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nber 8, The Battalion ' ” 17 ¥ T Ijr 1 Hi 1j 1 Jr Hi Page 3 Friday • November 8, 1996 — one cU 3d the first ij propelled the; ift toward way!" NASi; esley HuntrJ the kind •r in spaces! ation." ft will reach MAKING MUSIC •f 10 month*, desired 235- larch 1995j vi 11 begin asphere and rface of ill last 68? 'ear. riages and :h within 20 ages will be at for public r two after a in object >n mission Two student groups tune in to turning Bryan-College Station into a fertile music scene By John LeBas The Battalion en Linus, a local rock band, formed this past sum mer, its members saw a music scene lacking excite ment and direction. The band wanted to jump-start a stagnant scene by help- g other local bands get shows in Bryan and College Station, spots fob! 16 lc * ea b ecame Fledgling Records, a new University-spon- ‘ including¥ re ^ c * u b ^ oca ^ bands dedicated to generating more in- 'ft will br« E ' “ r “' in 'oca 1 mosic. back to : Chris Pate, Fledgling president and a sophomore con- lext deca stl Llct i on science major, said a club of bands will help make life is fount J easi > er f° r bands to get shows here. lead to ma| “The purpose is to promote local music and get local mu- jntress saic sfcians together,” Pate said. t He said many new bands do not know who to ask or how UUban to go about getting shows at clubs and bars. The members of Linus, all of whom are club officers, are a good asset to other bands because they know who to contact for booking shows at area bars and clubs, he said. “There are so many clubs here to play at,” Pate said. “We use our connections to help everyone out.” Pate, who sings and plays guitar for Linus, said communica tion between bands will help them book bigger and more frequent shows in the area. By Kimber Huff The Battalion a bur The Cable ission f on Th vana. U.S. offs first Arnei fization j in the C ears, gn Minis: sion in! e Havar! , pendity IN spo irking on it i to win appi lepartmen e no idea “We want to set up one big show a month,” Pate said. On Halloween at Bull- winkle’s, Fledgling put on the first of these shows, fea turing Linus and Fledgling bands Lewis and Jester. Tommy Reed, Fledgling vice president and a junior finance and accounting major, said the club’s main goal is to sponsor a music festival next spring with several local bands and a popular regional band like the Toadies. “It would be an all-day “There are so many clubs here to play at. We use our connections to help everyone out ” - i Chris Pate Fledgling Records president and Linus lead vocalist , o I nut,-. . „ Ryan Rogers, The Baftalion Hcordsrikp U$ V ° ca ‘; st f and guitarist, founded Fledgling ds to strike a chord of inspiration in other B-CS bands. 70°F festival with about 10 local bands,” Reed, the drummer for Linus, said. And Fledgling members say they hope to one day start a studio where local bands will have the opportunity to record their music. “That’s where we’re going with this, eventually,” Pate said. “We already bought a mixer and monitor.” All this may sound expensive, but Fledgling bands do not have to worry about heavy dues or fees, Pate said. “No money goes in or out of the organization,” Pate said. “We’re not in it to make money. For example, if bands need to rent equipment they can rent it from us, or we can get them set up through a store.” And because Fledgling is more about making music than holding meetings, secretary and sophomore environmental design major Mack Paradowski said the group has limited meetings to one a month. “When we were making up the constitution, we wanted it to be more laid-back,” Paradowski said. Even though all of Fledgling’s members generally play rock, Paradowski said the group wants to recruit bands of other musical styles, too. “We would be really excited to have a jazz band,” he said. But Pate said any band interested in promoting both its own music and the local scene is encouraged to give Fledgling a try. “All bands are welcome,” he said. “We’re open to all musicians.” F rom jazz to heavy metal. From rock to R&B. A new club, the Aggie Musi cians’ Society, is bringing all types of musicmakers together. AMS is the brainchild of senior busi ness analysis majors Jason Deere and Jon Phillips. Deere said the idea for the group spawned from a lack of resources for musicians in the area. Deere said the purpose of AMS is to allow musicians to get together and play, while learning from each other. “The hardest thing for musicians to do is find someone to play with,” Deere said. “We know they’re here. We started AMS to bring a common meeting ground.” Phillips said he hopes bands will form after people meet each other through AMS. "Another purpose of AMS is to hope fully get a music scene here in College Station,” Phillips said. Phillips said AMS also wants to help bands get support from Bryan-College Station club owners. Brandon Reynolds, a senior busi ness analysis major who has attended the AMS meetings, said it is important for musicians to make contact with other musicians. The first AMS meeting was held Oct. 24, and about 20 people attended. Deere said he hopes to have a larger turnout at future meetings. Students who wish to attend a meeting have to meet “absolutely zero requirements.” Deere said AMS would flourish if its membership included musicians with a broad range of experience. “We don’t want anybody to be intimi dated,” Deere said. “We want AMS to be a comfortable learning environment. We hope to get as wide and diverse a mem bership as possible.” Phillips said AMS is also looking for musicians who play different styles of music. “We want to have it open to all types of music,” Phillips said. “You name it.” Deere said members are already con sidering putting on shows and getting to gether to perform and record. Phillips said AMS is also considering weekly or bimonthly “jam sessions.” Another possibility for the future is an informal all-day concert at the Grove. Deere said any band would be wel come to play at the concert. “It’s going to be pretty free-form,” Deere said. Deere said AMS might also form a big band of all AMS members that would play occasionally. AMS is open to other ideas from members concerning future events. 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