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Apr 5, 20205 min read
Three Ways to Make Money Right Now
Change your Mindset Create Your Secret Project Start Teaching Online Lessons The days are starting to run together. It's as though the no...
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Jan 7, 20204 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20195 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20194 min read
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, 20192 min read
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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