This month’s Night of Acoustics was not Edd Hackett’s first rodeo.

With a dad who owns a studio and a mom who loves to sing, siblings Edd and Joy Hackett have grown up with music. Family vacations with the Hacketts would consist of singing for hours in the car, even when Joy barely knew how to speak.

“I’d be singing closest to what I could understand. It’s a nostalgic memory that I miss quite a bit,” said Joy.

The Hackett siblings have had piano lessons for about ten years and vocal lessons for one to two years. Because Edd is focusing on sports, Joy is the only one still taking lessons.

Edd, a senior, and Joy, a junior, have performed at multiple talent shows and showcases together.  . At the age of thirteen, Edd won Santa Clara’s Got Talent by singing “Let it Be” by The Beatles.

“I played the piano and I felt the song really well. It was just easy,” he said.

Edd and Joy did not start performing on the same stage until they created a band together

Edd and Joy are currently in a band called EBC, Everyone Be Cool, and have performed at Santana Row numerous times. EBC plays classical rock and pop. The band consists of two Archbishop Mitty High School students and a bass player. They have sung “Sing” by Ed Sheeran, “Rude” by MAGIC, “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes, “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray. The group makes money by collecting tips.

“The last gig we really clicked. It seemed like our harmonies went together well and the crowd really liked it,” Edd adds.

Luckily, these siblings haven’t gotten into anything more than friendly competition. “I don’t want there to be any sibling rivalry. Singing is more or less a hobby for me,” Edd said.

In addition to singing, Edd plays golf and has been offered scholarships for it. It’s another hobby he took up at a young age, and hasn’t let go of.

“I saw Tiger Woods on TV when I was like two years old and I’ve been into it ever since,” he said.

Practice is crucial to any sport, said Edd, and because Edd values golf more than vocals, he spends more time on it.

“I remember the summers I used to spend practicing golf all day by myself. I enjoyed it a lot. I’d just spend the day out there and have Taco Bell every day.”

Friends and family describe Joy a disciplined and motivated teenager, as well. She spends an hour and a half every day or whenever she can. Sometimes she even practices for two to three hours if she is really in the zone.

“He was always better than me so I would try to work hard to do the things he could. He has always been one step ahead and it makes me work harder because I hate losing to him.”

“My sister is so hard working. I really respect the effort she puts in. I hope she succeeds in her dreams. She is going to be so good when she grows up.” Edd said.

As Edd moves onto college, he plans to major in some sort of music. With a little over a year and a half left, Joy aspires to go to college and major in Jazz studies for piano and vocals.

”Music is all I can do and I enjoy it. I want to do it for the rest of my life,” Joy said.