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The Battalion
IFESTYLES
Monday • November 3, 199'i
The lead singers o j
rock bands Linus anc
SpenceUs Rocke
have found love'
in the most unlikel)
of places ... on stage
By Stephen Wells
Staff writer
F or a musician, being a member of a band is
a labor of love. Laboring over a difficult
melody line and loving the reaction of a
good crowd feel equally fulfilling. For two A&M
student musicians, the term “labor of love” takes
on a deeper meaning.
Chris Pate, a junior environmental design ma
jor, and Rebecca Torrellas, a sophomore journal
ism major, are both members of local rock
bands. Torrellas is the lead singer for Spencer’s
Rocket and Pate is the lead singer/guitarist for
Linus. Recently, Pate decided to join hisTorellas’
band as a guitarist.
The music business of College Station
served as a backdrop for the two songsters’ first
chance encounter.
Torrellas said she heard of Pate through a
friend of a friend.
“I thought ‘hey, they’re [Linus] a pretty popu
lar band in College Station; we can open for
them.’ They told me Chris knew who I was, but
when I called, he said he didn’t know me. I told
him I was the singer for Spencer’s Rocket, and we
wanted to open for them.”
Pate said after their conversation, he went to
pick up a demo tape from Torellas, and that is
how they met.
Torellas said some friends have shown nega
tivity toward Pate and Torellas mixing their per
sonal lives with business.
“Even now when I tell people Chris is in the
band, they tell me that it’s a big mistake,” Torrel
las said. “They say if we ever break up, he’ll leave
the band, and we’ll never amount to anything.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!”
Both Torrellas and Pate said they have had no
problems at all with the members of either band
about their relationship.
“It’s been fun because both bands get along,”
Torrellas said. “We usually don’t book our shows
together, so when we go to each others’ show it’s
because we want to, not because we have to.”
Another advantage for the musical couple is
their ability to avoid the nights when nobody can
think of anything to do. They can just as easily
pick up a guitar and sing instead of going out for
the traditional dinner and a movie.
“A good thing for Chris and I is that we both
like music,” Torrellas said. “That way, we can just
get together and make music.”
When it comes to the bands, both are careful
about not stepping on each others’ artistic toes.
To avoid creative differences, Pate and Torrellas
have divided the responsibilities for songwriting.
“She writes the music for Spencer’s Rocket,
and I write the music for Linus,” Pate said. “I may
make up a guitar part for some of their stuff, but
she does the rest.”
When it comes to criticism, though, honesty
is always the best policy. Torrellas said the two
are not afraid to point out the other’s weak
nesses in music.
“I’ll be the first person to tell him, and he’ll be
the first person to tell me when something
sounds bad,” Torrellas said. “He may get upset,
or I may get upset, but in the end, it makes us
both sound better and look better.”
The most important aspect of their relation
ship is not the music. As in any case where two
people fall in love, the feelings are based on
shared experience and sympathy. Pate said Tor
rellas appeared at a time in his life he needed to
someone, and she fit the bill perfectly. jcutc
“She has helped me through some ptetty barnstj
times, emotionally,” Pate said. “ Music was thy
only way I had to cope with it before she earnest
A mutual appreciation for music strengthen^ j
the bond between them, Pate said.
“Other people I’ve dated haven’t been very mu,
sical,” Pate said. “I’ve found someone that think,^
on my level and that I can create music with.”
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Rebecca Torrellas, lead singer of Spencer’s Rocket,
and Chris Pate, singer of Linus share stage time
MACAY
Continued from Page 3
The instruments used in Indian
classical music are not restricted to
the sitar.
Both north and south Indian mu
sic styles use percussion instruments
such as two headed drums.
Violins are played in a sitting style
similar to how a cello is played. Flutes
and other wind instruments are also
incorporated.
In the last few years, the music
has been jazzed up by adding elec
tronics and keyboard.
Grama Praveen, secretary of SPIC
MACAY and a mechanical engineer
ing doctorate student, said the orga
nization is a national organization
that began in 1971. The Texas A&M
chapter began in 1989.
“We (SPIC MACAY) have lectures
about Indian music and dance, con
certs and dance performances,”
Pravenn said.
“We have brought several dance
troops over the last couple of years,
and we tiy to have at least two con
certs every semester.
“The audience response has been
great. We have had more than 200
'
people come for our concerts and wi
encourage more to attend.”
Praveen said the artists are!
brought to America by the nationa
organization, and then the loca
chapters invite them to their respec
five campuses.
“The artists are the most popular
in India,” Praveen said. “To see then 1
in India, a person would have to pap
big time.”
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