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Students in two History of Rock courses learned about the intricacies of designing and producing a live show on Nov. 30 with the help of local events band Ultraviolet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band performed, crafted a light show and shared experiences during the visit. The School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts<\/a> co-presented a concert by the band the following night as part of Grand Stafford Theater\u2019s First Friday series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Hitchcock, general manager at Grand Stafford Theater<\/a>, said he created Ultraviolet to fill a need for an events band in Bryan-College Station. Hitchcock plays keyboard and electronics, alongside singer Theron Early<\/a>. Larry Rogers is the band\u2019s lighting designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Matthew Campbell<\/a>, instructor for the course and assistant program director for Performance Studies<\/a>, said he chose to avoid teaching a \u201cbig man history,\u201d which would typically focus on big songs and big artists. Instead, he wanted students to think about how music is created by scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose scenes involve fans, and the people who create the posters, and the people who clean up after the venue. It takes up a whole world,\u201d he said. \u201cIt takes a whole village to make a song. I was excited to work with Rob because he has been doing this as a musician for a really long time, and he is able to articulate these ideas. You can\u2019t really teach music theory in a class like this, but you can teach a narrative. You can teach by telling a story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In every city, Hitchcock said, there is a need for events bands to play at events of all kinds, including weddings, corporate events, university events and proms. He said many local events in the area bring in an expensive band from out of town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe figured we would start an events band with some of the best vocalists, and have formed a really great top 40 EDM cover band,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s like Skrillex, David Guetta, Avicii, all of the stuff that goes hard at the club played by a live band with electronic drums, fully decked out with a light show and fog for an amazing club experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Larry Rogers, lighting designer for Ultraviolet, monitors the light programming from a laptop as Rob Hitchcock, center, and Theron Early perform in a History of Rock course on Nov. 30. Photo by Cody Hitchcock\/Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hitchcock and Rogers guided students in designing a light show, and shared how audio and lyrical cues are incorporated to shift lighting and color schemes during a performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A student volunteer was asked to make lighting choices for Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cAnti-Hero.\u201d Hitchcock gave a breakdown of the song\u2019s structure and how it follows a traditional form with a verse, chorus and bridge cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou want to tell a story with the lights,\u201d Hitchcock told the class. \u201cYou can add motion with a small chase of lights. You don\u2019t want to give everything away in the beginning of the song, you need room for it to grow. With lighting, you take lyrical cues to whip up the chorus and change the colors to make them dance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The student chose which colors would represent verses, and at what level and pace the colors would overlap, flash or change. Rogers then input the design choices into his lighting equipment, and Early and Hitchcock performed the song live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another student volunteered to craft a lighting design for \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d by The Weeknd. Rogers emphasized how lighting cues are all about timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Larry Rogers and Rob Hitchcock talk lighting and performances with History of Rock students on Nov. 30. Photo by Cody Hitchcock\/Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can do a million things with a million different lights on a show, but if the timing is off you aren\u2019t going to have that connection between the lighting and the system itself,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cYou never want the lighting to go faster than the music itself. Lighting is supposed to accentuate and not distract, and reeling it in is one of the best things you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early, who has appeared on \u201cThe Voice\u201d and \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d portrayed how a singer can elevate a performance by crouching down or jumping up to express emotion. He encouraged students to explore individuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlways be authentic to yourself \u2014 it if doesn\u2019t feel good, it isn\u2019t you,\u201d Early said. \u201cSit with your music and figure out what you like. I study a lot of different performers and people, and I started studying myself when I did \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 years ago. I studied every single line in a song to create a template. Try to dissect the song and think about what you would do if you were to perform it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the class, Hitchcock said he was grateful to lead a classroom discussion about experiences in music. He said there is a readiness to make local music thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see the desire in the classroom to make big things happen,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd not just with music, but with all of the arts, and that is really exciting to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students were invited to sign up for Hitchcock\u2019s internship program through Grand Stafford, in which they can learn about the music industry. For more information, students can reach out to Hitchcock on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell said he has been impressed by the students\u2019 eagerness to learn about music across all genres and eras and share their love of music with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have had more than enough students come up to me and say, \u2018This is the best class I have taken here,\u2019 or they wish they had taken classes like this before,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cThis is why I wanted to teach the history of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll. I want to make them feel how I feel when I go to a live show or listen to a song. It has been an amazing experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rob Hitchcock plays keyboard alongside singer Theron Early. Photo by Cody Hitchcock\/Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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