“If you know the words, I want to hear you cause I’m gonna need your help,” Zach Davis shouts to the crowd with a smile.

The air is electric at UMaine’s Got Talent as the band, Turner, starts to play their last cover, “Sugar We’re Going Down” by Fall Out Boy. Davis starts to sing and the crowd can be heard just as loud as him, enjoying the show.

After it’s all over, the band waves and hops off stage, adrenaline rushing, feeling great about their first public performance. Little did they know that it was so good that they would place first in the talent show. It’s funny how two months and a talent show can change a group of men with drumsticks and guitar picks into a real band.

September 2014 was when the magic happened. UMaine New Media students, Brandon Poli, Trevor Legassie, Cameron Stewart and Zach Davis officially formed Turner. With Poli on bass, Legassie on guitar, Stewart on drums and Davis on vocals and guitar, they realized what an unstoppable force that they could be.

“The first practice we had was mind-blowing… it was like realizing ‘Wow, we have such good synergy,’” Poli said.

Turner has a sound of its own. The band says that if they were to fall under a specific category, it would be a post-hardcore genre, which is a little different then most bands around.

By sharing a field of study, it was easy for the band to get to know each other. But they came to realize that it wasn’t just their majors that connected them.

“We are in sync. Always on the same page constantly. Kind of scary sometimes,” Legassie said. As time has passed, they have not only become bandmates, but best friends.

“It’s brotherhood,” Stewart said. “The friends are the family you choose, but bandmates are the family you can’t get away from, but it never gets old.

Davis agrees: “It was an instant connection. I haven’t known them for more than a couple months and it feels like way more.”

Although they have only played the one gig in UMaine’s Got Talent, they have been working hard. They have been writing music to prepare for the gigs that they hope to book this summer around places in Orono and Old Town. Even without any new gigs, they still get recognized as Turner.

“People walk up to us and are like, ‘Are you guys Turner?’ Like, that’s so cool,” Legassie said.

“I love the anticipation of people expecting for us to do things and not being patient for us to release things. Excited accountability is the best.” Davis said.

Turner has lots of goals, including being a band with a decent New England fan base. They’ve already started gaining a following.

“Before we even started playing, we had 200 likes on Facebook. We all have different friend groups, so it helps us to combine them,” Legassie said.

Along with Turner goals, the bandmates would also like to graduate college and get jobs while keeping the band well and alive.

For now, the band will keep to writing music, practicing every Wednesday, snow or shine, and finishing college.