Five Handy Tips and the ABCs for Vocal Performance Happy February from Christmas Performer Workshops As Christmas Performers, we run into all sorts of interesting scenarios. Many times, we have to roll with unpredictable settings at our appointments. Our venues or audience may vary in size, have a variety of sound systems, or have no…
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Are You Raising Your Christmas Performing to the Next Level?
Are You Raising Your Christmas Performing to the Next Level? Hi folks and welcome to 2017! By now, it is likely that you have started to recover from one of your busiest seasons ever. Your gear is getting cleaned and stowed, you are prepping taxes, and you’re looking at what your plans are for the…
Recap 2016 Season
For my Christmas Performer friends, a recap of my 2016 season. (Long) My Santa year in 2016 was pretty busy. I taught at several places including classes for my friends in the Inland Empire—Building your North Pole, Time to Shine (for Mrs. Claus), Santa Brainstorming—plus at the FORBS reunion in San Diego. I was honored…
Commercial with Snoop Dogg
After the spot, I had a chance to rap a bit of “The Night Before Christmas” for Snoop. How cool is that? A very nice gent. Santa True is about 2:40 in.
South Coast Plaza
I am honored and humbled. I will be the Santa for the official Tree-Lighting Ceremony and Christmas Musical, Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the Westin South Coast Plaza. The Musical is pretty Christmas Splendor-ific! They team up with the Orange County School of the Arts, and the performers are their graduate students. This means actual…
Read? Who Has Time to Read?
You do! If you want to be a great performer, that is. If you’ve ever gone out to a Renaissance Faire or an American Civil war event and met some of the folks who reenact famous characters (such as Queen Elizabeth, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Calamity Jane, Sacagawea, or Harriet Tubman) you will…
Magic Moments: The Christmas Performer Newsletter July 2016
Magic Moments: The Christmas Performer Newsletter July 2016 – In this Issue: Branson Winners of the Free Coaching Sessions, Special Branson Offers, and Workshops Available for Your Group Welcome to Magic Moments: The Christmas Performer Newsletter Hi folks! Thanks for contacting me and for attending my classes at Branson and elsewhere. I just wanted to let you know…
The 12 Days of “It’s NOT Christmas” Performing Resolutions
Hi and welcome to the next helpful round of tips from Christmas Performer Workshops (number one of three). The 12 Days of “It’s NOT Christmas” Performing Resolutions! Ever notice that around New Year’s, we make resolutions to help ourselves improve our lives? Then invariably, those resolutions tend to slide away. But the truth is that…
Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadow 2016
Guess who is going to be the Official Santa of Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadow this year? From December 16 to 22, “Action Santa” (aka Santa True) will be Skiing, Dog-Sledding, Snowmobiling, Singing, Storytelling, Performing, and a whole lot more for one of Americas premier Ski resorts. This is going to be SO much fun!
Handy Improv Tips for Christmas Performers (part 3 of 3)
Improv Tips: part 1 of 3 Improv Tips: part 2 of 3 Improv Tips: part 3 of 3 Greetings and welcome to Part 3 of 3: Handy Improv tips for Christmas Performers. 7. Backstory fun. One simple trick to add some depth to your character improvisation is to fill in with back story. For example,…