All Things Vocal Podcast

In this episode, you'll get to know Preston James, rising star, southern country rocker, gifted singer, songwriter and guitarist on the precipice of the big time. I became his vocal coach when he was 15 years old getting ready for an American Idol audition. He went on to reach the national TV levels of both A.M. and The Voice. The first time he opened for someone at the Grand Ole Opry as a relatively unknown teenager, he received several standing ovations. Now at the ripe old age of 25 he's a mesmerizing performer and songwriter signed to Warner Chappell with a trove of brilliant original material to record. Listen up as he shares his stories pursuing life, love, and making music. Easy to love, stay tuned for the life-changing update on him at the end of the interview. Find Preston at website: https://prestonjamesmusic.com/ social media handle: @IAmPrestonJames Book your own vocal lesson with me at https://calendly.com/judyrodman

This is the first in a new series of roundtable discussions I'm calling 'Brainstorming Forward'. The topic is AI and Music. AI can be an incredibly useful assistant and a dangerous foe to a music artist and their career. Listen to learn from a panel of experts how Artificial Intelligence really works, and get the strategies that make AI help in ways that are right for you. MY CAST OF BRAINSTORMERS: Host - Judy Rodman https://judyrodman.com/ Cohost - Mark Thress https://www.markthress.com/ Expert guests- Christopher Wieduwilt (The AI Musicpreneur) https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ Andy O'Bryan (author of The Humanizers) https://thehumanizers.substack.com/ Peter Rodman (Creative technologist) https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-rodman-317b2756/

Did you know that how you approach and handle a microphone can significantly affect your vocal ability? Listen to this episode to learn specific microphone techniques for all kinds of live performance situations. Here are some links I mention: * Me singing a snippet of 'You Want It Back' - find it at 14:46 in the Youtube version of this podcast https://youtu.be/gF5HDJKYg9c * Celine Dion singing 'Power of Love' https://youtu.be/Q5bX5K76Hag?si=PmLHV-YK-8HDvapF * My performance singing 'Girls Ride Horses, Too' while playing guitar: https://youtu.be/MopYcmrv0Ag?si=fsRYzMfh8NkqmN5I * Preston James singing 'Fences' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDxmQ6-qgr8 * My performance of 'When The Day Is Over' https://youtu.be/2CYUL3Tug2w * My 7-song album with the songs I used to demonstrate mic techniques: https://www.johnandjudyrodman.com/music.html * To schedule a vocal lesson with me: https://calendly.com/judyrodman * Get your free copy of my vocal health tips here: https://judyrodman.com/newsletter-signup/

Want more vocal control when singing in the studio? In this short but valuable episode, I give you 5 pro hacks specially designed for singing at a recording microphone. They can immediately increase your vocal control and thus skyrocket the quality of your final vocal. Find the transcript and video at www.AllThingsVocal.com. LINKS MENTIONED: Singing In The Studio (My multimedia course for singers) Vocal Production Workshop (My 2 hour workshop for audio engineers and producers)

In this episode I teach vocal exercises I designed using voiced consonants and vowels to help singers AND speakers blend their chest and head registers. Doing these exercises also helps you eliminate vocal breaks, add more resonance and range and ease vocal strain. These benefits occur as we take the voice across the passagio from chest to head voice while pulling and morphing the syllables. It's weird, but it works! LINKS: National Library of Medicine Power, Path & Performance vocal training course Speaking Voice Technique video course Book a vocal lesson with me Signup for free vocal health tips

Did you know that articulating voiced consonants tightly can kill your high notes? In this episode, I talk about why this happens, and what you can do to turn your voiced consonants from voice saboteurs into voice enablers. Links mentioned: Power, Path & Performance vocal training courses Phonetics Pow document www.JudyRodman.com

Join us for Part two of this interview as JP & Kat Raio-Rende and I exchange all kinds of career stories, music creation and chart-making strategies, as well as mic/voice-saving vocal technique! Be sure and catch Part 1 of this interview if you missed it... it's the episode right before this one. Their website: https://www.earwormny.com My website: https://judyrodman.com/

If you want to build a successful music career, you need to build a following. Creating and leveraging your personal brand can be a game-changer for creating a significant fanbase. Listen to my interview with top branding specialist Megan Gersch (Netflix, Live Nation, etc) and gain some current strategies to help you and your music stand out from the crowd and draw the supporters that can help you succeed. LINKS:megangersch.comhello@megangersch.com Your Sparkly Brand Podcast Listen: Apple • Spotify • Google Judyrodman.com

In this episode, we sit down with renowned physical therapist Walt Fritz. As the author of 'Manual Therapy for Voices... a Person-Centered Approach,' Walt shares his expertise in empowering patients to actively participate in their healing journey. He discusses how this patient-involved approach can lead to more effective and lasting results. Furthermore, Walt extends his expertise to train other healing arts professionals - vocal coaches included - enabling them to integrate this patient(student)- empowered approach into their own protocols. Join us as we explore the transformative power of this approach and discover how people can heal better through active involvement in the therapeutic process. LINKS: * Walt Fritz website https://waltfritzseminars.com/about/ * * "Manual Therapy for Voice and Swallowing" book: (Please note this is my affiliate link) https://amzn.to/47ffWFy #ad *Judy Rodman website: https://judyrodman.com/

Getting physically injured can temporarily stop or permanently end a music career. My guest Angela McCuiston, founder of 'Music Strong', has developed a specialty career in fitness training and rehabilitation exercises for music makers of all kinds. Listen to this interview to hear Angela and I discuss some vital fitness strategies that can improve muscle balance, endurance and strength. A musician herself, Angela understands the stresses of our vocations and the stakes involved!

In this episode, I interview Vinnie Potestivo, a renowned music and brand consultant who advises artists, major media, and corporations on the latest trends and strategies for success. Over the years, the music industry has undergone significant changes, and Vinnie Potestivo has witnessed many of them first hand. In our chat, he generously shares some successful music career secrets that are working now. Vinnie also tells some behind-the-scenes stories of people he's worked with that illustrate the advice he gives, and some will have you laughing. Vinnie has his finger on the pulse of the music industry, and his advice is invaluable to anyone who wants to make it in this dynamic industry. LINKS: Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment: https://vpetalent.com/ His podcast 'I Have A Podcast' : https://vpetalent.com/i-have-a-podcast/ Find me and my services and sign up for my free 9-page report "Vocal Health Tips" at https://judyrodman.com/ Listen & subscribe to All Things Vocal Podcast on iTunes ... on Spotify ... or anywhere else.

In this rare interview, hear the stories of the journey and the creative process of Dave Loggins, one of the most gifted singers and songwriters that’s ever put pen to paper or mic to mouth. Besides putting a ton of music into the world that people remember their lives by, he has been my friend, collaborator and mentor for decades. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did having the conversation. Find Dave Loggins music wherever you listen to songs. If you love music, or need songwriting inspiration, you'll want to buy some. Find me at JudyRodman.com.

Listen as I demonstrate a weird but highly effective vocal exercise that helped me get my voice back, and that I use with my students to smooth out glitchy areas in their vocal range. My thanks to vocal coach Mark Thress for sharing the scale with me, which I find best to do in this slow-motion way, morphing the syllables into each other to create flexibility and stability in the vocal apparatus. Find out more about my services for your voice at JudyRodman.com