Shows
The Operapreneur PodcastSongs for All Voices! A Celebration Webinar SeriesSFBAC NATS is hosting an amazing webinar series! Hope you can make it. Registration available at SFBACNATS.com2020-11-1100 minThe Operapreneur PodcastVoice for the Voiceless - Having a Mission with Chelsea HollowSoprano Chelsea Hollow talks about creating a recital to lift up the voices of the marginalized. Voice for the Voiceless features commissioned work by modern composers as well as serves to be a platform for political activism.
Visit her website to hear her beautiful singing! www.chelseahollow.com2020-10-1200 minThe Operapreneur PodcastExquisite Artists - Interview with Autumn Allee, creator of Exquisite Corpse ProductionsToday we chat with Autumn Allee, creator and producer of Exquisite Corpse productions, a multi-media video production project lifting up the work of female artists. She shares with us her singing journey, some great advice, and tells us about her journey into producing art.2020-09-2828 minThe Operapreneur PodcastEmbodied Singing: Interview with Shauna Fallihee from Embodied SingerToday we chat with fabulous singer, yogi, kinesiology afficionado, and professor Shauna Fallihee about singing, movement and physiology, and life about navigating singing and teaching in the time as Covid.2020-09-1445 minThe Operapreneur PodcastBack to School Special - Creating a Virtual Program with Monica RamichMaybe you've been cooped up and considering offering programs for kids in the virtual realm? Maybe you've been figuring out how to convert to online teaching, but you're ready for the next steps into group classes. Today we speak with an innovative educator about creating a virtual opportunity for kids to learn music!
Interview with Monica Ramich, Soprano, who started the Virtual Summer Arts Program with a colleague, incorporating dance/movement and music into an online learning platform for kids age 6 and up.
Visit Virtual Summer Arts Program at www.virtualsummerartsprogram.com - also on Facebook at Instagram.
Visit Monica's...2020-08-3121 minThe Operapreneur PodcastVideo games, digital music, and audio recording with composer Brandon HigleyToday we chat with my long-time amigo, Brandon Higley, on composing video games, exploring audio software and hardware, and lots of great information about working on digital audio and mixing and editing your own music in your home studios.
Mentioned in the show:
Books
- The Complete Guide to Game Audio - Aaron Marks
- Game Sound by Karen Collins
- A Composer’s Guide to Game Music - Winifred Phillips
Affordable Audio Software & Plug-Ins
- Reaper Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) $50
- Garatin Personal Orchestra (Plug-in)
- Convology XT Free Reverb Plug-In
- Izotope Mixing/Mastering Plug-Ins
Affordable Audio Hardware -
D...2020-08-1731 minThe Operapreneur PodcastAdapting to Making Music OnlineWhat equipment I've been using, how I'm putting together recordings & what I'm expecting for the rest of 2020/aka the year from hell.
A lot of stuff going on when there's nothing really going on!
The equipment I mentioned:
Zoom H2n Handy Recorder (as a mic)
Blue Yeti desktop mic (condenser)
MainStage (Apple Software)
Audacity (FREE audio editing software)
LogicPro (Apple Audio Editing Software)2020-08-0425 minThe Operapreneur PodcastJune 2020June 20202020-06-0910 minThe Operapreneur PodcastOpera in the time of COVID-19What I'm doing to stay afloat and trying to not get too depressed....2020-03-1813 minThe Operapreneur PodcastA Conversation about new LAWSSo some changes are going through in California in regards to tax law and employment law. This is my explanation of what's happening around the arts and the impact on both musicians and studio music teachers. I hope I've helped you understand what the two designations are. If you're looking for work, you should be aware of what you're getting into.2020-01-1326 minThe Operapreneur PodcastGet noticed with a GREAT resume!!Don't walk into an audition with a hot mess of a resume. Make sure that they ALL know just how fantastic you are on paper, as well as in the audition room.2019-11-1122 minThe Operapreneur PodcastDoes this music Spark Joy?KonMari is the hottest show on Netflix for organization lovers and messy people alike. Do you need to Tidy Up your music collection? I did! Make sure your aria package Sparks Joy for you.2019-09-3014 minThe Operapreneur PodcastWhat to Wear to AuditionsThe age old question: What the heck am I gonna wear?!
Opera is a business, whether we like it or not, and we have to present our most professional self. This podcast also includes my favorite tips for shopping for investment clothing AND secondhand shopping!!2019-09-1623 minThe Operapreneur PodcastLearning a role (fast!)How to work on an opera role and get it learned QUICKLY and effectively. It's not easy being an operapreneur, with loads of music to learn all the time, but a few tips and tricks here will help you on your path!2019-09-0212 minThe Operapreneur PodcastPutting on a RecitalThis week I am telling you a little about my trials and errors in putting on a show! You need to take a number of steps when putting on an opera, so here are my basic to-dos. I'm sure there is even more, but you're an Operapreneur, and you'll figure it all out!
Keep singing, opera lovers!2019-08-2629 minThe Operapreneur PodcastChamber Music, Rock & Roll, and Healing the Heart: Interview with Michael OrlinskyThis week's episode is a very real, very open chat with San Francisco Bay Area tenor, Michael Orlinsky. He is in the bands Your Stray Dog and the Rabbit Hole Orchestra, as well as an operatic tenor, composer, and recitalist. Learn more about his shows on Facebook or Instagram, and follow Michael Orlinsky on YouTube to hear some of his songs written for the song a day project.2019-08-1919 minThe Operapreneur PodcastReal Talk: Why FACHs are B––S––Why do so many opera companies feel the need to cast based on beauty standards from Vogue and Cosmo magazine instead of looking at the singer's actual voice!? The Fach system has many singers stressed about finding repertoire that they will be cast in, not to mention feeling anxiety around body shape and size. Let's get away from that idea and sing what we love to sing. Forget how the media thinks we "should look" XO2019-07-2218 minThe Operapreneur PodcastReal Talk: Little Green MonstersJealousy and fear of missing out become negative little green (with envy) monsters in our heads. Where are they coming from and what can we do to let go of these nasty feelings??2019-07-1519 minThe Operapreneur PodcastMy Favorite ReadsShort and sweet this week. Some books I have really enjoyed as an artist/entrepreneur/opera singer & highly recommend to you.
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
It's Not JUST About the Gig by Dana Fonteneau
#Influencer by Brittany Hennessey
The 21st Century Singer by Susan Mohini Kane
Awakening Your Business Brain by Jennifer Rosenfeld and Julia Torgoviskaya
The Musician's Breath by James Jordan, Nova Thomas, and Mark Moliterno
Autobiographies by Renee Fleming, Jessye Norman
Connect with me and let me know what your favorite books are! What inspires you as an artist!
Find me on IG @theoperapreneur or email me...2019-07-0810 minThe Operapreneur PodcastFitness & Diet - Singer HealthFitness & Diets, what we should be doing as opera singers for optimal health!2019-07-0114 minThe Operapreneur PodcastBranching Out: An Interview with The LetterboxersToday we sit down with two of my very dear friends, The Letterboxers, a ukulele duo featuring classical singers Winona Hendrick and John Mansfield.
Check them out on Instagram @theletterboxers and be sure to check out their Youtube channel and like and subscribe!2019-06-2518 minThe Operapreneur PodcastEgos & AuditionsIt is so hard to walk into an opera audition and know what is going to happen. We have to be touch yet vulnerable and sometimes that can really take a toll on our musicianship. I hope you will join me in today's Operapreneur Podcast in talking about the opera audition and how to deal with rejection so that our egos don't become so damaged we lose our sense of artistry.2019-06-1719 minThe Operapreneur PodcastFinding the Right Teacher in the "Real World"It's hard to find the right voice teacher or vocal coach to work with. Here are some of my red flags when chatting with new coaches and teachers, and some of my advice for searching for someone to work with! Opera singing is such a specific field and there are so many "voice teachers" out there - how to find the right one and BE the right one.2019-06-1023 minThe Operapreneur PodcastState of the Opera Address...Okay... so I couldn't for the LIFE of me remember "Moulin Rouge" ugh... But after trying to do seven different takes, I realized the passion of my first take is the best one to give to you!
Marketing Books:
Marketing Rebellion by Mark Schaefer
The Gifts of the Muse by Kevin F. McCarthy et al.
Clubbing for Classical Musicians by Sarah Robinson
Poll: http://surveymonkey.com/QR_code_K6NXMJL2019-06-0331 minThe Operapreneur PodcastTips for Getting the Most out of your Summer ProgramsSome ideas for getting the most out of the YAPs and Summer Programs for young opera singers.2019-05-2717 minThe Operapreneur PodcastA Message for GraduatesA message for those of you finishing school and heading out into the big, wide world to pursue your dreams and be an operapreneur.2019-05-2019 minThe Operapreneur PodcastResponding to NATS article: Choose Your Own AdventurePersonal response to the NATS Independent Studio Teacher article from May/June issue. Unpacking what that means. If you are a member of NATS and have already received your JoS, go ahead and read that before listening to the podcast. Thanks!2019-05-1310 minThe Operapreneur PodcastThe Introverted Artist - A ConfessionWhat it's like to be an introvert and perfectionist but still command the opera stage. How to navigate challenging feelings around being in groups. It took a lot of bravery to confess all of this, but this little butterfly is spreading her wings. You can, too.2019-05-0716 minThe Operapreneur PodcastSummer is Coming! What to do if you're not going to a YAPI was supposed to release this at a different time, but here ya go!
What to do if you didn't get into a summer training program! How does a young artist continue to grow and bloom? Create your own YAP!2019-05-0518 minThe Operapreneur PodcastBalancing Performing and TeachingIt's another discussion about the freelance life for an operapreneur. This time, I geared my chat to the teaching artists and those on the beginning of their freelance musical artist journey!2019-04-2218 minThe Operapreneur PodcastYoga and DevotionWhat is your mission statement? How do you find the devotion in your yoga &/or singing practice?2019-04-1616 minThe Operapreneur PodcastDone is Better than PerfectToday's podcast is a discussion of what it means to embrace your music wholeheartedly and to let go of this idea that we have to be perfect all the time as musicians... (yeah, I know... hard to think that we can let go of that, isn't it?) Allowing ourselves to be who we are without apology.
Books mentioned:
A Standard of Grace & Grace, not Perfection by Emily Ley
It's not (JUST) about the Gig by Dana Fonteneau
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert2019-04-0915 minThe Operapreneur PodcastBranding Yourself OnlineTips compiled from many sources for using the internet to put your personal brand as a singer into the online spotlight. You are a beautiful operapreneur, and you should share it with the world!2019-04-0120 minThe Operapreneur PodcastIs Impostor Syndrome Holding You Back?Negative thoughts and doubt about your self-worth as a singer are harmful to creating art. Some encouraging words and strategy for overcoming that sneaky impostor syndrome.2019-03-2513 minThe Operapreneur PodcastWelcome to the Operapreneur PodcastA welcome message and a little bit about WHY I am creating this podcast, and what I hope for you to get out of it.2019-03-1808 min