Interview With Diane Kimbrough - Part 2

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Today's topic is Part 2 of my interview with veteran live performance coach Diane Kimbrough. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to raise the level of your live performance staging.
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Contact Diane for vocal performance sessions at her website www.DianeKimbrough.com. If you’d like help with any vocal matter, get Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in part 2 include:
Why Diane's approach is to practice the arena level show instead of the coffee-house show, and how that can benefit the smaller venue performance, too.
Training artists to work with a camera.
How being present with venue size changes how you perform live.
The circumstances for which a veteran stage performer needs to come back in for some live performance coaching.
Some of the worst things you can do on stage.
Mapping out talking points on stage.
How Acro Yoga helps Diane with her live performance coaching. How it benefits both artists and teachers of artists to keep learning and trying things we've never done before.
Why and how artists should watch awards shows.
How the mistaken belief that the audience is feeling what you're feeling can diminish your performance.
How and why to articulate clearly and use punctuation in performance.
Why it's important for best performance to understand and take on the responsibility of your unique artistic position on stage.
How important it is for an artist to work with a team that supports each member, and communicates to resolve any seeming differences so the artist is never confused.
NOTE: If you haven't listened to part 1 of this interview yet, be sure and check out my previous episode!

Interview With Veteran Live Performance Coach Diane Kimbrough - Part1

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is my interview with Diane Kimbrough. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to improve your live performances, your confidence on stage and your audience impact. You'll also learn how Diane's performance coaching and my vocal coaching work together in a synergy that supports instead of confuses our artist clients.
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If you’d like help with live performance, contact Diane at her website http://dianekimbrough.com/. For help with any vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Diane's background & experience
Explanation of what live performance coaching is.
How Diane uses her dance and acting experience in her coaching.
Defining stage presence.
How Diane and I work synergistically to increase stage and vocal abilities.
The value of getting live performance coaching before recording final studio vocals.
How both of us work on focusing message delivery.
Diane's coaching strategy of videotaping performance and playing it back without sound.
A vital understanding Diane wants artists to get out of her coaching sessions: The song itself - the structure of the music and the lyrics - should largely dictate stage movement. How that goes with my vocal training.
How to figure out who your voice needs to represent in any song.
Diane and I discuss and solve our disparate ways of approaching and coaching authenticity. We discuss what is and is not 'real', how to use acting techniques to make the moment real for the audience even when it's not real for you.
Why you don't need to freak out at the thought of acting.
Case study about an artist we both successfully worked with who had a serious eating disorder and issues with 'feeling' emotion.
How critical voices and situations like bad-fitting heels affect confidence on stage. Knowledge brings power.
Case study about another of our artists who we helped go from serious insecurity to up & coming artist catching serious career fire.
Diane says it's best to have some stage experience before booking coaching sessions.
Ways Diane asks clients to practice what they learn from her. Written homework is assigned, along with continual videotaping and silent viewing to review how audiences see you.
The importance of separating singing and stage movement practice. Why you should put your guitar down and try singing without it.
How that same strategy - separate practice - is a wise way to practice vocal technique.
Diane and I bat around the concept of singing to the one heart. We use different words for the same thing... Diane calls it having a conversation on a melodic line.
PLEASE NOTE: There was so much we shared I decided to split the interview. This is Part 1. Listen to Part 2, on the episode following this one.
About Diane Kimbrough:
As an actress, dancer, and choreographer, Diane’s career has taken her to Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East where she has directed and choreographed live shows for companies including IBM, Kawasaki, NCR, Chevrolet, Texaco, and Suzuki. She herself has appeared on stage & television with an array of stars from Garth Brooks to the L.A. Dodgers.Her work has appeared on every major television network. She has staged a wide array of events from ABC’s “Monday Night Football” promo to “The All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade” for CBS. Diane is a veteran of eight seasons of the CMAs (Country Music Association Awards), staging such knockout numbers as Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochie”, Brad Paisley’s “Online” and Shania Twain’s “I’m Outta Here” and “Any Man of Mine”.Managers and record labels, including Arista, Atlantic, Capitol, Columbia, Epic, Mercury, RCA and Sony as well as a host of indie labels, have hired Diane to coach their emerging artists as well as top-selling stars. Her clients include solo artists, vocal groups and bands of any genre. Diane’s philosophy… “Create an experience and you’ve created a fan.”Contact her at http://dianekimbrough.com

Interview With Rick Barker - Part 2

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's episode is the 2nd part of my interview with Rick Barker… music business mastermind and artist development hero. Listen to this All Things Vocal podcast episode to get insider tips for creating and growing a successful music business.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!
If you want the best vocal training proven to maximize vocal ability and conquer strain, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
When an artist is ready for a good manager and booking agent. How to understand why you need to be making enough money to make it win-win.
Why you educate yourself to get to that point.
How to protect yourself from bitterness and self-pity which stops your progress.
The strategy of re-thinking and using labels as joint ventures.
The singles game.
Building your own buzz.
How to create fan engagement on social media (great tactics)
Why you shouldn't spend a ton of money on Billboard radio station promotion.
Spotify, soundcloud
How to earn people's attention
Rick's book and courses
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
www.RickBarker.com 

Interview With Music Biz Mastermind Rick Barker - Part 1

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today I interview Rick Barker… a highly successful music mogul and mentor who teaches artists to be successful with their careers.. Listen to this All Things Vocal podcast episode to get insider tips for creating and growing a successful music business.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio and many other podcast apps. Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!
If you want the best vocal training proven to maximize vocal ability and conquer strain, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Rick's work as former manager of Taylor Swift and promoter, consultant for Big Machine Records.
Artist development includes communication skills.
The importance of vocal health and vocal training for successful careers.
The mindshift necessary to go from hobbyist to serious artist.
Rick's strategy of interaction for music business success... how musicians, songwriters, vocalists, social media masters can engage and help each other.
The mistake of not registering your music. There is now $1.6 billion of unclaimed music royalties.
Steps to take for studying and developing multiple streams of monetary transactions.
Smart places to prioritize and invest your money in your career.
The importance of processing mechanical and sync licenses.
What major labels are looking for, what they are good and bad at doing. 360 deals.
How money flows to artists and labels. How to create a win-win.
TV talent shows and specific strategic steps you can take to make them work for you.
The importance of songwriting to artist development 
We discussed pop artist icon Mat Kearney and new country artist Preston James
The wisdom of patience and not rushing the artistic formation process.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
www.RickBarker.com
Rick's podcast
Newspaper article on Scott Borchetta and MTM Records
 

Perfection vs Excellence - guest post by Leah Grams Johnson

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Today's topic is a guest post by indie artist Leah Grams Johnson discussing Perfection as the dark side of Excellence. Listen to this podcast episode for a deeper understanding of what it means to create great art, including great vocals.
This podcast is now playing at iTunes , Google Play,  TuneIn Radio, . Subscribe and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review where you like to listen! REVIEWS ARE MUCH NEEDED and APPRECIATED!
If you’d like help with creating your best vocal performance, try Power, Path and Performance vocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Leah Grams Johnson

12 Vocal Resolutions to Rock Your Year

This is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com.
Today's topic is 12 Vocal Resolutions for the new year. Listen to this podcast episode to learn 12 commitments you can make to significantly improve your voice next year.
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If you’d like help raising the mastery level of your live performances, or any other vocal matter, try Power, Path and Performancevocal training, available at www.JudyRodman.com in vocal lessons and on CD courses.
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Resolve to assess the state of your voice.
Resolve to do something about your weakest vocal area.
Resolve to warm up and warm down your voice
Resolve to address your speaking voice.
Resolve to get out of your comfort zone.
Resolve to improve something you already do well.
Resolve to study some masters of your genre.
Resolve to set goals for your vocal performances.
Resolve to have and nourish a small circle of trusted friends.
Resolve to take better care of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually
Resolve to sing fearlessly.
Resolve to be a better listener.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
absolutely intend and expect
next most important thing
ENT fellowship trained specializing in voice
pitch practice
warm up correctly,
causes of your vocal cord abuse
saving your speaking voice
Immerse yourself to study the vocal nuances
pursue a serious vocal career
signup
STOP SMOKING
Todoist
All Things Vocal Training group on Facebook
 
 

Developing the Successful Artist: Interview with PCG's Bernard Porter

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is the audio version of the blogpost you can find at AllThingsVocal.com. Subscribe to this podcast at iTunes and don't miss an episode... and please leave a review there, too! REVIEWS ARE MUCH APPRECIATED!
Today's topic
is the importance of artist development, and contains my interview with an
expert in the field: PCG Nashville’s Bernard Porter. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to greatly increase your chances
of success in the music business, and become a well-rounded, happier human
being in the process. Subjects covered in this episode
include:
Areas typically missing in ‘artist development’ that
can sabotage the successful breaking of new artistsTraits in a singer that turn Bernard off;
signalling that singer may not ever succeed in the music industry.Whether it is important for a singer to be a
songwriter. The vital importance of an artist to be able to
'own' the stage with presence and performance skills.The difference vocal training can make to a
recording and performing artist.The impact of persistence, dedication and even
sacrifice required for the potential for the artist to succeed.Ways even those without a lot of financial means
can still find the money, heart, and effort to invest in training and
preparing for a music career.How PCG Artist Development works uniquely to grow
artists in different dimensions, and what the byline of the company 'the
science of artist development' means.The brand new arm of the company that is offering
training to everyone, even those who can't afford to enroll in the primary
PCG program. (A little disclaimer… I am proud to be the author of PCG
Online's vocal coaching courses, in the company of other instructors I
highly respect authoring courses which include songwriting, auditioning,
music theory, live performance. )Links mentioned in this podcast include:www.pcgnashville.comPCG24-7.com 
(PCG Online courses)Tim McGraw's video 'Humble and Kind'The upcoming 2016 PCG Summer BootcampMore on Bernard Porter and PCG:PCG Nashville is recognized as
America’s leading career/artist development organizations, working with
established and new emerging artists. A
successful business entrepreneur, Porter has spent his career developing and
securing high profile joint ventures within both corporate and private sectors,
guiding them in all phases of creative media, production, marketing and
national product launches. In addition, he has served as an entertainment
consultant to many record labels, broadband networks, major artists, large
corporations, state tourism boards as well as to specialty venues, including
the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Simon Mall properties, Dave & Busters
and Marriott Hotels. Porter was instrumental in signing Jason
Aldean to Broken Bow Records and has a long history of high level
achievements. Note: I provide vocal
coaching services for many PCG clients, and have a video vocal training course
published at PCG Online.