{"id":7095,"date":"2026-03-18T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:15:53","slug":"make-aberdeen-a-9tease-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaudie.co.uk\/wpress\/index.php\/features\/2026\/03\/18\/make-aberdeen-a-9tease-city\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMake Aberdeen a 9tease city\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gaudie <\/span><\/i>sat down with a new Aberdeen original Band to discuss how their band was formed and how they find creativity whilst studying. The group is comprised of five University of Aberdeen students who came together after a group assignment for their music class. They recently debuted their first original song at the spring festival gala held by the confucius institute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet the band\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Jenna is the band’s lead singer who has a long and varied history with music. As well as being in 9tease she does competitive accapella and is in the university\u2019s concert band.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DJ is the guitarist of the group and also offers back up vocals. Her favourite band is My Chemical Romance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Callum is the drummer of the group, he joined the group a little bit after the others and is a valued edition. He plays guitar for his degree and can play bass also .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sean plays key board for the group as well as setting up the bands equitment before gigs. His favourite band is the stone roses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonny the bassist and self described \u201cglue\u201d of the group. He can also play guitar, bass and drums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How did the group meet\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

When asked how the group came together Sonny explained, \u201clast semester we had a performing class, where we had to get into groups and perform for our assignment.\u201d Sonny says he \u201cstood up in front of the class and said does anyone want to do rock?\u201d\u00a0 Jenna said she, Sean and DJ \u201cfollowed like sheep\u201d at the suggestion. After passing the assignment they decided to keep the band going and held auditions for a drummer and that is when Callum joined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you balance creativity with university life?<\/b><\/p>\n

Callum attributes their ability to be creative with the band outside of university with the fact that they are all music students. \u201cIt comes to us naturally.\u201d Callum finds that using real life experiences is the best way to write music. He said \u201canything that I experience is written into a song eventually.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How does being in Aberdeen influence your music\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Jenna and DJ are originally from Aberdeen with the other three members being from elsewhere in Scotland. Jenna\u2019s dad was in a band since the 70s and is still in it now so she’s \u201cgrown up seeing what Aberdeen can be like musically\u201d she suggested that the music seen since the 90s has become less popular in Aberdeen. She said that for the band they \u201cwant to bring our own thing to Aberdeen\u201d and make Aberdeen \u201ca 9tease city!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you honour your creative influences whilst still having your own distinct sound?<\/b><\/p>\n

Despite their name Jenna wanted to stress that the band is not limited by the influence of the 90s. \u201cWe all have different tastes in music and different backgrounds in music\u201d and that, that is where their sound comes from. Their inspiration comes from all of their musical backgrounds and that \u201cseeps into the music\u201d that they write.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for students wanting to start their own band?<\/b><\/p>\n

Callum said that the most important thing for him is being able to get along with your bandmates. \u201cMake sure that you are friends as well as band members.\u201d He said that \u201cit’s all well and good to be good at what you do but if you don’t like each other it can create fallout in the future.\u201d Jenna also wanted to offer some advice and said \u201cjust go for it!\u201d \u201cIf you have the passion and the want you’ll find good people\u201d she ended by saying \u201cjust do it, chase your dreams\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The group will be performing at Krakatoa on the 19th of April with further information still to be announced through their instagram. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/9tease_\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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