User:Nerdypunkkid/ILana Martin

ILana Martin is a vocal coach and founder of the Vocal Workout School, She is best known for the work with Grammy winning celebrities including: P. Diddy (1) (2)(7), Sean Garret, Dawn Richards (7) and Alicia Keys (2)(14).

Early life and Career
ILana was born in Los Angeles California and grew up performing in festivals and music productions in Hollywood California(12). Upon graduating high school she received a full vocal scholarship to Boston's Berklee College of Music (1)(5)(12). At Berklee College she started giving private vocal lessons to others students (1)(5)(12)(14) and soon She went on to tour singing supporting vocals for top musicians including: Barry White, Patti LaBelle (1)(10)(14), D’Angelo, Stevie Wonder, and many others (10). In addition to providing supporting vocals she also starting writing and performing songs in English and Spanish for both stage and film. ILana was briefly signed with Polygram Records before venturing out into a solo jazz effort and exploring her vocal piano style (12). Around the same time she was giving vocal lessons at her home she turned these lessons into the Vocal Workout Singing School (15).

Current Career
ILana currently is the Director and a teacher at the Vocal Workout School. (citation needed) Besides being a voice coach she is also a writer and has written numerous articles for Parade Magazine where she critiqued the vocals and performances for various celebrities at the Teen Choice Awards (4) and the Video Music Awards. (6) She also critiques the vocals of the final 10 (10) and then the final 8 contestants of American Idol (11). She currently writes for Guitar Girl Magazine providing tips for aspiring singers (7)(8).

Vocal Workout School
In 2001 ILana founded the Vocal Workout School, a master level school where experience vocalists can work on becoming more stylistic and increasing their vocal range in a Zen-like atmosphere. (13)

Notable Clients
Martin worked with Sean "Diddy" Combs and helped him improve the vocals on various songs including Grammy Award winner "I'll be Missing You". She taught P. Diddy and his band mates various breathing techniques and exercises aimed at soothing tired voices. (1)