Vocal coach Dave Brooks knows that the key to success as a singer is being a great communicator. He believes that real communication that resonates in the heart only comes once a singer is true to and at peace with who they are on the inside.
“Get out of your own way, so that you can step into your true self,” Dave said.
Dave’s industry track record clearly shows he is at peace. He has been a force in the music business as a top session singer, songwriter and producer and has worked with many of the music industry’s biggest and brightest singers and songwriters. His voice has been used on songs pitched to powerhouse recording artists like Tim McGraw, George Straight, Brooks and Dunn, Martina McBride, Garth Brooks, Nick Lachey, N’Sync and The Backstreet Boys to name a few. His voice has been featured on national network campaigns for ABC,NBC,CBS, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Wheel of Fortune and a host of commercial advertisements including ‘Milk, It Does a Body Good’, and Wendy’s ’99 Cent Value Menu’.
Dave has over 25 years of recording, producing and coaching experience. He understands the longings and potential pitfalls faced by those who are dreaming of a career like the artists they idolize. He quickly gets new clients to stop focusing on what their favorite artists are doing and start looking at what they bring to the table.
“I ask people to tell me where they think they are as a singer,” Dave said. “They usually think they are good at only a few things and bad at a whole laundry list of things. Those bad things are mostly nonsense and totally irrelevant. People tend to beat themselves up too much.”
He encourages singers to accept where they are, even if they feel they aren’t sure where they stand. And he invites his clients to step out of their comfort zones and take risks.
“Risk precedes greatness,” Dave said. “It’s the only way you will ever grow. The only way to progress to a professional level is to get through the criticism because as you work through it you get better, stronger and more confident. Once you truly know where you are you can then discover where you need to go. It’s that first step in the right direction.”
But it is that power as a communicator that Dave goes after, treating the person first and the singer second. In fact, “I don’t even say singer. I use the term, vocal communicator. It’s really all about getting through to people. That song is something you don’t sing at. It’s something you sing for because a song will tell you not just what it needs but what it deserves in order to be great.”
It is developing that connection between the true uniqueness of the individual and the song that is one of Dave’s real strengths. More than 93 percent of the singers that started out with Dave are still with him. That record communicates volumes.
Most of Dave’s clients see an increase of one-half up to a whole octave in range in their first lesson! Dave points out that ”great style begins with great technique. It’s your foundation. Once I assist the artist in building a rock solid technical base, I shift my focus to vocal stylization (licks, trills and runs), lyrical interpretation, and improvisational skills (scatting, add-libbing, tone manipulation and vowel bending). Phrasing and consonant work are a crucial part of this process. Great careers don’t just happen. They are built one brick at a time.”
Dave understands how challenging the business can be and how important it is to value your self worth so that you can stand up to the challenges you will face in the industry. His experience as a session singer has helped him to learn patience, tolerance, respect and to refine his gifts as a communicator who sings.
No one can guarantee commercial success in the music business, but seasoned performer and vocal coach Dave Brooks can guarantee that, with the proper guidance and lots of dedicated hard work, your unique voice will be developed to its fullest potential, both technically and stylistically.
Dave has weathered storms of dispute countless times with positive results. He can learn a song in just 5-10 minutes. He’s that good because he knows people, he knows artists, he understands the heart and the roles they all play in bringing out the best in each person he engages as a vocal coach or artist developer.
He will assist you in getting out of your way, stepping into yourself and achieving your fullest potential. He will give you that edge you need that comes from experience. In terms of the hip factor Dave Brooks is the master. Because he understands that the hippest thing you can ever be is yourself.
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