Overflow - School Paper

Hey, friends! Great news. The Project Overflow was featured in ACLC's school paper and I was asked to give a short story about the band. I had a hard time putting it into words and definitely making it "short". Haha. Yeah, but still managed. So, for anyone's interest. Here's what I wrote.

The Project Overflow’s reckoning was just an immediate agreement by the band. To put it simply: it was like, “Hey! Let’s do this again and maybe do some projects.” It was fun and rather atypical because I never imagined in my life before that I get to play, sing and make music with these awesome people. Friendship, music and the love for God brought us together.

I’ve known Harold, the drummer, since high school. We were both learning to play instruments and gradually growing. When we were in college, we met also friends who had the same passion. I met Jireh Mae in Mindanao State University and we started having jam sessions. She introduced me his brother, Jeffrey while James was a classmate of Harold at ACLC. Back in 2009, Harold, James, Milo (James’ church mate and also my former schoolmate who plays for Marty’s Playhouse and Sim One) and I played in the “Youth Fishtival”, one of the Tuna fest celebrations at the Oval Gym. We named the band as “Overflow”. Then, awesome people were added to the family; Jeremy and Krismae. By 2012, we started to form and practice together with Jireh on vocals, Jeffrey on guitars, Harold on drums, James on guitars, Jeremy on keys and Krismae on bass. After we played at Mindanao State University’s 2013 intramurals one evening, we agreed to officially name the band “The Project Overflow”.

This year we have also independently released an EP called “Hey, Sunrise” with 7 tracks that’s being shared currently to friends, families and to the youth of Gensan and Davao. The songs were personally written and we set out to make it an album, hopefully. So far, the experience working together with the band, on stage, off stage, the music and the friendship is totally awesome. We look forward to what awaits in the future.

Why are we doing this? Because we love it. We enjoy making sound and songs like the fulfillment of a 5-year old kid who picked up the guitar or thumped the drums for the first time. For me, it is more than just fame, money and rock n’ roll. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because music is priceless.

If you get hold of a copy of the school paper...we'll. Just kind of keep it. Imagine it as a souvenir. Peace all!
Overflow.


PS. I want to thank my editor. You know who you are.