Amulya Aabye and Fleche Xeno  |
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the most talented and driven woman in Second Life and I really was amazed that I found someone if not as much but more ambition maybe than myself even. If you have not met Amulya Aabye, you are missing out. Her fame in SL and her following is well deserved from how much her hard work and dedication shines through with her successes. I took the liberty of being able to sit down and get some pictures of her and her assistant Fleche Xeno (He has ADD but you didn't get that info here). Fleche and Amulya are always great fun to be around and I always enjoy their company!
Today at 1pm SLT/PST you will be able to go to mediaculture and get to watch the semi-finals in the Best of SL Live contest. To get there you can see today's venue and other future venues right on there website www.bestofsllive.com.
The link to the venue is here:
Check out the Venue Click Here!
This event has a L$ prize of $50000L and you can check out the sponsors page at
http://bestofsllive.com/archives/3-Sponsor-Information.html. Jax Streeter who just yesterday played at the Grand Opening Celebration of Alma, as the opening act, is one of the sponsors and even did some judging at some of the contest events. Jax Streeter is a unique person and his music is only found in Second Life. His act is admired even by other live musicians in Second Life. His act is great and I encourage everyone to go to his shows. Recently, he gave me permission to air his songs on my radio station so you can get to hear them there as well. But the live act is just something you cannot miss! You can check out his venue on his website as well at http://www.jaxstreeter.com
 Fleche Xeno |
Now before we continue to the Q/A I have for your reading enjoyment. I want to explain one thing. Earlier I stated in here that Fleche has ADD well this is a common problem in SL. And I have to admit I probably have some of that myself even. In more ways than you can imagine. But, lets get back to Fleche and ADD. Let me define ADD in so many words. First of all, do not expect to be as lucky as I am to get this guy in a picture in the same avatar as fast as I did with more than one pose, because I have never seen him in one avatar for more than a minute at a time. I just happened to be quick with my snapshot! So the term ADD fits him well. He coined it himself even. Avatar Discontinuity Disorder!
Well enough jabber from me! On to the Q&A!
1. Q. Amulya, what gave you the inspiration to start such a grand project like Best of SL Live?
A. I have to say I was quite naive when I started out with Best of SL Live - we had just finished a pageant called Best of SL - Avatar, and I was pretty high on how well it had gone for a first effort. I love music and a version of American Idol on Second Life just seemed like a novel idea since I had not heard anyone talk of something like that so far. Also, I would have then considered myself pretty knowledgeable about SL, but had no clue about the live music scene here. I wanted to explore it a bit and bring about some awareness of the live music scene to regular SL residents like me :) I am the kind of person who has an idea and then jumps in feet
first - no second thoughts. That was the only way I could have jumped into something like this, or I would have been too overwhelmed to do it :)
2. Q. What type of Live events are you looking at in the future to give prizes for?
A. I am currently in talks with an organization that has been holding RL music contests and runs a portal for independent artists. This organization wants to expand their reach into SL and we are planning to collaborate on a music video contest. You heard it here, first :)
3. Q. What kind of sponsors do you usually get involved in these types of contest?
A. I usually set the scope of the event such that I can cover the costs completely by myself even if I don't get any sponsors. This event, I didn't have to ask for sponsors - some of the most involved people in SL's live music scene approached me themselves wanting to be a part of this.
4. Q. Who does all that wonderful web design on your http://bestofsllive.com website?
A. I did
5. Q. As a young aspiring SL Business Woman, what advise can you give to others in SL who want to make their presence known?
A. Toughen up! I am possibly the thinnest-skinned person you may ever come across. I really had to get myself out there and toughen myself by not letting criticism break me (too much). Anyone who wants to do things that will get them into the public eye needs to be prepared to face as many if not more negative comments as the positive and be willing to carry on. Also, remember that just as you could be hurt by others' harsh words, you could very easily hurt others - so be kind and mindful :)
6. Q. Would you like to get your Best SL Live events live streamed back into SL or on the net in the future?
A. I am working to get the Best of SL events broadcast live on the net at the least in video and audio formats. What I would love to do is to broadcast them to satellite sims live in SL, so that more than 100 avatars can be part of the experience.
7. Q. Have you thought about going on the radio with the broadcasts of your contests?
A.That is definitely something I want to do - so people who cannot be there on the sim during the event can still here the event. We have been filling up our venues so fast, I think there will be quite a bit of a demand to hear the events on the net.
8. Q. How much time and people does it take to actually get one of these events together?
A. From idea to planning was about two months for this event. I did about 75% of the work and my then assistant handled the rest. During the actual event though, it takes about 3-4 people on hand to keep track of everything and answer all questions :)
9. Q. Are you looking forward to this year being a great year for more SL Live Events?
A. I hope what we did brought about enough attention to SL's live music scene that more people are willing to get into it....do some fun events. There is a lot of potential here - amazing talent that awes me every week as I hear the performers.
10. Q. Please tell us a little about the person behind the Avatar.
A. Well, I am a software architect in real life....so I do so much analytical work during day time that SL is my creative outlet. I get to do things here that I don't have the time for in RL. I am told I am as crazy in RL as I am in SL :) Mostly, my SL persona is practically the same as my RL persona - though I wish my RL waist were quite as skinny as my avatar's ;)
Below you will find the Venue's from all the shows past, present and future!
First Episode: January 5th, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: SS Galaxy
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Doubledown Tandino
Contestants: Edward Kyomoon, Janor Slichter, Angel Stormwind, Djai Skjellerup, Thumper Boucher, Kim Seifert, Nikita Lumet, KevinMThomas Carpool
Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST January 6th. Results will be announced immediately. Four (4) performers will move on to the next round.
Second Episode: January 12th, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: House of Dark
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Sir Brennen
Contestants: Artel Brando, Lyndon Heart, Dakota7z7 Pluto, Guy Goodman, Potlatch Foggarty, Blue4u Nowicka. Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST January 13th. Results will be announced immediately. Four (4) performers will move on to the next round.
Third Episode: January 19th, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: Urbanity
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Doubledown Tandino
Contestants: LoveSongs Writer, Dexter Ihnen, LOriZ Whitfield, foxyflwr Cure, Rola Hykova, Ambor Babenco, Tilianna Lagan, Srv4u Conacher, Duzzy Ryder
Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST January 10th. Results will be announced immediately. Four (4) performers will move on to the next round.
Fourth Episode: January 26th, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: Sacred's Concert Grounds
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Sir Brennen
Contestants: All the 12 performers remaining from the previous three episodes
Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST January 27th. Results will be announced immediately. Six (6) performers will move on to the next round.
Fifth Episode (Semi-Finals): February 2nd, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: Mediaculture
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Doubledown Tandino
Contestants: The 6 performers who moved on from the previous round
Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST February 3rd. Results will be announced immediately. Two (2) performers will move on to the next round.
Finale: February 9th, 1:00PM PST/SLT
Venue: Urbanity
Judges: JenzineWebzine Miles, Preciousse Moody, Doubledown Tandino
Contestants: The two finalists
Audience voting opens immediately after all the contestants are done performing and will continue through 1:00PM PST February 10th. Results will be announced immediately at the grand finale party! Make sure you hang out and vote after the musicians have played then On Feb 3rd you can come back for a new party at to go back on Feb 3rd @ 1pm SLT to see which 2 musicians made the semi finals!!
Check the bottom of my articles for what is up and coming for my next blog!
Will post more info later about my next blog!
