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CORE In-Studio Creative Workshop

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Singers, Songwriters, and Recording Artists!

Now enrolling! CORE® In-Studio Creative Vocal Workshop
with Vocal Empowerment Coach, Dot Todman!

Address your singing concerns while powerfully building your:

confidence
mental clarity
command over pitch
ability to stylize, blend & improvise
freedom from anxiety & nervousness
songwriting skills
recording studio knowledge and experience
and MORE!

Free Studio Space and Sneakers

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: CAREER TRACK: Lynette Williams, a singer and songwriter from Ridgewood, N.J., recorded at the Converse studio recently. She also has an M.B.A., because, she said, “you can no longer just be an artist.”

IF it were not meant to flog sneakers, it could be a sociology experiment. In July, Converse opened Rubber Tracks, a recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and invited musicians to use it free. Who would come?

During one week in August, here’s who showed up for a day of free recording time: two indie-rock bands in assorted cottons; one rapper seeking “licensing opportunities”; one sprawling multiracial hip-hop group; one married couple; one couple who met while playing in different wedding bands for the same agency; one waiter who lost his job for refusing to shave his chest hair; two M.B.A.’s; two drummers who could not keep time; two supportive parents; one keyboard player who called in sick at work; one singer-songwriter; one National Public Radio engineer; one bank teller; and one rapper who tamed his Twitter updates because he knew his mother was reading them.

Make Your Own Kind of Music

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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be a Singer

Ten years ago, the technology at your fingertips was barely in the imaginations of its creators. Now you can be known worldwide and get your music distributed to millions of listeners and fans from one physical copy. As a recording artist you no longer have to rely on major record labels. As a performing artist, you no longer have to rely on a venue to stage a concert for thousands, or even millions.

Record Your Best Vocals

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There is a frustrating disconnect with many people who are great in live performance but can’t seem to get that same great vocal in the recording studio. Here are some tips to help you create the right atmosphere to bring your live sound into your recorded sound: