Articles by Joey Elkins

Better to be fit?

This week we’re asking if being fit makes you a better singer!

There are many reasons to keep fit and doing so can have many personal benefits. We’d like to know: do you think that one of these benefits is that you are able to sing better as a result…

So the question is: “Is it important to be physically fit to sing well…what are your thoughts?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What’s your own personal motto when it comes to singing and making music?”

Barbara Joy posted this comment on our Facebook wall:

“Play the way you feel it, bring your heart and soul into each performance, whether for one or one hundred thousand people as your audience”

Thanks for all your responses last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

-J

Your Personal Motto

This week we’re finding out about your personal motto!

Your personal motto is that heartfelt belief that keeps you going through all the trials and tribulations as a performer and also reflects your attitude and approach to being a singer and musician. We’d love to know what yours is…

So the question is: “What’s your own personal motto when it comes to singing and making music?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What do you do to keep fit as a performer?”

Krystina Bowen posted some great advice on our Facebook wall:

“never smoke, run, meditation, yoga, warm ups every day at least, and song write a lot :)”

Thanks for all your responses last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

-J

Keeping Fit?

This week we’re finding out about the fitness routine that supports your singing!

Keeping yourself in peak physical condition is a very important part of the mix when you’re a vocalist. Whether you regularly run, play a specific sport or perhaps have a different exercise routine, we’d love to know what you do to keep in shape…

So the question is: “What do you do to keep fit as a performer?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “If you had the opportunity to change something about the music industry, what would it be?”

Tony Carpenter posted this response to the question on our Facebook wall:

“Promote more live performing again. It’s what sorts out the real from the fake. Too much trash out there.”

Thanks for all your responses last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

-J

Change the Music Industry?

This week we’re finding out what you would change about the music industry!

Whether it’s cheaper CDs, more gigs, a better attitude from record labels or perhaps just more promotion for live music, we all have something we’d like to change about the music industry. We’d love to know what it is for you…

So the question is: “If you had the opportunity to change something about the music industry, what would it be?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “As an artist, how would you define success?”

Leschar Wong posted an excellent response to this one on our FaceBook wall:

“When what you do well, and what the world appreciates, meet at a sweet spot.”

Thanks for all your responses last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

-J

 

Singing Success

This week we’re finding out how you define success as a vocal artist!

Getting that dream gig, recording your best song, playing live more often or perhaps just content in achieving your own personal creative goals – there are many ways to define what success could be for a musician. We’d like to know what success is for you…

So the question is: “As an artist, how would you define success?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What frustrates you as a vocalist?”

Michael Vaugn posted this great response on our Facebook wall:

“ The fact that my voice seems to warm up slowly and cool down quickly”

Thanks for all your responses last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

 

-J

Most Frustrating…

This week we’re finding out what it is that frustrates you as a vocalist!

Whether it’s band members playing too loud, equipment breaking down, challenges with your own voice or even the work needed to find gigs – we all have something that we find frustrating as vocalists! We’d love to know what it is that irritates you…

So the question is: “What frustrates you as a vocalist?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

 

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you on a gig?”

This post on our Facebook wall from Lorianne Crolla caught my attention:

“ I sang the wrong chorus in Black Dog and brought the whole band to a grinding halt and then we and the audience laughed like hell!.”

Thanks for getting involved last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to join in this week too!

-J

The Funniest Thing

This week we’re looking at the funny things that can happen during a performance!

No matter how well prepared you are, there’s always the possibility of something unexpected happening during a gig. As difficult as this can be, the benefit is that sometimes these occurrences can be pretty amusing…

We’d like to hear what the most amusing thing is that ever happened to you while performing…

So the question is: “What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you on a gig?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

 
Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received about music or singing?”

There were some really interesting answers on this one – thanks to all who got involved! Tony Carpenter shared this on our Facebook wall:

“ Do your own thing. Wish I had listened MUCH earlier.”

Thanks for joining in last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to get involved this week too!

-J

The Best Advice

This week we’re interested in the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given!

Throughout our lives we’re offered so much advice from different places. Everything and everyone from friends, family, newspapers, websites and TV seek to influence what we should be doing with our music and how we should be doing it…

We’d like to hear what you consider to be the best piece of advice you’ve ever received!

So the question is: “What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received about music or singing?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What is it that makes your music unique?”

There were some fantastic answers to this one – thanks to all who got involved! Monzelle Dozier shared this on our Facebook wall:

“ As a loop artist, I compose in the moment, and at times my spontaneity feeds into both my ego & my emotion… creating a finite blend of charisma & raw spirit dancing wild in the wind and sometimes stumbling lost in the dark…”

Thanks for joining in last week. We love hearing what you have to say, so don’t forget to get involved this week too!

-J

Being Unique

This week we’re looking at what makes your music or singing different from everybody else!

Throughout musical history there have been many artists who have made a difference due to their sound being uncommon and distinct. In fact, those who strived to be different have done more to shape music throughout the years than those who just went with the flow…

We’d like to hear what it is that separates you from the crowd!

So the question is: “What is it that makes your music unique?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What album or song changed your life and why?”

There were some great answers to this one – thanks to all who got involved! Kathy Coneys Alexander shared this on our Facebook wall:

“I love these types of questions where people talk about specific songs. The song, Imagine, John Lennon. I performed this when I was 12 and it has always stayed with me.”

Thanks for all your comments last week. Don’t forget to get involved this week too!

- J.

The Significant Song

This week we’re looking at music that’s changed your life!

There are many different way in which a song or entire album can affect you as a listener and have an impact on who you are. Whether it was a song you heard at a poignant moment, the first song you played live or even the album or song that initially inspired you to take up music.

We’d like to hear about the music that’s changed your life!

So the question is: “What album or song changed your life and why?”

We’d love to hear what you think on FaceBook and our Forum!

Great Comments from Last Week:

Last week I asked, “What makes you connect with a song?”

We had some fantastic answers to this question. Matt Calhoun’s answer on our Facebook page rang true for me:

“If the vocalist really means what they’re singing, you can tell. Anna Nalick’s “Breathe” is a perfect example. Even as a man, I connect with that song. You can tell she wrote it, and you can tell she believes the lyrics.”

Thanks for participating last week. Don’t forget to get involved this week too – as always, we love hearing what you have to say!

- J.

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