2014 SL’ Got Talent Winner, Trinity Ermintrood
(Bubbles) started as little girl singing for her friends on hay bale trailers
to the one with a nightingale’s voice at the talent show. At 30, she has an electric taste in music in
almost everything with a deep love for rock and country. She has been a karoke
host and Dj for over 9 years in real life. She has been singing in Second Life
over the past year and has already got her hands full with requests for Live
Performances. One can book her by instant messages or notecard in world or
through other communication channels. Her schedule can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/Bubbles-Schedule
Photograph Credits: Larinda Ravenheart (Peachy)
Debby
Sharma: Please tell us something about yourself. And how did Second Life
singing happen? Would you like to explore other virtual worlds too as your
singing career?
Trinity Ermintrood: Well, I've been a singer my
whole life. I grew up on a farm, and I used to use the hay bale trailers as a
stage when I was a kid and perform to all my friends. Laughs. I've always loved performing in front of people.
Well, I used to record songs on to my PC at home,
with a pretty bad PC headset and some free software *laughs*. I started DJing
in SL a few years ago and every now and then, I would play some of my
recordings to people. I would be told all the time that I should perform in SL,
but I never had the equipment I needed to make that happen. Until a very kind
friend was adamant that I needed to be heard and funded the equipment for me. I
was just Djing a while back at a venue who had live performers and they were
willing to let a noob like me sing there, to start me out. And the rest kind of went from there really.
InWorldz has been mentioned to me a few times, but
to be honest, I am so busy here in SL that I wouldn't have time to sing
elsewhere, especially with my studying too. Plus SL is where all my
"fans" and supporters are. This is where I started and I'm pretty
sure this is where I will stay.
Debby
Sharma: How did you come to know about SL' Got talent? And how was your
experience there? How have the days followed after you were announced as the
winner?
Trinity Ermintrood: I actually sing at a club owned
by one of the judges from the auditions. She wasn't one of the main judges only
for the audition stage, but she mentioned it to me and told me I should
audition for it. I loved the whole experience, it was fantastic. Although it
was tough for me as all the rounds were at 7/8pm SLT which is 3/4am for me and
my neighbours certainly didn't appreciate me singing at that hour *laughs*. I never in a million years
thought I would win though. I was stunned to even make it through each round. I
was in total shock when they announced me as the winner!
Hectic, *laughs*.
It was all very surreal. I had people IMing me non-stop to congratulate me. I
still couldn't quite believe I had won. And I was inundated with requests for
bookings, which is fantastic.
Photograph Credits: Trinity Ermintrood
Debby
Sharma: What do you think about Live Performances vs Djing in Second Life?
Trinity Ermintrood: It's a whole different kettle of
fish to be honest. I love DJing, because it is my lifelong love affair with
music. I love playing good songs and people to appreciate them. I love getting
requests and learning new music that I may not have heard before, discovering
new songs and bands etc. But I truly love singing also. It's what I love to do.
I've always used music to express my emotions and such, and I can do that much
more through singing a song myself than just playing it. I love the compliments
I get when I'm singing *tries not to let
head swell*. And I really enjoy the loyalty some people have to their
favorite singers. I never saw that much when i was DJing. I had a few
followers, but not like I do with singing. Although singing can be a lot
tougher than DJing, because if you're feeling a little off color, or not having
a good day, you still need to try and belt out those songs and hit those high
notes etc. Whereas with DJing, you can always play good music no matter how you
feel!
Debby
Sharma: What are your favorite genres of music? Do you have any recordings that
people may hear you outside Second Life, like on YouTube etc.? Is there any
song that you love to sing and which also defines you?
Trinity Ermintrood: Rock and Country, for sure.
Although I love literally every kind of music, from dance music to classical,
show tunes to hard rock, Blues, Jazz, Soul and Funk, literally everything.
Yes I have a few videos on YouTube. Although, they
are very old and I was half drunk, doing karaoke and one pretty bad recording
of my final encore song at a small gig I did. I also have a Sound Cloud page
with many of my recordings on, that is updated regularly. It's Trinity-Bubbles
Richards http://soundcloud.com/trinity-bubbles-richards
There are many songs I love to sing; many "old faithfuls"
that I will always love. But I think, with my life right now, the one prominent
song to me, that I love to sing and that defines me as I am at the moment, is
Eva Cassidy's Songbird (originally by Fleetwood Mac). All because of my
partner, he calls me his songbird, and I sing that to him. He also proposed in
the middle of one of my performances, whilst making me sing that song. My world
revolves around him and my music right now, and that song, combines the 2 and
defines me pretty well at this point in my life.
Photograph Credits: Trinity Ermintrood
Debby
Sharma: Would you like to sing at any charity concerts, if given an
opportunity?
Trinity Ermintrood: Yes absolutely! I have done
concerts for SU2C and Feed a Smile in the past and would love to be part of
something like that again.
Debby
Sharma: If someone wants to follow your path, what would you advice? Your
passion for singing, makes it sound so easy and simple, is singing really easy
in SL?
Trinity Ermintrood: Enjoy it!!! When I first
started, I was so nervous all the time. And it definitely showed through in my
gigs. I was always so worried about everything. I have recorded every single
one of my gigs from the very first and the difference between the first one and
my recent ones is huge. Once I learned to just relax and enjoy it, I found I
was much better at what I do and people definitely enjoyed my performances
more!
It can be. It obviously requires some technical
knowledge, and I was lucky enough to go to Music College and I am also doing a
computing/engineering degree so I know my way around technology. And I was also
lucky enough to have some good friends who offered great advice when I first
started out. It's a lot easier if you have a set routine before your gigs. As
in, give yourself a certain amount of time to prepare and choose songs etc. But
other than that, it is easy. Especially if it's something you love to do. Again,
enjoy it! And it all comes as second nature. I know for sure that my singing
career would not be what it is without the support of my partner and my best
friend Becks as well as my good friend Hardy. They have all been absolutely
amazing. And I couldn't have made it through SL's got Talent without their
support either and their belief in me.
Debby
Sharma: Would you like to say anything to your listeners?
Trinity Ermintrood: Just a huge thank you for all
their on-going support. I know I have some very loyal fans out there and it
most certainly is appreciated. I wouldn't be where I am today without them, and
they all mean a lot to me. So Thank You to everyone who has stuck by me,
encouraged me, believed and had faith in me and who has supported me throughout
my whole singing career in SL!
Second Life: Bubbles (Trinity Ermintrood)
For cover article of the event visit http://www.slenquirer.com/2014/09/for-immediate-release-bubbles-wins-2014.html
*Note ~ This article was originally written for SL Enquirer.
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