"Sorry we're late." "We were at gigantic's getting a gigantic pair of scissors for the ribbon cutting ceremony." "Why are they covered in mustard?" "We also split a gigantic hot dog." "Now I have a gigantic stomachache." "Guys." "The grand opening of the AA music factory isn't until next week." "Today's just a preview for some reporters to generate buzz." "Aw, so I don't get to cut anything?" "You can cut this tiny thread off my shirt, it's been bugging me all day." "Pfft, oh." "Oh, did you get it?" "Uh..." "Yeah, I think so." "Ladies and gentlemen of the press, we are very excited to welcome you to a sneak peak of the AA music factory." "As you can see, we've built a state of the art music academy." "We have every instrument a kid could dream of on our one of a kind music carousel." "A professional recording booth." "A stage for performing, another stage complete with virtual concert simulator goggles." "Thank you, Miami!" "Oh!" "Man, this thing is awesome." "It lets you perform anywhere on earth." "Or anywhere not on earth." "Thank you, planet Zytrax!" "Boom!" "Oh, no." "Incoming asteroid." "(Screams)" "Moving right along." "Our goal at the AA music factory is to spread the joy of music." "And that's something you can't put a price tag on." "But to be clear, there is a price tag." "300 bucks, cash only." "Beverly Robbins, senior editor, Miami Daily Star Gazette." "So, what was your motivation for the redesign?" "Well..." "It was important for us to create a nurturing environment for our young students." "So they can learn music in a comfortable, safe setting." "No one is safe!" "We're being attacked by aliens!" "(Screaming)" "Stop!" "You're in virtual reality!" "Huh?" "Oh." "Whoo!" "That's a relief." "What's that?" "I think this belongs to you." "(Theme music playing)" "♪ When the crowd wants more ♪" "♪ I bring on the thunder ♪" "♪ 'cause you've got my back ♪" "♪ and I'm not going under ♪" "♪ you're my point, you're my guard ♪" "♪ you're the perfect chord ♪" "♪ and I see our names together on every billboard ♪" "♪ we're headed for the top, we've got it on lock ♪" "♪ we'll make 'em say "hey!" ♪" "♪ and we'll keep rockin' ♪" "♪ oh, there's no way I could make it without ya ♪" "♪ do it without ya, be here without ya ♪" "♪ it's no fun when you're doing it solo ♪" "♪ with you it's like, "whoa," yeah, and I know ♪" "♪ I own this dream ♪" "♪ 'cause I got you with me ♪" "♪ there's no way I could make it without ya ♪" "♪ do it without ya, be here without ya. ♪" "The AA music factory has something for everyone." "We can teach you how to dance, how to write songs, how to make music videos." "Beverly Robbins, senior editor at Miami Daily Star Gazette." "I hate to sound negative, but this just sounds like a couple of pop stars exploiting their fame for a quick buck." "Wow, for someone who hates to sound negative, you are good at it." "We get your skepticism, Ms. Robbins, but we take this very seriously." "Yep, give Austin and Ally a week, and they can turn anyone into a musician." "Well, I don't know about just a week." "Yeah!" "Even if a kid has never touched an instrument, they'll walk out of here a pro." "Um, I mean it would help if they had some experience." "Ah, Beverly Robbins, senior editor, Miami Daily Star Gazette." "So you're saying you can take a child, and turn them into a musician in one week?" "Well..." "If that's what you recorded us saying then I guess that's what we said." "Then prove it." "Teach a group of amateurs a song to perform at your grand opening next week." "Oh, come on." "That just sounds like some publicity stunt to generate attention for our new music school." "Wait!" "That sounds like a big publicity stunt to generate attention for our new music school!" "We're in!" "Um..." "Excuse us." "Trish, what are you doing?" "We want to make headlines, right?" "This is our chance!" "Yeah." "Our chance to embarrass ourselves." "Hey, if anybody can put a band together in a week, it's you guys." "(Austin sighs)" "Okay, if you're trying to flatter us into going along with this, it's working." "Yeah, we are pretty awesome, aren't we?" "Yes!" "We're making a band!" "Great!" "My son, Max, can be your first member." "Max." "Oh." "Wow." "Watching a student embark on his first musical journey really warms my heart." "I hate music." "And that breaks it." " Oh." " Give me it!" " Oh." " (Grunts)" "Kids, right?" "(Laughs)" "Welcome to step one of operation make a band in a week from a bunch of newbies to impress the media on our grand opening." "Maybe step one should be coming up with a shorter name." "Wait, where's Dez?" "I thought we all were supposed to find a new student to join our band." "Hello, strangers." "I'm just a kid with no musical talent." "Dez sent me here to join the AA music factory band." "So you couldn't find a kid, Dez?" "No, I could not." "Well, that's okay." "The three of us found students and Max makes four." "Let's just hope the other kids have a little more enthusiasm than Max." "Maybe Max just hasn't found the right instrument." "What do you want to play, little dude?" "Right now, I want to play Zombie Shredder." "Oh, I love that game." "I hate to brag, but I made it to level six." " I'm on level six..." " Oh." "...hundred and twelve." "Nobody likes a show off." "All right, well I brought Lily." "She started piano lessons here last week." "I'm super pumped!" "I've been practicing nonstop." "(Plays notes off key)" "Were the lights on or off when you were practicing?" "This is Dylan." "I met her at the skate park." "'Sup?" "Well, welcome to the AA music factory, Dylan." "Oh my gosh!" "I can't believe I'm actually talking to Ally Dawson!" "Who I've never heard of because I don't listen to pop music." "So if you don't like pop music, then why do you want to join our school?" "This Austin guy just kept bugging me." "Pfft." "You came up to me and asked me to autograph everything in your backpack." "I was just making sure all my pens worked." "Psh, I don't think you're gorgeous. (Clicks tongue)" "This is Herman." "He's on my little brother's baseball team." "I really want to go back to my game." "I don't think I I'm any good at music." "I just watched you at batting practice." "Trust me, you're not any good at baseball either." "No good?" "I struck out ten times last game." "My coach said that's a record!" "Look, Herman, you may not be good at music now, but you'll be a rockstar by the end of the week." "You all will!" "The first thing we need to do is find you instruments to play." "You know, Max, since you've got such quick fingers," "I thought you'd be great at the keyboard." "Sick!" "Yeah, I guess playing the keyboard is pretty..." "Sick!" "I just threw a zombie head into a wood chipper." "That is also sick." "Can you at least try playing the keyboard?" "Sure." "(Bangs notes off key)" "Well, it's a start." "All right, Herman." "Show us what you got." "(Sticks fumble)" "(Air whooshes)" "(Air whooshes)" "Hey, I'm pretty good." "(Sighs) We should have been more clear." "When you play the drums, the key is to... (Drum beat)" "Hit the drums." "(Drum beats)" " (Crash)" " Trish:" "Hey!" "Well, at least you hit something." "(Plays loud, out of tune keys)" "You know what, maybe the keyboard isn't for me." " But you're so talented." " Oh, thank goodness." "How about this?" "(Out of tune accordion notes)" "Oh, here." "Let me show you how to hold that." "Oopsie." "It broke." "Ooh, can I try the giant guitar?" "Oh, are you sure?" "The upright bass is kind of a big instrument." "(Struggling) Am I playing bass yet?" "So Dylan, what do you think about playing guitar?" "Or the air guitar." "(Imitates guitar chords)" "Aw." "Guitar could be fun." "Something cute and glittery like the one Ally played on her "Finally Me" tour." "Or... whatever." "Here, this is the exact one she used." "Well, I guess if this is the only one you have." "All right." "Let's start with some simple chords." "This is "D."" "(Strums chord)" "(Strums chord)" "Cool, you picked that up quick." "This is fun." "You'll be a pop princess in no time." "Pop princess?" "Uh, you know what?" "I just remembered, I gotta go meet my friends at the skate park." "So..." "Catch you later." "That was weird." "She said she was having fun, and then she just ran out." "♪ Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. ♪" "Oh, I'm sorry, what was that?" "I couldn't hear you." "I was too busy jamming out on my air tambourine." "I'd rather be playing my air guitar, but someone took it away from me." "♪ Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. ♪" "(Faster) ♪ ch-ch-ch-ch-ch. ♪" "This band has got to be good." "We can't ruin our music school's reputation before it even opens." "It's gonna be awesome." "We've been working with them one on one for days." "Now it's just a matter of having them play together." "All right, let's destroy this song." "(All playing out of tune)" "Well, they're definitely destroying the song." "This is a disaster." "I have one word for that mess." "Yikes." "I've got 22 words for this mess." "There's no way they'll be able to play the grand opening this weekend because they were really, really, really bad." "Really." "The press is gonna rip us to shreds." "Maybe we should postpone the opening." "That'll look just as bad." "We need a plan "b."" "Guys, come on." "We're not postponing it, and there's no plan "b."" "We can't give up." "Maybe they're not good today." "And maybe they won't be good tomorrow." "Or the next day." "But I believe in us." "And if we promised to turn this rag tag bunch of rookies into a band, then that's what we're gonna do." "Now who's with me?" "(Out of tune notes continue)" "Yeah, we need a plan "b."" "Okay, guys." "We heard your first performance as a band, and wow." "You guys sounded..." "Wow." "But we thought to ourselves, how can we take something that's already so perfect, and make it even better?" "Meet your new band mates." "You're replacing us?" "No, no, no, no, no!" "These guys are just here to make your music bigger, louder..." "More music-like." "Um, so." "Let's shake things up." "Dylan, we're gonna put you on the maracas." "And Lily, we're gonna put you on the triangle." "Exciting, huh?" "Really?" "You think you can hand us a couple tiny noisemakers and we're just gonna jump for joy?" "Oh!" "A triangle, my favorite shape!" "And Max, you get to stay on the keyboard." "(Groans) Whatever." "What do you want me to play?" "You have got the most important job of all." "The finger snapper." " (Dez snaps fingers) - (Herman snaps silently)" "Ha!" "You're a natural." "He can't do anything." "All set." "Let's hear how you sound." "(Band plays in tune)" "Dez and Trish:" "Whoo!" "I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here." "Yeah, we're nailing it!" "No." "They brought in pros to drown out our sound." "I mean, Max's keyboard isn't even plugged in." "And neither is my triangle." "I thought we were gonna be the rockstars." "All:" "Yeah!" "You are!" "We're sorry." "We just wanted to hear how this would sound." "And obviously, it sounds terrible." "You, you, and you, you are out of the band." "You don't have what it takes to play with these unique talents." "Uh..." "Yeah, get lost!" "I'm sorry..." "I thought you were way better than those kids." "I really don't know what's going on right now." "Bye." "Ally." "What are you doing?" "She's doing the right thing." "We made a promise to these kids that we'd turn them into a band and that's what we're gonna do." "Can I still be the snapper?" "We have our work cut out for us." "(Chuckles) Here, Lily." "I thought maybe we could try a bass you could actually hold." "Hey, I can touch the strings!" "(Plays notes)" "(Buttons clicking)" "O..." " Hey!" " Kay." "I hooked up your keyboard to the video game and rigged it so that every time you hit the right key... (Plays note) ...you kill a zombie." "Whoa!" "(Plays notes, lasers zap)" "Look at, look at, look at!" "Oh, get it, get it, get it!" "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" " Sick!" " Oh!" "That was gross." "Both:" "Oh!" "Right, okay, time out, kid." "How many fingers am I holding up?" "Twelve?" "Yeah, you need glasses." "And an anatomy lesson." "Here, try these." "Whoa!" "Who knew the world was so clear and in focus?" "Ally, you have lettuce in between your teeth." "(Rhythmic beats)" "(Guitar chords)" "Great, Dylan." "You're a natural." "I have a little surprise for you." "(Gasps)" "It's the jacket Ally wore in her "Redial" video!" "I thought you might want to wear it when you perform at the grand opening." "Oh my gosh, I love it!" "(Murmuring)" "I can totally sell that online." "Thanks." "Whoo!" "Prepare to be bashed, zombie scum!" "I will wipe out your legion of undead with a beautiful C minor scale." "(Melodic notes)" "Later, zombies." "I can see everything!" "I bet I'm even better at baseball now." "Dez, toss me that apple." "Yes!" "I missed it by way less than I usually do!" "Stick to the drums, kid." "Wow, I'm impressed." "Everybody's been sounding really good." "I know!" "We might actually pull this off tonight." "Wait, where's Dylan?" "I don't know exactly what happened but Dylan said she's quitting because she doesn't want her skater friends to tease her for being in a pop band." "Then she got on her skateboard and skated away real fast." "So you do know exactly what happened." "Oh, yeah, I guess I do." "Dylan." "(Sighs) If you're here to convince me to come back to the band, it's not gonna work." "Come on." "It's obvious you like being in the band." "What's the deal?" "Well, it's just..." "My friends are all skaters." "They would totally make fun of me if they saw me wearing a girly jacket and playing in a pop band with a bunch of little kids." "I know how you feel." "Sometimes, people walk up to me and say, "Austin, you're really, really cool."" "Other times, they just say, "Austin, you're cool."" "So..." "So is that supposed to make me feel better?" "Okay, bad example." "I have a better one." "When I was a kid, I took a ballroom dance class." "Some of my friends teased me and I wanted to quit, but I'm glad I didn't." "That class helped make me an awesome dancer." "I get what you're saying, but I'm not coming back." "Well, just think about it." "Don't need to." "Not coming back." "Okay, well..." "let me know when you make a decision!" "Good talk!" "I don't think Dylan's coming back." "What makes you say that?" "Because she said, "I'm not coming back."" "Like, nine times." "But I'm still hoping she's gonna change her mind." "I don't know how much longer we can have Herman stall." "Yeah, people are getting sick of watching him show off his eyesight." "Doors must remain unlocked during business hours." "Restrooms for patrons only." "Hi." "Beverly Robbins, senior editor, Miami Daily Star Gazette." "We're all excited to see if you actually made a band in one week." "Are we?" "Are we all excited?" "It's gonna be great, guys." "But would you mind not mentioning my name up there?" "Okay, thanks." "Made in Taiwan." "Herman, it's okay." "Uh, hi." "(Austin chuckles nervously)" "Welcome to the grand opening of the AA music factory." "Dez, wanna do the honors?" "Oh, man." "I forgot my giant pair of scissors." "Oh, good thing I brought my toenail scissors." "Um... (Drumroll)" "(Chuckles nervously)" "(Drumroll continues)" "Ta-da!" "Last week we began working with a group of brand new students." "And tonight, they're gonna perform a song." "And when Austin says "brand new,"" "he means brand new." "Like they'd never even touched instruments before." "Like ever." "Like never, ever." "So if they were even able to make a sound with their instruments, that alone would be a victory." "I mean, especially considering that we don't have a lead guitarist." "Wait!" "You came back." "Yeah." "I want to be in the band." "Your story about taking ballroom dancing really helped me." "It made you realize that you shouldn't care what your friends think?" "No." "It gave my friends something way lamer to make fun of." "So thanks." "(Laughs)" "You took ballroom dancing?" "Ha!" "Dez, we took it together." "Oh, yeah." "Let's do this, guys." "(Plays melodic tune)" "All: ♪ na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "♪ Na, na, na ♪" "(Cheers and applause)" "Beverly Robbins, senior editor." "Yeah, yeah, we know, Bev'." "I think I speak for everyone when I say how impressed I am that these kids were able to rise to the challenge." "I don't know, I thought they missed a few notes." "Both:" "Dez!" "Mom, can I keep taking lessons?" "Music is just as fun as bashing in the skull of a zombie corpse." "That makes me so happy." "And a little disturbed." "We destroyed that song!" "In the good way." "Now I'm great at two things:" "Baseball and rock and roll!" "Hey, let's do another song." "All:" "Yeah." "(All playing out of tune)" "I would just like to point out we only taught them the one song." "Just the one." "Hey." "What are you guys looking at?" "It's the article by Beverly Robbins, senior editor, Miami Daily Star Gazette." "Oh." "What'd she say?" "Fantastic." "Amazing." "Bright future ahead." "Wow, she really loves the music factory." "No, that was about her son, Max." "But she did mention us at the very end." "The AA music factory was more than adequate in recognizing Max's natural talent." "Yeah!" "I told you guys you were more than adequate." "Well, speaking of natural talent," "Austin, I hear you're quite the ballroom dancer." "Oh, you tell me." " (Classical music plays)" " May I have this dance?" "Uh, mind if I cut in?" " Austin:" "Sure." " Ally:" "Yes, I... oh."