Selling music? Do it Legally: License first! If you are doing a recording project of music that you intend to sell, you need to know about mechanical licenses. Of course, if you’re a songwriter or publisher, and want to get paid properly for your intellectual property, you need to understand mechanicals, too! Listen and… Read More » about Mechanical Licenses For Recording Projects: What, When, How [updated 2025]
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Are Voiced Consonants Killing Your High Notes?
Articulating voiced consonants from the wrong place can kill your high notes! Enunciating these sounds tightly is a very common limiter of vocal range resonance. So, let’s talk about why and what we can do about it. High notes require the vocal apparatus to stretch and thin the vocal folds, and need a relaxed open… Read More » about Are Voiced Consonants Killing Your High Notes?
12 Vocal Resolutions To Rock the New Year -Updated
WHEW, we’re ending the year on a waltz (12-31-23 or 123-123) and have come to… 2024! I hereby challenge you to make this the best year ever for your voice! Here are some ideas to help you begin this January with intention and openness for opportunities to come for you and the people you can touch…. Read More » about 12 Vocal Resolutions To Rock the New Year -Updated
Gift Suggestions for Singers, Songwriters, Speakers and Musicians – UPDATED 2024
Do you have singers, speakers, writers and/or musicians on your gift list? Here are some suggestions, updated for 2024, to give them what they REALLY want! Please note: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the… Read More » about Gift Suggestions for Singers, Songwriters, Speakers and Musicians – UPDATED 2024
My Voice’s Gratitude List
As Thanksgiving approaches this year, I am reminded of a thousand blessings that keep me in a state of gratitude. My list goes on forever … Finding that creativity has no age limit I’m finding the older I get, the braver I create. As I worked this year on Runaway Home the Musical – and… Read More » about My Voice’s Gratitude List
JP & Kat-Raio Rende Interview (Part 2): Chipmunks to Charts
This is Part 2 of my interview with primetime music creators JP and Kathryn Raio-Rende, owners of Earworm Music Company in New York City. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out Part 1! Watch video LINKS * Find the Rendes and Earworm Music * Find their Emmy-winning Sesame Street song video … Read More » about JP & Kat-Raio Rende Interview (Part 2): Chipmunks to Charts
JP & Kat-Raio Rende Interview (Part 1): Creating Emmy-Winning Music
My guests today are primetime music creators JP and Kathryn Raio-Rende, owners of Earworm Music Company in New York City. This is Part 1 of our interview, which is so full of nuggets I couldn’t leave out, I decided to break it into two episodes for you. When you’re done, go on to Part 2! Watch… Read More » about JP & Kat-Raio Rende Interview (Part 1): Creating Emmy-Winning Music
Personal Branding for Music Artists – Megan Gersch Interview
Megan Gersch is my interview guest today, and she’s going to share some strategies to help us stand out from the crowd instead of just blending in. To build a successful music career, you need to grow a following; a body of work is your prime artistic asset, but a fanbase is your prime business… Read More » about Personal Branding for Music Artists – Megan Gersch Interview
Metamorphosis of Runaway Home – a New Musical
In this interview, Darren and I talk about how this musical has metamorphosized from a couple of monologues he wrote on a plane and a vocal workshop I gave in Alabama, to a staged reading by headliners for heads of the entertainment industry in the middle of New York. Listen and Subscribe… Watch the Video… Read More » about Metamorphosis of Runaway Home – a New Musical
A New Approach To Manual Therapy for Voice: Walt Fritz Interview
Join me for a fascinating discussion with Walt Fritz, a leading physical therapist who uses a unique, patient-involved approach in manual therapy. With his groundbreaking new book ‘Manual Therapy for Voices… a Person-Centered Approach,’ Walt emphasizes the importance of active patient participation in the healing process. Watch the Video More about Walt: US-based physical therapist… Read More » about A New Approach To Manual Therapy for Voice: Walt Fritz Interview