作為監製,筆者不單要監製唱片,還要監製音樂會。由於過往曾於不同的製作公司任職,有機會製作不同的節目。小至商場丶學校禮堂,大至會展、國際舞台!因此,也經常被邀請出席大小的表演活動。除了演唱會,甚至話劇丶舞台劇丶舞蹈表演丶歌劇丶默劇丶電影首映丶各式的演奏會,以至近年興起的粵劇等,定必盡可能抽空出席,觀摩一番。就算有些節目不合口味,也可從其他角度,欣賞及參考其製作,燈光丶佈置丶音響設備丶場地限制丶節目編排丶表演方式等,太多太多值得觀看了!不單止要觀看表演者的演技,連觀眾的反應,也值得留意,也是蠻有趣的!
最近在朋友介紹下,百忙中抽空去看了一場在大會堂舉行的群星演唱會。作為一位音樂人,大大小小世界各地的演唱會實在看得太多了,所以說實在也沒有什麼期望。沒有期望反而就會有驚喜,十幾位演唱者的水準尚算平均,計有方麗盈丶胡美儀丶張立基丶林利丶方俊丶張智軒丶陳家良丶葉暐丶張琪朗等。方麗盈丶林利是無線新秀歌唱大賽出身,張立基是亞視未來偶像爭霸戰的冠軍,方俊是卡拉OK LD碟幕後代唱,張智軒丶陳家良丶葉暐是三色台訓練班的藝員。幾位較為人熟悉的唱片歌手當然比較專業,但其他新人也有板有眼,有些更有舞蹈台風配襯;當中有位叫Jacky的歌手更非常動聽好聲!竟有幾分張學友的聲底,唱功也不俗。總括是每個表演單位都各具風格,引來不少掌聲及歡呼聲,整個節目緊湊又驚喜連連,台上台下打成一片,觀眾難得投入每首熟悉又不同曲風的歌曲,有些跟著調子哼唱著,有些不期然打著拍子欣賞,演唱會在一片樂融融的氣氛下完滿結束。
不要小看這類小型演唱會,雖然偶有歌手總會臨場失準,但如果沒有這些演出機會,那會造就出將來的紅歌星?他們欠的只是經驗及機會罷了。張智軒丶陳家良丶葉暐三位新人各有特色,而且外型討好,不失為偶像又實力唱將。方俊更選唱了難度極高又較為冷門的歌曲,膽識過人,一出場已引起觀眾嘩然驚嘆,真的叫人配服。張琪朗歌聲清澈又富有感情,令人動容,聽說她還即將舉行個人演唱會。當然,要成為大眾喜愛的紅歌星,除了天時地利人和外,我看關鍵還在於個人性格與內涵。全晚最受歡迎之一的是胡美儀,由她來當壓軸表演嘉賓實在是最適合不過。除了她是多方面的藝人,有著一定的知名度外,她多年來演唱粵曲的水準每每令人嘖嘖稱奇,印象難忘。她在短短的十幾二十分鐘分別唱了流行曲及粵曲,不單演唱技巧了得,而說話的技巧也是令人欣喜的,介紹歌曲的起承轉合巧妙地令人感動又期待,這可能跟她近年來積極進修心理輔導課程有莫大的關係,可見一位受人尊敬的歌星不會是只有區區的演唱技巧吧?期待未來將會有更多實力歌手推出發燒唱片,大家請拭目以待!
Intro
I am going to introduce you to my world.
My public life, as columnist, image designer, producer, performer, recording artist, and now as guest music lecturer is well known.
I love to sing, photograph and design. I had a flourishing art business for over twenty years.
No matter how busy I am, I make time for my family, friends and fans. Here we go!
My public life, as columnist, image designer, producer, performer, recording artist, and now as guest music lecturer is well known.
I love to sing, photograph and design. I had a flourishing art business for over twenty years.
No matter how busy I am, I make time for my family, friends and fans. Here we go!
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About Astor
Astor is able to express herself with logical literacy but full of artistic feelings. She acts to record her valuable, interesting and unforgettable experiences during her travel and plans to share with others her instant feelings, thoughtful insights and findings via poems, free verses, prose, narration, reference, etc.
Music, Movie, Musicals and Me
Music and theatre have had a close relationship. Theatre can associate with movie or musical theatre (musicals) and I love both of them. I sing theme songs in some Asian movies, such as“When I Dream” (theme from “Dragon Squad”). It easily recalls people not only from scenes of the movie, but also from memory. I love theme music from movies as well as songs from Musicals, especially Broadway. I remember I have fallen in love with Broadway since I was 12. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theatre; performers often sing and dance as if there is a live audience watching. Some musical films were adapted for the stage after their great success, such as “The Wizard of Oz” and“Fame”, while successful musicals also definitely received movie adaptations, i.e. stage-to-film adaptations, such as“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”. We can share our moments after all these years by passing through “Over the Rainbow”, “Out Here On My Own”, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “You Must Love Me” ……
“Moon River” (theme from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) has to be selected in my new album "Theatre" although it has been covered by hundreds of artists all over the world. I sing it each time, it seems like a live performance accompanied by the pianist just in front of the audience.
“The Way We Were” (theme from “The Way We Were”) must be selected because it was the song of one of my favorite singers that influences me most, Barbra Streisand, and I won the singing contest with it!
“For All We Know” (theme from “Lovers and OtherStrangers”) was selected, of course, in tribute to my forever idol, the Carpenters.
“Moon River” (theme from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) has to be selected in my new album "Theatre" although it has been covered by hundreds of artists all over the world. I sing it each time, it seems like a live performance accompanied by the pianist just in front of the audience.
“The Way We Were” (theme from “The Way We Were”) must be selected because it was the song of one of my favorite singers that influences me most, Barbra Streisand, and I won the singing contest with it!
“For All We Know” (theme from “Lovers and OtherStrangers”) was selected, of course, in tribute to my forever idol, the Carpenters.
WORDS from Astor :
I hope all of you would like the presentation of my albums.
Everlasting love dedicated to SUPERSTAR...
My dearest family,
Mom and Dad,
Uncle,
Tony,
Jan.
All the one I love,
Teachers and tutors, who have enlightened me,
All singers and writers of the original songs, especially Karen and Richard Carpenter.
All musicians,
All my fans and friends.
Thanks GOD.
Astor Fong
Everlasting love dedicated to SUPERSTAR...
My dearest family,
Mom and Dad,
Uncle,
Tony,
Jan.
All the one I love,
Teachers and tutors, who have enlightened me,
All singers and writers of the original songs, especially Karen and Richard Carpenter.
All musicians,
All my fans and friends.
Thanks GOD.
Astor Fong
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