Viral rock and blues guitarist and NYC native, Bay Melnick Virgolino, is the lead guitarist/vocalist for The Only Bay Allstars. He became obsessed with rock ‘n’ roll at age 2, took his first guitar lesson at 4, and played his first live concert the day he turned 7 yo. At 8 yo, he received his first endorsement, headlined at the legendary The Bitter End, rocked out at international festivals in three countries, and was featured by WNYC for his philanthropic work with Kids Rock for Kids.

Already deep into the blues, 9 yo Bay’s intuitive guitar skills enabled him to perform with 15-year-old phenom Taj Farrant in NYC, then in Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater with Taj and the legend of all legends—Buddy Guy. As videos of Bay began to go viral, he continued his love for performing live, across 8 cities and 3 countries, was featured on Norms Rare Guitars and played on iconic stages like The Apollo Theater, and became the youngest PRS Guitars Pulse Artist.

With a vast spectrum of influences from Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Marcus King, John Mayer and Lenny Kravitz, to his mentor, Grammy Award-winning solo artist and ex-Megadeth Guitarist, Kiko Loureiro, Bay Melnick Virgolino continues to press forward to new heights.

His striking single, The Mines, released in the summer of 2025, when he was 10 yo, was a testament to the diverse well he draws from to create music that is wholly unique and haunting. Bay has been featured on ABC News Live, Good Day New York, and The Tamron Hall Show, and made it to the semifinals on Season 20 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Videos of his performances have amassed over 100 million views. In addition to endorsements by Ernie Ball & Neural DSP, Bay made history as the youngest Official Artist for PRS Guitars.

Just after turning 11 yo, Bay was honored to trade solos with his guitar idols Slash and Joe Bonamassa for the famed SOHO Sessions in NYC, then with Joe Bonamassa and Billy Gibbons at Love Rocks NYC 2026 at Beacon Theater, in July he was part of Phoebe Bridger's band on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. This September, Bay again made history as the youngest official artist for Magnatone Amps. Bay is hard at work on his first full album.