The Vocalist Magazine

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BEYONCEOCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2012

Corneille

Jennifer Meade

Barbara Hendricks

Sachika Twins

Dawn Tyler

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Beyonce, a beautiful and famous celebrity, is one of the hardest working vocalists in the industry.Not only is she the most talented performer alive (dixit AL Reid), she is a great singer, actress, dancer, lm producer, music video director, model, record producer, songwriter and a fashion designer. With all these titles under her belt she deserves our highest recognition.

BEBEYONCE IS OUR ICONOUR NUMBER 1 VOCALIST

At e Vocalist Magazine we focus on vocalists. “A vocalist is someone who performs a piece of music through singing.” - Espie Estrella.

BecBecoming a vocalist is a dream career for many people. Vocalists appear on stage in musicals or plays, in concerts, bars and lounges, they perform on TV, lms, radio shows and release singles and song albums.

VVocalists are also at the height of fashion. eir fashion sense has had tremendous inuence on teens and adults and the music industry. ey have their own personas and style.

e Vocalist Magazine feature the real life of vocalists. e recipes of their successes, how they practice, market

and support themselves.

InIn this Issue are featured some of our favourite vocalists: Corneille, Barbaras Hendrick, Dawn Tyler and Jennifer Meade, who share with us their techniques and secrets for reaching your maximum potential.

We also focus on issues such as how they maintain their images and fashion style and what they eat before and after they sing.

WWe share tips & insight on vocal care and maintenance from professional vocalists and vocal coaches.

Publisher/Editor

Publisher / Editor: Samuel [email protected]

Associate Publisher:: Adelene [email protected]

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AArt Director Intern: Tamara A. Malak

Associate Art Director Intern: Bianca Lauzon

ContributorsContributors: Sol Ines Peca, Jennifer Meade, Diva Devodee, Megan Closs (Voice Council), Trent AKA Trini Trent (Music Minute), Judy Rodman (What to eat), Dasol, Cynthia Lecavalier.

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ICON"I'm a human being, I want people to like what I do, but I can't please everyone. I know that, and I've learned that. UUltimately, I have to be happy and proud of what I do." MTV NETWORKS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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-“I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you...From my early days with Destiny's Child, I understood I had to be focused and dedicated if I wanted true success.” By BBy Beyoncé Knowles Essence Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved

Oprah Farewell Show May 20th 2011

“I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell. I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the shthe show.” ©2012 Hearst Communication, Inc. redbookmag.com All Rights Reserved

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“Whenever I'm con-fused about something, I ask God to reveal the answers to my questions, and he does. I'm really concentrating on the quality of the work that II do and on becoming an artist and becoming like Dorothy Dandridge, Judy Garland, or Barbra Streisand and people that I respect because they're good at every-thing that they do.” By Kaya Morgan, journalist - Island Connections. All rights reserved.

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“As a child I knew I wanted to be an enter-tainer. I was always singing and dancing around the house. I always competed in pageants and auditioned ffor every play at school. I used to sing in the church choir before being trained in classi-cal opera.” By journalist, Kaya Morgan, Island Connection

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"When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think. Usually the person talking is just jealous or sad about themselves, and it takes going through this to realize that's how lilife is." black-collegian.com All rights Reserved

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“I want respect, and I want friendship and love, and I want to grow.” By Kaya Morgan

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“I've met what a diva is sup-posed to be. And I've met Pai LaBelle and I've met Tina Turner and I've met these incredible women that are graceful.” PIERS MORGAN TONIGHT SHOW CNN - All Rights Reserved.

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Did you know that Prince wrote Sinead O’Conner’s global hit ‘Nothing Compares 2 You’?1

4Did you know that Roberta Flack’s monster hit ‘Killing Me Softly with his Song’ is actually a cover?

3Did you know that Katy Perry’s debut album, ‘Katy Hudson’, was a Gospel Rock record?

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The latter scored a monster hit with the song and it climbed to the top of several charts across the globe, in-cluding the Billboard Hot 100 and the Official UK Singles Chart.Sadly, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was O’Conner’s only #1 hit in the US before she damaged her career by slamming the Pope during a per-formance on ‘Saturday Night Live’. damaged her career by slamming the Pope during a performance on ‘Saturday Night Live’.‘Saturday Night Live’.

Prince originally wrote ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ for the band The Family. However, the track wasn’t released as a single and remained generally unknown until it was cov-ered by O’Conner.

Did you know that Michael Jackson sang background vocals on R ockw ell’s ‘Somebody’s watch-ing me’? Rockwell’s debut single, ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’, was released in 1984 and it featured a surprise appearance Michael, who sang guest vocals on the chorus. TheThe song also included background contributions by the King of Pop’s brother, Jermaine Jack-son.‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ was a surprise global hit and it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #6 on the Official UK Singles Chart. The success of the single re-portedlyportedly shocked Rockwell’s father, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, who was estranged from his son at that time.

Perry, who’s real name is Katheryn Hudson, released ‘Katy Hudson’ in 2001. The album comprised only Gospel Rock songs, which were all writ-ten by Perry, who was just 15 years of age while recording the LLP. Unfortunately, ‘Katy Hudson’ failed to make a major commercial impact and after the label to which she was signed, Red Hill, folded in 2001, Perry changed her name as well as her artistic direction. She even-tually joined Capitol Records after being dropped by multiple labels - Island Def Jam and Co-lumbia Records – and released her first Pop album, ‘One of the Boys’, in 2008.

Written by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, ‘Killing Me Softly with his Song’ was originally recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971. Flack subsequently released her own version of the song in 19731973 as the title track of her double platinum ‘Killing Me Softly’ album.‘Killing Me Softly with his Song’ became a major hit for Flack and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The track also won the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Yearand Best Pop Vocal Perform-ance, Female in 1974. Furthermore, Flack’s recording also earned the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.

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Difference Between Singer and VocalistBy AronDifference Between

What It Takes to Become a Professional Singer

Career Choice

By Eleni Hagen

Dene YourselfIfIf you’re serious about pursuing a singing career, consider the following points care-fully as you embark on this challenging career path. Work on dening success for yourself. is is an important part of the work of a singer, and all singers have to face it sooner or later.World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming has said it took her years to “pull together a genuine sense of…what [she] wanted” as a vocalist. SSo, what do you want to get out of sing-ing? Do you want to sing purely for your own enjoyment? Do you want to be a pro-fessional (that is, someone who gets paid to perform on a regular basis)? Do you want to be respected in a particular vocal eld? Or are you after a large interna-tional career?

Know YourselfOnce you have your denition of success in place, remind yourself that achievement at any level takes time. Go slowly and be good to yourself.Get to know your limitations and em-brace them.Set goals for yourself based on your expe-rience. When in doubt, start small.As important as it is to take things one at a time, it’s also important to be true to your own instincts. If you feel you’re ready to take things to the next level, say with an important audition, then go for it. Con-sult the experts around you, such as your teacher or your vocal coach, but use their aadvice as guidance rather than gospel.

Have FunNNow for the fun part—deciding what you want to sing. ink about the kind of singing you want to do. What would make you happy? Do you pine to be a country western diva? Do you see yourself as more of the indie singer-songwriter type? Maybe you’re interested in an oper-atic atic career?at said, be exible. You don’t have to

stick with one genre—you may wake up one day and decide that, although you’ve been studying as an operatic soprano, you really just want to sing torch songs (pop-style love ballads) in nightclubs. In addi-tion, singers are often asked to sing in a variety of musical styles. Follow your dreams, but be open to trying new things.

Do the WorkAfter you’ve considered all of the issues above, it’s time to tackle the nuts and bolts of singing. Singing is not an inborn talent, it’s something that has to be culti-vated and worked on (no matter which type of singing you choose to pursue) or else you run the risk of severely damaging yyour voice.In addition to shaping your vocal tech-nique, a teacher can guide you through the ins and outs of music itself (e.g., pitches, rhythms, phrasing). Some singers like to brag that they’ve never learned to read music. Newsash: Very few people are going to want to work with those sinsingers. e mechanics of music are part of your job. Would you expect a lawyer or a doctor to start practicing without the help of intensive study? Of course not! So don’t expect you can be a singer without doing the work. Start becoming a musi-cian today.

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What song should I sing in the talent show?

Choose a song that is appropriate for you and the show.

Song Mood.

Song Length.

Chris Brown songs are good choices for boys

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Know your voice and your range.

Ask for help.

Be wary of the "untouchables

Beginners, beware Whitney Houston songs!

Pro's & Con's of

Pro's 1. Experience

2. Exposure

33. Contracts

4. Media

5. Prizes

6. Make Friends

Tv Talent Shows

4. Cameras - e advent of 'Reality TV' means that the contestant must be prepared to be lmed during the whole process.

5. Performance - Be prepared for critisism! Celebrity judges like New Faces Tony Hatch, Simon Cowell and Pete Waterman held no punches when it came to their opinion of the artists performance.

66. Contracts - Contestants must sign a contract with the show which may tie them into a label or manage-ment company that has little or no interest in promot-ing them and may include terms which are detrimental to the performer i.e., minimum royalties, low or non existant performance fees and deductions from earn-ings even when no longer with the company.

Con's 1. Queues - Television auditions are popu-lar and you can expect to wait several hours or even all day before getting through the doors, let alone being seen!

2. Contestants - May be eliminated on looks whilst waiting in line - all that time waiting and no opportunity to audition!

33. Audition - Contestants are usually screened by the shows producer, a repre-sentative from the management company or other personel and may NOT be called back for an audition with the celebrity judges (who you may not see at all until the night of the show).

By Tracey Howard-Baker

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Vocal Type: Lyric Soprano (considers herself an alto)Vocal Range: 5 octaves 2 notes and a semi-tone . E2- G#7Whistle register: YesLongest Note: 20 seconds - 'Lead e Way'VVocal Pluses: When Vocal runs are utilised by Mariah Carey they are incredibly accurate and always sympathetic to the song's key signature, tempo and style, thus giving her the moniker the "Queen of melisma". MaMariah Carey's low range is dark and heavy. e midrange can either be thick and slightly nasal - or airy and light, almost as if whispering. e belting voice is elastic and bright, with the lower half being more resonant. As Mariah Carey's voice ascends the belting range, up into the fth octave, its timbre begins to thin, as it's mixed with the head voice, but it remains bright and clear throughout. e head voice and whistle register are easily acces-siblesible and can both have their timbre modied depending on what is artistically called for; being either fuller and piercing or softer and airier. As well as being able to pitch notes with incredible ac-curacy in the whistle register, Mariah Carey is capable of articu-lating words and singing within the register for long periods of time without vocal fatigue-see Angels Cry Interlude.

Vocal Negatives: As Mariah Carey has aged the higher belted notes- above a C5- have become coarser and harder to maintain for extended periods of time. e lower notes are also pushed, meaning an unhealthy technique is used to reach them.e Vocalist Magazine 26

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DIVA DEVOTEE

Vocal Type: Mezzo- SopranoVocal Range: 3 octaves 2 notes G2- B5 (approx)Longest Note: 17 seconds (Ray of Light at Live Earth)VVocal Pluses: Adapts her vocal style to the music she's sing-ing well. e middle of her range is her strongest suit: it's solid, with a warm colouring and a clear timbre. Her chest voice is bright and sharp. While her head voice can be either soft and delicate, or direct and solid.

Vocal Negatives: Voice becomes thin and nasal, very quickly, as it gets higher up and into the chest range.

MARIAH CAREY

Vocal Type: Lyric SopranoVocal Range: 3 Octaves 1 note and a semitone B2- C#6 (approx

anks for the permission to reprint from www.divadevotee.com

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DIVA DEVOTEE

Vocal Type: Mezzo- sopranoVocal Range: 3.1 octaves. B2- C6 (approx)Whistle Register: No

QUIZ What you know about Avril LavigneBy BBC

What is Avril home town?A - AnchorageB - NapaneeC - OntarioWhat is the name of her rst album?A - Get onB - CompliB - ComplicatedC - Let goWhat does Avril mean in french?A - SpringB - AvrilC - RainWWhat item of school does she wear in her complicated video?A - CapB - TieC - Blazer

Diagnosis: Vocal chord hemorrhage

a vocal cord hemorrhage

What is a Vocal Cord Hemorrhage?

a hemorrhage in the vocal cord refers to bleeding in what is known as the su-percial lamina propria

Common CausesA hemorrhage can result from stress on the voice due to overuse and unhealthy tech-nique

How Does a Singer Recover?VVocal rest, either limiting the voice’s use or discontinuing it all together for several days, is recommended for the vocal chords to mend

Preventive Maintenance For All SingersAvoid over-singing, that is, singing or straining beyond your voice’s natural capac-ity.

Warm up slowly before singing. * Sing with proper technique and good, low breath sup-port.

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keith urbanKEITH URBAN

Diagnosis: Vocal polypVocal polyps, like the ones that effected Urban, and vocal nodules have key similarities and dif-ferences

What are vocal polyps and nodules?

nodules as benign growths that form on the vocal cords as soft, swollen spots, most often resulting from vocal abuse, such as repeated vocal strain

What are the symptoms?

hoarseness, breathiness, rough or scratchy sounds present in the voice, harshness, a shooting pain from ear to ear, a lump-in-the-throat sensation, neck pain, a decreased pitch-range and vocal fatigue

How do you treat and recover from them?

How can you avoid them?Most vocal coaches advocate a healthy and or-ganic singing technique,

anks for the permission to reprint fromVoice Council Magazinewww.voicecouncil.com


VOCAL Diagnosis: DysphoniaWhat was it that silenced Twain? A con-dition known as dysphonia.

What is dysphonia?Dysphonia is a voice disorder referring to the impaired ability to produce sound using the vocal organs – a phonation dis-order.

Dysphonia can have many causes, everything from genetic factors to nodules – even psycho-logical stress.

How do you treat it?e Nation Center for Voice and Speech advises

that singers who have been hoarse for four weeks seek medical treatment.Every attempt should be made to identify and eliminate causative factors such as stress, smoking, alcohol and technique related issues.SSingers with this condition should drink plenty of water to avoid a dry throat. Also, there should be complete vocal rest for two to three days – this includes not speaking or whispering.

Going one step furtheree Department of Speech Pathology and Audiol-

ogy at the University of Iowa says some singers might benet from speech therapy during the re-covery process or from working with a vocal tech-nique teacher or coach in between vocal rest and recovery.

How can you avoid it?Singers should do their best to minimize stress.But this isn’t the only strategy; singers need to maintain proper hydration use healthy vocal exercises to keep the voice in shape and work towards a healthy vocal tech-nique which keeps the strain off of the voice muscles.

Shania Twain

CHALLENGE anks for the permission to reprint fromVoice Council Magazinewww.voicecouncil.com


Diagnosis: GranulomaRocker John Mayer was forced to cancel two con-certs and postpone the release of his album, “Born and Raised.” Doctors had discovered a growth near his vocal cords called a gran-uloma.

What is a Granuloma?According to Lucian Sulica, M.D., a granu-loma is a benign growth caused by irrita-tion or trauma to the vocal cords.

What are the Symptoms?A granuloma causes the feeling that something is stuck in the throat, making throat-clearing, coughing or loud speak-ing to increase volume and reduce breathiness even more of a temptation in guilty offenders. Breathiness, hoarseness, breaks in the voice and loss of volume also are ccommon symptoms, as the nature of the growth prevents the vocal cords to close and vibrate prop-erly for normal voice production.

Treatment and AvoidanceSurgery is not recommended and is used as a last resort or in cases of large growths that have trouble receding on their own.

Voice therapy to help correct habitual behaviors that cause vocal trauma are helpful, Sulica said. And, in cases resulting from acid reux, imple-menting changes in diet, eating habits and anti-acid medication also are recommended.

As always in the case of singers, high-impact vo-calizing through the use of proper vocal technique and adequate rest between singing engagements is necessary in order to reduce trauma to the vocal cords and maintain voice health.

John Mayer

“I use songs as a therapy, for one, and to express things that I stand rmly on.”

Linda Ferraudo

His comment made me smile-just a few minutes before, he had told me it was great to be asked about the voice; people tend to forget it's a gift. Wheth-er it's hard or not to forget what it is, it's not easy to ignore how it is -- for Corneille, it's a "breathly" alto tool that allows him to express all those emo-tions of a tragic past, more serene present and a hopeful future.

Admittedly, the topic of the in-terview seemed a bit unnatural at rst, maybe even a bit unlike-ly. In the lobby of the studio, about a dozen hopeful girls were waiting to audition. By the end of the day, two of them wwould be chosen as back-up singers for Corneille's upcom-ing European tour. eir excite-ment lled the air and seeped through the walls into the room where Corneille sat answering my questions. eir voices were like a backdrop hum. ey were there wanting to be part of his voice.

Even while talking, his words come out quietly and smoothly. He thinks before he answers. He takes his time. His answers are quiet, thoughtful, like the lyrics to his songs. CoCorneille can talk about his voice, and we are happy to oblige.

By Sol Ines Peca

TVM: When did you know you were going to be a singer?When I was pretty young, I discovered-well I wouldn't really call it a discovery. My passion for singing it was just there. It's been conrmed ever since I was maybe 11, 12 years old. I just loved to sing, any record that I would hear I would try to sing it out pretty much.

TTVM: And which records really moved you?I think I really loved to sing when I discovered Stevie Wonder, and Boys II Men – a little later obviously - that's how I learned to love to sing…

TVM: So what do you consider to be your musical back-ground?Well it's very diverse, I was naturally drawn to soul and R&B and black American music. But then, I was brought up in an environment where we listened to a lot of pop, a lot of classical music, a lot of jazz and gospel, we listened to pretty much everything. (pauses for awhile) Yeah, ev-erything that's soulful, and soulful is not a genre in itself, it's just an approach to making music and singing.

TVM: And what genre of music do you like to sing?I don't really have a style. I think I'm a song writer period. Before I belong to any style of music, or any musical genre, I write songs.

TVM: What moves you to write songs?I use songs as a therapy, for one, and to express things that I stand rmly on.

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CORNEILLE

CORNEILLE, A NATURALLY BORN SINGER


TVM: What is a typical practice like for you?II just vocalize in my mid-range so I don't force it [voice] too much, depends if I had a full day of per-forming doing promo, or doing interviews and I have to sing the same night, I can allow myself to vocalize in the higher ranges or in the lower ranges because my voice is already trained for the day. But if I had a day of just pure rest of pretty much sleeping on the busbus all day and just got at the venue, I'll take a good 30-40 minutes to just warming up mostly in the mid-range.

TVM: What vocal advice would you give to an up-coming artist?Practice. And just vocalize. And try and understand what a vocal coach is saying, because it does seem ab-stract in the beginning, it almost doesn't make any sense, it's like learning any instrument, at rst when you start to learn the guitar, everything seems useless to you, because you're not catching the practical side of it right away, you have to go through every step of thethe learning experience which is crucial. You have to accept it and go with it. And just trust that it will evolve into some actual singing.

TVM: So you do think that artists should be vocally trained?Well, I mean it all depends. I think my way of singing is from the heart and from the soul and it's something that you never learn. And any vocal teacher would tell you that you sing as well as you connect with your inner self, and your emotions. at's your best re-source. You have to go deep into yourself and nd emotions that help you 'vocal out' what you feel – I ddon't know if that term exists. But more than all that it's a muscle and you have to take care of it, you have to train it and warm up before a performance. I found out throughout the years that the best condition before you sing is not whether you drink a glass of milk, or taking pills to relax your vocal chords or any of that. e best thing is warm-up.

“I think my way of singing is from the heart and from the soul and it's something that you never learn. “

TVM: How would you describe your own voice?((Pauses) Umm, well the rst time Jennifer [Meade] heard me she had compared my vocals to a ute, so I guess I'll just stick to what the teacher says (laughs softly). Just be-cause it has a lot of harmonics and because there's very little about it that is nasal, I don't have a nasal tone at all, and it's like any wind instrument, it's very breathy. I have a very soft way of doing vibratos which is very character-istic of a ute. You don't hear every step of a ute vibrato distinctly as it goes through, that's why I would compare it to a ute.

TVM: So you mentioned that the glass of milk before-hand is not as important, but is there anything special you do in terms of alimentation?Well I actually try not to touch dairy products, I try to be consistent with water when I'm on tour, which one should be anyways. But that's about it, I don't have any specic nutritional regime that goes along with singing.

TVM: Ok, so-Oh! Yeah, I try not too sleep to late though (laughs)

TVM: So you have certain amount of hours?..YYeah, yeah I’ve got to have my 8 hours of sleep yes. (smiling)

TVM: And when you sing what techniques can be heard coming through?WWell I think throughout the years I learned to really un-derstand what my voice was. And mostly understand what my limitations were and what my strength was. And that goes with range. I mean as a vocalist you really have to grasp your range and understand where you sound the best. And evolve and take anything else and any evolution you want to touch, you want to take it on those bases. You want to knwant to know where you are at your best.

CORNEILLE


CORNEILLE

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Linda Ferrando

TVM: Ok, so you will hopefully be reaching people through this interview, what nal advice would you impart on those wanting to vocalize?

((Pauses) I think maybe the best thing – maybe two things – the rst and least original is 'less is more' I guess (smiles and chuckles softly). De-nitely less is more. e other one is to be com-fortable with who you are. I mean that vocally and generally speaking too but in this particular case vocally. Be comfortable with your limita-tions and with what you can't do. Even though there are people that you look up to, that you would like to sound like, understand that the most unique characteristic that you can add up to your voice is who you are, and not what some-body else sounds like. So you have to be com-fortable. It's tough, cause we all grew up trying to sound like somebody, right? I mean if you grow up and are aiming at pop, you think of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion and you think of Whitney Houston, cause those are the refer-ences. If you're a guy and do soul and R&B you're thinking Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye… I mean you have those references but it's important to just start from who we are and take little things from who we look up to and be comfortable with it. I guess I feel that that's the best way to evolve.

CORNEILLE

CORNEILLE

Linda Ferrando

"My content is spiritual, a mixture of jazz, pop and soul...”

Costa Sztrriknacs


“MY MESSAGE IS INSPI-RATIONAL, IT’S BASI-CALLY MY LIFE AND IT’S THE SHARING OF CERTAIN PERIODS OF IT. IT IS LIKE GIVING A MAP, A BLUE PRINT OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS. AND THAT IS SATISFYING TO ME.”

By Sol Ines Peca


Costa Sztrikacs

This ability to play the voice instrument with exibility between its higher and lower register is a technique ADE-LENE Meade knows comes through her own voice with ease. And it's something that has long been in the making. After three years as a stay at home mom, she is now work-ing on the nishing touches to her fth studio album, which, according to the sultry vocalist, "will include words of wisdom and experiences by Jennifer."

Such words are usually enveloped in a warmth that is gospel and soul, rhythm & blues. In a word: spiritual. "I won't dene my style as strictly gospel," condes Meade, a furtive smile playing her lips, "my content is spiritual, a mixture of jazz, pop and soul, and I try to write something of my everyday life, food for thought and share it." She says this as she sits in a corner of her studio in Montreal, home of Jamof Jam Vocal School, an establishment she founded.

Between sessions, her enthusiasm for vocal expression does not tone down. e smile takes over and words start to ow. "Musically, I was just all over the place," Meade says of her beginnings. "I started to work on my own with choirs. I loved singing with a group and I loved also teaching and di-recting. I started touring when I was in my rst group, the Harmonettes at the age of 15."

e gospel group is where Meade considers her singing career began. Her work as young singer caught the interest of Second Regard the CBC Quebec show featured Meade in their gospel documentary. After the Harmonettes, she became part of another group, Touch of Heaven, in which she did encounter a certain musical paradise. "Working with that group opened me up to other genres of music," sasays Meade.

JENNIFER

Photo: Maxime Tremblay


“My passion for music, blessings of the Lord that puts (me) in the right place at the right time,...”

JENNIFER

JENNIFER


JENNIFERPhoto: Maxime Tremblay

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“...I strongly urge people to do it if you're going to get into this as a career...”

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DAWN TYLER

TVM: What do you suggest to other vocalists?AgainAgain, I strongly suggest to young singers to try to keep an open mind for sure. Because a lot of people say you know, 'Oh I want to be a Hip-Hop singer so that's all they listen to, and that's all they want to do, I have this goal and this dream'. at's great to have goals and dreams, but if you want the reality of being a profes-sional musician, and singer, you can't be 'tunnel-visioned'. You have to open your mind and open your ears and learn about other styles of music.

TVM: e style associated with you is usually blues; you're dubbed the Princess of Blues in Montreal. Do you classify yourself as a blues singer?I don't like to be classied. It's a nice little honour that I got that. I denitely do sing the blues, but I also sing jazz and I also write my music which is really not nec-essarily either [style].lts also right now a crucial point in my career. I'm getting to the point where it's like I have to make a decision of where I'm going, what I'm going to do, what my next album is gonna be because thethe last album we did is very eclectic, there were many styles on it and me as a writer I write very eclectically. So what I'm trying to do is really integrate myself within myself as an artist. And try to market that. Al-though they have me in the blues section at HMV, 'Ten dollar dress' isn't really a blues album. So I don't really classify myself. Right now it's a sensitive point for me to say you know 'what exactly is my style,' I'm still searching that...•

DAWN TYLER

“ at's great to have goals and dreams, but if you want the reality of being a professional musician, and singer, you can't be tunnel visioned”

“...I've always considered my entire being as my instrument...”

Photo Sttella Rock 2004

BARBARA

THIRTY YEARS AFTER H E R OPERATIC DEBUT IN BOTH THE U.S. AND EUROPE, BAR-BARA HENDRICKS' REACH STILL STRETCHES FAR AND WIDE. SHE IS NOW CONSID-ERED ONE OF THE LEADING RECITALISTS IN THE WORLD.

“...I'm hearing my voice from a different perspective.”

Photo: Denise Grunstein 2012

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My pre-performance meal list includes:• Fruit smoothie• Salmon salad• Simple turkey sandwich• Fresh, raw slices of avocado, orange, pineapple and fresh nuts•• Oatmeal with banana, pomegranate seeds, grapes and fresh nuts

Foods suggestions for vocalist by Cari Cole: aa "small fruit platter of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, plums and whole bananas (all organic), along with echinacea capsules and no Styrofoam or plastic goods to be used. (environmentally con-scious diva!)

Eat lots of fresh veggies two to three servings a day. Go organic when you can. Moisture rich veg-gies will hydrate you - bok choy, greens, salads, etc..

Consume whole grains brown, red (wehani) and wild rice, oat-meal, kasha, bran, wheat breads and pastas etc. (some of you may have an allergy to wheat or notice an overabundance of mucous from wheat products.)


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