Hello dear Patrons!
Many of you are also involved in backing our Kickstarter last fall to fund vocal research, "For Science!" As part of your reward, I promised to do a live full album analysis of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon".
This is happening TOMORROW!
We're going to be streaming on The Charismatic Voice's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/thecharismaticvoice/ 2025-02-06 22:26:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovelies!
Today's subject is 2 Truths & 1 Lie, with an open prompt. I want this session to be about meeting you, learning about you and what makes you tick. There are a LOT of new members, and new faces, and I just want to know!
How the game works is this: You send a prompt to Kirk via email (kirk@thecharismaticvoice.com) or a private message on Discord with the following: Tell him 2 truths abou...
2025-02-05 17:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostLet's get it done! Here's the results from the Discord server, for you to vote on for Elizabeth to film on YouTube.
Please watch the below playlist before casting your votes! There's some great ones in here.
Best,
Kirk
Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlFzCCWHddR8NexRT4sDWQlYz8FOtw05v&si=46llvrFQH2OGb_Rh
2025-02-03 21:50:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies,
Today's live chat will be another listening party. I'm getting a bit too big for Beat Saber, so sitting down in my comfy chair with headphones on listening to your music seems SO MUCH BETTER!
We have a playlist curated by patrons for my listening pleasure. Please come join us, listen in and enjoy!
Bests,
Elizabeth
12:00 PM Pacific Time (3:00 PM Eastern Time/8:00PM in London/9pm in CET but 7:00 AM in Sydney).
Hello lovely Patrons!
We have a lot going on in 2025 including the below planned Patron events through the end of May. Keep in mind that baby boy #2 is due on April 25, so we'll pause our regular chats for a bit at that time.
Among Us continues on Fridays - please join the gleeful slaying in Discord. If it's your first time, someone is always willing to help you get the hang of the game!
Karaoke sessions also continue on Discord with ad hoc scheduling. Check the karaoke plan...
2025-01-27 23:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello again lovelies,
For tonights live chat, I want to bring back the theme we visited last Friday: Songs that shaped your childhood.
A few guidelines:
Ideally, I'd like for each person to focus on one song and tell a story about how that formed who they are.
If it was more about a particular album or performance, tell us about that!
Although we did do a little listening in last Friday's chat, we don't plan to share any...
2025-01-22 21:22:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies,
I'm working on the Patron event calendar through May, but it still needs some touches before sending out to all of y'all. However - here are events for the rest of January:
January 22 - Live Patron Chat - 6:00PM MST - Topic: Songs that shaped your childhood
January 25 - Watch Party 3/3 - 1:30PM MST
January 31 - Live Patron Chat (Beat Saber Listening Party) - 1:00-2:30 PM MST
As always, we also invite you to play...
2025-01-22 21:16:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies,
Today's live chat, I want to dive into what songs helped shape your childhood and become the person you are today. Or was it more than one song? An album? An artist? What helped define you.
I hope to see you all later!
Bests,
Elizabeth
12:00 PM Pacific Time (3:00 PM Eastern Time/8:00PM in London/9pm in CET but 7:00 AM in Sydney).
Hey all, Kirk here.
This last Wednesday, Elizabeth slashed some blocks to a number of your songs that you submitted, with the holidays in mind for the theme.
Enjoy this last forray into Beat Saber! I believe for the upcoming months, we will just do listening parties with Elizabeth as her baby bump is getting bigger, and harder for her to duck, weave and slash!
Best,
Kirk
Hello lovelies!
So Kirk's been working on setting up Beat Saber tonight for the last 5 hours. We had a significant issue getting the Meta connected with his PC, then Steam to recognize the Meta, then getting all the BS files installed, then getting Steam to recognize the files, and it goes on and on. We're finally in a decent state, with only one last hiccup (he can't get the sound from the virtual Steam client to play through the headset). He'll fix it.
There's a chance if our ...
2025-01-08 23:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies?
What's one thing you try to do every day to make that day awesome?
As this new year begins, I want to talk about what makes life great, and how you make it great every day. It could be something as simple as leaving a love note for your significant other every morning on your way to work, or taking a few minutes to sip on some tea as the sun rises. Maybe a workout routine?
Whatever it is, I'd love to know!
Hope to see y'all there!
Bests,
Eliz...
Final poll of the year!!!
Hello everyone, Kirk here.
Y'all did it. You voted on and got OVER 12 analysis videos this year, most of which posted on YouTube. Some were exclusives here. And next year will prove challenging (and possibly fun). More on that in another post.
This will be the final poll for 2024. I believe it's for the February video, thus the theme of love. Vote wisely, and WATCH THE PLAYLIST!
Best,
Kirk
Playlist: 2024-12-21 19:08:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all!
Today we're going to have a particularly fun Live Patron Chat at 1:00PM MST. Robert Kleinschmidt will be leading us in crafting holiday paper stars! You're welcome to craft with us or just drop by to chat. I fully support bringing hot chocolate and cookies.
Today's zoom link is different than our previous chats, as Robert will be hosting:
Hello lovely Patrons,
Some of you probably heard that Kirk has the flu (influenza A, to be exact) and has been having a pretty rough bout of it. His doctor today advised him to continue isolating away from myself and Mycroft until Saturday, and he'll still have to mask around us til next Monday.
Luckily, Mycroft seems to have gotten over it quickly, and I have yet to show any symptoms. We did all get our flu shots this year, although coverage for Flu A was quite low.
Sadly, ...
2024-12-17 21:47:59 +0000 UTC View PostI can't tell you how many times I've waffled on titling this post "strip time"... but erred on the side of caution, lest an email preview removed the context or bounced this for indecent content.
Friday's party still promises to be entertaining, in an adorably wholesome way.
This is a quick reminder to y'all that we have our first TCV create/craft-together party on Friday, 12/20 at 1:00 PM MST. If you want to make something along with me, you'll need paper.
You can cut strip...
2024-12-17 06:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, Kirk here.
We're behind, and we know it. But we're filming TONS of content now, so we should get these out within the next month or two!
Here's your November selection. Remember, watch the playlist to make sure you know all the songs before voting!
Best,
Kirk
Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlFzCCWHddR9B1E_-N40_wEGj...
2024-12-13 23:29:43 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies,
I’m super excited to create something together, but we’re gonna have to delay 1 week.
We’re moving tomorrow’s Patron craft party/chat to next Friday, same time (1:00 MST). Robert Kleinschmidt is going to guide us in creating a holiday-themed paper weaving project. You don’t need much to participate - ideally just some colorful, slightly stiff paper (thin paper works too, just is more difficult for folding). Even white paper could work, but it’s nice wi...
2024-12-13 03:57:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
Kirk had to make a last-minute business trip out of town, so I will be solely getting Mycroft into bed tonight and unable to host Patron chat.
Here's the bright side: Kirk's working on something awesome for the channel. We hope it will come into fruition throughout 2025.
We will miss you!
Bests,
Elizabeth
2024-12-04 17:32:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
I'd like to switch things up, mainly because we forgot to put the notice out for 2T1L early enough.
I'd love your Thanksgiving stories today, if you celebrated, and if you didn't... what are you thankful for? What gets you excited about life, and gets you up in the morning?
Plus, if you have any awesome food recipes for big gatherings, like for the holidays!
Bests,
Elizabeth
12:00 PM Pacific Time (3:00 PM Eastern Time/8:00PM in London/9pm in C...
2024-11-29 18:30:57 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
In today's live chat, I wanted to talk about what recipes are special to you, especially during the holidays. I'd love to share what traditions you might have, and promote this togetherness!
I hope to see you all soon!
Bests,
Elizabeth
When: 5 pm PDT / 6pm Arizona Time / 8 pm EDT / 2 am CET / Noon AEST
Where: Time: Join Zoom Meeting
Thanks again to all who submitted songs for this! There was a fantastic variety and stellar singing.
If you'd like to just listen to the songs/have better audio and visual quality, here's the link to the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcKOtamQRpz5c6JkJ2FUS-KwQsbXffHnq
Thanks again, all!
Bests,
Elizabeth
2024-11-19 18:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostCorrection! We're actually starting NOW for the Beat Listening Party. Sorry about the time zone shift confusion.
Here are the actual times:
11:00 PM Pacific Time (2:00 PM Eastern Time/7:00PM in London/10pm in CET but 6:00 AM in Sydney).
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6255160360?pwd=a2JHbWJYSmU5RFdmdkVsdGlOOEgzdz09&omn=82020046253
Meeting...
2024-11-15 19:05:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
Today's live chat will be another listening party. Due to the pregnancy, two hours of slashing blocks will be a bit much - so we're going to take the laid back approach where I listen to some of your music suggestions in music video format!
Please attend if you can, and enjoy in the conversations and the live analysis!
Bests,
Elizabeth
12:00 PM Pacific Time (3:00 PM Eastern Time/8:00PM in London/9pm in CET but 7:00 AM in Sydney).
I missed this poll, everyone!
Hi, Kirk here. I suck at this.
Let's vote on what you want this year's Patreon Holiday Song to be. Remember, please watch through the entire playlist before casting your vote.
I voted for Bon Jovi's "Back Door Santa" but Elizabeth refused.
Best,
Kirk
Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlFzCCWH...
2024-11-08 23:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies,
For tonight's live chat, I first want to welcome everyone to bring a drink. We may all want a drink for different reasons, but regardless of where you're coming from, let's drink together and delve into conversation filled with absolute no politics and absolutely tons of vocal nerdery.
My drink is quite likely going to be hot chocolate.
Our chat will be focused on the differences between high and low voices, especially with regards to training. The illustriou...
2024-11-06 21:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
Today's Live Chat, I'd love to do some spooky Jackbox Trivia. It's been a while since we've played a game together, and I'm really needing a bit of fun.
Immediately afterwards, I've blocked an hour of my calendar out to play some Among Us with whomever is planning to show up. A little stabby stab stab, as Malcolm loves to say!
Hope to see y'all there!
Bests,
Elizabeth
1:00 PM Pacific Time (4:00 PM Eastern Time/9:00PM in London but 6:00 AM in ...
2024-11-01 16:59:23 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
In today's live chat, I wanted to talk about what recipes are special to you, especially during the holidays. I'd love to share what traditions you might have, and promote this togetherness!
I hope to see you all soon!
Bests,
Elizabeth
When: 1 pm PDT / 4 pm EDT / 9 pm BST / 10 pm CEST / 6 am AEST
Where: Time: Join Zoom Meeting
Hello dear Patrons!
While we're already part way through October, I want to make sure y'all have the calendar of Patron events for the rest of the year.
Unsurprisingly (but I'm in awe still), there's a lot going on! One thing in particular to note: Karaoke sessions are no longer shown on this calendar, as scheduling is now more ad hoc depending upon availability. Check the karaoke planning thread under all-things-voice in Discord to get the deets!
We'll have a lot of release...
2024-10-17 20:14:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis was such an awesome variety of music! I still can't get over the bagpipes + EMD + metal from Iridium that none of knew we couldn't live without.
Thanks to all for your submissions and for attending!
Here's a link to the playlist in case you want to listen on your own time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHNMcO4xxkI&list=PLcKOtamQR...
2024-10-17 18:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostHello lovelies!
Tonight, the Voyeur/Bladesingers picked out 12-16 songs for me to listen to and give feedback, and I'll try and get through as many of them as possible.
Chat will be a little earlier this evening to give enough time to get through songs. Would love to see you all there!
Bests,
Elizabeth
When: 5:30 PM Pacific Time (8:30 PM Eastern Time/1:30 AM in London but 10:30 AM in Sydney).
Where: