About

As a vocal coach I am unique in that I’ve been touring, performing and recording my whole life and still am!

I was lucky enough to train with vocal coach Glynn Jones for 15 years, I went every week, even if I had to pay my bills late! Glynn taught, Annie Lennox, Elton John, Tom Jones, Heather Small, Spice Girls and many more icons of our time.

Once you start to use this technique you’ll be shocked at the short time it takes to hear a difference in your voice. You'll hear your voice sounding stronger, with more resonance. Your confidence will soar and you will be astonished at the ease with which you’ll hit notes that you never thought you could.

I TAKE YOUR VOICE TO THE GYM... Singers often say, I don’t need a vocal coach, I’m doing just fine! OR singers get asked, “Why do you go to a Singing Coach you’ve got a great voice?”

Professional footballers don't just play on Saturdays! They train six days a week for hours.

It's the same for singers... yes you can already sing, but a lot of singers stay in a vocal range that's comfortable for them. Most will sing their repertoire in the same key a safe key which ends up giving their show no dynamics.

In the world of singing, why did Whitney Houston, Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson and why do Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Stevie Nicks, Justin Timberlake, Stephen Tyler, Josh Groban, Katy Perry and all the others who give a damn, need a vocal coach?

Because they want to be the best in their field, to stay at the top of their game... the Bar is high, if you want to stay up there... it takes work!

As a vocal coach I make your voice do things that are out of your comfort zone!  Just like a personal trainer would have you doing, Sit up’s, Press up’s, squats… We go to the gym with your voice, we take your voice to another level and when you start doing the exercises I give you regularly you’ll notice that you might have to change the keys to your songs because your vocal range is changing. 

My work has also involved helping touring artists whose vocals are suffering under the strain of constant use (or abuse) whether from over-singing due to poor monitoring, or just a few too many late nights. In fact, my expertise has been called upon in numerous unfortunate circumstances and the near-impossible has been achieved, a ‘lost voice’ is saved in true ‘show must go on’ style. In most instances, I can get a voice back (excluding the presence of medical conditions such as Laryngitis or Nodules).

Two notable occasions include Jocelyn Brown and Julie Gordon (Happy Mondays). Jocelyn developed a bad cold on the day she had to do a big duet with Alexander O’Neil live on TV. Her voice was all over the place; her upper range had gone due to constantly coughing and sneezing. I spent time with Jocelyn doing gentle warm up stretching exercises along with a few trade secrets in between rest periods throughout the day and the show went on.

With Julie Gordon, the Happy Mondays tour manager called as Julie had just done four tour dates in a row and had lost her voice completely. It was a Thursday afternoon and their next gig was a sold out Friday night at The London Astoria. There would be full-on media coverage, their record company would be present, and it was vital Julie could perform at her best. I spent two hours with Julie on the Thursday , then on the Friday  went to the Astoria for sound check and spent another two hours working on her voice. By the time the show opened Julies voice was soaring and the show Rocked!

IN THE VERY HEART OF THE NOTORIOUS LONDON ROCK AND ROLL SCENE EXISTS A WHIRLWIND DUO OF FEMALE ENERGY AND ECSTASY, RECOGNISED AS THE TRUE QUEENS OF ROCK.

Their live performance is to be held in awe, purely in anticipation of the live operatic architecture they consistently unfurl upon their willing audiences!

Bristol born Nikki Lamborn carries the dynamo vocal lead, while Glaswegian, Catherine ‘Been’ Feeney asserts the ‘sonic art’ with keys and vocals. Their raw, unfettered talent is undeniably enough to justify the impression the girls have left on audiences during Never The Bride’s 30 years of global domination.

Roger Daltrey broadcast “Nikki Lamborn has the best female rock voice since Janis Joplin and I know what I’m talking about, I knew Janis”. The legendary Dame Shirley Bassey called the girls “inspirational”. They have performed private shows for Cher and Liza Minnelli. BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris referred to them as “one of the best live bands in Britain”; the ladies’ roll-call list is simply mind blowing – as are the stories they readily share.

Having invaded venues ranging from The Royal Albert Hall (on multiple occasions), playing alongside Elton John, The British Rock Symphony Orchestra and Blues festivals, Wembley Arena supporting The Who, The Viper Room in LA and Euro-fests galore – to intimate spaces like The Green Note in Camden, Never The Bride have amazed and floored audiences and peer groups alike – these ladies are rock n roll royalty.

Lead singer and songwriter Nikki Lamborn is one of Europe's most distinctive and captivating Bluesrock vocalists touring and recording today. From Bristol, England, she left for the bright lights of London after working as a teenager at everything from hairdressing to waitressing. There was no road too hard when it came to achieving her dream to sing.

Initially known as Nikki B Bentley, one of her first breaks as a recording artist came when she was picked by Mike Oldfield to record the powerful vocals for Earth Moving, one of his last hit singles of the 1980s. Since forming NTB in 1990, Nikki has not stopped truly living out her dream - singing for audiences all over the world, performing on stages of all sizes and appearing on countless records.

Roger Daltrey once gave possibly the highest accolade when he said “Nikki is the best female rock singer since Janis Joplin, and I should know what I am talking about, I knew Janis!” Many compliments come from great singers: Dame Shirley Bassey on hearing Nikki sing The Living Tree for the first time said “I got goose pimples and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up.”

Been and Nikki went on to produce Bassey’s Get The Party Started album on their own label LSB Records. The Dame found them “inspirational,” thankful for making recording fun again and orchestrating her iconic slot at Glastonbury. The collaborations broke chart records with the album reaching Number 6 in the UK with the follow up USA single climbing high on Billboard Dance Chart.

Nikki is also the leading London Vocal Coach who has worked professionally with a host of household names. Described as “The best vocal coach I have ever known” by Beverley Knight and “A wonderful pleasure to work with” by Jocelyn Brown. She coaches private clients such as Gabrielle Aplin, Lana Del Ray, Newton Faulkner, and also holds sessions at London’s Dean Street Studios. She has appeared on TV in Channel 4’s “Faking It” plus the BBC’s “Just the Two of Us” and "All Together Now."