What the experts say...
LABEL OPINION #1
In-The-Know, see there is another great upcomming artist and see all Willa fans
that's someone who knows. I am also in the business and it's hard,and that's an
understatement Willa can't mooch off Nick forever. Do you know how much work
you have to put into being an artist of music or entertainer period. It takes more
than some people can imagine and it will make your head spin, trust me. Sorry to
bust your bubbles but Willa dosn't have the talent or is she professional enough to
pull off being famous or in the public eye. I have heard a lot of things about
Willa/Mandah and I know that she already has such tight security around her that
she can't talk to people because she has such a bad potty mouth. The crap she
gives dosn't work in the music business. You either get your stuff done right and
move on or you get left behind and Will is going to get the boot sooner or later.
This site is run by MCA don't you think they can see all the hatered all these
people have for Mandy? They're not blind or stupid. She would be aquiring negitive
slaes, they would spend more money finacing her and not enough sales from her
cd to balance out all the cash they wasted on her in the fist place. It's not worth
that much of a risk for a girl who dosn't have the look or the talent. Being an
etertainer is a package deal you can't be an ugly no talent person and expect to
make it big. Only on freak terms like playing on the Tom Green show or like the
high school nerd, ocasionally you can find someone that has less talet and even
fewer looks who make it. And it's not so much the looks that matter because I'v
seen some ugly entertainers in my life BUT they have massive amounts of talent.
Some people work for years to make it big and they have all the talent some
people don't have, but yet some how they get lost in the crowd and you think
Mandah is going to surpass them?? No way!! Britney will come out with a Spanish
Album before they take a chance on Mandah! If MCA is willing to take a chance
on a no talent wannabe singer then that's their dumb mistake, her "career as an
artisr" will fall in a matter of weeks maybe a month, maybe if she can last that
long. Can I smell MAYBE a one hit wonder and that's not even likely. Trust me
you don't sing to be famous you sing because you have a passion for it and
seeing Mnadah live in concert all I can say it that she knows how to moan and
that's it and even that wasn't good. Besides with all this Mandah hate that is very
evident there is no way she'll be able to withstand all that hate mail and booing. If
MCA plan on keeping her she won't make it past being an opening act, no one will
support her. There is twice as much more negitive vibes about her then there are
good. I was born singing and I'm staring my career finally. If Mandah is up against
me she's dead. Mandah needs to evolve her voice, when she sings she sounds 5
years old and can't do anything with her voice, it's plain and boring. She has no
talent except for dancing I will give her that, she can dance, not the best I've seen
but she can. Listening to her songs make me wonder if they had a producer who
was partically deaf in one ear listning to her and thinkinhg she could make it. I like
the lyrics but why did they have to waste them on her? I think MCA will think
twice before they really sign her. Besides, if she really wanted to make a
respectable name for herself she should have know better than to open for BSB,
everyone hates her. She's just scared and thinks that Nick can help her go far if
she was on his tour, little they did both think it out enough to know that it would
only make things worse.
poisen
LABEL OPINION #2
I am in anyway associated with the Carter
family, Nick, Mandy or anyone in their "circle". My name means, when it comes
to music ability, talent, and marketability, I have been formally trained. I attended
Berklee College of Music and graduated magna cum laude this year with degrees
in Music Business/Management and Music Production and Engineering. I am
currently working with a well known producer. I feel that someone should speak
from the unbiased view of the record company. (I do not work for MCA, yet we all
search for talent similarly. Be assures 9 out of 10 times it IS who you know that
gets you a deal. No doubt Nick was the reason she was considered at all. Think
about it, BSB = $. Girlfriend or friend that a BSB publicly endorses = $.) When all
is said and done however, what it boils down to is talent. Mandy lacks talent.
MCA is like any other company - we "rework" a vocalist's sound in the studio,
making it smoother, more refined. The artist then works with a vocal coach to try
to mimic the final recording. Be assured, in most cases, the changes made on a
track is minimal. If the talent isn't there it is quite obvious. After talking with my
colleagues, a few of us having seen "Willa" live, others having heard the tracks
that were made public, we unanimously agreed that "Willa" was not marketable.
She has very little (if any) vocal ability and talent. She was used on the Pokemon
soundtrack because she fit. Plain and simple. It was "filler" for a soundtrack. Very
often unknowns are put on a soundtrack as a type of "stepping stone" for their
career. The amount of positive feedback that MCA received from test audiences
(NOTE: NOT BSB fans! Random people in the industry, club DJ's, etc.) was
disappointing it seems. Do not blame Nick, his fans or anyone who has bashed
her. If anyone is to blame it's Mandy. She has no talent in the musical field. If you
think she does, and you need to be immature and blame someone for her lack of
ability, then blame people like me. We know what is going to sell records and
what isn't. It was people in the recording industry's decision. We will never
apologize for putting out only the best of what we have to offer. I know that no
respectable label will put out crap just because of their boyfriend, husband, flavor
of the week, etc. Nick Carter is how she got the opportunity to show what she's
got (or in this case doesn't have). MCA has too much at stake to put backing
behind "nothing". Anyone can be made to sound good on tape, it's live
performances (which are a MUST for any artist!) that make or break you.
According to most anyone who has seen her live, public reaction was lukewarm at
best. That is not someone a record company wants to support. As for her past
with Nick and it's effect on her career, there are very few things that good publicity
can't "sweep under the proverbial rug". Ever heard of "media spin"? In the grand
scheme of things, what Mandy allegedly did to Nick was small potatoes
compared to the drug use, infidelity and numerous criminal offenses some artists
have. Yet they still sell MILLIONS of albums. Mandy's past with Nick was NOT
the demise of her career. She doesn't have what it takes - period. Face the facts
and put your support behind a true artist. There is so much talent out there - give
someone else a chance. "Willa" had hers...
in-the-know
LABEL OPINION #3
Hi, I am yet another up-and-comer. Actually I'm from a trio, but anyways. Me
and my group, who have had much music experience and training, have listened
to "Willa". We think it's not fair for alot of people out there to not get a
record deal when they have talent, and "Willa" get one because of her no
talent self and boyfriend. She is probably the most non-marketable person in
the biz I've seen. First of she does NOT have a voice good enough to be a
singer. Now if she took three years of vocal training to begin w/ she would
have been alot better. Who knows she coulda been in a group. She just
doesn't work as a soloist. Second she doesn't have the look, which you
obviously need in this business, look at Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson. Who
she commonly disses on her message boards. Which brings me to another thing,
she has a bad attitude. She can't say everything she feels, wait she does.
You can't do this in the business, because everyone has this perfect image of
you and being a role model. "Willa" has already destroyed that image and
there is basically no way to fix it. Being an entertainer has a lot of hard
work trust me! We work from 10 in the morning till 9 at night..and we're not
even signed! I don't think she has the patience or talent for fame. MCA
would be better off w/o her.
~T~B~
Thanks for sending us your review "popdiva"! Rain and I totally understand where you are coming from, and we wish you all the best of luck with your climb up the music industry ladder!!
Brianne :o)
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