Featured Vocal Studio Artist: Katherine Pawlak and Sad Robot

Aside from the fact that she's creative, motivated and works her ass off, Katherine's true talent lies in her authenticity.  Cameras rarely lie and a detached, "pose-y" or unauthentic performance in a video is painful to watch.  Katherine's enthusiasm for the material, even after hundreds of live performances never flags, never dies.
If you're looking for the formula:
Energy + Enthusiasm = Authenticity
That's Katherine Pawlak.  That's Sad Robot.
Check out Sad Robot
Or just buy their new album on iTunes...

Removing The Emotional Distance....

Music has some very magical properties. Magic happens in my studio quite a bit, mostly because I push my singers to "remove the emotional distance" between themselves and the song.

We don't ever want to fake ourselves or our audience out of the real energy that is present in our being. That would not only be inauthentic, but, ultimately, pretty boring.

Of course, we don't need to be a serial killer barber in real life to pull off the lead in Sweeney Todd on stage, either.

Our job within the context of a song or a musical theatre role is to find the through-line of humanity and spirit, which makes all things "relate-able." Let the sets, lights and costumes do their part. Let the orchestra do theirs. Let us choose to be the vessel of informed energy, armed with words, pitch and emotion, and, having burned said information into our DNA, let us become full energy in performance; concentrated and free, focused and present.