When you do get to the level of being a contractor it is for these reasons.
• You have proven yourself as a strong, effective singer in the industry
• You have proven yourself as being responsible
• You know the singing community
• Your employers know they can trust you to get what they need
Maybe the last item should be first, but actually the first three lead to the last.
As a contractor you are casting the session. The composer, producer, company or other person requesting your services has told you what they want. Now comes the challenge: correctly choosing the personnel. It’s a challenge because it is the desire of every contractor to be happy to give jobs especially to those who have been supportive and friends. But that’s not always the case and the needs of the employer are the paramount concern.
In the Off Camera world it simply comes down to who has the sound needed to produce the desired result. For On Camera jobs it becomes more challenging because you have to find the look as well as the voice. These are not always a match. In my last contracting job I had to get 20 singers with 6 criterion that covered the gamut from teen to 50s, hispanic, black, anglo, asian, “sounds like”, a certain look and those designations in all voice parts. Once you know the community you can meet all the needed criterion for any job. That takes time so don’t expect it to happen in your first year of singing. But eventually it can!
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