You did a great job and thank you for posting this! It's obvious you were up to the task for this gig!!! You'll be a very busy musician if you want to be!!!
@ynglid9 місяців тому
I'm so happy that you got the job! ❤❤ Congrats 🎉
@SaraDeSantismusic2 роки тому
you’re so talented! Congrats on getting the cruise job and thanks for sharing this video.
@marct474 роки тому
Great job on your audition! You should post more videos of your experience as a keyboardist/piano player on the cruise ship. There’s not much material covering that.
@WhosonKeyz2 роки тому
Thank you so much! that's actually a great idea that ill put to use! I was definitely one of I'm sure many people who were online looking for some guidance on what to prepare
@joeloss18 місяців тому
My father gigged the QE2 in the 60s....how things have changed ! Nice blues....good luck.
@blahdiblah21699 місяців тому
Wow, you aren't playing around. I would completely fail on my ass such an audition.
@WhosonKeyz6 місяців тому
haha! really appreciate it! It's honestly not too hard once you know the job details, you can easily prepare yourself. As for sight reading...thats a forever battle
@philgray10238 місяців тому
Martin Taylor played guitar on a cruise ship and the manager wanted to cut his wages because he was playing with his eyes closed. The manager said he was asleep when he was playing.
@larryjohnny5 місяців тому
has his manager ever picked up an instrument. To play accurately with your eyes closed isn’t necessary but definitely impressive if you can pull it off. Playing with the score is better and more respectful to the composers. Playing with eyes closed and screwing up isn’t acceptable. This piano player sounds good!
@jamesewanchook22762 роки тому
you did a great job under pressure... with your Mom watching!
@WhosonKeyzРік тому
hahaha thanks James really appreciate it!
@operationtruth2889 місяців тому
Nice Work
@stevenponte66559 місяців тому
nice work man. I was very surprised he asked you to sing, I would have thought that would be for a completely different sort of player. But well done. Maybe might see on a cruise one day
@FlatDerrick8 місяців тому
The one thing every ship over about 600 passengers needs is a bloke who can do an hour or two in the loungs with piano and vocals. Instant hire kinda stuff, they even have them on a lot of overnight ferries.
@alexdallaricca34863 роки тому
Talented 👌
@davidbruce72447 місяців тому
Cool under pressure. That's probably what counts. Well done!
@Nayte086 місяців тому
I would’ve been so nervous. Congrats on the job I hope they aren’t overworking you!!
@WhosonKeyz6 місяців тому
I've done auditions and competitions all my life, im used to the critical watching and listening.my biggest tip is eating some comfort food and breathing before the audition:) LOL 4 sets a night! I'm being under worked. material is way too easy and im bored half the time.But the destinations are cool
@annv67814 роки тому
Nice!
@shallwetanzРік тому
Hey! What company was this for?
@studiosys8 місяців тому
Bravo dude ! That was serious pressure ,,, course you could fly thru all that with more prep , i think you will probably be bored out your brains ( on cruise ) after a few weeks ,,, if you end up " working for the mouse " be wary , they really push you hard with lots of restrictions , very " hard nosed " good luck youve obviously given YEARS of your life to that damn piano 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶😉😉😉😉😉
@AndreasDelleske8 місяців тому
Not bored at all because the audience also does not like to get bored. You just go through your entire repertoire and practise a lot in between. A sax player I know does this, they have a bigband and a smaller band on ship. He liked the smaller band more because they had good vibes so they tried more stuff and the aufience liked it and came back.
@WhosonKeyz6 місяців тому
Honestly, just finished my second contract and about three months of doing rockband material life can get pretty repetitive when setlist are generally the same and music not very challenging. Ive heard many pros and cons about Dis Knee biggest pro being working with hardcore professionals who do land and sea gigs and are willing to keep contact if you got the right chops.
@groove403 місяці тому
Way would you need a cruise ship gig when you own an acoustic piano?😂
@brucetowell34327 місяців тому
Congratulations!!!Have no idea what the pay rate would be, could you share with us?
@WhosonKeyz6 місяців тому
it really depends on the cruise line, agency and the gig; but the rate can be from 2500 - 4000.
@brucetowell34326 місяців тому
@@WhosonKeyz Wonderful, thanks!
@fredericlinden3 роки тому
Very interesting... No school prepares you for all the possible aspects of that (often demanding) job as a pianist, depending of course on the company one works for, on the ship and the itinerary. Therefore, schools and even more teachers are failing their responsibility. Some coaching would have been imperative...
@WhosonKeyz2 роки тому
very much so! but much like the experience on the ship everything was very on the spot and extremely demanding of sight reading and being "in the moment" I honestly can't think of much coaching from a proffesional that would help except your own time spent on your instrument reading new material and lifting songs by ear. Being well rounded is key
@fredericlinden2 роки тому
@@WhosonKeyz I respectfully and strongly disagree when you say "I honestly can't think of much coaching from a professional that would help". I strongly disagree. This idea of learning ‘on the job’ is a very very unfortunate cliché and has no place when time is tight, whether you are paid by the hours or for the month. After more than 70 Contracts on almost 50 ships for 15 companies, I can assure you that I could prepare for success any rhythm section player and for any situation and for most demands. "Learning on the spot" is exactly what makes the band suffer, psychologically and musically, and what makes entertainers dissatisfied. Musical guidance before audition and/or before boarding a vessel is imperative, in my view, and it should be compulsory to get the gig. But most agencies do not care ; they want their slice of the pie, get their percentage (…), and as long as there is someone on the chair, that is all they care for. Especially as a pianist, one becomes often the leader in some types of arrangements ; one must step in to fix charts, etc., ; and MUST be the most versatile of them all. As an accompanist (and I have witnessed ‘disasters’), one has a few measures, sometimes only one (!), to make a reassuring impression. An audition can be the first step for a player to realize what the demands are, what the prerequisites are, and above all, what MUST be worked on. I hope you were able to evolve and gain the trust of your colleagues and entertainers.
@Carmina.ArandaРік тому
Hi Nathanael ! Did you get the job ?
@LiberaceProtege8 місяців тому
He did
@MzkAutumn6 місяців тому
'' mom,get out from the camera''
@d5kenn6 місяців тому
Hmm, I thought you weren't supposed to even ask how old someone is in an interview.
@markmcgruder12712 роки тому
I'd like to help you out over Zoom. Even though it's been two or three years.
@WhosonKeyz2 роки тому
Thank you so much for the offer, I'll take all the help I can get. Send me an email with the times and date your available - thepianist.np@gmail.com
@tiagopalas69413 роки тому
So did you got the job or not? 🤗🤗🤗
@WhosonKeyz2 роки тому
I did haha they called a week later with a cruise ship ready for me! It was totally unexpected and I had 2 weeks to fly out.
@emilemerten65356 місяців тому
Im also doing an audition any advice you can give me?
@WhosonKeyz6 місяців тому
I hate saying this to everyone(it sounds corny) but breathing before and during the audition. Take your time with the sight reading there is no one rushing you, look over it extensively and visualize where your fingers need to go. Warm up before hand for like 30 mins maybe eat some comfort food. Also remind yourself you won't know how to play every song & mistakes are human. Good luck dude!
@Aviyoyopdx3 роки тому
Did you get the job
@Danilo8208SS2 роки тому
I’d guess, no.
@WhosonKeyz2 роки тому
@@Danilo8208SS I did I did! A week later they called with an offer!
@emiliomadrona14842 роки тому
@@WhosonKeyz hello..who is that guy who did an audition for you? Is he still accepting applicants?😊
@jackscruffy7 місяців тому
Remind me to not waste ? years of my life learing Jazz in school.
@kturn59537 місяців тому
Yes, don’t learn, then you’ll sound nice and mediocre 👌
@jackscruffy7 місяців тому
The young man spent, I recall, 3 years studying "Jazz" at a school and he cannot play "Billie's Bounce" or "There Will Never Be another You", two standards any Jazzer should know. Of course learn, study, get better but any so called Jazz school that doe not teach Charlie Parker"s most played Blues is rippng students off.@@kturn5953
@SantyCollantesРік тому
Good job! Mate, I'd like to know how can I send my apllication to have an audition on cruise ships, let me now if you can send me a contact and if you're working right now congratulations!