M and I went to the Capital Pride festival to meet a friend of ours. After about an hour of wandering around and checking out the booths, we made our way to the stage area. Just in time to catch the lip-syncing excellence of American Idol sensation, Dario. At least that is how he was introduced.
Don't remember Dario? Neither did I. Other than him saying he was on the show, there is no evidence to support this claim. The next day we did some research and came across Dario's website. Here is how his bio begins:
"There are few individuals that you meet in life who stand out against the sameness of the American music establishment. This special and unique person offers a refreshing alternative to the norm---a strong character, a driven personality to succeed, an uncompromising passion for their music, and a special charisma on stage which truly shines, touches, and envelopes the audience in a distinctive way."
Except for the rather obvious abuse of adjectives, I have no idea what is going on in that paragraph. Still doubt how popular he is? His biography also notes: "He’s graced the covers of over 9 International magazines and appeared on numerous television programs, which include the red carpet events for the Grammies and The American Music Awards." An odd sentence structure to be sure. It is unclear whether he has been on the red carpet at the "Grammies" or at a red carpet event related to the "Grammies."
Anyway, long story short, he was abysmal. But, the refreshing surprise was the guy signing Dario's "hits" for the "crowd." Such as his smash "Be." Or "Lies." Dario takes a minimalist approach to his songwriting.
But, the sign guy breathed life into the songs by adding his own moves to emphasize the grooves of the song. Imagine, you are deaf. A guy is signing you a song. The sign guy has an incredibly difficult job, to be sure. He's gotta throw something into the signing to convey the groove. And the signer delivered. In a far more compelling way than Dario.
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3 comments:
I love Dario, and I also happened to be at that show and he was not lip syncing. I've taken the liberty to send his people your blog so someone can get in contact with you and maybe change your mind or at least get the facts directly from the source. If you think you could write a better Bio then maybe you should and then submit it, you never know.
Danny D,
Fair enough. I am always willing to listen to varying viewpoints. Why don't you have you or Dario's people call my people. My people, admittedly, consist of M and JoJo. M, well you can contact her via the blog. Jojo is hard to miss. She is furry, about two feet tall and weighs roughly 8 pounds. But, note: Jojo is not good about picking up her cell phone calls. FYI: I am not lip-syncing this response.
I dont mean to be sarcastic or rude, however, I have followed Dario's career for 3 years now, and he has come a long way. The DC show was one of the stops on his 30city tour, and one of the first in the east coast. I've read many interviews he's done and he has stated that he's finally getting his music to your end of the country. As a matter of fact, he is on the cover of 3 magazines right now. I just hate when people make comments about something they know nothing about (no offense). I have no idea what it must be like to get up in front of that many people and perform, do you? I give him tremendous credit for doing it so well. I dont mean to come off in a negative way but feel that maybe you should give him a chance before you write him off. I hope you are not getting defensive with my response. The only thing I meant from redoing his bio was maybe you could improve it. Lastly, I dont know his people but I know his management firm and I sent them the e-mail and I know for a fact he was not lip syncing.
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