Tips for Singers

There aren’t too many hard and fast rules when it comes to singing. Most singers can feel and hear their problem spots. “If your voice feels good and sounds good, it probably is good. If it feels bad and sounds good, something is wrong,” says Jeannette LoVetri, director of The Voice Workshop in New York City.

As a voice instructor for more than 35 years, LoVetri knows a thing or two about getting the most out of your voice. Similar to musicians who play instruments, singers must make sure their technique is correct to avoid injury. “If you can’t make yourself sound good and feel good, go get help from a skilled singer or teacher,” says LoVetri. “If that doesn’t help, seek out an otolaryngologist or throat specialist and get examined right away. Vocal problems that are ignored can lead to serious issues down the road, both vocal and in general health.” Read the full article here!

You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

JOETT
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Joett Jazz Concerts to Stream Online via US-based StageIt

It's official, I'm back on the jazz concert circuit! And after my Melmoz Jazz Bar event November 28th, I've made a decision that from hereon out, I will stage my jazz concerts on the internet for the north American audience exclusively, via StageIt, to whom I've been signed for a couple of years now, but haven't as yet staged a show on the site.

What this means is this. My jazz concerts will be staged at a local Dar es salaam venue but not for the local public. Concerts will not be advertised and promoted to the local market for turning up at the venue. Yes, I will invite guests, friends and fans to attend the live broadcast at the venue--and entrance will be free (NO cover charge whatsoever), but the thrust behind this concept is to put the show online exclusively. 

Using a Facebook app, concerts can be streamed LIVE on Facebook. So yes, you'll be able to watch the show and to interact with it on Facebook from anywhere in the world INCLUDING Tanzania. Which means you don't have to dress up to get there; to contend with traffic to get there; none of that. You can watch the entire concert on Facebook on your computer or mobile phone.

STAGEIT PRESS AS SEEN IN

Forbes: "The roster of musicians has swelled with the likes of aging stars (Bonnie Raitt, Rick Springfield, Jackson Browne) and newer faces like Jason Mraz and Pomplamoose."

Time: "Stageit is a promising new revenue source in an industry that has been bleeding money for more than a decade."

TechCrunch: ". . . artists need to use digital venues like Stageit to rebuild their intimacy with their audience."

Mashable: "Stageit solves a problem unique to the music industry and does so very well."

Entrepreneur: "Stageit is becoming a must-have commerce tool for music entrepreneurs."

Billboard: "Stageit is a potentially disruptive company with a very interesting model."

LA Times: "...see your favorite acts in concert without ever leaving your home, let alone changing out of your pajamas."

So please standby for dates to my very first StageIt concert coming up real soon.

Thanks for dropping by my blog,

JOETT

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Joett to Perform LIVE at Melmoz Jazz Bar

PUBLISHED IN BUSINESS TIMES 22/11/2013 == Joett rarely makes public appearances. The last time he gave a series of jazz concerts at Harbor View Suites Hotel’s Boodles Jazz & Blues Bar, Movenpick Hotel and Sweet Eazy was back in early 2011. After a two-year hiatus, this sensational jazz singer for contemporary times is well and truly back and takes to the stage November 28th at Melmoz Jazz Bar on Avocado Road near Kawe Golf Course, with groovy jazz music permeating the entire venue from 6pm, and then Joett is to perform live at 9pm.

Joett’s repertoire will include classics from jazz legends Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklyn, Andy Williams, Barbra Streisand, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Isley Brothers, Julie London, Burt Bacharach, Michael Buble, Dean Martin to name but a few.

Setting the tone for more jazz events to come, the Color Me Beautiful star, former Times 100.5 FM Boogie presenter and renowned vocal coach is sponsored by Business Times, Majira, SPOTIstarehe and Advertising Dar. For more information, updates and links to Facebook and Twitter, visit his blog at www.joettmusic.com

JOETT

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Joett to Perform LIVE at Melmoz Jazz Bar 28th November 2013

Finally, my first public appearance in two years rolls out at Melmoz Jazz Bar on November 28th 2013. I've had to shave two feet off my stage and backdrop prop to squeeze my set into the bar, can you believe it? But what I like about it is, in that process I'd had a rethink as regards the stage itself...to have it split in two so it could be easily transported. So thanks to Melmoz Jazz Bar, I now have an even better outfit. More efficient.

The evening will kickoff at 6pm. That's when I take over the bar. All the music in there will be from my very own collection imported from Jazz FM London especially. Once you guys have settled down, I will go up on stage and give you a live performance with classics from all of my favorite greats: Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Luther Vandross, George Benson, Julie London, Burt Bacharach, Michael Buble, Andy Williams, Aretha Franklyn, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Gladys Knight and MORE. I really look forward to this. I've prepared long and hard to give you the best jazz performance possible.

Please share this blog post, and I shall hope to see you VERY soon.


JOETT

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Sundowner Jazz & Groove with Joett LIVE

I've wanted to return to the stage for quite a while now. My last jazz performances were in 2011. And so, after a two-year hiatus, it's good to be back! This time around I've actually built a stage complete with stage props from my Color Me Beautiful video set. You're going to love the colors. I also designed and commissioned an iron smith to build a stool (yes, for ME). Really refreshing this.

Now let me fill you in on the concept behind this new jazz theme. I wanted to create a jazz evening set against a backdrop of top quality Jazz FM London playlists (and I've actually imported compilation albums from the Jazz FM London store especially). Jazz and soul music will set the tone for the entire evening so to speak; and then there will be the LIVE performances by myself and my VERY SPECIAL GUESTS (including dancers from the TV series TIKISA) for about an hour during the course of the evening. I will sing classics from Luther Vandross, George Benson, Shirley Bassey, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Julie London, Barbra Streisand and much much more.

I'm negotiating a deal to go into residency at a certain venue in town once a week (details coming SOON), and then my crew and I will also be doing the rounds with one-off performances around town INCLUDING private and corporate functions. To book my jazz experience, please get in touch with me directly.

I'm truly excited about this entertainment concept, and I really look forward to seeing you guys soon.



JOETT

Download Joett tracks from iTunes, Amazon MP3, TuneCore.
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How to Adapt Joett's Booster Program to Speech Level Singing Scales

For those of you who've purchased my Learn to Sing with Joett vocal training Booster Program CD, you will be familiar with the vowels Arpeggio exercises on track 6; Octave exercises on track 7; Chromatic Scale exercises on track 8; and Descending Scales on track 9. Now, to adapt Speech Level Singing exercises to the same scales, simply replace the vowels with a hum (Mmm). Yes, you heard that right! With your mouth closed and only breathing in BEFORE each note, humming induces the head voice and helps connect your chest voice to your head voice in a seamless link through your bridges or blend area. Give this a try, you'll love it AND you will get RESULTS. There are so many different exercises you can adapt to my Learn to Sing CD. I plan to continue publishing these ideas right here on my blog. So stay tuned!

LEARN TO SING WITH JOETT CD PACKAGE

Package includes 3 FREE Joett singles (Color Me Beautiful, I Could Never Live (Without Your Love), Heaven Said) with backing tracks. And if you're in Dar es salaam, you're also entitled to a FREE voice assessment and advice (at my studio in Oysterbay) on how to use the program. BUY Learn to Sing with Joett CD Online from TripleClicks. If you're based in Dar es salaam, you may buy and pickup your vocal training package from Joett Voice Studio in Oysterbay for ONLY TShs 35,000/=.

You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

 JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author
Private Singing Lessons
Letters from a Vocal Coach
Learn to Sing with Joett Vocal Training CD
BUY Learn to Sing with Joett CD Online from TripleClicks

Download Joett tracks from iTunes, Amazon MP3, TuneCore.
Buy Joett CDs from A Novel Idea Bookstores Dar, Zanzibar, Arusha.
Nationwide CD distribution via Joett Music (Airtel Money, TIGO Money, M-Pesa).
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Learn Michael Jackson's Voice Training Technique at Joett Studio

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I've introduced a highly effective vocal training program using a POWERFUL technique used, over the years, by Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Natalie Cole... to name but a few. This system WORKS -- it's the best in the world! And if you have a natural talent, even more so. I've seen my students get tremendously QUICK results over a very short period of time, so much so that I've now decided to introduce a more affordable 4-HOUR CRASH COURSE (TShs 140,000) based on this incredible technique that shortens your learning curve by at least 50% GUARANTEED; and quite literally INCREASES your advancement as a singer by as much as tenfold. To book for this exciting Speech Level Singing Crash Course, please contact me. In the meanwhile, have a listen to the man himself (Michael Jackson) vocal training using the very exercises you'll get to enjoy and BENEFIT immeasurably from at Joett studio. See you soon!

LEARN TO SING WITH JOETT CD PACKAGE

Package includes 3 FREE Joett singles (Color Me Beautiful, I Could Never Live (Without Your Love), Heaven Said) with backing tracks. And if you're in Dar es salaam, you're also entitled to a FREE voice assessment and advice (at my studio in Oysterbay) on how to use the program. BUY Learn to Sing with Joett CD Online from TripleClicks. If you're based in Dar es salaam, you may buy and pickup your vocal training package from Joett Voice Studio in Oysterbay for ONLY TShs 35,000/=.

You are the instrument, learn to sing like a pro!

 JOETT

Vocal Coach & Author
Private Singing Lessons
Letters from a Vocal Coach
Learn to Sing with Joett Vocal Training CD
BUY Learn to Sing with Joett CD Online from TripleClicks

Download Joett tracks from iTunes, Amazon MP3, TuneCore.
Buy Joett CDs from A Novel Idea Bookstores Dar, Zanzibar, Arusha.
Nationwide CD distribution via Joett Music (Airtel Money, TIGO Money, M-Pesa).
Follow me on Twitter
Become a fan on Facebook