I'm Casey and I just got signed.

[My Alter Ego]

Casey playing his bassy.

That kid is so talented!!!! I wish that he would have shown this side of him -- or had more opportunity to show this side of him while he was on Idol.

But "he's Casey and he just got signed." And, hopefully, he'll get to "blow our minds" (and even more hopefully, he'll ask Haley to help him do that) on his album!

[john]

That kid is so talented!!!! I wish that he would have shown this side of him -- or had more opportunity to show this side of him while he was on Idol.

This performance really does showcase some of Casey's talents. It's cool. Video is from 2010.

[My Alter Ego]

That kid is so talented!!!! I wish that he would have shown this side of him -- or had more opportunity to show this side of him while he was on Idol.

This performance really does showcase some of Casey's talents. It's cool. Video is from 2010.

I'm not usually one to want to limit someone's talent, but in Casey's case, I wonder if he wouldn't be a bit better off showing his audience that he can focus and how extremely good he is at those (umm) 5 things that he's decided to focus on (unlike most of us who can master one or two things, at best). (Because he's so talented, he likely gets bored rather quickly, so moves on to something else. That's why I picked a random 5 areas of music that he could focus on rather than scaling it back.)

[john]

I'm not usually one to want to limit someone's talent, but in Casey's case, I wonder if he wouldn't be a bit better off showing his audience that he can focus and how extremely good he is at those (umm) 5 things that he's decided to focus on (unlike most of us who can master one or two things, at best). (Because he's so talented, he likely gets bored rather quickly, so moves on to something else. That's why I picked a random 5 areas of music that he could focus on rather than scaling it back.)

He seems to like to experiment with new things a lot, whether an instrument, video technique, or with sound equipment.

Casey tweeted this the other day:

Yep, this instrument is going on my album. Dean parks killing it on the mandocello.

[My Alter Ego]

[quote='My Alter Ego' pid='2223' dateline='1326577076']
I'm not usually one to want to limit someone's talent, but in Casey's case, I wonder if he wouldn't be a bit better off showing his audience that he can focus and how extremely good he is at those (umm) 5 things that he's decided to focus on (unlike most of us who can master one or two things, at best). (Because he's so talented, he likely gets bored rather quickly, so moves on to something else. That's why I picked a random 5 areas of music that he could focus on rather than scaling it back.)

He seems to like to experiment with new things a lot, whether an instrument, video technique, or with sound equipment.

Casey tweeted this the other day:

Yep, this instrument is going on my album. Dean parks killing it on the mandocello.

And he's off and running -- yet again.

I would not be at all surprised to learn that Casey's IQ "clocks" in at a genius level. And, perhaps, many of his "fans" are in that category as well.

However, I still think that he would ultimately be better served -- at least, initially -- by recognizing that those who might be able to support his interests (and by "support" I mean "buy") may be "slowbies" -- those who can't keep up with his warp speed musical shifts.
/quote]

[john]

Story of Casey's life?

[My Alter Ego]

Story of Casey's life?

John, thank you for unearthing this. I had seen this last year in Season 10's early episodes, when Casey was the darling of many and throughout the past year I have tried finding it again.

As to your question: perhaps only Casey knows the answer to that, but you may be right. (Hopefully not.)

[john]

John, thank you for unearthing this. I had seen this last year in Season 10's early episodes, when Casey was the darling of many and throughout the past year I have tried finding it again.

As to your question: perhaps only Casey knows the answer to that, but you may be right. (Hopefully not.)

I just randomly encountered that video. It brought to mind Steven Tyler saying "How much do you love Haley..." after they sang IFTEM. But, while Casey may not be Haley's type romantically, he's got lots of admirers out there.

[john]

Cute tweet from Casey during the "Haley Reinharted Us" Twitter trend today:

IAmCaseyAbrams Casey Abrams
Haley totally reinharted me
2 hours ago

[john]

A bio of Casey's father from Idyllwild Arts Academy:

Moving Pictures instructor
Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Social Relations/Social Anthropology from Harvard University and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently a faculty member at the Idyllwild Arts Academy where he teaches in the Moving Pictures Department, along with serving as Institutional Director of ScriptEd Only Screenwriting Conservatory, a distance learning screenwriting program. Ira is a member of the Producers Guild of America and serves as President, Board of Directors of CineStory, a national non-profit screenwriter’s organization. He has been a Visiting Professor of Film and Television at Chapman University, Chair and Professor, Department of Film and Video at Columbia College in Chicago, IL, Associate Professor of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas, Austin and a visiting faculty member at the Instituto Tecnologico, Monterrey, Mexico, the International Film and Television Workshops, Oaxaca, Mexico and Rockport, Maine, and the University of Manchester, England. As a professional filmmaker, Ira is president of Xaibe Productions, Inc. which produces series for broadcast and educational use. He has been a series producer for Chicago Tomorrow, WTTW Public Television, Chicago and executive producer for many educational and documentary films and television productions.