Mar 05 2025 36 mins
In this episode Jacy chats with her friend, highly esteemed recording artist, producer and vocal coach, Elaine Overholt. As a vocalist Elaine talks about singing background vocals for Ray Charles, performing with her own band and how her formal education helped to open doors for her career. She got her start coaching some of the most famous names in music by working with multi-platinum selling children's entertainers, Sharon, Lois & Bram which led to her coaching superstars like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ellen DeGeneres, John Travolta, Shawn Mendes, Queen Latifa, Michelle Pfifer & dozens more. Elaine talks about helping Renee Zellweger become comfortable watching herself perform and helping Richard Gere record multiple songs while working on the film Chicago. Her work on series like Star Trek and movies like Hairspray have made her one of the most sought out vocal experts in North America.
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