Fourth-year ethnomusicology student and bassist Erik Shiboski said he originally came up with the name Fine Print because he thought it was fitting for a rap MC. Read more...

Photo: Members of the band Fine Print will bring together jazz, funk and R&B elements in their Spring Sing performance of original song “Move On,” a piece that conveys the group’s spontaneity. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)

For the five members of Loop Garou, sometimes 10 minutes are all it takes to write a song. Formerly known as The Street Hearts – Spring Sing 2013 winners – Loop Garou will perform its song, “I Walk Down,” which fourth-year civil engineering student and bassist Nicholai Hansen said the five wrote almost a full year ago. Read more...

Photo: Spring Sing 2013 winner Loop Garou, formerly known as The Street Hearts, will perform rock ‘n’ roll song “I Walk Down” at Spring Sing on Saturday, which fourth-year civil engineering student Nicholai Hansen (far left) said he wrote almost a year ago. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)

Almost two years after the formation of their duet and a year since they performed across Europe, Eva Barrosse and David Miller are embracing their newly fleshed out sound with their full band, the Eva B. Read more...

Photo: Second-year history student Eva Barrosse (left) and second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student David Miller make up the band Eva B. Ross Foundation and will perform their original song “Easy” at Spring Sing. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)

Electronic music duo Common Souls was simply “Ryan and Nick” on its Spring Sing application. When third-year ethnomusicology student Nick Velez decided to sign up for an audition two hours before the application deadline, he asked fourth-year communication studies student Ryan Yoo to join him in creating a song for the audition in only one week. Read more...

Photo: Common Souls – an electronic duo made up of third-year ethnomusicology student Nick Velez (left) and fourth-year communication studies student Ryan Yoo (right) – will perform its new song, “Arizona,” at Spring Sing. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)

As Priscillia Omon sat in a songwriting class listening to her classmates’ breakup compositions, one piece suddenly caught her attention. The song “Who Cares” was written by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Alan McDonnell over winter break back home in Chile. Read more...

Photo: Third-year ethnomusicology student Priscillia Omon (left) and fourth-year ethnomusicology student Alan McDonnell (right) will perform McDonnell’s original song, “Who Cares,” at Spring Sing on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)

At a coffee shop open-mic night, John Wayno sat and listened passively to the musicians migrating to and from the stage. Wayno kept his eyes closed as he grooved along to the music, but said he found that the sounds didn’t catch his attention for long. Read more...

Photo: John Wayno (left), a Westfield State University alumnus and pianist, and first-year world arts and cultures student Griffith Clawson (right) will perform Clawson’s original love song, “Gold,” at Spring Sing. (Courtesy of Nino Panzarella)

For third-year English student and singer Gabby Puyat, the wait is over. Her band, Wait For It, is the first electronic dance music group in Spring Sing history. Read more...

Photo: EDM group “Wait For It,” comprised of former UCLA student Bentley Montes (left) and third-year English student and vocalist Gabby Puyat (right), will perform an original, co-written song, “Remember,” at Spring Sing. (Courtesy of Bentley Montes)