TP + Vicci Martinez = The Voice Amazingness

TAIKOPROJECT Rocks the Socks Off NBC's "The Voice"

Did you happen to check out NBC's "The Voice" last Tuesday, June 21st? If you did, you may have noticed six war-painted burly bodies rocking out on okedos to Vicci Martinez's killer performance of Florence and the Machine's "The Dog Days Are Over".

Kickin' it on stage with Vicci, The Voice's sultry blues singer from Tacoma, Washington, TAIKOPROJECT put the beat into judges Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, and Cee Lo Green with the heartbeat of our okedo while Vicci belted out words that brought the audience to their feet. In a spectacle that coach Cee Lo deemed "The most powerful performance of the night," Vicci and the TAIKOPROJECT locked down a rock-and-roll beat while our warrior paint and Vicci's up-do put the soul into the song.

Meeting Vicci was amazingly enjoyable because she was so down to earth and personable! It was extremely refreshing to work with someone who was engaging and excited to have us on stage with her for such a huge event. I personally hope she goes all the way and takes the finals, and I know the rest of the cast feels the same way.

Although being on stage with Vicci in front of huge stars such as Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine left me a bit starstruck, I think I enjoyed the process as much as the actual performance. Getting ready, rehearsing on stage with direction from our choreographer Hi-Hat (the same choreographer we worked with for the Grammy's gig), and watching all the contestants prepare for the show was just as fulfilling for me as actually being on stage performing. We got professional make-up artists to slather war paint all over our arms and faces, we ate some of the best craft services food I've had in a while, and we even had our own air-conditioned green room!

We arrived at Warner Bros Studios on Tuesday and were taken immediately to get painted. We had no idea it was going to take approximately 45min per person... The result was well worth it though. Check out our red carpet Hollywood shots!

And on to the individual shots. Give me some close ups!

Josh	Andrew
Maz	David
Bryan	Kevin

Here's the gang in front of Warner Bros Studios, getting ready to go on.

After five full days of rehearsals, costume fitting, and militaristic marching, we went on stage with Vicci and absolutely blew the house up. Vicci even borrowed two of our smaller okedos which she used to jam out and get that added rocker effect. I think it worked quite well - what do you think? Check out the video below and see if you can spot who's who!

This performance was special for me because I absolutely love movies, TV, and entertainment, so being on the Warner Bros sets was like putting together peanut butter and chocolate - it just felt right. I'm going to remember this one for a long, long time :)