Pleasant Grove High School - 4/19/07
Tomorrow they may wrap fishes in it, but SYP! was a star for one whole minute! check out the Daily Herald article on SYP! and the PGHS show: http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/218934/
Russ Mayo, radio teacher at Pleasant Grove High School, is one of those teachers that any of us would've been lucky to've had in high school. The man converted his classroom into a concert venue and got the school to agree to let him host shows (even on school nights) there til 11:30pm, giving the creative cast of kids who go to PGHS the opportunity to not only bring their favorite bands Live on the radio, but also run the sound, lights, and video: making a DVD of the performance, complete with crossfades and dramatic angling, for the performer when they're finished.
My homeboys Trevor and James (who walked 40 miles up to a SYP! show in Salt Lake last year) were among the capable crew working the back booth and stage through the night, and I was totally impressed with the professionalism of their whole outfit.
PG feels like family, I have a lot of love for kids up there. It really all started thanks to Evan and Brady Carpenter, and Caden Rutter, who started convincing their friends to check SYP! out down in Provo, and then pulled a coup convincing their administration to let SYP! come play live at lunch time at PGHS. That was one of the funnest shows ever. If any of you are in high school/college and want SYP! to come play at lunch, let's set it up. Russ even wrote a real nice recommendation letter to help you convice the suits to let us stick our peaces in the mashed potatoes and get sloppy in the joes. You can make it happen!
Highlights of the show include:
- The success of the first ever batch of SHAKE YOUR PEACE! shirts, printed by Say It Green's eco-friendly garment printing process (www.SayitGreen.com), on old recycled shirts, flipped inside out.
- My dad coming up onstage for a spirited rendition of "Church Bell Tone"
- Seeing the old PG crew: Caden, Chelsea, and everyone else; and meeting new folks - Clayton (thanks for pedaling so long and strong man!), Chris, Anne...
Thanks for the support yall!
Russ Mayo, radio teacher at Pleasant Grove High School, is one of those teachers that any of us would've been lucky to've had in high school. The man converted his classroom into a concert venue and got the school to agree to let him host shows (even on school nights) there til 11:30pm, giving the creative cast of kids who go to PGHS the opportunity to not only bring their favorite bands Live on the radio, but also run the sound, lights, and video: making a DVD of the performance, complete with crossfades and dramatic angling, for the performer when they're finished.
My homeboys Trevor and James (who walked 40 miles up to a SYP! show in Salt Lake last year) were among the capable crew working the back booth and stage through the night, and I was totally impressed with the professionalism of their whole outfit.
PG feels like family, I have a lot of love for kids up there. It really all started thanks to Evan and Brady Carpenter, and Caden Rutter, who started convincing their friends to check SYP! out down in Provo, and then pulled a coup convincing their administration to let SYP! come play live at lunch time at PGHS. That was one of the funnest shows ever. If any of you are in high school/college and want SYP! to come play at lunch, let's set it up. Russ even wrote a real nice recommendation letter to help you convice the suits to let us stick our peaces in the mashed potatoes and get sloppy in the joes. You can make it happen!
Highlights of the show include:
- The success of the first ever batch of SHAKE YOUR PEACE! shirts, printed by Say It Green's eco-friendly garment printing process (www.SayitGreen.com), on old recycled shirts, flipped inside out.
- My dad coming up onstage for a spirited rendition of "Church Bell Tone"
- Seeing the old PG crew: Caden, Chelsea, and everyone else; and meeting new folks - Clayton (thanks for pedaling so long and strong man!), Chris, Anne...
Thanks for the support yall!
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