Performance Coach Pepper Jay suggests you keep your song performance Interesting
Song Performance Tip by Pepper Jay, Song Performance Coach:Keep your song performance interesting using your Body Movement Song Performance Skills One of the main goals of the Body Movement portion of song performance skills … to keep your performance interesting. Key: Share all sides of your face with your audience.A live or video taped singing…
Read MoreA Message to Parents of Child Actors from Little Fish in a Big Pond
A Message to Parents of Child Actors A lot of people want or think that their children want to be in show business. They watch television and see their children can act or dance. Don’t push them. What happens is that the children can change. You don’t want to have a meal ticket situation where…
Read More2010 Hollywood Celebrity Sporting Clays Invitational Benefits City of Hope
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Read MoreGetting the call back from Little Fish in a Big Pond
Getting the call back The person who gets the call back is the person who brings a little something extra to the audition reading. The actor must also look the roll. These two factors are important in determining who’s coming back for the producers to look at. Sometimes doing a decent reading is just not…
Read MoreDynamic Song Performance Tips re Vocal Microphone Techniques
Singers: Your audience wants to see your lipsVocal Microphone TechniquesBy Song Performance Coach Pepper Jay Key: Don’t pop your consonants into the microphone.If your microphone is too close, the audience will hear the popping noises of your consonants. Consonants are the English letters: b, c, d, f, g, h (sometimes), j, k, l, m, m,…
Read MoreChampionship Networking Tip – Have a Plan
And, remember, the way you do anything is the way you do everything! Championship Networking is a column on Actors Reporter, a site on the Actors Podcast Network, a Pepper Jay Production.
Read MoreDisney’s Secretariat is a must see film
Disney’s “Secretariat,” directed by Randall Wallace and written by Mike Rich and William Nack is definitely a must see film; perfect for the whole family. The story is about history’s most famous race horse, Secretariat (also known as Big Red); from the beginning of his life through his amazing win at the Belmont Stakes in…
Read MoreChampionship Networking Tip – Build Relationships; Do Not Sell
Build Relationships; Do Not Sell The greatest misconception about networking is that you are selling. No, no no. As a result, when someone tries to sell you something at a networking or social event, there is something phony about the whole endeavor. If you feel that you’ve been trying to sell yourself or your product…
Read MoreBlowing It and Getting Over It
Blowing It and Getting Over It Sometimes you’re just going to blow it – no matter what you do or how hard you work, for some reason you’re going to blow an audition. There are many reasons for it. Fear of success, fear of failure, not enough sleep, not enough focus, intimidation, personality conflict with…
Read MoreVocal Performance Tips by Performance Coach Pepper Jay
Vocal Performance Tips by Performance Coach Pepper Jay Singers: Take Care of Your Best Asset … Your Voice!Take care of your voice. Your voice should never hurt. Going on tour? Working in a nightclub? Are you required to perform 4-6 times per week in a musical? Regardless if your genre, if your throat hurts from…
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