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RPM need no introduction, and 2009 has once more been a year of success. RPM stands for Rock Per Minute.They have been a band for three years and are still going strong and keeping their place.The band members are Jake (year seven), who plays guitar and sings, Cormac (year seven) who also plays the guitar, Rory (year seven) the drummer and Ben the bass player (year nine). Ben no longer goes to Tahatai, but is now attending Tauranga Boys' College, and is still a band member. Dylan (year eight) used to play guitar in their band but has gone to Bethlehem College. Read on to find out more about what they have to share.

They work together well and have recorded and made a lot of new songs.They all have had a great time playing their instruments and entering competitions like the M.A.D.E Awards and Smokefree Rock Quest. They also busk (which is playing instruments on the streets and getting money from people that pass). They have done so at the Palm Beach Plaza, Mount Mainstreet, Fraser Cove and more. They have recorded songs, made music videos and even played at a massive stadium named Waikato Events Centre and still the list goes on.

Earlier this year there was a competiton by the name of the Smoke Free Rockquest. It was held at Baycourt Theatre. RPM won a certificate for best lyrics at the regional finals!!!!! The reginal finals is the final after the qualifying round. The song that they played and also choreagraphed was a song you might of heard before ,called Planet Music. They were up against year thirteens, and still got through to the next round. RPM were the youngest people that made it past the reginal finals. Everybody has said that it was amazing for them to achieve at such a high standed. People who won in the past are now quite famous, for example Evermore, they won the whole compitition in the year 2000. The overall winner through out New Zealand this year was a rock band from Auckland. The winners for the regional in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato that RPM was aiming to win was a group of people from Mount Manganui College. The Mount students came 2nd overall in the whole of New Zealand. No other students from Tahatai went, so next year hopefully more people will be there to show how amazing Tahatai students are.

So where did they get these amazing musical genes? Last year you might have spotted some men playing as a band with them at the last "Chistmas on the Field". That was their dads. Rory's dad Greg plays guitar and sings, Jake's dad Logan plays the guitar, Cormac's dad Joe also plays the guitar and Ben's dad John plays bass like his son. Last but not least, Mr. Acker, who doesn't have a son (yet) but he plays the drums. They are all really good at their instruments and work together well. They are called the RPM Oldies. You either have, or are about to see RPM playing at Christmas on the Field 2009. They are going to play their new song(s) at Christmas on the Field. Their dads will be there too playing (we're hoping).

So keep your eyes on C4 TV over the coming years - we are sure the best is yet to come from RPM.

By Nathalie Guernier =) !!!!

Here is a interview with a member of the RPM Oldies!!!!!!!!!!!