Two of my students/artists are in American Idol right now (Dilia Michelle & Marissa Pontecorvo – that’s  Marissa to the right.) Who knows how far they will go, but the fact that they went the distance by auditioning for American Idol and made it into the top few hundred out of the whole country is really awesome. I am so proud of them. It takes a lot of craft, experience, talent and courage to go [...]

Most often artists I meet are either worried they are not good enough, are afraid they’ll arrive too late, are too old, ill fated or flawed in some irreparable manner. And because of it, sometimes unknown to their conscious waking selves, they don’t commit fully. And commitment is one of those non-negotiable things. You’re going to need it for the long haul because it’s not just about how good you are at your craft, it’s [...]

2012. Doesn’t it just sound powerful? Must be the two “t’s” . Nevertheless, this quite anticipated year, perhaps, will hold nothing more than change. Are we ready? Any new year is an opportunity, if charted with care, thought and precision, that holds the promise of your innermost unbridled desires and deepest yearnings. The New Year is a perfect time to reassess, realign, set out on a heart filled journey, set new goals, and go for [...]

A new year – and 2012 to boot (more on that in an upcoming article!) is a GREAT opportunity to start where you are, make a solid commitment to your future, and get off to a jump start to a new and improved you in all aspects of your life and career. I LOVE the advent of the New Year – and the great promise that lies ahead for each of us. Time and time [...]

Do you notice a change lately? Of course we see the world changing, but do you notice anything changing in your thoughts, the way you do things, how you feel? Call me crazy, but not only do I notice things breaking down and reconstructing all over the place, I also notice my thoughts changing, the way I am thinking about things. And I wonder, does that come from something inside me, or is it the [...]

I’m in the middle of writing/presenting the first pilot run of my new program Fast Forward to Fame, that has 40 artists worldwide in attendance (from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, England & the US.) It is a 12-week program that addresses the independent music artist’s plight to claim their space in the overcrowded online global terrain called The New Music Business. We are on Module 3, The Fanbase Growth System, which shows how to [...]

I know, “instant success” sounds like a hard sell – well, not really when you consider that every instant that goes by that you don’t have the list below flowing for you – well, you are losing out. I know that there is SO much advice out there that it’s hard to know which way to go and what to follow – that’s why I made it easy for you and put together my top [...]

There’s an epidemic in the music industry right now. Three major stars are all having throat surgery within weeks of each other. Adele had surgery last Thursday to stop a vocal hemorrhage  – a recurring problem for her that finally cancelled her world tour. Keith Urban just announced he will undergo throat surgery to remove a polyp growing on his vocal cords followed by extended vocal rest.  John Mayer also had surgery recently to remove [...]

It’s a new time in this new-fangled era of the entertainment industry. As the traditional ways of doing things fall apart, now, more than ever, calls for a new set of ideas, new rules, new emerging paradigms and new ideas being called out from everywhere – even from the music shakers and makers. And the best ideas which, I am sure, have yet to arrive. Who knows where this will go? No one knows exactly [...]

Most people come to me for vocal coaching because a) I’m great at it and b) it’s what I’m most known for – making voices shine. But the bigger reason in the past seven years that people come to me is that they know it’s not just about doing the scales. They know that having a great voice is a part of their career, but more important that there’s a formula for what happens when [...]