About CHRIS NOLAN

Chris began his career as a keys player and accompanist in the UK, with a brief stint as a casting associate on Andrew Lloyd Weber’s TV series Search for a Superstar and on David Bowie’s musical Lazarus. For several years he was Head of Singing & Music at Mountview Academy UK, one of Europe’s leading conservatoires for Music Theatre training. Returning to Australia, Chris took the position of Coordinating Lecturer in Spoken Voice and Singing at the Victorian College of Arts, and has been a guest teacher at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music. He often works directly with production companies to prepare actors for demanding vocal roles.

Chris holds a Masters Degree in the Practice of Voice and Singing from the Guildford School of Acting and is in the final year of his PhD in voice research at the University of Melbourne. He has undertaken extensive professional training, with an Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, a certification of figure proficiency with Estill Voice Training, and is one of Australia’s first certified Singing Athlete Trainers. His diverse skill set as a functional voice trainer allows him to cross easily between the spoken and sung voice.