For anyone who was wondering, we (Backstage Romance) went to LA because we were invited by an NBC talent producer to audition for the second season of their a cappella singing contest, The Sing-Off.
Our audition went great! The judges really liked our Just Dance/Sweet Dreams mash-up and they complimented us on our costumes. They were impressed because no other group dressed up like we did.
Unfortunately, they thought that our group was too small. We hoped to go into the audition with four group members, but following a setback, we only ended up with three. Going into the audition, we knew that the rules stated that the show was looking to cast groups of four to twelve members. After our audition, the judges explained that although they enjoyed our performance, they were looking to cast larger a cappella groups (four or more singers), which we already knew.
We explained to them that our fourth member wasn't able to make it and they acknowledged our professionalism because we didn't come into the audition apologizing right off the bat for our lack of a fourth member. They also asked us if there was any way that our fourth member could come in with us the next day to re-audition, but obviously she could not.
We left the studio with our heads held high, and a couple of minutes later, one of the judges chased us down about a block away from the studio! We were completely surprised. He said that he really wanted us to come back the next day to re-audition and asked us again if there was any way that our fourth member could come and audition with us. We explained to him that there was no way that our fourth member could make it the next day and in the end, he just made sure that we were coming back to audition next year... which I don't think we are. As of right now, we no longer have a fourth member and I think that we're going to keep it that way! We've been singing as a trio for four years now, and the whole trip made us realize that with a fourth member, our entire dynamic changed and it was painfully obvious how difficult it would be for us to move forward with a new singer. So, we are back to three and we are going to stay three!
