By Saida Maalin
Norco College student musicians and alumni hosted a five hour virtual concert for the community on May 22.
The concert featured 21 Norco music students who played genres ranging from country, hiphop, folk, metal, rock and alternative.
Featured artists included Kalie Jade, Damian Navarro, Farris, Emma Dark, Just Crystal and Old Scores, all who performed on āBeneath the Surface,ā an album by 38 Norco student musicians.
āNorco Music is a vibrant community of student artists from Norco College who truly support each other,ā said Brady Kerr, music industry studies instructor. We are so grateful that in a time of social distancing, our community could come together and create a livestream, interactive, virtual concert.ā
āWe had multiple genres represented,ā he said. āNorco Music has a very diverse student population, so we wanted to represent that as much as possible.ā
The Associated Students of Norco College, in collaboration with Norco ESports Association and Norco Music, decided to do a virtual concert titled āQuarantined: Bedroom Sessionsā due to COVID-19.
āāThe Bedroom Sessionsā took just over two months to plan, record, produce and organize,ā said Kerr. āIt was such a success, that if possible, weād like to do another one in the fall,ā said Kerr.
The concert was hosted on Twitch, a live broadcast platform that was free and open to the public.
āWe had 446 unique viewers, 100 unique chatters, 1,287 live views and maxed out with 87 viewers in a single moment,ā Kerr said.
After their individual sets, each performer conducted a live interview.
āIām incredibly proud of everyone involved,ā Kerr said. āIt took a lot to make this happen. Not only the performers themselves, but all the behind-the-scenes work that went into making it a success.ā
To listen to NOMU studio album āBeneath the Surfaceā, visit http://www.norcomusic.com/music.
