*Alamak*
YOU OUGHT TO READ THIS:
This, my friend, is a singing contest highly-anticipated by at least 20,000 Guinness Fans out there!
Kicked off on 1st November 2011 and running until 1st March 2012, Guinness LIVE is a stage singing battling contest aka PK Shootout, featuring a group of 12 aspiring singers.
It's only Day 5 since its kick-off and the singing contest is already written all over news industry:
Featured on Straits Times:
On inSing.com:
Also posted on U-weekly's Facebook Wall:
How can you miss this?!
Not Anymore.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me to present to you this long anticipated fresh music program:
YES.
This was the audition which I failed to get into and have been talking about it on my Liveomusic show, performances, twitter, facebook...
I am overly self-conscious.
~天意弄人~
Please don't let me fall sick on its next audition, please!
Guinness LIVE
A total of
54 LIVE SHOWS
where
20 CHINESE CLASSICS
are remixed by composer & producer Eric Ng and will be sung by
12 YOUNG VOCALISTS
over a period of
4 MONTHS.
These singers will be assigned into
3 TEAMS
led by
3 MENTORS,
to battle it out at
SINGAPORE'S 3 HOTTEST CLUBS.
There will only be
1 WINNING TEAM
who will be cutting a brand new single
written and produced by Eric Ng and Xiao Han.
This same winning team will also be performing on stage
together with an international act.
Together with their partners, St.James Holdings & Funkie Monkies, Guinness has indeed, created a strong supporting platform to give music lovers & local singers a brand new musical experience as well as an opportunity to realize passionate dreams.
Meet the Guinness LIVE performers,
each already a superstar on his/her own!
Meet the Guinness LIVE performers,
each already a superstar on his/her own!
When they sing,
Feel their passion,
Listen to their heart through their songs.
Let you have a taste of their powerful vocals at the Guiness Live Media launch; I'm putting this video on repeat while blogging this entry, thumbs UP!
Feel their passion,
Listen to their heart through their songs.
Let you have a taste of their powerful vocals at the Guiness Live Media launch; I'm putting this video on repeat while blogging this entry, thumbs UP!
Pardon me for this urge to write in dialect, but they are
SIBEH HO TTM AH!!!
(I really don't know how else I can describe this. Too awesome to be true. Is this even a contest at all?! I think they are professional singers already!)
Due to the fact that I'm a live singer myself, I know how difficult it is to put up a Live performance. You need to collaborate your singing techniques + dance moves + stage presence + music coordination + body language + band practice + dressing + makeup + appearance + gestures + entertaining value + pitching + breathes + remember-the-lyrics + smile + maintain your calm + choose the right songs, ALL AT ONCE.
In short, you are required to be at your tip-top best from head to toe, even if it is just a 3-minute singing performance.
Singing LIVE is NEVER the same as doing a studio recording.
First. Impression. Kills.
You cannot edit a voice, cut and paste any music nor the 'feel' when you sing live. When you make a mistake, it stays with you for life. It's a matter of how you walk out of it and better your future performances.
It takes YEARS to master everything.
I'm only in my FIRST.
Music lovers, I mean the audience, are extremely sensitive to the kind of feel you give, some consciously & others, sub-consciously. Even if they can't exactly tell you what their feeling is like when listening to you sing, the fact is that they do feel something.
YOU DO.
You know when you are attracted to someone's voice; even if you don't know anything about music or singing techniques.
As singers, we have to master all these techniques in order to capture your heart and leave you thirsty & crave for more; not easy. We have to know when to sing softly, loudly, smoothly, roughly etc.
So many a times, I feel like giving up, struggling to get a grip of myself,
and these people make this entire singing thing looks like chicken-feet.
I am utterly envious, you bet I am.
Anyway, the 3 mentors will have a team of 4 contestants at their respective 'home-club': Shanghai Dolly, Dragonfly or Firefly.
I shall introduce the Gifted and the Masters now.
SIBEH HO TTM AH!!!
(I really don't know how else I can describe this. Too awesome to be true. Is this even a contest at all?! I think they are professional singers already!)
Due to the fact that I'm a live singer myself, I know how difficult it is to put up a Live performance. You need to collaborate your singing techniques + dance moves + stage presence + music coordination + body language + band practice + dressing + makeup + appearance + gestures + entertaining value + pitching + breathes + remember-the-lyrics + smile + maintain your calm + choose the right songs, ALL AT ONCE.
In short, you are required to be at your tip-top best from head to toe, even if it is just a 3-minute singing performance.
Singing LIVE is NEVER the same as doing a studio recording.
First. Impression. Kills.
You cannot edit a voice, cut and paste any music nor the 'feel' when you sing live. When you make a mistake, it stays with you for life. It's a matter of how you walk out of it and better your future performances.
It takes YEARS to master everything.
I'm only in my FIRST.
Music lovers, I mean the audience, are extremely sensitive to the kind of feel you give, some consciously & others, sub-consciously. Even if they can't exactly tell you what their feeling is like when listening to you sing, the fact is that they do feel something.
YOU DO.
You know when you are attracted to someone's voice; even if you don't know anything about music or singing techniques.
As singers, we have to master all these techniques in order to capture your heart and leave you thirsty & crave for more; not easy. We have to know when to sing softly, loudly, smoothly, roughly etc.
So many a times, I feel like giving up, struggling to get a grip of myself,
and these people make this entire singing thing looks like chicken-feet.
I am utterly envious, you bet I am.
Anyway, the 3 mentors will have a team of 4 contestants at their respective 'home-club': Shanghai Dolly, Dragonfly or Firefly.
I shall introduce the Gifted and the Masters now.
Team Shanghai Dolly
Mentor: William Scorpion
Contestant: Aydan Ang, Age 26
Contestant: Jeremy Lay, Age 26
Contestant: Benita Cheng, Age 18
Contestant: Regine Han, Age 28
Team Dragonfly
Mentor: Jason Chung (Center)
Contestant: Goh Yong Wei, Age 19
Contestant: Phoebe Ong, Age 30
Contestant: Kenny Khoo, Age 23
Contestant: Alvin Ng, Age 26
Team Firefly
Mentor: Fatt Zhai
Contestant: Willis Loye, Age 28
Contestant: Alfred Sim, Age 30
Contestant: Siling, Age 26
Contestant: Howie Yeo, Age 29
Find out more about them on the official Guiness Live Facebook Page, the link is at the end of the post.
How to PK?
On 3 different days a week,
ONE visiting mentor will bring ONE of his contestant from his team to
visit ONE of the other clubs. There, his contestant will challenge ONE other contestant to perform THREE songs on stage.
砸场方式，懂吗？
Take note of the clubs
Tuesdays: Shanghai Dolly
Address: Clarke Quay - The Foundry 3B River Valley Rd, #01-01
Wednesdays: Dragonfly
Address: 3 Sentosa Gateway #01-01 S098544
Thursdays: Firefly
Address: Singapore Marriott Hotel (Basement) 320 Orchard Road S238865
PS: I'll be here!!!
Showtime: 10pm to 11pm
You get to clap & cheer to vote for your favourite contestant & friend!
Points will be counted & accumulated.
YOU decide their fate.
Vote for your favourite contestant online today as well.
If that contestant is your friend,
all the more you should vote for him/her!
One lucky voter each week will win an exclusive 'Guinness Live' St James Membership card.
Time to join their facebook to know who's PK-ing who and who already did!
(Click on the picture below to enter)
Read Past Rounds blog post of Guinness LIVE:
Round1(Tue) by William Tan
Round2(Wed) by Silver Ang
Head down to Guinness Live performance and experience it for yourself. Listening to LIVE is never the same as playing from a video; like concerts.
Let them rock your nights away!
Round2(Wed) by Silver Ang
Head down to Guinness Live performance and experience it for yourself. Listening to LIVE is never the same as playing from a video; like concerts.
Let them rock your nights away!
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