Adventures at the PEAK Performance Project Boot Camp - Day 5
- By Pyper Geddes
- Published 08/31/2010
Rain, rain, go away. Don't come back another day.
Today has been a gloomy, off day at the PEAK Boot Camp. Why, you may ask? It could potentially be a mix of late night recording, a stressful workload, caffeine abuse, and no sleep... But we're all still alive and kicking and apart from the gray outside, everyone is still chipper (as chipper as a zombie can be).
Parlour Steps kicked off last night's set of showcases. I enjoyed their poppy, low-key hooks - their music is really quite catchy and (as they showed in their viral video) they're perfect for humming along to whilst coasting down the sunny street on a cruiser bike. The judges were unforgiving to the band which is always hard to receive. But the show always goes on!
Kyprios was up next and his performance was so full of energy that I wish I wasn't busy cross-fading cameras and that I was up at the front grooving along with all the other cool cats. I remember Kyprios' song 'This Is My Hit' from waaaaaaaay too long ago and when he ended his set with it I was stoked. I'm not generally a hip hop fan but I loved every minute of his set. The live band added a lot of energy to the set as well and I think it pleased the judges as well.
Jess Hill followed Kyprios' set which I thought would be a hard changeover going from upbeat, danceable hip hop to a sit down folk solo set but that wasn't the feeling at all. Jess Hill is the true definition of a performer. In between her songs (filled with beautiful melodies I might add) she weaved stories and had the whole crowd resting on her every word. She told one story about a moths and then related it to her next song and it absolutely melted my heart. Jess your music is beautiful and so are you!
Behind Sapphire finished off the night with a set that was so wonderfully quirky. These boys opened for Library Voices a few months back at Habitat and I thought their set was great but their set last night easily topped that. Lead singer Grant alternated between using many different props (including a brightly colored mini megaphone) which was such an addition to their sound and their set. Behind Sapphire is also probably one of the friendliest bands you'll ever meet too - every time I see them, they're always smiling and I love that.
Tonight's showcases are already halfway done and are amazingly amazing - I guess I'm saying that about all the showcases so maybe I should invest in a thesaurus.
Today was a late start (definitely not due to staying up until the sun came up or anything) and because of the rain there really wasn't much to do. Garth Richardson and Sean Cole from the Nimbus School of Recording Arts were probably feeling a bit wiry due to having to stay inside all day so they made a hilarious Wayne's World style video which will be posted tomorrow on the PEAK Performance Project YouTube channel.
Tomorrow I will have more to right about but for now I'm off to get a latte from the lovely ladies at the Espresso Bar (for real, this is the best summer camp ever).
Today has been a gloomy, off day at the PEAK Boot Camp. Why, you may ask? It could potentially be a mix of late night recording, a stressful workload, caffeine abuse, and no sleep... But we're all still alive and kicking and apart from the gray outside, everyone is still chipper (as chipper as a zombie can be).
Parlour Steps kicked off last night's set of showcases. I enjoyed their poppy, low-key hooks - their music is really quite catchy and (as they showed in their viral video) they're perfect for humming along to whilst coasting down the sunny street on a cruiser bike. The judges were unforgiving to the band which is always hard to receive. But the show always goes on!
Kyprios was up next and his performance was so full of energy that I wish I wasn't busy cross-fading cameras and that I was up at the front grooving along with all the other cool cats. I remember Kyprios' song 'This Is My Hit' from waaaaaaaay too long ago and when he ended his set with it I was stoked. I'm not generally a hip hop fan but I loved every minute of his set. The live band added a lot of energy to the set as well and I think it pleased the judges as well.
Jess Hill followed Kyprios' set which I thought would be a hard changeover going from upbeat, danceable hip hop to a sit down folk solo set but that wasn't the feeling at all. Jess Hill is the true definition of a performer. In between her songs (filled with beautiful melodies I might add) she weaved stories and had the whole crowd resting on her every word. She told one story about a moths and then related it to her next song and it absolutely melted my heart. Jess your music is beautiful and so are you!
Behind Sapphire finished off the night with a set that was so wonderfully quirky. These boys opened for Library Voices a few months back at Habitat and I thought their set was great but their set last night easily topped that. Lead singer Grant alternated between using many different props (including a brightly colored mini megaphone) which was such an addition to their sound and their set. Behind Sapphire is also probably one of the friendliest bands you'll ever meet too - every time I see them, they're always smiling and I love that.
Tonight's showcases are already halfway done and are amazingly amazing - I guess I'm saying that about all the showcases so maybe I should invest in a thesaurus.
Today was a late start (definitely not due to staying up until the sun came up or anything) and because of the rain there really wasn't much to do. Garth Richardson and Sean Cole from the Nimbus School of Recording Arts were probably feeling a bit wiry due to having to stay inside all day so they made a hilarious Wayne's World style video which will be posted tomorrow on the PEAK Performance Project YouTube channel.
Tomorrow I will have more to right about but for now I'm off to get a latte from the lovely ladies at the Espresso Bar (for real, this is the best summer camp ever).
