The Voice

Bella has a fantastic voice. Of course, you can understand being partially deaf makes it a little harder to perfect such an orally reliant pursuit. No one however, who has been privileged to hear her sing, fails to recognise her abilities - "the voice of an angel". From early days Bella's vocal quality has been recognised by all. At 15 she sang back up vocals with Rod Stewart in Los Angeles, later she was to write and record music with many contemporaries here in Australia.

With her deteriorating hearing condition it became difficult to maintain vocal control but since fitted with her aids she is revisiting her passion with a passion. She is involved with a group that plays regularly as an outlet for their day to day busy lives. This group comprises of some of the best musicians in Australia.
Most find it quite remarkable how well she sings and are even more amazed to learn she is also hard of hearing.

A New Found Voice
From the first exciting day (with her new ears) when she heard birds in the trees again, the doorbell ring and her mother speaking from behind her, she has been practicing and refining her voice obsessively. "My ears have given me a new voice and a renewed confidence to use the gift I was given. People have always said I sounded great but it wasn't until I could really hear it back that I could accept that." Throughout this process she is discovering that her hearing aids are not perfect but believes there is potential in improving them by applying her singing requirements to the design of the aid.

In The Studio
By listening back to and perfecting her recordings in the studio, Bella is striving to achieve her earlier stage confidence. The studio has proved to be a valuable resource in re-developing her talent. Remembering that she can not wear her aids when performing in a band environment, the studio sessions have revealed that her wearing of aids while recording provides a useful point of reference for singing without them.

Recent activities
With a gaining confidence in her abilities Bella is doing more and more voiceover work for television commercials through The Edge Media Group. Her exuberant personality adds the necessary sparkle required for the job. Recent commercials include Total Girl, a new magazine from Pacific Publications
That's Life Australia & New Zealand, and Ricky Rocket.

Bella can sing. Its not a matter of learning her craft, its all about perfecting total control over undeniable quality. For this reason she has chosen to tackle some of the hardest songs she can come up with, from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack, Elton John, Celion Dion and more, in a process of perfection.
Song writing is coming along well too and by collaboration with other song writers she believes a release of her first original album in eminent. During this process she plans to commit to other projects including a Christmas album due for release early November 2003.