Tim teaches one-on-one with selected singers and artists.

“ It’s great to be able to do this. In record productions I work often for many months on the same ten tracks. Working with singers once a week is very refreshing and rewarding - we both immediately hear the results! ”

“ I enjoy the challenge of finding out what makes the voice tick - every instrument has its own challenges. Some singers are nearly there but are missing some energy that can be directed by establishing the singer’s formant. Others don’t have enough low frequency resonance in their voice, some don’t have a working vibrato, etc etc. I have yet to find a voice that doesn’t greatly improve in the training. ”

“ I myself am an avid athlete, runner, windsurfer and skiier and have worked with several peak-performance coaches on fitness, nutrition and focus. Like the athlete, the musician needs to have a sense of purpose, direction, and energy as well as the ability to move beyond obstacles. And so, handling those aspects has become a part of my coaching as well. ”

On record production and Functional Voice:

“ I often liken the work of the recording studio to that of an airport: Let’s go over the essentials, train your wings and then take off. The musician learns to be in an independent relationship with his or her instrument. She or he has confidence because there is a real relationship with the instrument, one that allows them to perform with freedom and without fear. ”

“ I recommend highly that all my colleagues in record production and engineering learn more about the voice. The human voice is more often than not the main point of any record. So why is it that engineers learn all about software and compressors but generally don’t study the instrument they are supposed to record? ”

“ There’s hardly a record production in which I won’t apply some principles of the Functional Voice Training. Sometimes it’s just a small movement that immediately puts the singer back on pitch and saves hours usually spent on pitch correction and editing. And yes, we at Blink Music (blinkmusic.com) also have to spend hours on vocal editing but at least the singers I work with require far fewer takes. ”