| To the "wannabe" singers of the world, the name | | | | feel the benefits of this method. |
| Brett Manning may not mean much. However, to | | | | Brett's, amongst all those who Riggs taught, vocal |
| Keith Urban, Hayley Williams, Brian White and | | | | range grew to, believe it or not, over five |
| many more established stars, Brett Manning is the | | | | octaves. It was during this process that Brett had |
| man behind their unique vocal styles. At all | | | | mastered his voice. By letting go of what he had |
| experience levels, vocal lessons often leave the | | | | learnt before, he was able to master his own |
| singer frustrated with the apparent scams and | | | | voice under Riggs' guidance. However, it wasn't |
| lack of progress, something which Brett himself | | | | just his voice that Brett was beginning to master, |
| endured for some time before making it. So, just | | | | he was also becoming a fantastic teacher of the |
| how then did Brett Manning go from a frustrated | | | | vocal arts. |
| amateur to one of the most established vocal | | | | After spending some time amongst Riggs' elite |
| coaches in the industry today? | | | | group of tutors, it was then that Manning realised |
| Born in the musical mecca of Nashville, | | | | his talent for teacher outgrew his talent for |
| Tennessee, Brett spent many years struggling | | | | singing. He mastered the "Speech Level Singing" |
| with his vocal talent. As told by Brett himself, he | | | | method for over ten years, teaching many |
| was turned down for a job as a singing telegram | | | | students during this time. However, both Brett |
| singing happy birthday. Brett spent many years of | | | | and Seth parted ways as Brett had a vision to |
| his life going from tutor to tutor in an attempt to | | | | bring this singing style to the masses. |
| find the man who could iron out the difficulties | | | | Brett, apart from his tutor, created and mastered |
| Brett was facing. His search certainly wasn't in | | | | the "Singing Success" program. Those who have |
| vain as he met a man highly regarded in the | | | | used this program swear blind by it. One, |
| teaching business, Seth Riggs. So just how did | | | | however, must recognise that the genius of this |
| Riggs go about turning a humiliated singer into the | | | | program came from the master himself, Seth |
| man who trained 10 time Grammy winning Mark | | | | Riggs. However, it was Brett's self styled teaching |
| Kibble? | | | | that enabled him to became one of the world's |
| Seth Riggs was the creator of the instantly | | | | leading vocal coaches, not just with pop stars but |
| recognisable "Speech Level Singing" method. This | | | | with stars of broadway musicals. It is his ability to |
| method allowed artists to move away from | | | | fine tune raw talent to led to Brett's appearances |
| traditional vocal training methods and let go of | | | | on CMT's "Can You Duet" this year. |
| their voices. Superstars such as Madonna and | | | | The "Singing Success" program has it's fans and is |
| Michael Jackson studied with Seth and we all know | | | | a hit, but the true singing success here is the |
| their stories. Brett Manning too was beginning to | | | | work of Brett Manning. |