a Technical Director for many companies including Jumblies Theatre, Education Arts Canada and Festival Players. He has also had an interesting career as a musician having composed the music for a 24-episode animated series which aired worldwide in 2015, worked with a diverse range such as Bjork, Depeche Mode, Loreena mcKennitt and AfroCelts He has also appeared on MTV, BBC and CBC. Along with his wife Saskia, he was hired to work on developing the hit theatre show \u201cCome from Away\u201d. And yes rumours are true, he arranged music for and appeared on the hit T.V. series \u201cFriends\u201d \u2013 the one with Ross\u2019s wedding, acted in Canadian show \u201cCoppers\u201d and been a session musician on \u201cBlack Harbour\u201d, \u201cRelic Hunter \u201d and \u201cEarth Final Conflict\u201d. He has played or produced over 200 albums, toured in over 30 countries and still has a recording studio and a collection of over 800 musical instruments. He is an author of \u201cThe Bodhran Book\u201d and \u201cThe Low Whistle Book\u201d both best sellers in their genre. He and his family also formed a band called Clan Hannigan He regularly volunteers for ArtsCan Circle, working with Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario, specializing in working with the Pikanjikum First Nation and Project Journey.