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CVI is the largest singing & vocal institute in Europe, headquartered in Copenhagen (Denmark) with branches in several European countries. It was founded in 2005 by voice researcher and vocal pioneer Cathrine Sadolin. CVI in Switzerland offers vocal coaching, workshops, introduction courses and master classes in Complete Vocal Technique (CVT) destined to singers, actors, comedians as well as to speakers, presenters, teachers, speech therapists or any other kind of people active with their voice.

CVT is the result of more than 20 years of anatomical and physiological research into the voice and everything related, including traditional vocal technique references as Bel Canto and more contemporary techniques such as Estill, EVTS, Roy Hart a.o.“Complete” isn't in any way related to an 'arrogant perception' of having invented the wheel, but simply refers to ALL sounds a human being is capable of producing.

CVT is vocally liberating and therefore - without exaggeration - revolutionary: the technique is already being widely used by singers and other vocal artists in England, Scandinavia (Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland) nothern Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany) the Baltic states and eastern Europe (Poland, Bulgaria). It now also starts to spread in central Europe (Austria, Switzerland, Chech Republic) the United States and Latin-America (Argentina).

Mo introduced CVT in Switzerland (Spring 2007) and represents the Swiss antenna of the Complete Vocal Institute. She carries an international certification in CVT, following the 1-year Curriculum for Advanced & Professional Singers. She currently follows the additional 3-year Curriculum to deepen her skills and further develop as CVI-authorized vocal coach. She's coached by Cathrine Sadolin personally and the CVI team of highly skilled vocal coaches.

CVT education at Sibelius Music Academy, Finland (© H. Kjelin)

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(© L. Solari)

Mo is preparing for a new album with original material based upon her poems, verses and other brain waves.

She'll be teaming up with different artists ensuring a rich blend of styles for this second project that will remain faithful to Mo's particular sound, but is to be enriched with elements to underline her authentic approach to music and art in general, the diversity of her musical references and her extraordinary vocal capacity.

BLAZZ bass man Julien Gahwiler is one of the most versatile and sollicited live as well as recording bass players in the bizz, at ease in a multitude of styles, goin' from latin, oriental/rai and world to rock, blues, pop and chanson française.

Gahwiler is and has been active in many different projects, such as the Cappuccino Band (Soul/Funk/Jazz), Ain-Amir (oriental/rai), Time Machine (Soul/Disco), Josée Desjardin e.a. He's also a much sollicited bass teacher.  

Julio D'Santiago

Drummer and Afro-American percussionist Julio d'Santiago (Venezuela) ensures the percussion aspects in Mo's acoustic "Blazz" project, together with drummer Luca Solari (Italy/Peru).

D'Santiago spent more than a decade studying Venezuelan, Colombian, Puerto Rican and Cuban percussion with percussion greats such as Miguel "Miguito" Urbina, Jhonny Rudas, Orlando Poleo, Jose Yancen "Pachin", Nestor Gutierrez "El Chivo" as well as drums & classic percussion experts Benjamin Carriel and Jose "Cheo" Cardenas. He also initiated the first-ever fusion experiment of classic and contemporary percussion in Venezuela.

Besides teaching, running workshops, producing and coaching pupils of the Phil Collins' Little Dreams Foundation, D'Santiago collaborates with the Caracas-based "Fundacion Afroamerica" and its godfather Jesus "Chucho" Garcia to analyse Afro-American countries and their musical cultural heritage. He recently releases the "JDS and the Seven Powers" project, a colourful blend of contemporary music styles with traditional Latin-American music.

More about Julio: Julio D'Santiago

Guy Nikkels

Guy Nikkels is Mo's nothern European guitar man in the acoustic "Blazz" project. Nikkels is a remarkably gifted guitar man open to a great variety of styles: from intense, hard swinging mainstream-bob oriented jazz to more electric funk-fusion.

In his acoustic work with Mo he's known for adding a particular latin touch to the arrangements that bring about a remarkable kind of intimacy with lots of space for improvisation.

Nikkels already played and worked with many acclaimed musicians, including the late Michael Brecker, John Ruocco, Kenny Werner, Eef Albers, Henk Meutgeert a.o.He was a 2006-nominee for the Jazz Hoeilaart Award in Belgium with his fusion quartet ThinkThank. With this project he recently released an excellent first album: "Pek Dek".

More about Guy Nikkels:

Guy Nikkels

More about ThinkTank and "Pek Dek":

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Nicolas Wetzell sneakin' (© L. Solari)

The collaboration with Peruvian composer and guitarist Nicolas Wetzell allowed Mo to fully connect with her inner self and discover a more intimate approach to music.

Together they arranged a collection of acoustic beauties released on the mini-CD "Goin' Basic", released in 2005 (some sound bites to be checked out in the section 'Music' of this website). Mo recently finalized writing for a second album, with the emphasis on singing and developing in service of simply making music beautiful, ensuring a colourful blend of horizons.

Goin' Basic (© Uptown Prod - 2005)

Several critics at CDBaby.com among others, as well as the French APAGA (Association for the Promotion of Independent Artists) attributed flattering CD reviews to Mo's mini-album "Goin' Basic".

The APAGA, through its website www.tazik.org even paid special tribute to it by making it CD Of The Month in 2006.

TAzik writes (in French): "Millar Mo'town" revisits, unplugged and mellow, the 60's-70's in blues-soul mood combined with full sense mezzo-vibrato unfaltering vocal quality. We've got spicy feelings for "Voodoo Music"; the Montreux Jazz Festival isn't far away. Very good stuff. When will her own work be out there?...."