Registration for Catalyst 2017 is OPEN!

Thanks to everyone who has asked questions about the event so far! Tom and I are psyched about this opportunity. I think the thing that excites us most is that we have crafted this workshop so that each arranger gets the chance to have their arrangement recorded and all the recording students get to work on up to 5 different songs. There's no way for me to tell you just how valuable that is. You get to leave the workshop with 5 edited tracks that you worked on rather than just one fully mixed track. You'll get to have the stems too so that you can take those songs and try mixing them on your own as well after the event. Want to know more? Head to http://recordingacappella.com/catalyst-2017

Would you like to do a live coaching?

In the next month or so, I'd like to have an episode of the podcast where I bring on one of you guys or gals and do a live coaching with you. If you've got the courage to come on the show and have your questions and my answers and advice recorded and then broadcast (podcast?) then you'll get a FREE coaching. That's a $77 value for FREE!!!

If you’ve ever wanted to know about Asian a cappella then today is a great show for you, we talk to Christine Liu of Vocal Asia about all things Asian a cappella. Christine’s love of a cappella started while in the states for high school and college where she started a group at northwestern.

She takes us on a brief trip through how the Asian a cappella scene started and where it’s at now. Christine is the head of Vocal Asia and she tells us a good bit about what the organization is doing all throughout that part of the world. Their festivals which change location each year not only feature a cappella but try to feature the music and culture of the area the festival is located in that year.

We talk about their education programs and how the awareness of a cappella is growing among the general population of the area. What sort of reception did the recent mainstream success of a cappella movies and TV shows receive in Asia? Christine lets us know.

Christine Liu - http://www.voconovo.tw/

Vocal Asia - http://vocalasia.org/index.php?lang=en   

Asian A Cappella for you to check out:

Vocal Asia compilations - A for A Cappella, House for Life, 2013 Asia A Cappella Compilation

Groups Christine mentioned :

O-Kai Singers (Taiwan)

Zenith (Korea)

Exit (Korea)

Takarabune (Japan)

MICappella (Singapore)

Hamojin (Japan)

Voco Novo (Taiwan)

Gili (Taiwan)

Acapellago (Philippines)

The Wanted (Taiwan)

Gay Singers (Hong Kong)

MayTree (Korea)

Catalyst Acappella Arranging and Recording Workshop 2017 - http://recordingacappella.com/catalyst-2017

10 Ways to Improve your Acappella Recording - http://recordingacappella.com/podcast