steers clear of typical musical restrictions. The band members find musical inspiration from artists that play music that just sounds good, rather than restricting themselves to specific keys or scales. ad Blake Costellovances career as solo artist One unique instrument that Hixon plays, for example, is called the theremin. It is an electronic instrument that is played without touching the instrument. “We always try to play as many different types of music as possible because each one of the members in the band brings in different genres,” Hawley said. One of Table’s most recent milestones has been recording their songs at the Community Media Center of Marin, or “Marin TV.” At Marin TV, the band received insight on how to record music in a professional setting. Their second appearance at Marin TV was for the Lobby Lounge, which is a video concert series of young musicians for the Marin Independent Journal. They will also perform at a showcase theatre at the Marin Civic Center on April 3. These young musician’s careers are just getting started with their consistent rehearsal in the Performance Workshop music class at Drake and recording studio experience at Marin TV. Photo by Emma Rose Neal by Adelina Merrell F close second was a show at Iron Springs, which attracted a large audience of peers, making it their favorite. All their time spent together in rehearsals, performances, and for fun can sometimes lead to minor head butts between the group. “It’s pretty smooth sailing, but sometimes Toby gets a little frustrated with us [...] Everyone’s had at least 5 fist fights with Toby.” Thuesen said jokingly, “But we don’t let what gets us in arguments with our band affect our friendships.” As far as goals for the future, the band hopes to record a five-song track that will go on Spotify. “Right now we have two originals that we can perform, but we’re working for five.” Schaefer explained, “We got two that are pretty much there and one we have to write, so we’re in the process of making a few more originals for an album that hopefully will be on Spotify soon.” rom playing in a student band to his solo music career, senior Blake Costello has always hoped to create music with a unique sound. Throughout the years, Costello learned percussion, keyboard, synthesizer, and music production in school and by self-teaching. His musical discovery has progressed to creating original songs that are available on Soundcloud such as “Tomas Whitaker” and “Chili Lime.” These tracks are “very energetic, very edgy trance with a modern twist” said Costello. The performance workshop class (“PW”), a course that allows students to get together in bands and perform music, provided Costello the opportunity to kickstart his musical career. The renowned band Blake and the Chemists (“BTC”), was created within this class. Costello lost band members Jake Walsh, Callen O’Brien, and Sam Gaebe, who graduated in 2019. Despite the loss, he continues to make music on his own. Costello began playing music in the first grade with piano lessons. “I remember thinking, okay, this is awesome. The sound of music is actually really cool,” Costello said, describing his initial reaction to playing the piano. Blake Costello’s stage name “Blake the Chemist” was born in fifth grade when Costello named elements on the periodic table for a science project. From then on, the name has been his identity online (through YouTube) and in the musical performance setting. Blake Costello has also performed his music at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Costello’s last appearance at DNA was this past November. Blake Costello plans to become part of the larger techno music community. Costello adds, “I hope to one day bring a certainly foreign style of music into the EDM mainstream, and go absolutely big at festivals like EDC and Coachella.” 8
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