Band Night at the Cor-house

Hello!

ASK threw a Band Night on April 10 at Cor-house in the series of “Magical Thursdays”. I hope we all had a splendid spring kick-off.

 It could be that it was my first “real” gig as a planner (I’m not going to pretend it was not stressful). It could be that I flew high when many attendees claimed it was the best of ASK’s Band Night they’ve ever joined. Or perhaps it was a side-effect of hours with a couple good beers and extreme excitement filling the dense air; still, I calmed down. Anyhow, spring is warm and I’m lightheaded.





The Cor-house was full of excited music lovers and the atmosphere was great, about 80 people found their way to the Cor-house. We had decided that this musical event should be something for all K-18 students both in- and outside Arcada. I’m particularly glad to see that about a third of the attendance was from other universities. Most of the other guests were Arcada first-year students and international students; needless to say this positively
encouraged me for obvious reasons.


Forming band The Jaystayers, Simon and Jussi shaked up our mood with their humorous communication and Acoustic songs. The duet is half of the band Rambage.








Ceremonials unleashed their first Live gig ever. The vocalist/guitarist of this “Helsinki-based post-punk/postrock/indie/alternative/whatever band”  surely swept out some level of nerves after a loud applause from the audience.

 

The “episode” Heavy Metal began with Wrathic. The air got super electric, the folks next to me were about to stand up and dance (I got to know 1 fan of the vocalist behind the bar. Oops!)

INRI were the band I was most eager to see during the Band Night and they didn’t disappoint. Very loud, very intense and heavy as hell! Oh have I mentioned? Our main sound technician also played in INRI as a guitarist/backing vocalist.





After INRI, Per was our DJ till the end!

A special thank to the Band Crew made up by Carlos, Jenny, Oskar, Axel and Jonas for their work and the audience’s enjoyment. The Crew was one of the best teams I’ve ever worked with and hopefully I will have the privilege of working with them again.

Hope they got some practical learning experiences during the Band Night. Some pictures of their work here.

One day before the event we partly built up the stage at the Cor-house. Arcada graciously supported us with all kinds of equipment needed (light, sound, stage and a mean of transport). A real stage and a proper placement were highlights of the Band Night.

We also appreciate the very constructive feedback from the attendees,  all of them we surely take into concern in the next event.

If you would love to play in our Band Night, please contact Kim at kim@asken.fi.

Needless to say, ASK always want to hear from you to improve future events. Please feel free to send any of your opinions to Kim too.
See you guys this Thursday April 24 for the last Poker & Sauna Night of this spring.

Thank you all for your presence and support!

Written by: Kim-Ngan Duong

Tags: ASK, bandnight

Styrelsen 2014/07 styrelsemedlem, idrott och motion / The Board 2014/07 Member of the Board, sports

 

1 Name?

Philip Mats Torsten Åsgård

2. Age?

21 years young

3. Study program?

My second year at sports and health promotion

4. Post on the Board?

Sports and exercise

5. What are your goals for your post?

To make sport and physical activity more accessible to students.

6. When you were a kid, what did you want to become when you are big?

I wanted to become an policeman, firefighter, movie star, Steve Irwin’s disciple. The list is long!

7. Why are you studying in Arcada?

I’m studying at Arcada because it’s the only place in Finland where you can study sports and health promotion in swedish for a bachelor degree.

8. What is your favourite coffee drink?

Coffee? That black liquid stuff that tastes horrible? No thanks!

9. What´s your favourite place in Helsinki?

Tram number 8

10. What is your favourite amusement park?

I’ve been to both Grönalund in Stockholm and Linnanmäki here in Helsinki, but i have to choose Grönalund. It has a beautiful view and better rides!

Styrelsen 2014/06 styrelsemedlem, intressebevakning / The Board 2014/06 Member of the Board, students' interests

1 Name? Touko Niinimäki

2. Age? 23

3. Study program? Bachelor of Social Services

4. Post on the Board? Educational and social politics

5. What are your goals for your post?

I’m interested in how society works; how we can build structures to support citizens in their daily lives, which basically revolves around studies, work, getting by economically and many other issues. I’d like to take part in ongoing discussions about how the Finnish society and our educational, work related and other political organs can provide students with equal opportunities to study and work.

6. When you were a kid, what did you want to become when you are big?

I guess I didn’t really have any dreams of being in specific a profession. From what I remember I just took it easy and went with the flow, one day at a time. I think this is a very interesting question though, as it presents cultural and socially constructed realities of different people in different countries worldwide.

7. Why are you studying in Arcada?

I was originally interested in studying both tourism (restonom) and social services (socionom) at Arcada. I’ve been intrigued by languages since childhood and though that I could use my language skills if I’d study tourism. I then found out that the tourism option would’ve probably been too commercially oriented for me, and stuck to applying for the bachelor of social services program.

Since the year of 2011, when my studies began, I’ve grown gradually more and more interested in politics, social equality, democracy, sustainability, citizenship and human rights. During my studies at Arcada I’ve found out that this study program was the right choice for me.

8. What is your favourite coffee drink?

Latte! I can drink (and enjoy?) any kind of coffee, but latte has ironically become “my cup of tea”.

9. What´s your favourite place in Helsinki?

I have many favorite spots in Helsinki, I’ve lived here all my life so far. I could name several important places, but for the most recent years I’ve spent quite a lot of time in places called libraries! Not only are they great places for studying (facebooking..), but I’m really proud that Finland supports the ideal of providing its citizens with free public libraries with thousands of books, newspapers, music records, games, movies and such to enjoy. When a welfare state is being defined, I’d say that free public libraries are an important cornerstone of such a state.

10. What is your favourite amusement park?

I haven’t been to that many amusement parks. Linnanmäki, Puuhamaa (does it count?!), Gröna lund in Sweden and Disneyland in France. Maybe some other ones too, which I can’t seem to remember. I suppose I should answer Linnanmäki since I almost live next to it, but the most memorable visit to an amusement park took place when I was around 19 years old. I’ll just say that the concept of “amusement” takes a leap towards higher grounds when you’re tipsy at Disneyland..