for some reason, everyone was 80% during the tech run (or semi tech run, because we didn't run through everything. i didn't even had a chance to do sound check on my mike before the real thing started. in fact, i didn't practise the song with the band until the real performance at night.) but 110% during the real performance.
normally we practise 100% for rehearsals and try not to let the standard drop too low during the real thing. interesting thing was, we did better for the real thing =O
and those songs that were anticipated to be good was a shade off their best (though it was still good), but there were songs that truly went beyond expectations and beyond. was particularly impressed with 千年之恋 and 我们的故事...totally brought the house down.
wasn't really nervous throughout the course of the concert, even before my songs. we arranged to have a chair in the middle of the stage for 病态, but due to some screw ups, as usual for live performances, it didn't happen. so ben and i just did some impromptu stuff like freezing on stage until it was time for us to sing. lol. actually the impromptu effect is better, i thought=P.
lesson learnt: sometimes it's better not to over-rehearse the performance sequence (i only rehearsed once). unexpected stuffs happen on stage, due to logistic errors, but hey, being a performer is to know how to deal with circumstances too, not just knowing what the plan was. in fact i was quite impressed with ben and myself's innovation=P. the audience obviously didn't know what was the original plan, so we just acted natural, and i thought it was fine.
in fact i enjoyed myself.
after that the nerves were all gone. no fear, no apprehension, just wanted to own the stage. haha.
for my solo song, really didn't expect such a big response from the crowd. proved that my decision to put 童话's chorus before the main song was a good one. after narisa's first intro note and my first half of 童话's chorus, i got some cheers from the crowd who recognised the song, and sang along with me =D. haha. i chose a good intro=D.
and i thought i did the song pretty well. the last chorus was stirring, i think. or at least i made a concerted attempt to make it powerful and full. it's not often that a slow song gets the time of the day at a club like zirca, and certainly not common that it gets cheers from the audience. i was rather taken aback by the audience's reaction; there were people singing along with me! even though i didn't know them.. i like the feeling of singing to a group of people who don't know you and hence they won't be supporting you because you are their friend, but instead supporting you because they appreciate your voice and performance. having a response from a totally foreign audience is far better than from people you know, goes to show if the skill is there anot. kinda cool, coz you don't see this phenomena in s'pore coz we are just too passive.
must thank senior band, the last chorus's arrangement was as powerful as it could be and i built on their power to bring out last part of the song. though jim came in earlier than he should(=P), but i think the last line of chorus that everyone was worried about was not bad. a fitting conclusion=)
can't wait to see the video for my item, want to hear how i did. got some people that came to congratulate me after i completed the song, including joel, so i think it was quite well done? weihao called it 'my moment'. haha. the moment of truth, or the moment of emergence?
the only thing i was worried about was the change in tone, since i was taking over from Super Number One which is a whole different song as compared to mine. fortunately the audience were receptive. boosted my self-confidence significantly=D
in a sense, it was lucky both my songs were in the front, when the audience were still wide awake and more active. and also, could watch the performance from the front! the dance songs were well done, goes to show how much effort they put in. particularly liked 国王王后, it was boomz, quoting joel's initial expectations for them. and their dancing was zai. super zai. very in sync, and it was uber high at the end, fitting conclusion for the production.
and senior band was on form la! super on form...didn't hear any audible mistakes at all...and towards the end, with all the guitar solos, it was high man! i liked the guitarist's interaction with the audience...engaging=D
to put it in perspective, i think it was better than gefang's gethigh production. vocalist and performance wise. for some (weird) reason, everyone was on form...the feeling and audience reaction was superb.=)
till emerge 11 then. but then again, i might not performing again, depends on how packed my timetable is next year. but even so, joel, kee onn and marcus will most likely not be around anymore. the core producers played a huge role in this success, i feel. pushing us to do better (though i wasn't very receptive to it. oops=P), made the overall production a success.
back to lectures and chionging tutorials then. finals are looming=P
