Vocal-One

23/08/2021

02/09/2020

Congratulations to Gloria Estefan and the skyrocket launch of her new album BRAZIL305. When the Miami Herald asked how her voice sounds just as supple today as it did on songs she first sang 30 years ago she credits, “...clean living and working with vocal coach Torb Pedersen.”

01/03/2020

“It was an honor helping Emily prepare for this tribute to her Godfather Quincy.” — Torb Pedersen

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07/02/2020

Happy Birthday to this guy!! 🥂🎂 A lot to toast so wine tasting in the Yarra valley seemed a fitting way to spend the day

@ Yarra Valley Wine Region - Victoria, Australia

03/02/2020

A great day warming up talent (and Dominic Thiem) for the Australian Open Grand Final yesterday.

@ Rod Laver Arena

20/09/2019

Torb with Gloria Estefan doing what he does better than the rest.

04/06/2019

Sessions with anywhere=the best of everywhere. Adriano ❤️🌎

20/02/2019

Our Songwriting To Industry Specs workshop wrapped up this week. Lots of new ideas and collaboration. What a great group of artists this was!

18/02/2019

Torb gets animated in our Songwriting To Industry Specs Series last night. The last of four sessions with these artists is tonight—can’t wait to see what’s in store

18/02/2019

Torb gets animated in our Songwriting Workshop last night. The last of four sessions with these artists is tonight—can’t wait to see what’s in store.

09/02/2019

The first Song Writing workshop session in Brisbane was an amazing start to our quick stop over in . Showing artists the key industry tools and techniques used by the biggest record labels in the world is very inspirational and rewarding. Appreciating the opportunity to share!

06/02/2019

Most people look at performing and vocal technique as one thing, when they actually should be divided into two separate categories. First, the mechanical ability to sing any pitches anywhere, comfortably and without effort, switches or breaks. And second, the dynamic functions, such as singing louder or softer and delivery. Each are critical elements of singing, from aspiring artists to world renown mega-stars.

When it comes to learning both of these, it is not a question of one over the other, but rather, one before the other. There is nothing wrong with teaching performance aspects for the voice, but learning basic mechanical functioning and how to operate the voice must be dealt with first. How can one express oneself with something they don’t know how to use yet?

Through 20 years of working with stars and signed artists in the field I have seen the disastrous results of prioritizing performance aspects of the voice over knowing how to operate the voice. In fact, doing so is almost a certain predictor in an artist’s vocal longevity and the likelihood of vocal damage, sometimes with irreversible consequences.

So why is there a predominance of placing focus on performance before technique? Why don’t many artists learn how to sing before learning how to express themselves while singing? As someone who has traveled the world asking this question, the answer has become horrifyingly clear and simple: they don’t know how.

Frequently, conventional vocal teaching methods have prioritized performance over technique further contributing to making singing a subjective, mysterious activity. Ambiguous or non-existent rules and singing techniques allow an artist to feel better about their current state, but deter them from singing better. The only problem with this, especially in the very physical world of professional singing, is that it is a short-term solution; one that addresses feelings rather than actual problems. And so, unfortunately, problems will continue to build, ultimately leading to vocal damage. #