Polytechnic Music

[vx02]

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i've always gotten flak in jc from schoolmates and people outside for playing music. people have this perception that jc kids are inept, incapable musicians; just generally rich kids with a hell loada instruments but no skill. and also flak from schoolmates who think that writing and exploring music is a waste of time as compared to the in-thing then - CLUBBING (is it still the in thing? haha)

 

[syam41]

RP got bands that play hardcore, old school rock.....When cesspit came down, the whole student lounge was swaying/dancing/moshing....it was an awesome night................

that, you will never see at tp. haha. damn thats unfair.

 

[Yadh]

tp jamming room

for ur info tp jamming room suck.
it really suck man.
compared to east tech jamming studio at simei-bedok
east tech studio is atleast 2 times better.

 

[sycododo]

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tp, the instituition is great. but really, i have always find tp music scene a little sad. i only know one guy from my course whos into the local scene. the rest are pretty hiphop. others, i dunno lah. rain? jay chou? HAHA.

compare that to NYP jam n hop this yr, who have people moshing and stagediving during plainsunset, it was amazing. security who are students cant even do anything to stop it.

i'm already disheartened about my future school.

btw, so we have to audition? can't we just, come down for one session to look around?

 

[bigblackbear]

better they play english mainstream stuff than chinese pop music! *cough*ngeeannsongcomposingclub*cough*

HAHAHAHAHAH tell me about it! i was kinda interested in that until i found out from my seniors about the type of *coughcheenacough* music they play they

 

[Ized]

I was from music vox, although my band is currently not active now cos all of us are in our final semester(actually more like the final week of sch now) its quite lame as in the teachers are rather uptight and all. especially a certain fat obese teacher in charge who tends to be pretty rude and unreasonable even to senior bands.

It used to be pretty cool and there were bands playing megadeth and such...until that teacher dissolved the student council and took over just like that. like wtf la.

I still remember the good ol' days at jam and hop back then which i would shred the most face-melting solos on my old ibanez and friends and random chicks in the crowd would cheer wildly. I even remember being quite embarrassed being approached by random ppl after that but hey, im quite friendly after all la, just shy only.

Compared to the local scene outside, music vox is definitely much more forgiving in the sense that the students will still cheer and appluade even if your band aint exactly the tightest band out there. In the local scene its quite a different story though. I've been in both but imo its a good learning experience to play gigs - just go out and play as many as you can, tp or otherwise.

Equipment wise, yes the jamming room isnt exactly the best- but its free anyways, so dont need to ask for too much. At least the school still bothers to rent proper equipment for shows - I got a marshall JCM 900 and a fender duluxe reverb for my open house gig.

If anyone has questions about auditioning for music vox and the requirements and such feel free to PM me and i'll do my best to give some of my thoughts and advice.

 

[VidaK]

sidetrack:

i've always gotten flak in jc from schoolmates and people outside for playing music. people have this perception that jc kids are inept, incapable musicians; just generally rich kids with a hell loada instruments but no skill. and also flak from schoolmates who think that writing and exploring music is a waste of time as compared to the in-thing then - CLUBBING (is it still the in thing? haha)

hmmm... well yea I'm from JC... yea I'm inept, incapable... ok not that rich but yea I'm got no skill (oh no...)

And so thats roughly what the music scene is like in polys... hopefully it isn't this bad in uni...

 

[AEnimic]

I was part of the student committee for Music Vox, and the committee was taken over by that lady. I'm very pissed about it actually.

Before this, there were three committee members, we were all open about heavy music, we let through a band that played Heavy Metal and another band, who had this little girl who could scream. Can't really say what genre they play cause they always did happy pop songs but turn them into heavy, screaming metal stuff.

Other than that, I'd say you'd benefit from your free 2 hr(used to be 3hr) jamming given as you can build up alot of things. However, beware of the 10 ton lady who will treat you like dirt in her eyes if you happen to just not be her "type".

Useful tip? Audition with a weakass song from some 80's rock and roll band, or a pretty lame emo-pop-punk-whine-hiss-pop music, and you get through...after that, PLAY WHAT YOU WANT. Well, as long as it's not gore or grindcore or stuff like that, heavy metal was approved during my time as committee so Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and all along those lines can be played I mean, are you sure you want to play the most brutal metal to a bunch of poly students who only enjoy your music if you only played MCR, Alesana, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus or only listen to you because they want to be in the "in" scene. That's up to you.

But my suggestion is that you practice those brutal songs within the 2hr free jam, and perform those songs outside. For the shows within TP...it's not worth the extra effort.

I never had random girls flailing arms and approaching me after shows though, never saw any of them anywhere near Music Vox people unless we happen to join the crowd soon after. Even when I sang the national anthem to them, such a shame....

Maybe cause I can't melt people's faces with solos....

So don't let your hopes hang high cause you might just be shattered to realise that you are playing to a bunch of sniffling 17 year olds who wriggle and bounce in excitement as if they're on some hard drugs, when you have just mentioned the word "weed".

Not all 17 year olds are like that though.

 

[originallyfira]

LOL. seriously? mgiht as well just go out there and do gigs outside. so waste of time sia. i wished the poly music scene or the music vox cchanges....more heavy metal thingys. and not mainstream-ish music.

 

[zel]

ah yes, the diminishing culture of appreciating people who actually can play instruments.

i attribute this to the rise of the clubbers, indie i-can-shred-with-power-chords trends and the tr00 metalheads who's heads are up there in the clouds

 

[wannor]

Hmm,good plan. Darn,in my old band, I was forced to play songs like Check Yes Juliet,Memory and Punk Rock Show and got pissed. If I have to do the same just to get free jamming........Have mercy on my fingers! I'll probably go 1.5 times faster than the original tempo to actually break a sweat. Dayyyum

 

[originallyfira]

imagine the bassist mr wan. i'll be so dead bored playing on stage. let's play the chipmunk version. LOL. speed up everything.

 

[honey lemons]

sial la...how come all the music scenes in the "academically inclined" polytechnics like that one sial.....it's retarded...sad sia

 

[hifi_killer]

the usual "the music i listen to is more superior than yours" argument.

 

[zel]

the usual "the music i listen to is more superior than yours" argument.

couldn't say it better myself

 

[Ized]

its not easy to play pop too.

 

[spartacusx]

TP music vox metal? no lah, they only play pop shit. those radio friendly stuffs.

huhu. . tp music vox bands like really sucked nowadays. no offence to them but i was there to watch them play ard 2 weeks ago and the first band like super sucked. i mean, how cud u get this kind of talent to be showcased on a stage? would definately reflect bad on the CCA. vocals was all over the place n summore, he forgot some lyrics. i think, he forgot the Yellow/Coldplay lyrics.

good effort for the other 3 bands tho.

and yes, i saw the fat obese teacher-in-charge u guys are talking abt. mayb if u guys wanna join music vox, try bootlick her first. u may have an upperhand, even tho ur band sucked!

p.s. last i heard, u need to have a band 1st before joining TP's Music Vox. and i mean a band consisting of ALL members TP sudents, still schooling there.
good luck on finding such a band during ur first two weeks of school coz i think the audition is like 2 weeks aafter sch opens. . .

 

[vx02]

sial la...how come all the music scenes in the "academically inclined" polytechnics like that one sial.....it's retarded...sad sia

dude i dont see how academically inclined or not has to do with this discussion man. i hope youre not one of those "ha ha study until so smart but shred also cannot" a88holes eh.

 

[growlingsoulpup]

the usual "the music i listen to is more superior than yours" argument.

hifi_killer, my band owns your band, chop stamp confirmed!

 

[honey lemons]

dude i dont see how academically inclined or not has to do with this discussion man. i hope youre not one of those "ha ha study until so smart but shred also cannot" a88holes eh.

nahh, im not one of 'em assholes, i cant shred, heh....well, im from RP and we have loads of fun, but from what i heard, the other polys dont...i think most people share the same idea that RP students are slackers and all, and the other polys are better in the academic aspect, but hey, at least we have fun...that's all im saying: RP knows how to have fun...