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!

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如何是好(中)

上回討論過要製作一張好的唱片,除了天時、地利、人和,即是合適的音樂人、錄音室、團隊合作精神等,還需要製作人懂得如何是好的音樂。然而,很多業內的專業人士相信都應該有不同程度的音樂知識水平,但為何市場上竟有為數不少的製成品會強差人意?好的音樂人都跑哪裏去了?還是好的音樂人質素下降?
首先,筆者認為不能一概而論,以偏概全。不同的時代,有不同的環境,孕育出不同的音樂人,亦培養出不同的聽眾,彼此是互相影響變化而成的。所以有人說有怎樣的聽眾,就有怎樣的音樂作品。舉例說,卡拉OK的興起,就需要有K歌!這就是流行曲。為何現在又好像興起所謂發燒碟?唱片公司紛紛加入製作發燒唱片行列?你我他也統統成了發燒友?
聽眾的要求其實是不斷進步的。經過時間的洗禮,人們的耳朵大部分比以前好像更靈敏了,無論對音樂及音效都有一定的提升及要求,或有更深層次的體會,這當然與個人修為歷煉有莫大的關係。
從前我是一個只會唱歌的女孩。初入行時,經理人韋然先生教導我很多待人處事的方式,行內的規矩等,真的獲益良多。那時候年紀小,很多事情根本不可能完全明白,幸好作為新人也算聽教聽話,不致於撞大板!僥倖的我,入行不足一年已踏上叱咤的頒獎台上,那其實是多得經理人公司的悉心安排才有的機會。還清楚記得那年第一個頒發的獎項就是新人組合獎,入場不久還沒有坐定神,就有一盞大spot light打在頭上,然後就匆忙地走上台,接過黎明先生頒發的奬座,是的,我到現在也不明白為何請黎明頒獎給我們一隊新人組合,而我也來不及緊張便要匆忙地走下台了,險些連致謝詞也沒有給我們時間說,一站到台上,台下已經在畫圓圈了,真的很多事情也不知如何是好!然後,從髮型贊助商大膽嘗試一剪開始,長頭髮不見了,走在街上再沒有人認出了,女孩漸漸地也不見了。
讀者們必然也有類似又截然不同的經歷,我們都是這樣長大的。我們對於音樂的感受也是因人而異。事情其實可能沒有好與不好,不同的心情、不同的時間去聽同一首歌,會有不同的感受。下期說說如何製作一張好的發燒唱片。

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.

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.

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