Ron Anderson (voice coach)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Warren Anderson |
| Also known as | Ron Anderson |
| Born | February 4, 1946 Honolulu |
| Occupation(s) | voice coach |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Ron Anderson (voice coach) (Born Ronald Warren Anderson, February 4, 1946) is an American vocal coach and opera singer,[1][2] known for teaching vocals to various famous singers,[3] Axl Rose, Chris Cornell, M. Shadows,[4][5]Myles Kennedy[6] Ozzy Osbourne, Seal, Alicia Keys, Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige[7][8] Lenny Kravitz, Neil Diamond,[9] Adele, Joss Stone, Red Hot Chili Peppers,[10] Tom Keifer,[11] Haley Williams, Christina Perri, Lzzy Hale[12]Janet Jackson, Avril Lavigne, Timothy Schmidt, Nancy Wilson,[2] Diego Boneta[13][14][15] and Björk.[16]
Early life
After his family moved to Long Beach, California, at the age of 7 he started performing weekly on a local radio program dedicated to educating listeners about music from around the world,[17] at age 15 took a role in an opera production at Long Beach City College, Anderson performed in a number of local choirs, at one point singing with Roger Wagner Chorale in the last concert ever conducted by Igor Stravinsky, during high school years he was a backup artist like Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, and Julie Andrews for CBS television specials[2]
Injure and isolation
Anderson was asked to join a California pop group called The Association,[17] and just before going into rehearsals with them, he severely damaged his voice. While singing some final presentations with The Young Americans, Anderson felt something pop in his throat, and suddenly start bleeding through his mouth. A team of throat specialists determined that the only chance to heal his voice was to avoid all vocal production, no singing, no talking for an indefinite time. To make sure Anderson would follow the doctor's orders, the CBS chairman William S. Paley guide Anderson to a treatment protocol in an uninhabited island in the South Pacific near Tahiti, spending a period of uninterrupted vocal rest, living alone in total isolation for eight months, Each week supplies were boated in by natives from nearby islands, but all communication was written. After the doctors finally agreed that Anderson's voice was healed, he decided to be a professional singer but needed to learn how to sing safely. So Anderson starts looking for voice teachers. This led him to Fritz and Tilly de Garmo Zweig.[2]
Education
As soon after Anderson began working with Mrs. Zweig as his voice teacher, Anderson decided that his voice was best suited for opera roles. Mrs. Zweig taught him the mechanics of vocalization and the fundamentals of breath management, vocal placement, vowel modification, and diction. At the same time, Anderson learned German, French, and Italian, which are essential to becoming a professional opera singer. She taught Anderson how to deal with the damage in his vocal cords,[2] how to exercise it correctly, and rebuild it into a strong, agile, flexible voice. Once Mrs. Zweig determined he could sing safely with competitive technique and language skills, Dr. Zweig became his vocal coach and he continued to study with them both for 20 years.
Teaching
In 1977 when Anderson returns to the U.S. began as a vocal coach specialize in Bel Canto technique,[18][8][6]Tom Keifer after 6 vocal cord surgeries in 2009 went to Anderson to improve his condition and his voice got stronger because of Anderson lessons[11] and in 2012 Anderson prepared Tom cruise for his role as Stacee Jaxx in the musical film Rock of Ages[8][9][19] Anderson is considered by some of his student has a legend,[20] in 2014 Matt Heafy took vocal lessons from Anderson following advice from M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, after Anderson taught him a correct technique so he could overcome his singing problems and he can be heard delivering a more melodic sound in the album Silence in the Snow. Anderson has numerous participations in the film industry as a vocal coach[1]
Film credits[1]
| Year | Title |
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| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark. |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly |
| 2001 | Rock Star |
| 2007 | Lucky You |
| 2009 | Nine |
| 2010 | The Runaways |
| 2010 | Get him to the greek |
| 2012 | Rock of Ages |
| 2014 | Get on Up |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ron Anderson". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 von Bernewitz, Robert (February 16, 2016). "Ron Anderson - An interview with the vocal coach to the stars". Musicguy247. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
Prior to World War II, Fritz Zweig was one of the premier operatic directors and conductors in Europe. His wife, whose stage name was Tilly DeGarmo, was one of the most celebrated German sopranos of the era...Mrs. Zweig taught me the mechanics of vocalization and the fundamentals of breath management, vocal placement, vowel modification and diction. She also taught me German, French, and Italian, which are essential languages for every professional opera singer.
- ↑ "A Vocal Coach's Advice for Healthy Touring". www.backstage.com. 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ "Avenged Sevenfold Feature Interview". Blistering. 2006. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Archive-Jon-Wiederhorn. "Avenged Sevenfold Salute Dimebag, Shun Metalcore On Evil". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "JAIME VENDERA DOT COM". 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ Sharma 2019-08-21T18:30:52Z, Amit. "Top vocal tips from coach to the stars Ron Anderson and Dr Juan Pérez: "There's just no-one else like Axl"". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Dodes, Rachel (2012-06-08). "Tom Cruise Expands His Range". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Vocal Coach to the Stars Talks Working With Tom Cruise, His Dream Client & the Future of the Industry". JustLuxe. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ Corner, Lewis (2011-06-13). "Adele 'to take singing lessons in the US'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cinderella's Tom Keifer - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?, retrieved 2019-10-04
- ↑ "1st Entry "Lzzy 2.0"". The Diary of Lzzy Hale. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ Diego Bonetta On The Challenges Of Portraying Luis Miguel, retrieved 2019-10-08
- ↑ "Diego Boneta se estrena para ser Luis Miguel". Excélsior (in español). 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ↑ "Ponerse la piel de Luis Miguel fue "doloroso" para Diego Boneta". Quién (in español). 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ↑ "Welcome to Bangkok". Welcome to Bangkok. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "About Ron". VoixtekVR. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ron Anderson". 2009-03-01. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ "Happy 50th Birthday, Tom Cruise!". HuffPost. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ↑ Deahl, Dani (2019-04-12). "What's in your bag, RÜFÜS DU SOL?". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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