Tamara Silvera

I've been making a joyful noise from the moment I arrived on this planet. I started with the drums, then moved on to the piano, one day someone noticed I could sing. I started playing in weird rock bands when I was a teenager while I was also studying classical piano and opera. A very interesting combination of elements. When I left home I played keyboards and sang back-ups in a number of local bands. Local being Toronto, Canada. Early on in my brilliant career I did a session for a disco producer. It was supposed to be a demo, I got paid for a demo. 2 weeks later I heard it on CFNY (a local radio station) it had been released in my name?!?! Welcome to the music business!!! It was a 12" single called "Rubberband Man". It was a dance hall cover of a really cool Spinners tune. The only reason I sang the lead and not the other girl on the session was because I knew all the words! Life is truly a strange journey.In 1989 I moved to Los Angeles with my husband, producer, JOHN WHYNOT. We immediately created our son GRAEME WHYNOT. In 1995 I finally started writing my own songs. They poured out of me. In retrospect, I realize that every band I ever played in was really teaching me how to write songs. I've been primarily a songwriter ever since. I have periods when I play around town. Right now I've been playing a bunch of solo coffee-house gigs and selling my CD's off the stage. I did have a truly amazing band together for 5 minutes. If you were one of the 10 people who experienced us you got a rare treat. Mostly I write and record and teach others what I know about singing and writing songs. I have had some success getting my songs on the television (THE GHOST WHISPERER/BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER). I don't write specifically for anyone or anything. There is no target audience. I write what I need to get off my chest and I just hope it connects with someone somewhere. I have released an independent CD - "SINK OR SWIM" and my new CD "Depatures" is finally finished! I'll have stock very shortly!I'm also a voice and performance coach. I've opened up my own shop and it's called SING OUT SINGERS. I teach private and group classes in voice, performance, song-writing and ear-training. I love coaching and I've been very lucky to have attracted some truly talented artists and some really interesting people just wanting to explore their own sound. I'm a very lucky girl - I get to do what I love and that's as good as it gets!