Last night I had the pleasure of just hanging out at the fair. We went to all of the free stages to check out the entertainment. The Iowa State Fair does an amazing job of offering such a wide selection of free entertainment. Local show band Hairball always packs 'em in and sells beer and Jerrod Niemann puts on a great show. Needless to say, I think the hours are catching up with me because I just wasn't feeling it today.
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| Jerrod Niemann on the Knapp free stage |
Today we got to work with Victoria Justice and Pentatonix. Victoria has found her fame on her tv show, Victorious, a Nickelodeon phenomenon. Usually these type of shows, the ones that draw 5-12year old girls are extremely needy and just flat out dramatic. However, the most dramatic thing I was faced with today was creating a quick change room and then the roses petals that were all over the ground outside the tour's buses. Turns out the meet and greet person puts the roses out, it's not an infamous rider requirement. The quick change room was just fine except the wind blew like heck right up until show time. What's a quick change room you ask? Well it's normally an area sectioned off with pipe and drape and they put fans, mirrors, tissues etc. so the artist can either change they're clothes or "take a break". In this case it was used for a total of 2mins and she never changed clothes but just relaxed and checked her makeup. The crew today is basically the same crew I worked with a couple of times a few years ago with Big Time Rush. I was glad to hear we'd be working with them.
Pentatonix, which is a complete acapela band, opened the show. They found their stardom on the 'Sing Off'. Three of them went to high school together and found the other two through friends. They make all of the music, drum sounds, beat boxing etc. only with their mouths. They were absolutely incredible! Their musical abilities are just amazing and they have a pretty good show put together. I saw this video posted last month. It was the first time I heard Pentatonix. It's absolutely amazing and worth the 8mins it takes to watch it.
Pentatonix- The Wizard of Ahhs
Victoria definitely has stage and show presence. She dances all over the stage, flipping her hair back and forth. How she doesn't have a headache every day is beyond me! But the little girls (and older ones) loved her! There were even some super male fans. Some in her meet and greet brought her several presents a piece. I'm looking forward to another day off before we hit the long string of really long, busy, successful days!
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