Vocal Instructors

With 22 years of violin, 19 years of piano, and 15 years of singing under her belt, Lindsey Toland is an amazing and accomplished performer and instructor. Her accolades are wide ranging - she was the Grand Award Winner of the 2002 Mid South Fair Youth Talent Competition, and the fourth runner-up in the 2002 Miss Arkansas pageant, where she was the overall talent winner. She was also honored to perform as special entertainment for Vice-President Dan Quayle, and in 2002 was nominated by a member of Congress to receive the "Angel of Adoption" award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. A native of Parkin, Arkansas, Lindsey holds a BA in criminology from the University of Memphis. Her goal at the House of Talent is to share her love for vocal and instrumental music, and she is currently accepting new students for singing lessons, piano lessons, and violin lessons. Lindsey brings a new dimension to HOT, and we are honored by her presence.

A native Memphian, Daniel most recently sang at Lincoln Center and Canegie Hall with the New York City Lyric Opera's production of Romeo and Juliet. He is a graduate of The Eastman School of Music, where he won the prestigious "Lotte Lenya Competition", which led him to tour Japan and Taiwan as the only male soloist singing in every major opera house in those countries. He has recorded for Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Sony, Nike, Disney, KFC, Patron Tequila, as well as several independent musicals. He has been singing and acting professionally in NYC for the past 9 years. His NYC, national tours, and regional theatre credits include, Les Miserables, Camelot, Carousel, Pirates of Penzance, The Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast, Titanic, Jekyll and Hyde, Patent Leather shoes, Asylum, etc... His television work has included Gossip Girl, Law and Order Criminal Intent, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Onion Sports Network, and Absolutely Fabulous. He has been trained in opera, music theatre, pop, rock, and R&B. Daniel is a two time Grand Award winner of the Mid-South Fair, a regional Metropolitan Opera competition winner, and he continues to sing around the Mid-South area.

Vocal Coach Ken Taylor is a native Memphian with a not so familiar technique. After graduating with a degree in Vocal Performance fromthe University of Tennessee, Ken actively sought out some of thebiggest vocal coaches in contemporary music to studytheir methods,and further his abiity to help his clients unleash their full potential.In October of 2006 Ken opened Sing Studios, and since then has helpedmany students accomplish their goals. His students have beensuccessful in securing musical theatre leads at local schools as wellas Theatre Memphis and Harrell Theatre, placing in the Orpheum StarSearch Competition, and placing in the Mid-South Fair Youth TalentContest. Beginning in June, Ken will be the lead vocal coach at Houseof Talent, in addition to continuing his mentorship in Nashville on Music Row.