Auditioning For Lady Gaga
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Auditioning For Lady GagaBy Ben Levin
June 21st, 2011
Dear Fellow Musicians, In January 2010 I had the opportunity to audition for the guitarist position on Lady Gaga’s international arena tour. I made it to the final 15 guitarists and learned a few valuable things about the music business, particularly the music world outside of Berklee. I think it is definitely worth reading this because the experience was fascinating. The audition opportunity fell on my lap by sheer luck. My brother’s girlfriend received the information from an acting forum she belongs to, and she passed the application information on to me so that I could submit. I emailed some… (Continue)
Artist Spotlight: DAVID MAXIM MICICBy admin
May 10th, 2011
Name: David Maxim Micic Age: Just turned 21! Hometown: I was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia on May 5th, 1990, but I live in Belgrade, Serbia, and don’t really remember Dubrovnik because I was really young when we moved to Belgrade. But I am planning on going to visit the town where I was born – I’ve heard lots of good stories about that place. How did you started playing guitar and what was the first song you learned? I started taking private lessons when I was 15 years old with Petar Jelic who showed me pentatonic scales and other basic… (Continue)
Artist Spotlight: DANNY DODGEBy admin
April 1st, 2011
Name: Danny Dodge Age: 19 Hometown: I was born in Ottawa, Canada. I lived there for 5 years before moving to the States. I plan on moving back one day. How did you get started with playing guitar and what was the first song you learned? I was in 7th grade when I started playing guitar. It was a very negative time for me, and when it was at it’s lowest point was when I met my soon-to-be best friend. He was in high school, and through the connection of our parents, he become my guitar teacher. He exposed me… (Continue)
Tour Survival 101By Marcel Hamel
June 30th, 2010
I remember it perfectly. It was 19 weeks ago that I arrived in Manhattan, guitar in hand, frantically looking for Chelsea Studios. Chelsea is one of the larger theatrical rehearsal studios in New York City and while I’d played in a number of pit orchestras before, I’d also never had any reason to find the place because I wasn’t an actor. Today was different. Today I’d be meeting thirty other actors and musicians to depart for the national tour of the musical Cabaret. My contract was signed, I’d learned my parts and done my best to prepare for the next… (Continue)
