Judges Feedback From The Ipswich Live Show, Under 18's Category
This weekend the judges were in Ipswich! 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 Corn Exchange on 23.10.10 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 Ipswich included Jenny Lock from Love Music 24, Rupert Matthews, Han Roberts, Steve Hawthorne, Libby Williamson, Jennie Cassidy
Phoebe: solid start, second track was more enjoyable, beautiful song. Well done for opening, a really good start setting the bar high.
Vicky Reardon: Tuning was a real issue, need to work on that. Good strong voice- could be gentle sometimes too. Out of tune but with tuning great potential.
Daniel Goss: Polished performance with a suitable image. Remember to work the stage. Good voice, would like to see you take the mic off the stand and move a bit.
Augusta: Good idea with tambourine and piano backing. Watch timing. Good image. Good stage presence. Lots of energy, few little intonation bits because of nerves.
Georgie Westall: Nice vocals but need to work on performance, just walking from side to side isn’t working the stage.
Gryphen Ford: Was a bit monotonous which made it dull, Look at the dynamics. Voice is a little tight which makes intonation a bit more difficult but well managed despite this. Nice use of dynamics.
Harriet K: Captivating and lovely use of your voice, why hold the mic? Release the last bit of anxiety and let it go and enjoy the applause. A beautiful voice.
Jemma Pollard: Show you are enjoying it more and this will relax you more in time. Nice mature voice with strength, good stage presence.
Josh Read: Cover was poorly executed. Good voice, slightly hindered a bit from struggling with the guitar.
Katy Hill: Think it would have been better to sing a song not so big for her vocal range. Nice confidence, better breathing will give support to voice and tone quality. Well done for being the first person to move around a bit, but be careful with playing with your hair a lot.
Kerry-Alice Hartnett: A very west end performance. Watch breathing, especially in between lines. Will help dynamics too as well as sound.
Lydia Lockyer: Good choice of song, watch guitar tuning, vocally sound. Guitar not quite in tune but lovely confident performance. Great.
Polly Haynes: Confident and full of energy, some instability in the voice which would benefit from smooth breathing.
Reece Cook: Song a bit low in parts for your voice. Nice to see you smile, great confidence. Give him a few years on the broken voice, definite simmering talent. A very powerful range, need to work on your lower range a bit.
Rhiannon Dodds: Very enjoyable performance with strong support on guitar. Speeded up a little, nerves made it a little sharp in places but good stage presence.
Satin Beige: Guitar sound was poor which put pressure on some lovely vocals and a well crafted original song. Slow down, Couldn’t hear the revolution lyrics because of your nervousness.
William Rudkin: Express with your hands or hold your jacket can see them twitching which is a distraction. Work on performance to back up strong voice! You definitely have talent and a future in music.
Lacey: Engage more with the audience. Original was good but bit of a nursery rhyme focus on a strong hook. Clever mashup of cover... Look at the audience, great rap, but use width of the stage.
Matthew Harris: Looked smart and sung well, performance was a little holiday camp. Lovely voice but could make it a bit more focused and less ‘breathy’. Great stage presence.
Lucy Hall: Performance didn’t flow even before the strap came loose but good recovery. Even cover was laboured due to guitar playing.
Jade Donno: Very warm and natural performance. Good passion. Nerves made some tuning issues, but strong, confident performance. Shes got it!
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