try a karaoke contest first....everybody has to start somewhere....oh and get a teacher, even though you can sing, its always handy to have someone to talk to, if you just cant reach that note, they have great ways/tricks to help you reach them, thats what i did.
2006-11-24 18:33:34
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answered by Mintjulip 6
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You mean like American Idol?
I have been working behind the stage. Up in the lighting booth. I am the one responsible for the mood lighting you see on stage. And I see a lot of different talent. Most bad, some good and then there is the not quantifiable. Those that you want to see. They have rehearsed over and over and over. They are polished to a high shine. They are prepared the moment they step on stage. They may not be the prettiest, have the most pitch prefect voice, but their presentation is a huge part of their ability to perform and make an audience want them to stay on stage. I like the first episodes of Idol because they show the idiots that think they can sing when the only performing experience they have is in front of friends and family, people that won't tell them the truth. I like Simon, he is a straight shooter. He is usually right about a person potential to be a star. Check his record of how many people he wanted to pass on, that two wanted to send on. All winners have had in common, previous experience in front of an audience. Choir, opening for sports games in their community, in public events, other contest, on stage experience there is no substitute unless you are born fearless.
In this business, the next thing you need is, and I hate to say it, is luck. Luck in the entertainment business is probably 80 to 90 percent of getting the lucky break. I had a 50 – 50 chance of working in a Oscar winning movie. I had a choice of which shows to work on. The War with Kevin Costner or a show called Forest Gump? What the hell is a Forest Gump. Oh well. But I had the experience to work successfully with either show. Luck would have it that I chose poorly. Both had good scripts both had major stars, both had similar budgets, both were shot at the same time in the same place. Oh well.
On Idol, I see so many people that are in the waiting area, looking good, sounding good, and choke when they get before the judges. I have seen a lot of good talent across the stages I have done lighting for that just never have the chance to get before that one person that needs that performer at that moment.
Good luck and keep clear spartancaver.
2006-11-25 03:42:38
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answered by spartancaver 1
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