Had Lutheran South seniors Fin Clark and Joey Roggen not been sitting next to each other in their Christian Living class last semester, their band “Hurry” never would have formed. The two have both attended the Affton private school since freshman year, though for whatever reason, their paths never seemed to cross until Roggen noticed Clark working on a project in Pro Tools, a music software program used to create, record, edit and mix audio.
“If you have (Pro Tools), you know what you’re doing,” Roggen said. Roggen’s intrigue sparked a conversation between the two, and soon enough, they found they shared a similar music taste and talent.
Quickly after becoming fast friends, Roggen was made aware of the Teen Talent Competition held annually by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation. Though not in an official band prior to trying out for the competition, Roggen has consistently played music every week with his friend Ray Rieser, who attends Heritage Christian Academy in Fenton. He contacted both Clark and Rieser about the opportunity, hoping that the three of them could enter as a group despite never having played all together. Once it was decided, the trio — who are now officially known as Hurry, a play on words as they are a Rush cover band — practiced together only a handful of times until they were thrust into the preliminary round of tryouts…