dear r u refering to connaught??

i tink joinin competition and doing shows for events is more suitabel den go to halo cafe...u need to get a certain expousre to the wide variety of music and pop songs b4 gettin in...


and keepin the band together is yet a problem...playing in halo or other pub jz require more commitment for the band...

look at my signature ... hahaha ... i think i can help geh..

i work at this field for about 2 - 3 years ... hai lo absolutely not a good place if you are new... currently i think they having bombing at each other right now ...

look here

http://chinese.cari.com.my/myforum/viewthr...e%3D1&page=128#

i dunno whether it's real or what but it's quite 'luan sui' there...

Ok .. my guide here:

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1. From previous post, I see you really beginner for this job. Music Cafe like halo or other needs UNPLUGGED SINGER not BAND. You place 2 piece where 1 intrument + vocal and 1 Vocal

2. Don't expect you can get high salary if you new because singing in cafe is totally different from singing in band and karaoke. RM30 is damn low la...

3. Salary out there majority is about RM60 - RM90. This apply only for majority not all. Some cafe still remain RM50 - RM60. Except halo special case.

4. Try to sing whenever you have your chance. I tell you what ... if you really want to interested to sing ... you need to appreciate every minute you on stage.

5. Before go up to stage, make sure both of u have more than 40 songs for each person. Don't choose the same song la walao ... later both also 40 same songs then mati kao kao that night.

6. Don't show lanci face to you senior because your name will easily busuk as this field is very small in KL.

7. While on stage ... open ur ear and eye wide wide. Look and listen what happen especially humming. Beginner always can't handle feedback.

8. REMEMBER NEVER PLUG OR UNPLUG UR INSTRUMENT WHILE THE TRACK IS ON. YOU WILL BLOW THE MONITOR.

9. Communication is the secret recipe. Singing is not really important but don't sing like william hung la.

10. Make sure you don't make joke if you can't make joke. You will look dumb.

11. Control your mic well. Hold your mic in original way. Don't hold like LMF style. very digusting.

12. Make sure your instrument have pickup (especially guitar). Don't ever think of using a mic for external pickup. It looks so stupid.

13. Don't over do everything because everyone know you are new.

14. Don't wear like you are jay chow. Normal T-Shirt should be fine. Make sure it is ironed la... don't wear a sayur masin out.

15. Don't shake ur leg while sing

16. Don't wear slippers or sandals. Your toe doesn't look nice.

17. Don't blame anything if you out of pitch. It is ur problem.

18. Remember to open FX or effect or reverb or anything related to it because you will die at the end if this doesn't turn on.

19. Make sure your look can go up stage. Don't look like "Ba Liang Jin". No body will come to the cafe. You are the representative of the cafe you know?

20. Don't ever dream to be a true artist by singing in cafe. Artist is other thing than singing in cafe. Artist need more than these advice.

21. Don't ever promise your audience everything because you will forget after this.

22. Take care and this word is important "Zap Sang!!!"
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ok end of my guide ... hope you can successful la hahaha

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Added on March 20, 2007, 11:02 amanyway ... additional here.

Song that you must learn: [Updated 20th March 2007]

-------------CHINESE---------------
David Tao - Ai Hen Jian Dan (I dunno why this song never dies)
David Tao - Pu Tong Peng You (Try to get the intro...)
Li Shern Jie - Shou Fan Kai
Li Shern Jie - Chi Xin Jue Dui
Li Shern Jie - Zui Jin
Li Shern Jie - Hen Xiang Shuo
Beyond - Hai Kuo Tian Kong
Beyond - Qing Ren
Beyond - Xi Huan Ni
Leo Ku - Ai Yu Cheng
Leo Ku - Ai De Tai Ci
Eason Chan - Fu Shi Shan Xia
Eason Chan - Xiong Mei
Eason Chan - Ming Nian Jin Re
Power Station - Xiang Ni Shi Ning Shui Qian De Xi Guan
Power Station - Zhong Xiao Dong Lu Zhou Jiu Bian
Tai Ji - Mei Yi Ju Shuo Hua
Hacken Lee - Hong Re (For peaking time)
Jackie Cheung - Wo Zhen De Shou Shang Le
Jackie Cheung - Ai Shi Yong Heng
Wang Jie - Yi Chang You Xi Yi Chang Meng
Tank - Zuan Shu Tian Shi
Van - Waiting For You
Tan Yong Ling - Yi Sheng Zhong Zhui Ai
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----------ENGLISH----------
Eagles - Hotel California (If you can play the intro both ar .. sure good but the key quite high...)
John Denver - Leaving On The Jet Plane
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Air Supply - All Out Of Love
MLTR - That's Why
Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
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--------MALAY---------------
Innuendo - Belaian Jiwa
Mambai - Kau Ilhamku
Peter Pan - Mungkin Nanti
Kris Dayanti - Menghitung Hari
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----------CELEBRATION----------
Birthday song (Chinese, English, Malay)
Christmas Songs
CNY Song (Dam** Hate this)
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----------HARD SONG--------------
**For entertainment purpose.....
Eason Chan - Fau Kua
Shin - One Night In Beijing
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That's all for now ... these are only male + 1 female song .. just roughly from my mind... if you want female list ... tell me la i will list out ... I don't have my song book at here ... so .... i want to sleep liao... tata

ANYWAY.. HOPE WHAT I POST WILL HELP YOU..

This post has been edited by zivkong: Mar 20 2007, 11:10 AM