The Karaoke Host

The Karaoke Host...

Last year I went to a karaoke show with a girlfriend, and was pressured to go up. At first, I didn't want to, but with a bit of liquid courage should I say, I went up. What did I sing you ask? Adele's "Someone like you". It went... well.

I always knew I could somewhat sing, but when the host approached me after the song to ask if I was ever interesting in hosting karaoke, I was blown away. I didn't know what to say at the time.
We exchanged numbers and the next day I was invited to go train at a Saturday show!

My first training shift went well, and picked up the technical aspects quickly.

I started my own show at the Red Cactus on Corydon in February, which became a regular-based show. The ones who came out to my show were the dedicated ones and I saw them every week. It was always a lot of fun with them, and I made a comfortable environment for those who were nervous about their singing abilities.

The show at the Red Cactus eventually didn't stay as a busy show, and we had to shut 'er down. It's okay, I understan not all shows hit it off. It's part of the Karaoke business.

So what do I do now?

I approached my place of employment, Smitty's and proposed we have Karaoke on Fridays! They were all for it, and the first show was on July 6, and is still running strong!

I love to host, it's a fantastic way to meet new people, and give shy people a chance to come out of their bubble. What I mean here, is from my observations 90% of people who are nervous to sing, and go up, will go up again and again. It's getting over that first bump of self-consciousness. Try it.

I love to sing, but I find that I have sung the same songs for ever. These songs include:

-You Oughta Know- Alanis Morissette
-Something to Talk about- Bonnie Raitt
-What's Up- 4 Non-Blondes
-Piece of my Heart- Janis Joplin
-Turn Back Time- Cher
-White Rabbit- Jefferson Airplane

Perhaps it's my time to come out of my bubble and try a little something new...

How I've become...me?

In 2005, when I graduated high school, was when I decided that I wanted to do something in the media. I wasn't exactly sure what, so I explored my options.

I did a co-op placement at Kenora's television station where I wrote scripts, created and hosted segments, reported a quick daily news update, editing, produced live shows and more. This was a fantastic learning experience, and with this I began a love for camera work, and editing.

YouTube was (and still is) a fantastic resource for learning, and expressing creativity, so I decided to sign up! I created a few videos, posted them, and within a day I was getting overwhelming, positive feedback. After a few months, I started to make good friends through the resource, and eventually began to do collaborative videos which were featured.

In 2007, YouTube Canada was launched. The launch party was held in Toronto where many YouTube "celebrities" gathered for a meet and greet, and celebrated! I attended the gathering, and I met a lot of the people who I became friends with, and had a great time. I know it sounds like a crazy idea, but I don't regret it!

This video here is one that I made when I visited my sister in Kelowna, BC in 2007. I spent quite a few days by myself, and had no idea what to do... until my latop came in the mail :)

Enjoy!!!

Gadgets and Widgets and Templates, Oh My!

Gadgets and widgets and templates oh my! Gadgets and widgets and templates oh my!

Thank god for the PR class, otherwise I would be a shadow in the dark. Nah, that doesn't really make sense, but in a way it goes to show you how in the dark I was about all the Twitter and Blogger stuff. I'm slowly working my way to modern society, with all of the online sites. 

But there's hope for me yet! I'm finally understanding a lot of how all of the online social networks are working. At first I found Blogger quite confusing and all over the place. I would look at my fellow CreComm students' blogs, and compare their fantastic layouts, to my boring one. But finally, me Kim Leduc am finally understanding! 

Let's keep learning kids! 

The Introductory

The beginning of a new blog! How exciting! Ive never written a blog before, so this will be a bit of an adventure! What might this blog entail in the next couple of years? Perhaps a few of my passionate thoughts, my future plans, the exciting moments that have happened and that will happen! I feel that this is a great opportunity to share with everyone the person that I am!

Where to start?

Considering this is my very first blog ever, we might as well begin to just jibber jabber.
My first couple days at Red River have been memorable, especially with the outstanding instructors!(Not trying to brown nose or anything... But if you're reading this, does it help?!)
My classmates remind me a little bit of my acting classmates back in 2007. (Don't worry guys, this is a compliment!) The outgoing, comedic people that they are have made me feel comfortable in a new environment and for that, I thank them.

Where would I like to go with this knowledge I will gain in the next two years?

Two words- Jennifer Hedger. For those who don't know who she is, she is the leading woman in sports broadcasting for TSN. She is someone whom I admire for changing the way people look at sports news. She is a role model for women who would consider sports, or even broadcasting.
Women and sports? Something sexy about it don't you think?
With that, I'm not saying I would like to go into the sports industry as some sort of sex symbol, but to share my love for sports with the world.


Ciaobella,

Kim