The blog is back! While you lot have all been off on your holidays, there's been lots of conversations behind the scenes and one of the ket themes that popped up is the difference between singing live and recording. So, I’ve teamed up with the good folk at Seacroft Studios, in Southend to bring you an opportunity to explore just this.
Read MoreI've previously written my top tip on how to find correct breathing for singing: 'How to Breath' This is a beginners guide that had you lying on the floor to try and find it. In this article, I'll get you actually standing up!
Read MoreI've spoken here before about the positive power singing has over our mind ('Singing makes you happy - Science says so'), however the human brain is a very complex computer that can also have the reverse effect. In this article, I share my own process for how to tackle that song you 'can't' sing
Read MoreEarlier this year I was fortunate enough to be asked to be part of the team facilitating a week long songwriting LAB, for some of Southend's Young Musician's. The project has opened up so many doors for this talented lot; since the LAB, they've hosted and played their first gig (the first ever for some of them); launched an open mic night for Southend's young musicians, been asked to play this years Village Green Festival and been hard at work on the release of their debut album - a compilation of original songs from each of them
Read MoreI'm fortunate enough to teach a number of students who have real promise in a variety of disciplines, ranging through pop, singer/songwriter and musical theatre ... even a couple who haven't quite decided yet, but could go in any one of these directions. However, something that was present in most of them when they first started was 'the mimic'. In this article, I share my top 3 tips on how to stop doing this and start finding your own sound.
Read MoreAs I watch news of the snap general election, the dismantling of the NHS before our very eyes, Trump, Brexit (don't mention Brexit!!); I can't help but wonder if the young songwriting community are watching and wondering what is to become of us, picking up their note pads and furiously writing about it all.
Read MoreThis week I take to the stage myself, as I play 'Doralee' (a.k.a Dolly Parton) in '9 to 5 the Musical' and I thought it would be useful to share some of my rituals, that enable me to stay energised and in full voice.
Read MoreMy job often takes me on the most rewarding journeys and this past week has been no exception, as I worked with a group of Young People at a Songwriting LAB organised by SOSLAM and METAL Southend.
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