Bryan Meneses

NASU MOGS EVERYONE – Their band members meet up for rehearsal right before their homecoming performance

Four high school students dreamed of taking a step into the music industry, and so, the band “Nasu” was born. 

“I really wanted to play music with people, because I saw a lot of performers in Mr. Macaluso’s class and they were having a lot of fun and so I thought, ‘I really wanted to do that,’”  Bryan Meneses, a senior, and lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist said. With a few people in mind, Meneses decided to include three other seniors: Walter Tobar on bass, Justin Aguilar on drums, and Ainar Chavez, as the lead guitarist. 

Choosing the position for the band members for Nasu wasn’t difficult. Chavez had experience playing guitar since he was a sophomore and Aguilar had practiced playing the drums for a year at an after-school music program along with the E-kits that he had purchased. Although Meneses and Tobar hit a stump, “Originally I’ve always wanted to play rhythm guitar. At first, when I thought of the idea of playing it I thought it was fun and it looked cool, but you can’t always get what you want.” They then resolved this issue by Meneses asserting his dominance and forcing Walter to stick to playing the bass guitar. 

While other bands are having a tough time creating a name for their band, Nasu took two months to create the perfect name. At first, they had come up with some names they thought were “ridiculous” such as Ravage Raccoon, Thunderblood, and Spleen. As a joke, Aguilar said his cat’s name but then the other band members thought it was good and that it rolled off the tongue along with no other major title that had the same name.

Nasu hopes to be known worldwide and create an album that impacts and inspires future generations. If they became a well-known band their music genre would blend of rock and a sprinkle of jazz.