Cari Cole Presents:
BACKGROUND VOCALS
WORKSHOP
The Art of Background
Vocals + Singing Harmony
Our team has worked with artists from:
Beautiful harmonies and background vocals don’t happen by chance—they happen as a result of careful architecture.
Gorgeous background vocals and harmonies are thoughtfully, intentionally designed and orchestrated. Every ooh, ahh, and background part is selected, layered, and stacked up to create everything from spare, stripped-down vocals to lush, exquisite harmonies. You can do this too—all you need is a process for doing so.
OUR EXPERTS
LUIS ARMANDO
CARI COLE
JESS BEST
- Apply Cari’s signature process for designing, building, and singing every kind of harmony and background vocal
- Create and stack harmonies to create a rich, vibrant tapestry of sound
- How to hear harmonies and come up with them on the spot
- Know and deeply understand the different types of background vocals
- Learn how to naturally blend your voice with the lead vocals
- Build a side-hustle as a background vocalist to support your artist career
BACKGROUND
VOCALS
WORKSHOP
The Art of Background Vocals + Singing Harmony
$97 ($297)
Here’s what’s waiting for you inside the workshop...
Label CEO + A&R Director Cari Cole and 2 of the industry’s top background singers and vocal experts will lead you through the latest, most effective techniques for singing background vocals and harmonies.
Plus! Watch our Vocal Experts design background vocals with Spotlight Participants—LIVE! Don’t miss this one-time opportunity to be a fly on the wall and improve your craft.
Session 1 with Cari Cole: CEO/Founder of CCVM Label w/o Walls
+ Part 2: Background Vocals Trends and Pairings: Explore the most recent background vocal trends and how to pair them perfectly with different musical genres. Cari will also discuss her recommendations for how to build a side-hustle as a background vocalist alongside your artist career!
+ Live Q & A
Session 2 with Luis Armando: CCVM Vocal Arranger
+ Part 2: The Anatomy of a Background Vocal: Watch as Luis does a live breakdown presentation of Mariah Carey’s “Heartbreaker” to illustrate the structure and anatomy of an incredible background vocal. You’ll first listen to the song, and then watch as Luis analyzes the background vocal parts in Logic while sharing his screen.
+ Live Q & A
Session 3 with Jess Best: CCVM Vocal Coach
+ Part 2: Recording Background Vocals: Listen to songs without background vocals…and then hear how the songs change and build as the background vocals are brought in. Jess will share her screen to show you isolated background vocals that showcase a variety of approaches, and even bring up a session of one of her own songs.
+ Live Q & A
Session 4: Watch Luis & Jess build 2 Background Vocal arrangements—LIVE!
- Watch 1 LIVE Background Vocal Arrangement with Luis Armando + Spotlight Participant 1
- Watch 1 LIVE Background Vocal Arrangement with Jess Best + Spotlight Participant 2
- Final Live Q + A
You’ll also get Cari’s
*Bonus Masterpack*—FREE!
VALUE: $150
- These instructional guidebooks will deepen your learning about the workshop material and help you gain even more confidence about singing harmonies and background vocals. When you book your seat for the The Art of Background Vocals + Singing Harmony Workshop, you’ll receive:
- The Art of Singing Great Harmonies
- The Art of Background Vocals Guidebook
WHAT OUR ARTISTS ARE SAYING
“Working with Cari and her Team on my upcoming EP has been the most incredible journey. Every step of the way, I have felt 100% supported by true professionals, an extremely talented team, designed perfectly to bring my vision to life. The expert vocal arranging and background vocal architecture and design have completely up-leveled my project. I am now going into my vocal recording sessions feeling so much more confident and prepared, having worked on the arrangement in advance with Luis. Luis has an incredible ear for detail… now I can’t imagine recording a song without him. I couldn’t be more excited or proud to bring this music to the world. Thank you Cari Cole and Luis Armando for your expert ears and guidance!”
HOLLY WILD
singer-songwriter, recording artist
Working with Cari’s Team on my upcoming EP has been an amazing experience. From the A&R and songwriting to the vocal direction, I am finally reaching levels in my artistry that I only dreamed of. Cari has cultivated an insanely talented and heartfelt team of mentors. It is a gift to be working with a team of this caliber. Most recently I’ve had the pleasure of working with Luis on vocal profiling and vocal production. He brings wisdom, insight and a nurturing approach to his work. I finally feel like someone has been able to share all the subtleties of my voice with me. His thorough and caring perspective brought clarity to my next steps and goals moving forward with my voice. In all honesty, working with Luis (and all of Cari’s team) has given me the boost of confidence I needed to really break through to the next level of my craft and career.”
MEAGAN GEER
singer-songwriter, recording artist
singer-songwriter, recording artist
STEVE RYAN
singer-songwriter, recording artist
“Working with Cari is the single most influential choice I have made on my path to becoming a professional recording artist. If it weren’t for Cari, I would still just be dreaming of what could be. She has changed my course as an artist for the better.”
RAINSFORD
singer-songwriter, recording artist