... KARAOKE singer ... a sax player friend of mine introduced me to this female vocalist who was looking for someone to work with her ... the guy who was doing it passed away a couple of weeks ago at the age of 68 ... So today I went to her place with my kb and worked on some stuff ... she has a great voice and really liked what could be done with the kb, but also said that some of the NH/AL places she has gigs at do not have room enough for all the equipment and asked if I would mind singing to backing tracks ... so we tried a bunch of tunes and Friday I am playing a gig with her - SINGING TO BACKING TRACKS - no kb, her speaker system, just me and my mic ... she will sing 8 songs, and I will sing 8 songs, switching off after 4 songs each (we have a couple of others ready if we need them) ... we are also doing a duet of the Neil Diamond/Barbara Streisand song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" ... ?!?
The $$ aren't as much as I would usually make, but she has the gigs, the backing tracks, the system, and I just have to bring my mic and sing 8 songs !!! ... you just NEVER know ...

WTG Tony mixing it up is necessary to survive in the world of music today....have fun and enjoy!!You really don't need the KB on "Every Gig".... I learned that a long time ago ..just entertain them singing to quality tracks and they will love you.

Have fun, Tony.

Gary

Wishing you well Tony.

This could be the start of something big.

Col

Tony, Congrats sounds like a great opportunity! Enjoy!

I looked down on those kinds of gigs for years, until I was hired to "sing only" a Mel Torme tribute.


At least the "clinkers" the philharmonic played wouldn't have been on the track, had things gone that route.

If it feels good, DO IT!


Russ

PS Still not ready to use tracks, MP3's etc. on nightly jobs. That's just me. If you use them, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT!

No keyboard on stage?

Where are you going to hide?

Get a Dean Martin wig and wear one of those back brace waist cinchers Tony. They may decide to just book you. Hey, I like you man. I had a teacher who convinced me that people who gave me a bad time, liked me or they wouldn't take the time to say anything at all. Remember that !

Variety is the spice.........Since my web site, I have a couple offers to do some keys. If I only had the time