Five students from the Lamont School of Music have started the band Joey Genetti and the Galaxy Cookies, and are headlining SAE’s Paddy Murphy event in May.

The band includes Joey Genetti, Paul Edelman, Toby Reutter-Harrah, Dan Gulley and Max Manoles.

“We are a huge melting pot of music and we are all influenced by different artists,” agreed Edelman, Genetti, Gulley and Harrah. “We are an Indie-rock band with jazz and funk influence.”

The band currently is working on an album with original  tracks and  has performed at Jordan’s Bistro & Pub, Stick-e-Star, and Herman’s Hideaway.

Their next show is at Illegal Pete’s on Friday, from 10-12 p.m.

The show is open to all ages and is free of charge. The menu of music includes both originals and cover songs.

The band also has been hired to headline for Paddy Murphy, the SAE. ball, on Saturday, May 22.

They are the main performance, a spot that was occupied last year by the rap group Three 6 Mafia.

“It’s a lot to live up to, this event is a big deal because no one knows who we are,” said Genetti.

The band plans to play both originals and covers for the event. The bar will be selling $0.01 drinks, and for a limited time, tickets will be available at a discounted price.

Genetti worked as a solo artist when he arrived at DU in the fall.

He began to ask other musicians to play with him live, and the musicians that played regularly became the band that exists today.

Genetti said, “I was looking for the best musicians at this school to be in a band… it is hard to get a good focus and people who are serious about music.”

“Working together is better than being Han Solo,” said Edelman.

Genetti is the lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist. Edelman plays the guitar, Harrah on drums, Gulley plays electric bass guitar, and Manoles plays the saxaphone, flute, and EWI (electric wind instrument).

Genetti said that the band aspires to “conquer” the campus “invade their brains” with their music. “We’re trying to be the next big thing on campus.”

“We are a brand new band but we have a sound that’s our own. We want to get our name out. We want to build a following here,” said Genetti.

“The only way to succeed is to get a good reaction from our next shows, and have a returning audience,” said Genetti.

Samples of Genetti’s solo work are available at myspace.com/JoeyGenetti.

Explicit details will be released about the Paddy Murphy event at a future time.