I have a presentation to do on Friday and while it annoys me, at least I don't have to memorize anything for hours. There are a bunch of smart younger students in my group, let them memorize for hours. I'm KIDDING. Kinda.
Anyhoo, in any other weeks the above fact may cause me to jump up and down and nap for hours in front of the TV with big bowl of caramel popcorn.
Not this week though.
MY SOUL NATION GIG IS THIS SATURDAY!
And D'Makaveli's Halloween party the guys have worked so much for in Buddha Bar? IT'S THIS FRIDAY!
WHY AM I TALKING IN ALL CAPS?
Ahem. So yeah, the biggest gig of the year is approaching fast, giving me heavy burden on my shoulders. I have one goal and one goal only : charm them off their pants. That sounds wrong but whatever. As some of you might know, I asked 3 rappers and a singer to collaborate in a few songs. The total number of tracks would be 17 and I'm also gonna be accompanied by my backing rapper who will do crazy stuff with his talk box and a DJ. My busy mid term made me practice less than I'd hoped for. But I'm gonna get one tomorrow night and hopefully we an practice again before or after sound check.
It didn't really hit me before how all artists basically compete here. There will be 4 or more stages in the area so when your show is at the same time with another artist's, it's like you are on each other's throats. I've seen a lot of my fellow rappers / singer tweeted and promoted their sets online. Sometimes even too much. They told each other good luck and dropped nice words, but I've been doing this for so long to see which ones are genuine and which ones are basically a silent threat. It's like they said, "More people will watch me. I'll perform better than you so sleep with one eye open!" through the smileys.
Yeah, they made me nervous. Yeah, every time I read about them practicing every night to develop their already-crazy gimmicks and collaborations ( one group will be accompanied by break dancers covered by silver paint from head to toe, how could I top THAT? ), I winced a little. I got into a full self doubting mode and I need to slap myself in the face to focus. I shouldn't think about what other artists will bring to the table, I should only think about WHAT I will. They could hire chimpanzees in pink tutus for all I care.
Big question for you though : What do you think I should wear? I should have two prepared for the show. Something pretty, fierce, yet at the same time enable me to move and jump around. Tube dress is out of the question, of course. I don't need to display my boobs to the whole audience, in case I get too energetic.
Speaking of what to wear, I already got my Halloween costume delivered. It includes sexy sequined dress and blond wig. Guess who I would be?
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what are the outfit choices???
i love dress-up. =)