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!
Studio Recording
Singing In The Studio? You’ll Like This
Dear blog friends… I usually reserve “All Things Vocal” blog for giving you actionable articles on the voice. In future I’ll be adding video and audio to some of my posts. However, I’ve decided to do something rare and announce the new price on my multimedia professional guide “Singing In The Studio” first on this… Read More » about Singing In The Studio? You’ll Like This
5 Tips for Breathing in the Vocal Booth
How you breathe in the vocal booth will determine your degree of vocal control- affecting pitch, tone, volume, vocal licks and your susceptibility to vocal strain. As is true for all singing, breath during vocal recording includes three areas… Read More » about 5 Tips for Breathing in the Vocal Booth
Studio mindset: How to move out of analytical left brain
When you are singing in the studio, you desperately need to move out of logical, critical, analytical left-brain mode. Why? Messages go deeper when understood emotionally instead of just analytically. Left brain singing is not as compelling as right brain singing. Think about it… which moves you more — to hear a formulaic, even, predictable,… Read More » about Studio mindset: How to move out of analytical left brain
Don’t trust tuned vocals
Loretta Lynn once said that when you start to believe your own press, you are a fool (or something to that effect. It was a while ago I heard it.) I’d like to use that analogy to make a point about another flattering hype-spinner… tuned vocals. Tuned vocals are a double edged sword. They are… Read More » about Don’t trust tuned vocals
When your music backup is… not
Producer/Engineer Ronny Light doing the other creative thing he loves From Judy: I don’t know about you, folks, but my voice and my music (not to mention press photos, videos, schedule, so much more) are located in files on my computer that I don’t want to lose. (Understatement!) So face it; all of us singers… Read More » about When your music backup is… not
The Vocal Booth: 7 Tips To Make The Recording Space Singer-Friendly
What does a singer need in the vocal booth? More than just eye-friendly recording studio design. The voice is a picky, sensitive thing. If you want to record it, here are 7 things it wants: Lighting – It wants mood lighting, OK? Twilight dimmed to pitch black – experiment to find the lighting that makes… Read More » about The Vocal Booth: 7 Tips To Make The Recording Space Singer-Friendly
Singing With Headphones: Pitch Issues
Here’s a great question from my email… Question: I usually don’t have pitch issues when recording, but on occasion I do. I’ve tried using just one ear piece on the headphones, but on this particular song, still had trouble. Can you explain the science behind finding pitch when using headphones? Thanks! Answer: First of all,… Read More » about Singing With Headphones: Pitch Issues
Vocal Control For Studio Singing
A large part of vocal training involves learning vocal control. Without vocal control, any vocal recording will suffer dreadfully. With it, you can do things you can only dream about without it. Another problem with lack of control is that if you are singing with any degree of power, you are going to experience a… Read More » about Vocal Control For Studio Singing
Recording Producer: The Politics and The Money
This is a follow-up post about choosing a recording producer. We’ll also talk about costs. There is one more factor in your choice of producer – the POLITICAL factor. Questions you may wish to explore: Can this person get your project heard by the industry? Who does this person know and are they willing to… Read More » about Recording Producer: The Politics and The Money