User:The boris Band

boris, a small startup cover band formed in Sydney, Australia. The 11 man band is currently a cover band but set to release its album called The Lower Quad with 2 original songs composed by Nathaniel Morcombe, Philip Ynson, Francis Endiape, Lachlan Roberts and Joshua Vizcarra.

Band Formation
boris was formed in late August of 2019 by Nathaniel Morcombe, Zach Chadszinow, Joshua Vizcarra and Lachlan Roberts. During the formation process, they would bring in other members which include Philip Ynson, Francis Endiape, Harley Dickson, Victor Fedele, Tristan Roach, Alec Jorquera, Jayden Harris and Matthias Barrett. The following members then comprise the current boris band.

Nathaniel, Zach and Victor were Vocalists, Francis on Guitar, Joshua on Piano, Harley on Drums, Philip on Bass Guitar, Lachlan on Woodwinds and Cajon, Alec on Trumpet, Jayden on Tuba and the occasional Bass Guitar support, Tristan on Tuba and Matthias in charge of Percussions.

Debut Performance 2019
The project first started off with only Vocals, Piano and Drums with Zach, Josh and Lachlan. Nathaniel was asked to try out and joined with the band after the test trial phase. After Nathaniel was formally part the then called "Year 9 Band". They would later call in Philip, Harley, Francis, Matthias, Alec, Jayden and Tristan. They would soon create their band name through Democracy with Voting. The name boris came out on top with twin step sisters help step bro out and Men Unemployed both coming in at 2nd place. Newly formed boris continued on finding a song to cover in preparation for their first performance. boris managed to find a song and perfect it in 100 minutes.

boris’ first performance or “band debut” on the 2nd of September with the cover of The Beatles ``Let It Be in front of Parramatta Marist High School Students. The performance was an incredible success and created strong support from students from the Year 9 PMH Students. Their performance of Let It Be would be used on different occasions.

Debut to Illumination
boris after completing their Debut Performance, they would face another challenge. The annual PMH Illumination was on the horizon and was in 11 days. At their meeting on the 6th of September, Joshua Vizcarra confirmed that they had a 10-minute set. He asked all members about music cover ideas. After the meeting, they walked out with it their 1st confirmed song Lanterns by Birds of Tokyo. During a music lesson, Josh started playing the intro of Hey Jude. Philip and Francis then joined in and all thought was a good song idea for their performance at Illumination. boris then had their 2nd song for their performance. They would work across 2 days to perfect both songs.

September 13th hit, boris was set to perform at 6:30pm. Their performance would later go down as their most iconic performance yet. boris would set their expectations high which would be incredibly hard to top after.

Other Performances
boris would do other performances. They would perform in front of a crowd of 1200 students with their cover of Your Song by Elton John. They would also assist in awareness campaigns with R U OK Day where they had a morning performance in front of a small crowd to promote mental health and positive wellbeing.

boris BBQ Uncertainty
The boris BBQ was their most ambitious performance to date with 4 songs back to back on their longest set at 20 minutes. They would mix previously performed songs with brand new covers. boris didn't have time on their hands and only had a total of around 80 minutes of total practice to perfect 4 songs. Their lineup would be Sunflower by Rex Orange County, I'm Still Standing by Elton John, Hey Jude by The Beatles and Crocodile Rock by Elton John. boris was under an immense amount of pressure with everyone having high expectations especially after their class of Year 9 completing exams. They would squeeze in as many practice sessions as possible. Nathaniel did question if it was even possible and was backing out of the performance. Many of the band members had a bad feeling with not having enough time to practice and perfect their songs.

The performance was another home run for boris and kept the band together. The band members agreed that it was one of their best performances yet and would clear out the uncertainty.

The Lower Quad
boris is set to record their first album The Lower Quad. The debate within the band is still continuing to find a studio suitable for their enormous amount of instruments required. boris is also set to record 2 original songs which has never been done by the band. The 2 songs will be composed by both Lachlan Roberts and Joshua Vizcarra.

PMH CMac Talent Quest
boris is also preparing to perform at the PMH and CMac Talent Quest. The band is still confirming what songs to perform and is keeping it secret so far. boris is also starting to change gears from piano based music to a more guitar based sound. boris will be bouncing around from both of these. Joshua Romanos joined recently as guitarist in preparation for their performance.