Author
of “The Contemporary Vocalist,” Jeannie Deva is a versatile
vocalist, master voice teacher, recording session vocal producer, columnist
and seminar leader. With a vocal range of four octaves, she combines styles
from R&B, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Classical-Pop and Celtic. Born
into a family of award winning artists, her career spans over three decades.
She has headlined numerous concerts in the US, Europe and South America,
has shared billing with performers such as Richie Havens, Dave Van Ronk,
Odetta, David Pomerantz and sung with Gail Moran Corea, David Bromberg,
Janis Ian, percussionist Hossam Ramsey [Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant],
Maxine Nightingale and Blues Great Johnny Shines.
In the mid
‘70’s, Ms Deva helped launch the vocal department of Berklee
College of Music where she received her BA in Composition and Arranging.
In the ‘90’s, she was President of the Berklee Alumni Association
for ten years.
After years
spent researching the anatomy of the voice and vocal sound production,
Ms Deva developed The Deva Method®, A Non-Classical Approach for Singers.
TM Subsequently she opened Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios Boston, her
school staffed with certified Deva Method instructors, which is now celebrating
its 27th anniversary. As word of her effective method spreads, so grows
the network of certified teachers she has trained who are now located
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Denver and New York. For nearly three decades
Jeannie she has trained tens of thousands of singers around the world
including Grammy Award Winners and label recording artists.
Her published
voice instruction books and numerous vocal exercise CDs sell worldwide.
As a vocal columnist she has been published over 400 times in a variety
of music magazines and webzines and currently writes a monthly column
for four music e-zines. Deva is one of three featured voice specialists
on the Hal Leonard video “The Vocalist’s Guide to Fitness,
Health and Musicianship”.
As a vocal
session specialist, Jeannie has contributed artistically to everything
from voice coaching to musical arrangement on scores of successful CDs.
She is flown to studios around the globe to assist singers achieve world
class vocals during their album production. For this, she has been endorsed
by producers and engineers of The Rolling Stones, Bette Midler, Aerosmith,
Fleetwood Mac and The J Geils Band.
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