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 -Thanks Susan for being so kind, Tom Lane (Webmaster) This Interview was conducted over AIM, which means it's much longer and more interesting than others. Pt 1: Susan Zelinsky: HI there Thomas Lane: Hey :-) Susan Zelinsky: i just got back from chicago Thomas Lane: Did you enjoy it? Susan Zelinsky: yep. and this morning i sang another song for Karaoke Revolution! Thomas Lane: Really? Which one? Thomas Lane: I do have some questions BTW :-P Susan Zelinsky: I can't tell you or I'd have to kill you. hee hee Thomas Lane: heh Susan Zelinsky: fire away Thomas Lane: Some on the forums asked : Can you and if so will you sing Fantasia Barrino songs? Susan Zelinsky: i'm embarressed to say I don't know who Fantasia Barrino is... UNLESS, you mean the American idol gal Thomas Lane: I dunno who it is either :-P Susan Zelinsky: HA! i just looked up her name on the web and it said www.fantasiabarrino.com was for SALE! Thomas Lane: Ah Thomas Lane: Isn't American Idol mostly covers? Susan Zelinsky: i wonder if that's who they meant. the girl from A.I. If so, my voice is NOTHING like hers and I bet they'd get someone else to do it. Yes, American Idol is mostly covers, but Kelly Clarkson had some originals. Thomas Lane: Anyways what was it like recording those songs? What was yer favorite? Susan Zelinsky: hmmm... I'm still thinking... Susan Zelinsky: I really liked "Are You Happy Now" Susan Zelinsky: Michelle Branch Thomas Lane: Mrs. Michelle Branch :-) Thomas Lane: Where you surprised as such comments as, "She made Complicated sound good?" Susan Zelinsky: I thought that was so nice! Thomas Lane: It's true :-P Susan Zelinsky: It really made me feel good, all warm and fuzzy! Thomas Lane: heh Thomas Lane: How was Mr. Littlejohn? And what was it like working at WaveGroup? Susan Zelinsky: Will Littlejon is an amazing, kind, professional guy. His studio gets an A+ and so do all of his employees. Susan Zelinsky: They take good care of me and the other singers and musicians whenever we go to do a session. Thomas Lane: Semmed like it from the movie included on the disc :-)Did you ever get to meet Avril, Michelle, Cyndi(Right?) and whoever else you've sang for? Susan Zelinsky: Unfortunately I haven't met any of the original artists. Thomas Lane: Maybe the correct question would've been "Would you have LIKED to meet"? Susan Zelinsky: Oh, and I had a blast singing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", too. Cyndi's voice was a challenge to mimic. Thomas Lane: It came out good. Susan Zelinsky: Thank you. I would like to meet Cyndi or Madonna. They are veterans of the biz. Thomas Lane: You said before you dressed up for occasion...What was In your oppion, the best character to dress as? Susan Zelinsky: I think it's back to Cyndi again. i just wore a fun skirt and a bunch of bracelets Susan Zelinsky: is that how you spell bracelets? Thomas Lane: Our site has a history of typos, no one cares :-P. Thomas Lane: Makes it more "proffesional"...See? Susan Zelinsky: LOL! I didn't go over the top with any of the outfits, but it helped me get into character. Susan Zelinsky: hee hee Thomas Lane: So did you do any of the songs for KR v2? Susan Zelinsky: KR 2? Thomas Lane: Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. Susan Zelinsky: I know what you meant. I can't believe they didn't ask me back! Thomas Lane: They asked you back for Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 though? Susan Zelinsky: Just kidding. I did 8 songs. :o) Susan Zelinsky: he ehee Thomas Lane: Hahaha Thomas Lane: Damn I was like "Oh crap gotta cancel my pre-order now..." Susan Zelinsky: you are too cool! Susan Zelinsky: :o) Susan Zelinsky: LOL Thomas Lane: Yeah they call me Boston The Cool. Susan Zelinsky: Yeah, I just got to hear some of the songs. Susan Zelinsky: we both like the word Yeah... Thomas Lane: Yeah. Susan Zelinsky: :o) Thomas Lane: XD Susan Zelinsky: do you have a bostonian accent? Susan Zelinsky: cuz i sure as heck have a california one Susan Zelinsky: like, for sure. Thomas Lane: No I have a Northern accent...like in Fargo Susan Zelinsky: SWEET! Thomas Lane: Yah Susan Zelinsky: I just got back from Lake Villa, Illinois, and Waukashaw, Wisconsin Susan Zelinsky: Ya know. Thomas Lane: Hah Susan Zelinsky: did you got to boston college? Thomas Lane: No, not that age yet :-P Susan Zelinsky: get out! Thomas Lane: Nlope, i'm erm...Whats the average college age? 22? Susan Zelinsky: (that was so Jennifer Aniston!) Susan Zelinsky: 18-22 Thomas Lane: Im *has to count numbers on keyboard* 3 years from 18 :-P.. Susan Zelinsky: ok, so since your a fan, are you going there? Susan Zelinsky: forward or backward from 18? Susan Zelinsky: :o) Thomas Lane: Who knows...Maybe Berklee College of Music Thomas Lane: Backwards Susan Zelinsky: DOUBLE SWEET Susan Zelinsky: ok, so you don't have a driver's license yet? Thomas Lane: Nope. Susan Zelinsky: that's how young you are? Thomas Lane: Yup. Susan Zelinsky: i love it! Thomas Lane: I'm lovin' it...Just like McDonalds. Susan Zelinsky: ok, well i'm getting to know more about my interviewer Susan Zelinsky: yeah, except without the stupid melody that Justin sold 'em. Thomas Lane: And im sure the KR.net people will appreciate this one. Susan Zelinsky: yeah? Thomas Lane: yeah...Most interviews are boring and through e-mail :-P Thomas Lane: So what was the best song from KR V2? Susan Zelinsky: Well, I'm really not aloud to say. I will tell you that there is at least one repeat artist. Thomas Lane: We have the song list for it already ;-) Susan Zelinsky: show me and i will gladly tell you which one was my favorite. :o) Susan Zelinsky: I really do have to be careful cuz I signed a confidentiality agreement. Thomas Lane: http://karaokerevolution.net/info.php Susan Zelinsky: "Cry," - Faith Hill "Baby One More Time," - Britney Spears Susan Zelinsky: "Papa Don .t Preach," - Madonna Susan Zelinsky: "The First Cut Is the Deepest," - Sheryl Crow Susan Zelinsky: "Toxic," - Britney Spears Susan Zelinsky: "I .m With You," - Avril Susan Zelinsky: "It .s My Life," - No Doubt (Thanks parasitic) "White Flag," - Dido Susan Zelinsky: Ok, those are all the songs I sang Thomas Lane: Noice. Susan Zelinsky: And I think my favorite was "Cry" because of Faith Hill's style. I kinda sing the way she did in that song in my own band. Thomas Lane: Fell free to shove in a plug for yer band :-P Susan Zelinsky: http://www.susanz.com Susan Zelinsky: LOL! Thomas Lane: So did you guys have any outtakes or mess-up's that where extremely funny? Susan Zelinsky: exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit exploit Susan Zelinsky: yes we did Susan Zelinsky: did you catch my BURP on the first one? Thomas Lane: Nope Thomas Lane: ooO wait Susan Zelinsky: check out the making of section Thomas Lane: *EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION* Thomas Lane: Can I rip it and post it on the site? :-) Susan Zelinsky: The shot is of Will talking to the video camera, then you can barely hear the burp, and then he says, "Were those those PEPPERS?" (peppers I like to eat at lunch!) Thomas Lane: Ha! We'll have to look for it :-) Thomas Lane: I think *looks to technical guy* we have a sampling of yer KR V2 music. Susanz4: hey, i gotta go. my ride is hear. Thomas Lane: Well an yfinal words? Thomas Lane: Thanks BTW Susanz4: no prob Susanz4: um...just that .. Thomas Lane: Heh Susanz4: um...this was fun and I don't want it to end! Thomas Lane: We'll have a roudn two :-P Pt 2: Thomas Lane: What can we expect from you in the future? Susan Zelinsky: In the future I'll be doing more Karaoke Revolution Thomas Lane: Yup Thomas Lane: So, How'd you land this job? Susan Zelinsky: well... Susan Zelinsky: i've always been a singer. I liked doing musicals in high school and I was in a band, too. Susan Zelinsky: (sorry for the delay... friend just came to the door) Thomas Lane: No prob Susan Zelinsky: Ok, so anyway, I have been singing in a few bands lately and some of the musicians I worked with were working at Wavegroup. One of the, Darryl Anders (bass), recommended me to Will. Susan Zelinsky: I have been doing commercials and Voice Over work for many years, and lots of acting, so they thought I'd be good at portraying the original singers. Susan Zelinsky: Do you think your readers would be interested in knowing what other games I've worked on? Commercials? Movies? Susan Zelinsky: that's kinda fun trivia. Thomas Lane: Yup. Thomas Lane: I know of one- the Star Wars game right? Susanz4: Yes. Susan Zelinsky: I'm blanking on the name. HA! Thomas Lane: But theyll appreciate any :-) Susan Zelinsky: Battle for Nabu! Thomas Lane: http://imdb.com/name/nm0954563/ ;-) Susan Zelinsky: That was the star wars game! Thomas Lane: Yup Thomas Lane: What part did you do in the game? Susan Zelinsky: THAT IS THE WIERDEST THING EVER! Susan Zelinsky: I've never seen that website. Thomas Lane: Never? Susan Zelinsky: never Susan Zelinsky: ooo. I spelled it wrong. Battle for Naboo. Susan Zelinsky: I did three characters: Adela Tyché/Female Farmer/Naboo Citizen Susan Zelinsky: Adela was kind of a big one. Susan Zelinsky: The others were minor. Thomas Lane: Ah Thomas Lane: So you did The Sims Busting Out too? :-) Susan Zelinsky: Ok, and I was the crying waitress in "Sweet November" in a scene with Keanu Reeves. It was a lot of fun. Susan Zelinsky: Yes, I did the female voices on Sims Bustin' Out Thomas Lane: So what was Keanu Reeves like? Susan Zelinsky: Another cool thing I did was poke the pillsbury dough boy in a crescent roll commercial a few years ago. I played a young mom making a holiday dinner. It was cool. Susan Zelinsky: Keanu Reeves was very nice. Susan Zelinsky: He's tall Susan Zelinsky: Cutte Susan Zelinsky: Cute Thomas Lane: Does he do that annoying "Dude" he's known for? Susan Zelinsky: Pretty thin. Susan Zelinsky: no, he doesn't. Susan Zelinsky: I asked him about his band. Thomas Lane: What he say? :-) Susan Zelinsky: He was polite and talked to me about it for a minute, but we were between takes and I didn't want to annoy him. Thomas Lane: Ah Susan Zelinsky: He said they are still playing and (back then) were about to come out with a cd. Thomas Lane: Was this pre-Matrix or after? Susan Zelinsky: it was before 2 & 3. Susan Zelinsky: Oh. Other cool trivia: My husband, Michael Jobe, was the lead mold maker on Matrix 2 & 3. Thomas Lane: Nice...:-) Susan Zelinsky: He's working on Star Wars Episode 3 right now. Thomas Lane: Wait wait wait, gotta label that :-P Thomas Lane: *EXCLUSIVE NEWS* Susan Zelinsky: VERY! Thomas Lane: So you've seen what Darth Vader looks like, right? :-( Susan Zelinsky: LOL Susan Zelinsky: no, but even if I had I couldn't reveal his identity. hee hee Thomas Lane: :-P Thomas Lane: If you could choose for a song to be in KR, what would you choose? Susan Zelinsky: "Hard To Handle" by Otis Redding and covered by the Black Crows in the 90's. Thomas Lane: I'll let the higher-up's know :-) Susan Zelinsky: :o) Susan Zelinsky: THANKS! Thomas Lane: Yup Susan Zelinsky: that would be a fun song for the guys to sing. Thomas Lane: Yup. Thomas Lane: Of course, I Believe in a Thing Called Love will own :-P Susan Zelinsky: ;o) Thomas Lane: Hmm Susan Zelinsky: hmm? Thomas Lane: I've run out of questions :-P Susan Zelinsky: hmmmm Susan Zelinsky: ah Susan Zelinsky: hmmm Thomas Lane: What is the best site on the internet? ;-) Susan Zelinsky: mine of course, and then yours. :o) Thomas Lane: w00t. Susan Zelinsky: actually, my site is nice, but I wish it did more "stuff". Susan Zelinsky: or had more stuff. Susan Zelinsky: i don't know. Thomas Lane: It works. :-) Susan Zelinsky: ah yes. Thomas Lane: Whens "Cautionary Tales" come out? :-) Susan Zelinsky: IT's OUT Susan Zelinsky: finally Thomas Lane: Yer sites shop needs to updfate that part :-P Susan Zelinsky: i just have to set it up so i can sell it on the net. Thomas Lane: Ah :-) Susan Zelinsky: yup Susan Zelinsky: :op Thomas Lane: Well when you do, i'll probobly buy some copies to give out. Susan Zelinsky: sweetx10 Susan Zelinsky: did you listen to some clips? Thomas Lane: Yup Susan Zelinsky: :o) thanks! Thomas Lane: Junkyards my fav ...off of the new album Susan Zelinsky: cool. thank you! Thomas Lane: So any words to aspiring artists? Susan Zelinsky: Keep doing what you love and you will succeed. It is so true. I knew I'd never be an accountant or a doctor or a race car driver. I was only interested in performing. I stuck with it and now I make my living doing it. I'm very fortunate and I thank my lucky stars every day. Thomas Lane: :-) Thomas Lane: Are you in any of the videos for KR V2? :-) Susan Zelinsky: just got off the phone with Will. I'm going to sing two more tunes next Friday! :o) Thomas Lane: w00t tell him I said hi :-) Susan Zelinsky: I dont' know. Susan Zelinsky: i will tell him! Susan Zelinsky: I haven't seen the video yet. Susan Zelinsky: or game 2 for that matter. Thomas Lane: heh Susan Zelinsky: i hope so. it was fun seeing myself! hee hee. Thomas Lane: Heh Susan Zelinsky: i had a baby only 6 weeks before I started singing on K1. Thomas Lane: That must've been hard :-( Susan Zelinsky: It was. But you may find this amusing: I would go and sing for 2 hours, then I'd have to PUMP. HA! Thomas Lane: hah Susan Zelinsky: Everyone was very accomadating. they set me up in a private office and gave me as much time as I needed. Susan Zelinsky: It was very very very cool of them. Thomas Lane: Yeah :-) Susan Zelinsky: areyou putting that under "EXCLUSIVE NEWS" ? HAHAHA! Thomas Lane: If you want :-) Susan Zelinsky: not quite as exciting as star wars and matrix. no no no! Susan Zelinsky: i was kidding! Thomas Lane: Haha Susan Zelinsky: i think you've done a very good job as the interviewer. Thomas Lane: Thanks :-) Thomas Lane: Um...Whats yer current favorite movie/game/music? Susan Zelinsky: let's see... Susan Zelinsky: I really like the artist Jonatha Brooke. Her album "10 Cent Wings" is very good. She isn't very mainstream. Susan Zelinsky: I listen to lots of independent artists. Thomas Lane: Ah Susan Zelinsky: Um...my favorite movie right now is Farenheit 911. Thomas Lane: Ah Susan Zelinsky: Just saw it. Loved it. Thomas Lane: Cool :-) Susan Zelinsky: have you seen it? Thomas Lane: Nope :-( Susan Zelinsky: It's very one sided, as the press has said. But I like the way Michael Moore makes movies. I like his ambush technique for getting answers and results. Susan Zelinsky: Did you see Bowling For Columbine? Thomas Lane: Nope :-( Susan Zelinsky: You have to. Susan Zelinsky: Any teenager in America who hasn't seen it needs to. Thomas Lane: I will :-) Susan Zelinsky: cool. it's on video. i'd see that one before going to Farenheit... Susan Zelinsky: Just my opinion. Thomas Lane: alright Susan Zelinsky: :o) Susan Zelinsky: good boy. Susan Zelinsky: hee hee Thomas Lane: :-P Susan Zelinsky: I'm a mom now! I have to say that. Thomas Lane: haha Susan Zelinsky: ok, favorite game....? Susan Zelinsky: hmmmm Susan Zelinsky: Well, I used to love Tetris about a million years ago. Thomas Lane: :-) Susan Zelinsky: Now I play "Tickle Time" and "Peek-a-boo" mostly. Thomas Lane: Those are fun :-) Susan Zelinsky: My baby loves them! Susan Zelinsky: She's 17 months. Thomas Lane: Nice :-) Susan Zelinsky: My hubby just got home from work and I need to finish booking a plane ticket, so I'd better get going. It was nice talking to you. Thomas Lane: Yeah Thomas Lane: Thanks again :-) Thomas Lane: Bye Susan Zelinsky: my pleasure. Susan Zelinsky: bye bye Thomas Lane: Bye |
