Judges Feedback From The Basildon Live Show – Over 25′s
This weekend the judges were in Basildon, for the first live show of 2010! Thousands of acts entered Open Mic UK this year and some of the best unsigned acts in the country took to the stage at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon on 18.9.10. Here the judges give us some feedback from the event, but remember, it could all change at the Area Finals!
Please note: views expressed by Judges are opinions and in no way reflect the views of Open Mic UK.
Judges at Basildon included; Big Brother winner Brian Belo, ICMP’s Jonathan Whiskerd, Vocalist Jules Pretorius and Future Music’s Chris Grayston
Over 25′s Feedback;
Carmen Leigh; Chris; Looks great but first cover lacked a bit of life. Careful with those top notes. Jonathan; good vocal but some tuning issues.Brian; put on a good show.
Lizzone; Chris; To do acappella you have to be pitch perfect it wasn’t quite on the money but a good effort best done with a backing track. Jules; needs to work harder on vocal technique. Brian; entertaining.
IFE; Chris; Need to make sure the guitar is perfectly tuned up as it let the performance down. Jules; very nice performance and good vocals.
Akeem; Chris; Big voice needs to look at image and putting the whole package together. Jonathan; performance needs to be more engaging.Jules; good song choice.
Bandana; Chris; Song cover much stronger than her original. Jonathan; nice voice. Jules; very strong stage presence.
Bash; Chris; Clever original that he performed at the auditions so well! Performance had sincerity. Watch the mic control when speaking as couldn’t hear clearly. Jonathan; engaging performer.
Bradley White-Dale; Chris; I think the temperature affected Bradley’s vocals as sounded a little dry. Jules; great image and worked the stage well.
D.A.R; Jonathan; tight vocals and strong image. Chris; The guys worked the stage well and were one of the strongest urban acts today.
Magda_leen Usikaro; Chris; Lovely cover choice which blended well with her original song. Brian; good voice.
Davyd Strahan; Jonathan; could have chosen a song that better showcases ability. Chris; Song is really catchy but needs rearranging especially dynamics so it flows much better. Brian; good song.
Roma Holden; Chris; Portraying enjoyment is always infectious.Jonathan; very confident performer but image needs more thought.
Gavin Alexander; Chris; Great to see he stamped his influence over both songs. Jules; his experience shined and he was well received by the audience.
Sonia Serin; Jonathan; intro was too long. Brian; fantastic. Chris; Guitar dominated the performance too much needed to sound a touch sweeter to carry it off.
Mooky; Jonathan; good vocals. Jules; fairly confident performance. Chris; Cover wasn’t strong.
Wayne Jacobs; Jules; entertaining and engaged audience. Chris; Not so sure Country is that popular in the UK . Jonathan; image suits music.
Wesley Hughes; Chris; strong vocally and dresses immaculately! Jonathan; some tuning issues.Jules; passionate and has star quality!
Shane Cairn; Jonathan; nice voice but needs a bit of work. Chris; Bit of a sleepy performance…more passion or energy needed! Brian; best of the night for me.
Andrew Collier; Chris; confident performance don’t forget to engage the passion of the song with the audience. Brian; great use of guitar. Jules; a great acoustic version.
