Katie Talbot shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Katie , it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
The first 90 minutes of my day are the most important to me and James. Waking up before the kids, having our reading, prayer and coffee time to ground ourselves helps us in the rest of the day. The timeline is pretty much the same every day though. We wake up at 615, make breakfast at 640, pack kids up for school by 715, kids drop off at 730 and gym by 745.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Katie, and I’ve been in artist development and vocal coaching for 15 years. It all started out in LA when I was the artist first but then as things happen, I enjoyed so much watching the development process. Noah Cyrus was my very first Vocal Client, and a young group of girls that had just formed into a pop group were my first development project. We covered vocals, dance, social media, photo shoots, media training and more.
Fast forward to now, after working on music row with Singing Success and also being a main face on The Vocal Lab Collective on YouTube, I still coach one on one lessons with singers all over the world and just released a vocal program. I have also partnered with my husband in our studio with artists. He is a writer and producer, and we help artists not only with the simple track and vocals but we help get them in with the best writers in town, and help set them up for success with a release
Plan. We really help them get the full picture and understand how to succeed in the marathon that this industry is.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who taught you the most about work?
I actually grew up competing in equestrian, and had two trainers. One for dressage, and another for jumping and cross country. Those women really shaped me because I knew they loved and cared for me but they would never let me slack. They knew just how to push me, challenge me and encourage me all together. My jump coach especially. Her name was Debbie Atkinson and often times when I would be a lazy teenage rider who was slacking some, she would say “you think half assing your way through will get you anywhere? It may get one thing here or there.. but it won’t last long nor take you far. Grow up and show up” I was 14 when she said that to me. And she didn’t say it in a mean way. She said it in a real way of knowing how I would need to be in the adult real world. I’m forever thankful for that!
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
I really like this question bc I’ve actually never felt the feeling of giving up. I remember on LA when I had $2.50 in my bank account and had to figure out what was next, I just kept going. I remembered two things always, one, my mom in high school told me grades don’t define you, and the money in your account doesn’t make you who you are. Also, Winston Churchill in his classic quote “never, never, never give up”
I didn’t let the social pressure of my credit score or my money or my car ever get in my head. Those things are fleeting, and they come and go. Do never give up on YOU.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes! I always believe showcasing the realest version of yourself is the best. While you don’t need to share allllll the things, being real and authentic is healthy. For the viewer and the creator. Minus some fake lashes here and there 😉 I keep it very real!
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you retired tomorrow, what would your customers miss most?
Vocal coaching is really more than just funny sounds. It’s emotional, mental, spiritual and physiological.. so in that case, many sessions can become like a therapy session. Working through a song is like working through an emotion and mental block for the singer. Many vocal breakthroughs take place but also many mental and emotional ones do to! And I think that would be missed.
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