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DAVE STROUD
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Dave Stroud is an American vocal coach, vocal educator, lecturer and serial entrepreneur. Former CEO of Seth Riggs Speech Level Singing International[1]. Clients have included: Justin Bieber, Jordin Sparks, Adam Lambert[2], Natasha Bedingfield[3], Cody Simpson, Daniel Bedingfield[4], Mike Posner, Terry Ellis (En Vogue) [5], Ethan Bortnik.
Early Life: (Actual name: David Lee Stroud) Born November 02, 1965 in Provo, Utah, to parents; Calvin Stroud and Gerta Palmer. Stroud has 9 siblings; 4 full siblings, 2 half-siblings and 3 step-siblings since his father remarried. Born to a mormon farming family.Stroud attended Valley High School in Orderville, Utah. At the age of 16, Stroud was forced to leave his family home due to religious pressures and moved in with his principal to finish high school. After finishing high school Stroud received two scholarships, one in music and one in academics (Sterling Scholarship). Stroud moved to Salt Lake City to attend college. He started college with the intention to major in music, but soon changed his major to business. While in school he learned and played piano, guitar, tuba, bass, trombone and baritone and voice.
Musical Background:
At a very young age Stroud had a strong attraction to music. He learned how to play many different instruments; piano, guitar, tuba, bass, trombone and baritone and others. While in college as a music major, Stroud took numerous music theory and music history classes. And although Stroud was said to have never cared for the nightclub business, he said he always loved the music atmosphere and performing[6]. Stroud began singing in groups, bands and performing live, which led him to begin studying with a voice teacher in Salt Lake City. Stroud was said to have loved what he was learning so much that he asked if he could observe his teacher to learn how to teach voice. His teacher gave him a few students to work with and after a while, Stroud built his own vocal teaching business.
Career
Career - Early:
Dave Stroud’s first entrepreneurial exhibit was opening a widely successful nightclub in 1989, “CLUB DV8” at the age of 22[7]. “DV8” nightclub was a hot spot for up and coming artists and established bands like “Pearl Jam”[8]. As founder and partner, Stroud ran “CLUB DV8” successfully for a while but while on vacation in San Francisco, CA (in 1991) he decided to not return, and sold the nightclub. “DV8” was open until its final closing in 2004[9]. In 1988 (while in Utah) Dave had begun teaching voice lessons and opened his own vocal studio. It wasn’t until he moved to San Francisco that he realized he truly loved and wanted to focus more on teaching[10]. In 1990 Stroud opened DSVS (Dave Stroud Vocal Studio) in San Francisco, CA[11]. While in San Francisco, Stroud also worked training singers with the South Bay School of Music Arts and Showcase Music Institute[12]. In 1998 Stroud also opened a Los Angeles branch of ‘DSVS’. Due to the high demand of his LA clients, Stroud closed his San Francisco location in 2004 to focus solely on ‘DSVS’, Los Angeles[13].
Career - Speech Level Singing:In 1995 Stroud began talks with renowned vocal coach Seth Riggs and his late wife, Kathleen Riggs. Together Riggs’ and Stroud came up with a program for voice teachers to provide education and accountability[14]. In 1999 the company was put together and in 2000 the company began teacher certification. In 2000 Stroud trademarked the term, “Speech Level Singing”[15]. Stroud led the company as CEO/Partner (since conception) [16]and created & designed: international association of over 700 pre-certified and certified teachers, certification education manual, annual training events, teacher conferences, summer intensives, testing and development systems for voice teachers[17]. In March of 2010 Stroud resigned from his position as CEO of SLS to create his own business.
Career Present: In July 2010, Stroud filed for a new company and created DS Vocology LLC. a music based technology company offering singers a myriad of products, services, software and education[18][19][20].Other Entrepreneurial Ventures:
While CEO of SLS, Stroud created “ADG” (Artist Development Group), a production company creating multimedia content for US based and global artists. In 2003 Stroud designed ‘Singers Advantage’ (a multimedia music & performance education package), which ultimately became was co-branded by American Idol[21]. In 2002 Stroud produced his own artist showcase and turned it into a DVD series[22]. In 1998 Stroud produced the CD, “If You Believe” as a fundraiser for the Northern California Songwriters Association. The CD reached# 39 on the top 40 list on R&R charts[23]. Songs were written by Narada Michael Walden and Sal Dakota and Tony Lidsay / produced by Geoff Grace / mixed by Bobby Brooks[24]. In 1995 Stroud created a magazine for singers and musicians called, “Connecting Voices”, it sold 20,000 copies a quarter until it was stopped due to lack of time on Stroud’s behalf[25].
TV Spots: - 2008, Stroud joined his client, Terry Ellis of En Vouge, on stage for, "Don't Forget The Lyrics" [26]
Lecturing - Educational Ventures:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Stanford University, University of Southern California, San Francisco Conservatory, Palo Alto Research Center, Pacific Voice Foundation, Canadian Voice Care Foundation, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Kunstuniversitaet Graz in Austria, The Jazz School in Berkeley, California, Marlborough School, Jazz Camp West, US multi-city masterclasses.[27][28][29][30][31]
Accolades:
Board Member, Northern California Songwriters Association[32] Commissioner, San Francisco Arts Commission[33] Board Member, South Plains College, Music Education Department [34] Advisor, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Vocal Department[35] Vocal Advisor, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon Dr. Shawn Nasseri, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center[36]
References
- ^ http://spencerwelch.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100
- ^ http://www.backstage.com/bso/advice-vocal-ease/rescuing-voices-1004098965.story
- ^ http://auction.starwoodhotels.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=156109649&prmenbr=67280009&aunbr=156456359
- ^ http://www.3rdvoice.com/speech-level-singing/resources/the-singers-edge-show
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cvunAERP8&NR=1
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/77460/CLVB-DV8-CATERS-TO-WANNA-DANCE-CROWD.htm
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/77460/CLVB-DV8-CATERS-TO-WANNA-DANCE-CROWD.html
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/blog/74/10010352/Concert-connection-Pearl-Jam-turns-20.html
- ^ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/695246800/Fire-destroys-old-Club-DV8-building-to-be-torn-down.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/aboutdsvs.index.frames.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/aboutdsvs.index.frames.html
- ^ http://davestroud.com/bio.html
- ^ http://davestroud.com/index.html
- ^ http://www.3rdvoice.com/tag/toronto-speech-level-singing-voice-teacher-brandon-brophy
- ^ http://www.speechlevelsinging.com/svp-09/instructors.html
- ^ http://spencerwelch.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100
- ^ http://www.speechlevelsinging.com/svp-09/courses.html)((http://www.regonline.com/register/checkin.aspx?eventid=766693
- ^ http://www.hauteliving.com/2011/07/pop-star-natasha-bedingfield-gives-a-private-singing-lesson-to-three-starwood-preferred-guests/
- ^ http://dsvocology.com
- ^ http://vocalizeu.com
- ^ http://www.singersessential.com/
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/hotnews.news15.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/dsvs.press.index.frames.html
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-PZf9Ovts
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/connectingvoices_article1.html
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cvunAERP8&NR=1
- ^ http://www.donnareed.org/html/templates/dr_profile.php?drf_person=dstroud
- ^ http://www.marlboroughschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=204&tn=Guest+Vocalist+Dave+Stroud&nid=513809&ptid=109629&sdb=True&pf=pcrw&mode=0&vcm=False
- ^ http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=696850
- ^ http://www.vocalist.org.uk/speech_level_singing.html
- ^ http://www.danielstudios.com/content-bin/slsimteventapr2006/overview.htm
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/home.center_over.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/home.center_over.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/home.center_over.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/home.center_over.html
- ^ http://www.davestroud.com/home.center_over.html
External links
- http://davestroud.com
- http://www.hauteliving.com/2011/07/pop-star-natasha-bedingfield-gives-a-private-singing-lesson-to-three-starwood-preferred-guests/
- http://thelessonarium.com/2011/03/17/diego-boneta-vocal-lesson-with-dave-stroud/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK8qvb7lcS8
- http://www.yelp.com/biz/dave-stroud-vocal-studio-los-angeles
- http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=696850
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLpNrqCKGvE
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