Image via Shutterstock This article originally appeared on Cari Cole’s Standing in the Spotlight blog. As one of the top celebrity vocal coaches in the world, I’ve seen it all. From stars to rock legends and Grammy winners to tens of thousands of emerging independents, one thing is true: You…Continue Reading
Fullness. It’s one thing that separates a great-sounding song from a clearly home-produced song. But how do you get fuller sounding songs? It would be nice if there were a “make my song sound fuller” knob I could turn on. But as far as I know, there’s not (yet). This…Continue Reading
Image via Shutterstock This article originally appeared on Soundfly. I’ve been teaching songwriting for a long time. But for a long time before that I’d been hearing all kinds of excuses from songwriters going through writer’s block and friends who say, “Oh, I could never write a song,” which is like saying…Continue Reading
Image via Shutterstock No matter who you are — from Leonard Cohen to your favorite subway busker — if you’re a songwriter, you’re bound to hit some creative roadblocks from time to time. Some days, creativity just pours out of you, and some days, things just do not click. Instead…Continue Reading
Image via Shutterstock This article originally appeared on the Bulletproof Musician. Whether it’s an audition, recital, or performance, it’s pretty natural to engage in some sort of post-performance reflection or “post-mortem.” For me, the reflection process usually consisted of a) re-living the worst moments, b) trying to decide how bad…Continue Reading
