#thelynnmason

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Hi, do you know if there are any dates where Darren won't be performing in Hedwig?

Hi! I know he doesn’t perform on Mondays but other than that I think he will perform all the other days until 19th July unless he can’t. But for now, I don’t think there is any date announced when he will not perform. You can see the dates on hedwigbroadway.com I Hope I answered your question correctly :)

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thelynnmason replied to your link: The Voice season 4's Michelle Chamuel to release first album - Ruben Jay | Radio Host | Entertainment Blog

Actually I think it’s pretty clear that it did. She didn’t make Billboard 100, which means she was likely under 5K. Name and promotion would have garnered a lot more. Now, I think she did better than SHE thought she would given the circumstances.

I guess that really all depends on what one would consider "hurt sales" to actually mean. Artists and their management teams generally have some idea of what their sales numbers are going to be before an album ever drops. That's why labels promote some of their artists more than others. They want to promote the artists that are going to have the highest sales because they want that money. As an independent artist, even if she would have released 'All I Want' as Michelle Chamuel  or stuck an 'aka The Voice's Michelle Chamuel' sticker on the label, it's highly unlikely that she would have sold anywhere near 98K copies, the approximate number sold by Keith Urban, with the week's #1 album.

If you look at the fact that the album's only real "official" promotion came from a handful of tweets, Tumblr posts, and Facebook updates, I think it's safe to say that her initial sales prediction wasn't all that high to begin with. As you said, I think she went in with certain expectations for sales and then the actual sales exceeded those expectations. That alone, in my opinion, means that releasing The Reverb Junkie's work (which is not the same as Michelle Chamuel's work) as The Reverb Junkie didn't actually "hurt sales," since the estimate was probably on the low side to being with. It's also important to consider the fact that charts like Billboard and iTunes obviously don't take bandcamp numbers into account. Now, I don't really think factoring in bandcamp numbers would shift its position on the charts that much, if at all, but it's still a chunk of sales that aren't factored into any official ranking. 

Not that high sales numbers matter. Michelle is obviously making enough money from her music to be able to keep making music and that's all she seems to want, really. And there's nothing wrong with that. There are a lot of artists out there who don't care if they sell a thousand copies or a hundred thousand, as long as they get to keep making music. It's all about making good art and sharing that art and connecting with people through it and maybe someone hears a song or an album at the exact moment in their life that they needed to hear it and maybe it helps them in unimaginable ways. Sales don't dictate the worth an artist or their art.

The Reverb Junkie created something beautiful and whether it sold a thousand copies or five thousand or ten thousand or more or less doesn't make it any less beautiful. 

[NOTE: Wow I have no idea where all of this came from.]

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Game!

Rules-

Rule 1: Always post the rules.

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to the post.

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them

Questions from thelynnmason

1. When did you start watching the Voice?

Just this year, I watched it when it was almost over.

2. What’s your favorite Michelle performance?

Besides True Colors… I Knew You Were Trouble :)

3. What song has the most plays on your itunes?

It’s tie between Karma by Ella Riot and (this is a bit embarrassing) We Can’t Stop by Miley Cyrus

4. What’s your favorite genre of music?

Indie pop/rock :)

5. What was the first album you ever purchased?

Jojo’s first album hahaha :))

6. Backstreet Boys or N’sync

Backstreet for sure!! :)

7. Your BroTP?

Usher and Michelle! :)

8. Favorite movie?

Mary and Max :)

9. Character from a book, movie, or television show that you most relate too?

Uhh Charlie from Perks

10. What’s your Meyers Briggs?

INFP :)

11. Favorite Book?

Perks of Being a Wallflower :)

Questions:

1. Favourite color?

2. Mango or orange?

3. Top 5 songs?

4. Introvert or extrovert?

5. Nerds or Gobstoppers?

6. What kind of shoes do you wear?

7. What makes you happy? 8. Do you like the band Grouplove?

9. Did you listen to Michelle’s mixes on 8tracks?

10. One thing you can’t sleep without?

11. Favorite movie snack?

[leslieknope11]

Fun Game :) I tagged some of you! (edited to add questions for you!)

Tagging the Michelle Chamuel tag because I tagged some frans who don't follow me.....NO PRESSURE if you don't want to or have already done it :) just something fun! 

Rules

Rule 1: Always post the rules.

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to the post

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

Questions: (from the awesome team4eyes!)

  Are you a summer or a winter person? Definitely summer! Winter usually means gloomy weather which makes me feel kinda gloomy. Love being able to go outside and just enjoy being in the sun (not that I do that very much since I discovered Tumblr, but I really should) 

What phobias do you have? Hmm, I used to be really germaphobic but not so much anymore, luckily :) life is more fun when you aren't scared!! :) 

Where do you see yourself in 20 years? Hopefully somewhat successful in my career as a therapist-part of me wants to write a book. I definitely want to have impacted people's lives for the better! Also happily married with kids :) 

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Out of the US: Italy, I've never been, but I love Italian food :) In the US: San Diego 

Who is your biggest role model (that you’ve personally met?) I guess I can't say Michelle Chamuel, since I haven't met her and probably won't unless I go to a concert. My old roommate in college-- She overcame drug addiction and is now doing very well :) 

What was the first CD you ever bought? Ha, this makes me feel kind of old....hm, I'm thinking probably Spice Girls or Britney Spears, but I can't remember exactly

What do you do to cheer yourself up when you’re feeling down? Write down positive quotes on post-its or look at inspirational quotes/pictures. I'm obsessed with positive sayings :) 

If you were a superhero, what would your power be? Hmm, ooh being able to do things tens times faster would be awesome, so I could just finish things that aren't fun way faster 

Favorite flavor of ice cream? oh this is a hard one especially because I don't really eat ice cream anymore, but i used to lovvvveeee it! I think I'll go with Anything Ben and Jerry's! 

Would you consider yourself outdoorsy? No, I like being outside when it's nice out I guess, but I'm not into outdoorsy stuff like hiking/fishing 

What was your favorite class in high school? Spanish was fun! We watched Shrek and Finding Nemo in Spanish and made our own videos to show to the class

My Questions: 

1.  What is your favorite TV show?

2. What other countries have you been to? 

3. If you could be stranded on a deserted island with one celebrity, who would it be?

4. What is your dream job?

5. Would you date someone with different political affiliations as you? 

6. What is the last book you read? 

7. What are you doing tonight? 

8. Why did you decide to get a Tumblr?

9. Would you ever get a tattoo, and what would it be?

10. What would you choose for your blind audition song if you auditioned for The Voice?

11. What is your biggest strength?

:)