Archive for the ‘opinion’ Category
Paul Potts and Marketing
You have probably heard of Paul Potts, the British tenor who won on Britian’s Got Talent. Well, I recently saw a video here where a singer gives his opinion about the way that Paul Potts has been marketed. Though this singer talks about Paul Potts, it is not just about Paul Potts. It is about how artists are marketed, in general. However, I also see it as a commentary on what you think you are, what you want to be, and what you really are. I particularly like the baseball analogy.
If you want to be a singer, then you must sing outside of the shower. If you want to be an actor, then you must perform before an audience. Paul Potts, however he is marketed, is a singer who performs before audiences and is doing quite well. He wanted to be a singer and took the steps required to do it.
- Around The Classical Internet: May 18, 2012Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a Viennese fraudster and a brawl on a Chinese train: all the news that's fit to link. […]
- It's A Marvel-ous Wagner ProductionFridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence. […]
- Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-DieskauWidely respected by fellow musicians and audiences as one of the greatest classical singers of the 20th century, the baritone has died at age 86. […]
- 150 Years Of 'Taps'Retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva gives us a glimpse of the fascinating history behind these 24 somber notes. […]
- Around The Jazz Internet: May 18, 2012Ten albums for newbies, the hated Cabaret Card and composer/arranger Gil Evans' centennial. […]
- The Harmonica-Playing Baron Of BelgiumWhistling guitarist and harmonica master Toots Thielemans has played in everything from Charlie Parker's band to commercials for Old Spice. In his childhood home of Brussels — really, throughout his homeland — the celebration of his 90th birthday is on. […]
- Why One Saxophonist Covered His IdolSteve Lehman's new album Dialect Fluorescent ends with a song called "Mr. E," a composition written by jazz legend Jackie McLean. But the connections run deep between Lehman and the alto saxophonist he considers a personal hero. […]