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[odiousialist]

[you're now stuck in a dark closet with someone]

. . . uhm.

[I won't tag everyone! mingle at your leisure and meet someone new~

edit: I think 4 am means bed. Picking up old and new tomorrow! <3]

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[boldstarring]

[. . . :I]

That never works, you know.

[boldstarring]

[CONSIDERS THAT FOR A MOMENT. and then-]

- favorite artist, and why.

[tinymanoncampus]

Picking the hardest question first isn't fair.

[thinks for a moment]

To sing, listen to, or that I look up to?

[boldstarring]

Let's say ... the one that you connect with the most. The artist that has the most meaning to you.

[tinymanoncampus]

[nods]

In that case, Elvis. Of everyone I listened to growing up, I think he's the one who's had the greatest lasting effect on me as a performer, not to mention his effect on music.

[boldstarring]

Good choice. He was an excellent performer.

[tinymanoncampus]

He is the King. How about you? Same question.

[boldstarring]

Queen. Which - well, I did have a hand in suggesting a few of Vocal Adrenaline's numbers, but I genuinely enjoy them. Freddie Mercury was a brilliant showman to the end, Brian May is a class act, and Roger Taylor and John Deacon were equally phenomenal. And their songs are timeless and can be reinterpreted in a number of different ways while still staying true to the spirit of the composition. If I could sing my own "Candle in the Wind" in honor of Freddie Mercury, I would.

[tinymanoncampus]

Oh wow, I love Queen. I was just thinking recently how amazing it would be to do Under Pressure.

[boldstarring]

As long as it's not the version that mashes it up with "Ice Ice Baby," I fully support that endeavor.

[tinymanoncampus]

Don't worry, mash-ups aren't really my thing, especially bad ones.

[boldstarring]

I'm okay with mash-ups, but they have to be done just right. Otherwise, it's kind of like 3D on a movie that doesn't need it, with the whole "look at what we can do!" quality that completely misses the point.

[tinymanoncampus]

I've never really tried it. I've done my share of medleys, but it's totally different to try and make two songs work at the same time.

[boldstarring]

You need the perfect marriage of songs. I'd much prefer to play with a song's arrangement, myself.

[tinymanoncampus]

Do you do a lot that? Working with arrangements?

[boldstarring]

I had a hand in a number of the Vocal Adrenaline arrangements. Shelby Corcoran and I would spend hours pouring over the compositions, trying to fit them to a performance choir perfectly in a manner that would allow for epic choreography. ... These days, I like toying with pieces on the piano.