Pro Voice Studios is proud to be a sponsor for Live And Unsigned! Kate will be judging the regional rounds for Leeds.
Why not enter?!

WHAT IS LIVE AND UNSIGNED?

As music competitions go Live and Unsigned is the UK’s largest national music competition for original unsigned acts and bands. Over 40,000 musicians from across the country enter every year… Are you good enough to enter the music contest?

GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD IN FRONT OF INDUSTRY JUDGES

From BBC Radio One, Kerrang, NME, BBC Introducing, Regional Press & record labels. Check out the full list of Industry Judges What better opportunity to get your music heard live and by the right people?

Play at the best venues in the country! From auditions through to the Grand National Final, you could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Jimi Hendrix at Sheffield City Hall or take on the best live music venue in the world with the Grand Final at IndigO2 The O2 in London! Click here to check out our toured music venues

A good enough reason to enter? click here to Enter now
Prizes; Win prizes that will blow you away! With £100,000 in prizes up for grabs and a comprehensive winners’ package which includes; recording studio time, Blackstar and TC Electronic amps, music development classes and the main prize which includes £10,000 cash to spend as you wish for the development of your act!
WANT TO PLAY AT FESTIVALS?

We have festival partners on a global level from Italy’s Tour Fest, Supernova in Canada and Latvia’s massive Summer Sound Festival to grass roots UK festivals such as Beach Break Live, Bearded Theory, Cock Rock, Norfolk Spectular, Osfest and IVYLIVE. With festival organisers selecting acts from throughout the competition, if you want to play at festivals this year, then Live and Unsigned is the music contest for you! Check out our festival partners.

GET YOUR BAND IN THE PRESS!

Being part of something this big will give you a news worthy story that the media will really want to hear! Check out a small amount of our vast press successes. This is your chance to get your music heard! Want to enter now?

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Heidi Records Single for Noonaki

Pro Voice client Heidi Fisher is a session singer and song-writer from Nottingham, now residing in Leeds. An experienced, versatile female vocalist and songwriter, she was asked to record a song by artist Noonakai.

Quite an ‘experimental’ track, check out the finished single entitled ‘Dislocated’.

Peter wins Songwriting Contest!

Pro Voice Client Peter André Estdahl has just won the Amnesty International Songwriting Competition.

Peter is an exceptionally talented artist from Norway. It’s great that his song writing talents are starting to get recognised and this is only the beginning for him! We look forward to hearing more from Peter!

Check out the article below.

17 year old Peter Estdahl from Tromsø went to the top of Amnesty International’s songwriting contest with the song “My World”. Hear the song here!13 contributors had entered the competition, but the jury agreed that Peter has considerable talent and a lot of potential. Estdahl was happy for the win.

- Mom was wondering if there was something wrong because I started to shout and jump around the living room.

17-year-old delivered his contribution, the song “My world”, just a few hours before the deadline expired.

The recording was done over a PC at home with acoustic guitar. The song Peter had written earlier to an examination paper.

- The song is about seeing a little larger than his own world and being able to understand that there is a world around us, “said 17-year-old who today visited the morning broadcast on NRK P1 Troms’.

Kate just got back from the annual Speech Level Singing Teacher’s Conference, this year held in Salt Lake City, Utah USA!

‘Each year, singing teachers come together from around the world to learn more about this amazing technique.
They come to refine their skills and grow as a teacher. This 4 day conference, with 28+ hrs worth of teaching and classes, reminded me once again why this technique works so well and why I love teaching it. In our ‘technique’ classes we witness singer after singer, struggling with a particular vocal problem or difficulty, have their voice transformed in front of us. Tone becomes clearer, range is extended, volume is increased, strain is taken away and confidence built and restored.
Of course learning from the man himself, Seth Riggs, was the highlight of this conference. 80yrs old, fit as a fiddle and demonstrating Es and Fs above tenor high C, with ease and crystal clear tone.
The man is truly a legend.
After graduating from the best music conservatories in America, with multiple degrees in the voice, Seth felt he still had no clue about his voice and could not sing without experience a big ‘crack’ in the middle. He went away to do his own study, working with singers, teachers and ENTs and figured it all out himself. Not only did he work out how the voice is designed to function at it’s best, he figured out how to teach this to people through simple, practical exercises and coming up with the SLS technique.
Hearing stories about clients and friends such as Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson was priceless. I’ve heard it said of SLS that it’s ‘all about celebrity endorsements’. When you meet Seth you realise he is a very talented, gifted, humble man, who is extremely passionate about what he does. His heart and passion is not only for the voice but the singer wrapped around it. This is why he has the backing of such high
caliber celebrity. Stevie himself testifies of owing a lot of his career to Seth for rehabilitating his voice from nodules and giving his voice longevity.

My own teaching has benefitted tremendously from the conference and I know my students have experienced greater results in their voice since. Our next teacher training is in Manchester this next June, a little closer to home! I am very excited and eager to learn more, this time from friend and Canadian Master SLS teacher Spencer Welch!’

http://www.speechlevelsinging.com/tc2011thankyou.html

Kate x

Gift Vouchers Available

Looking for a unique or alternative Christmas/Birthday present or simply want to buy a friend a singing lesson? Gift vouchers are now available ! Many people have received lessons at Pro Voice Studios as a gift and have thoroughly enjoyed them! They are a great confidence boost, a fun experience and more importantly a great workout for the voice!

Gift Vouchers Available:

	1 Hour Lesson with Kate Walker- £40
	5×30 Minutes Lessons with Kate Walker- £90
	5×1 Hour Lessons with Kate Walker- £180

Following the payment process and wait to be re-directed to print off your voucher.

Terms and Conditions
No exchanges or refunds can be given on Gift Vouchers once purchased.
Gift Vouchers expire 3 months after date of purchase.
To redeem the voucher you will need to call the studio and book your lesson. Click Here

Skype Lessons!

Lessons are now available online using Skype.

is an internet program you can download here for free.

All you need is a web cam and mic. The quality of the lesson is just as good as in person as your voice can be heard in fine detail.

The demand for skype lessons has increased with SLS teachers being few and far between. Clients have travelled and stayed in hotels so they could have lessons at Pro Voice Studios. These long distance clients can now have all the benefits of a voice lesson in their own home!

Pro Voice Studios has clients in London, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Holland and the USA to name a few places!

Please contact us if you would like to book a Skype lesson.

Prices for Skype Lessons with Kate Walker

Kate Walker 1/2 Hour £20.00 1 Hour £40.00

1 Hour- £40

1/2 Hour- £20

Payments can be made using Paypal.

(Please note an additional £2 is added for payment of this method. Payment must be made to secure the lesson)

Yorkshire’s first SLS Masterclass with Spencer Welch Huge Success!!

What a fantastic time we had with Master Speech Level Singing instructor Spencer Welch, all the way from Canada!!

Over 100 people attended Yorkshire’s first SLS masterclass, taken by Spencer, who wowed the attendees with his extensive knowledge of the voice and the SLS technique. Volunteers of all levels and abilities were pulled up to sing and work with Spencer in front of the class.

Everyone was amazed at the difference Spencer was able to make to people’s voices in just a few minutes using the SLS technique.

Many people commented on how much they learned and how they went away feeling they could sing better by implementing the tips and advice given at the Masterclass.

‘Had an amazing time at the Masterclass! Spencer was so down to earth and practical. I went away with a better understanding of my own voice and SLS, thanks!‘
Moses Duenas

‘I had such a fun time and learnt so much! Spencer had a great way of explaining the voice and the SLS technique. It really helped reinforce what I’ve been learning in my lessons with Kate.‘
Rob Browne

Spencer also gave lessons at Pro Voice Studios and we felt very honoured to have him!

‘My lesson with Spencer was fantastic! Spencer was able to take further everything I had learnt with Kate and got my voice feeling freer and stronger! When I listened back to the lesson recording I really liked what I heard!’ Sarah Winters

More about Spencer Welch

Spencer is one of the premier vocal coaches in North America, often called upon to prepare recording artists and actors for studio, concert, theatre and film work. His clients include artists signed to Universal, Interscope, Capitol, and Integrity. Spencer recorded and toured as the keyboardist/vocalist for Reunion Records’ Carolyn Arends, sharing the stage with Sixpence None the Richer, the Newsboys, and Phil Keaggy. At the 2008 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, Spencer received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Canadian music industry.

After a successful career as a recording artist, studio musician, and producer, Spencer certified as a Speech Level Singing™ (SLS) Master Instructor. After twelve years of Speech Level Singing™ training with its founder Seth Riggs and his top instructors, Spencer certified as a Level 5, the highest level possible, one of eight SLS Master Instructors in the world and a leading expert in the field of vocal function and application. Spencer trains Speech Level Singing™ teachers all over the world and travels to lecture on vocal technique.

Pro Voice Studios has a new teacher!

Jennifer Casby is an excellent teacher who has gone above and beyond what is required of an SLS teacher. We are delighted to have her teach at the studio!

Jennifer’s Profile

Jennifer has always had a great passion for Music and, from the age of 8, was singing in choirs, competing in Music Festivals and performing in numerous Musical Theatre productions. Her extensive experience in singing led her to performing arts university Bretton Hall where she successfully completed a BA Honours in Music Theatre in June 2007.
Jennifer then went on to join the Speech Level Singing (SLS) organisation and became a certified Level 1 teacher in January 2009, following an intensive 18 month certification programme.
In addition to running her own SLS based studio in South Manchester (Jennifer Casby Singing Studio), Jennifer has spent the last two years working as a freelance vocal coach for numerous musical establishments such as kids theatre school Stagecoach, Presto Music School, Heather Baker Singing Studio (HBSS), Singlive UK and Performing Arts College – Poynton High School. She also works as a semi professional singer and background vocalist – mentored by backing vocalist to the stars – Claytoven Richardson.
Alongside other projects, Jennifer continues to move forward in the SLS teacher training programme and support singers of all levels and stages to develop their vocal confidence and artistry.

Second year, Level 1 SLS teacher Jennifer Casby will be working at Pro Voice Studios from March!

Prices:
1 Hour- £30
1 Half Hour- £15

Yorkshire’s First SLS Masterclass by Master Level Teacher, Spencer Welch!! May 1st.

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The North welcomes Master Speech Level Singing teacher Spencer Welch, all the way from Canada, as he comes to take the first ever event of this type to be held in Yorkshire, in association with Pro Voice Studios!!

Spencer will be teaching private lessons at Pro Voice Studios on May 1st! This is a rare and great opportunity to learn from and study with Spencer, all the way from Canada!

Come and learn the technique behind 120+ Grammy Award Winners, American Idol Winners, Star Search Winners, Broadway Stars, Opera Stars and many more…Speech Level Singing.

What if singing could be as comfortable as speaking?
Designed for singers of all levels-beginners to professionals - the masterclasses will highlight the issues we all face when singing. Watch as Spencer applies the SLS method to overcome these issues!

Share the secret used by over 120 Grammy Award winners who have studied the technique including Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Amy Lee (lead singer of Evanescence) and many more!

Introduction to SLS
Saturday, 01 May 2010: 10:00 - 12:00
Location: Abundant Life Centre

Application to Song Masterclass
Saturday, 01 May 2010: 13:00 - 15:00
Location: Abundant Life Centre

NB: Singing participants will be chosen from a hat on the day of class.

NB: There is no age limit for the classes, however it is advised that children under 14 are accompanied by an adult

Cost: $25.00 (Apx £15) for one class
$45 (Apx £25)combination price for both classes.

Group discount: Book 5 combination tickets (Intro to SLS and Application to Song) for $120 (Apx £70)

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For more information on Speech Level Singing please visit
www.speechlevelsinging.com

Spencer’s Bio
www.spencerwelch.com