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Page 1: In the Spotlight: Nath KeoBy Phatry Pan & Sreymom Serey
Monday, June 14th, 2004
In the Spotlight is a joint publication between Rajana Society and KhmerConnection.
Nath Keo, Musician
The "dancing machine" Nath Keo is back on the spotlight! This time around, he has tossed his bellydancing shoes to the side to clutch a mic. In December 2003, the man with many talented masks released his first Khmer album "Sgnath Sgnath - Keep Quiet" to the world. In this Rajana exclusive interview, he shares about the making of the album, his recent trip to Cambodia and other odd tidbits (and we mean odd). Don't be surprise if we approach him again for a third time in the near future. Could you guess under what title after reading the interview?
Read Nath Keo's first interview
RAJANA: Since your last visit to Seattle, what have you been doing?
NATH: Since May, I've opened a few musicals, performed in several cities and continuing work on my album.
RAJANA: What brings you to Seattle this weekend?
NATH: I had been invited to perform at the Arab Festival at the Seattle Center, so I took this opportunity to drop by KCG and hang out with some Khmer people.
RAJANA: Congratulations on making "RootsMusicCanada.com #1 East Asia" artist. With the success there, does that give you any indication of the level of success your album could receive?
NATH: The painful reality of this industry is that: Say you have written the greatest songs, recorded at highest quality, spent your life savings on promotion, and every corner people compliment your work ... this will still not guarantee and record sales. Even Michael Jackson has had commercially disappointing record sales.
RAJANA: Yes, that is so true.
NATH: For myself as an artist, I want to just stay true to my intentions and put out my best work. I won’t be able to decide the outcome for myself. The ultimate award I could receive for this record will not be from the number of sales anyway. Because those are just numbers. I can add up.
RAJANA: Share with us the first video to the single off the album?
NATH: I guess I've already told you about filming music videos. The first video I filmed was for the song "Yul Hauy". In this video I play 8 different people in different facets of the entertainment industry. My intention was to show people the behind the scenes of each character depicted.
RAJANA: Singing telegrams. Share with us your weirdest gig.
NATH: I've had so many disastrous gigs that it’s hard to pick out a single one to share. I had once performed a singing telegram at McDonald's for a 36-year-old birthday! That should be a good indication of the excitement level this crowd would put out. Anyhow, they all looked like deer caught in headlights. It was hard to stay focused and just perform.
RAJANA: Haha, now that’s a picture worth a thousand words! Please continue.
NATH: There were several times our company vehicle broke down on a busy city street and I was completely in costume. And so, public embarrassment is nothing new to me. And lastly, I recall another time when I got dropped off at the wrong venue. I just went in there, did the whole performance and not knowing until way afterwards that this crowd had not even expected a performance at all! They were good sports though, but they looked rather confused.
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