2008 Woodie Awards
Previous orientation performers gain fame
Brianna Mulligan
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: Campus
Miami University's Concert Board has been often recognized for its ability to bring major musical artists to campus before they hit big. Miami students were attendees at concerts such as O.A.R., Guster and All-American Rejects before the bands became household names.
The weekend before classes began in August, Miami played host to the band OneRepublic. The concert was held on Cook Field Aug. 17, as part of Miami's Welcome Back programming.
"We thought OneRepublic had a lot of potential and we really thought they could be one of the big bands in the upcoming years," said Andrew DeRoberts, co-chair of Concert Board.
Now, less than three months later, OneRepublic has emerged with its new single "Apologize," reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Their album Dreaming Out Loud will be released Nov. 20.
"Apologize" features Timbaland and went platinum Nov. 6, according to a Blog entry on the band's Myspace.com page. In the same Blog entry, the members express their excitement and announce that they are No. 1 on MTV's TRL and "climbing charts at VH1, Fuse and MuchMusic."
OneRepublic's performance at Miami in August drew nearly 2,000 attendees, according to Concert Board estimates.
"We had a blast," said lead vocalist for OneRepublic Ryan Tedder. "It was a great crowd and a really good turnout. The weather was perfect and it was just awesome. We love college towns. We went out afterwards and did the bar crawl and hung out with the students."
DeRoberts also said the performance was a success.
"The concert went great and we had a great time," DeRoberts said. "The band sounded great and the fans loved them. There were a few incredible moments where fans were able to sing along to the songs and the songs are only on Myspace. It was pretty incredible that people were able to sing along to songs that were not officially released."
The songs will be officially released to iTunes and on the record Nov. 20.
The weekend before classes began in August, Miami played host to the band OneRepublic. The concert was held on Cook Field Aug. 17, as part of Miami's Welcome Back programming.
"We thought OneRepublic had a lot of potential and we really thought they could be one of the big bands in the upcoming years," said Andrew DeRoberts, co-chair of Concert Board.
Now, less than three months later, OneRepublic has emerged with its new single "Apologize," reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Their album Dreaming Out Loud will be released Nov. 20.
"Apologize" features Timbaland and went platinum Nov. 6, according to a Blog entry on the band's Myspace.com page. In the same Blog entry, the members express their excitement and announce that they are No. 1 on MTV's TRL and "climbing charts at VH1, Fuse and MuchMusic."
OneRepublic's performance at Miami in August drew nearly 2,000 attendees, according to Concert Board estimates.
"We had a blast," said lead vocalist for OneRepublic Ryan Tedder. "It was a great crowd and a really good turnout. The weather was perfect and it was just awesome. We love college towns. We went out afterwards and did the bar crawl and hung out with the students."
DeRoberts also said the performance was a success.
"The concert went great and we had a great time," DeRoberts said. "The band sounded great and the fans loved them. There were a few incredible moments where fans were able to sing along to the songs and the songs are only on Myspace. It was pretty incredible that people were able to sing along to songs that were not officially released."
The songs will be officially released to iTunes and on the record Nov. 20.
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