Upside Down was the first of the
school bands to perform.
Mark Beales
Photos by Ritche Guisona
Bands recently rocked Garden International School (GIS) at the annual Band Slam
event.
Groups from GIS, REPS and St Andrew’s played original songs and covers in GIS’s
newly-refurbished main hall. Fans cheered and danced as the musicians took to
the stage, and produced some impressive guitar solos and singing.
Judges included Mr Dom (Head of Secondary at REPS), Ms Gill (veteran rock
‘star’) and HyoJung (a Grade 8 pianist who recently finished her IB studies at
GIS).
This Year 7 band impressed
everyone with their debut performance.
After the judges had added together their scores, the winner
was White Jack, who won an 8-hour recording session at Karma Sound Studio in
Bang Saray (www. karmasoundstudios.com). Runners-up were Alphabeat and in third
spot were Apollo. The runners-up were given a five-hour session at Karma. Apollo
also won the prize for best original song.
Hot dogs sold at the event will help raise money towards Operation Smile, which
helps children born with cleft palates. So far GIS has raised more than 10,000
baht - more than enough to change at least one child’s life.
Blowing away the audience with
another rock tune.
There were many guitar heroes at
the Band Slam.
Bands rocked hard at GIS!
A Year 9 student centre stage at
the Band Slam.
