THE VOCALIST STUDIO SOUTHEAST

The Vocalist Studio-- is a company of contemporary vocalists who share a common technique, and practice one of the most innovative approaches to training singers available today. 21st Century vocal techniques, united with a method that embraces technology and training on a live stage, makes The Vocalist Studio one of the leading training facilities for the modern vocalist in the world today.
Too many voice studios are not teaching what students really want to learn. Simply stated, 16th century voice techniques and methods do not prepare the student for 21st century genres and applications. This disconnect is a huge problem in the world of voice pedagogy for so many people who wish to study a legitimate technique that applies to the modern form.
Enter, The Vocalist Studio. TVS "gets" it and we are here to provide the right training for our clients. Here is how we do it…
The Technique:
TVS trains vocal athletes. Our technical agenda is strongly founded on helping the student to develop new levels of strength and coordination that will build a new “singing voice” that gives singers unbelievable endurance and capabilities. This technique enables our students to expand range to 4-5 octaves, develop unique power and master the skills of “bridging & connecting.” Bridging is the ability to seamlessly sing from the lower “chest” voice to the upper “head” voice with no perceived “break” between the two voices.
The Passagio, commonly referred to as “the break”, represents the most challenging area of voice development for all singers. No other skill set in singing is fraught with more frustration or more joy, then the ability, or inability to bridge the Passagio. TVS is supreme in its expertise and understanding on how to train this mission critical skill.
Once bridging of the Passagio is developed and the singer is well into their head registers, TVS singers then work on the next most important skill, the ability to “connect”. Connecting refers to a process known by voice pedagogues as adduction. Adduction means the vocal folds are trained to come back together, or “zip up”, when in the head registers. The result is a full-voiced tone that will match the timbre of the lower voice and expand the singers range potential by 2-3 octaves.
Drilling workouts builds some of the most powerful and versatile voices in the business. TVS trained singers never “pull chest”, do not fatigue easily and never experience gripping in the throat or laryngeal regions. TVS singers enjoy an “out of body” experience when singing with super-human capabilities, yet feel no physical resistance or strain.
The Method:
TVS originated the method of training singers on a live stage with professional PAs and mics. Our singers use the tools of the trade and therefore, training is much more relevant and practical than the traditional voice lesson experience. We embrace the technology and tools that enhance the vocalist’s performance and learning experience. We are a boot camp that prepares contemporary singers for what they need now in a way that makes sense and is relevant for the singer’s current writing, performing or recording endeavors.
The TVS method helps a singer to:
* Train on leading pro audio gear donated by our Endorsers and Sponsors.
* Develop confidence and experience working on a live performance stage.
* Get more value because the method is more relevant and more fun.
The TVS System:
The Four Pillars of Screaming, the unique video tutorials produced by TVS, are the best voice training workouts in the world for the modern vocalist.
The TVS System is the “real deal”. Most voice training programs simply offer a book and an audio recording of scales that tell a student what to do, but this falls short of really demonstrating how to do it. Watch Master voice teacher and founder, Robert Lunte, and top TVS singers demonstrate all the workout scales on three hours of exciting and entertaining DVD video. Each scale is demonstrated two times, by two different singers and demonstrates bridging through the Passagio (the break,) for over 4 octaves, in both directions.
Leading by example, the founder and practitioners of the technique are performing the workouts they are teaching. Next to actually having a private lesson in the studio, there is no better way to communicate, teach and retain a vocal training system. No training has ever covered a vocal curriculum quite like “The Four Pillars of Screaming!”
“The Four Pillars of Screaming!” consists of a book, an audio CD of 11 workouts and two DVD video tutorials with over 30 video demonstrations.
“The Four Pillars Of Screaming!”
Pillar I - Respiration:
The human singing voice is a wind instrument and it takes air to play it. Proper air management is key to supporting the singing voice. In order to support modern vocal applications, the singer must move air at high volumes and high velocities.
Pillar II - Vibration:
As a wind instrument, the “singing voice” utilizes the vocal folds much like a reed instrument. The modern vocalist needs to generate sound waves so they can excite the resonators (open cavities of the head), where overtones are produced.
Pillar III - Resonation:
The third Pillar is where the speaking voice and singing voice transcend. Sound is processed into overtones and the beauty of each individual voice comes to life. Vocal timbre and range are largely facilitated by transporting sound waves and registrating high velocity respiration to the resonators.
Pillar IV - Visualization:
The singer’s inner voice and positive mental imagery will directly impact the body’s response to vocal commands. Great singing is closely related to hearing the sound before you sing. The successful management of positive mental imagery will reduce distracting physical tension and mental “noise.”
How Soon Will I See Progress:
It is very common for a TVS student to experience an exponential leap forward in range, power and quality of sound in as little as 60-90 days. At TVS, we hold a high value in accelerated learning; we capitalize on your strengths and dive right into your weaknesses. By doing so, we create an agenda that is the quickest path to success for your individual voice. At TVS, we know the best way to insure a lasting working relationship, is to get the client what they need as soon as possible and let the world hear it.
SHAUN WILLIAMSON BIO
Veteran Blues-Rock vocalist SHAUN WILLIAMSON, hailing from the Gulf Coast of Florida, was first introduced to the music world like a scene out of the movie "Rock Star". His vocal talents were discovered early on by the late LYNYRD SKYNYRD bassist, LEON WILKESON.
When singer Ronnie Hammond left the ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION, it was Leon's endorsement that got Shaun the audition with the band. Shaun, barely out of his teens, found himself out on the big stage in front of 70,000 people at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium as the new lead singer of ARS.
Since then his career has taken him around the world countless times, and over the last 25 years he has recorded 8 albums of his own music. His voice has appeared on numerous albums, and singles from artists such as JAMES BROWN, and the MOODY BLUES.
He is the owner, and head Vocal Instructor of the THE VOCALIST STUDIOS SOUTHEAST, located in Destin, Florida. A division of THE VOCALIST STUDIOS, based in Seattle, Washington.
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"Shaun is the real deal. He has toured extensively as a professional and has an absolutely killer voice. As a business partner, he is passionate and full of energy... I believe Shaun will become one of the most recognized coaches for contemporary voice in the country soon."---Robert Lunte

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