The guest on this month’s episode of the podcast is Jeanette Jurado — one of the members of the multiplatinum-selling group Exposé.

How a short 10-minute talk by Elizabeth Gilbert finally clarified my troubled relationship with music and the music business and why what I learned might be helpful to you too.

As a songwriter, Los Battey’s career has been extraordinary; he’s penned hits for artists like Madonna, Justin Bieber, and Bruno Mars. But he was a singer first and has recently pivoted to writing and recording for his voice. In our conversation, Los generously shares his story — the love that inspired him to follow his dreams and made him resilient in the face of life’s most difficult challenges.

In this solo podcast episode, Why Learning How To Listen Will Make You A Better Singer, you’ll discover how you can learn to listen more deeply to other singers, the world around you, and your own voice as a part of your vocal practice.

Duffy’s humble nature belies the fact that she’s won a bevy of blues awards. She was named Best Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year by the Northwest Area Music Association and the Washington Blues Society. The Cascade Blues Association named her Best Female Vocalist for five consecutive years, eventually renaming the award “The Duffy Bishop Female Vocalist Award.” She’s a member of the Washington Blues Society Hall of Fame, the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame, and the Oregon Hall of Fame.

My relationship with practicing is a love/hate kind of thing. I’ve tried a gazillion strategies over the years and tested some of them with my students.

Here’s what I’ve learned about staying connected to why I practice in the first place and nine strategies for finding the time to do it.

In this episode, jazz singer and song writer Karla Harris talks about how she supports her “jazz habit,” the mind/body connection in singing and emotional vulnerability, how she approaches writing and learning songs, and more.

In this episode, we’re going to take a look at the elements of style in singing with a focus on vibrato.

In this episode of Living A Vocal Life, Bill Wadhams, from the 80s group Animotion, talks about relationships with the members of your band and the importance of trusting your instincts.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to make your musical life more manageable by using Google Sheets in the cloud.

In this episode of Living A Vocal Life, multi-genre singer and looping goddess, Holly Pyle, talks about what she does to overcome rejection in performance and marketing and the connection between her inner life and creative process.

Did you know that talking is harder on your voice than singing? In this solo podcast episode, you’ll learn why and the three things you can do to save your voice for singing.

In this episode of Living A Vocal Life, singer/saxophonist Rindy Ross talks about her journey with the platinum-selling band Quarterflash and how she and her husband Marv have managed to work together for over 40 years. She also shares some amazing stories — like the time they ended up at Burt Bacharach’s house to write a song whose lyrics began as an obsession with PacMan.

It's not easy when your body is your instrument. Other musicians get sick too, but their instruments don't wheeze or get clogged up with mucus when attacked by an infection.

In this podcast episode, you'll learn how to stay healthy during the cold and flu season, what to do when you're sick, and how to decide when it's time to cancel a performance.

Musical theater-actress Susannah Mars talks about growing up in a show business family, auditioning, stage fright, and how essential the exploration of family is for your artistry.

In this solo episode of the podcast, you'll discover why it's important to have an inner compass, and how it can help your singing career. You’ll also learn how to find your North Star.

In this episode, I talk with my very first guest on the podcast, Moana Wolfgramm from the 80s band The Jets.

In this first episode of Living A Vocal Life, I'd like to share with you how and why this podcast came into being, and a bit of my own story.