Jamal Moore is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and recording artist, known for his smooth, rich tone and his vocal versatility. He studied vocal performance at the Eastman School of Music, before building up a diverse career bridging the genres of classical and pop music. Throughout the interview Jamal shares his insights into some incredible experiences: how his vocal quintet came to open for the Backstreet Boys on their European tour; his audition process for performing with Beyonce at Coachella; singing on movie soundtracks like The Lion King, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, and The Color Purple; soloing with the LA Philharmonic; putting out his own music as a singer songwriter, and more.
CONNECT WITH JAMAL MOORE
Website: https://www.jamalmoore.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SingJamalSing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singjamalsing/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/singjamalsing
Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/singjamalsing
JAMAL’S EPISODE RESOURCES:
Fav Composer: Hugo Wolf (especially Gebet)
Fav Piece of Classical Music: Barber’s Adagio For Strings and Biebl’s Ave Maria
Fav Pop Song: John Legend's All Of Me
Fav Movie Soundtrack: Black Panther Wakanda ForeverBook Rec: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy
Musician You Admire: Jacob Collier
Most Useful Phone App: Playscore
Social Media Account to Follow: @iamtabithabrown
Resource Recommendation: Social Media (when used well!)
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro to OYC
01:14 Intro to Episode
02:31 Start of Interview
03:53 Jamal’s Musical Background
05:50 Applying to music schools
07:26 ESM Vocal course8:52 Baritone Voice
09:37 Joining The Yellow Jackets Acapella Group
11:38 Exploring other genres
13:13 “Locking In”
14:18 The Sing-Off TV Show
17:55 Career Thinking
19:32 Singing Healthily
21:15 Transitioning Into Career
21:40 Starting a new group - the Exchange
23:05 “Figuring it out” - with the Exchange
27:30 Opening for the Backstreet Boys
33:30 Next Career Steps After Touring
38:00 Singing With Beyonce for Coachella
41:10 Applying Study To Career
42:25 After Coachella and Making YouTube Covers
45:30 Recording for TV and Film
55:30 A Day of Recording for TV and Film
58:32 Bringing Back Classical Music
59:32 Singing with the LA Phil
1:00:25 Balancing Classical and Pop Music in Career
1:01:32 Vocal Versatility
1:09:57 Rapid Fire Q&A
1:19:27 Future Plans
1:24:20 Final Piece of Advice
1:26:03 Connect with Jamal
1:27:20 Outro
1:28:51 Jamal’s Performances
ORCHESTRATING YOUR CAREER
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaCPf5xynqMHcFuQhCWrNCQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orchestratingyourcareer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orchestratingyourcareer
ABOUT THE HOST
Rebekah Carpio received her BMus in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in their Orchestral Artistry program, which was in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. She then went on to receive her PhD, also from the Guildhall School, researching the impact of education and community work in conservatoire training.
CONNECT WITH REBEKAH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitesbybekah Websites: https://www.bitesbybekah.com
Swiftie Newsletter: https://dearreadernewsletter.substack.com/?r=33wk9p&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree
Jamal’s Performance of Deep River
Jamal’s Performance of This Is Why I Love You
PHOTO CREDIT
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