On stage, Singapore band The Good Life Project are, as their name suggests, all about spreading cheer, good vibes and positive energy.

Over the past three-and-a-half years, the plucky seven-member alternative soul band have performed in local music fests big and small, including the Mosaic Music Festival, Getai Electronica and the recent 100+50 Bands Festival, garnering positive reviews for their infectious brand of music and upbeat stage presence.

The Good Life Project are also slated to perform at this weekend’s IGNITE! Music Festival at Republic Polytechnic, along with acts such as ShiGGa Shay, Sezairi, Wicked Aura, Riot !n Magenta, In Each Hand A Cutlass, THELIONCITYBOY and Dru Chen, among others. But the members, lead vocalist Pamela Song, guitarist Sano Shimano, keyboardist Nazaruddin Mashruddin (aka Nazty Keys), violinist Kim Eun Hyung, bassist Stasha Wong, drummer Boey Yong Jie and turntablist Louis Quek, said it’s not only their music that gets the audience going.

“It’s the girls in the band,” quipped Nazty Keys, adding that most of the members — with the exception of Wong, who went to Singapore Polytechnic — met when they were schooling at Lasalle College of the Arts. “Nobody (cares) about the guys. We have three girls in the band, and they are not just ‘girl musicians’; they are very proficient with their musical instruments — and they look good.”

Shimano agreed. “They are the ones who take a lot of the focus. But in terms of pushing the energy, we have to get it together ourselves. We have to have the energy on stage, so it transcends. Regardless of how you are feeling that day, you have to put everything aside. Once you get that going, people will react (to your energy).”

However, it’s not always easy for the band to keep their spirits up, especially when members have differences in opinion. Mashruddin and Shimano said the members sometimes engage in “heated debate” over issues concerning the band, although the drama never exceeds the occasional door slamming. And the tension, which can affect their performances, never lasts long.

“You know that it’s because someone cares about his idea. If someone doesn’t care, he can just keep quiet,” said Mashruddin, 26, adding that every member in the band does music full-time and participates in the songwriting process.

The Good Life Project will also finally see their efforts come to fruition, with their first EP slated for release next year. The band will probably spend the next few months concentrating on fine-tuning and recording the EP, which Shimano says will mostly consist of songs they have been performing at gigs.

“As a first EP, it would be realistic not to expect too much,” said the 23-year-old. “What we really want to do is play overseas, so the EP will be the thing we bring around. If you get out without an EP, it would be like going for a job interview without a resume.”

As for the band’s definition of what “the good life” really means, one only needs to look closely at their music to see that it has nothing to do with big houses, fancy cars or diamonds on your timepiece.

“We’ve always been trying to push the positive aspect of music,” said Shimano. “Every time we play, at the end of the day, we hope everything we do on stage in half an hour or 45 minutes helps the audience let go (of their troubles). There is no ideal good life — it’s like a ripple effect, it’s about paying it forward.”

“I always look up to what Stevie Wonder said, about making the world a better place,” Mashruddin added. “Michael Jackson did that, and if we can make someone feel good today, I have accomplished my goal and duty as a musician.”

IGNITE! Music Festival will take place at Republic Polytechnic on Aug 21 and 22. Admission is free. For more details, visit http://www.ignitemusicfest.com.