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 Celebrity Voice Coach Jeannie DevaJeannie Deva coaches in-person at her Brentwood and San Gabriel Valley studios
As a performance and session vocal coach, she goes on-location to recording studios, sound stages and theaters.
For more information and scheduling, contact by phone 818-446-0932 or Email
Jeannie Deva’s Celebrity Client list includes:Grammy Award Winners Aimee Mann (SuperEgo Records) and Patty Griffin (ATO Records)
Lynda Carter, (Singer, TV, Film Actress - Wonder Woman)
Felecia Howse (Multi-Platinum group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Epic Records)
Ruddy Rodriquez (South American Superstar - actress, model, recording artist)
Stacy Francis (Warner Brothers, also backup for Prince and Madonna plus Broadway lead roles)
Members of the J. Geils Band (Atlantic, EMI, Rounder Records) and Multi-Platinum Foghat (Bearsville Records)
Adam 812
Samantha James (#1 Billboard Dance Chart)
Charolote Jorgensen (Dancing with the Stars partner to John Hurley)
Dar Williams (Razor and Tie Records)
Kuba Ka (upcoming Las Vegas show: Kuba Kingdom)
Leads in Broadway’s Wicked, Rent, Grease, Lion King and Fame
Singers for Pink, Elton John, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias, Joss Stone, Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder
Producers of Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, Amy Winehouse, Ludacris, Donnie Walberg, DJ Jazzy Jeff.
“The Master I want to introduce is Jeannie Deva.”–Basements to Backstage, Music Business Magazine
With an international career that spans over three decades, Jeannie Deva is an international celebrity voice and performance coach, published author, clinician, recording studio vocal producer, trainer of voice teachers and originator of The Deva Method® - Complete Voice Training for Stage and Studio.
Appearing on E! Entertainment television in the fall of 2006, Jeannie Deva was the vocal coach for the new Reality Show “House of Carters” staring Nick Carter of the "Backstreet Boys". She is on the elite vocal instructor council of TC-Helicon® Vocal Technologies and one of several prominent vocal coaches officially endorsing Thayer’s® Products for Singers.
As a graduate from Berklee College of Music in 1975 with a degree in Composition and Arranging, Jeannie assisted in establishing the college’s voice department and later became President of Berklee’s Alumni Association for ten-years. Voice teachers around the world base their teaching on Ms Deva’s method from her published books and CDs. She is featured on the acclaimed video “The Vocalist’s Guide to Fitness, Health and Musicianship” by Internationally respected music educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman and distributed by Hal Leonard.
Television Appearances as Celebrity Vocal Coach"Idol Chat" on TV Guide Channel - February 2007
“House of Carters” E! Entertainment TV – October 2006
“Question Reality” with host Priscilla Leona - Adelphia cable, reaching half a million households in the greater LA area. – October 2005
“Visual Radio” Boston cable with host Joe Vigleone – 1999-2001
Venezuelan TV Station – (150 million viewers) - 1993
Recording Session Vocal Coach and Producer “I was really amazed by what simple measures can be taken to dramatically improve a vocal take. Jeannie’s experience with and understanding of the recording studio environment is an absolute asset to any vocalist who is working in the studio.” – Jennifer Truesdale, Singer/Songwriter: ABC’s “All My Children,” NBC’s “The Young and the Restless,” Showtime’s “Soul Food,” Fox’s “Melrose Place.”
Record producers, labels and vocalists fly Jeannie cross-country and continent to assist the vocal recording of their albums. For this she has received endorsements from engineers of the Rolling Stones, The Cars, Elton John, Amy Winehouse and Aerosmith.
“Jeannie Deva, vocal coach/vocal producer made a huge difference to every session she has worked. Her work ethics are quality, quality and more quality, with fast results, reducing valuable studio time.” – Dinky Dawson, Engineer, [Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, The Byrds]
Jeannie has created tools and techniques to improve vocals quickly and efficiently. She is expert in assisting a singer with virtually anything needed to prepare for a recording project such as:
- Correction of vocal difficulties
- Song Development
- Harmony and Backup Blending and Arrangement
- Recording Studio Performance Techniques to achieve captivating vocal on track
- Vocal Strengthening
- Accent ReductionFounder of Jeannie Deva® Voice StudiosIn 1978 Jeannie founded The Voice Studio™ in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Word of her new method of training popular music singers spread quickly and soon she was training most of the top bands of the region. By 1989 she had created a training program to certify voice teachers in her method.
In 1991, she and her manager moved her voice studios to the heart of the music community of Boston, changed the business name to Jeannie Deva Voice Studios and staffed it with 8 Deva Method voice teachers. During the many years to follow, they serviced an international clientele coaching up to 100 singers weekly.
In 2002 with the Boston school still running, Jeannie moved to Los Angeles and established her private Jeannie Deva Voice Studio. In 2007, a new corporate model was developed and all teachers became licensed to open their own independently owned and operated Deva Method Voice Studios.
Currently there are two Deva Method studios in the greater Boston area, along with one in Hollywood, North Hollywood and Sydney, Australia.
From her Los Angeles based private studio, Jeannie coaches singers “in house” and will go on location for special projects. Starting in 2002, she was one of the very first voice coaches to use Internet Web Cam. In this way she works on a regular basis with singers across the United States and around the world.
Jeannie Deva International Vocalist
“Jeannie! What a great voice! Your notes jump off the tape and through the air.”
- Chick Corea, Multi-Grammy Award Winning Musician
“A Uniquely new, incredibly versatile voice.”
– Robert Holmes, “til Tuesday”, Platinum Recording Artist
Jeannie’s professional singing career spans four decades, beginning in a group with Janis Ian opening for Richie Havens in New York’s Greenwich Village. As an international vocalist, Ms Deva has shared billing or the stage with performers such as David Pomerantz, Dave Van Ronk, Gail Moran Corea, David Bromberg, percussionist Hossam Ramsey (Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant), Maxine Nightingale, multi-Platinum artist David Campbell and Blues Great Johnny Shines.
With a vocal range of four octaves, Deva combines styles from R&B, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Classical-Pop, using her voice with lyrics and as an instrument without lyrics. Having extensive experience singing in recording studios and on stage, she has headlined concerts in the US, South America and Europe.
To hear her sing, visit:
Jeannie Deva’s Myspace site
Published Author and Columnist Worldwide“The Deva Method is the closest thing to getting cosmetic surgery for your voice.” – Performer Magazine
Titles in Print:
Introduction to The Deva Method – book and vocal exercise CD
The Contemporary VocalistVolume 1 – 174 page book and four CDs
The Contemporary Vocalist Volume 2 – booklet and four CDs
The Deva Method Vocal Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs CD
Over a span of 22 years, more than 400 articles on the voice and related topics by Jeannie Deva have been published in a variety of music magazines and webzines: Currently, regular columns can be found in Vocals Magazine, VoiceCouncil.com, Galaris.com, GirlPlayer.com, SingerUniverse.com, Audio-recording-center.com, TheModernVocalist.com, The Singers’ Workshop at LisLewis.com, MusesMuse.com, FemMuse.com, amongst others.
Clinics, Workshops and Music Industry PanelsMs Deva has appeared as clinician, workshop leader and panelist for organizations including:
Berklee College of Music, Boston
Celebrity Centre International, Los Angeles
Fashion Institute of New York
Caracas Arts Company, Venezuela
Boston University
New York University
Sweet Adeline’s International, Florida and New Hampshire conventions and chapters
European Arts Festivals, England
Celebrity Centre New York, London and Nashville
The Artist’s Associations of Puerto Rico, Stockholm, Sweden and Boston, MA.
New England Musician’s Expo
Music N’ Motion Studios, Hamburg, Germany
Artists for a Better World, Los Angeles
Artists Helping Artists Summits, Los Angeles
LA Women in Music Expo
Females on Fire, Los Angeles Music Festival
International Artist’s Conventions aboard the Freewinds SMV, Curacao
Panel Topics include:
Singers Panels, Stage Craft, Demo Analysis and Critique, Recording Production for Singers, Vocal Technique – The Deva Method, Music Production Panels, Making it in the Music Industry and Performance Technique.
Jeannie Deva(middle)with two prominent Hollywood vocal coaches, Darlene Koldenkoven(left) and Elisabeth Howard(right) on Vocal Success panel at California State University Northridge in April 2003.
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