Thank You Gail Hyatt and The Entire David Archuleta Fanblast Community
What a great evening I had last night! I was the guest of honor of a live blog interview format over at David Archuleta’s Fanblast Site. It was a great deal of fun and those Archuelta fans kept me very busy with their very intuitive questions, many of which were spontaneously presented.
However, leading up to the live chat, many fans decided to give me a “heads up” and submitted their questions in advance.
Our talented and extremely organized moderator, Gail Hyatt, decided to have a mix of both questions and I hope that, despite the typos, I made myself clearly understood. You could really feel the virtual excitement and mayem in this chatroom, so, at times, it was overwhelming – but in a fun way!
I wish I could have addressed all of your questions and, hopefully, at some point, I will be able to do so.
However, for now, I would like to extend my warmest THANK YOU to the entire Fanblast Community and to the lovely Gail Hyatt for making this event come together in such a memorable fashion.
And how can I forget our rising star, David Archuleta? Without his enormous talent and genuine charisma, none of this would have been possible. He is indeed a role model for all generations – a real gem!
If you missed the fun, here is a link to the transcript
Yeah! Let me be the first here to thank YOU for appearing last night in the live chat. It was so exciting to know that you were on the other end of the interspace that brings us all together to celebrate the young and talented David Archuleta.
YOU are the Voice!
David is the Voice!
scriptype
June 22, 2008 at 2:15 am
Thanks so much for the link to the transcript, MCL–looks like it was a blast, and so interesting!
(Maybe soon you’ll have a chance to listen to the CD I sent. Not that I’m nagging–much!
)
rereader
June 22, 2008 at 3:43 am
Ha! WordPress got a smiley right for a change! *giggle*
rereader
June 22, 2008 at 3:44 am
Rereader – after today, my schedule lightens up tremendously. I have a busy day today providing piano accompaniment for dance exams and then it’s all over for the season.
So, the CD is next on my list and I have not forgotten to reciprocate your kind gesture.
Scriptype – thanks again for your kind words and it was so much fun connecting with the Archuleta Fans on Friday. CoverItLive is a very neat format – it really feels like we are in one big room, doesn’t it?
masterclasslady
June 22, 2008 at 11:23 am
Hi, masterclasslady, your live chat at Fanblast was pretty interesting. I missed to join in, though, but got to read the transcript. Thank you for enlightening us on the technical aspects of David’s singing, which made me all the more appreciate this young man and his amazing talent! I like your math regarding David’s musical ability (100% God-given and 100 technique). I just can’t begin to imagine the dedication and discipline that he has been putting to hone this skill to get him where he is at right now, and I just know that he wil just get better!
I hope you will grace Fanblast again soon!
charise65
June 22, 2008 at 7:03 pm
When things calm down and you have time, could you answer a question that we didn’t get to in the live chat?
It’s about your analysis of David’s Top 3 performances, “AND SO IT GOES”, “WITH YOU” and “LONGER” (May 13).
You wrote, “You have a solid bel canto approach to your singing style that deserves applause and recognition. Your vowel placement is so secure, as you have adopted a natural preference to eliminating the messy diphthong components within your lyrics through a more refined approach to your diction and articulation.”
Please explain what you mean by “a natural preference to eliminating the messy diphthong components”. Could you give an example? In a word like ‘joy’, how would David articulate the two vowels sounds? Would he eliminate one of them?
It’s not a terribly important question, so there’s no hurry. I’ve always admired David’s diction, however, and would like to understand better.
Thank you very much, MCL!
scriptype
June 22, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Archie just performed on the view… Sand Stand By Me, and I thought it was invcedible!! 10x better than on AI. Getting better with that mic stand too. Its a bit different than what he did on the show and there is added verses in it too.
Mp3 alone: http://www.mediafire.com/?n9myomfgx5m
Daily Motion Video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/david%2Barchuleta%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bview/video/x5wcs3_david-cook-david-archuleta-view_music
frogcooke
June 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Ah no edit lol anyways heres a little bit better version:
http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=bffa440d-7bf3-4747-a33b-62d1f5e1767b
Youtube for people who cant view the other players:
frogcooke
June 24, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Oh, I too would love to hear your critique of David’s Stand By Me on The View. I thought it was even better than the version on Idol. He seems so much more confident and relaxed. It was soulful and oh, so sweet!
scriptype
June 24, 2008 at 10:55 pm
He did an awesome job for not being a ‘morning person’ lol Like he said during the think of me sound checks.
frogcooke
June 25, 2008 at 12:32 am
Sorry MCL, I messed up by posting some David comment on Clay’s thread. Not a regular poster. I also would like to hear your critique on David’s SBM on The View. I thought I was watching a different performer there. It’s exciting to see how much he improved within just 3 weeks. I am no musician, but I hope you could talk about his new runs added at the end of the song. They seem so tight and fast and difficult to do.
be888
June 25, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Thank you so much for appearing at FanBlast! I always look forward to reading all of your comments; they are always very positive and constructive . . . especially for those who are not so “well versed” on such matters!
gorgon06
June 25, 2008 at 11:11 pm