Music students from St Vincent Sixth Form College saw hours of hard work pay off when they recorded their climate change song with the help of indie musician Jack Flanagan.
Second year students Ruby Philp, bass, Oscar Eames, drums, Morgan Holloway, piano, and vocalist and guitarist Chloe Rees wrote Last Chance with advice from the former Mystery Jets bassist last year. He returned to the college to help them record it in St Vincent’s own studio.
Jack will master the recording and oversee its production as a vinyl single this spring as part of the Lighthouse Learning Trust’s Art For Earth’s Sake project. It will be released by the trust’s own record label as a double A side with a climate change song from students at sister college Richard Taunton Sixth Form College in Southampton.
Jack, who squeezed the recording session in before he flies out to Japan to play two gigs with his wife Kitty Liv, said: “I was very impressed by how hard they had all been rehearsing and we managed to get it all down in five or six takes.
“Playing live in a studio can be quite nerve-wracking but the guys really pulled it out of the bag.”
Music teacher Joe Chilcott and engineer Max Burdip were on hand to assist with the recording, as were a group of music production students.
“The recording studio set-up at the college is great and I enjoyed the session,” said Jack. “They all played really well and I can’t wait to hear the finished product.”
Pictured: Jack Flanagan, right, music teacher Joe Chilcott, centre, engineer Max Burdip, back, with musicians Oscar Eames, left, Ruby Philp, second left, Morgan Holloway and Chloe Rees after the recording session at St Vincent Sixth Form College