Blaring lights, a screaming audience of 7,000 and a stage bigger than most imagine: The chance to perform in such circumstances rarely presents itself even for some of the most talented singers and a cappella groups at UCLA. But with Spring Sing fast approaching, Signature A Cappella, Bruin Harmony and Random Voices must prepare to take on such a stage. Read more...

From the Grammy Museum and the Roxy Theatre to high school auditoriums and living room spaces, this year's Spring Sing soloists and duos have performed just about everywhere. But for many, this will be their first time on the stage of the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

A 5-year-old sits down at his grandmother's piano. He begins to improvise, moving his fingers over the keys. He has never played before, but it is as if he already knows what to do. From that moment on, he is hooked. He enrolls in lessons and at age 12, his instructor tells him he is old enough to reach the pedals of an organ. Read more...

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Cristoph Bull

This year's Spring Sing competition will give the stage to bands whose styles and influences include post-hardcore, folk, jazz, blues, rock and opera, reflecting the diverse range of music of the Los Angeles music scene. Read more...

Scattered, chaotic drum beats echoed around the courtyard as 20 high school students tried out their first percussion sets. By the end of the quarter, however, this incoherent clamor became cohesive rhythms as SLAM! volunteers watched their students transform into musicians right before their eyes "“ and ears. Read more...

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Courtesy of ALICE GUAN

UCLA’s SLAM!, or Student Leader Advocates of Music, is holding its quarterly concert on Thursday evening in Kerckhoff Hall at the Charles E. Young Grand Salon. Mind the Gap will be the headlining band for the show.

Video game consoles are meant to be played, but for a "chip" artist, playing means taking one of these devices and constructing a music scene using only nostalgic "bleeps" and "bloops." Read more...

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Attic Bits member Mike D’Errico, also known as Attic Bat, creates electronic music through his modified vintage video game console. This is a part of the “chiptune” subculture, which prides itself on reformatting old electronics to create new music.