Stay ConnectedHosted by Beth Roars, The Roarcast holds a range of discussions about all things music.
These include interviews with guests to chat about their journey through the music industry, as well as diving deeper into the world of music science, theory and history.
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Explore the fascinating intersection of body, mind, and voice in this enlightening episode featuring Jennie Morton, an osteopath with a masters in psychology specialising in performing arts medicine. We talk about the fascinating connections between your feet, your voice, and everything in between!
Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZh77SU8H8
00:00 Introduction to Jenny Morton and Performing Arts Medicine
01:09 Understanding Osteopathy and Body Intelligence
04:27 Stress, Pain, and the Artist's Body
06:19 Performing Arts Medicine: Common Issues and Solutions
13:45 The Fascial Connection: From Feet to Voice
22:59 The Body's Intelligence and Emotional Responses
46:00 The Impact of Body Language on Emotions
47:17 Mirror Neurons and Audience Interaction
52:10 Telegraphing Confidence as an Artist
01:00:03 The Role of Anger in Performance
01:10:23 Balancing Anxiety and Joy
01:18:23 The Journey to Self for Artists
01:22:52 Embracing Curiosity and Intuition
Jennie's YouTube: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jenniemorton9317
The Embodied Dancer Health Hub:
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Jennie's Course: https://www.jenniemorton.com/anatomyofanartist
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Studies have recently found an increasing amount of people are at risk of hearing damage and that part of that is down to the volume at which we consume music. Is it possible to enjoy a gig without damaging your ears? And how do we know if we're at risk?
On this episode of In Focus, Beth and Tom are joined by Tom Trones from Minuendo. Tom is passionate about music, a guitar player and backing singer who has made it his passion to maintain our enjoyment of music whilst protecting our hearing with the Minuendo earplugs.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
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NB: This isn’t a sponsored podcast, but we think the Minuendo earplugs are a great idea, so if you want to check them out, here's a link - https://www.minuendo.com/
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Our latest Roarcast guest is accent coach Pamela Vanderway from Dialect Coach Worldwide.
Beth chatted to as part of the the video "Why Do Singers Lose Their Accent When They Sing?" and the interview was so insightful we thought we'd share the whole interview with you all. Topics covered include the role of accent in singing, how vocal styles develop and Pamela's thoughts on vocal training. There are also insights into how social dynamics affect music and the accents used within them.
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Pamela's Website - https://www.dialectcoachesworldwide.com
Original Video - Why do Singers lose their accents when they sing?
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In this episode of The Roarcast, Beth chats to Melissa Cross, vocal coach to many of the world's top metal stars. Melissa has worked with artists including Slipknot, The Disturbed, Killswitch Engage and Arch Enemy to help them achieve extreme vocals safely.
Beth and Melissa cover the journey from classically trained vocal coach into metal, some technical insight into fry screaming as well as talking about the truth behind the stereotypes surrounding metal.
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Tatiana's vocals are both genre defying and defining. Jinjer are a metal band that take influences from Jazz, Reggae and Funk and Tatiana is at the centre of their unique sound. We find out about Tatiana's journey from being a student in Ukraine to a metal artist, how she learned to scream and her thoughts on being an introvert in life but finding her extrovert on stage.
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Kelli-Leigh chats to Beth Roars. Kelli-Leigh has had an amazing and varied career, touring the world as a backing vocalist for Leona Lewis and Adele and as well as being the uncredited singer on two number one singles. She has now formed her own record label ‘Music Core’ and is rapidly finding success under her own name.
The pair chat about success, Kelli-Leigh’s experiences working across the industry at the highest level and why it is now her time to walk the red carpet in her own right.
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Kelli Leigh - https://www.kelli-leigh.com
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Today Beth speaks to singer and actor Ramin Karimloo. Ramin set out as a teenager to follow his dream of playing the title role in Phantom of the Opera. On his way, he’s earned himself a place among the top Musical Theatre performers in the West End.
Ramin speaks about his journey - from experiencing different countries as a child to teaching himself to act, embracing his own style and staying hungry to learn.
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This week’s Roarcast guest is Aryana Sayeed. Aryana is one of Afghanistan’s biggest stars, a judge on both The Voice Afghanistan and The Afghan Star and an inspiring woman who uses her profile to campaign for Women’s Rights.
She continues to perform music in Afghanistan a country in which music was banned until 2001 and has won many awards for her activism such as an Atlantic Council Freedom Award and a Bravery Award from the Government of Afghanistan. Aryana has made it her life mission to fight inequality in her home country and across the world, she speaks about how music impacts people and how she deals with some of the abuse she gets as a result of speaking out.
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Today’s guest is Musical Theatre singer, vocal coach, former American Idol Contestant and queen of riffing Natalie Weiss.
Natalie opens up about her recent experience with a vocal haemorrhage while working on an off-broadway show. She also chats with Beth about what she thinks makes a great voice and how she deals with the insecurity of working in the musical theatre industry.
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Today's guest is Harish Sivaramakrishnan of Agam. Agam are an intriguing fusion of Prog Rock and South Indian Classical Music. Beth asks Harish how this came about and he reveals his western influences including Dream Theater and Tool.
Beth and Harish also discuss the balance between viability and creativity when working on your music and how Harish has maintained a second career throughout his musical journey, working as an engineer.
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Beth Roars talks to Oli Peters from technical death metal band Archspire. Oli is well known for his fast-paced machine gun like distortion style. Beth asks Oli what it was like to teach Jason Momoa to war cry, how he finds touring, the pros and cons of specialisation as opposed to versatility and the reasons you should pursue music professionally.
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This week, Beth's guest is comedian Mae Martin. Mae is has accolades across different comedy genres, radio shows, a book and musical comedy. Most recently, Mae starred in 'Feel Good' a semi-autobiographical show about her life that she also wrote for Channel 4/Netflix.
Beth and Mae discuss her battle with addiction, why honesty is important in comedy, how society perceives sex and gender and what it was like acting for the first time.
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In this episode of The Roarcast, Beth Roars talks to Fabienne Erni and Chrigel Glanzmann from Eluveitie. Eluveitie combines an intriguing mix of Celtic folk and metal, soaring clean vocal and screams. Beth chats to Fabi and Chrigel about Celtic culture, how history writes music and how Eluveitie has evolved into its current lineup.
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Today our guest is the outspoken and iconic Irish folk singer/songwriter Sinead O’Connor. Beth chats to Sinead about how music impacts society, overcoming her challenges and insecurities, why she reverted to Islam and how young people today are influencing the world.
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This Episode was recorded in December 2019
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Beth chats to Norse music composer Jonas Lorentzen, who is now working on a project known as Nebala. Previously, Jonas was part of the break-through traditional Nordic music act Heilung. Jonas discusses the benefits of putting limitations on yourself, overcoming the fear of success as well as failure, learning how to throat sing and why Jonas has moved on to new projects.
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This episode was recorded at One Fine Play in January 2020
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Our guest today is the incredibly talented and versatile singer/songwriter Morgan James, who has branched across many genres including Soul, Opera and Broadway.
In this candid episode, Morgan opens up about her fears, challenges and desires for herself and for the music industry. We discover how she has navigated the music industry, championed women artists and is ultimately striving to become the best version of herself she can be.
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This episode was recorded May 1st 2020
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The Roarcast returns for a second season! Beth chats to vocal coach to the stars and mentor Joshua Alamu. Not only does he teach some of the world's top singers, Little Mix, Rita Ora and Kelly Jones from Stereophonics but he is also founder and director of Ultimate Artists, a development camp for music artists entering the industry and is designer of Vocal Tubes.
In this inspirational episode, Josh speaks about his journey from litter picking to vocal coach, his thoughts on how we can achieve a mindset for success and what he thinks makes a great voice.
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In the season finale of The Roarcast, Beth talks to Primal Fear’s and Gamma Ray’s vocalist - Ralf Scheepers. Ralf discusses how he developed his talent and the importance of staying grounded and humble. He also opens up about how he supported himself when starting out, what it takes to be a heavy metal singer and the way his voice and the music industry have changed since he began his career.
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01:14 - What was Ralf Scheepers’ worst ever job?
01:42 - How did Ralf first get involved in music?
03:14 - Has Ralf ever been nervous performing and does he still feel this now?
04:08 - What makes a good vocal?
04:58 - How has the industry changed over the years that Ralf has been singing?
05:36 - The bonding nature of metal music why people are attracted to it
07:59 - How has Ralf Scheepers managed to continue to improve his voice with age?
09:27 - Is it possible or desirable to live a ‘rock’n’roll’ lifestyle alongside keeping the voice healthy?
10:35 - How does Ralf Scheepers warm up?
11:16 - What has Ralf Scheepers' relationship with Judas Priest been like?
13:12 - Are people humble within the music industry and is that a quality that is important?
14:34 - How has Ralf Scheepers dealt with the difficulties of fame?
15:14 - What have been his best moments of Ralf’s career?
16:11 - What advice would Ralf give to singers at the start of their careers?
17:30 - Does Ralf Scheepers still support himself with jobs outside of music?
18:39 - Are Ralf Scheepers’ family supportive of his music?
19:38 - Who writes the songs for Primal Fear and does Ralf have advice for writing songs?
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Beth chats to Sheena Ladwa - Director of Ultimate Artists Development Camp. Sheena and Beth speak about the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, maintaining a positive mindset and addressing mental ill health. Sheena also opens up about her personal journey, growing up as a singer before transitioning into running an artist development camp, as well as the relationship between creativity and pain.
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Beth chats sound engineer, producer and musician Brian Kehew. At the time of recording, Brian is on a world tour with The Who, having previously worked with fantastic artists such as Aretha Franklin, Black Sabbath and Fiona Apple - producing Fiona’s album ‘Extraordinary Machine’. Brian opens up with his stories about the world’s greatest musicians and why they succeed and also shares his tips for singers and producers to get the best sound in the studio.
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Beth’s guest is music producer, Ted Talk speaker and composer for Cinematic Prog Rock band Ostura, Danny Bou-Maroun. Beth and Danny explore the differences between composing for yourself versus for someone else and also working as an independent artist compared to with a label. Danny gives his advice about how to keep motivated on a long term project and speaks about the process involved in creating The Room,Ostura’s latest album.
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Beth Roars talks to singer and West End actor Dan Buckley, who has starred in shows such as ‘The Book of Mormon’, ‘Loserville’ and ‘Eugenius’. Dan discusses scrubbing everything from dirty dishes to combating body image issues in the industry and what it takes to perform in London's West End. Dan’s insights also include his experiences coping with performance anxiety and nervousness and how to decide whether or not a career in music and theatre is right for you.
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Beth chats to Rasmus Bom Andersen. Rasmus is a vocal coach, producer and lead singer of the legendary band - Diamond Head. They talk about his journey, honouring the Diamond Head legacy and pick apart some of the technique he uses for metal singing.
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01.01 - What was Rasmus’ worst job ever?
01.29 - What was it like for Rasmus Bom Andersen moving from Denmark to London and why did he come here?
01.55 - How did Rasmus get into music? What were his musical inspirations?
02.42 - Was Rasmus a natural singer?
04.43 - Rasmus tells Beth the variety of genres he performs in aside from metal
05.20 - What was it like for Rasmus Andersen joining the established and iconic power metal band ‘Diamond Head’
07.05 - Did Rasmus Andersen feel pressure to do justice to the Diamond Head brand and songs? What impact has that had on him vocally?
09.23- Taking opportunities
09.37 - How Rasmus unexpectedly came to do a gig for White Wizard and how long did he have to prepare?
11.43- How does Rasmus switch between different vocal styles?
13.30 -The importance of having energy behind a note and finding ways to stand out in amongst powerful live instruments
14.01 - Rasmus delves into the technical side of singing high notes with demonstrations
16.10 - Approaching Distortions and CVT
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Danny Ladwa is Beth's guest – Beatboxer, Singer and founder of School of Beatbox and The Stammering Voice Orchestra. Beth chats to Danny about his stammer as a teenager and how gaining vocal confidence through his singing helped him through this period in his life. They also explore the correlation and differences between singing and beatboxing and discuss Danny’s instinctive approach as a beatboxer when it comes to finding his own voice.
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Beth speaks to Chris Rupp – Baritone Singer and Founder of All-American A-Cappella Groups Home Free and 7th Ave as well as The Chris Rupp Project. Beth has a candid chat with Chris about his journey including what it was like leaving Home Free, the importance of following your heart even when it goes against the expectations of others and his advice for younger musicians.
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Beth Roars talks to Welsh Opera Soprano Rhiannon Herridge, who was forced to give up her job performing on the Silversea cruise line due to vocal injury after a virus.
Together they explore how to prevent and recover from vocal damage, how it affected Rhiannon’s confidence and how an old back injury may have even caused the problem in the first place. Rhiannon also chats about her struggle with perfectionism and what life is like working away and travelling the world on a ship.
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In this episode, Beth Roars talks to MOBO nominated Gospel Singer Sarah Téibo. Beth and Sarah chat about how to juggle a busy work and family life whilst still creating music with passion. They also get to grips with how to deal with criticism, the difference between leading worship in church compared to performing gigs and address the question - is it ever too late to start a career in music?
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In this episode of The Roarcast, Beth chats to Classical Crossover Soprano, Joanna Forest. Joanna is the first independent artist to hit number one on the classical music charts and is the winner of the 2019 Future Classic Women Awards. She talks to Beth Roars about her struggle with cancer, why she transitioned from musical theatre to making her own music and the importance of musical education.
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