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Episode 34: Behind the Microphone w/ Singer & Voice Actor Nadia Marshall 🎙️💃🏻

We are so excited to welcome fellow singer and voice-over artist, Nadia Marshall (she/her/hers), to the podcast! Nadia recounts for us how voice acting went from being a simple suggestion from a colleague into being a correlating career. Her story is full of practical advice on how to get started, and her commitment to creating…

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Episode 18: Creating a Kick*ss Personal Brand with Tara Priolo

Branding. We’re all supposed to do it, especially with our work being pushed mostly into the digital realm. 💻 Many of us don’t know how to create a brand. Many of us hate the idea of it because it feels fake or pushy or too “sales-y.” Others, however, seem to find that perfect balance of…

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Episode 14: Demystifying Management with Stratagem Artists 🧐

“Do you have a manager yet?” In opera, we’re often led to believe that management is the Holy Grail, the sign that you’ve “made it” as a singer.  Yet, we’re all mystified by the process: How do you get a manager? What does a manager do? How do you know when you’re ready for management?…

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Episode 11: Zach Finkelstein on the #operalife during and after COVID

Season two begins NOW and we’re hot off the presses in our first episode, talking to Zach Finkelstein, a tenor, a research analyst, and the independent journalist behind the Middle Class Artist blog.  He is passionate about arts advocacy for singers, and he’s been on the frontline of reporting just how the COVID-19 pandemic is…

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