Vehicle horn of vehicle horns are used by percussionists as sound effects, or even melodically, in musical works. For example, George Gershwin's 1928 orchestral work "An American in Paris" calls for the use of 4 taxi horns. György Ligeti's opera "Le Grand Macabre" features two "Car Horn Preludes" scored for 12 bulb horns, each one tuned to a specific pitch. Klaxon is a trademark for a brand of electromechanical horn or alerting device. Mainly used on cars, trains and ships, Klaxon horns produce an easily identifiable sound, often transcribed onomatopoeiacally in English as "ahoooga." Like most mechanical horns, the klaxon has largely
Sound the Alarm (band) Joe Brule joined the band, Sleepwell began writing original material and won local acclaim. Working with Rob Freeman, then of Hidden In Plain View, Sleepwell recorded a demo and word spread quickly about the band. In 2004, they were courted by producer Howard Benson while still students at Bangor Area High School. The band changed its name to Sound The Alarm because of a threatened lawsuit by a mattress company alleging that the name "Sleepwell" infringed on their copyright. The group graduated early from high school in 2005, newly christened as Sound The Alarm, released an EP on Rock Ridge