While other singing competition series feature contestants hoping to become household names, Netflix’s “Sing On” has created a star in one of its technical elements: the vocal analyzer.
The new series from Hello Dolly puts six purposefully “eclectic” singers together on the same stage, notes executive producer and Hello Dolly co-founder Stuart Shawcross. Standing equidistant from each other, as well as from a speaker that is aimed directly at their face, the contestants on “Sing On” take turns singing parts of a popular song, with the vocal analyzer assessing their abilities to hit the exact pitch and timing of the original recording. But, because the art of karaoke is not just about mimicking, the analyzer doesn’t judge the tone of their voice.
“Our first call was for people who loved to sing because we really wanted to get that joyous party atmosphere to come across. And then in the casting process,...
The new series from Hello Dolly puts six purposefully “eclectic” singers together on the same stage, notes executive producer and Hello Dolly co-founder Stuart Shawcross. Standing equidistant from each other, as well as from a speaker that is aimed directly at their face, the contestants on “Sing On” take turns singing parts of a popular song, with the vocal analyzer assessing their abilities to hit the exact pitch and timing of the original recording. But, because the art of karaoke is not just about mimicking, the analyzer doesn’t judge the tone of their voice.
“Our first call was for people who loved to sing because we really wanted to get that joyous party atmosphere to come across. And then in the casting process,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
For the first time in a while, Netflix is adding no new titles today, so let’s instead take the opportunity to recap what’s gone up on the streaming site over the past week, from Saturday, August 1st to Saturday, August 8th. As that encompasses the first day of the month, there was a huge amount of fresh content added to Netflix’s library over this period. To be exact, there were 49 movies and 24 TV shows.
On the film side of things, this haul includes many an acclaimed or cult favorite flick from across the decades in all kinds of genres. The highlight is probably the entire Jurassic Park trilogy, which has proved popular with Netflix users as the first two entries have been hanging around the top 10 most-watched movies list almost ever since arriving. 80s classic fantasy flick The NeverEnding Story and its sequel were added on the 1st as well,...
On the film side of things, this haul includes many an acclaimed or cult favorite flick from across the decades in all kinds of genres. The highlight is probably the entire Jurassic Park trilogy, which has proved popular with Netflix users as the first two entries have been hanging around the top 10 most-watched movies list almost ever since arriving. 80s classic fantasy flick The NeverEnding Story and its sequel were added on the 1st as well,...
- 8/9/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
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