Not White Noise wins Battle of the Bands!

A fabulous result for 'Not White Noise', a group of four Year 10 students, who won 1st place in the Buckinghamshire Battle of the Bands Competition, which was held at Wycombe Swan Theatre on Saturday 3rd March 2018. The group consists of siblings, Gaetan and Max Buisson, and Daisy and Henry Rutter. The band won a whole host of prizes. The first is a two day recording session with an engineer at Bucks New University Studios, with the track they produce being put out through Man in the Moon Records and distributed through Warner ADA. The second is the chance to perform at the Bucks Music Trust Gala Concert, which will be held at the Royal Albert Hall on 1st July. Finally, the band also won a Scarlett 18i20 interface for a home studio from Focusrite.

The band combine writing their own material with some covers and their musical influences range from Blues to Rock.

Congratulations to all four students on their success; we will be following their career with interest!

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