Cari Cole
Specializing in Contemporary Singing

Contact Info:
info@caricolevoicestudios.com  
212-532-0828
www.caricolevoicestudios.com  

Styles Taught
CCM/Pop/Rock, Jazz/World,
Musical Theater

Cari Cole on Vocal Software

Biography

Cari Cole is the founder and director of Cari Cole Voice Studios. She is one of New York's most sought after teachers who's Grammy winning students and legendary singers are among the world's most famous. Her voice studio, fully equipped with Pro tools recording gear and a team of professional teachers who are also award winning singers, develops singers and artists for the music industry.

Cari Cole studied voice, sightsinging, composition and guitar at the New York School for Commercial Music under Stan Persky alongside a ten year apprenticeship with a world renowned “pop” voice teacher Katherine Agresta. Cari Cole began her musical studies at the age of six and began performing at the age of seven. Her love for contemporary music pushed her into her search for the adaptation of vocal technique to the contemporary singer. ‘The Cole Technique’ applies the work of Feldenkrais, Linklater, Alexander, Wilhelm Reich, Ale xander Lowen, Vinyasa yoga and diaphragmatic breathing methods to operatic Bel Canto, the teachings of Richard Miller and the late Edward Dwyer as well as contemporary vocal masters such as Riggs, Agresta among others.

Cari Cole is on the Board of Directors at NYSTA (New York Singing Teachers Association) is a voting member of NARAS (The Grammy's), a songwriter and publisher with ASCAP, and has affiliations with Voiceteachers,com, Backstage, The Village Voice, CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, NYMusicianMagazine.com, FemaleMusician.com, CIMRadio.com, SmoothJazzRadio.com, WRPI.org, The Global Entertainment and Media Summit NYC, The Songwriters Hall of Fame and a multitude of production studios, producers, songwriters and musicians in New York. She has coached legends such as 4 time Grammy winner DONALD FAGEN / STEELY DAN and the legendary band of Journey along singers in the top five of AMERICAN IDOL and two of the winners of STAR SEARCH 2003, 2004. The clientele of Cari Cole ! Voice & Music Company are on the following record labels among others; SONY, WARNER BROS., ATLANTIC, BMG, VIRGIN, ISLAND, REPRISE, COLUMBIA, ELEKTRA ENT., DREAMWORKS, GEFFEN. Cari Cole is a musical consultant to industry professionals in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Canada.

As a singer and songwriter, Cole’s 2002 record features the song “Beautiful Life” which was on the Grammy 2004 Nominations Ballot for the Best Female Pop Vocal. Cole is also a former soloist in The Metro Mass Choir and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, Avery Fischer Hall and The Apollo Theatre alongside Cissy Houston, Martha Wash & Beth Nielson Chapman among others.

"I believe in developing the true artist in every singer. In the first year we improve vocal technique and contemporary repertoire, music theory and performance. At the end of each year we culminate the year in recording a few songs either a cover in a unique style or an original song written by the singer and our team of writers.

In vocal pedagogy, we regard the health of the voice first and foremost, especially for contemporary singers. Laying the foundation of a solid vocal technique including vocal therapy and speech pathology if needed along with developing the ear through musicianship and nurturing artistry through performance and recording all together train the "whole" singer.

The Cole Technique builds the singers’ voice from the foundation up or onto an existing technique. Using alignment, breath and resonance, The Cole Technique reveals the “pure voice” unencumbered by compensatory musc les. Natural resonance, breath control, laryngeal resistance, “building the bridge” and creating a strong, resilient voice are the hallmarks of The Cole Technique. All lessons recorded onto CD.

The Cole Coaching Program develops the singers’ ear and phrasing with techniques like “matrixing”, “marking” and “conducting with an emphasis on phrasing, emotion and individual style. Sessions are held in a digital recording studio with the benefit of today's technology to enhance learning. Phrasing, styling, improvisation, mastery of emotion, passion, delivery and authenticity of sound in performance and recording.

Music Theory for Singers
In private or group sessions we train singers to read music, sing their scales and build chords for songwriting.

CCVS’s Performing Workshop Program trains singers with microphones, staging, blocking, conducting, working with musicians develop the singers' performance. All! sessions are recorded onto DV-R. Class ends with a performance night at the legendary Bitter End in New York City.

Songwriting Program
In private or group sessions singers learn to turn poems to lyric and advanced writers craft their skills. Our team of award winning and platinum songwriters co-write with our singers in artist development.

Recording Sessions
Using state-of –the-art recording mics and gear, CCVS trains singers in the art of recording. Perfecting pitch, phrasing, microphone technique and the expression of emotion are at the forefront of recording sessions. We use Pro Tools LE 6.0 / AKG 414 Microphones / Neumman U87 / Avalon 737 and Mackie consoles. "Recording develops the singers' artistry. Listening back allows the singer to fully hear what their audience hears".

Semester Programs
Combining vocal technique, coaching, music theory, songwriting, performance and recording, our studio offers a complete pro! gram for artist development from demos to full records with our team o f record producers and songwriters.

* Serious singers at all levels are accepted.
* Semester Programs available
* All major credit cards, check or cash accepted.

Associate Teachers:
Claudia Johnson
Vickie Natale
Michael Ferraiuolo
Dana Calitri
Chris Barcynski
Angela Gilltrap
Peter Bliss