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Thomas Hans’ Winning Performer Extraordinaire

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It’s hard to believe that Thomas has not graced our site since last March, but it’s not because we haven’t tried.  Thomas was extremely busy this past summer and we only caught up to him this past week.  This update article should prove to be the biggest and best we have ever had for Thomas including 4 brand new recordings and an exclusive video which can only be seen here. So please be sure to share this article using the tools at the bottom and I know you will want to leave a comment for Thomas to read as well!

Thomas competed in several competitions this past year and won the Rewe Family 2010 competition awarding him the opportunity to be involved in a workshop with the award winning singer Kate Hall. Thomas told me;.

“This was really a wonderful experience both winning the contest and then being able to be in the workshop with Kate Hall.  Not only was it cool but it helped me a lot!”

This experience set the pace for his next big stage performance in a musical called “Death Potion” in which he had two singing performances “Nature Boy and “JeSuis Malade”.

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Sam Verlinden Singer, Showman, Actor, Star!

sam profile picSam Verlinden of Auckland New Zealand has been a featured regular on Rivenmaster’s Place almost since its conception.  In fact, Sam was featured for the entire month of October in 2009.  Since that time Sam’s popularity on YouTube and at home in New Zealand has grown exponentially and now his acting prowess has captured the eye of both media professionals and a film graduate.

Sam is an amazing young man with exceptional musical skills.  His vocals caught my attention long before his voice showed any signs of deepening.  Sam’s greatest musical influence at an early age was Michael Jackson and he quickly learned and performed  exceptional covers of Michael’s earlier songs like “I’ll be There”, and “Ben”.  The whole time, Sam was simultaneously developing his stage acting abilities appearing in musicals at some of the larger venues in Auckland along with performing at a variety of singing engagements and shows in the city.Red Letter Band

Most recently, Sam and his newly formulate band “Red Letter” entered the Battle of the Bands Competition where they performed to screaming young fans.  I was very impressed by this young bands performance.  Not only were the guitar solos dead on, but each of them played like professionals bringing everyone in the auditorium to their feet!  While the band did not move into the final’s this year Sam still captured “Best Vocalist” and was invited back to sing with another band at the Bruce Mason Theatre where he received a standing ovation for his performance of “Stairway to Heaven”.  Sam’s immediate passion is to keep working with the band, polishing their act and abilities in order to obtain more gigs during these coming summer months in New Zealand. Continue reading “Sam Verlinden Singer, Showman, Actor, Star!”