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Dan Garland - searching for a singer »
Sizing up a singer
Posted on 6:54pm Friday 7th August 2009
I'd always been taught that a job interview means a suit, tie and a bag of lies about how much you love the company, with your prepared answers for the inevitable 'what are your strengths' question rolling around your mind, leaving perhaps just enough room for a nervous and forced demeanour, in which you try to sound nice and employable.
Dan Garland - searching for a singer »
Seeing Stars
Posted on 5:33pm Wednesday 29th July 2009
Last week I remarked to my producer how it was that we'd spent so long looking for singers, without the ideal singer appearing.
Dan Garland - searching for a singer »
Jammin' with Jess
Posted on 5:44pm Thursday 9th July 2009
I recently held an audition in Brighton and heard five very good singers. I was glad to see that people actually turned up, as this was the first time I've organised one and I wasn't sure what to expect. I had a good experience with an audition I attended at Guildford's ACM a while ago, so I thought it would be easy to organise my own.
Dan Garland - searching for a singer »
The search for our singer starts here
Posted on 3:40pm Monday 8th June 2009
Last summer, I enjoyed six months of recording at a remote farmhouse in the French countryside. I went over as a novice musician and returned a slightly more accomplished but determined one. I was developing my song-writing talent; trying new methods of working, finding new inspiration and above all taking time-out from the nine-to-five.
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