HAT Co @ WYEP Summer Music Festival

Hope Academy’s teen theater company band, HAT Co, is performing on SAT June 28 at 2 pm as part of WYEP’s 2014 Summer Music Festival. The afternoon will feature HAT Co, plus three other local teen bands –  winners of WYEP’s Reimagination Contest. Bring your blanket and join us at Schenley Plaza (the park in front of the Carnegie Library in Oakland). HAT Co is first up at 2 pm and will feature Anna Lowe, Sam Gardner, Candace Burgess, Mimi Thomas, Zoe Zielinski, Lawrence White and Michael Chapman.

Besides the opportunity to perform, each band selected for WYEP’s Reimagine project received the opportunity to record one song at The Church Recording Studio. HAT Co was matched with producer, Jake Hanner, from the band Donora to record Zoe Zielinski’s original song, “Gold Chains, Diamonds.” The song is included on a WYEP Reimagination Compilation CD.

WYEP’s blog says:

Each of bands could not sound more different, but their songs on the CD exhibit a high level of professionalism, energy, and musical talent.

Hat Co’s song featuring Zoe Z., “Gold Chains,” has an R&B / Soul flavor. Zoe sings with a mature confidence, emotion, and power, which is usually difficult for young musicians to convey through a recording, but Zoe does it successfully.

WYEP’s Summer Music Festival evening performances (starting at 6 pm) include The Red Western, Elizabeth & The Catapult, Valerie June and The Sam Roberts Band.

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#HATCoWYEP is the hashtag for this event. To share your experience, use #HATCoWYEP on Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites. Follow us on Instagram (hopeacademyarts); Twitter (@HopeAcademyArts); and facebook (facebook.com/HopeAcademy). HAT Co has a new bandcamp page: http://hatco.bandcamp.com.

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