R&B Artist Showcase

Tonight, much like last Wednesday, I was asked to be a judge at a developing artist showcase, and once again the showcase did not dissapoint at all. I have to say that i went there with low expectations of the level of talent that I would see, but i was very pleasantly surprised by every artist on stage tonight. Truly. I couldnt believe it. Now, not everyone was a star, but i thought everybody on that stage tonight had earned the right to be there and all represented themselves very well. I also thought the judging panel, myself included, did a very good job of advising each artist on what they needed to do to take themselves to the next level, which i think was my personal biggest reason for being there (ok, i wont lie, the free drinks for judges helped drag me out of the studio for the evening, but the talent was impressive).

an artist named "Chanj" pronounced "Change" won it. WOW. Natural star and a half. I had two small criticisms on him and i feel if he corrects them, which should be easy, nothing is going to hold him back from being a household name (anyone who knows me knows how INFREQUENTLY i ever say that about anyone) This cat had "it". whatever "it" is. He has it. I really think alot of the other performers were amazing, and I'm actually hoping to do some co-writing with a couple of them and maybe use a couple of them as demo singers when i need them. Recently i was kinda searching for demo singers and well, anyone who reads the blog knows how that turned out. Anyway..... I've found some people tonight. Tonight reaffirmed my faith in true talent.

Big shout outs to the organizers of the event. It was their first go at putting together an event and promoting it, and they did a super stellar job. The website is.....

http://www.breakthroughcollective.com/

they did a fantastic job of putting together the whole event and running it smoothly.

-Ken Lewis