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So I brought her the idea of, Why dont we do a fan request every day?
She loved the idea, and I think weve been doing it since almost the very beginning.
Whenever they were coming up with a concept for the show, that sort of morphed into Kellyoke.
What did you do today so far for the show?We typically tape Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
But this week, to accommodate herVoicetaping schedule, weve shifted to a Thursday, Friday, Saturday show.
So far today has been directors meetings, where we decide the best way to present the Kellyoke song.
Right now, Im prearranging all the songs.
I heard somewhere that a lot of the Kellyokes on the TV show are fan requests too.Yeah.
Our vocal director and background singer, Jessi Collins, comes in, and together we choose the keys.
So I record a version with Jessi singing it so that the band can rehearse to a vocal.
With the band, on rehearsal day, Id say we get about two passes of it.
Fortunately, being with Kelly so long now, we sort of have a shorthand.
We have to learn each song in at least three keys.
And occasionally, shell have an arrangement changed last minute.
Its an awesome feeling.
So when the song first came in, Id never heard it before.
Oh my gosh, where have I been?
Another selfish highlight for me was doing Heart, Alone.
So whenever somebody requested Heart, I pushed that to the top of the list.
What has it been like to now be able to see yourself on TV sometimes?
Ive never ever wanted to be up front or in a limelight.
I just love being a part of the creative process with her.
And Im not a hugely emotional guy, but I cried.
Why dont we try it this way?
We did it, and the reaction was unbelievable.
And this was a Friday night.
So we went straight to the studio that night, re-recorded it again.
My goal is either to enhance her vocal or stay out of the way of it.
And Ive learned a lot of that from her.
