LESLIE HELPERT
(34) 633 391 883 (ES) Valencia/Barcelona
(01) 718 753 6034 (USA) New York
skype handle: leslie helpert
(01) 718 753 6034 (USA) New York
skype handle: leslie helpert
Music and Voice Educator/Composer-Performer/System Designer
Cultural Government-Funded Works:
2018: Spain recording project managing director for Danish/American collaboration, funded by the Danish Art Council.
2013: Grant recipient/program creator funded by the Danish Art Council. Audio-Video project residency, Copenhagen, DK.
2008: Composer-in-Residency of Bermuda, performance and teaching position (Bermuda school of Music) elected by the Ministry of Art and Culture to compose music for the country during 3-month immersion; residency involved music program design and administration as well as personally performing, composing and facilitating coursework for people age 8-80.
Teaching:
1999-current: Independent, worldwide teacher for (hundreds) of professionals and students located in multiple continents, teaching in the capacity of virtual and in-person individual and group lessons; conservatory master-classes, song-writing courses, public speaking, studio vocal supervision, guitar and voice performance classes, and executive-level vocal training. Coaching projects include 2017's Eurovision winner, content and delivery support for main-stage TED speakers with over 2-million views, the recipient for Harvard's global cultural human advocacy award (2017), and best-selling writers, film-makers, music producers, performers and public personas. Using Therapeutic Vocal Performance Technique, I’ve helped clients work through substance abuse, physiological disorders, and create significantly successful and professionally lucrative lives. I work both online and in person, supervising recordings, offering therapeutic vocal performance technique, yoga/voice workshops and more.
See www.DynamicVoiceTraining.com
2017: Vocal Coach for screen writer Paul Dalio (Spike Lee, Katie Holmes).
2016: TED Glow in the Dark Sharks, vocal performance coach. 1.5 million views.
2015: Teacher of music at high-security Spanish penitentiary, voice workshop for inmates.
2014: Studio Voice Coach, Universal Records, Spain.
2013-2015: English Theater Group vocal coach and mentor, Barcelona, Spain.
2013: Masterclass, Rhythmik Academy of Music, Copenhagen; Principles of "The Vocal Body".
2012: Teacher/program mentor to Oberlin Conservatory Electronic Composition/Song-Writing/Voice students, study abroad independent semester.
2008: Bermuda School Of Music, in conjunction with The Musician In Residency Program of Bermuda.
Tours, Compositions, Collaborations:
2018: composer for New Standards, Billie Holiday-inspired recording project
2017: Sociopathic Freedompop, songwriter for edgy Montreal-based music group.
2015-2017: TKW Studio collaboration, Sitges, Spain
2015: Music Supervisor for Again, NY Creative Agency
2015: TED talk content collaborator, film-score and visual artist
2015: Single, iBanjo, Valencia
2014: Commissioned to write the music for Barcelona, Spain production of Midsummer Night's Dream, English Theater Group.
2015-2016: Music supervision, boutique Brooklyn creative agency music placement for international brand film and commercials.
2012-2017: Vocal supervisor and voice over artist for Transperfect, international (NYC, Barcelona).
2009-current: Hundreds of studio recording sessions, public and private performances and radio Shows in locations such as San Francisco, Barcelona, Montreal, Paris, Rome, Marrakech, Amsterdam, New York City, London, Berlin.
2000-2017: Venezuela, Spain, Canada and USA, commercial voiceover artist for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, MaxStudio, Nestle.
2011: Recording/Performance with Mathieu Cantin (Universal) in Montreal, QC.
1999-current: Recording artist of 6 released records, with albums available via Spotify, I-Tunes, Amazon, youtube, LastFM and other digital music sites.
2001-current: musical tours in North America and Worldwide.
Notable Recordings:
○"Wave", 2015. Single. engineered and produced in collaboration with Dave Bianchi
○ When Smart Girls Do Stupid Things, 2012, on Whatabout Music, Barcelona, Spain
○ Thriller, 2012, Montreal Collaboration
○ ULU, 2009, on Whatabout Music, Barcelona Spain, 5-song EP
○ Cupcakes. and radishes, 2004, third full-length musical album
○ “Bad Tooth Doctor,” 2006, music licensed by Somebodies, Sundance Film Festival Film “The Pegasus Moth’s Weave,” 2007, music licensed by American Eagle Outfitters
○ Blow Out The Sound, 2008, Heavy Mojo Album, Universal/Motown Records
○ Mix Tape, 2009, Serpentfly Productions, for world-wide digital release by Athensmusic.net
○ 13 songs, 2001 Serpentfly Productions, second full-length musical album
○ i tell it as it was told to i, 1999 Serpentfly Productions, first full-length musical album
Live performer in group and solo appearances at 300+ venues, inclusive of:
○ National Auditorium of Madrid, Spain 2017.
○ Palau De La Musica, 2013, Barcelona, Spain
○ Primavera Sound Festival, 2011, Barcelona, Spain
○ The OBA, Amsterdam, Holland 2010
○ The Theater Lino Ventura, Nice, France, 2009
○ Freeup Productions, Bermuda, 2008
○ Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco Bay Area, 2008
○ Hartford International Jazz Festival, Fall, 2006, 2008
○ Jam Cruise, Caribbean Music Tour, Winter, 2006
○ The Georgia Theater, Athens, GA, 2004-06
○ The Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA 2006
Education:
● Masters of Music, Contemporary Performance and Production. Summa Cum Laude. Berklee College of Music (2017-2018).
● Graduate, Bachelor of Art, Summa Cum Laude. Empire State (SUNY) New York City, 2017
● Alumni: Berklee College Of Music, Boston, Massachusetts 1995-1997, course of study: Traditional/Jazz Composition
● Alumni: Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado 1997-1999, course of study: Indigenous music.
● Kripalu Center for Yoga, Lenox, Massachusetts 2001, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Alliance Certification
Achievements:
● Artist endorsement by Taylor Guitars (2011)
● Funding for Musical Project by "A Room Of Her Own" foundation for Women's Writing (2012)
● Endorsed by Strathmore Writing Papers, as Illustrator (2012)
● Private endorsement through the R. Cochrane McMillan Foundation, for the studio recording of third full-length musical album, $30,000 (2004)
● Ministry of Art and Culture of Bermuda Government funding, 2007, for co-creation of Musician-In-Residency-Program, $25,000 (2008)
● Private endorsement for audio-video installation with David Soler, Barcelona Spain, featuring original music and visual projected illustrations (2015)
● Nominee, Best Songwriter, Athens Georgia Music Award, Flagpole Magazine (2006)
● Danish Art Council, audio/visual composition (2013, 2018)
● Album "13 Songs" named top 10 album of the decade, Lux Illuminates
Cultural Government-Funded Works:
2018: Spain recording project managing director for Danish/American collaboration, funded by the Danish Art Council.
2013: Grant recipient/program creator funded by the Danish Art Council. Audio-Video project residency, Copenhagen, DK.
2008: Composer-in-Residency of Bermuda, performance and teaching position (Bermuda school of Music) elected by the Ministry of Art and Culture to compose music for the country during 3-month immersion; residency involved music program design and administration as well as personally performing, composing and facilitating coursework for people age 8-80.
Teaching:
1999-current: Independent, worldwide teacher for (hundreds) of professionals and students located in multiple continents, teaching in the capacity of virtual and in-person individual and group lessons; conservatory master-classes, song-writing courses, public speaking, studio vocal supervision, guitar and voice performance classes, and executive-level vocal training. Coaching projects include 2017's Eurovision winner, content and delivery support for main-stage TED speakers with over 2-million views, the recipient for Harvard's global cultural human advocacy award (2017), and best-selling writers, film-makers, music producers, performers and public personas. Using Therapeutic Vocal Performance Technique, I’ve helped clients work through substance abuse, physiological disorders, and create significantly successful and professionally lucrative lives. I work both online and in person, supervising recordings, offering therapeutic vocal performance technique, yoga/voice workshops and more.
See www.DynamicVoiceTraining.com
2017: Vocal Coach for screen writer Paul Dalio (Spike Lee, Katie Holmes).
2016: TED Glow in the Dark Sharks, vocal performance coach. 1.5 million views.
2015: Teacher of music at high-security Spanish penitentiary, voice workshop for inmates.
2014: Studio Voice Coach, Universal Records, Spain.
2013-2015: English Theater Group vocal coach and mentor, Barcelona, Spain.
2013: Masterclass, Rhythmik Academy of Music, Copenhagen; Principles of "The Vocal Body".
2012: Teacher/program mentor to Oberlin Conservatory Electronic Composition/Song-Writing/Voice students, study abroad independent semester.
2008: Bermuda School Of Music, in conjunction with The Musician In Residency Program of Bermuda.
Tours, Compositions, Collaborations:
2018: composer for New Standards, Billie Holiday-inspired recording project
2017: Sociopathic Freedompop, songwriter for edgy Montreal-based music group.
2015-2017: TKW Studio collaboration, Sitges, Spain
2015: Music Supervisor for Again, NY Creative Agency
2015: TED talk content collaborator, film-score and visual artist
2015: Single, iBanjo, Valencia
2014: Commissioned to write the music for Barcelona, Spain production of Midsummer Night's Dream, English Theater Group.
2015-2016: Music supervision, boutique Brooklyn creative agency music placement for international brand film and commercials.
2012-2017: Vocal supervisor and voice over artist for Transperfect, international (NYC, Barcelona).
2009-current: Hundreds of studio recording sessions, public and private performances and radio Shows in locations such as San Francisco, Barcelona, Montreal, Paris, Rome, Marrakech, Amsterdam, New York City, London, Berlin.
2000-2017: Venezuela, Spain, Canada and USA, commercial voiceover artist for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, MaxStudio, Nestle.
2011: Recording/Performance with Mathieu Cantin (Universal) in Montreal, QC.
1999-current: Recording artist of 6 released records, with albums available via Spotify, I-Tunes, Amazon, youtube, LastFM and other digital music sites.
2001-current: musical tours in North America and Worldwide.
Notable Recordings:
○"Wave", 2015. Single. engineered and produced in collaboration with Dave Bianchi
○ When Smart Girls Do Stupid Things, 2012, on Whatabout Music, Barcelona, Spain
○ Thriller, 2012, Montreal Collaboration
○ ULU, 2009, on Whatabout Music, Barcelona Spain, 5-song EP
○ Cupcakes. and radishes, 2004, third full-length musical album
○ “Bad Tooth Doctor,” 2006, music licensed by Somebodies, Sundance Film Festival Film “The Pegasus Moth’s Weave,” 2007, music licensed by American Eagle Outfitters
○ Blow Out The Sound, 2008, Heavy Mojo Album, Universal/Motown Records
○ Mix Tape, 2009, Serpentfly Productions, for world-wide digital release by Athensmusic.net
○ 13 songs, 2001 Serpentfly Productions, second full-length musical album
○ i tell it as it was told to i, 1999 Serpentfly Productions, first full-length musical album
Live performer in group and solo appearances at 300+ venues, inclusive of:
○ National Auditorium of Madrid, Spain 2017.
○ Palau De La Musica, 2013, Barcelona, Spain
○ Primavera Sound Festival, 2011, Barcelona, Spain
○ The OBA, Amsterdam, Holland 2010
○ The Theater Lino Ventura, Nice, France, 2009
○ Freeup Productions, Bermuda, 2008
○ Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco Bay Area, 2008
○ Hartford International Jazz Festival, Fall, 2006, 2008
○ Jam Cruise, Caribbean Music Tour, Winter, 2006
○ The Georgia Theater, Athens, GA, 2004-06
○ The Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA 2006
Education:
● Masters of Music, Contemporary Performance and Production. Summa Cum Laude. Berklee College of Music (2017-2018).
● Graduate, Bachelor of Art, Summa Cum Laude. Empire State (SUNY) New York City, 2017
● Alumni: Berklee College Of Music, Boston, Massachusetts 1995-1997, course of study: Traditional/Jazz Composition
● Alumni: Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado 1997-1999, course of study: Indigenous music.
● Kripalu Center for Yoga, Lenox, Massachusetts 2001, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Alliance Certification
Achievements:
● Artist endorsement by Taylor Guitars (2011)
● Funding for Musical Project by "A Room Of Her Own" foundation for Women's Writing (2012)
● Endorsed by Strathmore Writing Papers, as Illustrator (2012)
● Private endorsement through the R. Cochrane McMillan Foundation, for the studio recording of third full-length musical album, $30,000 (2004)
● Ministry of Art and Culture of Bermuda Government funding, 2007, for co-creation of Musician-In-Residency-Program, $25,000 (2008)
● Private endorsement for audio-video installation with David Soler, Barcelona Spain, featuring original music and visual projected illustrations (2015)
● Nominee, Best Songwriter, Athens Georgia Music Award, Flagpole Magazine (2006)
● Danish Art Council, audio/visual composition (2013, 2018)
● Album "13 Songs" named top 10 album of the decade, Lux Illuminates