James Madison University - Bluestone Schoolmaam Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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by Julia cramer [writer] { he UPB spring concert Hip-Hop Hat Trick began before most or the students even arrived. As the 2,500 students who attended the show found their seats, university students Kunal Jhanjee, Mike Williams, Evan Morris and Reza Ekbatani, also known bv their stage names MC Presto, Mikev Mike, Hvdrophonics and DJ Raza performed a 30-minute hip-hop set. The student DJs warmed up the crowd before the featured artists DJ Earworm, Jason Derulo and Wale took the stage. DJ Earworm energized the crowd during his set, playing mixes while constantly bouncing around on stage. His mixes included songs from many genres of popular music, from Kellv Clarkson and Coldplav to Michael Jackson. The biggest cheer from the crowd erupted when he ended his set with the hit United States of Pop. DJ Earworm was pretty good, he was fun on stage, but I was more excited for Wale and Jason Derulo, said ' 10 graduate Mina Yun. Derulo brought with him more dance moves, creating more cheers from the women in the audience. By the end of his first single, Whatcha Sav, he had his shirt off. During his set, Derulo pulled one lucky girl, sophomore Katie Keller, on stage and serenaded her. When he asked who wanted to come on stage with him everyone just started screaming and yelling. When he walked over to my side I knew I was screaming the loudest ' cause I wanted to get up there so bad. When he pointed to me I guess I was just in shock, said Keller. Another crowd favorite was one of his newer single, Riding Solo, that had many concert-goers singing along. Derulo finished with his latest hit In A Iv Head and a final break dancing split. One of the reasons the UPB Center Stage committee chose Wale for the spring concert was because of his DC connection, said Angela Morton, the director of the committee. We just kind of lay down what ' s going on in music, and we chose Wale because a lot of students knew of him, said Morton. Concert-goers like Yun agreed. I ' m from Northern Virginia and it ' s exciting to have an artist here from DC. I had first heard of Wale when he was small before his single [ DC Chillin ] with Ladv Gaga, said Yun. Morton prepared for the concert all semester from building the stage to working the actual show, and then, after, taking it all apart. For the first time, UPB threw a listening party on the Commons on April 14 to advertise for the concert. I think it was a reallv good turn out and we might try it again, said freshman UPB member Kate Wood. Sophomore Tiffany Atienza attended the listening parly. It allowed for people who weren ' t familiar with the music to get a better sense of what the artists were going to perform, said Atienza. There was even a raffle for passes to meet the artists. Wale finished the concert with a new, raw energy that had everyone engaged. He connected with the audience, encouraging students who knew the words to rap along with him, and he came out into the crowd and did a lap around the entire venue. His most popular song, DC Chillin, kept the audience on their feet for the rest of the night.} Crowd members pull out cameras while watching the concert. Audience members lucky enough to score standing room, were able to take pictures and stand closer to the stage, photo by (natalie wall) During his performance Jason Derulo pulled an audience Hunched over the turntable, DJ Earworm member on stage. Derulo serenaded excited freshman listens to hear his scratching. Earworm Katie Keller during his single, Whatcha Say. mixed Top 40 songs into single mixes, photo by {natalie wall) photo by {natalie wail} Features } ' 9