100 word biography
Caleb Nelson has been an active singer, teacher, and sound engineer in Edmonton’s musical community for nearly 20 years. As one of Western Canada’s most sought-after tenors, Caleb commands expertise in classical, contemporary, and pop vocal technique, and has been a frequent collaborator with Alberta’s professional choirs, including 18 seasons with Pro Coro Canada and his tenure as a founding member of Luminous Voices. An in-demand teacher and pedagogue, Caleb is the owner and operator of Silver Studios, where he teaches voice, recording technique, and musicianship across a wide spectrum of instruments and styles.
150 word biography
Caleb Nelson has been an active singer, teacher, and sound engineer in Edmonton’s musical community for more than 20 years. As one of Western Canada’s most sought-after tenors, Caleb commands expertise in classical, contemporary, and pop vocal technique, and has been a frequent collaborator with Alberta’s professional choirs, including 18 seasons with Pro Coro Canada and his tenure as a founding member of Luminous Voices.
An in-demand teacher and pedagogue, Caleb is the owner and operator of Silver Studios, where he teaches voice, recording technique, and musicianship across a wide spectrum of instruments and styles. In addition to his work as an innovative sound engineer, Caleb has led the charge in developing technological solutions for musicians in the world of COVID-19, crafting bespoke technology suites for a plethora of music studios, choirs, and academic institutions across Canada. Caleb’s recent work includes the development of “Car Choir” and numerous virtual ensemble recordings.
250 word Artist Statement
As a self employed musician, teacher, and recording engineer, I work within the Alberta music scene, aiming to provide a number of services to different people and organizations.
My primary passion is teaching privately, both in person, and online. In lessons, I like to explore anything musical that my students want to learn about. This includes anything from the voice, to ear training, music theory, recording, guitar, piano, ukulele, arranging, and pedagogy.
In addition to teaching, I also work as a recording/live sound engineer for choirs, concert bands, small ensembles, and individuals. Building up over time not only a skill set, but a set of equipment that includes microphones, mixers and interfaces, recording software and plugins, speakers and amplifiers, instruments, cables, and stands.
While performing is not my primary focus, it’s still a critical element of my success as a teacher and engineer. It keeps my skills and ear sharp, and allows me to stay connected to the music community in order to better serve its needs. I’ve performed with Pro Coro Canada, Edmonton’s professional choir, for 18 seasons, and Luminous voices, Calgary’s pro choir, since its formation in 2012. I’m also hired as a soloist periodically, and sing in an 80s cover band, MixTape.
During the pandemic, I’ve been fortunate enough to help various organizations and individuals retain their connection with one another by designing music technology setups to suit the needs of both the moment and future.