I was in a voice lesson, working with one of my adult clients. We were digging into a Chappell Roan song, and, to my ears, everything was going along swimmingly, when the student suddenly said, “I’m so frustrated, I can’t get this part to sound like the recording!” ”Oh,” I replied, “well, that’s because what you’re hearing there isn’t real.” Wait, what? Please allow me to explain. :)

Amongst the many public-facing hats I wear - Performer, Producer, Voice Teacher, Vocal Coach - “Producer” is the newest role that I’ve added to my list of titles with which I self-identify. As I’ve begun to find more ease and alignment in owning this role, I’ve come to realize that it’s something that I’ve been doing for a very long time - far before I knew what it was that a producer did, and that I was in fact doing it.