Superband on Channel U
- Thread starter Indigo_blues
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if you guys really want, you can always write a letter to mediacorp asking them to do a similar thing for channel 5, in english. yeah haha. with us all softies flooding them we could really get them to make an english 'superbands'
like how they made 'who wants a be a millionaire' and so on, in chinese.
like how they made 'who wants a be a millionaire' and so on, in chinese.
Indigo_blues
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i'm sure an english version is in the works.. knowing how much revenue this format rakes in for them...
No offence but just my piece of advice to ANY hyper enthusiastic personal out there...
If you or your band are ever SERIOUS in carving a career out of doing music, DO NOT JOIN ANY MEDIACORP ST*PID GIMMICK COMPEITION SHOW.
Look at Taufik Batisa. What happened to him now? Trying to find his fan base in KL? Singapore Idol made him famous, for a while. But he's fading really fast right now... Don't mentioned about Sly, that guy makes me sick...
Recording Companies out there will NOT really recognise talents, much less if you're playing ROCK. What they're looking for is marketbility. Can you sell? Your manager is pretty unlikely to be a person who understands music, but only know the colour of cool green cash.
Stephanie Sun did a good move; she went to Taiwan to 'package' herself. Thats clever, which leads the way for JJ and Ah Du. Coz if you were to show your face in a TV show, the audience will base their first impression of you from there, and you'll lose the 'magic' and mysteriousness which is one of the key factors that'll lead your path to success, or failure...
One last thing for you guys is,
Don't play their game.
You set the rules.
If you or your band are ever SERIOUS in carving a career out of doing music, DO NOT JOIN ANY MEDIACORP ST*PID GIMMICK COMPEITION SHOW.
Look at Taufik Batisa. What happened to him now? Trying to find his fan base in KL? Singapore Idol made him famous, for a while. But he's fading really fast right now... Don't mentioned about Sly, that guy makes me sick...
Recording Companies out there will NOT really recognise talents, much less if you're playing ROCK. What they're looking for is marketbility. Can you sell? Your manager is pretty unlikely to be a person who understands music, but only know the colour of cool green cash.
Stephanie Sun did a good move; she went to Taiwan to 'package' herself. Thats clever, which leads the way for JJ and Ah Du. Coz if you were to show your face in a TV show, the audience will base their first impression of you from there, and you'll lose the 'magic' and mysteriousness which is one of the key factors that'll lead your path to success, or failure...
One last thing for you guys is,
Don't play their game.
You set the rules.
rottenramone
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Y
think you forgot kit chan, who did it in the early 90s.
Y
think you forgot kit chan, who did it in the early 90s.
afterdeath
New member
i feel tat competitions r not abt winning or losing lor......
it's more abt getting 2 noe more ppl........ cos we need contracts lor.......
just reject 2 sign wif any companies if dun find the terms worthy lor.......
no hard feeling hor........ just mi veiws hor....... :wink:
it's more abt getting 2 noe more ppl........ cos we need contracts lor.......
just reject 2 sign wif any companies if dun find the terms worthy lor.......
no hard feeling hor........ just mi veiws hor....... :wink:
well for what i think.
do u think they are "searching for the talent" ?
i think they are searching for the "money tree" instead
look at all the super super lah.....super star, campus superstar obviously has no meaning at all.
are they trying to find talent? in BOTH superstar competition?
what they are going for is supposingly ur money.
they dun spend their time, money and effort planning for all these shit to "search for our own singapore talent"
all the votes....
and u get a contract with them if u win.
and if ppl look for u for advertisment?
"hold it, he is my people, let's work out a deal on ur advertisement"
and most likely they are targetting on GROUPS instead of ROCK bands.
just look at the pop scene, how many rock BANDS are there? how many groups are there however?
no harm giving it a try.
just my thoughts up there which i find all this super super competition becoming an ENTERTAINMENT rather than COMPETITION
do u think they are "searching for the talent" ?
i think they are searching for the "money tree" instead
look at all the super super lah.....super star, campus superstar obviously has no meaning at all.
are they trying to find talent? in BOTH superstar competition?
what they are going for is supposingly ur money.
they dun spend their time, money and effort planning for all these shit to "search for our own singapore talent"
all the votes....
and u get a contract with them if u win.
and if ppl look for u for advertisment?
"hold it, he is my people, let's work out a deal on ur advertisement"
and most likely they are targetting on GROUPS instead of ROCK bands.
just look at the pop scene, how many rock BANDS are there? how many groups are there however?
no harm giving it a try.
just my thoughts up there which i find all this super super competition becoming an ENTERTAINMENT rather than COMPETITION
HeartRockSingapore
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I feel that rock bands has a high chance of winning. Especially if rock bands can have more than one vocals. Originals will help you win points. If you do covers, they tend to compare with the original singer and that's no good if you are anything worse. Moreover if you do originals, they think that you have something more than others. They are also looking for adrenalin rush if you are holding instruments in your hands, so plain playing, especially sentimental songs may not impress them. I know they actually kind of suppress the amps volume until its like cannot be heard.
I think there are ppl out there who got my point and there are those who don't. I'm not trying to burst other ppl's bubble. Instead, I encourage ppl to have dreams and goals. As a matter of fact, less and less ppl do not dare to dream, coz Reality is just too harsh, and ppl's mindset is just too passive. What I'm trying to say is that if a person ever wanna think of making it in the music industry, he/she is gonna do some serious planning and researching. Joining a mediacorp money-making TV show in the hope of getting a contract and going far is the last thing you'll ever wanna do. Not sure if you're aware, but by joining such shows will ruin your future image. Yes you'll get exposure. But at the same time you're creating negativity for yourself. If its a programme dedicated to Rock band out there and to showcase their music, then perhaps it may be a different story. If thats the case then I don't mind consider enrolling.
Kit Chan is a talent. She can really sing. Guess where's she now? Why is this so? Tanya Chua rocks too. And what happen to her now? How about our old F4? Can they sing? But before they disband, weren't they storming across Asia? Now I'm not saying that the Music industry cannot be done. Its just not so easy, thats all. You need to find out how it can be done for you, and to prevent yourself from falling into the pitfalls along the way...
PEACE.\m/ 8)
Kit Chan is a talent. She can really sing. Guess where's she now? Why is this so? Tanya Chua rocks too. And what happen to her now? How about our old F4? Can they sing? But before they disband, weren't they storming across Asia? Now I'm not saying that the Music industry cannot be done. Its just not so easy, thats all. You need to find out how it can be done for you, and to prevent yourself from falling into the pitfalls along the way...
PEACE.\m/ 8)
TequilaSunrise
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Sell outs.
yoshiki ... dare to dream man. i respect that line.
where are you now?
where do you wanna be?
how you gonna get there?
mind enlightening the rest of us?
personally ive stood in line today...for a terrible 3hrs and played half a song and got in for superband. Whether it was worth it or not for the rest i wouldnt know. For me... it wasnt.
One thing for sure is that they do value marketability over musicianship.
Regarding the amps volume being squashed etc... i actually thought i was pretty loud... and further more my amp was miced up. So shouldnt have any problems with volume etc...if you know what you are doing.
theres still sunday for auditions.. and if your band can play a tune. you guys can get in for superband! thats how easy it is!
where are you now?
where do you wanna be?
how you gonna get there?
mind enlightening the rest of us?
personally ive stood in line today...for a terrible 3hrs and played half a song and got in for superband. Whether it was worth it or not for the rest i wouldnt know. For me... it wasnt.
One thing for sure is that they do value marketability over musicianship.
Regarding the amps volume being squashed etc... i actually thought i was pretty loud... and further more my amp was miced up. So shouldnt have any problems with volume etc...if you know what you are doing.
theres still sunday for auditions.. and if your band can play a tune. you guys can get in for superband! thats how easy it is!
rottenramone
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did you flash em your LED fret markers?? 8)
did you flash em your LED fret markers?? 8)
hey don't be all cynical about it just cos its on TV ah. Afterall there is alwasy so much talk about promoting the local band scence and stuff. I think its a good thing that mediacorp is actually opening up their shows to bands in Singapore. We know how initially on the website they stated that no amplification would be provided for the auditions. Someone must have voiced out their disapproval about it and they did something about it!
What I'm saying is that Mediacorp being a commercial television channel on national network would naturally imply that they cater to mass media. And if the mass likes pop, they'll have to give it. But if there are bands like Mayday that can make it in the chinese industry, and Singapore can equal that talent, I'm sure they'd win Superbands!
As for the language barrier issue, I think its quite straight out. Chinese channel, chinese song. All your english song can wait for Channel 5 talentime.
What I'm saying is that Mediacorp being a commercial television channel on national network would naturally imply that they cater to mass media. And if the mass likes pop, they'll have to give it. But if there are bands like Mayday that can make it in the chinese industry, and Singapore can equal that talent, I'm sure they'd win Superbands!
As for the language barrier issue, I think its quite straight out. Chinese channel, chinese song. All your english song can wait for Channel 5 talentime.
HeartRockSingapore
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Hey ChanMin, from where I was standing, your guitar was kind of muted.
Yo Yoshiki...truly a rocker with conviction.
Commercialization of the arts isn't a bad thing, after all the arts play a vital role in economics too. It need not be a sellout if a true blue rocker gets commercialize and gets into the glamour circuit. But the reality in commercial arts if you may is it tend to have a short life span. Because it caters largely to a large sector of consumer who is in the growing stage, whose taste for things, emotional state, physical appearance, and even financial independence keeps evolving, there is no infallible idol.
Does staying non-commercial helps? I don't know. The government may assist in some way, but don't forget that much of the arts funding comes from the commercial sector. At times the government (the civil sevants) may have to bend themselves backward (for personal reasons or otherwise) to ensure that their sponsored programmes don't fail (note that I did not use success). Without government assistance, it is even tougher.
Is the rock or indie community really independent? You are only independent when you can stand alone, by your very own ability. Successes out of you very own ability give you staying power.
Pursue your love, stay true, no harm trying.
Most importantly, if you win and offered a contract...STUDY THE CONTRACT. The prize that you claim may make you a respectable superstar or handcuff you depending what is written in the contract.
Yo Yoshiki...truly a rocker with conviction.
Commercialization of the arts isn't a bad thing, after all the arts play a vital role in economics too. It need not be a sellout if a true blue rocker gets commercialize and gets into the glamour circuit. But the reality in commercial arts if you may is it tend to have a short life span. Because it caters largely to a large sector of consumer who is in the growing stage, whose taste for things, emotional state, physical appearance, and even financial independence keeps evolving, there is no infallible idol.
Does staying non-commercial helps? I don't know. The government may assist in some way, but don't forget that much of the arts funding comes from the commercial sector. At times the government (the civil sevants) may have to bend themselves backward (for personal reasons or otherwise) to ensure that their sponsored programmes don't fail (note that I did not use success). Without government assistance, it is even tougher.
Is the rock or indie community really independent? You are only independent when you can stand alone, by your very own ability. Successes out of you very own ability give you staying power.
Pursue your love, stay true, no harm trying.
Most importantly, if you win and offered a contract...STUDY THE CONTRACT. The prize that you claim may make you a respectable superstar or handcuff you depending what is written in the contract.
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