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She has sung in the recording studio for a variety of artists including David Bromberg, and Blues Great Johnny Shines, and has performed with Janis Ian, Maxine Nightingale, Gail Moran-Corea, Raven Kane, David Amram and John Payne. Ms Deva has sung her own blend of Theater-Rock, Jazz, Blues and R&B in the United States, Venezuela, the Caribbean, and England. With a vocal range of over three and one-half octaves, she masterfully uses her voice both with and without lyrics to weave a spell that evokes a spectrum of emotional responses.

"What a great voice! Your notes jump off the tape and through the air." -Chick Corea

Jeannie Deva helped launch the vocal department of Berklee College of Music where, in 1975, she earned a B.A. in Composition and Arranging. While performing and continuing her own vocal enhancement, Jeannie began teaching in 1976. During this period she read medical journals, studied vocal anatomy and documented her discoveries with students in what would later become "The Voice Studio Manual" and "The Contemporary Vocalist." In 1978 Jeannie Deva founded The Voice Studio™ in Boston, Massachusetts which later became Jeannie Deva Voice Studios and is today staffed with teachers certified in The Deva Method.

Since the start of her teaching career, Jeannie has taught thousands of singers including recording artists with labels such as Arista, EMI, Atlantic, Sony, CBS, BMI, Rounder, and Polygram.

"Jeannie Deva is a total asset to anyone serious about their vocals. They should get involved with her right away- the sooner the better." - David Frangioni, (MIDI Specialist for Aerosmith, Bette Midler, Elton John.)

In 1994 Ms. Deva became the President of Berklee College of Music New England Alumni Association and an internationally published author. "The Contemporary Vocalist” is owned and used by thousands of singers around the world. Over 300 of her articles on the voice have, to date, been published in a variety of music magazines. Her vocal columns can be found each month in Soundcheck Magazine and Girlplayer.com. Along with two other prominent New York voice teachers, (Maitland Peters, Department Chair of Manhattan School of Music and Katie Agresta) Jeannie Deva is featured on the acclaimed video The Vocalist's Guide To Fitness, Health and Musicianship distributed by Hal Leonard.

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