Opera Voice with Citlali A.

I started singing lessons at the age of five. My first vocal coach was a man who worked as a professional vocalist in various Broadway shows. Many of his techniques are still extremely useful today, and can be practiced by those at all levels of experience. My second vocal coach was an established Opera singer, a lead soprano of the Boston Opera. She taught me how the style of exercise has nothing to do with the genre of which you sing, but the mechanics of your voice. My third vocal coach has sung with some of Motown and R&B’s biggest artists, and has stressed and ingrained in me the importance of how less is more when expanding the vocal range. She has also worked with both Mariah Carey and the late Whitney Houston. While performing recitals across the city of San Diego, I had the honor of collaborating with an accomplished music producer, Jason Brauner, at the age of 12. We co-wrote and recorded a number of songs, of which a couple were donated to an album of which proceeds were donated to victims of domestic violence. After working with Jason for about 5 years, I was signed to a record label in Los Angeles, at the age of 17 and worked with international producer Jean Michel Soupraya. Today, I am currently a lead singer for a San Diego based Reggae band, and have performed with this group at venues such as the House of Blues, Tin Roof, Hard Rock, Music Box, and more. I am constantly explicitly stressing the importance of expanding knowledge on ways to improve the voice not only for my own personal growth, but for the progression and improvement of my students. I look forward to our future lessons. XOXO Citlali