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music scene said that as an underclassman, he was bored with what the party scene had to offer. A few years later, as an upperclassman, he decided to create a space that was something the audience could experience. “Sometimes artists will pull people they know from the audience and they’ll jam together on stage,” he said, adding that the intimate venue is what allows for those moments to occur. Joe, an artist who regularly performs at Treehouse and helps Lorenzo plan events, got his musical start at Redfest as a freshman. The junior SUNY-ESF student describes Treehouse as low-key because it doesn’t have as much of a presence as other venues, but it has the power to bring students from both SU and SUNY-ESF together. “There’s a plethora of different artists and a melting pot of styles,” Joe said. “This is really an after-party spot because other (parties) close or shut down and people kind of just end up here.” The pair said that underground venues such as theirs are how student artists in Syrafrom page 7

company CLLCTVE. He said his ability to brainstorm and execute ideas complements Davis’s content creation talents. “We really know how to finesse and know how to hustle, and I think that’s what’s made us successful thus far over the past few years … just not taking ‘no,’” Davis said. The greatest challenge CLLCTVE faces is balancing the business with school, Davis said. Many days are filled with client meetings and video and photo shoots — plus classes. Last Wednesday, Davis and Williams left for New York City at 6 a.m. for meetings with artists and other industry leaders including Jonathan Jackson, co-founder of Blavity and one of Davis and Williams’s advisers. “They sort of have a very, very clear operating connectivity as CEO and COO,” said Jack-

cuse can develop their brand and sound. FLOTUS, a band on campus, started to do just that after winning SU Battle of the Bands. Starting off at house venues, FLOTUS picked up every opportunity to perform at intimate shows to connect with audiences. The band’s next steps will be to expand the underground music scene by opening a new venue next semester. FLOTUS’ members said it will be a space for people to unwind and connect with other students. Shallow Alcove, with freshmen Dan Harris and Griffin Goode on guitar and vocals, and Nick Fichter on vocals, synthezier and bass, said they owe everything to the underground music community, especially Space Camp. “It’s all about the music at houses,” Goode said. “This underground scene helps with development of artists and it gave us the space to develop.” But first, artists have to get into the scene. “You don’t just join. You have to be accepted,” he said. “But once you’re in, you’re in.” As soon as the Bandier Program student trio broke into the scene, they recorded an EP in their dorms. Harris said if there’s one thing he’s learned from the underground communison. “I think that they balance each other.” For Williams, his education is rooted outside the classroom — he said he’s gained more exposure and networking experiences in the last two weeks than he has since he came to Syracuse. “You don’t have to sacrifice your passions or put them off to the side and strictly just focus on what’s going on in that classroom because there’s so much more going on outside,” Williams said. Davis and Williams will work full time to grow CLLCTVE this spring in their home cities of Atlanta and Brooklyn, respectively. This fall, they are launching CLLCTVE MINDS — a program that helps students get academic credit for the work they do with CLLCTVE. Said Williams: “Don’t let your present circumstances dictate your ability to pursue your passions.”

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ty, it’s that students can do it all by themselves, and they don’t have to be professionals. Two seniors who started making music as freshmen, Danial Fridliand and DJ Jason McGill, have 5,000 hits on SoundCloud and worked various events, including silent discos at Juice Jam and Mayfest. They marketed themselves on Snapchat QR codes across campus, creating a brand for themselves despite being out of the Bandier circle, which dominates the community. “There shouldn’t be a cap on who runs the scene, there should be diversity and students want variety,” Fridliand said. Another band playing underground venues is Cosmatic. The freshman band formed last semester and has been playing at local venues. The band met Lorenzo at Treehouse, and he’s mixing its upcoming EP. The scene is intimately interconnected. Students help others grow through creating a new venue, collaborating on their next project or just playing music together. Jon, who runs the venue SpitFam, said that running a house in the underground music scene is all about treating people well. It’s easy to get caught up in the “consume and produce model,”

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which can cause venues to get shut down because of the large party atmosphere, they said. “Every time a good space closes, it means there’s less access for people who want or need those spaces for expression,” Jon said. Chris Bossert and Matt Goodman, two members of Cosmatic, said that without the underground music scene, especially The End, they wouldn’t have reached such a large audience. Goodman, who works for The Westcott Theater as a graphic designer, said everyone is extremely trusting. Underground venues provide bands with gigs and trust the musicians to show up and perform well. “It’s nice to have someone who will take a chance on you like that,” Goodman said. “You really don’t know how good it is until you go somewhere else.” Cosmatic’s band dynamic, combined with the underground community, is unlike anything they’ve experienced before, Goodman said. No matter how many restrictions house venues face, the underground scene will always be there, he said. “There are always people who are going to want to do it and that’s really all you need,” he said.

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