I have been singing professionally for the past twenty years and teaching voice for ten years. My singing background has involved writing and recording, including a solo EP ‘Anything She Wants’ album ‘Beautiful’ and my current EP ‘Red Belly Black’. I have worked as a session vocalist for television, radio and artists’ albums. I have also toured nationally and internationally as a lead vocalist and backing vocalist. Some of the artists I have worked for include, Jim Barnes, Kate Ceberano, Jo Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, Wendy Matthews, Tina Arena, Deborah Conway and Darren Hayes. My vocal coaching has had a diverse clientele from Courtney Love of Hole through to the Melbourne Theatre Company’s cast of ‘The Sapphires’.
This diverse experience of live and studio work has taught me that a healthy vocal technique is vital, to not just survive as a singer, but to enjoy a heavy work schedule. Unlike any other instrument the voice is carried around with us all the time and reflects our physical, mental and emotional life. Struggling with how to find the realistic balance of healthy vocal technique and my own sound lead me to the development of The Presence Method. |