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Date: 4/6/2007 1:00:49 PM
Status: Selected
Response: Date: 04.06.07
ARTIST: NationalG
RATING SCALE
"1" Indicates the Lowest Score
"5" Indicates The Highest Score
Recording Quality/Production: 4
Lead Vocals: 4
Musicianship: 4.5
Lyric Writing: 4
Music Composing: 4
Melodies: 5
Song Arrangement: 4
Thanks for submitting the material for the evaluation.
I enjoyed listening to the songs. The lead vocals are unique and strong. Nice musicianship too.
To give you insight to the scoring scale above, the majority
of artists score in the 2.5 to 3.5 range in the various categories.
Whenever an artist sees a 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 or 3.5 as a score in a certain category (or categories) it means that's an area I feel they need to improve and develop.
When someone sees 4, 4.5 or 5 as their score in a category, that tells them, to me, they are in the professional league and have strong potential. It's a validation from a pro, letting you know you are doing a fine job.
Every artist should work hard to earn 4.5 to 5 in every category.
It's a very competitive business and people averaging in the 3's (or less) will probably not get too far without a great deal of improvement and development.
I don't give out 4's and 5's easily, so any of those you see, you have earned. Well done!
Thank you for the submission and continued best wishes!
Keep me posted!
Feel free to e-mail me and tell me more about your goals for 2007. Let's begin a dialogue and see if there's a way we can work together.
Best wishes,
Eugene Foley
http://www.FoleyEntertainment.com - Foley Entertainment
Discography
National G has just released its first LP "National G"
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
National G is a new band from NYC made up of four seasoned musicians who have been working and playing in New York for years. After working for a year or so getting the music together, the rhythm section finally found singer David Hawk and hence became the four headed rock monster it is today. National G has since been playing around the city at venues like The Hook, Club Europa, Fat Baby, etc.
DAMIEN FOXTON: Bass
http:/www.myspace.com/damienfoxton
bands: ruin, three long years, smoking kills, batteryonedollar
Originally From Sydney, Australia. Played in several bands in Sydney before moving to New York in 2000. Started the project that would ultimately become National G after meeting David Acampora in 2002. Recently working on an inter-continental collaboration with Shank Godley Butcher http://myspace.com/shankbutcher and of course NATIONAL G!
DAVID ACAMPORA; guitar
bands: Nova Express, Blaze Camo
David Acampora moved to NYC in 1998, Played Guitar in the heavy rock band BLAZE CAMO for 2
years Before joining the fast paced rock and roll of NOVA EXPRESS. After 5
years and 2 records with Nova Express David helped create the hard hitting rock band NATIONAL G.
DAVID HAWK: singer
bands: Hysterics (Chicago), Brass Tacks, NightShades (New York), "David Hawk" solo project
DEHRAN DUCKWORTH aka NARHED: drums
bands: Dogma (Vermont), S.I.C. (Vermont), Narhed, (NYC), M'Lumbo (NYC), Mud Band (NYC)
Dehran is a graduate of The Drummers Collective ('99) and has since founded Relief Records NYC, worked as an engineer and producer on numerous productions such as the first release by "Uncle Fuckers" (Usurper of the tradition), "Narhed" (Out on a Rock), and "Paris to Brooklyn" (a TransAtlantic Hip Hop compilation). Also a long time percussionist of all styles, Dehran has worked and performed at Alvin Aileys dance collective in New York, Djoniba's Dance center, and numerous college campuses across the country.
www.reliefrecordsnyc.com
www.myspace.com/narhed
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