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- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
I Am Not My Resume: Handling the Holidays
The holidays can be tough, whatever your line of work. For artists, and actors in particular, they're a source of unique dread because we...
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- Nov 27, 2019
- 3 min
A Morning Ritual has Changed my Life
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the importance of a morning ritual. I didn’t really get it, but since I put one in place, I've...
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- Nov 10, 2019
- 4 min
Starving Artist Spiritual Starter Kit
My own spiritual awakening is not that dramatic. I was suffering big time as a struggling singer. I lived in crappy apartments; I worked...
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- Oct 20, 2019
- 5 min
Just Because You Can Sing Opera, Doesn't Mean You Should
The trouble was, opera wasn’t me. The bigger trouble: I had known this since I was 13, but did nothing to act on this knowledge. In fact, I
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- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
How I Found The Perfect Day Job
I had been working as an executive assistant to the President of a very big fashion label. I emphasize very big. Devil Wears Prada big....
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- Sep 7, 2019
- 4 min
Why Every Singer Needs A Pianist BFF
I had the undeniable and extremely rare good fortune of meeting my best friend and long-time musical collaborator the very first day of...
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- Aug 21, 2019
- 4 min
Is It All Worth It?
I am sitting on deck on a small French cruise ship, finishing a ten-day gig. I was a featured headline act, performing my original...
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- Jul 8, 2019
- 3 min
How Creating my Own Work Got Me to Carnegie Hall
Like most overeducated singers, I was taught only one clear path to success: practice, go to auditions, book a job, and be amazing. In...
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- Jun 14, 2019
- 4 min
Why Every Young Artist Needs a Day Job
This is going to be controversial—but I maintain that an artist cannot thrive if totally broke. When I say broke I mean broke to the...
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- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
Learning to Retreat
At a lesson earlier this week a student, who happens to be a former Marine, said to me: "I need to retreat." I didn’t know what he meant...
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