Drumbeats and ukulele solos echo through the halls of Eaton’s second floor, home of the Audio Abode.
Junior Sharif Ahmed, president of the floor, got 18 students together to create the Abode, a kind of special interest housing, last year.
“I like having all my friends around and the ability to put on music programming,” Ahmed said.
Though the majority of the students are music engineering technology majors, a few non-music majors chose to live on the floor.
“I wanted to be with friends who like music because I don’t get the chance to interact with them in my other classes,” said sophomore Joe Kleiman, a meteorology major.
Sophomore Haylie Schroeder, the floor liaison, is a nursing major.
“I play guitar and write music. I figured living on a floor with music people would help me learn more about it,” she said.
Because the Audio Abode’s musical talents range from tenor sax to bass guitar, there is a wide variety of music programming. The floor is having its first open mic night Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Eaton lobby. Though this event has been planned for weeks, much of the music the students make happens sporadically in the dorms.
“We have jam sessions multiple times a week,” sophomore Matt Kyrpie said.
In addition to jam sessions, Schroeder said the floor has monthly group dinners and has attended laser light shows at the Miami Science Museum’s planetarium.
Though the floor is only in its first year, it has already looked into some ambitious projects. Sophomore Jake Wasserman, the floor’s vice president, already has the floor’s future planned out.
“We divvied up the floor into bands, and we are planning to release an Audio Abode compilation CD at the end of the year,” Wasserman said.
Though the constant stream of music would upset some students, the Audio Abode revels in the noise.
“Our floor t-shirts say ‘Where Music Never Sleeps.’ It’s true,” Schroeder said.
Kylie Banks may be contacted at kbanks@themiamihurricane.com.
Info Box:
Audio Abode’s Programming
Open Mic Night:
Oct. 7 in the Eaton Lobby at 8 p.m.
To sign up, stop by the Eaton Lobby
Kylie Banks may be contacted at kbanks@themiamihurricane.com.