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Celebrity Voice Coach Jeannie Deva“The Master I want to introduce is Jeannie Deva.”
–Basements to Backstage, Music Business Magazine
Jeannie Deva is an international celebrity vocal 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.
Jeannie graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1975 with a degree in Composition and Arranging. She assisted in establishing the college’s voice department and later became President of Berklee’s Alumni Association for ten-years.
Clients
Thousands of singers world-wide have been trained by Jeannie and her expanding network of certified Deva Method teachers. Clients: Grammy Award Winner, Aimee Mann, Grammy Nominee Harriet Schock, members of the J. Geils Band, Foghat, #1 Billboard Dance Chart Samantha James, Idol Finalist Mikalah Gordon (#11 of Season 4), Leads in Broadway’s “Wicked” and “Grease,” members of the touring cast of Fame, Dar Williams, Charolote Jorgensen (Dancing with the Stars partner to John Hurley), Singers for Pink, Elton John, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias and Stevie Wonder.
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
“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.”
Pro Vocal Coach and Recording Session Vocal Specialist “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]
Founder of Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios in 1978, her Boston school of voice services an international clientele and is staffed with a team of professional voice instructors certified to teach The Deva Method. There are other licensed Jeannie Deva Voice Studios in Denver, CO and Hollywood, CA. Studios are soon to open in North Hollywood and the metropolitan New York area. Jeannie’s private voice studio is located in Los Angeles and she has clients across the United States, South America, Europe and Asia.
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” distributed by Hal Leonard. Record producers, labels and vocalists fly her 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 and Aerosmith.
TC-Helicon Vocal Technologies
Jeannie Deva
“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
International VocalistJeannie’s professional singing career spans four decades, beginning with a band with Janis Ian opening for Richie Havens in New York’s Greenwich Village. As an international vocalist, Ms Deva has shared billing with performers such as Dave Van Ronk and David Pomerantz. She has performed with 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 and Celtic, 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 wonderful voice, 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
Introduction to The Deva Method – book with companion vocal training CD
The Contemporary Vocalist Volume 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 400 articles on the voice and related topics by Jeannie Deva have been printed in a variety of music magazines and webzines: Regular columns can be found in Galaris.com, GirlPlayer.com, SingerUniverse.com, Audio-recording-center.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
European Arts Festivals in England
Celebrity Centre New York and London
The Artist’s Associations of Puerto Rico, Stockholm,Sweden and Boston
New England Musician’s Expo
Music N’ Motion Studios, Hamburg, Germany
Artists For A Better World, Los Angeles
Artists Helping Artists Summit, Los Angeles
International Artist’s Conventions aboard the Freewinds, 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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