CoverTeam Interview⅏͢ August 2022

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Greetings to everyone :hearts: Kibs on behalf of

the Cover Team with an interview after a

quite long time! This month we got the

opportunity to interview a precious and

talented person from our community ♡

we hope you'll show them lots of love and

will them on their journey !            

As for us, we remind that our applications

are open and we would be happy to have

you in our team :hearts: Now onto the interview !

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ASHURI

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— ;; O1. Hello Ashuri and welcome to your interview ♡, it's a pleasure having you here with us. For starters, introduce yourself by sharing as much basic  information about you as you feel comfortable with.

– ;; Ashuri : Haii!! Thank you so much for having me as your guest for today’s interview! My real name is Ashley but I go by the screen name Ashuri! I am a 20 year old African American female living in the USA! I am currently enrolled as a college student seeking to enter the medical field so that I can help others feel better! :two_hearts: my dream is to extend help to others while also sharing my ion for singing! Being on KA has given me the opportunity to share my creative abilities since I get very nervous about singing in public. Therefore, I have turned to KA and have ed my covers here so that I don’t have to hide my ion for singing anymore! :sparkles:

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— ;; O2. Looks like you are one of the old gold s of KA, you’ve been here since 2016! For how long have you been into K-Pop and who would you say are your favourite artists/groups today? An additional question, how did you manage to stay on KA for so long?

– ;; Ashuri : I have been into K-Pop ever since 2016! So that would be 6 years of being a K-Pop fan! Currently some of my favorite solo artist’s are SHINee’s Taemin, SHINee’s Jonghyun, EXO’s Baekhyun, and EXO’s Kai!

My current favorite groups:

SHINee, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, NCT U, EXO, AESPA, WAYV, RED VELVET, BTS, VIXX and literally so many more!

When it comes to staying on KA I loved browsing around and interacting with other K-Pop fans! Throughout my time on here I made some really good friends whom I miss alot! The community made my time on here really fun and engaging so I stayed so that I could continue to interact, others and have fun on the app! :heartpulse:

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— ;; O3. Following from the previous question, did any particular artist or group give you a push / inspired and motivated you to start making covers? When did you make it and what was your first cover ever?

– ;; Ashuri : I am heavily inspired by SHINee’s Taemin! Everything from his vocals to dancing to his work ethic. I would also say that NCT (all subunits) also inspired me as well! I would spend a lot of time learning their songs, researching, and watching behind the scenes recordings. I find Taemin and the NCT to be very extraordinary singers so they definitely have a big influence on me.

Additionally, my first official cover on KA was Baekhyun’s ‘cry for love’. I posted the cover in 2021 but I removed that cover along with some other covers that I made after a while due to them sounding really bad :grimacing: . Since I was new to being a kpop coverist I experimented with some of my covers which received some really nice and helpful comments both on KA and YouTube. One of the comments that stuck with me was to never give up! So I have been researching, learning and practicing to make better high quality covers! Someday when I become more confident in my skills I really want to re- a new version of Baekhyun's cry for love once again!

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— ;; O4. Going through your covers, I noticed that all of them are of high quality, you were doing so well since your very first posted cover. Do you have any musical background and were there any difficulties when you started making covers for the first time?

– ;; Ashuri : Thank you so much for appreciating the quality of my covers!! As far as my musical background, when I was in elementary school I was a member of my school’s chorus, guitar and drum classes. When I entered middle school I took a piano class for a year and practiced on my own; But I’ve pretty much been singing ever since I was a little girl. Right now my goal is to continue to develop my singing voice!

In regards to difficulties with my covers I will it that there was indeed a lot of difficulty with creating covers! For example, I had trouble with the mixing process. I ended up learning that I had been mixing my covers wrong so my older posts are definitely a bit embarrassing for me lol! I even made the decision to take some down because they were so bad but the remaining old ones I kept ed so that I can see my improvement over time! Everyday I’m still learning something new! with practice and research one day I’ll get to a point where I’m comfortable with mixing!

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— ;; O5. Describe the process you go through when recording your covers, what are the ups and downs of the making, what are the requirements and what kind of equipment and apps do you use if it’s not a secret?

– ;; Ashuri :When I record covers these are the steps that I usually go through!

             1.) Learn the lyrics of the song!

             2.) an instrumental and alter

             the key of the song so that it suits my

             voice. (This is very important because I

             used to practice some poor techniques

             with trying to sing out of my range

             which could hurt  and damage the vocal

             chords) (New singers please beware of

             this your vocal cords are your most

             delicate instrument!)

             3.) Record my vocals into bandlab

             4.) Take a break  listen to my recording

             and in some cases I may re-record parts

             that I think I could have done better on.

             5.) when recording is over I move my

             vocals stems into a digital audio

             workspace.

             6.) I then align my vocals to the

             instrumental and add effects if needed.

             (This may take upwards to a couple of

             hours or even days depending on how

             big the project is)

             7.) I then export my final cover audio

             and align the audio to the song’s music

             video.

             8.) finally I’ve learned to take breaks in

             between covers.

              (If you don’t take breaks you can run

             into lots of problems with your voice!!

             Listen to your body! Singing takes a lot

             of energy and vocal demand if you

             suspect anything is wrong visit an Ear

             nose and throat doctor for evaluation.

             Until then during your breaks practice

             good vocal hygiene!)

Apps:

Personally I use bandlab to record and sometimes add effects to my vocals! However, many people have been successful with using audacity which is free too!

To all of those who are inspired to create covers and don’t know how to get started. There are programs called (DAWS) which stand for digital audio workstations. There’s literally so many to choose from for example (Logic pro X, Pro Tools, Fruity loops studio, Cubase, Ableton Live, Adobe audition, Repear, Cakewalk, Presonus, Garageband etc! These are programs you can use to record vocals and edit them to your liking!

My equipment:

I use a condenser microphone (Bluespark SL Black out edition and sometimes my AKG P420) (I recommend you to do your own research on microphones because they tend to sound different on everyone’s voice!)

             –Focusrite Scarlett Audio interface for

               phantom power

             –Over the ears studio noise cancellation

                headset

             –XLR cables / converter cables for my

              iPad

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             Note #1: I use my iPad for my vocals but

             you can also use your computer, phone,

             or tablet :)

             Note #2: for those on computers there

             are tons of options of USB microphones

             too!

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— ;; O6. I always say that talented people seem to be talented and gifted at many things, this possibly applies to you as well because OMG!! Your Taaemin fanart is GORGEOUS!! And how many of them we haven’t seen yet?? Unbelievable. My question is: Is drawing your hobby and for how long have you been drawing? Are you planning on posting more fanarts in the future?

– ;; Ashuri : Thank you so much for the compliment on my art! Drawing has definitely been a big hobby of mine all throughout my life! I’ve been drawing ever since I was little. I back in middle school I would draw lots of anime but as I transitioned into highschool I wanted to  learn realism. Luckily I got accepted into the art program that I wanted to be in and set goals to improve my art skills. So In my junior and senior year of highschool I ended up majoring in traditional 2D art and took AP classes to help with my skill development. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn due to my busy college schedule but I do plan to sit down and create more fan arts to post in the future!

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— ;; O7.  A follow up from the question above : What are your hobbies? What are you into most these days?

– ;; Ashuri :These days I’ve been dedicating my time to mixing music, listening to music, singing, gaming, studying, and watching loads of TikTok, YouTube, and K-Dramas! I’m on summer break right now so it’s nice that I get to sit back and enjoy some of my favorite hobbies!

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— ;; O8. Since our team’s main purpose is to appreciate covers of all kinds, staying close to our concept: Are there any covers out there that you like and wouldn’t mind sharing? (it can be both from fans or idols and regardless of the language) Also what are your favourite covers from your very own self recorded collection? (it could be based on process/the making or the results/final product)

– ;; Ashuri : Down below are some of my favorite cover artists and the song they chose to sing!

             -Noah Raquel’s Habang Buhay by Zack

             Tabudlo cover

             -Johnny: Life’s Too Short by Aespa

             cover

             -요리: Let’s Play Ball by NCT U (Cover)

             -Preetaxyz: Are You Ridin by Baekhyun

             Cover

             -Patrica Liu: Favorite By NCT 127

             -Chloe rose: MMMH by Kai

             -Meloneye: From Home (Rearranged)

             by NCT U

All of these amazing coverist can be found on YouTube please give them a listen!-

In addition, my favorite cover from my own personal collection would have to be my newest released cover SEVENTEEN HOT! I really dedicated lots of time into that cover and I’m really proud of how the final cover sounds! it was a lot of fun singing that song so I hope in the future that I can get better from here! :sparkles:

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— ;; O9. Last but not least, what are your sources of inspiration to create all the beautiful things you do? Are there any particular people in your life that you would like to mention ( can be anyone, from family member to celebrity )

– ;; Ashuri: My sources of inspiration to create these things comes from watching people who are ionate about their craft. I typically find this inspiration on TikTok, or YouTube! As we all know life is short and we are not guaranteed tomorrow. I always think to myself what can I do today to chase after what I love! Once I think about it I put in the work and I make it happen! In addition to this, my ers are also my source of inspiration! Many of them are also coverists, dancers or artists. So I have always been thankful for those who have ed me and gave me helpful criticism! Therefore, I return the favor and offer my to others too because at the end of the day we are one big community just trying to share with each other our talents and nothing is more beautiful than appreciating and uplifting one another! :microphone: :sparkles:

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— ;; 1O. We want to thank you a whole lot for being here with us today Ashuri. The interview might have been a little short but it was a pleasure getting to know you. We will keep on ing you and your covers on KA while we hope you will stay healthy and joyful. Thank you so much for the opportunity and we want you to know that we appreciate you a lot <3

– ;; Ashuri : Thank you so much for having me as a guest for this interview once again! I deeply appreciate each and every one of you for your continuous in my journey of making covers! It was such an honor to be able to share my story and hopefully inspire others to relentlessly chase after what they love! Im Sending lots of love to everyone! Please stay safe and take care! :heartpulse:

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