I was born in New Zealand in 1954. My father was a part time opera singer and we often had music in the house. I moved to Sydney, Australia in 1976. As I was growing up I began to feel that some singers had some kind of magical power that would make my skin tingle. There was no information available to me at that time about this phenomenon except that they had 'charisma'. I knew from my early teens that I wanted to sing but I found that I had so much fear that I was unable to sing in tune when I did have the courage to try. I was also totally fear stricken if I was required to speak in front of people and even in one on one conversations I found it incredibly difficult to express myself at all. As I grew older I realised that when I was alone and thought that nobody could hear me my 'tuning' was better. I went through most of my 20's constantly thinking about singing and performing and as a step towards this and also because of my interest in music I began to play percussion. This at least allowed me to begin to express myself musically in ways that were unique to me. Hence began my musical journey and at that time around the early 1980's I had absolutely no idea of the road ahead. From this time I was doing a variety of jobs, from land surveying, bar work, communications consultant, labourer, and managing a family accommodation business. I also went through a major personal crisis which led to me finally realising that I needed to 'follow my bliss' which is music. In the process of healing myself there were times the only thread of hope I had lay in my music. You could say it was one of the major things which saved my life. I formed a percussion group in Sydney called 'Primal Pulse' and we performed intensively in most cities around Australia, on radio and television, in experimental situations and in major festivals. We also worked with other artists including film makers, stilt performers, DJ's and dancers. It was during this time I began to experience 'trances' induced by repetitive interwoven rhythms. I was extremely curious why they happened and began my research into sound. This was when the world of 'Sound Healing/Balancing' or the 'magic behind the music' suddenly opened up to me and it was quite a revelation to find a whole world of music, people, experiences and knowledge that had existed for thousands of years and was well on the way to being united with the modern western world. When Primal Pulse disbanded in the mid 90's I decided it was now or never to break through my fear with my voice, which I still had, even though I was now an experienced performer with audiences from none to over 10,000. By now I had heard of Chris James (see link ) and had already done a weekend workshop with one of his trainee teachers which made me realise it was possible to let go my fear. In 1997 I completed my teacher training with Chris and the final release of my fear with my voice happened. This was one of the most freeing experiences of my life. 'I could speak freely, I could sing without worrying about other peoples reactions.' By now I also knew that this information and the techniques I learnt were of incredible value to many people, ( besides myself ) as Chris's popularity and constant workshops around the world proved. I now had the necessary skills to start conducting workshops and helping other people to improve their lives and incorporate this knowledge into my compositions and performances. After 2 years away from the music scene I returned, this time using my voice in daring, experimental improvised performances with nothing more than a microphone. I was able to express feelings and moods that I had only dreamt of. I remarried in 1999 and am now composing and performing concerts, dance and art projects and conducting workshops in Germany and have composed, performed and produced two CD's of meditation music. My life now is so much richer, filled with more joy, and I now have the ability to express myself far more vocally and with love and truth. Sound and voice……… a life journey once begun, I cannot look back.