As a singer and motivator, I’m usually hired to elevate the dancing and ruach of an event
As a singer and motivator, I’m usually hired to elevate the dancing and ruach of an event. The simchah is usually a once in a lifetime event for the baalei simchah, so no matter what was going on before the event in my personal life, I have to step into the frame of mind that right now there is nothing else going on in the world other than this simchah, and believe that this night is going to be the most amazing night ever.
I went through a challenge a few years ago when, for a short time, I developed a condition where for a few seconds I’d lose control over my speech and couldn’t talk or sing, or even walk. Before every job I’d panic that it would happen in middle of singing or while dancing with the boys. Right before each job I would close my eyes, take a deep breath, say a tefillah, then put a huge smile on my face and go. It wasn’t easy, but with Hashem’s help I got through it.
The classic “Mah Ashiv” from Hallel, written four decades ago by Rabbi Aviezer Wolfson. I’m assuming if I haven’t gotten bored of it yet, I never will.
Any song with Yoely Polatseck and the Zemiros Choir. Yoeli is extremely talented and the vocals he arranges stand out for their creativity and beauty. His choir arrangements for “Shaarei Dema’os” from Avraham Fried’s album Bring the House Down are an excellent example.
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