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Eva Press Kit 2017–Transgender people find their voices with this mobile app.

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:00:02 +0000

March 30, 2017 · Denver, Colorado

From schools and healthcare to safety and identification, issues affecting transgender people are in the news every day.

Many transgender people struggle with expressing themselves as their true selves. One major hurdle in a successful gender transition is the individual’s voice, which does not easily express their gender identity without adequate, professional training.

Kathe Perez, of Exceptional Voice, Inc., with co-creator Annika Kappenstein offer the solution in an iOS app called Eva (Exceptional Voice App). Eva is a unique interactive voice-coaching program, and has been created for both transgender women (EvaF) and transgender men (EvaM). Luna, our new team member, is a three-time startup CTO and entrepreneur, and has been developing iOS apps for nearly a decade.

Eva’s unique voice training methodology consists of video-based instruction and practice, as well as several targeted self-guided exercises per lesson that use specifically designed visual tools to translate the individual’s voice output into an easily recognizable representation on the mobile screen. A series of visually interactive tools provide the user with a straightforward and playful learning experience.

Currently, Eva has over 10,000 users in more than 30 countries.

Eva consists of two iOS apps–EvaF for trans women wanting to feminize their voices and EvaM, our trans masculine voice program.

Eva’s Brand Ambassador program is designed to make the best use of our existing fans in order to spread the word about this life-enhancing program.

Kathe Perez,
Co-founder, Eva
Denver, Colorado
info@exceptionalvoiceapp.com
www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com

Chats with Kathe - Meet Gina, “It's all going to work out.”

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:30:02 +0000

Chats with Kathe is a video series, which provides transgender people with a platform to share their stories.

Gina transitioned about 10 months ago. She is a former executive who is changing careers and will be dealing with the public and doing public speaking. She wanted to improve her voice so that she could be more successful in these areas.

She says that she has had a wonderful experience with her transition and improving her voice has given her confidence to be a very social person.

Kathe Perez

www.exceptionalvoice.com

www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com

866.4.my.voice

Eva Feature Talk with Kathe & Annika

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:30:02 +0000

EvaF Feature Talk with Kathe & Annika

Eva is voice training mobile app (iOS) for transgender people. Kathe and Annika, co-creators and co-founders talk about Eva’s current and future app features and tools. We want you to make the most out of your experience with Eva, the world's first voice training mobile app for transgender people.

We love hearing from you! Many of your ideas and suggestion have been put in place and others are on the “to-do” list.

Your positive review of Eva in iTunes helps us spread the word of this innovative method for training your voice.

Kathe & Annika
866.4.my.voice
info@exceptionalvoiceapp.com
www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com

Eva FAQ with Kathe & Annika

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:30:05 +0000

Team Eva has been working long and hard over the past few years.

Kathe and Annika update Eva users on the currently development progress, bugs, tools and more.

After a development slow-down, we're working long hours to complete, Eva (Exceptional Voice App), our voice training mobile app for transgender people.

Eva provides trans feminine users with a free sample lesson so that those trans woman new to Eva can experience the program before purchasing it.

We're also excited to provide a free frequency tuner created just for Eva. We’re currently working on one of Eva’s real-time voice analysis tools, our groundbreaking resonance analyzer, which will allow you to shift resonant frequencies (the overtones) to shape your voice. The other tools that are already available are: pitch tuner, pitch tracker, Metronome (for pacing your speech) and a voice recorder to keep track of your progress.

Eva F’s voice training program (when complete) will consist of three courses:

1. Voice Feminization Fundamentals– for transgender women who are just beginning to transform their voices.

2. Beyond the Fundamentals– for women who already have some voice training experience.

3. Mastery of Your Feminine Voice– for women who feel confident in the skills they have developed, and want high-level advanced techniques to maintain their feminine voices.

Currently the Voice Feminization Fundamentals is 50% complete. The lessons are available as in-app purchases. More lessons are being added constantly, and you will receive a push notification (if enabled) about new releases.

EvaM, our trans masculine voice-training app is also about 50% complete. When complete, there will be one course ("Trans Masculine Voice" consisting of 10 lessons. Supplemental lessons will be created as needed.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR iPhone 6S and 6S+ Users:

There is a known audio issue with iPhone 6S and 6S+ that causes a crash when working with the exercises *after* playing the audio cue for that exercise (Listen To Pitch). This also includes playing the videos. We are working with our development team to provide a fix for this issue as soon as possible.

In the meantime, to use one of the tools or exercises *after* playing back audio or watching a video, you can restart the app and return directly to the exercise, without using the “Listen to Pitch” button. We apologize for the inconvenience that results from this issue and workaround. We are sincerely working hard on your behalf to deliver the best learning experience with Eva 2.3.

We believe in you!

Kathe & Annika
www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com

866.4.my.voice
info@exceptionalvoiceapp.com

Chats with Kathe - Meet Alyssa, “The heart and soul of Alyssa.”

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:30:04 +0000

Chats with Kathe is a video series, which provides transgender people with a platform to share their stories.

Alyssa is a software engineer with over 15 years of experience. Since her transition 6 years ago, she has been focused on empowering members of marginalized communities in the US, primarily by improving access to economic opportunities in the tech industry. For better or for worse, being read as a femme, binary woman is a key precursor to safety and success in these endeavors. Prior to consulting with Kathe Perez, she worked on her voice for a long time with limited success. While there is always room for improvement, Kathe has helped tremendously in advancing towards her goals.

Kathe Perez

www.exceptionalvoice.com

www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com

866.4.my.voice

Meet Rachel

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:41 +0000

Rachel is a 20 year old college student. She has been working on her voice for six months.

Resonance exercises with Rachel

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:40 +0000

Rachel models feminine resonance.Key concepts: high larynx position; resonance (creating a smaller throat space); "sing-talk" method4C pitch (263 Hz): "m" five times; "n" five times -- feel the vibration in your cheek bones, forehead and eyeballs.

4C pitch (263 Hz): "sing-talk"
words: new, vine, zoom, maze, zing; mom; nose; run; name; wing; long; limb; room; whim; mice; rich

Meet Kathe

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:38 +0000

Kathe will be providing exercises, tips and strategies to help you feminize your voice over the next few weeks and months.To help you with your training, you'll need a frequency tuner and a way to record your voice. Go to www.exceptionalvoice.com for more details about each.

Words with Kathe

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:37 +0000

Key Concepts: belly breathing; pitch (A3); feminine resonance; "sing-talk"Word list taken from: "practice material" page from www.exceptionalvoice.com

Rachel Now and Then

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:35 +0000

Here is a sample of Rachel's voice speaking conversationally, then when she reads the "Rainbow" passage in her feminine voice now and her "old" masculine voice.

Stephanie: Part 1

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:02:26 +0000

Stephanie talks about her transition from male to female.I'm using a product called "Pamela" to record our Skype conversation. The quality of the video isn't the best.

Stephanie: Part 2

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:05 +0000

Stephanie talks about her voice

Stephanie: Part 3

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:05 +0000

Practicing her mixed voice

Namoli Brennet at Keystone Conference in Harrisburg, PA 2012

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:03 +0000

Tucson-based songwriter Namoli Brennet has been touring the country with her own brand of moody and inspiring folk since releasing her first CD in 2002. Since then she's played over 900 shows and logged over 250,000 miles on her still-running 87 Volvo station wagon. ("I have a great mechanic", she says.) Touching on often poignant themes, her music and lyrics ultimately paint a vivid and redemptive portrait. She's a breathtaking and moving performer, and her sweet, road-weary voice is as quick to deliver her wit and humor as it is a turn of phrase. She's been described as a cross between Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and Sheryl Crow, and Zocalo magazine called her music, "Gorgeous and introspective."

Brennet was given her first guitar at age 8, and after picking it up quickly the ADD songstress started playing drums, piano and saxophone. By the time she graduated from college with a degree in music composition she was waiting tables while writing songs on the side and playing in bar bands. She didn't start singing until her 20s, because, as she says, "I was surrounded by golden-throated sisters and wasn't really considered the singer in my family. My voice was always...different."

Although she's a little shy and reluctant to talk about it, Brennet also carries another secret: she was not born female. "I transitioned in my late 20s because I had just reached this state of unhappiness that was pretty unbearable." And athough the themes of identity and freedom weave their way subtly through her songs, being transgender is not the focus of her music: "I know it's kind of a quirky and interesting part of my story, but as a human being I'm interested in life, spirituality, meaning, social issues, justice, compassion...and these are the things I write about."

Namoli is currently working on her 9th self-released CD, Rise, which is scheduled for an October release on Flaming Dame records.You'll often find this prodigious musician in the studio dividing her time between engineering, producing and playing most if not all of the instruments on her recordings. She's also recorded and produced CDs for other artists, most notably Eric Himan's 2011 release, Supposed Unknown, which is currently being featured on Sirius XM radio.

A 4-time Outmusic award nominee, Namoli has also won the Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Award and was a finalist in the ISC songwriting competition. Her recent release 'Black Crow' garnered critical acclaim and was named one of KXCI FM's top albums of 2010. Her music has been featured on NPR, PBS and in films including the Emmy-award winning documentary "Out in the Silence", which details the struggle of a gay teen growing up in rural Pennsylvania.

Contact Namoli Brennet at www.namolibrennet.com

Namoli Brennet Part 2 April 2012.m4v

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:03 +0000

Namoli Brennet - Part 2 of an interview with her at Keystone Conference in Harrisburg, PA, March 2012.

Visit: www.namolibrennet.com to learn more about her and her music

Namoli Brennet March 2012 (Part 3).m4v

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:03 +0000

Part 3 of my interview with Namoli Brennet. All the music (intro/outro) for these videos segments come from Namoli's latest CD, "We Were Born to Rise" 2011. For more information go to: www.namolibrennet.com.

Namoli Brennet Part 4 Keystone Conference 2012 .m4v

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:03 +0000

This is the final clip of my visit with Namoli Brennet at http://www.keystone-conference.org/ in Harrisburg, PA in March 2012. Namoli sings a little something for us.

I would STRONGLY suggest you sing along with her as a way of shaping your own feminine voice.

Visit her website: www.namolibrennet.com

For the Guys Part 1 (of 3)

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:02 +0000

Meet Alex. He and I met about a year ago in Atlanta. My very first impression of him was his voice! I simply love it.

He has agreed to share the story of his voice and his transition here with us. He found himself and his true voice over a period of internal exploration. He has not directly trained his voice.

I'm getting more emails and phone calls from you transgender men about your voice. Alex has agreed to be my voice model and to help demonstrate some exercises that I know will help you fully express yourself in a natural masculine voice.

First, though, Alex will share a bit about himself in this three part "Meet Alex" series.

We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Keeping you and your voice close to my heart,

Kathe Perez
Exceptional Voice Inc.
Denver, Colorado

Alex FtM transgender man (Part 2)

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:02 +0000

Alex and I met in Atlanta last year and when I met him, the first thing I thought was, "I love his voice." He agreed to share his story with us. As you will hear, Alex discovered his true self and his true voice over a period of deep inner exploration.

I continue to get more and more emails and phone calls from you transgender men about your voices. I'm thrilled that Alex has agreed to be my voice model to demonstrate specific exercises that'll help you.

Feel free to share your thoughts, your concerns and what you need.

Part three of this three part series "Meet Alex" will be posted in a couple of weeks.

Keeping you and your voice close to my heart,

Kathe Perez
Exceptional Voice, Inc
Denver, Colorado

Be Yourself Project: Keira

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 16:00:02 +0000

We asked people to answer one of the three pillars of the Be Yourself Movement.

1. I Inspire: Who in your life, or what circumstances of your life provided the inspiration, or the spark for you to take the first step in your journey to Be Yourself.
2. I Believe: Who believed in you! Who was there to shine the light on your path to help you find the courage to Be Yourself?
3. I Support: Who in your life was, or is, the wind beneath your wings to provide the support you needed to face the truth about yourself and find the courage to transition?

It is my sincere desire for these stories to help you feel a part of something bigger than yourself and to feel inspired and supported.

Thank you Keira for sharing your courage, strength and hope.

Believing in you,

Kathe
www.katheperez.com
www.exceptionalvoiceapp.com
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