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Composer on the look out for killer singers to possibly sing New York Christmas tune...get in touch.
Hi...I'm on the look out for a killer singer to possibly sing New York Christmas tune.
If you have a second...Quickly...I am a Folk-Jazz-Rock Singer Songwriter based in New York who has worked as a composer with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Taye Diggs, Dan the Automator of Gorillaz, John Spencer Blues Explosion’s Russell Simins, Pete Yorn, Karren Allen, Brittany Murphy, Bed Bath and Beyond, Folger’s Coffee, Michael McDonald’s horn section and Christopher Cross, Robben Ford and Lori McKenna’s bass player Brian Allen. I also had a residency in Port Washington Long Island where I performed with a group every Saturday for two years, in addition to having my recording Life Whispers On be #7 on Canada's Cashbox Radio in summer of 2022 and being a featured artist at two ASCAP workshops.
Thank you so much for your time and hope to hear from you..
All the best,
JOrdon
If you have a second...Quickly...I am a Folk-Jazz-Rock Singer Songwriter based in New York who has worked as a composer with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Taye Diggs, Dan the Automator of Gorillaz, John Spencer Blues Explosion’s Russell Simins, Pete Yorn, Karren Allen, Brittany Murphy, Bed Bath and Beyond, Folger’s Coffee, Michael McDonald’s horn section and Christopher Cross, Robben Ford and Lori McKenna’s bass player Brian Allen. I also had a residency in Port Washington Long Island where I performed with a group every Saturday for two years, in addition to having my recording Life Whispers On be #7 on Canada's Cashbox Radio in summer of 2022 and being a featured artist at two ASCAP workshops.
Thank you so much for your time and hope to hear from you..
All the best,
JOrdon
JOrdon
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Re: Can I improve? (Help)
Welcome, @PeterTheReaper!
Another thing you’re going to discover is that singing songs is really complex. To do it well, you have to have a number of skills very well embedded, so you can do them without thinking. (What Ken calls unconscious competence)
The way to develop these is through the exercises, so that you can really focus on individual skills. If you post these, it’s much easier for us to identify any problems.
The funny thing is I’ve really reduced the number of songs I’m singing, but I’m doing the exercises almost every day, & beginning to see changes
Keep at it!
Another thing you’re going to discover is that singing songs is really complex. To do it well, you have to have a number of skills very well embedded, so you can do them without thinking. (What Ken calls unconscious competence)
The way to develop these is through the exercises, so that you can really focus on individual skills. If you post these, it’s much easier for us to identify any problems.
The funny thing is I’ve really reduced the number of songs I’m singing, but I’m doing the exercises almost every day, & beginning to see changes
Keep at it!
charlie_v
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Re: Can I improve? (Help)
first of all, if there is any inflammation on or near your cords, you must be careful, so this is the medical disclaimer you knew was gonna come: if you are unsure if there is an inflammation there, check with an ENT. otherwise, there will be a risk of long-term damage.
having said that: you sound like a lot of people when they start, well if you already knew how to sing well, you would not have bought the course, right? you don't sound especially bad or anything, just not like a trained singer. well, that is because you aren't (yet)
but you can and will be. 17 is very young, you have so much time to become amazing.
all of the points you are worried about are addressed in the course (tone, pitch, control, versatility etc.). just start the course properly, do it for a few months, and see the results. it will take a good few years to become a good singer, but there will be all these milestones before you are there, and progress will happen in short intervals. if you stick with it, you will sound better after 1 month, trust me.
make sure you do the course right by submitting your exercises for feedback regularly, ask as much as you want to know on this forum, and become a great singer with us...
look on youtube, Ken has a video "how to get rid of mucus" (or sometthing like that) and follow that advice, too. also, make sure to eat healthy stuff. from what you say it sounds like you might have some kind of allergy (seasonal/food/dust) maybe?
having said that: you sound like a lot of people when they start, well if you already knew how to sing well, you would not have bought the course, right? you don't sound especially bad or anything, just not like a trained singer. well, that is because you aren't (yet)
but you can and will be. 17 is very young, you have so much time to become amazing.all of the points you are worried about are addressed in the course (tone, pitch, control, versatility etc.). just start the course properly, do it for a few months, and see the results. it will take a good few years to become a good singer, but there will be all these milestones before you are there, and progress will happen in short intervals. if you stick with it, you will sound better after 1 month, trust me.
make sure you do the course right by submitting your exercises for feedback regularly, ask as much as you want to know on this forum, and become a great singer with us...
look on youtube, Ken has a video "how to get rid of mucus" (or sometthing like that) and follow that advice, too. also, make sure to eat healthy stuff. from what you say it sounds like you might have some kind of allergy (seasonal/food/dust) maybe?
Klaus_T
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Re: What does Ken mean by "Like pouring oil in the cords"?/Moisture in the cords/vocal rest
Thanks a lot Terence and Klaus for your comments, absolutely wonderful and helpful!
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
Esteban22
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Re: What does Ken mean by "Like pouring oil in the cords"?/Moisture in the cords/vocal rest
thanks for your comment, @Terence so i guess it was not purely metaphorical
@Esteban22 glad the answer helped you a bit.
one thing to add, listen to your body, if rest seems better, and doing a warmup feels not good, don't do it. the "having over-sung" part should really be a rare phenomenon (can happen when you can't hear yourself well in a band situation), but not the rule. and therefore, doing a full rest once when maybe a light warmup would have been better, is not gonna "kill" your voice, i would hope
i recently started running/jogging, and there is this thing called a recovery run. after a more intense day (sprinting or hill run or long distance for example), it is said to help the body heal quicker and flush out metabolites etc. i think this is kind of the equivalent of our topic here
@Esteban22 glad the answer helped you a bit.
one thing to add, listen to your body, if rest seems better, and doing a warmup feels not good, don't do it. the "having over-sung" part should really be a rare phenomenon (can happen when you can't hear yourself well in a band situation), but not the rule. and therefore, doing a full rest once when maybe a light warmup would have been better, is not gonna "kill" your voice, i would hope
i recently started running/jogging, and there is this thing called a recovery run. after a more intense day (sprinting or hill run or long distance for example), it is said to help the body heal quicker and flush out metabolites etc. i think this is kind of the equivalent of our topic here
Klaus_T
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