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Thursday,J.B I Lo^l 7 • /7 JL JBL. JH BB—JL JL f THE BATTALION ^ Thursday, July 19, 2001 aking the band and the grade OLDFLi mollege students spend extra time doing what they love and try to live out their dreams Thomas Phillips The Battalion is summer in the States, 0, BRAr an( | a s j ew 0 f music tours are ■king their way across North ■lerica. Maybe you and some of\ our friends want to get tick- ■ to one of the shows, or ■ybe you would prefer to be ■ the stage instead of staring up at the rock stars from the ^■jsh pit. ■Starting a band might seem ■e an insurmountable chab lenge, but it is no doubt a re- ■rding one. ■ “It’s a rush to get up there (In stage) and go nuts,” Josh QgAdris Hoover, guitarist for the band 1101 and a senior music major, said. “It’s one thing to sit in my room just jamming, but it’s an other to get up in front of a couple hundred folks.” Where does a person begin this endeavor? Considering you have some musical talent to start with, you will need to gather a collection of similarly inclined musicians. “If you’re going to get to gether with a full band, you’ve got to make sure it’s going to flow,” BJ. Blair, a senior ac- RAY/The Battalion hjSix Bridges played at Zapato's Cantina Friday night. Band i jmembers grew up together and started playing in college. ed fnw Page 1 counting major, said. “We’re looking for guys that want to get together and jam.” Blair and co-guitarist Brian Kruckenberg, a senior agricul ture and life sciences major, make up Six Bridges. They grew up together, but only started playing in front of crowds during college. “We want a group that you want to stick around with for the rest of our lives,” Blair said. Mike St. Clair, class of 2000 and Blake Ellis, class of 1999, of Feeding Five Thou sand, were in another band called Milhouse before start ing their own. “The songs began almost a year ago, but the familiarity be tween all of us just helped stuff go faster,” St. Clair said. Getting a group of musi cians together is harder than it seems. It requires players to sacrifice their time and effort, St. Clair said. Feeding Five Thousand has been through two drummers already. “More than anything, its just dedication and persistence,” St. Clair said. “It’s really hard to just do this on the side.” As a loyal group of talented musicians, a band has to practice to maintain its edge. 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' n al display adverts^ advertising, call 8OT 015 Reed McDona#| ( o 5 p.m. Mi e Student Services F*f ! nt to pick up a s „ f ree, additional copies^ Per school year, $30 $17.50 for the $W#i ir d, Discover, or Ariel CE7VS COLLEGE STATIONS #1 DANCE CEDE SC’S REVR© M S SSIT NI M ,V* S $1 I SI I ■ IS! \ TIL LCNGNECrS CLCSE COLLECE NITE TEEJESEA^S (5C cent E/tsE EEINES ^<5 cent LCNENECES S - 11 E.A4. $100 HOT LEGGS CONTEST rciDAr & satucoat S1.€€ CAE CCINES A LCNGNECES TILL 11 L.M. IS + MEVEIt A COVER CH WITH COEEEGE I.O. Texas Avenue @ Southwest Pkwy. (Next to 4,0 & Go) 694-0018 E. RAY/The Battalion Feeding Five Thousand plays at Thind Floor Cantina in Bryan. They recently won a battle of the bands contest in Austin. place and time to jam are just some of the hassles. “When we finally get to prac tice, it’s like, ‘Let’s have fun,’ ” Kruckenberg said. “We sit there and practice and talk about how big stars we’re going to be. It’s kind of our down time.” “Usually, practice time is an hour before we go on,” Blair said. “The main thing is to make sure we’re on the same page.” Hoover and fellow band member Lane Jatzlau, a junior marketing major, like to practice in the same way that they will give a concert. “If we have a show coming up, we’ll go straight through the set list and work out the kinks,” Jatzlau said. “If we’re going to play a show, we’ve got to make it a priority.” After practicing and getting to know band mates, writing some original songs and devel oping a unique sound is the next step towards stardom. “It starts off with an idea and then you make it [into music],” John King, keyboard player for See Bands on Page 6. 313 S. COLLEGE 846-3343 Wednesday Hawaiian Tropic Model Search 2001 doors open at 9:00 $ 1.00 Mixed Drinks! Q_1 1 $ 1.00 Longnecks / $ 1000 in cash & prizes! 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