(May 27, 2010) --  “We want to do something indescribable,” sophomore John Kitapszyan said.  After performing at Clark’s talent show, Audio Magnet members John K-Tap (John Kitapszyan), freshman Boris Philips (Boris Kitapszyan), junior John Quiros and sophomore Spencer Breitborde talked about their band.

Philips stressed the importance for bands to ask themselves why they want to be famous. “One of our goals is to go against mainstream, and introduce people to a new kind of music,” he says.

The band classifies itself under an umbrella of genres, from progressive rock to funk.  Their influences include Queen, Nirvana, and Zapp and Roger.

The band formed about a year ago after bassist John K-Tap, drummer Spencer Breitborde, and rhythm guitarist Philips began practicing together. K-Tap and Philips have had five to six years of experience playing their instruments while Quiros has four; Breitborde has had three years of experience with the drums.

“We got stuck because we couldn’t do shows without another guitarist,” K-Tap recalls. “John [Quiros] ended up joining.” Their first performance with Quiros was a segment of Clark’s talent show on April 2—an experience they describe as “spiritually-enhancing.”

Many students ask why the band does not have a singer. “We can’t find a good male singer our age,” Quiros says. K-Tap mentions their use of a talk box, a device through which a voice/instrument mix is projected by using a keyboard and mouthing words into a tube or microphone.

“We like our talk box for now,” K-Tap says.

“We will never once use Auto-Tune,” Quiros injects.

As for their other plans, Audio Magnet wants to “change how lyrics are about ‘bouncin’ in the club’” and make their own compositions original—anything but generic. The band currently has 10 completed songs.