Concerned fans have been asking me recently why my performing schedule has slowed significantly over the last 12 months. One of the main reasons for that is I have been having problems with my voice. After years of struggling with inflamed tonsils, strep throat, and issues with chronic laryngitis I am finally taking the proper steps next Wednesday. I’m letting a man stick his hand down my throat and rip our my poor swollen tonsils.
December 2009 meetings with renowned physician Mark Kerner ENT in Northridge California showed slight damage to the right vocal cord from years of performing and living hard. Plain and simple, I wasn’t taking great care of myself. Additionally, he spotted tonsil inflammation and recommended a course of treatment involving medication and a change in diet. A second opinion in June 2010 with Jerry Josen, ENT in Scottsdale Arizona revealed that the tonsils have become larger and more inflamed in recent months and that the vocal chords are still red and irritated. Surgery seems to be the best course of action at this point, so we scheduled to have them removed on Wednesday, June 23
rd 2010.
What will this mean for the music? Plans to release the new album (Working Title: The Ivory Coast) are still on point for early fall. It will be a 12-song full length album featuring and exploring love in all of its splendor. Fans can expect the music to still be based on real and inspired stories. We’ve taken up a new producer on the album in wunderkid Chris Doucet and the tracks are still being recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Voice-wise, it’s hard to know how I might be affected. When I sing the final tracks in August it will be interesting to note if not-having-a-stone-in-the-back-of-my-throat affects my range, timbre, or sound – regardless, I am confident that whatever changes may occur, I have the inner make-up to roll with them and make them work for me and the fans of my music.
Wish me luck and thanks so much for your concern and continued support!
Concerned fans have been asking me recently why my performing schedule has slowed significantly over the last 12 months. One of the main reasons for that is I have been having problems with my voice. After years of struggling with inflamed tonsils, strep throat, and issues with chronic laryngitis I am finally taking the proper steps next Wednesday. I’m letting a man stick his hand down my throat and rip our my poor swollen tonsils.
December 2009 meetings with renowned physician Mark Kerner ENT in Northridge California showed slight damage to the right vocal cord from years of performing and living hard. Plain and simple, I wasn’t taking great care of myself. Additionally, he spotted tonsil inflammation and recommended a course of treatment involving medication and a change in diet. A second opinion in June 2010 with Jerry Josen, ENT in Scottsdale Arizona revealed that the tonsils have become larger and more inflamed in recent months and that the vocal chords are still red and irritated. Surgery seems to be the best course of action at this point, so we scheduled to have them removed on Wednesday, June 23rd 2010.
What will this mean for the music? Plans to release the new album (Working Title: The Ivory Coast) are still on point for early fall. It will be a 12-song full length album featuring and exploring love in all of its splendor. Fans can expect the music to still be based on real and inspired stories. We’ve taken up a new producer on the album in wunderkid Chris Doucet and the tracks are still being recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Voice-wise, it’s hard to know how I might be affected. When I sing the final tracks in August it will be interesting to note if not-having-a-stone-in-the-back-of-my-throat affects my range, timbre, or sound – regardless, I am confident that whatever changes may occur, I have the inner make-up to roll with them and make them work for me and the fans of my music.
Wish me luck and thanks so much for your concern and continued support! 