Why You Aren't Getting Better
This week’s blog isn’t going to be funny or snarky or smartass. It’s mostly informative. I know. You’re shocked. So am I. This doesn’t happen all that often, so we should probably both enjoy it....
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ADELE Stays True…
Adele reveals the secrets of her success: no selling out… Originally posted 2011-05-26 17:04:25.
Read MoreEric Whiteacre's 2,000 Voice Virtual Choir
Eric Whiteacre’s genius choir project that involves 2,000 virtual voices takes the modern choir to a whole new level. Check out the Ted talk and preview. Whiteacre’s "Sleep" premieres in full on April 7th...
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Oversinging
The term ‘oversinging’ is often bandied about especially when criticizing an ‘American Idol’...
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Music Is My Mistress
Dear Lis, I’ve been trying to make a success of my singing career for twelve years. I am starting...
Read MoreThe Wow Factor
We’ve all witnessed performers whose mesmerizing effect sometimes outweigh their musical abilities. What is that special something that reaches out and grabs the audience by the neck and won’t let go? We could call it the ‘wow...
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Take Your Voice To the Next Level
Whether you’re a beginning vocalist or a seasoned singer, Singing For Dummies®, 2nd...
Read MoreYou Got Talent
A friend of mine forwarded me a video of her daughter singing a couple of songs in what looks like her high school auditorium, followed by a request asking if I could do anything to help her: vocal coaching, guitar lessons,...
Read MoreBelting Basics Part 2
As I stated in my last article (Belting Basics Part 1), the broadest definition of belting may be the best: carrying a speech-like or yell-like sound to the top of one’s range. It is usually loud and resonant but not always. The...
Read MoreBelting Basics Part 1
Commercial singers outside of the musical theater world may wonder what belting is and isn’t. To be completely truthful, that same conversation is very common even IN the musical theater world! Traditionally, belting was the...
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Building Bridges
Building Bridges With Waterfalls Dear Lis, My registers don’t connect very well....
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Singing Technique Cults
I just got back from Dresden, Germany, the site of the 2009...
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- Shure Collaborates With The Music Resource Center To Foster Muscial Development Among YouthShure has partnered with the Music Resource Center (MRC), a Charlottesville-based, non-profit teen center, to provide the facility with its MOTIV™ microphones for local, underserved youths interested in the performing arts. Founded in 1995, the MRC has locations in Charlottesville, VA and Cincinnati, OH that aim to inspire teenagers in a culturally diverse and musically […]
- Stage Tec September News – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEStage Tec, the Berlin-based manufacturer of professional audio equipment, presented the world premiere of the new 5.1.4 multichannel format with Z-plane in AURUS platinum at the IBC. 3D audio is becoming increasingly important in the professional audio arena. The three-dimensional soundscapes that 3D audio creates evoke a more emotional response for consumers not only in […]
- Multiple Grammy-Winning Producer, Mixer and Engineer Darrell Thorp Hails IsoAcoustics New ISO SeriesSeven-time Grammy®Award-winning producer, mixer and engineer Darrell Thorp’s first experience with IsoAcoustics ISO Series speaker stands came when he needed to raise the reference monitors at his Los Angeles facility, 101 Recording, to ear height. “I remember thinking how clear and punchy my speakers sounded,” says Thorp. On that occasion, Thorp, who has been recognized […]
- Live Sound or Install – Mammouth Sound Chooses dBTechnologies DVAMark Gallegos, Owner and CEO of Mammoth Sound, first experienced a demo of the DVA Active Line Array from dBTechnologies five years ago and he hasn’t turned back. The demo consisted of DVA T12s, DVA S30Ns, DVX DM15 THs, and DVA T8s, supporting The Wailers on a ski slope with no opportunity to do a […]
- PreSonus Audio Electronics Introduces the CDL Series LoudspeakerPreSonus Audio Electronics is pleased to introduce the CDL-series loudspeakers, the latest additions to the company’s line of innovative sound reinforcement designs. The result of years of research and development, the CDL12 Constant Directivity Loudspeaker combines the best attributes of point source and line array technology into a unique patent-pending design, radiating a highly focused […]