28. THE OPPORTUNITY
The acceptance of his proposal elated Marc, and called Nina to meet that same afternoon and let him know the wonderful news as soon as possible.
“Yes, Nina, it is important, come to my apartment this afternoon, I will order two pizzas, and we will have dinner together.”
The news disturbed Nina because, until now, she had always sung for her friends or small groups of people, but she was not sure that she could get on a stage before hundreds of people waiting for her star.
“You will succeed, Nina, start to thinking that you are already their star and that they will imitate you in everything you do, see, or even what you drink or eat, so you will have to choose it carefully.”
“I had not thought about this responsibility; I don't know if I would like to be an idol.”
“You will like it!”
“And what will become of my freedom? Journalists will chase me! I can't be calm anywhere!”
“You will get used to it, and I will always be by your side to protect you; I will be your agent and your bodyguard! As for freedom, if you know someone free, we will abandon everything, and you will become a lawyer, but if not, it is better to lose freedom being someone than being a nobody. And on the press of the heart, it will be enough to win two lawsuits for violation of the right of privacy to leave you alone, at least inside your home.”
“Okay, I trust you, I will do what you tell me. You are my agent!”
“I want you to come to the recording studio tomorrow so you can meet the musicians who will accompany you on the recordings. They are all professionals, you can ask them to do what you think is convenient.”
“But I have never been in a recording studio. I will be very nervous.”
“You will learn it soon, it is not very complicated, you just need a good musical ear and be very clear about how you want your songs to sound, and you know it very well because we have already made several recordings in my studio with obvious ideas. The rest is done by sound technicians. It will amaze you at what they are capable of with the recording shots!”
“Too bad, Nano will be not in the studio! He knew how to make the arrangements that suited each song!”
“Nina, get used to living without Nano. You are Nina, and you have your own personality. Find out!”
The sessions in the recording studio were exhausting. Nina was nervous and made frequent mistakes.
“Nina, Nina, focus! We have to repeat the shot again. You have entered the last measure at the wrong time!”
“Marc, I can't take it anymore! I have already repeated it six times, I am exhausted; It won't work out. Maybe I won't be able to record my own songs ...”
“No, Nina, we have to get a perfect shot tonight, because tomorrow this studio will be busy with other recordings.”
“If Nano were here, everything would be different, with him I would not make mistakes!” The anxious Nina insisted.
“But Nano is not here, it is just me, and I have put my professional future in your hands, and I know that you will not disappoint me.”
“Excuse me, Marc, I don't want you to ...”
“Nina, don't feel guilty, I'm just asking you to focus and don't think about anything but your song.”
“Okay, Marc, I'll try again.”
Finally, they made a satisfactory voice shot, and they could start mixing. Three months later, they finished recording all the songs on the album, and the record company prepared its release.
Nina's first album was as successful as Marc expected, and it soon topped the top charts in specialty magazines. The criticism was unanimous: a fresh star was born in the musical firmament!
“Yes, Nina, it is important, come to my apartment this afternoon, I will order two pizzas, and we will have dinner together.”
The news disturbed Nina because, until now, she had always sung for her friends or small groups of people, but she was not sure that she could get on a stage before hundreds of people waiting for her star.
“You will succeed, Nina, start to thinking that you are already their star and that they will imitate you in everything you do, see, or even what you drink or eat, so you will have to choose it carefully.”
“I had not thought about this responsibility; I don't know if I would like to be an idol.”
“You will like it!”
“And what will become of my freedom? Journalists will chase me! I can't be calm anywhere!”
“You will get used to it, and I will always be by your side to protect you; I will be your agent and your bodyguard! As for freedom, if you know someone free, we will abandon everything, and you will become a lawyer, but if not, it is better to lose freedom being someone than being a nobody. And on the press of the heart, it will be enough to win two lawsuits for violation of the right of privacy to leave you alone, at least inside your home.”
“Okay, I trust you, I will do what you tell me. You are my agent!”
“I want you to come to the recording studio tomorrow so you can meet the musicians who will accompany you on the recordings. They are all professionals, you can ask them to do what you think is convenient.”
“But I have never been in a recording studio. I will be very nervous.”
“You will learn it soon, it is not very complicated, you just need a good musical ear and be very clear about how you want your songs to sound, and you know it very well because we have already made several recordings in my studio with obvious ideas. The rest is done by sound technicians. It will amaze you at what they are capable of with the recording shots!”
“Too bad, Nano will be not in the studio! He knew how to make the arrangements that suited each song!”
“Nina, get used to living without Nano. You are Nina, and you have your own personality. Find out!”
The sessions in the recording studio were exhausting. Nina was nervous and made frequent mistakes.
“Nina, Nina, focus! We have to repeat the shot again. You have entered the last measure at the wrong time!”
“Marc, I can't take it anymore! I have already repeated it six times, I am exhausted; It won't work out. Maybe I won't be able to record my own songs ...”
“No, Nina, we have to get a perfect shot tonight, because tomorrow this studio will be busy with other recordings.”
“If Nano were here, everything would be different, with him I would not make mistakes!” The anxious Nina insisted.
“But Nano is not here, it is just me, and I have put my professional future in your hands, and I know that you will not disappoint me.”
“Excuse me, Marc, I don't want you to ...”
“Nina, don't feel guilty, I'm just asking you to focus and don't think about anything but your song.”
“Okay, Marc, I'll try again.”
Finally, they made a satisfactory voice shot, and they could start mixing. Three months later, they finished recording all the songs on the album, and the record company prepared its release.
Nina's first album was as successful as Marc expected, and it soon topped the top charts in specialty magazines. The criticism was unanimous: a fresh star was born in the musical firmament!
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