Good Updates:

I have found reasonable amount of people to come along and jam with my band. Me and Justin haven't discussed bout the band name and such, but I personally want to retain the name 'In Retrospect', in honor of Wei Qiang, who group us into this band, and make it to the peak during RockFest.

Currently, the fixed band members are me (ren), Justin and Jesse. A bassist, a keyboardist and a drummer. We will be auditioning 2 guitarists soon, one is called Guan Jie, a punk and emo guitarist. Up next will be this great guitarist that we saw during one of the Guitar CAC Club gig in Munchie Monkey - Kassim. He is stylish, and Justin and me straight away wanted him.

Okay, with regards to vocalist: I am betting on Wei Sern. It is not that I don't want the previous girl that we auditioned: a girl named Bi Ying, happened to be Justin's good friend, but her voice is sultrous, and not quite suit with us. I am thinking of including her during Unplugged+ sets.

Anyway, we will have our second audition for 2 people, Wei Sern and Guan Jie this Friday. If Guan Jie is good, then we can ask him to join us. Apparently he is now on and off with his OMS band, a branch under Guitar CAC Club. He is interested more in Vertical Horizon and Simple Plan though...

The other vocalist, he is a Jap rocker. However, when suggested songs like Bon Jovi - It's my Life, and Aerosmith - I don't want to miss a thing, he apparently is willing to sing them. These songs are technically demanding when it comes to vocal strength. But then I thought: so are Japanese rock songs. Which is why I am betting on him.

Kassim is a must-project, although chances are low. He is a good guitarist when it comes to 'feel-band' songs. Skill wise, I can count on him. He is better than Wei Qiang in terms of guitar skills, but in effects, I still think Wei Qiang is better. Other than that, I have absolutely no complaint. He has though. He got practise on tuesday and thursdays, and his band gig happened once a month. I will tell him my plan soon. I really wanted him in my band. He is great...

For now, our target for In Retrospect will be more towards gel-ling together, and prepare for Jam X next year. After that, we are thinking of getting some smaller scene competitions, in which I will snoop around for band competitions.

End of the whole thing will be a round-up for an EP. Album!!!

But this project is a long-term project. I think I will let them know when we got together for a certain period of time.

Anyway, we will be practising once a week, and I am thinking that I should not depend on Raffles Hall band room too much. Justin told me a place called Alvron. 14 per hour. We may try there once we start practising as a band.

Be frank, I am hyped up for this band... but don't worry, I won't let it hinder my plan to go USC when Prof. Steven Zhou. Both are my interest, and I will one day blend them together. I will call it, brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen: VIRTUAL BAND JAMMING!!

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