Edgewood students share passion for music; Creating new local band together

KENSINGTON BOYANICH Business Manager

Three Edgewood High School students have taken their love for music to the next level by creating their own band, Vote By Mail.

Members include sophomore Jakob Huber, junior Avis Vilayvong, senior Connor Hargis. Huber states, “I love music because I love self expression.

I think the way people show themselves in their art is what makes living worth it.”

Vilayvong adds, “I enjoy music for art, it’s another voice of expression and is something we really can’t live without.”

The band was created because of the trio's passion for music. “The three of us would always play music in the morning before homeroom and wanted to put that into something real,” stated Huber.

Vilayvong continues, “I joined the band after hearing short pieces of songs and was offering to write drum/percussive parts to them.”

He adds, “Another big factor was our interest in music, we liked some of the same stuff and didn't mind mixing some genres to fit music we liked.”

Hargis states, “Music has been one of my biggest motivational influences. I can’t do anything without having music on; it's how I express myself.” bass for the band. “Bass has always been my main instrument,

The band has taken to playing “midwestern emo and post hardcore” music as well as some of their own originals. Huber mentions, “I like playing the originals the most.

Avis Vilayvong, Jacob Huber.

They feel the most energetic and natural to me and I feel like they sound better than the covers.”

Hargis talks about playing the so being able to play within my comfort zone is nice. I like to give the vibrance to the foundation of music.”