Ted Sablay

Theodore Sablay (born April 18, 1976) is an American guitar player, keyboardist and music teacher. He has been a touring musician for The Killers[1] since 2006. Sablay has played piano on "Romeo and Juliet" on the band's compilation album Sawdust, engineered sessions for the Killers' 2008 album Day & Age, and worked as a music consultant on Flamingo, the 2010 solo album by Killers singer Brandon Flowers.

Ted Sablay
Sablay performing in Tokyo, September 2018
Background information
Born (1976-04-18) April 18, 1976
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, US
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, guitarist
InstrumentsGuitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Bass Guitar
Years active1994–present
Associated actsThe Killers, Big Talk
Websitetedsablay.com

Sablay was formerly in the Las Vegas bands Fault, Attaboy Skip and Expert on October alongside Ronnie Vannucci Jr.[2] Sablay has contributed bass to Vannucci's side project Big Talk[3] and Flowers' second solo album, The Desired Effect. In 2017, Sablay was picked to fill in for Dave Keuning on lead guitar during live dates supporting the Killers' album, Wonderful Wonderful.[4] In March 2021, Sablay released his debut solo single, "Just Out of Reach."[5] Sablay's second single, "Fall Out of Love," was released on May 28, 2021."[6] In June 2021, Sablay appeared as lead guitar player on "Dustland," the Killers collaboration with Bruce Springsteen.[7]

On February 22, 2022, Sablay released his first solo album, You'll Be Back Here Soon.[8] As of April 2022, the title track “You’ll Be Back Here Soon” had amassed over 111K Spotify streams, while the project had eclipsed 300,000 total streams.[9] Las Vegas Weekly said, “It’s an impressive debut that warrants immediate, repeated plays.” [10] FV Music Blog proclaimed Sablay as "an outstanding talent and his latest album, You’ll Be Back Here Soon, is a classic album in the making.” [11] Meanwhile, A&R Factory called album track “Admit It Now” “a well-made track from a true great.”.[12]

References
  1. Ted Sablay of The Killers Archived May 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Voxmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  2. Perez, Pj. (April 27, 2006). THE MUSIC ISSUE: Where Are They Now? Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. Weiss, David. Ronnie Vannucci of The Killers Masters Solo Album “Big Talk” with Emily Lazar, Joe LaPorta at The Lodge SonicScoop
  4. "Killers Guitarist Dave Keuning Announces Touring Break". Spin. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. @Ted_Sablay (March 23, 2021). ""Just Out Of Reach" is out now on @spotify @applemusic and @amazon. Link in bio to listen. #tedsablay…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. @Ted_Sablay (May 28, 2021). "Out now on Spotify" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The Killers - Dustland (Official Music Video) ft. Bruce Springsteen". YouTube.
  8. @Ted_Sablay (February 22, 2022). ""You'll Be Back Here Soon" is now available 2.22.22 in Australia and New Zealand and will be out in Europe in a few hours on all streaming platforms. Order a vinyl and/or CD copy at the link in bio & receive a free mp3 download tomorrow... #tedsablay…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Spotify stats
  10. https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2022/mar/31/local-spin-new-music-from-ted-sablay-ted-rader-and/
  11. https://fvmusicblog.com/ted-sablay-youll-be-back-here-soon-album-release/
  12. https://www.anrfactory.com/ted-sablay-wonders-if-this-sweet-but-troubled-soul-is-afraid-of-settling-down-on-admit-it-now/
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