July 2014

• Electronic Dance Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   July 20, 2014

  The last few songs I’ve been hooked on have been poppy EDM jams by Zedd, and it’s got me thinking… what about an EDM musical?

  It would be performed in a warehouse. We would supply the tracks and a DJ would spin them live. Could be pretty gnarly.

  One challenge would be integrating live vocals into a style that is so dependent on the mix. I’d just have to keep that in mind while writing. What would be a good story for this? Ooh, maybe I could resurrect Havisham? I had wanted to tell a steampunk version of the backstory of Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. Maybe this is the style I was looking for.

  I haven’t really written in the EDM genre before, but a lot of the jams in my head are in that style. Here’s the closest I’ve got from our existing catalog (it’s parodying Britney Spears-type Swedish pop):
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Musical Performance Royalties

  Posted by gmadmin   |   July 12, 2014

  Every time I send a teacher or director a quote for the performance loyalty, I’m half-tempted to just say: “what sounds fair to you?”

  The truth is we want people to perform our work. We want teenagers to do exciting theater, and we want to be a part of those memories that will last a lifetime. The money is secondary.

  All theaters struggle in this world, but some struggle more than others. Many theaters simply cannot afford to pay the royalty fees for some of the bigger name musicals from the major licensors. That doesn’t mean MTI and Sam French are greedy companies; after all, they have all sorts of contracts with a zillion stakeholders in all of their shows, and everybody has to get paid.

  But with Go Musicals, it’s just us. We can charge whatever makes both of us happy. So if you ever request a price quote from us and get sticker shock at the price, tell us and we’ll work with you. Just let us know what sounds fair to you.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Oki-Doki!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   July 5, 2014
  Here’s a sneak peak at what’s cookin’ at Go Musicals!
  

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Made My Week

  Posted by gmadmin   |   July 2, 2014

  The right encouragement can give you the energy to keep working on your craft. This nice comment regarding Night of the Living Dead! from Brandon in Arkansas was exactly the boost I needed:

  Two thing: (these are just nice comments)
  

  1.) Kerry is my favorite person! Ever!2.) the opening number…. Future performance number haha3.) any musical that has a Lady GaGa appearance is fantastic!!!!
  

  Love the script, love the music!Thank you for allowing me to read this 🙂 

  Speaking of NOTLD, here’s some new art (still not quite what I’m looking for, but getting closer):

  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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