Category: News
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Introducing London A Cappella Collective
I am very pleased to announce my new a cappella group, London A Cappella Collective. We are a six part vocal ensemble who sing a cappella pop arrangements and have a brilliant time doing it. At time of writing, we are three rehearsals in. We’ve found a space to rehearse…
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Vocal Shack Showreel 2024
I’m very excited to share the Vocal Shack Showreel from September of this year. I produced the video and mixed the audio, recorded by my friend Laurence Charlton. All the audio is live, taken from the session, to show what we can do. We used a multitrack recorder – my…
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Pop/Rock/Modern Musical Theatre Songs from Different Syllabuses for GCSE Performances
This list compiles songs suitable for GCSE performance exams, categorized by grade and syllabus. It focuses on songs meeting Grade 3 to Grade 5 difficulty standards across pop/rock and modern musical theatre genres. Suggestions are categorized according to criteria from various syllabi, including Rockschool and Trinity. Feedback on additional songs…
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Exercises to improve your mix voice
My latest video takes you through some exercises to strengthen your mix voice. I’ve included some of the science behind the exercises I’ve chosen and some tips to get the best results. Aimed at intermediate to advanced singers, these are my go to conditioning exercises for accessing and controlling both…
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I recorded my favourite song…
Heart of Stone from Six, the Musical. It’s a gorgeous ballad sung by (Jane) Seymour and a show stopping moment when you see it live. I hope I’ve done it justice. I used my new microphone, a Rode K2 condenser. It’s got great clarity and is very sensitive. Mine is…
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Two Musical Shorts
I have been known to dabble in motion graphics and animation, so here are my latest videos. This is a cute animation I might use for some YT videos in the future. This will become my YT ending card for videos.
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New Vocal Shack Recording for Indian Independence Day
As well as featuring in the music video, I did the audio engineering, mixing and mastering. I am especially proud of the tabla (Indian drums) recording which was a new instrument for me. My approach, as an audio engineer, was to first create a click track for all musicians to…
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Year 6 leavers assembly songs
Bored of the typical songs you hear every single year that have now lost all meaning? Here’s a selection of tunes that’ll you love singing together, and where to find them. Perfect for your junior or elementary school leaving concert, they will make it one to remember. School choirs are…
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2023 Roundup
2023 has been a year of ups and downs, like any other, but I would like to highlight my many professional ups this year! Having joined Vocal Shack in January, I was thrilled to got with them to Portugal to sing in and around Porto. We went for the second…
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