Singing is my second passion.
Although I wanted to run away with a rock band when I was 14, I really didn't discover my voice until I was 40. At that point in my life, I came home from work every night and sang for hours. After several months of this, I felt like if I didn't let it out I was going to explode, so I found a really wonderful voice coach, George Evanish.
After a year of voice lessons, he invited me to take his group class, where students had to sing in front of each other. I was very nervous, but got great feedback. The next step was our homework assignment: karaoke. He said it was a great way to learn how to hold the microphone, how to stand, how to choose songs that the audience would respond to, etc. Did I mention I was nervous?
But the first time I got up to sing, the entire room stopped what they were doing and turned around. Other than my voice, you could hear a pin drop. That's when I knew I was getting it right. It was a great feeling. After that class, I joined a rock band, Aftermath, and sang backup with them for 15 months, while working in the studio on their second album. I also had guest solos with several local rock and country bands. Today, singing is still my passion. In addition to singing at church I sing at open mics at local bars.
Here are some samples of my singing. All the audio tracks were recorded in professional studios whose names I can unfortunately no longer remember. Crazy was recorded at the Ryman Auditorium studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The church videos were recorded at Cornerstone Community Church in Norwalk, CT.
What's Up by 4 Non-Blondes, at the Wendy May Jam, Black Duck, Westport, CT
Black Velvet by Alanna Myles, at the Horseshoe Acoustic Open Mic, Southport, CT
