My First Encounter with a Celebrity....

Ok...the title says it all. I've never come face to face with a celebrity, never thought that it would occur in my life...Why?? MEDIC...LA DUH!!! OK maybe sometimes doctors or specialists may come to meet one or many( if you're famous) during their consultation but to me that doesn't count. It's the one on one interaction that really counts(for me ) as a criteria for meeting someone who is a celebrity. I've seen Resh Monu in MidValley before at Tower Records and the distance was say...5 feet(BIG DEAL..)

Coming back from where I've strayed...The celebrity that I am mentioning is none other than Michael Voon...Huh?? Who's that?? See that's the problem with Malaysia's entertainment industry...If Michael Voon is based in Malaysia, he would be known only to those who frequents dances, acting and theatre production or if you happen to be a frequent visitor to Actors Studio Bangsar or KLPac, you would know him otherwise you ain't gonna know any crap about him. If Michael Voon is based in US, he would be somewhere among the ranks of the well-known artists or music producers or even BROADWAY.EVERYONE WOULD KNOW HIM THEN.....

IS he that prolific in the local entertainment industry??

Ok for starters, this picture and the comments below basically summarizes some of his major contributions:

Michael Xavier Voon graduated with Magna Cum Laude in 3 disciplines from the USA namely in Performing Arts, Graphic Communications and Fine Arts. He is listed in the Who's Who Amongst American Students in 3 consecutive annual publications and won performance awards in UCLA and University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Michael has been a college lecturer for the past 14 years. With a passion for all facets of the performing arts, Michael is an educator, choreographer, actor, performer, director, tv/film talent and digital visual artist with works featured in USA, France and Australia.

Michael lectured at CENFAD (Centre for Advanced Design) in KL and will soon lecture at Sunway College in its Musical Theatre course. He appears as the BlueHyppo in TMNET's Best of Broadband ads for TV and facilitates various workshops across Malaysia and the USA. Michael performed at Times Square New York in April 2005 and facilitated workshops in NYC, Dallas (International Christian Dance Conference) and Colorado. He has been judging Inter-School Drama and Dance Competitions around the nation, returning as a judge in the Kakiseni Cameronian Awards and repeated as performance coach for the 2nd Season of Malaysian Idol.

Current projects include performance coaching for 8TV's new TV show named "Realiti", choreographing for the Munchys TV ad and choreographing a sequence in a feature movie entitled "Susuk".

OK why am I talking about Michael Voon??

Alright it's because he's now in charge of handling our acappella group. His involvement in the group consists of choreographing some small dance movements, developing our musicality and also helping us choose the right songs. He is an extremely busy man with a very hectic schedule so getting him was no easy task. In other words it's almost like a miracle getting him to help us with the show. I think it's amazing that he would agree to help us out on our next performance....

Anyway..his comments aren't pleasant to the ears(kind of expected judging by his experience..)IN his opinion, 80% of our songs are deemed unsuitable to his ears. NEARLY PUTTING HIM TO SLEEP was his first comment, which he later tried to mitigate it by saying "it doesn't capture the interest of your future audience." IT was demoralising after going through so many weeks of singing about 12 songs that it wasn't good enough.

So far joining The Wicked Pitches has really intrigued me a lot with the amount of things that we are getting involve in... SO if its Michael Voon now, what next???