The Crystal and Jim Duet
Ahh yes! Jim’s vocal debut in front of an audience of 550 people. Not too shabby for my first outing. Of course Crystal is a pro and a power house. Enjoy!
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Lucky Break Season 3 Finale
Hi Everyone. It’s coming down to the taping of the last show. If you have not experienced the show live yet, it is a whole different vibe in person and worthy of the trip to the Desert Diamond Monsoon Night Club on Old Nogales Highway. We’ll be having a pre-show party with a lot of guest vocal performances, including yours truly. I’ve toured the world as an engineer, drummer, and even singing backup vocals, but never as a lead vocalist. I do not claim to be a vocalist anywhere NEAR the realm of Crystal Stark (fellow LB judge and American Idol top finalist), so I did the next best thing. I asked Crystal to do a duet with me. Yes, I know. Smart man surrounding myself with talented people. Haha! I’ve got my work cut out for me. We are taking on a very difficult duet by a couple of powerhouse 90’s R&B artists. But sorry – no spoilers. You will have to come down and see what we are singing! We go on at 7pm this Saturday Feb 11th. Hope to see you there!
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Lucky Break “Help” Videos
After talking to a few contestants during the shows, I discovered a gap in the basic understanding about Pitch and Microphone handling. So I thought I would create some YouTube videos to help explain all the terminology I have been using through the whole season. The first video “What is Pitch” not only offers a definition, but gives a glimpse of some of the technology I use in the studio. The second video “Microphone Handling” shows how the microphone sounds in certain scenarios and how its pickup patterns are arranged. Lastly, I added a video that explains a little more about what I do on a daily basis at Allusion Studios. Enjoy!
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The Lucky Break Experience
This season of Luck Break has been a lot of fun. I have had the pleasure of sharing the judging table with talented professionals in the media industry and listening to many accomplished singers. The production crew has brought me into their family and made me feel at home and I want to acknowledge that it has meant the world to me. Doing something you love in a great environment is the best possible outcome you can ask for, and that is what I experienced.
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Feeling Like the Simon Cowell of Tucson!
I hope you’ve all been tuning to Lucky Break lately. I’m becoming the leading star judge of the show. I’ve been having a great time judging the show, and I will continue to be the main judge for the rest of the season.
The show is aired on Saturday’s at 10:30 pm on Channel 13 KOLD. It’s the second most popular show on Saturday nights, with Saturday Night Live being the only show with a greater viewership.
I’m excited to say that the show is getting around 140,000 views a night. The audience seems to love local competitions, with the fans of each of the contestants screaming their support every time we tape it.
Speaking of tapings, if you’re interested in being in the audience, Lucky Break is taped at the Monsoon Club on Saturday evenings at 6:30-8:30 pm. Whether you are supporting a specific contestant or not, feel free to drop by and experience the show in person. It’s free and fun.
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Filming the Studio Edge Series Vol 2 – #3
Since the installation took longer than expected, Chase had to catch up by converting all the scripts into teleprompter safe formatting. Something that he thought he would have more time to do. When we started filming the first day, only 50% of the scripts were converted. Since we shot out of order, due to the viewing angle, he had to process them out of order at the same time. We would film all day, then he would work on the teleprompter at night so we could hop to it the next morning. I hired Terry Babb to be the cinematographer. Between Terry and Chase, they tired to make sure that I was sounding good while working their own task at the same time. Working the teleprompter is difficult. It becomes a dance with the talent speaking. Sometimes it gets away from you and you guess it, we start from the top again. Normally I would take behind the scene shots of the production, but since we were way under staffed, there was not time to even think about it. Here are some shots of the drum room coming together.
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