Quick Exit

Renée's Blog

Thoughts, feelings, updates, and more

My Categories

Portrait of Renée smiling and playing a ukuele
Life

Birthdays, big moves, and the byways of life.

Portrait of Renée playing the piano
Music

Singing, songwriting, new releases, and recommendations.

colourful illustration of a larynx against a neck
Trans Voice

Learning to love your voice and need some support?

René sitting cross legged on a pink background wearing a cloth mask
Disability

Lessons I've learned after 10+ years with chronic pain.

Portrait of Renée smiling
Interviews

Catch up on all my podcast interviews and features!

Latest from my blog

Interview with 50 Shades of Gender interviews life Jan 12, 2022

I was delighted to be interviewed by Esther Lemmens on Fifty Shades of Gender. We talked in detail about my experience of gender, including an identity that I don't talk about very often - Maverique!

We also talk about being who you are right now, bridging the trans and cis experience, how...

Read More
Listen to my interview on the Kajabi Edge Podcast disability interviews nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Dec 09, 2021

Hi friends!

If you have had the experience of taking either my Trans Vocal Exploration e-course or Learn to Teach Trans Voice Alteration in 5 Weeks, then you probably know how great of a service Kajabi is. Kajabi is where I host my website and my e-courses, and I chose it because of how...

Read More
Business Baby: Podcast Interview interviews trans vocal exploration ecourse Aug 23, 2021
 

Those who know, know that at heart I'm an Ottawa stan. Ottawa gets such a bad rap from people in other cities (I'm looking at YOU Montrealers and Torontonians). But, I grew up there and started my freelance music career there and I can't think of a more supportive place to start a...

Read More
Scarleteen interview: Finding Our Own Voices interviews nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Jul 12, 2021
 

 

I was born in 1987, which means when Scarleteen first appeared in 1998, I was exactly the perfect age to benefit from their radically honest, queer, and feminist take on sex education. Let me tell you, for a little queer ten-year-old, Scarleteen was an absolute lifeline.

So when...

Read More
Xtra* interview: Trans Voice Training interviews nonbinary voice voice feminization voice masculinization Feb 09, 2021
 

 

My students are all amazing and talented so I was not surprised when I read this article by my student Nour Abi Nakhoul and was blown away by her thoughtfulness and her insight. In this article, Nour outlines the complexity of learning to feminize her voice. She carefully details...

Read More
FACTOR 101: Info Session for Women & Gender Minorities disability interviews music Nov 29, 2020

A year ago, I received my very first FACTOR grant - a humble $2000 for the marketing of my music. With that grant, I created the music video for my song Addicted and finally released my fourth album, Beautiful Alchemy (which is the soundtrack to Teagan Lance's film of the same name).

Because I...

Read More

Stay Connected

Join my mailing list to receive regular tips, inspiration, updates, offerings, and more ✨

How can I help you?

ipad with the cover of the Trans Guide to Vocal Anatomy ebook

Learn How Your Voice Works

This workbook will teach you about the muscles and cartilage that control your voice, which will help you control them better.

Download for FREE
c

Practice Games For Endurance

This workbook will teach you easy games that will help you maintain your target voice for longer.

Download for FREE
An imac, macbook, ipad, and iphone showing screenshots of the trans vocal exploration e-course

Voice Warm-Up Videos

Follow along with me as I teach you a secret weapon to help you gain control of your voice.

Access for FREE