Kelsey Luo - Pleasant Mountain Music

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About Kelsey

Kelsey Luo is a passionate modern rock/metal musician, music instructor and session vocalist, with a unique skill set of extreme vocals (metal screams). Her musical journey started at the age of 5, when she started her classical piano training, and then completed her ARCT from The RCM in piano performance. As a child, she had competed and placed first at the Kiwanis Musical Festival, and Top 3 at the Richmond Music Festival. And her dedication to music brought her to the renown Berklee College of Music, where she picked up momentum as a voice principal, despite being a classically-trained pianist.

Her teaching experience began at age 18, when she offered in-home piano lessons on a bike. Since then, she’s had more than a decade of teaching experience across voice, piano and theory from various ages, skill levels and music genres, as well as songwriting and composition. She helps prepare her students for RCM exams across piano and theory and loves seeing the growth and confidence within her younger students during performances.  She is also very comfortable working with adult students in the metal realm on their extreme vocal technique and students refining their technique for live shows. She is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, and lessons can be taught in both languages.

Kelsey is also the choir director for PMM's Metal Choir and Metal Ensemble, where adults singing choral music come together to perform repertoire across various rock and metal genres. She specializes in teaching extreme vocals (metal screams), across false cord and fry scream techniques, and her work has been featured by CBC Radio, the Georgia Straight and publications across metal music blogs. The metal community at PMM is alive and strong, and her work in the local music scene has grown the path for metal musicians and music fan's alike.

She is also an active member of her progressive/metalcore/modern rock band, NIGHTOWL, playing shows across the city and presenting Vancouver's first Metalcore event for "Metalcore Club Night".  She has performed at various venues across the west and east coast from Los Angeles to Boston, with music experience spanning multiple cities. She continues to grow her expertise and education in music, with new anticipated music releases set for this year.

Testimonials

Heavy Metal Ensemble is a lot of fun, and a great way to practice singing in a group. It has helped me with some of the nerves around singing in front of people in a chill environment

Maverick T.

Loving the class [Metal Choir] so far, and very glad that I signed up.Cheers,Alexandra

Kelsey is an incredible teacher who brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to her vocal instruction. As an adult student, Kelsey was supportive and encouraging in helping me build confidence and move through the vulnerability of singing. She helped me improve my technique and vocal range, which has greatly enhanced my enjoyment in singing. I am so grateful to Kelsey and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a vocal instructor.

Jennifer H

It’s been so fun and I have learned a lot in the few lessons I have had with Kelsey she is AMAZING and I love her !!! We have a lot of fun at our lessons!!

Ashley B.

Just started heavy metal voice lessons with Kelsey and I’m learning a lot! Booking and communication with the Team has been super pleasant and easy. Definitely recommend!