In the year 1996, something interesting happened. I got an autograph from an 17 year-old boy and just left excited to write about him. This boy was  Collin Reeds.                                                                                                                                                            

Collin (left) and Jack (right) in their band look.

Collin's little sister Jenny as a baby.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Collin was born May 18, 1977 in Pacoima, a San Fernando Valley region in Los Angeles, Calafornia as Collin Aldwin Reedson. He also had a little sister Jenny who would love to play with Collin. Growing up Collin enjoyed music. When he was in 8th Grade everyone used to pick on him,because of his hair problems. He had this "Family Process" where his hair would keep changing colors until he is 17. He was born with blonde hair then it changed to white, to golden, to black, even to blue. Once he was 17 his hair stayed brown and it was just normal. When he got to San Fernando High School people would continuously ask him to be on sports team, to join bands, and different after school clubs. After school he would usually sit on a tree branch, put on his headphones, and sing. During Chemistry class he was assigned a project with Jack Ziggler a foreign exchange student from Canada who seemed very playful. They both became friends and started their own band. Jack knew how to play the drums and Collin knew how to sing and play the electric  guitar. They then thought of a band name. They came up with Valens Rock, because they loved Ritchie Valens and they just couldn't live without rock music. Then they went out shopping for band looks. After a year the band got a record label at Starr Records where most of the people I write about become stars. They signed the contract and started recording many songs, and within a month they made an album. Once they got out of high school they broke up and went solo. Collin decided to dye his hair so not too people would run up to for an autograph. He then decided to visit his sister, because they hadn't seen each since they were 7, and now Collin's 22 and Jen (Jenny) was 20 and she wanted to take a break of campus so that's what she did so she could visit him. When Jenny went back to campus she had heard a charter plane had crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa with Collin and on it.

Collin and Jenny took a photo for the time they reunited since they were 7.

The plane crash Collin's (dead body to the right)was killed in. 

 

                                         Collin's first and only music video.

                                                 In the year 1996, something interesting happened. I got an autograph from an 17 year-old boy and just left excited to write about him. This boy was  Collin Reeds.                                                                                                                                                            

Collin (left) and Jack (right) in their band look.

Collin's little sister Jenny as a baby.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Collin was born May 18, 1977 in Pacoima, a San Fernando Valley region in Los Angeles, Calafornia as Collin Aldwin Reedson. He also had a little sister Jenny who would love to play with Collin. Growing up Collin enjoyed music. When he was in 8th Grade everyone used to pick on him,because of his hair problems. He had this "Family Process" where his hair would keep changing colors until he is 17. He was born with blonde hair then it changed to white, to golden, to black, even to blue. Once he was 17 his hair stayed brown and it was just normal. When he got to San Fernando High School people would continuously ask him to be on sports team, to join bands, and different after school clubs. After school he would usually sit on a tree branch, put on his headphones, and sing. During Chemistry class he was assigned a project with Jack Ziggler a foreign exchange student from Canada who seemed very playful. They both became friends and started their own band. Jack knew how to play the drums and Collin knew how to sing and play the electric  guitar. They then thought of a band name. Thy came up with Valens Balance, because they loved Ritchie Valens and they just couldn't keep balance in high school. Then they went out shopping for band looks. After a year the band got a record label at Starr Records where most of the people I write about become stars. They signed the contract and tarted recording many songs, and within a month they made an album. Once they got out of high school they broke up and went solo. Collin decided to dye his hair so not too people would run up to for an autograph. He then decided to visit his sister, because they hadn't seen each since they were 7, and now Collin's 22 and Jen (Jenny) was 20 and she wanted to take a break of campus so that's what she did so she could visit him. When Jenny went back to campus she had heard a charter plane had crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa with Collin and on it.

Collin and Jenny took a photo for the time they reunited since they were 7.

The plane crash Collin's (dead body to the right)was killed in. 

 

                                         Collin's first and only music video.

3rd Voice:How it all began

                   

                            3rd Voice: How it all began                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          It all began with Jake Sampson (the man to the far right) was walking home from high school where he saw a friend from San Fernando High School named Cody Mender (man in the middle) playing his electric guitar for money. Jake thought "He's good at the guitar and i'm a great vocalist.""We should start a band."So they started practicing as a garage band in San Fernando, Calafornia. They thought there was something missing though."We need a beat, or a drummer. So they held the auditions for a new band member on February 24, 2006 where everyone failed. There was one last minute performance which had exactly what the band needed. The one who did this was Zackary Arlington (the man to the far left). Well the band said Zack should dye his hair a light brownish color for a more rockstar appeal. He dyed his hair that color and Jake had planned a party so the band can make a big debut. So Jake wrote song lyrics while, Cody and Zack practiced playing the keys. They finished the song and called it "Summertime Blues: the rock version." When they performed "Summertime Blues" at the party everyone just wanted another song. The rest of the act was Jackson Serrain singing his full album. After the party they returned to school where everyone was asking for an autograph or instument lessons. They had a party to tribute their inspiration and their favorite rocker Johnny Triangle. They also did a tribute to Ritchie Valens a spanish rocker. So a friend from San Fernando high got a tape of this band performing he gave it to Johnny Triangle's manager Jimmy Starr and he was very impressed. He told them to come in for an audition. After the audition Jimmy told them that they were just what he was looking for and he signed them to Starr Records.  He then said first that they need a name. Zack came up with 3rd Voice. Jimmy agreed and he gave them a proffesional songwriter to work with. They wrote another song called " Starting Point. "Jimmy got them a gig at singing halftime of a Knicks game. Jimmy made plans for a world tour. He called it the 3 teen band tour(3TBT). They went to Tokyo, France, Mexico, Brazil, Sydney, and finished it off in Madison Square Garden.  They became famous all over the world. When they got back they heard Jimmy Starr was going into retirement and they needed to find a new manager. Their songwriter stayed with them, so that after Jimmy retires they can still write great songs. When they looked for different lables each band member had a different lable they wanted to join. They broke up and went different lable. 2 years later they made a huge comeback in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was Zack's hometown. They sung their first single "Summertime Blues:the rock version" and finished up their career in Madison Square Garden.                                                                                                                                                          Did you know?                                                                                       Jake seemed to be the leader of the group, but the real leader was Zackary Arlington.