Area of Improvement (AOI or A.O.I.) is a rock band founded in Ohio in early March of 2007 by Boss, Jaybee Deesee, Rap-Masta B, and Wolfstein Von Halen. They are currently working on their first album, named either Boss or Young Earth, which will feature their hits "ABC" (a parody of T.N.T.) and "Black Hawk." Boss is currently working on a song called "Julianna," and he has an idea for "Where the Hell is Taco Bell?"

Members

Boss- Writer of ABC, is credited with founding the band in the first place. He mainly plays drums, although he admits, "I dont know how to play the things." He is distinguised by his French film director's beret.

Jaybee Deesee (JB/DC)- Wrote the melodies of "ABC" and "Black Hawk," is credited with creating the bands name after his music teacher told him that there was "area for improvement" in their music. He plays guitar and piano, and is the only member that can actually read music.

Rap-Masta B- usually referred to as Master B, is credited with writing "Black Hawk" only moments after JB thought of the band's name. He plays drums with Boss and Wolfstein, in adition to being the lead singer.

Wolfstein Von Halen- Famous for his "odd, ludicrous, goofy laughs," he is the bands main drummer. JB thinks he should grow a mullet.

Trivia

AOI almost named themselves Krÿsa Müиchowzëи (after one of their school teachers), but they changed it at the last moment due to naming privelage difficulties.

The only reason the band got together was because of a school assignment where they had to write a kid's song. They almost, however, got a bad grade on it because their music teacher said it was "to loud... [and] will make the kids cry." Boss's reaction to this: "In which case, sir, these kiddies are gonna wet their pants when they hear us play."

AOI is having negotiations made with the Orvrix Foundation to fund the production of their deput album, Boss or Young Earth.

Influences

Rock music is the favorite genre of 3 out of the 4 members (Wolfstein likes country), and thus their music is mainly rock-oriented. AC/DC and Van Halen are the bands main influences, although a bit of Queen and Beatles does show up too (Boss is a die-hard Beatle fan). They mainly write parodies of other famous songs or people (such as AC/DC, Bowling for Soup, and Presidet George W. Bush).

Upcoming Events

AOI is scheduled to perform at St. Jews University Rockathon on March 20, 2007 for a group of their friends and fans. If they place in the top three, they will perform on the 27th for a younger group at SJU.

Discography

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song
! Deput
! Lyrics by
! Melody By
! Notes
|-
| ABC
| Live at St. Jews University
| Boss
| Boss & JB
| A parody of the abc song (Public Domain) and T.N.T. (AC/DC)
|-
| Black Hawk
| Sung at a practice session
| Masta B
| Masta B & JB
| Based on "true events" experienced by Masta B
|-
| Julianna
| Still being composed
| Boss
| Boss and JB
| Written as an ode to Boss's "godsista" and his dog.
|-
| Where the Hell is Taco Bell?
| Still in the thinking stage
| Boss
| JB
| Idea came when Boss was waiting for a Taco Bell
delivery man who was running late
|-
| Go Back to Texas
| Still being composed
| Boss
| Boss (see Notes)
| Written as a parody of Come Back to Texas by Bowling for Soup, and a satire of President George W. Bush
|}

External Sites

AOI's official website

The Orvrix Foundation's official website