(1466) MUSIC AND ME (Oct. 19, 2017) PRACTICING WITH MIKE AUNOR & BAND IN THE NOISY PRR ENGINE ROOM

MIKE AUNOR AND ME AT THE FINALS OF D' VOICE
     Multi-talented musician Mike "Wolf" Aunor sits beside me as fellow judge during the final day of D' Voice Palau in early 2015. Another judge was the late Ariel Vingcoy, who passed away 2 years ago due to multiple illness. Me, Mike and 3 other members of a band performed at the 2012 New Year's Eve Countdown at Palau Royal Resort's Waves Restaurant.
                   (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)


    PRACTICING WITH MIKE AUNOR
      AND 3 OTHER BAND MEMBERS
   IN THE NOISY PRR ENGINE ROOM 

ONE week before the 2012 New Year's Eve Countdown at Waves Restaurant of Palau Royal Resort, a 4-member band was hired by PRR to performed there. 

Usually, I used to practiced with the performers without being paid because I'm being paid by monthly.

But this is a challenging group that includes Mike "Wolf" Aunor, former graphics designer of Tia Belau Newspaper, where I am writing Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez for more than 15 years now. 

We practiced every day inside the PRR engine room where it is very noisy. Before playing at 6 pm

(Ariel Vingcoy, middle, is also a judge with me in the Blind Audition of D' Voice Palau)



at Waves Restaurant, I will practice with the band first for more than an hour.

There's a lady singer, a bass guitarist and a drummer, who used a wooden beat box because there is no available drum set at that time. Mike is playing the lead guitar.

I remember Mike asked me if I know the Japanese song "For You". I said yes and he gets the bass guitar, the lady singer sang it and presto! Mike's 'itchiness' of playing bass guitar fulfilled his dream of finding a person that can play that song in piano/keyboard.

Eventually, it was sang by the lady singer during our performance where a real drums were used for better quality of live music sounds.

The lady singer sang also one Chinese song.



Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 --January 01, 2018

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               Soon to be published as a book

               Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 -- January 01, 2018

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- January 01, 2018