What do you think is the most important quality in your voice that makes it so people refer to you as a real singer? It’s not what most people might believe. Not the incredible high notes… Not the free vibrato… Not the acrobatic divesque coloratura… Not the powerful volume… And not even the warm timbre that regularly gets your…
Music college professor’s horrifying diaphragmatic hernia claim
Some weeks ago I read an old, yet very interesting post on a music forum. The pal, who talked about different breathing techniques, mentioned something his professor from the reknown Royal College of Music horrified his students with about diaphragmatic breathing: “[…] Harmful because of excess pressure onto the diaphragm – as a lecturer at…
One Last Breath
One of my favorite bands in the 90s was Grammy-award winner Creed. They played raw, hard-hitting, yet truly masterful melodic rock music. Something I prefer to do in my own songwriting as well. Back then, Creed, beyond a shadow of a doubt, was one of those “monster bands” in the Rock scene. And within just…
The singing fundamental every choirboy should chase first
A couple moons ago I sent out an email that got quite some attention. Basically, it was all about what Bruce Lee, the infamous martial artist, preached as long as he walked the earth that made him this one-in-a-million fighter…and how this principle can be applied to singing. The keyword: Fundamentals. You don’t have to…
The buried treasures of a Bosnian-Hercegovinian award-winning singer
Lemme tell you a story: In the year 2005, yours Restless was still nothing but a bloody amateur singer. In other words… I had way more questions about singing than answers. And although I’d taken some voice lessons in the past, it still felt like I was struggling with even the basics of singing. One…
How to become an in-demand singer even with mediocre vocal skills
Two weeks ago I watched a documentary about Ozzy Osbourne on TV.What a dag. It was very amusing. And also highly interesting, if you want to know how to become an in-demand frontman despite having just average singing skills. Here’s the true story: Back in the day when the madman was still a greenhorn musician,…
What a Dead British X-Mas Singer Still Has to Teach You
Almost 4 years ago, on December 25, 2016, Mr. George Michael was found dead at his home in Goring-on-Thames. I didn’t cry when I heard the news. At least not from the outside. But at the same time, I felt a deep sadness and melancholy, that stayed with me for the rest of that very…
5 Simple Ways To Make A Legendary Life Show
In March 2003, my long-suffering cousin & bandmate Michael and myself, released our first album. The album (the name was “Love & Lies”) never entered the market, and all we had were just a couple hundreds CDs stacked on our shelfs. But that didn’t hold us back from thinking bigger. You see, instead of just…
Wanna learn from a 100 Million Record Singer?
True devotion to singing success is hardly found nowadays. Truth be told… Most wanna-be singers today dream of standing in the starlight…but shy away from putting in the work…like vampires shy away from the burning daylight. To get onto the top of the charts though…hard work is inevitable. Regardless what some singing guru might tell…
Acclaimed Hollywood Diet Sets You Up for Long-term Singing Success
It was in summer while trying on my new trunks that I realized… The pandemic lockdown has taken its toll on my waistline . But is it any wonder? After sitting at home for weeks with grocery stores as the only destination to escape the social isolation…the size of my refrigerator content… as well as…