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“I feel in many ways I can relate to her being amongst the few singer/dancers here at school. Not many roles are out there solely for black women, and this was the opportunity right at my door. I knew I could do it.”
Clotile Bonner
“Mario Vazquez is a multitalented, young Hispanic singer with the voice and charisma that we've been trying to find for a long time. His live audition for us was truly special,”
Clive Davis
“[The struggling quartet did backing vocals for Crewe productions while lead singer Valli (with whom Gaudio remains partners)] knocked on a lot of doors ... Sherry.”
Bob Gaudio
“Mario Vazquez is a multi-talented, young, American-born Hispanic singer with the voice and charisma that we've been trying to find for a long time. His live audition for us was truly special.”
“I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.”
Della Reese
“Mark's a great singer and great performer and songwriter. He took over the vocals and harmony singing with me.”
Chuck Mead
“This is still unknown territory. The question is how much of the appeal of a singer like this is because she's underground. It's a classic trade-off in the music industry. There are a lot of people that like that discovery process. They like to be cool. So when the artist actually gets over to a big label, all of their original fans will think the band sold out.”
Boyd Peterson
“We?re very fortunate because when you join the King?s Singers, you join a part of a tradition and part of name. And that makes life a little bit easier because you?re part of something which is already moving rather than starting something up. It also brings its own pressures with it because you have to maintain the extremely high standards that the group?s been striving for ever since its inception, and that really keeps you on your toes. We must always be as good as we ever were. If not better.”
Chris Gabbitas
“We offer insight on exactly what is involved in the industry. We represent singers and songwriters, but also producers, engineers and a whole bunch of career tracks that people can take.”
Jimmy Jam
“It is, in a variety of ways, particularly for the singers. It often goes from spoken word to singing without a pause or transition. It takes a lot of practice.”
Chris Alexander
