Singing In Show
My wife, Sheree, is the dancer who takes my hand in the video below. She is the most charismatic person on earth. Doing the identical steps in a chorus of dancers, she would light up the stage like none other.
Vocal Coaching and Study
Thank you, Debra Bonner for fixing the break in my voice and for teaching me your version of “Speech Level Singing”. An all day seminar, in which my wife and I participated with the great Seth Riggs, was some icing on that cake. The Aladdin Hotel, where the seminar took place, my wife and I were on stage with Seth and others, was later imploded, going the way of other Vegas hotels through the years.
Hiding in chest voice and avoiding the break kept me stuck in “chest voice” for years. I stood backstage at every show, being the announcer and stage hand in addition to singing, doing glissandos and cracking thousands of times for six months.
At the time, Peabo Bryson, Jeffrey Osborne, Al Jarreau and other singers were in a range where I cracked and after studying with Debra, I could finally sing their music and enjoy it without worry.
Debra has a masters in music and most of what she was taught about singing was not related to Seth’s method, but she learned it well and we spent many weeks exploring everything about it in depth until I did an internship under her guidance for two months.
In those two months, I worked with professionals helping one to get his voice back after nodule surgery, even though he was convinced it was gone for good.
Duo Named “Segway” (Before the two-wheeled machines)
We performed in the lounge of the Sahara Hotel, The Westward Ho, San Remo, and other venues, including the lodge at Mt. Charleston/
Orlando, Florida and Vocal Coaching Continues
We moved to Orlando in 1996. My wife, our two daughters, and me and no job and no contacts for business awaited.
I did many “workshops” in local schools and churches for free and I soon maxed out at 80 students per week. My wife and I performed as a duo and renamed ourselves “Two Good”
The great news was that the pay for live music was much higher in Orlando than it was in Las Vegas.
My wife and I produced a few commercials for radio and other media in Orlano.
Some of my students were recording artists and two made it to Broadway. A few were on well-known television competition shows like The Voice and Sing Off.
A secret not shared by most vocal coaches is that most of the famous students they have had were professionals before studying with a vocal coach. Taking full credit for their success omits much of that reality.
Performing Duo named “Two Good”
Sheree’s singing continually improved until she sounded like a consummate recording artist, which inspired me to continually step up my own game. I did work with her and she has also taught voice.
For ten years we played New Years Eve at the country club of the Villas Of Grand Cypress, a Disney property. Many times we played the Rivership Romance, a supper cruise on the St. John’s River, local golf Country Clubs, private events including wedding receptions, and other clubs in Central Florida.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Writing, writing, writing
Over 2,500 songs, screenplays, a musical for stage, a novel, and several books regarding music and performance have been written by me since 2015, here in Maastricht.
Being a member of ASCAP, I get residuals from stations who pay ASCAP and use my music in broadcast.