I tuned in for the X-Factor semi-finals. I wasn’t knocked out by the performances, but thought that 13 year old Rachel Crow deserved to be in the finals. She was up against a young man, perhaps 18, Marcus Canty.
When I was a child, I had already been singing since I could speak. My mother had been a professional singer and dad a drummer. They decided not to get me a coach, they didn’t feel I needed it.
Several of my students have auditioned for American Idol, The Voice and X-Factor. Most have gone on to the 2nd and 3rd round of producers, only to not make it to the little, or big screen in your home.
This Business of “Show” is very difficult. I know, remember. I was dropped by a label at age 14. I didn’t give up. It was not the end of the world. I spent my entire life singing. You may not have bought my records, but I was out there, entertaining and dancing for all the people who were there to be entertained.
I have worked on and off with Rob Works for years.
He is a natural, has appeared in many musical productions. Recently, I sent him to the brilliant pianist Billy Taggessor. The result iss breathtaking.
I have been working with Jessica for 3 years, She came to me as a soprano, had made a CD of Italian and Spanish Josh Groban-type tunes.
It started out with a party for my dear fellow vocal coach, Ronni Fabre. Ronni is a singer I have known and admired for… welll… more-than-a-few years. She walked over to me with this man on her arm and said, “You two MUST meet.”
When Michael Selinsky wrote me via Facebook, about being inducted into the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I was very excited. Not only would I see my band-mates again, but we would play, together again, on stage.
