The Operapreneur Podcast

Soprano 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.com

Today 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.

Today 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.

Maybe 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 professional website: www.monicaramich.com to see clips of her singing and connect with her as a voice teacher!

Today 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 -

Don’t buy brand-new, check out refurb options!

- True-Signal or Monitor Speakers — No Bass Boost!

- Shure 840 Headphones

- Audio Interface (Any! Just 2 inputs/2 outputs)

- UR 22 Steinberg Interface Audio Interface

Youtube Channels (if you’re teaching now, these channels may offer fun ways to engage music students in learning theory!):

- 8-Bit Music Theory

- Become a Game Composer with Steven Melin

What 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)

So 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.

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.

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.

The 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!!