Filipino singers Morissette and Sam Concepcion on performing before diverse audiences

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Filipino singers Morissette and Sam Concepcion on performing before diverse audiences. Filipino artists Morissette and Sam Concepcion talk about catering to different audiences and singing in competitions.  See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos

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00:00For me, as an artist, I'm very flexible.

00:05I usually, especially if it's just backing tracks or minus ones for the music, I usually

00:11adjust to what I feel is the audience would more enjoy with, but at the same time, I also

00:17try to consider me as a performer, like the songs that I feel like they would also enjoy.

00:22So it's a mix.

00:23Like for me, it's a mix.

00:24I think different places have different audiences and different preferences, and I know that

00:31we can adjust accordingly, but at the same time, without really sacrificing the show

00:37and nothing, you know, changing it too much that it loses the whole flow and the essence

00:42of the whole show.

00:43My latest single under Star Music, it's entitled Paraginip, and I feel like for all of the

00:49songs that I've recorded in the past with Star Music, this is the most fun one because

00:54it really reflects my age.

00:57For some people, the balance, they think, if you're saying balance, you're a more mature

01:01person.

01:02So when I was like back in, when I was 17, people thought I was like 25 because of my

01:07singing style, but with this song, I felt like it's more youthful, more vibrant, more

01:11fun.

01:12So I hope that the fans who've been always, who've always been looking out for my music

01:17will also enjoy this one.

01:18I'm actually working on an album at the moment.

01:22I hope to be releasing maybe a single or two this year before, leading up to the album.

01:28I'm working on a movie right now with Yassie, Marco, and Luis de los Reyes, should be out

01:35by this year.

01:36Based on experience, I think it's not always about winning, but coming from the competition

01:41that I joined, and I really did win it, but I felt like I didn't want to stop there.

01:47It's just a matter of not giving up and just believing in yourself.

01:50Of course, never to forget the people who've always been there for you from the very start.

01:54All your mentors, your family, it's very essential for you, of course.

01:58Lots of people.

01:59All at the right time.

02:00I think we both can say that we can't discredit singing competitions and singing contests

02:05because we are products of singing competitions.

02:09Like she said, you know, she has built a whole career regardless whether she won or not.

02:14It's our culture, then, as Filipinos, we like to, we're that good that you can pit people

02:20against each other and have a very difficult decision on who's going to win.

02:24You get to a point in your career or your singing journey wherein it becomes about you

02:31as an artist and your expression more than singing and being the best singer at that

02:38given point in time.

02:39And I think that's what she's saying because she is her own artist now and she can create

02:43anything that she wants.

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