Hey alums,
Sorry for the inactivity. My bad.
Well the Octaves are back! We have 5 new Taves this semester who we're really excited to have in the group: Ben '11, Clayton '09, Eric '11, Joe '10, and Nic '11. We're already hard at work learning new music for our various upcoming gigs and possible recording in the spring! Hopefully we can raise enough money between now and then to start our new album!
I'm not sure if you've checked out the new website yet, but you definitely have to. It's pretty damn awesome. It would be great if you could just reply to this post with a sentence or two about what you are doing with your life now, post-Octaves. We're still working on finding the rest of the alums, so if you know how to contact anyone not on my list, please let me know at mike dot thomas at richmond dot edu.
Hope all is well,
Mike
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Master List
Alright guys, the semester is over, and now I'm ready to dedicate countless summer hours posting on this blog all things Octaves. The groups is entering it's 18th year of existence, meaning there are a LOT of alums out there who are unaccounted for. My biggest summer project will be to contact them all and let them know about this site (and the new homepage), even if I have to visit a couple of jail cells along the way. I can't do a very good job of this, however, if I don't know who I'm looking to get in touch with. So, first of all, I'd like to try and generate a list of all the Octaves who have ever existed, ever. I've already started a small list, but only of the most recent alums. Please comment back on this post with any names you have that are missing from the list. If you have contact information, that's great, but please don't post it; instead, send me an email at mike dot thomas at richmond dot edu telling me all you know. Here's the list so far by graduation year, and congrats to our newest alums!
07: Stephen Longenecker, Ryan Hansen, Greg Swaim
06: Dave Raiser, Drew Setterberg, Mike Hinchcliffe, Matt Schaffer, Godfrey Plata, Brad Seligmann
05: Mark Naylor, Tom Gregorio, Matt Kiel, Carlisle Geaves, Tim MacGougan, Durron Tyre
04: Will Rawls, Andrew Nalband, Ben Castoriano
03: Scott Olmstead
02: Kevin Powell, Chris Ward, Patrick Traynor, Brent Miller, Andrew Bogle
01:
00:
99:
98: Ben R
97:
96:
95:
94: Rich Mento
93:
92: Tripp Hudgins
91:
90:
There are definitely a few too many blank years if you ask me. I don't know if there were any graduates in 90 or 91, but I included them anyway. Even if there are folks who did not graduate as members of the Octaves, but were still part of the group during any of their time at UR and you think they would enjoy reading up on Octaves happenings, include them in the list.
Hope all is well, and I hope to see you all soon at our next reunion, whenever that actually is.
--Mike Thomas; '08
07: Stephen Longenecker, Ryan Hansen, Greg Swaim
06: Dave Raiser, Drew Setterberg, Mike Hinchcliffe, Matt Schaffer, Godfrey Plata, Brad Seligmann
05: Mark Naylor, Tom Gregorio, Matt Kiel, Carlisle Geaves, Tim MacGougan, Durron Tyre
04: Will Rawls, Andrew Nalband, Ben Castoriano
03: Scott Olmstead
02: Kevin Powell, Chris Ward, Patrick Traynor, Brent Miller, Andrew Bogle
01:
00:
99:
98: Ben R
97:
96:
95:
94: Rich Mento
93:
92: Tripp Hudgins
91:
90:
There are definitely a few too many blank years if you ask me. I don't know if there were any graduates in 90 or 91, but I included them anyway. Even if there are folks who did not graduate as members of the Octaves, but were still part of the group during any of their time at UR and you think they would enjoy reading up on Octaves happenings, include them in the list.
Hope all is well, and I hope to see you all soon at our next reunion, whenever that actually is.
--Mike Thomas; '08
Saturday, April 21, 2007
New Website
Good News! The Octaves have an official website again! After a month or two scramble, and an address change, you can access the new site at www.richmondoctaves.com
It's not complete just yet, but enjoy the members and history section. I'll be working on the alumni section later, but first we have to generate a list of all the alumni in the world. So respond to this post with the names and years of all Octaves you know who haven't been listed yet. I really hope we have enough Taves reading this site to get a complete list.
So,
-Visit the new site.
-Respond with the names of all the Taves you know exist.
Peace and love,
--Mike--
It's not complete just yet, but enjoy the members and history section. I'll be working on the alumni section later, but first we have to generate a list of all the alumni in the world. So respond to this post with the names and years of all Octaves you know who haven't been listed yet. I really hope we have enough Taves reading this site to get a complete list.
So,
-Visit the new site.
-Respond with the names of all the Taves you know exist.
Peace and love,
--Mike--
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Inactivity
Alums,
Sorry for the recent inactivity on the blog. I've been completely swamped with work here at the end of the semester. If you all want to start a dialogue, feel free to do so. I should be back to posting again in May after exams.
-Mike T
Sorry for the recent inactivity on the blog. I've been completely swamped with work here at the end of the semester. If you all want to start a dialogue, feel free to do so. I should be back to posting again in May after exams.
-Mike T
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
CARA Awards
The Octaves are proud to announce that Ben Mertz's arrangement of Come Clean has been selected as the Runner-up for the 2007 Best Male Collegiate Arrangement. This is quite an achievement for Ben, and though we are disappointed that he didn't win the award, we are certainly honored by the recognition he did receive.
Other results:
Male Collegiate Album:
Winner: Bring It Back -- Duke Pitchforks
Runner-up: Abbeys Road -- BU Dear Abbeys
Male Collegiate Song:
Winner: Hysteria -- Duke Pitchforks
Runner-up: Baba O'Riley -- BU Dear Abbeys
Male Collegiate Arrangement:
Winner: Baba O'Riley by Victor Sandman -- BU Dear Abbeys
Runner-up: Come Clean by Ben Mertz -- THE OCTAVES
We are proud of the achievements of our latest album and honored to have been nominated for three CARAs. Shotgun is still on sale through the Octaves (contact Lee) or the UR bookstore. The Octaves' ninth album is currently in planning, but look for it to hit shelves as early as Fall 2009.
Other results:
Male Collegiate Album:
Winner: Bring It Back -- Duke Pitchforks
Runner-up: Abbeys Road -- BU Dear Abbeys
Male Collegiate Song:
Winner: Hysteria -- Duke Pitchforks
Runner-up: Baba O'Riley -- BU Dear Abbeys
Male Collegiate Arrangement:
Winner: Baba O'Riley by Victor Sandman -- BU Dear Abbeys
Runner-up: Come Clean by Ben Mertz -- THE OCTAVES
We are proud of the achievements of our latest album and honored to have been nominated for three CARAs. Shotgun is still on sale through the Octaves (contact Lee) or the UR bookstore. The Octaves' ninth album is currently in planning, but look for it to hit shelves as early as Fall 2009.
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