so... how's this going? i haven't seen any new posts for a while now...
Thanks for checking up on us.
We are doing great. Since the cameraman was out of the country for three weeks and I can't lift the damn camera because its so heavy...I have been working on the track for the drama for Advent Vibe to sing. ADVENT VIBE is also getting ready to do their first live performance at Hiram Johnson HIgh's cultural show on May 4. I am a perfectionist and cannot stand doing the same things that others have done before me..so...I am having my boys sing and dance at the same time. I have to admit..they were horrible at first..my boys can sing and dance...(trust me on this one) , but its singing and dancing at the same time thats throwing them off. Its really hard to sing and remember the dance counts at the same time. But they have improved tremendously by the end of last weekend. I have hope ...actually I have high expectations for them and they understand that. I know that they would never let me down. Some of the songs I write for them will be very crazy....it will not always be love ballads like what they're used to singing. Some will be hip hop/heavy metal while others will be classical, RAP , disco and just a bunch of other crazy ideas that the composer and I come up with. And it'll all be in HMONG unless English is necessary. Since we're just starting out..I haven't required them to go into breaking and popping yet....just your normal hip hop dance movements, but I will have them in shape by the time we hit the NEW YEAR shows. I have been having the boys practice their dance routine day and night so that they can make a good showing at Hiram Johnson. Not only that but the back-up dancers have all been very committed to our cause so they have been up early every morning at 6am and practicing the routines until 10pm at night with us on the weekends.
I have also hired a voice coach to train my boys. I do not believe in a boy band with one or two lead singers.. whats the rest for then...window dressing???? I want each of them to be able to stand on their own merits. They all will take part in singing each song unless the songs do not suit their type of voice. But I am very blessed to have found great singers in all my boys. Even without the vocal lessons, I believe they can all stand on their own. For now we are choreographing all our own dance moves. Lucky is a natural dancer who has an extensive backround in ballet, jazz, and hip hop so he's choreographing our first dance song that we wrote for the drama. Most of the boys can dance to hip hop, but Peter , Lucky and Paul are all break dancing and pop experts so I really believe that if the boys work together there's no reason we should suck! Or if we did suck..it wouldn't be so badly... lol....
So.........Please do come and support us on May 4th, 2007. Doors open at 6PM and its FREE!!!
But just to be clear on one thing...I as the producer take full resposibility for Advent Vibe. I control what they sing..and what they wear so their images will always be constantly changing. At one concert they may look completely wholesome yet at another completely goth..or hip hoppish..or 60is era...whatever. So their style will never be the same. As a matter of fact...they will not even have an idea of what they'll be wearing until we get to the stages (i plan to keep it that way to be interesting)...so.... whatever feelings you have for them...is not their doing. Its my image, my songs and what I want them to project. They have no say whatsoever. And thats in their contracts! All they need to do is show up for practice to sing and dance. And thats all they're expected to do. Thus...anyone wishing to sign under the SEG banner will also be given the same treatment. If they come audition for us and we decide to sign them...we will provide vocal lessons, dance lessons, wardrobe and whatever needed to complete a marketable image as long as they are willing to make a commitment to us, we will support them all the way.
But..we will be back to filming again this weekend. Maybe we will head out to Fresno for a location change.
Thanks again for the support,
PC Vaj
SEG