Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson's performance career began in a casual choir, but then the joy (and, sometimes the fear) of stepping out in-front of hundreds of people got addictive. So addictive that it made him develop his own performance which led Chris into the professional world of singing for twelve years; years through which he learned a lot about himself as a performer.

During the early part of that career Chris' voice was in decline. He wasn’t prepared for the toll of a full-time schedule! Narrowly missing a serious vocal injury, he relearned his instrument and started the never-ending journey of vocal development. Vocal coaching was inevitably born from that realised potential he had experienced from seeking help and turning his seemingly ‘hopeless’ voice around, and how he might also be able to help others avoid having to get a ‘real’ job.

Through his coaching work, he's pleased to say that major label artists, West End leads, backing vocalists, singer/songwriters and vocal coach all put their trust in him to take good care of their instruments. Chris also thoroughly enjoys the work he does with singing teachers all over the world to help them up-skill, navigate the overwhelming amount of pedagogical options, and develop their own technical and business acumen.

In compliment to coaching, Chris has trained in laryngeal manual therapies and studied extensively with scientists in vocal acoustics, physical and somatic therapy, and laryngology. Through his popular podcast and blog, The Naked Vocalist, he has also had the opportunity to connect and share with many progressive voice researchers and pedagogues.

In the end, the vocal instrument is incredibly complex involving the body, mind and soul. This complexity leads to new discoveries made and infinite variations seen, of which we need to allow for when training someone. Despite this world of infinite nuance, there is a real simplicity to be found in both coaching and in singing, starting with being authentically YOU!