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Bringing the Background Vocals
to the Foreground:
A roundtable with vocalists Gabrielle Goodman, Kudison Kai,
and Darcie-Nicole Wicknick
Chaired By Darcie-Nicole Wicknick
Special to MusicBizAdvice.com
Dynamics of Working with Other Backing Vocalists and
Competition
MBADC: Did other backing vocalists give you a hard time (if you were given a stepout or a more interesting part, or in general?) How was it to work in
that setting?
GG: I know that
it happens a lot in the industry among backing
vocalists but fortunately it didn't happen to me on Roberta Flack's gig or
with Chaka Khan. Perhaps it made a difference that I sang background a lot
with guys more than girls. And even though Chaka's gig was all girls, we all
respected each other's ability to really sing. But boy was it competitive...
in a healthy way. Kept you on your toes. And then of course, there are other
background situations with other divas that I won't comment on.
KK: Hell, if
that ever happened, which it did, only on one occasion... Eventually that
person quit the gig. Generally, if there is any kind of band dispute, it is
brought up by the MD. There is a meeting and it is squashed immediately.
Artists really do not care about the particulars, they just want peace. If
you don’t know how to quietly get over it, you will probably be fired. There
is an opportunity to speak your mind in the meeting, though.
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