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Quote Of The Day: Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That’s just copying what someone else did. Sebastian Bach Hang on there Sebastian (Skid Row) Bach. I have to disagree with that statement. There are so many good reasons for doing cover songs and being a “cover” artist. For those [...]

Quote Of The Day:  “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow why oh why can’t I?”             -Dorothy from The Wizard Of Oz  This past week I was tempted to give my opinion on a facebook post a friend and fellow singer made who wasn’t impressed with Pink’s performance of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” during [...]

  In my last blog post I gave some insight as to how everyone can cut the odds of contracting those nasty seasonal viruses. In this posting, let’s chat about some remedies to get you back up on your feet should you unfortunately become the host to a nasty bug. As we all have experienced, [...]

Quote Of The Day “Only when I’m dancing can I feel this free.” ― Madonna A few weeks back Madonna performed as the Super Bowl’s half time entertainment. In true Madonna form, it was a spectacle and the powers that be pulled off an amazing feat under restrictive circumstances. You have to be a real [...]

Quote Of The Day: “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” John Lennon Who doesn’t love The Beatles? At some point in our musical life we will discover them [...]

Quote Of The Day: “I just wanna hear you breathe” Lenny Kravitz from an Absolut Vodka commercial If you have been following my blog posts over the last 9 months you probably have deciphered that my biggest vocal coaching tip is “Breathe”. As a singer, breathing needs a little more attention than just the automatic [...]

Quote Of The Day: A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business, live concerts. Elvis Presley I couldn’t agree with Elvis more. This blog is about helping to create that electricity with the way the [...]

Quote Of The Day My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room. Stan Getz Saxaphone players, like singers, rely heavily on good diaphragm support to play their instrument with good pitch, projection, and tone. The [...]

Quote Of The Day: “Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.” Bill Cosby Oh my gosh, how true is that? Maybe that’s why when we are little, our names get changed to one that ends in an “ee” sound: Billy, Bobby, Timmy, Angie [...]

Sound checks are a curious thing. Often they are conducted in an empty venue that will be filled with an audience a few hours later. So, how do you prepare effectively for a performance in an environment where the variables will most likely change once the audience is seated? Here are some of the things [...]