PODCAST - Episode 1 - Right Place, Right Time! & Why my TWO Voices DO Matter
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- Опубликовано: 11 апр 2024
- A very big warm welcome to episode one of 'One Boy, Two Voices'
I've been very lucky. When I sang in my younger boy, high voice, it really did create some amazing opportunities for me.
In episode one, I take it right back to the beginning and we chat about how it all began and highlight how I really wasn't even thinking about my voice changing then. I'm joined by my mum, Alison, who keeps me right on the order of things and explains what it was like from a grown - up's perspective, Professor Martin Ashley, a renowned voice change expert and author of many books on the subject and Matthew Todd, professional tenor and music educator, himself a former boy treble and survivor of his 'breaking' voice as he's still singing but he remembers it vividly.
We also talk about how I was signed by global record label Decca (UMG) when I was just 11, dropped by them when I was 12 and how we kept recording and releasing music for the next few years with no label support at all.
That's a whole lot of experience in a very short time for a young boy singer (and his mum and dad) and at the end of last year I realised just what a good position that put me in to try and help other young boys to keep singing when their voices change too.
I'm 15 now, it's happened and I'm very fortunate to still be singing. I hope episode one sparks your interest for the rest of the story in the next 5 episodes too. It's a fun listen, I promise! there's really no science at all and if you have any connection to young boys who experience this please share with them too.
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SOMETHING NEW - CORMAC's FIRST PODCAST - if you know any boys who sing or even any boys challenged by their changing voice PLEASE SHARE with THEM TOO. It is NOT about the science, it is chats about what it is like to manage your way through it. Listening to the trailer will help. This is EPISODE 1
LISTEN on RUclips, SPOTIFY - just make sure you select PODCAST tab, APPLE PODCASTS (if you have an Apple device this app should hopefully automatically be on your phone, it is purple square with a white mic and two circles) AMAZON MUSIC, DEEZER and any of the usual places we think!
If you cant find it let us know and we will try to help. We have put a lot of work into this, we sincerely hope it will be helpful to any boy who is experiencing or even has experienced his changing voice, whether he sings or not.
You have also a good baritone-voice. Please don't give up singing.
Cormac when you said you tried to imagine all your friends being gone when you sang empty chairs. I lost all the people I loved the most and I’m the only one left. Every time I listen to it which isn’t very often I cry through the whole song especially the part when I live and you are gone. There was a table in my sister in laws apartment where all the ones who are gone sat. My husbands 6th anniversary was April 5th. I cry for them all, 2 sister in laws and husband at that table but my husband George was his name more. It is a very beautiful song but very emotional one for me
Towerjunkie, perhaps you can think about all of your friends here that have a similar love for music which binds us together. So you are never actually alone!!! ❤
Ty barbarat for your comment
this interview is a masterpiece and demonstrates that the entire path traveled up to this moment makes you fully deserve the place you are having on the international music scene
Your voice is still so very pure💞🙏🕊️✝️
This is more than incredible, Cormac, Alison and friends. I had my own thougts, but getting them in the right, true perspective is an eye opener. And love and behold, your favorites on 'A Borrowed Gift' is mine too. Thank you for sharing all these thougts and details to you all.
This podcast should be a mandatoy curriculum on all music schools and boy choirs. Looking forward to next episode👍🥰
You are overcoming the challenges of change with talent and hard work.
Congratulations !!!
I am now just listening and rebooting my computer thanks to Cormac's parents. Out of this world and love this and most certainly now am enjoying. Thanks so much for able to see this and most certainly more to come from this old man from Maine. Bless you all. Brad
This is great. Cormac is very talented and has an exciting career ahead of him. never give up and always follow your dreams. Hi from New Zealand
So excited to listen to this and hear about your journey, Cormac 😊
You may know of Aled Jones, a boy treble in his time and relatively famous for it. His voice broke while recording an album on his 16th birthday! Every experience is different and a bit like Aled, it seems as though your parents have played a huge role in keeping you grounded and not shying away from the truth about what was going to happen to you, pre voice change.
As always, I look forward to what the future holds for you 😊
Truly inspirational and so honest. This is the beginning of a testimony that will help immensely all treble’s get through this stage! This is fascinating to begin to understand a little of what you’ve gone through. It’s an amazing journey and you, your mum, and guests tell it eloquently. Thank you! I can’t wait to hear the next one. You are gifted and courageous!!
Cormac, you are a true prodigy!
Cormac, even for me as a non-singer it is interesting what experiences you have had with changing your voice.
I still think you have a great singing voice.
Thank you Cormac for deciding to do a podcast.
Excellent presentation by you and your guests especially your mum. The flow was well scripted and covered a lot of territory. It was interesting hearing some of your early history which I did not know before. Mum's input really helped to put things in perspective and clearly she has played a major part in your career to date. You are very lucky to have that level of support. I had gathered this before during off line conversations with her. Look forward to future sessions in this series.
Thank you 😀
Hello Allison and Cormac. I wish there was video so we could see you guys but you know you can only do what you can do. Cormac when you were saying your three favorite songs I was hoping you would say the "Sleepsong" 😅 because Mum and you know how much I love that song but you know actually as I've said before every song on that CD i love. I just hope that little review that I did on the CD got some people's attention to get the CD cuz it's just so beautiful you know. And yes it's still in my CD player😂. Anyway it was great hearing you both and I'll be waiting for part two. All the best then. Your friend from Arizona.....Kregg
It is very brave of you to discuss this process which is extremely personal. The changing voice is something every male has to face with varying degrees of effect. You are very lucky to have such wonderful parents and other support. Your treble voice was amazing but your new voice is hitting new highs and I am sure there is still even more improvement, and a wonderful future as a singer if you keep to your path. As a person of 70, one of the things that impresses me most, apart from your voice, is your lack of 'ego' and honesty in life (which illustrates good parenting) which comes across in your singing which makes you a very likeable personality. This is a really interesting podcast and look forward to many more. Wishing you every success in the future.
Wonderful interview, just masterpiece Cormac! Go ahead! Thank you!
Great podcast Cormac, a really engrossing listen, your story is quite Wonderful and I wish you All the Best!! Looking forward to the next one!!
Really enjoyed listening to this account of your journey. Lots of great information and advice for young boys starting out in singing. Fascinating to hear that there are stages in the changing of the voice. Thanks so much to yourself and Alison and your wonderful guests 🙏 (sorry made the comment with my football account 😂 so reposted it now)
thanks a million for listening in, please do share this with anyone you know that you think would find it helpful 😊😊
I absolutely love this boy and his voice and the wonderful job his parents are doing looking after him on his singing journey .Such a joy to watch and hear him talk about what it means to him. If it's not about him it's just a commercial venture and some adults would exploit such a talent. Everyone has Cormac front and centre and he is safe to just be the singer he wants to be.
Empty Chairs moves me to tears with its honesty in his telling of it's story. What a gift, and what a nice wee laddie. Thanks ,each. 🗣🎶💖
Very insightful and interesting, Cormac. Looking forward to the next podcast.
Super job, Guys l!!! 👍👍👍
Hi Cormac, Bravo!! What an absolutely excellent podcast. Great real life information presented in a factual and supportive way. Well done. I'm looking forward to listening to the next and all five upcoming podcasts. ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗
Excellent as ever young man 👍 I hope you influence boys in the same position , you seem well mature for your age , well done 👏👏👏
This is truly phantasmagoricaly Cormachial. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Glad to be here Cormac!!
Bonjour CORMAC!Tu est SUPER!!BRAVO et CONTINUE mon AMI!!!LIKE 49.
MERCI CORMAC.
It's nice that you continue to sing. Your interpretation, with feeling and expression, is what convinces people.
We wish you much success and happiness 🎤🎤👍👍👏👏🎵🎵
Congratulations on launching your first ever podcast!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Well growing up is Hard, but you will survive the Horror of it all, never give up and push like hard.
I love this video. Great podcast
I just came across your podcast and wanted to say that I've been following you for quite some time and your voice is a real gift from God . I can't wait to see where you go from here. I'm glad you have such wonderful direction from such knowledgeable people. You are definitely in the right place at the right time!❤
This is so amazing. I love how you, your family and your mentors approach the "change process". May your adventure continue. I am looking forward to your next episodes.
Thank you 🙏🏻 not too long now 😊
Great podcast Cormac! it is such a journey to share!🥰❤
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Listening to you speak as I type this comment. I’m super impressed with this podcast Cormac! I’m so glad you decided to share your story with the world. The insights shared by your guests are very interesting. This is sooo well done, CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thank you v v much for listening Ellie 🤗
❤ Wonderful conversation. It struck me that the topic is wider than the change of a boy's voice. In the middle of the interview something happened unexpectedly. I had to react quickly. And your ease about the changing voice was in my heart. So i was able to switch to the new situation. So thank you for this life lesson. You guys are so precious in your relationships, honesty and openness. And respect for each and everyone 's journey and place in life
Hi Cormac, I listened to your podcast again. After a conversation today (with someone you know very very well 😉), I agree after this podcast series - a series about independent artists would be a great subject for a podcast series for you. Keep me posted on how I can support your dreams and help others. ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗
Just need to find some now 😀
I love your voice and am enjoying following your development and journey. I’m wondering, from your Mom’s perspective, if your Mom had to go through a bit of a grieving process as she had to say goodbye to that beautiful treble voice that she knew at some point, she’d never hear live again. As a mother of 5 grown sons, there are days I miss those little boys very much, even though I was excited to see who they were becoming as men. Maybe I didn’t feel it as much as we were going through it, but now, looking back, I miss them. Your first podcast was very interesting. Thank you.
Hello, I wouldn't say a grieving process as such, we were always very pragmatic that it was not going to last forever and when the time came and it did start changing were it was clear there was no going back, Cormac was actually very ready to move on too, so yes when we listen back now to songs recorded in his younger voice that is definitely very nostalgic for us all but i think because his new voice is settling so well that did make it easier. As for missing the little boy who was never quite as 'interesting!' as the teenager he became .... I think it is fair to say I'm looking forward to 2027 when Cormac will a different person again 😅😅 and I could never have done this 5 times ....... I salute you 🌞🌞😎😎
This was absolutely fascinating from beginning to end and I’m looking forward to future episodes.
I think the voice change is something which _is_ talked about-certainly by fans-but often in hushed tones. I suppose I’ve been a treble fan since 2005, when I came across the chorister trio The Choirboys, and I remember Ben Inman’s changing voice and the announcement on their official online forum of his forthcoming retirement as a chorister at Southwell Minster being a BIG deal. (And the comments about a chorister’s last service brought back fond memories of my attending Ben’s final evensong.)
The discussion about traditionally boys disappearing for a few years after their treble life ends was interesting, and that certainly often seems to be the case at the more ‘classical’ end of things, but in the ‘pop’ world, boys often do sing right through the voice change-because if they disappear from sight for more than a few weeks their growing fandom dissolves and moves on, so they pretty much have to keep going.
It was also nice hearing Cormac describe himself as stubborn and always wanting to do things his own way. Because that’s so relatable… 😂
Thank you for this v thoughtful and considered comment we’re v glad you enjoyed the podcast thank you for listening 🤗🤗 - Alison
You’re incredible Cormac. Fantastic podcast with Matthew, Prof Martin, & your lovely mum Alison. You have the top people around you Cormac. You’re so amazingly talented & ‘so grounded’ for a person of your young age & impressive musical achievements. It’s heartwarming & commendable.
I take my hat off to you young man. Love following your musical journey & loving your forever changing voice. 🤩😇 xx
Cormac, I really enjoyed listening to your first podcast. It was very interesting to listen to your journey. I look forward to hearing the next one.
Two Peas 🫛 🫛 in a Podcast. 😂🤗
A stellar podcast, Cormac and All. You are a remarkable young man. I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to your vocal journey since your earliest RUclips presence. Bravo, Sir! 👏🏻👏🏻
What an excellent insight into your development as a young treble singer and progression of your changing voice as you added year's. As you say many treble choristers just give up and then sometimes reappear year's latter like Aled Jones. But, you have stayed on the rollercoaster and are riding the highs and lows signposting the passing stages for others to follow. This podcast should be required listening for all treble choristers who see a way forward and not a cliff edge to their singing. Looking forward to next installment from the Team and you. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌍🤗
The podcast we have all been waiting for!!!
Hi Coggy 😊 as a young singer yourself we’d really love to know what you think of this
A very nice podcast. You will always have a beautiful voice. I wish you would make your CD's available in the USA.
Thank you 🙏🏻 and my CDS are available in the USA you can get them from my website direct from USA and also on Amazon 🤗
@@CormacThompson ok Thanks
GREAT. EXCELLENT. WONDERFUL Podcast. Bravo.
I'm early!!!!!!!
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"Empty Chairs" is my favorite. I'd really love to hear you sing "Bring him home"
A Cormac's podcast. What a surprise for a Friday. 🙂
So enjoyed this podcast of your amazing journey, Cormac. Looking forward to the next one to come. 🤩
Thank you very much Dottie 😊it’s out tomorrow 🙏🏻
I think it's not just the voice that matters, but also the personality. The voice has changed, but you are the same person who carries the same message in the songs and who is surrounded by talented people with whom you get synergy.
I love the emotional dance from «Cinema Paradiso» and see it as the original version. At that time you look like little Isaac London from Libera :)
Brilliant share..... I think this is as said choralist issue. There are boys who have sung through puberty in pop culture. The best advise is accept the change and keep singing.
Shame that people mention showing things when there is nothing there. Hope to see you perform more often. Someone said sing with yourself and having heard your new sound i think it would be great. I always have to much to say. Good work.
Thank you George, we did film the chat but it was too complicated and costly to edit it all, in line with just the speaking as well so we haven’t been able to share it. You will find links though to everything discussed and everyone involved in the additional information section of the podcast above 😀 hope that helps - Alison (Cormac’s mum)
Very good podcast, everyone!
Thank you very, very much Luis 🤗🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻
The one point I'd like to make, is it would be nice if the podcast is visual. (We couldn't see the book, or I think it is the second CD.) It would be nice to see things when they are mentioned. Ofcourse it does not mean, that the video shows your actual location or something like that, as your privacy needs to be respected. Just that not seeing the things mentioned, like the book or the CD is just something that is a missed opportunity, imho.
Let me also ask you a question. I know the term breaking voice might not be the best, but for lack of a better term (on my part that is), I will use it in my question. It is common that people while talking and singing have this like jump from high to low. Unintentionally as it might be, it tends to happen. Does this happen while you are singing, or recording a song, that all of a sudden your voice changes ??? (And you are like ohh cr** not now :D )
Hello, thank you for this. It would indeed be great for video footage and we do of course have this which is why we said it like we did and initially we did hope to share full video footage too. Unfortunately though, what we didn't realise is that you cannot post video content with a podcast on RUclips because a podcast is always meant to be audio only.
We can post the video itself as a normal RUclips video but it is extra cost to also edit this so that it works well as a stand alone video and we really wanted to keep it as a podcast so as not to confuse Cormac's RUclips channel with a very long video as well. The CD that is mentioned is listed on Cormac's RUclips channel and it is also on his website so it can be seen just not via the podcast, I'm sorry but I hope that helps explain - Alison (Cormac's mum)
the term we use is a changing voice as that is what it is doing, it is changing from a young higher voice that can reach very high notes to an older lower voice that sings lower notes and yes it cracks all the time especially in the earlier stages of when your voice is changing. When it fully 'breaks' or changes though to when then those higher notes can no longer be sung at all is different for every single boy
@@CormacThompson I agree with the term changing voice, but the question I had, was does it at times "crack" or "change" while singing or recording. As when voices change, at least during that time period, it tends to happen that your voice cracks/changes at moments that you do not like it. Sort of like having the hiccups when you are drinking tea or something. (I know not the greatest example but...)
@@FacelessJanus hello again, yes, as i said, it cracks all the time when you are singing, it can also crack when you are recording but at the stage when it cracks all the time it would not be wise to be recording during that stage anyway becasue it would put too much strain on your voice. in the podcast we talk about when i recorded at the royal albert hall had i had to do that a week later i could not have done it because my range would have been so impacted by the stage my voice was at in the changing phase that it would have been impossible for me to sing the song without my voice cracking on the top notes
ABUNDANCE BLESSING TO THE YOUNG LAD WHO SANG THE SONG I LOVED ALL THE BEST YOUNG MEN PISCES NW ZEALAND
DEVINE GRACE SPIRITUAL HEALER CELESTE YOU HAVE COME ALONG WAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL ✝️❤🎶🎶🎶 Do you remember the SONG SOMETHING IN about I HEAR her calling YOU WERE only young LAD then glad YOU got through this
HOPE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH YOUR FAMILY GOD JESUS CHRIST LORD ALMIGHTY ARE WATCHING OVER YOU ALL
GOD BLESS DEVINE GRACE MY DEAR BEAUTIFUL VOICES HARMONY YES I CAN HEAR YOU BYE NOW ❤❤
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Just be sure you do your voice exercises without straining your cords. If it hurts it isn't good for you. Love your voice.
These pesky boys! Why do they _insist_ on growing up? Can’t they just keep on singing treble forever!??
No they can’t 😅 and no they shouldn’t 😎 - Alison 🤗🎶