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#93. My Career from Entertaining Queens to Presidents with Leah Canali
This week’s guest is Leah Canali, whose career journey has seen her achieve great success for over 20 years as a vocalist, songwriter, session singer, and commercial jingle composer. Leah is a multi-genre master with a voice that has been described as having a signature smoky soulful tone, with a healthy dose of coveted whistle tones.
Leah is known as the Queen who sings for Queens and in this episode, Leah shares her many career highlights which include becoming one of the go-to vocalists and songwriters for the RuPauls Drag Race franchise, having written, recorded and performed with many of the franchise’s stars. In 2021, Leah co-wrote, produced and sang on “The Taste” EP which debuted at #5 on the iTunes Pop Charts and featured the song “Come Through” which went viral on TikTok. Her many performance credits include The Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Pride Toronto, World Pride, World Fashion Week, as well as The Official Inaugural Party of Barack Obama. Leah gives us an insight into her career trajectory, her songwriting process, the skills that emerging artists need in order to have sustainable careers, how she manages her own vocal health during a busy working schedule, the importance of self-care for performing artists, issues around misogyny in the performing arts and so much more. This episode with Leah Canali is not to be missed.
Find Leah online
- leahcanali.com
- TikTok
- YouTube
- BandCamp
In this episode
04:40 — The Origin Story of Leah Canali
08:30 — Healthily Equipping Different Instruments
15:07 — The Genre That’s Connected to the Soul
16:51 — An Arrangement Towards Unexpected Things
20:07 — The Queen Who Sings for Queens
27:19 — BTS on the Queen’s Iconic and Memorable Songs
32:43 — What is the Credibility of an Artist?
36:17 — The Inaugural Party of Obama
38:56 — Making Performing a Steady Income
42:01 — Being a Woman in the Music Industry
44:50 — A Good Performance Reflects a Healthy Body
55:17 — Leah’s Achievements and Goals
59:23 — Best Piece of Advice to Emerging Artists
For more go to https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/93
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By Dr Marisa Lee Naismith
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This week’s guest is Leah Canali, whose career journey has seen her achieve great success for over 20 years as a vocalist, songwriter, session singer, and commercial jingle composer. Leah is a multi-genre master with a voice that has been described as having a signature smoky soulful tone, with a healthy dose of coveted whistle tones.
Leah is known as the Queen who sings for Queens and in this episode, Leah shares her many career highlights which include becoming one of the go-to vocalists and songwriters for the RuPauls Drag Race franchise, having written, recorded and performed with many of the franchise’s stars. In 2021, Leah co-wrote, produced and sang on “The Taste” EP which debuted at #5 on the iTunes Pop Charts and featured the song “Come Through” which went viral on TikTok. Her many performance credits include The Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Pride Toronto, World Pride, World Fashion Week, as well as The Official Inaugural Party of Barack Obama. Leah gives us an insight into her career trajectory, her songwriting process, the skills that emerging artists need in order to have sustainable careers, how she manages her own vocal health during a busy working schedule, the importance of self-care for performing artists, issues around misogyny in the performing arts and so much more. This episode with Leah Canali is not to be missed.
Find Leah online
- leahcanali.com
- TikTok
- YouTube
- BandCamp
In this episode
04:40 — The Origin Story of Leah Canali
08:30 — Healthily Equipping Different Instruments
15:07 — The Genre That’s Connected to the Soul
16:51 — An Arrangement Towards Unexpected Things
20:07 — The Queen Who Sings for Queens
27:19 — BTS on the Queen’s Iconic and Memorable Songs
32:43 — What is the Credibility of an Artist?
36:17 — The Inaugural Party of Obama
38:56 — Making Performing a Steady Income
42:01 — Being a Woman in the Music Industry
44:50 — A Good Performance Reflects a Healthy Body
55:17 — Leah’s Achievements and Goals
59:23 — Best Piece of Advice to Emerging Artists
For more go to https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/93
Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!
Follow me on Instagram.
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