Music Festival
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Ezra: Guys, I am about to drop a MAJOR bombshell on you. As winners of KLOL’s Battle of the Bands, we were just invited to perform at none other than the Red Canyon Music Festival!
Payton: No way! I literally don’t believe you!
Julian: That’s the biggest music festival in the state!
Nishan: They draw upwards of ten thousand people a year!
Ezra: Well, we’re playing at the crack of dawn, but still... This is an amazing opportunity. This could make or break us.
Danny: This all sounds awesome, Ezra. Is this thing official?
Ezra: It will be... just as soon as we sign the contract!
You find Ezra hunched over a thick packet of papers, rubbing his brow.
Ezra: ‘Solely and exclusively... in perpetuity and throughout the universe... now known or hereafter devised?’ What does this even MEAN?
Danny: Everything okay, Ezra?
Ezra: Oh, hey, Danny. Just going over our contract to play at Red Canyon. I’m trying to make sure they’re not stealing our work or something, but this legalese is impossible to read! Worse than that, I’m stuck here trying to translate the contract into a human language when I SHOULD be practicing.
Danny: So... what do we do?
Ezra: Honestly? I think it’s time the band hired a manager.
Danny: Not a bad idea. And I might know JUST the right person for the job.
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You and Ezra are strolling through the mall’s most expensive department store, on the lookout for immaculately conditioned blonde hair.
Danny: There she is.
You point out Mia, who’s standing at the checkout desk, debating with the store manager.
Mia: Look, I’m on your side here. I want us both to get what we want. So let’s do this. I’ll stack these coupons, apply next month’s sale price, and I’ll promise to buy all of my non-pink, non-purple blouses here for the next thirty days. Sounds like we have a deal!
Ezra: Did... did she just manage to snag that five-hundred dollar purse for free?
Danny: See! She’s a born contract lawyer! We HAVE to convince her to manage us.
Time - 4 hours
Ezra: Hey, Mia, let me ask you something? Do you like arguing with people?
Mia: Sure!
Ezra: Do you like making them give you money?
Mia: Duh!
Ezra: Then how would you like to be our band manager?
Mia: You had me at ‘arguing’.
Danny: Then welcome aboard, Mia!
Back at school...
Ezra: So this is the contract the music festival sent us. Think it looks good?
Mia reads over the packet for a few moments... and dumps it in the trash bin!
Mia: If they think they can claim all the allied, ancillary, and subsidiary rights without a fight, they’re dreaming! Let me make a few calls. Oh, and I’ll need a couple of legal assistants.
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Danny: So what’s your plan?
Mia: One of the problems with negotiating an amateur band’s contract is that... well, we have no leverage. If we wanted to talk away, they’d let us without blinking. MY job is to make sure they’re desperate to have us. So I plan on selling them on the idea of how much money they’ll make selling the concert video as your band’s first ever festival show, BEFORE you become global superstars.
Ezra: I sure like the sound of that.
Brandon: And I’ve compiled a list of state statutes to throw in their face when they try to give us the runaround.
Maddie: Someone’s about to get straight-up LAWYERED!
Brandon: Permission to approach the bench for a high-five?
Maddie: Permission granted!
Danny: Sounds like you guys have it all figured out!
Mia: Are you ready, Brandon and Maddie? Let’s negotiate!
Time - 6 hours
Your band gathers in your practice space...
Danny: So how’d the contract negotiations go?
Brandon: Done and done!
Maddie: Did we mention ‘done’?
Mia: Not only did we double your pay, we pushed your show back from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.! You’re actually opening for Jim Fox!
Julian: You’re joking.
Payton: That is almost TOO cool!
Danny: Jim Fox? Who’s that?
Ezra: The man is a living legend! The King Midas of guitarists! Any riff he touches is straight gold!
Ezra: I can’t believe we’re opening for Jim Fox. I mean, THE Jim Fox!
Payton: Even I’ve heard of him... and I mostly listen to Disney soundtracks!
Ezra: We have to get practicing right now!
Nishan: But we just finished a three hour jam s--
Ezra: NOW!
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The band starts practicing again...
Payton: My vocal chords are starting to hurt.
Nishan: And my fingers are cramping up.
Ezra: Art is suffering! We’re playing in front of Jim Fox! Do you want him to see you fail?
Julian: No?
Ezra: Exactly. Now let’s take it from the top!
Time - 8 hours
Later, you’re running through a song for the twentieth time... And Ezra misses a note in a solo! His amp screeches!
Payton: Aah! That was loud!
Nishan: I didn’t know the human ear could even detect those frequencies!
Ezra: Sorry, guys...
Julian: Ezra, are you gonna be good to go at the show? You seem a little, uh, tense.
Ezra: I’m totally chill. I promise.
Danny: Right... totally chill...
Danny: Don’t worry, Ezra... it’s just another gig. No need to put so much pressure on yourself!
Mia: Actually, Danny, that’s not quite true... It’s my job to tell you guys the harsh reality. And the fact is, if you blow this show... you may never get another chance like this... And on that happy note, it’s time to head to the festival! Grab your bags!
Danny: Ezra, sit next to me on the way up... we need to talk.
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Your band squeezes aboard a van bound for the Red Canyon Music Festival. You climb in the back with Ezra.
Danny: So? What’s the deal?
Ezra: What are you talking about?
Danny: You know you’ve been acting weird ever since our timeslot was moved. Are you going to talk me through what’s going on with you?
Ezra: I’m good [This part is missing]
Danny: Ezra, this is the biggest deal of your life so far. It’s okay to feel the pressure. Besides... we’ve got a long car ride ahead of us.
Ezra: Well... okay, I’ll talk.
Time - 10 hours
Ezra: The thing is... Jim Fox was the first guitarist I ever really loved. Listening to him, I felt such a rush. That feeling behind his riffs... it’s the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place.
Danny: I get it... Jim Fox isn’t just some famous rock star. He’s your idol.
Ezra: Exactly. And what if I don’t have what it takes? I could embarrass myself in front of the one person I always wanted to be.
Danny: Our band has what it takes! I know this is a ton of pressure... But you’ve got four other people backing you up out there, on your side!
Ezra: I guess that’s true. It’s not all on me... ...but I still have this sense that I need to prove myself to Jim Fox. To show him I’m worthy of his approval! And impressing a guy like him? That’s got to be practically impossible.
Danny: I understand... I’m not saying this is going to be easy. But it’s the hard moments in life that show us who we really are! Like... how can you know how good you actually are until you play in front of the best?
Ezra: I guess I can’t know until I try.
Danny: More than that, you can’t want to be Jim Fox. You never will be. Because you’ll always be you. So just try to be the best you that you can be.
Ezra: You’re pretty smart, you know that, Danny? Thanks for the pep talk.
Danny: What are bandmates for?
Finally, your van pulls up at the Red Canyon Music Festival, and your band climbs out after a long, cramped ride.
Julian: This stage is even bigger than I imagined! It’s MASSIVE!
Payton: Look how many people there are! They must be from all over the country!
Mia: Welcome to the big time! All right, let’s start unloading the gear.
Ezra: That can wait a bit. This festival has some of the best acts on Earth playing, so I vote that we go check them out, take in the sights, sounds, and smells!
Payton: I can do without the smells, but otherwise I’m in!
Nishan: Hey, look over there! It’s a whole bunch of our classmates! They came to support us!
Danny: Let’s go say hi!
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Danny: Good to see you guys!
Alexandra: Of course! We wouldn’t miss your show!
Payton: But we don’t play for a few hours.
Julian: Maybe we should check out some of the other bands in the meantime!
Everyone looks over the daily schedule of performances.
Alexandra: Oh wow! There’s a really good indie rock band, Tweezer!
London: And I want to see The Bad Squids! Their singer hits the highest notes I’ve ever heard!
Priya: Obviously, I’m gonna go check out DJ DangerRatt...
Danny: Those all sound great!
Alexandra: In that case, you should come check them out with us!
London: Yeah! You’ve got some time, right?
Danny: I’m in!
Time - 12 hours
You spend the next few hours checking out different bands with your friends.
Alexandra: Yeah! Go Tweezer! So classic! You know I liked them before they were cool, right?
Danny: Haven’t they been around for like ten years?
Alexandra: I was a very precocious kindergartner!
And at the Bad Squid performance...
London: Wow! Listen to the pipes on this vocalist!
Danny: She’s incredible!
And at the DJ DangerRatt show...
Priya: These beats!
Danny: These beats!
Priya: THESE BEATS!
Later on, you reunite with your band and start preparing for your set.
Danny: Wow.. that was awesome. I just hope our performance measures up.
Mia: Yeah, no pressure, but it would be great if you could really nail tonight’s performance!
Danny: Uh... why’s that?
Mia: There are a ton of execs from indie labels here! Put on a good show, and who knows what doors might open? Maybe you’d even get signed!
Danny: Right... no pressure.
Just then, Ezra accidentally drops his guitar pick, as he’s practicing a solo!
Danny: Everything okay, Ezra?
Ezra: What? Uh... yeah. Doing just fine.
Mia pulls you and Payton aside.
Mia: Clearly everything is NOT fine! Ezra is crazy nervous.
Payton: Part of it must be the pressure of wanting to put on a good show and maybe get a record deal...
Danny: But remember, he’s still nervous about meeting Jim Fox! I know we talked about it, but I think it’s still kind of freaking Ezra out.
Payton: That’s too bad... I’m sure Jim Fox is just a regular guy.
Mia: That’s it! All we have to do is arrange a meeting with Jim Fox and Ezra! That’ll make Ezra less nervous to perform in front of him.
Danny: Great idea! Let’s do it!
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Mia: Okay! It’s all set up... I arranged with Jim Fox’s people to have Ezra meet him backstage!
Danny Great! Let’s do this.
A few minutes later...
Ezra: Uh... guys? Where are we going? Shouldn’t we be practicing right now?
Danny: You’ll see in just a second!
You, Ezra, and Mia walk backstage to see Jim Fox, plucking a guitar!
Ezra: Is that... is that...?
Danny: Ezra, allow us to introduce you to Jim Fox!
Time - 14 hours
As you and Mia watch, Ezra approaches Jim Fox.
Mia: Let’s keep our distance so they can have a moment together...
As you watch, Ezra and Jim Fox talk for a few seconds... but Ezra doesn’t seem to be saying much.
Danny: Oh no! He’s totally starstruck! I never thought that would happen to Ezra... he’s usually Mr. Cool!
Mia: Looks like my idea backfired... big time.
Jim Fox takes a photo out from his guitar case, signs it, and hands it to Ezra. They shake hands, and then Jim Fox walks away.
Ezra: ...
You and Mia run up to Ezra.
Mia: What happened?
Ezra: I... I got so tongue-tied I didn’t even tell him I’m a musician! He thought I was just a FAN! I couldn’t even pronounce my own name around him.
He shows you the signed photo, which reads ‘To Eddie’.
As you reunite with the rest of the band, Ezra looks shell-shocked.
Ezra: I can’t believe Jim Fox thinks I’m just a... dan. That’s it. I’m done. I’m officially giving up and going to live in a cave for a couple of decades.
Payton: Now wait just a second! You can’t give up now!
Julian: Your whole life, you’ve dreamed of making it big as a musician! You’re going to let THIS stop you?
Mia: And what about your bandmates? Are you just going to hang them out to dry? They need you, Ezra! And anyway... who cares about impressing some old rock star?
Danny: I think what Mia is trying to say is that you’ve always played music because you love it. Not to impress other people!
Nishan: Forget about Jim Fox. Play this show for Ezra!
Ezra: I... I... I can do it! Let’s go play the show of our lives!
Ezra rejoins the rest of the band as you and Mia huddle up.
Mia: Okay, it looks like Ezra’s on board... it’s almost showtime. Now for a little last-minute audience management! Time to call all of your most enthusiastic fans! We’ll make sure they cheer extra-loud to get the rest of the audience pumped up!
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A ton of students from your school show up, cheering on your band!
Channing: Ezra, Ezra, he’s our name... if he can’t rock this, no one can!
Maddie: Excellent sloganeering, Channing! I’ll add that one to my spreadsheet!
Skylar: The whole band is here to cheer you guys on, Danny! Rock this place!
Thanks to your friends cheering, a crowd begins to gather around the stage.
Danny: Awesome! By showtime, we should have a huge audience!
Time - 16 hours
Your friends rally the crowd, which has grown epically huge!
Skylar: Yeah, The! Woohoo!
Channing: I can’t believe they haven’t changed that name yet...
Maddie: ...
Channing: What’s wrong, Maddie?
Maddie: I’m trying to think of a catchy slogan... but nothing rhymes with Ezra! Pez-ra? Fez-ra?
Channing: In that case, refer to cheerleading rule number thirty-seven. If you can’t cheer WELL... cheer LOUD!
Maddie: Okay, then... GO EZRA! WOO HOO!
Channing: Whoa! Nice cheering, Maddie!
As the crowd cheers, your band waits nervously backstage.
Danny: Everyone ready?
Julian: Heck yeah!
Nishan: I was born ready... well, not literally. I was born a baby who had no idea how to play keyboard... but I’m ready now!
Danny: How about you, Ezra?
Ezra: I guess well both find out soon...
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Your band takes the stage, and the crowd roars! Thousands of people pack the audience!
Danny: Thank you, Red Canyon Music Festival!
Payton: Who’s ready to rock?
Just then, you see Ezra looking offstage and spot Jim Fox watching you.
Ezra: ...
Sweat drops from Ezra’s brow. His hands are shaking.
Danny: Hey, Ezra... you can do this.
Ezra: I hope you’re right.
Danny: Then here goes nothing...
Time - 11 hours
Your band plays great for the first half of your opening song... then comes time for Ezra to perform his solo!
Danny: Come on buddy... you can do it!
Ezra starts playing... and completely rocks out, playing better than ever!
Ezra: Here’s a little something I learned from watching Jimi Hendrix!
Julian: Yeah! Go Ezra!
As Ezra winds down his solo, the audience lets out a deafening cheer!
Danny: We did it!
After the show, your band is packing up your gear when a figure approaches...
Danny: Guys... it’s Jim Fox!
Mia: He says he wants to talk to Ezra.
Ezra: He does?
Danny: Go on, Ezra... go talk to him. We can finish packing up without you.
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Ezra and Jim Fox step out of earshot and start talking...
Danny: You think it’ll go better this time?
Mia: I hope so... I definitely prefer super-confident, flirty Ezra to starstruck, tongue-tied Ezra.
Danny: Me too...
Time - 15 hours
Ezra comes back beaming.
Danny: So?
Ezra: So... he liked the way I played!
Danny: And?
Ezra: ...and he asked for MY autograph. He said it ‘was gonna be worth something one day’.
Danny: You know what... I think Jim Fox is on to something there.
Ezra: Heh. Thanks, Danny... for believing in me. Even when I got nervous.
Danny: Always.
The band finishes packing up, then heads back out into the audience. Jim Fox is just going up onstage.
Payton: Woo hoo! Go Jim Fox!
Ezra: After all of that pressure earlier, it feels pretty good to just sit back and enjoy some music.
Later, back at school...
Mia: Good news, Danny! After your performance, I got a call from a booking agency... They want the band to go on tour and play some shows around the state! The only question is... are you ready to take the next step?
Looks like your music career is heating up! Keep playing to see what happens next as your band prepares for the next step toward stardom!
- Have Ezra
Ezra: Guys, I am about to drop a MAJOR bombshell on you. As winners of KLOL’s Battle of the Bands, we were just invited to perform at none other than the Red Canyon Music Festival!
Payton: No way! I literally don’t believe you!
Julian: That’s the biggest music festival in the state!
Nishan: They draw upwards of ten thousand people a year!
Ezra: Well, we’re playing at the crack of dawn, but still... This is an amazing opportunity. This could make or break us.
Danny: This all sounds awesome, Ezra. Is this thing official?
Ezra: It will be... just as soon as we sign the contract!
You find Ezra hunched over a thick packet of papers, rubbing his brow.
Ezra: ‘Solely and exclusively... in perpetuity and throughout the universe... now known or hereafter devised?’ What does this even MEAN?
Danny: Everything okay, Ezra?
Ezra: Oh, hey, Danny. Just going over our contract to play at Red Canyon. I’m trying to make sure they’re not stealing our work or something, but this legalese is impossible to read! Worse than that, I’m stuck here trying to translate the contract into a human language when I SHOULD be practicing.
Danny: So... what do we do?
Ezra: Honestly? I think it’s time the band hired a manager.
Danny: Not a bad idea. And I might know JUST the right person for the job.
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- Ezra
- Mia
You and Ezra are strolling through the mall’s most expensive department store, on the lookout for immaculately conditioned blonde hair.
Danny: There she is.
You point out Mia, who’s standing at the checkout desk, debating with the store manager.
Mia: Look, I’m on your side here. I want us both to get what we want. So let’s do this. I’ll stack these coupons, apply next month’s sale price, and I’ll promise to buy all of my non-pink, non-purple blouses here for the next thirty days. Sounds like we have a deal!
Ezra: Did... did she just manage to snag that five-hundred dollar purse for free?
Danny: See! She’s a born contract lawyer! We HAVE to convince her to manage us.
Time - 4 hours
Ezra: Hey, Mia, let me ask you something? Do you like arguing with people?
Mia: Sure!
Ezra: Do you like making them give you money?
Mia: Duh!
Ezra: Then how would you like to be our band manager?
Mia: You had me at ‘arguing’.
Danny: Then welcome aboard, Mia!
Back at school...
Ezra: So this is the contract the music festival sent us. Think it looks good?
Mia reads over the packet for a few moments... and dumps it in the trash bin!
Mia: If they think they can claim all the allied, ancillary, and subsidiary rights without a fight, they’re dreaming! Let me make a few calls. Oh, and I’ll need a couple of legal assistants.
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- Mia
- A Student Gov (Brandon)
- A Student Gov (Maddie)
Danny: So what’s your plan?
Mia: One of the problems with negotiating an amateur band’s contract is that... well, we have no leverage. If we wanted to talk away, they’d let us without blinking. MY job is to make sure they’re desperate to have us. So I plan on selling them on the idea of how much money they’ll make selling the concert video as your band’s first ever festival show, BEFORE you become global superstars.
Ezra: I sure like the sound of that.
Brandon: And I’ve compiled a list of state statutes to throw in their face when they try to give us the runaround.
Maddie: Someone’s about to get straight-up LAWYERED!
Brandon: Permission to approach the bench for a high-five?
Maddie: Permission granted!
Danny: Sounds like you guys have it all figured out!
Mia: Are you ready, Brandon and Maddie? Let’s negotiate!
Time - 6 hours
Your band gathers in your practice space...
Danny: So how’d the contract negotiations go?
Brandon: Done and done!
Maddie: Did we mention ‘done’?
Mia: Not only did we double your pay, we pushed your show back from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.! You’re actually opening for Jim Fox!
Julian: You’re joking.
Payton: That is almost TOO cool!
Danny: Jim Fox? Who’s that?
Ezra: The man is a living legend! The King Midas of guitarists! Any riff he touches is straight gold!
Ezra: I can’t believe we’re opening for Jim Fox. I mean, THE Jim Fox!
Payton: Even I’ve heard of him... and I mostly listen to Disney soundtracks!
Ezra: We have to get practicing right now!
Nishan: But we just finished a three hour jam s--
Ezra: NOW!
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- Ezra
- Payton
- Julian
The band starts practicing again...
Payton: My vocal chords are starting to hurt.
Nishan: And my fingers are cramping up.
Ezra: Art is suffering! We’re playing in front of Jim Fox! Do you want him to see you fail?
Julian: No?
Ezra: Exactly. Now let’s take it from the top!
Time - 8 hours
Later, you’re running through a song for the twentieth time... And Ezra misses a note in a solo! His amp screeches!
Payton: Aah! That was loud!
Nishan: I didn’t know the human ear could even detect those frequencies!
Ezra: Sorry, guys...
Julian: Ezra, are you gonna be good to go at the show? You seem a little, uh, tense.
Ezra: I’m totally chill. I promise.
Danny: Right... totally chill...
Danny: Don’t worry, Ezra... it’s just another gig. No need to put so much pressure on yourself!
Mia: Actually, Danny, that’s not quite true... It’s my job to tell you guys the harsh reality. And the fact is, if you blow this show... you may never get another chance like this... And on that happy note, it’s time to head to the festival! Grab your bags!
Danny: Ezra, sit next to me on the way up... we need to talk.
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- Danny
- Ezra
Your band squeezes aboard a van bound for the Red Canyon Music Festival. You climb in the back with Ezra.
Danny: So? What’s the deal?
Ezra: What are you talking about?
Danny: You know you’ve been acting weird ever since our timeslot was moved. Are you going to talk me through what’s going on with you?
Ezra: I’m good [This part is missing]
Danny: Ezra, this is the biggest deal of your life so far. It’s okay to feel the pressure. Besides... we’ve got a long car ride ahead of us.
Ezra: Well... okay, I’ll talk.
Time - 10 hours
Ezra: The thing is... Jim Fox was the first guitarist I ever really loved. Listening to him, I felt such a rush. That feeling behind his riffs... it’s the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place.
Danny: I get it... Jim Fox isn’t just some famous rock star. He’s your idol.
Ezra: Exactly. And what if I don’t have what it takes? I could embarrass myself in front of the one person I always wanted to be.
Danny: Our band has what it takes! I know this is a ton of pressure... But you’ve got four other people backing you up out there, on your side!
Ezra: I guess that’s true. It’s not all on me... ...but I still have this sense that I need to prove myself to Jim Fox. To show him I’m worthy of his approval! And impressing a guy like him? That’s got to be practically impossible.
Danny: I understand... I’m not saying this is going to be easy. But it’s the hard moments in life that show us who we really are! Like... how can you know how good you actually are until you play in front of the best?
Ezra: I guess I can’t know until I try.
Danny: More than that, you can’t want to be Jim Fox. You never will be. Because you’ll always be you. So just try to be the best you that you can be.
Ezra: You’re pretty smart, you know that, Danny? Thanks for the pep talk.
Danny: What are bandmates for?
Finally, your van pulls up at the Red Canyon Music Festival, and your band climbs out after a long, cramped ride.
Julian: This stage is even bigger than I imagined! It’s MASSIVE!
Payton: Look how many people there are! They must be from all over the country!
Mia: Welcome to the big time! All right, let’s start unloading the gear.
Ezra: That can wait a bit. This festival has some of the best acts on Earth playing, so I vote that we go check them out, take in the sights, sounds, and smells!
Payton: I can do without the smells, but otherwise I’m in!
Nishan: Hey, look over there! It’s a whole bunch of our classmates! They came to support us!
Danny: Let’s go say hi!
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- A Musician Except Ezra (Alexandra)
- A Glee Club Member (London)
- A DJ (Priya)
Danny: Good to see you guys!
Alexandra: Of course! We wouldn’t miss your show!
Payton: But we don’t play for a few hours.
Julian: Maybe we should check out some of the other bands in the meantime!
Everyone looks over the daily schedule of performances.
Alexandra: Oh wow! There’s a really good indie rock band, Tweezer!
London: And I want to see The Bad Squids! Their singer hits the highest notes I’ve ever heard!
Priya: Obviously, I’m gonna go check out DJ DangerRatt...
Danny: Those all sound great!
Alexandra: In that case, you should come check them out with us!
London: Yeah! You’ve got some time, right?
Danny: I’m in!
Time - 12 hours
You spend the next few hours checking out different bands with your friends.
Alexandra: Yeah! Go Tweezer! So classic! You know I liked them before they were cool, right?
Danny: Haven’t they been around for like ten years?
Alexandra: I was a very precocious kindergartner!
And at the Bad Squid performance...
London: Wow! Listen to the pipes on this vocalist!
Danny: She’s incredible!
And at the DJ DangerRatt show...
Priya: These beats!
Danny: These beats!
Priya: THESE BEATS!
Later on, you reunite with your band and start preparing for your set.
Danny: Wow.. that was awesome. I just hope our performance measures up.
Mia: Yeah, no pressure, but it would be great if you could really nail tonight’s performance!
Danny: Uh... why’s that?
Mia: There are a ton of execs from indie labels here! Put on a good show, and who knows what doors might open? Maybe you’d even get signed!
Danny: Right... no pressure.
Just then, Ezra accidentally drops his guitar pick, as he’s practicing a solo!
Danny: Everything okay, Ezra?
Ezra: What? Uh... yeah. Doing just fine.
Mia pulls you and Payton aside.
Mia: Clearly everything is NOT fine! Ezra is crazy nervous.
Payton: Part of it must be the pressure of wanting to put on a good show and maybe get a record deal...
Danny: But remember, he’s still nervous about meeting Jim Fox! I know we talked about it, but I think it’s still kind of freaking Ezra out.
Payton: That’s too bad... I’m sure Jim Fox is just a regular guy.
Mia: That’s it! All we have to do is arrange a meeting with Jim Fox and Ezra! That’ll make Ezra less nervous to perform in front of him.
Danny: Great idea! Let’s do it!
Requirements
- Danny
- Mia
- Ezra
Mia: Okay! It’s all set up... I arranged with Jim Fox’s people to have Ezra meet him backstage!
Danny Great! Let’s do this.
A few minutes later...
Ezra: Uh... guys? Where are we going? Shouldn’t we be practicing right now?
Danny: You’ll see in just a second!
You, Ezra, and Mia walk backstage to see Jim Fox, plucking a guitar!
Ezra: Is that... is that...?
Danny: Ezra, allow us to introduce you to Jim Fox!
Time - 14 hours
As you and Mia watch, Ezra approaches Jim Fox.
Mia: Let’s keep our distance so they can have a moment together...
As you watch, Ezra and Jim Fox talk for a few seconds... but Ezra doesn’t seem to be saying much.
Danny: Oh no! He’s totally starstruck! I never thought that would happen to Ezra... he’s usually Mr. Cool!
Mia: Looks like my idea backfired... big time.
Jim Fox takes a photo out from his guitar case, signs it, and hands it to Ezra. They shake hands, and then Jim Fox walks away.
Ezra: ...
You and Mia run up to Ezra.
Mia: What happened?
Ezra: I... I got so tongue-tied I didn’t even tell him I’m a musician! He thought I was just a FAN! I couldn’t even pronounce my own name around him.
He shows you the signed photo, which reads ‘To Eddie’.
As you reunite with the rest of the band, Ezra looks shell-shocked.
Ezra: I can’t believe Jim Fox thinks I’m just a... dan. That’s it. I’m done. I’m officially giving up and going to live in a cave for a couple of decades.
Payton: Now wait just a second! You can’t give up now!
Julian: Your whole life, you’ve dreamed of making it big as a musician! You’re going to let THIS stop you?
Mia: And what about your bandmates? Are you just going to hang them out to dry? They need you, Ezra! And anyway... who cares about impressing some old rock star?
Danny: I think what Mia is trying to say is that you’ve always played music because you love it. Not to impress other people!
Nishan: Forget about Jim Fox. Play this show for Ezra!
Ezra: I... I... I can do it! Let’s go play the show of our lives!
Ezra rejoins the rest of the band as you and Mia huddle up.
Mia: Okay, it looks like Ezra’s on board... it’s almost showtime. Now for a little last-minute audience management! Time to call all of your most enthusiastic fans! We’ll make sure they cheer extra-loud to get the rest of the audience pumped up!
Requirements
- A Cheerleader (Channing)
- A Student Gov (Maddie)
- A Band Member (Skylar)
A ton of students from your school show up, cheering on your band!
Channing: Ezra, Ezra, he’s our name... if he can’t rock this, no one can!
Maddie: Excellent sloganeering, Channing! I’ll add that one to my spreadsheet!
Skylar: The whole band is here to cheer you guys on, Danny! Rock this place!
Thanks to your friends cheering, a crowd begins to gather around the stage.
Danny: Awesome! By showtime, we should have a huge audience!
Time - 16 hours
Your friends rally the crowd, which has grown epically huge!
Skylar: Yeah, The! Woohoo!
Channing: I can’t believe they haven’t changed that name yet...
Maddie: ...
Channing: What’s wrong, Maddie?
Maddie: I’m trying to think of a catchy slogan... but nothing rhymes with Ezra! Pez-ra? Fez-ra?
Channing: In that case, refer to cheerleading rule number thirty-seven. If you can’t cheer WELL... cheer LOUD!
Maddie: Okay, then... GO EZRA! WOO HOO!
Channing: Whoa! Nice cheering, Maddie!
As the crowd cheers, your band waits nervously backstage.
Danny: Everyone ready?
Julian: Heck yeah!
Nishan: I was born ready... well, not literally. I was born a baby who had no idea how to play keyboard... but I’m ready now!
Danny: How about you, Ezra?
Ezra: I guess well both find out soon...
Requirements
- Payton
- Julian
- Nishan
Your band takes the stage, and the crowd roars! Thousands of people pack the audience!
Danny: Thank you, Red Canyon Music Festival!
Payton: Who’s ready to rock?
Just then, you see Ezra looking offstage and spot Jim Fox watching you.
Ezra: ...
Sweat drops from Ezra’s brow. His hands are shaking.
Danny: Hey, Ezra... you can do this.
Ezra: I hope you’re right.
Danny: Then here goes nothing...
Time - 11 hours
Your band plays great for the first half of your opening song... then comes time for Ezra to perform his solo!
Danny: Come on buddy... you can do it!
Ezra starts playing... and completely rocks out, playing better than ever!
Ezra: Here’s a little something I learned from watching Jimi Hendrix!
Julian: Yeah! Go Ezra!
As Ezra winds down his solo, the audience lets out a deafening cheer!
Danny: We did it!
After the show, your band is packing up your gear when a figure approaches...
Danny: Guys... it’s Jim Fox!
Mia: He says he wants to talk to Ezra.
Ezra: He does?
Danny: Go on, Ezra... go talk to him. We can finish packing up without you.
Requirements
- Ezra
Ezra and Jim Fox step out of earshot and start talking...
Danny: You think it’ll go better this time?
Mia: I hope so... I definitely prefer super-confident, flirty Ezra to starstruck, tongue-tied Ezra.
Danny: Me too...
Time - 15 hours
Ezra comes back beaming.
Danny: So?
Ezra: So... he liked the way I played!
Danny: And?
Ezra: ...and he asked for MY autograph. He said it ‘was gonna be worth something one day’.
Danny: You know what... I think Jim Fox is on to something there.
Ezra: Heh. Thanks, Danny... for believing in me. Even when I got nervous.
Danny: Always.
The band finishes packing up, then heads back out into the audience. Jim Fox is just going up onstage.
Payton: Woo hoo! Go Jim Fox!
Ezra: After all of that pressure earlier, it feels pretty good to just sit back and enjoy some music.
Later, back at school...
Mia: Good news, Danny! After your performance, I got a call from a booking agency... They want the band to go on tour and play some shows around the state! The only question is... are you ready to take the next step?
Looks like your music career is heating up! Keep playing to see what happens next as your band prepares for the next step toward stardom!