The reason the Diva Dive was born - the elusive chanteuse, the woman with 19 #1s as an artist and 18 as a writer - the head Butterfly AND Lamb - and the former title holder for longest running #1 on the billboard charts: Long Island's own, Mariah Carey.
Before smartphones and the ubiquitous internet, before auto-tune and lip-syncing ran amuck, 1990-1996 Mariah defied all the rulebooks by writing and singing her way to the top. From Vision of Love to One Sweet Day, let's cover the diva's most Olympic of vocal seasons, bringing her into her prime as a global vocal talent. I explain the vocal mechanics and techniques that set her apart as well as explore how a voice like Mariah's reminds us all to connect to our throat chakra.
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The mother lode of music and millennialism. Deep dives, vignettes, asides, and exasperations by Alex + his friends: a lifelong musician, audiophile, and editorializer turned fitness instructor, DJ, producer and sound curator.