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Dave Stroud
Background information
Occupation(s)Vocal coach, vocal educator, artist development
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active1987–present
Websitedavestroud.com

Dave Stroud is an American vocal coach, vocal educator, and lecturer who has worked with Justin Bieber,[1] Justin Timberlake,[2] Arnel Pineda,[3] Billy Crystal,[4] Mike Posner,[5] Natasha Bedingfield[citation needed], Demi Lovato[citation needed], Michael Jackson,[6] and Kelly Clarkson[citation needed], among others.[7] He was commissioned by American Idol for seasons 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 as a vocal teacher for touring idols Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Allison Iraheta, David Cook, Lee DeWyze, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and others.[8][9] Stroud is the former CEO of Seth Riggs' SLS (speech level singing) vocal teaching program and played a major role in developing the teaching platform internationally.[10][11][12] In 2010 he launched VocalizeU to establish his own vocal coaching program.[13]

Early life

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In 1989 Stroud owned DV8, a dance nightclub in Salt Lake City, Utah. The club was modeled after dance clubs that Stroud had been to in Los Angeles.[14][15] In 1990 Stroud moved to San Francisco and began studying with Seth Riggs, with whom he developed a teaching and marketing business model that expanded Riggs' teaching program. In 1998 he oversaw the production of When You Believe (written by Narada Michael Walden), recorded by over 60 singers including Claytoven Richardson and Penny Framstad, and was produced by Geoff Grace. The song shared similarities to We are the World and received a fair amount of airplay.[16]

Career

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Dave Stroud is a vocal coach, vocal educator, and lecturer who has shared his expertise through his master-classes internationally. He has worked with Natasha Bedingfield, Martina McBride, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, One Direction, Terry Ellis, Daniel Bedingfield, Michael Jackson ("This is it" tour), and others.[7] Stroud was the owner and publisher of Connecting Voices, a magazine for singers.[17]

  • VocalizeU

In 2010 Stroud founded and launched, VocalizeU teaching privately as well as producing Winter Songwriting Retreats in the San Bernardino Mountains to focus on artists' identity, vocal development, creativity, and songwriting skills.[18][13] In July 2012, Stroud's company produced VocalizeU Summer Intensive, a yearly 10-day artist intensive focusing on vocals, songwriting, stage presence, and music production at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles.[19][20] Music industry professionals and Grammy award-winning music producers are brought in to share their knowledge and experience with 300 students.[21]

  • American Idol

Stroud was commissioned by American Idol as a vocal coach to work with touring idols in Seasons 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 working with Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Allison Iraheta, David Cook, Lee DeWyze, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and others. He continues to provide vocal support for American Idol and 19 Management regularly.[8] In an interview with Backstage Magazine, Stroud shared insights working with Adam Lambert, "Adam can do extreme things with his voice that most singers will probably never be able to do. The fact is Adam is so amazing that he doesn't have to overdo it. I work with the music director to look at the peaks, where they happen in the show, and where he can recover from that"[22][9]

  • SLS (Speech-Level Singing)

Stroud is the former CEO of Seth Riggs' SLS organization. A then-longtime student and friend of Seth Riggs, Stroud formulated criteria to uphold the integrity of teaching Speech-Level Singing internationally. It was Riggs who created the exercises that blended singers' head voice and chest voice while applying SLS (speech level singing) techniques that benefited Prince, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, and numerous others. In 1995 Stroud developed a teaching platform, which was implemented in 2000. It required all of SLS's vocal teachers to undergo lessons and testing from one or more of seven SLS master classes and would be tested and approved if they were to be associated with Seth Riggs.[12][23][7]

References

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  1. ^ Knopper, Steve (2016-10-06). "How Young Singers Deal With Getting Old". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. ^ "Interview with Dave Stroud by Andy Fidel page 61". The Vocalist Magazine (Summer Issue). June 19, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "How Journey's Arnel Pineda Fixed His Vocal Woes". Ultimate Classic Rock. May 10, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Broadway's Mr. Saturday Night Sets Closing Date 'The Billy Crystal-led musical made its Broadway debut in April at the Nederlander Theatre' by Margaret Hall". Playbill. July 17, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Meet Dave Stroud of VocalizeU West Hollywood". Voyage LA. April 17, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Working with Michael Jackson and other celebrity clients featuring Dave Stroud". Anchor. January 1, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Ep. 24 How To Become A Master Vocal Coach w/ Dave Stroud". The Working Singer Podcast. July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Global Angel Dave Stroud". Global Angels. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Interview With Star Vocal Coach, David Stroud by Ruth Gerson". Huffpost. January 5, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "What is Speech Level Singing?". Vocalist. October 8, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "How To Sing: Using Speech Level Singing". Singers Edge. January 2, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Dave Stroud by Susan McCallister Bee". Bee Music Studios. June 10, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "VocalizeU Release Party". M Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "CLVB DV8 CATERS TO WANNA-DANCE CROWD". Desert News. December 15, 1989. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  15. ^ ""Club DV8 Has a Little Something for Everyone by Ingrid Ricks"", "The Daily Utah Chronicle , page 8, October 9, 1989
  16. ^ "Giving Voice to a Benefit Song by James Sullivan", "San Francisco Chronicle , page 242, October 18, 1998
  17. ^ "Entertainment Drive-thru - Episode 77 Dave Stroud Vocalizes U". Pod Chaser. May 24, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "Interview With Dave Stroud". The Naked Vocalist. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  19. ^ ""Empowering Vocalists" Dave Stroud Workshop". Songbirds Studio. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  20. ^ ""I lived and breathed music at VocalizeU Artist Intensive"". Ising Magazine. August 16, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  21. ^ "Meet Big Billy Clark". Voyage LA. January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  22. ^ Henny, John (July 25, 2019). "How Voice Teacher Dave Stroud Rescues Voices". Backstage Magazine. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "Guest Interview with Dave Stroud Part 1". LA Sight Singer. July 25, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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