fandomhigh | Karaoke For Fun and Profit #1 [Tuesday, Period 5, 5/13]

Mike had informed the students that the first class would be meeting in the Danger Room, which was set up to look like a familiar Las Vegas night club with stage, DJ booth, plus small tables with two chairs apiece surrounding the dance floor. As students filtered in and took their seats, Mike jumped up on stage and tapped the microphone. "Testing, testing, one two thr..." *FEEDBACK*

"Okay, looks like everything's working," said Mike. "Welcome to Karaoke For Fun and Profit! My name is Mike Cannon and I'll be your instructor for this workshop. If you're not a professional performer, karaoke is a great way to experience the thrill of being on stage without having to memorize lyrics. But, if you do have dreams of signing professionally, karaoke nights at clubs are a great way to get discovered by people in the music industry, and sometimes bars and clubs offer karaoke contests with cash prizes. Over the next seven weeks, we're going to make you the best possible karaoke singer you can be."

"Let's start by getting better acquainted. Name, year in school, why you want to take this class, and what your favorite song is. And then, if you're feeling up to it, you can go ahead and sing your favorite song."

"Why don't I start everyone off? I have a little bit of experience in the entertainment industry thanks to my aunt, Gladys Knight. I was working in the security office of the Montecito Las Vegas when the hotel was sold and the new owner wanted to implode and rebuild from scratch. I was worried about losing my job, so when Auntie Gladys impulsively asked me to join her world tour as a back-up singer, I said yes." Mike cringed slightly before continuing. "Folks, I've got to be honest with you here. The music business is tough. The first problem I ran into was the fist of one of the other back-up singers. Turns out his cousin had auditioned and was supposed to be the one going on tour, and Auntie Gladys offered us both the same spot without realizing it. Sharing a tour bus with a guy who hated me from the start wasn't my idea of fun, especially when I could make more money parking cars at any casino on the Strip. So I left and got a job as a valet to tide me over until the Montecito re-opened. The cool thing about karaoke, though? It's fun and you don't have to don't have to deal with the negative aspects of being in the business."

Having finished his introduction, Mike gave a signal to the DJ, who started playing something. "My favorite performer is probably Stevie Wonder, so I'm going to perform 'Superstition.'" Mike did a good job with the song, and he had the moves.

"Alright, who's up next?"

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As you do.

Taking notes is not recommended.

Passing notes? Highly recommended!

Get up on stage and tell us your name, year in school, and why you want to be a karaoke master. Then you can sing for us!

He's hanging around at the club's bar afterwards, sipping a bottled water.

Yay first workshop!

As I was getting ready to post this, I discovered that YouTube deleted the Las Vegas clip of Mike actually doing karaoke. Boo! Fortunately I found another song that he'd like.

Amber Atkins

Amber was listening and not passing notes. At all.

Amber took the stage and smiled out at everyone. "Hi, I'm Amber Atkins and I'm an upcomin' senior. I'm not certain I want to become a karaoke master but just havin' fun with it is great. Um, as far as a favorite song goes, well, I'm from 1999 and I have to say, listenin' to music here has it's benefits. I heard a song I like and that is what I'm goin' to sing. It's just not a favorite. I don't really have a favorite song, I don't think."

Pausing for a moment to adjust the mic a little, Amber took a deep breath and then began to sing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweHXTI5nfE&feature=related). While she can actually sing fairly well, Amber didn't really think she could thus she was slightly nervous and kept her eyes cast down more than not.

Savannah Levine

"Thank you, Amber, and that was really good!" said Mike, clapping enthusiastically. "I'm sure you're going to love the music of 2008."

"Thank you," she felt giddy! "So far I love it, I really do."

Summer Roberts

"Hi, I'm Summer Roberts," Summer said when it was her turn to take the stage. "I'm a senior now. Not really sure I want to be a karaoke master. I just like to sing sometimes. For fun."

And then she started singing a song she liked. It wasn't necessarily her favorite, but the band was from Orange County, so why not?

"Good job, Summer," said Mike, applauding. "And karaoke is all about having fun. That's why I do it."

"I'm Savannah Levine and I'm an upcoming Junior. I'm not certain I can become a master, but I really like singing."

After a few moments, she started to sing (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QJBReRzobJI).

When she was done, Mike applauded. "Very well done, Savannah! Like I said earlier, karaoke is all about fun and enjoying yourself. If you can do that, then you've mastered the art of karaoke."

Savannah beamed. "Thank you, sir. I'm looking forward to this workshop."

"I'm glad to hear it," said Mike, grinning.

Ami mizuno

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