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“It has always been my dream to be in a band ever since I learned to play the piano at 6, I eventually got there at 14 when I met Carl at school and taught him the guitar, my first great achievement. Ever since I started in the music industry, I’ve always wanted to attend the Birdies but thought to myself that I was so ambitious, how can a young man like me who has never even written a single song attend an awards ceremony for only the best musicians? I always kept myself down, that’s what pessimists usually do, blind themselves from reaching their goals and aspirations, I had to change my ways, I started to write songs about love, hate, alienation, and whatever else came to my mind, the songs were crappy and a bit unoriginal but I still felt pretty good. During those depressive times, I was able to write this one song which would soon be the key to reaching my dream to be in the Birdies, that song was Negative. After a few more years, I was finally able to write better songs, get signed in a record label, release an album, and get my band recognized as one of the best new bands in the industry, dreams really do come true. Now as thousands of people wait in line to get inside the Boy Toy Stadium for both the Birdies and the Delta Tau Battle of the Bands, I can’t help but think how far Reckoner have gone into the competition and how far we’re still planning to go. It’s really tough since we’re battling the legendary bluesman Ryan Ross Hernandez, extreme metal gods Blood of Wecz, and our own buddies in the industry, the amazing Mind. It may be an extremely tough competition, but with a little practice and faith anything can happen...”
Troy: Ok guys, we only have 5 more minutes left before we get on stage, finish up what you’re doing.. The band stopped what they were currently doing and began tuning their instruments to avoid wasting their time tuning them later on. Troy took a peak out of the curtains to see the audience and he saw all the seats were filled with people. He was a bit nervous because of the number of people watching but he remained cool and organized, he didn’t want to get the others fretting too. Five minutes were over and the band had to get onstage right away, As the lighting went dim, a red curtain covered the stage where the performers were supposed to be in giving time for Reckoner to plug in their instruments. The people stood up from their seats with excitement and began cheering as the presenter went on stage with one spotlight focused on him.Presenter: The band playing before you tonight is nominated for three categories, Best Newcomer, Best Single for the song Negative, and Best Live Act. To show you how deserving they are to be nominated for these three categories, please welcome, the awesome Reckoner! The curtains quickly went off and the lights go on revealing the band playing their hit song Negative, which was nominated for Best Single that night, with their usual positions but with Troy playing an extra distorted guitar. There are three cameramen filming the performance, one beside the band and two controlling the camera cranes from the left side and right side of the stadium. As Carl plays the arpeggios, Troy sings the gentle verses of the song. The people from the front row way to the back were bobbing their heads to the song with others even singing along the catchy lyrics all about Troy’s pessimism. The chorus comes in and the extra guitar reveals its use, to create an addition to the “wall of noise” that JC and Carl were already doing. With the “wall of noise” the song’s chorus became more interesting and shows more anger and hatred with layers and layers of guitar noise. The wall of noise is still used in the bridge which is the most emotional and aggressive part of the song, Troy then hits his high C5 note and prolongs it for 10 seconds, longer than the studio version. The song calms down with Carl left to play his arpeggios Troy singing the last few lines of the song. JC quickly runs to the nearby piano to play a few more notes complimenting the arpeggios before finally ending the song. The crowd applauds to the performance as one of the 3 cameramen give them a sign that they are no longer being filmed. Troy then goes up to the mic to speak to the audience like he always does.Troy: Well its nice to be hear at the Birdies! We weren’t able to make an introduction earlier since we were being filmed by cameras for the televised version of the whole event. So since we aren’t on air right now, we can swear right? Cameraman: (Mouths) Yes! Troy: Fuck yeah! (Crowd cheers) Troy: So we’re here for both the Delta Tau Battle of the Bands and the International Music Awards, we are really honored to have been nominated for 3 awards including Best Single for the song we just played. Tonight is also the night of the semi-finals for the Battle of the Bands and we would like to thank everybody who has supported us and voted us into the Top 4! So we have only performed one out of three songs that we are to play tonight. Our next song is from the EP we just released entitled Blur EP, this is the title track called, well, Blur.. The song is composed of two parts; a slow phaser verse, and a faster distorted chorus. As the riff began, the crowd showed support and cheered for the band even though it was the song’s official debut in live performances. Troy sings in a shifting voice from normal chest voice to falsetto following the riff’s melody. Carl does nothing except play with his new e-bow which he only bought one week prior to recording the EP. The song goes on for two verses until it breaks down to the chorus. The chorus then shifts the song from easy listening to a harder headbanging chorus. The people at the back were going nuts to the song but Troy couldn’t see because of all the flashing lights. The song goes on for another verse and chorus before the outro. The outro’s riff is more of an improvised version of the chorus riff with Troy’s screaming adlibs. A few seconds more of improvisation and the song comes to an end. After a wave of applauses, Troy goes to Tristan’s post and the other band members follow him.
Troy: Do you think we should try the song? JC: Well maybe now is the right time to debut the song! Tristan: Are you guys sure? We only practiced it once.. Troy: Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.. As they all go back to their original positions, Troy goes up to the mic to introduce the next song. It is visible though that JC and Carl were adjusting something from their pedalboard, possibly distortion.
Troy: It was really fun to play at The Birdies and we enjoyed every single second of it. Cheers to you all! So our last song has no title yet, we only made it 3 weeks ago but only practiced it once since then. It isn’t featured on any of our works yet, but I’m sure it soon would be once it gets a name. The song begins with Troy playing a clean ascending guitar riff. A few seconds more and the rest of the band come in; the most distinct part though is JC and Carl’s heavy distortion. The verse starts with Troy singing in a gentle yet noticeably angry voice and JC playing in clean guitar, the lines in each verse are separated by JC’s guitar fills. The pre-chorus is consisted of a semi-distorted riff imitating Troy’s vocals played by both JC and Carl. It soon breaks down into the chorus where the intro riff is also played. Troy’s voice goes from gentle to rough as it is accompanied by 3 heavy distorted guitars. The song goes on for another verse and chorus before going into the solo. The solo is still consisted of the 3 guitars but with altering effects. The bridge connecting the chorus to the solo is made up of heavy distortion; it is then followed by a clean guitar riff played by Troy. It is connected back to the chorus by another heavily distorted riff; the chorus riff has minor alterations for the third time it is played though. The song’s outro is made up of a clean guitar riff, and a heavy distorted riff imitating the former followed by seconds of improvised solos and notes. The song ends suddenly like it was cut off, but that was really how it was played. The song is followed by a loud applause from the audience, a sign that they really liked it.Troy: Well thank you everybody for the support and have a great night! The band then forms one horizontal line in the center and wave goodbye to the audience; the red curtain slowly closes in as the band walk backstage to clean up before going into their respective seats to watch the whole ceremonies with complete relaxation.
“This is surely a night I’d never ever forget. The night I realized, Dreams really do come true”
-Troy Mascenon
OOC: If you reached this part of the RP, I would like to thank you for at least reading it until the last part.. Good luck to the other competitors!Edited by user 15 April 2010 07:39:52(UTC)
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zicon wrote:So what is Role Play all about, Imagination? Aj wrote:I don't dislike pop, I dislike bad music.
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