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Orville Heyn is one of Canada’s top voice trainers. He has served as a lead vocal instructor and lead in-house session Producer for the International Jazz Workshop at the Banff Center for the Arts. Orville currently teaches on faculty at Humber College’s internationally acclaimed music program. He has been teaching voice and songwriting since 1988 and 1997 respectively and composing since 1979. Orville Heyn has worked extensively as a professional singer, pianist, composer, arranger, actor, teacher and choir director. He was called, “an amazing talent” by Kenny Werner (Grammy nominated jazz pianist and author of Effortless Mastery). Orville is the founder of both The Singer’s Body training method and of Humber College's first songwriting program and is viewed by many professionals in the music industry as one of Canada’s most gifted and innovative vocal teachers. Orville Heyn was the personal Vocal Coach for Mike Myers and Telma Hopkins on the Paramount Pictures’ film, The Love Guru. He was also a Music Producer, Arranger and Music Editor on The Love Guru, as well as Songwriter/Producer of the film's featured original song “Lead Me To Your Rock”. Orville has also recorded preparatory learning materials for Jessica Alba, Mike Myers and others. As Composer, some of Orville's selected scoring credits include: Trailer for Dances With Films: The Last Independent, Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles (2009), Le Promenade Des Papillons, Los Angeles (2008), Find, starring and Directed by Tara Samuel of (Sue Thomas FBI) - nominated Best Narrative Short - 2006 Austin Film Festival, and the TV pilot Welcome To Harmony (2006), starring Fred Penner. Orville also produced, orchestrated, arranged and recorded the original song “The Broken” (itunes) for Suzie McNeil as well as the rockin' duet version of Otis Redding's "Respect" (2008) for Deborah Cox and Suzie Mcneil as seen on the YTV show, The Next Star. Orville was also hired as lead vocal coach for the YTV Network program, The Next Star (the youth version of American Idol). Prior to that, Orville was featured as a voice trainer on Slice Network's television program, The List - (season 1, episode 4). Orville Heyn has also served as an adjudicator and clinician at The Brandon Jazz Festival, adjudicator for University of Toronto's Jazz Department and guest presenter at MusicFest Canada and the Blue Skies Music Festival. |
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Some of Orvilles other selected arts-related work:
The Love Guru Soundtrack “Singer and actress Telma Hopkins (of Tony Orlando and Dawn fame) and TC3 (Toronto Children's Concert Choir) wow with the gospel tune "Lead Me to Your Rock”.”
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