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Artist Mentorship & Activation for Singers
Demystify the Creative Process
with Voice
Your unique voice is a channel. A frequency.
After 10+ years of mentoring vocalists and artists
I know how important self-expression and authenticity are to your wellbeing.
No matter what stage of growth you are in on your personal or professional journey:
Never hold back on yourself.
Are you ready for the initiation?
Studio Enrollment is now open. Limited Spots Available.
"If You Can Walk You Can Dance.
If You Can Talk You Can Sing."
-African Proverb
Building a relationship with the true voice is all about trust.
However, you probably have your dreams and your voice on the back burner.
The little light is on, but the fear has probably been louder than the will to make it happen.
Let's change that, because I am pretty sure...
You are ready to break free from the mundane and ignite your inner creativity.
It's your time to take charge and commit.
-When you commit -
You hear results and you will have a 100x more conviction
as a singer if you bring your authenticity to the table.
I created this immersive
VOCAL MENTORSHIP & ARTIST ACTIVATION program
to liberate your true voice.
10+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
700+
SINGERS & MUSICIANS
HELPED
100%
SAW IMPROVEMENT IN VOCAL AGILITY CONFIDENCE + MINDSET
Why Singers Need Mentorship & Accountability:
Your voice is a set of muscles. Muscles have memory. You need a mentor, a dedicated personal trainer who can help guide you with your mental and your physical approach to singing. Together, we ignite your artistic journey by ask the right questions to find your "why" and hold you accountable to your purpose.
My Track Record of Success?
For more than a decade, I have had the honor and privilege of coaching hundreds of vocalists and artists 1:1, in the studio, in classrooms, guest lectures, masterclasses, panels, band coaching - and beyond. In 2013, I co-founded a non-profit music ecosystem focused on empowering and mentoring musicians.
I provide vocalists, musicians, and artists with lifelong tools, skills, and strategies to pursue their dreams on a holistic level. I help vocalists connect to themselves, expose their purpose and provide strategic guidance on artistic development, vocal excellence, and encourage singers to evolve artistically from the source of their intuition.
Who I Designed this Program for:
Artists, professionals, hobbyists, poets, musicians, humans, aliens, or anyone wanting to learn how to improve your vocals. Drop in, trust your intuitive creative flow, and discover your voice. You will elevate your singing, artistic, or performance game with true authentic connection to yourself.
Why did I Create this Offering?
Our ancestors knew the healing powers of singing for our collective tribe. On an individual level, you can cellularly and energetically shift fear, doubt, shyness, hurt, expression, and shadow through singing - in what I refer to as self-initiated alchemy. This process will change your life, for the better. Everyone has the right to reclaim this sense of true voice and sense of self at the deepest physical and spiritual level available to you at every moment.
Social Impact of Singing & Creativity
Co-founding a non-profit ecosystem has been a journey of walking alongside musicians and artists shaping the health and the heartbeat of community. After cultivating accredited no-cost-to-student music education outreach programs in partnership with public and charter academic institutions, alternative education, youth detention facilities, and collegiate music programs, I have a unique perspective of the power of music and voice on a holistic level.
I know the positive impact singing has on the body, mind, and spirit of every person and it is vital for these artists to develop, claim, connect, and share their message with the world in whatever medium suits their calling.
Create Fearlessly with Voice in 90 days
MINDSET
CONNECTION
COMMUNITY
Mindset and mind-body connection is the number one confidence booster for vocalists of all ages and skill levels. Feel comfortable in your own skin and activate deep trust in both your inner voice and the singing voice. Second - we NEED safe, trusted community with fellow creatives on the path. This program was designed with your confidence and connection with others in mind for accelerated growth.
LIVE VOCAL
COACHING
From specialized lessons and live coaching sessions, this program offers a range of resources to better your voice. With a combination of live feedback and lifetime modules, I provide platforms for ongoing support for your artistic growth beyond the program duration. Additionally, OYVP offers strategic artist planning, creative block busters, and set lists to help you excel in your craft.
ACTIONABLE STRATEGIC PLAN
As a performing vocalist, artist as well as vocal coach for over a decade, I understand more than anyone the importance of self-care, vocal health, agility, growth, paired with artistic goals of collaboration, calendar management, project management, and strategy to meet your dream with accountability. I am not going to hold your hand - your commitment is key to your transformation However, I am here to be your guide and support every step of the way.
LIFELONG
RESULTS
When you discover and cultivate your "why" as a vocalist - you will organically become more motivated to sing, stay in your practice, connect with your heart live in creative flow and authenticity. Knowing how to reach these sacred intimate spaces with yourself through voice will majorly impact all areas of your life and encourage your unapologetic sense of self and truth both in-studio and in your personal world.
TESTIMONIALS
photo of singer-songwriter /artist Jules opening for Brett Dennen 2024
music video from singer-songwriter & lead vocalist Dan with his band Desert Child
How Will I Benefit From This Program?
What we cover in the program will benefit your voice in any setting including:
Singing for yourself or others:
In performance or recording settings
at home, the studio, or the stage
or simply to
find deeper connection with singing
*the point*
you will learn to navigate your inner creative life through voice
with confidence, conviction, meaning, and soul.
Be more in touch with your voice, your body, and be in a safe space to level up
and open to a totally new experience of vocal potential?
We will cover through these major Q&A's:
As we progress through each session you will discover a deep vocal wizard hat
filled with magical tips, tricks, and habits you can solidify to develop proper technique
and become a master of your voice,
Learn to command and control each performance with soul
HOLISTIC VOICE
& MINDSET
✔️how to get out of the way of my potential?
✔️how to take risks?
✔️how trust my voice and build reliable vocal tone?
✔️how to remove blockages in the throat chakra?
✔️what is my authentic vocal resonance?
✔️how to work through traumas or old programming that create artist blocks?
✔️how to identify my creative goals ?
✔️how to be accountable to my dreams?
✔️how to center and be intentional when I'm nervous?
✔️how to pursue opportunities and create opportunities that seem out of reach?
✔️how to command space without seeming pretentious?
✔️how to take steps to make or further my vocal / musical journey or career?
TECHNIQUE
+ VOCAL CONTROL
✅ tone, pitch, presence
✅ the difference in voices (full/chest, head, and mixed)
✅ transitions
✅ strategy for how to practice efficiently
✅ articulation & diction
✅ vowel shapes
✅ inflection & style
✅ improv
✅ riffs, runs, and melisma
✅ the power of authenticity
✅ using your unique voice
✅ projection
✅ emoting & character development
✅ dynamics and ownership
✅ basic theory for voice
✅ claiming your space & the importance of grounding
✅ mic technique and performance tips/tricks
✅ basics of harmony and blending
✅ building a set list
✅ performance experience
PLUS.
This is NOT boring. This is fun stuff! 👏
Just WAIT until we get into character development, attitude, authenticity,
and manipulating the energy of a room.
3 Phases of Vocal Empowerment
Developing Trust in:
YOUR VOICE
YOUR VISION
YOUR CREATIVE FLOW
#1 . This program begins FIRST with Vocal Activation
-connecting your voice and body as a sacred instrument.
This looks like grounding, alignment, breath work, chakra clearing, toning, and true connection between you and your highest self.
#2. SECOND is Vocal Technique
-developing a solid technical foundation.
This is the bulk of the focus of the program, but in my experience, it works best if you are in touch with your instrument, your body, and allow yourself the space to work through all layers. This looks like lesson modules, warm-ups, and training, alongside building your vocabulary and basic theory so you can dream, and collaborate without fear or hesitation (if you so choose!)
3. The TERTIARY focus is Artist Activation
-getting in touch with your vision and learning to trust your intuition.
This step distinguishes technically proficient singers from blossoming, badass, fearless artists.
How will you apply this voice of yours in the real world? I am going to assist you, ask you the right questions, and work through exercises and prompts to help you find the clarity you have been seeking to express yourself fully when you SING with from your SOUL! This discovery process begins with shadow work to clear old programming, negative beliefs, and evolves into vision, accountability, setting your calendar, and strategy.
Meet Your Mentor
Hi. I am Ashley.
I am so glad your journey has lead you here...
My mission is to lead you back to your why.
Back to your intuition.
Back to the true voice...
Remember who you are. Remember the magic. Remember the songs.
Remember why we're here.
This is a powerful era of our collective consciousness and voicing our truth and creativity is the currency.
I designed this program for:
Artists, professionals, hobbyists, poets, musicians, humans, aliens,
or anyone wanting to learn how to improve your vocals while developing a new relationship with your true voice.
I am committed to showing you how to show up for yourself, drop in and trust your intuitive creative flow
and elevate your vocal, artistic, or performance game from a place of authentic connection to yourself.
As a vocalist and artist myself,
I consider singing the direct line of communication with the soul.
I am so glad I took the risk to answer the call of my life's purpose.
A flood of possibilities has washed over my life over the past decade because
I fearlessly cracked open and said "YES" to myself, my voice, and my dream of singing.
I had no idea where this journey would lead.
I travel all over the world singing because I say YES to my voice.
In this process is where I discovered my power and intuition.
Own your dreams, your truth, your music.
Even if the songs haven't been written yet.
"Don't die with your music still inside of you"
-Dr. Wayne Dyer
There is truly NO other voice in cosmos with your perspective, lessons, or experience.
That is why singing and sharing your voice can be terrifying. It's literally a record keeper of who we are. And that vulnerability is both liberating and faint-worthy.
HOWEVER -
I believe each of us have this incredible force inside - I want to help as many
(who are ready to commit) to discover your power and potential in a new way. I want to encourage you to treasure this magic within, cultivate it, and share it!
I've met the most wonderful people, I have shared stages with incredible musicians, and I have been privileged to sing over 1000+ performances with audiences in many settings on many stages. Meanwhile, I founded a non-profit music ecosystem with accredited academic dedicated programming in alternative education, public schools, high schools, middle schools, youth detention facilities, have produced festivals, concerts, events.
I have had the honor and privilege of coaching hundreds of vocalists and artists 1:1, in the studio, classrooms, guest lectures, panels, band coaching and beyond since 2010.
(more about that later)
The point -The spirit of music is now my mission .
You might never know the gifts, the joy, the collaboration, the relationships, the opportunities, the lessons, the experiences, the beauty and the love waiting for you if you do not take the time to tap into you.
Rule #1 about vocal improvement -
Commit to the journey, the process, and unfolding of your own path.
At every level of singing and with any genre you are tapping into comes the discovery of your message, your mission, your values, your purpose. And POOF. The artist is born 😉
I know that with this sense of self discovery comes creativity, and with that comes power. You can literally (cellularly and energetically) shift your fear, your doubt, your shyness, your hurt, your expression, and your shadow with what I call vocal alchemy and it could change your life, for the better.
This is a magical process. And yes, its all wrapped into the simple act of taking the time to study the intrinsic and technical aspects of your own voice.
AND THIS IS WHY I am sharing my life's work with you in this vocal mentorship intensive.
Even if you do not wish to pursue this course...
- I DARE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF - (every day btw 😜 )
WHAT'S REALLY HOLDING ME BACK?
One of my mentors once asked me,
"Is fear more powerful than the pain of regret?"
And HEY! We are in the era of a great shift.
- The earth is calling us forward -
We can find a million reasons to use our voice to point out suffering of ourselves and others, or we can take that same energy and transmute it, transform it, and use it for betterment.
This is the purpose of art and music, right?
Do you know that your voice is that powerful?
You can sing and pose questions... call out the elephant in the room...sing to be blunt...messy...unpredictable...to explore...to feel something, to be real, to be dreamy; to feel. Period.
Bridge a connection with yourself and others.
To be daring in the fullness of your existence.
In my experience of both performing and teaching - This is what voice is really all about.
By you doing you, you give someone else permission to do the same.
The message: be authentic; unapologetically yourself.
"Do whatever brings you to life, then.
Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them.
Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart."
BIG MAGIC - Elizabeth Gilbert
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