BY NASA MARIA ENTABAN
THE four friends seemed a little awkward at first, but eventually they got into the groove of posing for photographs.
"We don't do this often but I guess we should get used to it," says the 21-year-old vocalist for the band Infuse, Justin George.
"We don't do this often but I guess we should get used to it," says the 21-year-old vocalist for the band Infuse, Justin George.
However for lead guitarist Lum Kar Chun (Dryck), bassist/vocalist Jacqueline Anne Sibert, drummer Samuel Ho Yu Xing and Justin, the focus is not so much getting used to the limelight, but putting their music out there and making sure they don’t screw up during shows.
"We've had a few funny things happen to us," begins Dryck, a 20-year-old marketing student at Inti College Subang Jaya.
"Once Jacq forgot the lyrics to the song she was singing and changed them at the very last minute, writing them on her wrist for reference."
Justin became wary of spotlights after one performance when he couldn't see a thing but the blinding light in his eyes.
Civil engineering student Samuel, 22, has had his share of mishaps - dropping his drumsticks in the middle of performances and trembling so hard he had to force himself to focus.
"There was a point in time when I played Pachabel's Canon in D so often at events that people called me Cannon boy and renamed the song Canon in Dryck," recalls Dryck, laughing.
"There was a point in time when I played Pachabel's Canon in D so often at events that people called me Cannon boy and renamed the song Canon in Dryck," recalls Dryck, laughing.
The band laugh at the good times they've had together, but at the same time long for more time to work on their album.
"It's in the process as Jacq has written some songs. One is called What Is True, which we've performed at events before," says Dryck.
Juggling their studies, the band and their personal lives are difficult enough, but when you throw in part time jobs, it gets even more hectic.
"I hold guitar lessons part time and Jacq works at the ice skating rink in Sunway Pyramid, while Samuel and Justin are busy with their final year projects, but we try and find time to jam together. We're lucky we understand each other," says Dryck.
"It's in the process as Jacq has written some songs. One is called What Is True, which we've performed at events before," says Dryck.
Juggling their studies, the band and their personal lives are difficult enough, but when you throw in part time jobs, it gets even more hectic.
"I hold guitar lessons part time and Jacq works at the ice skating rink in Sunway Pyramid, while Samuel and Justin are busy with their final year projects, but we try and find time to jam together. We're lucky we understand each other," says Dryck.
Infuse has been through a number of member changes, with the original members Dryck and Jacq taking new members on just to work out the mechanics of their music.
"We were called Diztorted Noize first, but spilt because a member had to go to National Service and the other didn't have time to commit. Then we met Justin and Samiel during a talent show in college, and called ourselves 8th Wonder of the World," explains Dryck.
"We were called Diztorted Noize first, but spilt because a member had to go to National Service and the other didn't have time to commit. Then we met Justin and Samiel during a talent show in college, and called ourselves 8th Wonder of the World," explains Dryck.
However, when they took part in Justea's Battle Of The Bands last year, they changed their name to Infuse to make things less complicated, and the name stuck ever since.
"It basically means combining our talents into one, and finding that compatibility to come up with great music," says Dryck.
Infuse has a relatively long list of gigs for a band that has been around barely over a year - they have opened for Amber Chia and the album launch tour of the group 5566, Cuti-cuti Gamers in Summit USJ, charity events such as World Peace Day and Quake The Aid, Youth 08 Beat the Buzzer and many other college events.
"It basically means combining our talents into one, and finding that compatibility to come up with great music," says Dryck.
Infuse has a relatively long list of gigs for a band that has been around barely over a year - they have opened for Amber Chia and the album launch tour of the group 5566, Cuti-cuti Gamers in Summit USJ, charity events such as World Peace Day and Quake The Aid, Youth 08 Beat the Buzzer and many other college events.
As individuals, they have a number of achievements under their respective belts - Jacq has been a finalist in several singing competitions, Samuel once took part in a 50-hour non-stop drumming event, Justin has won two talent shows and Dryck has been appointed judge for school-level Battle of the Band events.
Being a band is one thing, but the close friendship they share is another.
"The helps me out when I have problems," says Justin, "We are all very passionate about our music but we are committed to each other as friends."
"It's our dedication that holds us together. It's not just jamming together but getting gigs and organising our schedules around them as well," says Jacq.
Just like every band, they have their dreams, and will stop at nothing to put their music out there.
"The helps me out when I have problems," says Justin, "We are all very passionate about our music but we are committed to each other as friends."
"It's our dedication that holds us together. It's not just jamming together but getting gigs and organising our schedules around them as well," says Jacq.
Just like every band, they have their dreams, and will stop at nothing to put their music out there.
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