"And you’ll run around in circles for the easiest exit out
And you’ll seek a second opinion but the truth is never in doubt
‘Cos the mirror that you’re holding will never tell a lie
And your spirit knows the answer to every question why"
AUDIO SHOWREEL: Samples of a few of my compositions (with a couple of exceptions... e.g I didn't write Choo Choo Ch'boogie!) I will be adding more individual tracks soon, and full demos are available on request. But you can hear a couple of my songs on reverbnation.com/deboraheckman or buy directly from my Bandcamp page here
Breaking news! Please visit my Dragon Elm Records page for details of my single - Dust - originally released on 14th February 2013 and re-released November 2020 under Culture of the Spirit Label in Italy.
Breaking news! Please visit my Dragon Elm Records page for details of my single - Dust - originally released on 14th February 2013 and re-released November 2020 under Culture of the Spirit Label in Italy.
Training/Experience
'Guitar Girl' by John King
Based: London
Singing styles: jazz, soul, pop, Indian classical, folk, musical theatre
Main type of work: recording, live performance, session, freelance
Instruments played: acoustic guitar
Skills: harmonies, vocal arrangements, improvisation, lyrics
Singing styles: jazz, soul, pop, Indian classical, folk, musical theatre
Main type of work: recording, live performance, session, freelance
Instruments played: acoustic guitar
Skills: harmonies, vocal arrangements, improvisation, lyrics
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Sessions/Recordings include:
London: Recordings of own material featured on soundtracks for Manji (Indie short film) and Happy Now (feature film), as well as various independent compilation CDs Collaboration with Paul Windridge (aka Big Red Fox) on 3 tracks - 'Alone in the Dark', 'Headscape' & 'Floating on Air' as featured vocalist, lyricist and top line writer - https://paulwindridge.blogspot.com/ Featured vocalist for Alexander Kyd on his album "These Waters Remembered" - alexanderkyd.bandcamp.com/album/these-waters-remember Featured vocalist for Chiara Santevecchi (dj White Lady) on 3 tracks - Wake Up, Cold & Love, Trust in Me: soundcloud.com/whitelady/tracks Session singer for 427 Studios run by Adam Fox. Includes sessions for Capital Radio DJ Justin Wilkes, and remix vocals for various independent projects Member of Ambrosian Chorus for recordings of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Soundtrack for Santa Claus the Movie Piacenza, Italy: Featured vocalist on "William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience", a new CD of original music set to William Blake's poetry by Victor Vertunni victorvertunni.bandcamp.com/ Vancouver, BC: Featured on “Master & Margarita” Musical written by Yuri Kouznetsoff & Ashley Lambert-Maberly, produced by Doug Paterson at Big World Sound http://www.rukkushouse.com/ Featured vocalist on “3000 Days” CD (on 2 tracks, "Gates of Heaven" & "Waiting" ) written and produced by Murray Grant, recorded at Rooftop Studios, www.murraygrant.ca Session Demo Reel: Some of the above tracks are featured on the audio file below - |
Live work includes:
London: Featured performer of own material at various venues including 12 Bar Club, Rock Garden, The Smoke Rooms, Hope & Anchor, Borderline Ensemble for Music of Life Gala performance at Palace Theatre, directed by Simon Callow Ensemble for Puccini’s Tosca at Earls Court, directed by Francessca Zambello Lead Vocalist for Jazz/Blues Trio Realisation Los Angeles, CA: Backing vocals for concerts featuring Matt Malley, Bass player with Counting Crows Featured performer at various venues including Taix Lounge, Canter’s Kibbitz Room, Kulak’s Woodshed and McCabe’s Vancouver, BC: Featured performer of own material for Alibi Unplugged at CBC Studios and Arts Club Revue Theatre and for Raw & Cooked – Live at the Western Front Ensemble for Dregs the Musical written by Buff Schemmer and Emily Sadlier-Brown Berkeley, CA: Featured vocalist for Shanti, fusion concert at Berkeley University. India: Various Classical Indian concerts in Nagpur and Mumbai supporting Pt. Arun Apte |
Training:
London: 3 year Performing Arts course at Italia Conti Academy
Summer course at Jazz Academy, Tunbridge Wells, tutored by Trudy Kerr
Four day Jazz course with Anita Wardell
Private tuition with various tutors
Nagpur, India: 1 year Classical Indian singing at Late P K Salve Academy of Fine Arts & Music
Berkeley, CA: 4 months private tuition in Classical Indian singing with Shweta Jhaveri
Summer course at Jazz Academy, Tunbridge Wells, tutored by Trudy Kerr
Four day Jazz course with Anita Wardell
Private tuition with various tutors
Nagpur, India: 1 year Classical Indian singing at Late P K Salve Academy of Fine Arts & Music
Berkeley, CA: 4 months private tuition in Classical Indian singing with Shweta Jhaveri