by julieanne rau
I think that the core of the Second Life® music scene really belongs to the amateur musician. Jewels Osterham is a classic example of Second Life success in the music scene. She has a lot going for her, a good tone, a sweet personality and the politeness of a professional.
As I arrived, the Bella Vida SIM was shutting down for reset, not a good omen I thought to myself especially with one minute until show time, but I came back and so did 23 more people as Jewels opened with Linda Ronstadt’s "What’s New". I was obviously underdressed here where most wore gowns and the gentlemen wore tuxedos. Jewels makes that place come alive with songs of romance and slow moving jazz. Dancing to the Captain and Tennille’s “One More Time", "Darkness - Darkness", "Sweet Home Chicago", she also steps out of her comfort zone with songs like "Ricky Don’t Lose that Number" and by doing requests such as "My Funny Valentine".
I guess Jazz is an acquired taste and most of the people here were regulars to the spot. Jewels is comfortable as she greets and says Hi to almost everyone in the venue. This girl is "Blues Through and Through". I read that she had been singing since she was a teenager (and
no, I didn’t ask her age) and wanted to know if Jazz was always what she wanted to do. "Actually not jazz as a teen. I wanted to sing like Pat Benatar..lol", was her answer.
"So when did Jazz happen for you?" I asked.
"Probably about 20 years ago". She said
I remarked, "I like the tone of your voice. Is this a hobby?
"Thank you and yes, it is, but I am so in love with performing in SL", she said and I believe her. She has good equipment that makes her stream come alive. She is also professional enough that her song list was well chosen and even with starting late she was determined to get her last song in.
She has never done anything professional in RL and only does cover tunes, but I think she has enough talent to branch out and make the transition. Her answer to that question was "… I love singing other peoples things. The standard jazz tunes you can't beat and I sure don’t think I am creative enough to write." I don’t think I have ever met a musician that does at the very least try to be there own stuff. Something I was a bit shocked to hear. Some other things I would comment on was, no play list was available that I could see. I wanted to select a tune to see her range but without a play list I wasn’t sure I could pick a song that was Jazzy enough. She also had this dance animation that was running prior to the show and continued on during the show. You can see that in the pictures I took. I suspect that she should consider making sure such things are off before a performance.
Her closing number was "LOVE" and I found that fitting as I truly believe she loves to sing. Even if you don’t like Jazz, I encourage you to give Jewel a shot. 23 people can’t be wrong!
I think that the core of the Second Life® music scene really belongs to the amateur musician. Jewels Osterham is a classic example of Second Life success in the music scene. She has a lot going for her, a good tone, a sweet personality and the politeness of a professional.As I arrived, the Bella Vida SIM was shutting down for reset, not a good omen I thought to myself especially with one minute until show time, but I came back and so did 23 more people as Jewels opened with Linda Ronstadt’s "What’s New". I was obviously underdressed here where most wore gowns and the gentlemen wore tuxedos. Jewels makes that place come alive with songs of romance and slow moving jazz. Dancing to the Captain and Tennille’s “One More Time", "Darkness - Darkness", "Sweet Home Chicago", she also steps out of her comfort zone with songs like "Ricky Don’t Lose that Number" and by doing requests such as "My Funny Valentine".
I guess Jazz is an acquired taste and most of the people here were regulars to the spot. Jewels is comfortable as she greets and says Hi to almost everyone in the venue. This girl is "Blues Through and Through". I read that she had been singing since she was a teenager (and
no, I didn’t ask her age) and wanted to know if Jazz was always what she wanted to do. "Actually not jazz as a teen. I wanted to sing like Pat Benatar..lol", was her answer."So when did Jazz happen for you?" I asked.
"Probably about 20 years ago". She said
I remarked, "I like the tone of your voice. Is this a hobby?
"Thank you and yes, it is, but I am so in love with performing in SL", she said and I believe her. She has good equipment that makes her stream come alive. She is also professional enough that her song list was well chosen and even with starting late she was determined to get her last song in.
She has never done anything professional in RL and only does cover tunes, but I think she has enough talent to branch out and make the transition. Her answer to that question was "… I love singing other peoples things. The standard jazz tunes you can't beat and I sure don’t think I am creative enough to write." I don’t think I have ever met a musician that does at the very least try to be there own stuff. Something I was a bit shocked to hear. Some other things I would comment on was, no play list was available that I could see. I wanted to select a tune to see her range but without a play list I wasn’t sure I could pick a song that was Jazzy enough. She also had this dance animation that was running prior to the show and continued on during the show. You can see that in the pictures I took. I suspect that she should consider making sure such things are off before a performance.
Her closing number was "LOVE" and I found that fitting as I truly believe she loves to sing. Even if you don’t like Jazz, I encourage you to give Jewel a shot. 23 people can’t be wrong!
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