European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Can helped him get singing jobs with three different rhythm and blues groups. A there Aren t really a lot of popular ramp a vocalists Over  he says. A you have maybe a handful a thousand but compared to the states there s tens of thousands of very Good  Susanna Foecker Harrison a manager and a former record company employee says the number of americans trying to break into music in Europe is a incredibly  a when i go out at night i m always being offered demo tapes by jazz singers groups gospel choirs a you name it Quot she says. Verena Keiner of logic the Frankfurt based studio and record company that launched snap says she has seen an increase in americans hoping to follow in the groups footsteps. A after we had Success with snap and we became known through it a it was our first big Success As a Label As Well As for our producers a a lot of americans came to us either called us or sent us demo tapes or cassettes a Keiner says. But just because a person can sing or rap does no to guarantee instant stardom not even in Europe. A a it a important that there a something personal and unique about the music and that you Don t follow a trend but really try to be True to your self Quot says Foecker. Quot you can to just a. A of. Rap is in right now. In a Black. 1 can rap and if 1 have the right beat ill have the big  a a it a not that easy anymore. It was like that four or five years ago when rap really was a in in Germany. Today everybody on even Street Corner can  even though Harrison was in the right spot when he broke in. He needed perseverance to get there. When he was refused entry into some dance clubs in Germany he simply danced out in the streets. Club managers soon noticed his unusual dance style and invited him inside to perform. During one of the shows he caught the Eye of the to producer. Harrison hit the charts with two successive bands the mix masters and 24-7. Though Chart Success did t make him a millionaire he says a a in a  he has now kicked off a Solo career. Rock me the first single from his upcoming album was released earlier this month. Quot we re getting ready to storm the  he says. Rocco was at that proverbial right spot when she was asked to provide some of the backup vocals for the infamous Milli Vanilli. She and her twin sister Jodie were singing in a studio when producer Frank Farian approached them. A the came in and said. A you girls have like a half hour time for something really simple a a Rocco recalls. A we said a yeah a and went in and had to sing a ooh ooh ooh i love  Quot through the exposure. Rocco was Able to graduate from singing advertising jingles to providing backup vocals for such German stars As Udo . Inn deter and Edo Zanki. She Snow working on a Solo album. And she a still sending out demonstration tapes in the Hopes of getting More singing jobs. A even if you re Well known in the scene you done to Stop  she says. Being on the Ball is a key ingredient to making it in music say artists and Industry insiders. Quot absolutely important in my opinion is discipline and real determination Quot says manager Foecker. Quot the whole Era of sex and drugs and Rock a no Roll is Over and if you done to work very. Very hard on yourself you wont make it. You have to have a goal because you have to sacrifice a lot of other things. Your private life will be reduced to a  that s True for Rhein Mains Smiley. With his military Job during the Day and his singing jobs with three different bands at night Smiley has Little time for sleep and his wife and two Small children. But he knows that if he wants to achieve his goal a to be a Quot successful recording artist Quot when he leaves the army in 14w a he needs to keep up his hectic schedule. A i done to mind it because not Many people Are Able to do Liat it is they really really want to do Quot he says. A i m fortunate that i am Able to do something that i not Only like but 1 Low to  Washington a advice to aspiring musicians is simple a a done to give  a you have to just keep trying Quot she says. A if you have a dream or goal a whatever it is. Music or anything a done to give  Daniel Smiley a sergeant at Rhein main a Germany Hopes his moonlighting at Frankfurt a jazz Keller leads to a brighter spotlight. Sas Mic Hoai abeam september 22, 1991 sunday a Page 5