Do you want a vocal career? Do you want a bigger or more prosperous music business? There is no substitute for planning for success. You can’t plan for every contingency, as the pandemic era has proven, but without a morphable plan, success is a pipedream – not a real one with legs and not just… Read More » about Vocal Careers: How To Find Success
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Voice Fried, But Band Rehearsal Beckons?
I had a real-world wakeup about needing to know how to get a voice that feels fried in shape for a long band rehearsal….because this time the voice was mine! This Nashville spring is full of pollen and other allergens, even more than usual this year. My schedule has been slamming with vocal lessons, studio… Read More » about Voice Fried, But Band Rehearsal Beckons?
The Voice Of Kony 2012 …Double Edged Sword of Fame
It was with great sadness that I watched Jason Russell, the voice of Kony 2012, the incredibly successful video put out by Invisible Children Organization, experience a now-also-famous complete mental breakdown. This is a powerful example of the double-edged nature of fame. Voices need to be heard. It’s the reason they exist; it’s the reason… Read More » about The Voice Of Kony 2012 …Double Edged Sword of Fame
Think You Can’t Sing Again? Think Twice
If we sing long enough, most of us come upon a time where something stops us from singing. It can be an illness, trauma, personal or family priority or other life situation that causes us to set music aside. Then we wake up one morning with that ache of the soul that misses singing. And… Read More » about Think You Can’t Sing Again? Think Twice
What Singers Can Learn From Master Musicians
Well, actually singers can learn lots of things from master musicians, but I want to highlight this one today: The secret of the light-just-right touch. Great musicians know that pressure matters, for instance… When drummers hit drums too hard, they lose tone from their drums. They end up sounding oddly smaller with more attack than… Read More » about What Singers Can Learn From Master Musicians
Raising Pitch: The Inner Smile vs The Grimace
The very first professional vocal technique I learned was from the leader of my first staff jingle singing group. His name was Dick Gregory, a kind person and experienced singer. Jingle singing requires surgically accurate precision in everything… pitch, tone, phrasing, rhythm, entrances and cutoffs. Hired on because I could do most of these things… Read More » about Raising Pitch: The Inner Smile vs The Grimace
Headphones and Cue Boxes
Hey all… I’m doing a series of videos giving tips from my vocal training course “Singing In The Studio”. This one deals with how to wear headphones and gives a special tip on a cue box setting you should know about. Enjoy!
Spring: Pre-Production Time!
I know it’s just the end of January, but spring will be upon us before we know it. Pre-production time is NOW for spring recording projects. Meetings with producer prospective production teams, songwriting and song-gathering, as well as physical, mental and financial wellness activities. If, that is, you want this to be the artistically best… Read More » about Spring: Pre-Production Time!
Finding Your Voice: Vocal Uniqueness
When it comes to finding your own vocal uniqueness, you have to create your own vocal art. Very much like painting your own picture or writing your own novel, you take the color palate and alphabet of other vocal masters and create your own vocal work of art. It’s a process; most people start by… Read More » about Finding Your Voice: Vocal Uniqueness
Singers, Speakers: Three Worst Vocal Habits
The three worst things you can do when singing or speaking are: Tightening your ribcage Tightening your throat Communicating to more than one heart (hint: it’s the heart to whom your lyric or words are directed. The bad news: most people get these areas wrong habitually, The good news: changing them can make an instant… Read More » about Singers, Speakers: Three Worst Vocal Habits