The Charismatic Voice

034: Hansi Kürsch: Real Life Bard - Part II

Today, we continue the episode with Blind Guardian frontman Hansi Kürsch. His love of music and fantasy is pretty much evident in how he produces magic through writing so

033: Hansi Kürsch: Real Life Bard - Part I

It's just magic when music and fantasy are combined. And magic is what Blind Guardian creates. Today, we're joined by their lead singer, Hansi Kürsch, who along with his

032: Phil Freeman: The Metal Grinch - Part II

Last week, we began the conversation with some life insights and vocal nerdery with Small Town Titans' frontman Phil Freeman. This week, we're going to continue the discu

031: Phil Freeman: The Metal Grinch - Part I

What does it take to get to the next level? In this week's conversation, we're joined by Phil Freeman, the lead singer of one of the most underrated rock bands, Small Tow

030: Tatiana Shmayluk: Growls and Giggles - Part II

Last week we started to uncover the shy persona underneath Jinjer's fierce frontwoman, Tatiana Shmayluk. We talked about the artists that piqued her curiosity in harsh vo

029: Tatiana Shmayluk: Growls and Giggles - Part I

Tatiana Shmayluk is the lead singer of the Ukrainian metalcore band, Jinjer. But don't let that trick you into thinking that she's a gentle performer. Tatiana packs a p

028: Peter Hollens: Creative Entrepreneur - Part II

This week, we continue the conversation with Peter Hollens, American singer/songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. Known for doing acapella videos of just him – and his

027: Peter Hollens: Creative Entrepreneur - Part I

If there's one artist who has inspired my current vocal endeavors more than any other, it's Peter Hollens – THE GUY who made multiple layering of the same human voice pop

026: Myles Kennedy: Channeling Monsters of the Mind - Part II

This week, we continue our conversation with Myles Kennedy, the lead singer of Alter Bridge, but also an outstanding songwriter and guitar player who has done many great

025: Myles Kennedy: Channeling Monsters of the Mind - Part I

Many people say that having a classical vocal foundation will set any singer up for success. Even as an opera singer, I don't know if this is always true, but our guest t

024: Arjen Lucassen: Metal Opera Giant - Part II

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Arjen Lucassen. Not just the tallest guitar player in the world, Arjen has consolidated his love of movies, music, and

023: Arjen Lucassen: Metal Opera Giant - Part I

What exactly goes into making an opera metal? Or is it the other way around – do you make metal operatic? Today's guest is Arjen Lucassen, the mastermind composer, mu

022: Allen/Olzon: Veteran Duo - Part II

Last week, we began this interview with two incredible artists Russell Allen and Anette Olzon, who have now released two albums together. Interestingly, this episode is t

021: Allen/Olzon: Veteran Duo - Part I

Today's conversation is made twice the fun as we feature two veteran vocalists, Russell Allen and Anette Olzon, who are legends on their own.  Russell Allen is known fo

020: Will Ramos: Make Weird Noises - Part II

It's time for yet another episode of healthy screaming with Will Ramos, the lead vocalist of the deathcore band, Lorna Shore.  Last week, we looked at how Will Ramos nu

019: Will Ramos: Make Weird Noises - Part I

Imagine a goblin meeting a Nazgul, and together they decided to sing an epic opera using only harsh vocals. That's what our guest today, Will Ramos sounds like. Will is t

018: Simone Simons: Life Balance as a Metal Mother - Part II

Last week, we started a conversation with Simone Simons, the lead singer of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. We discussed how she got into singing and blending classical

017: Simone Simons: Life Balance as a Metal Mother - Part I

Simone Simons may look like a supermodel – she has the blog, photographs and beauty partnerships to back it up – but she is much more than just the face of the Dutch meta

016: Maria Franz: Voice of Our Ancestors - Part II

If you're a fan of the television series, Vikings, then you've most likely already heard the beautiful music created by the folk music band, Heilung. This is the second p

015: Maria Franz: Voice of Our Ancestors - Part I

No one knows what music from the Bronze or Iron Ages sounds like, but the musical group Heilung presents a version of what music in that era could have sounded like. Thei