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“I love her It’s a good thing she thrives under Since there is so much improvisation and
chaos in the lifestyle that’s chosen her. Not simply having fun on stage, having an
only is performing a very chaotic and attentive staff on hand to help run the show
unpredictable career, but so is the genre in with a smooth course is essential. The
which she performs and creates. Jazz, soul, average concert attendee has no idea about
and R&B have all been known for their any of these inner workings to put on a lively
improvisation in performances, one song and engaging show, but Royale wants her
never being played in quite the same way. viewers to know and publicly appreciate the
hard work being put into her shows by every
“I love horns,” Royale gushed. “I've always crew member, on stage and off.
loved horns. I think horns add a dimension
and a depth that is so underappreciated in “There is so much about a live show that
music. I love big band music, swing music, depends on someone who is not in the band,
jazz music, just anything lush. Old Quincy someone who has not been at rehearsals,
Jones records, Otis Redding records -- music and that is the sound engineer,” Alanna
that has so much depth that you don't even Royale said with a serious note. “The sound
know what's going on.” engineer sort of holds us in their hands. A lot
of artists will tour with their own sound tech
“There are some times when I make a record and that makes sure that they have the same
where we have a sound in a song that is sound every time. The hired sound tech
tucked so far away, but we mix it so low; that knows what they like in their in-ears, if
sound is the candy, that's something that's somebody wants more bass, more vocals,
happening that your brain can hear as part of etc., we're always at the mercy of the sound
the whole picture, but you can't really identify tech. Shout out to the live sound engineers:
it,” she smiled. please be patient, show us mercy; and to all
the artists out there: do the same for your
“It's usually the hardest part and the most sound engineers.”
expensive part, I can attest to that, but horns
and strings and all the auxiliary instruments As aforementioned by Royale, she was
that are outside of the rhythm section, give attending live shows from a very young age,
you such a gift that takes your songwriting and the direction in which her life went from those
your performances to such an insane level.” interactions was of no accident. Royale took
life by the reigns and watched as her dream
There are carefully executed details in the became a reality.
chaos, you just have to have the ear for it!
“It was a very natural sort of evolution to my
Royale did not have to even think for a life – once I started performing, and people
moment before adding, “I think the change in started to really see me, I gradually was
music, performance style, bandmates, etc., is introduced to more and more people that
something I look forward to. I don't want to helped to boost my platform.”
stay the same. I don't want to listen to an artist
who's doing the same thing over and over
again.”
