VOCAL/SINGING COACH MARY NUNEZ
Mary is a graduate of Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida with a Bachelors's in Sound Engineering. She studied at the Arts Development Center in Miami for 7 years under Jesus Garcia, Ph.D. Mary has always been musical since the age of 3.
World-known Professor and Maestro Jesus Garcia, Ph.D. of the Arts Development Center in Miami provided Mary the opportunity to learn vocalizing techniques that were intense and used widely by professionals in the musical theatre genre, Spanish musical theatre genre and the opera scene. This catapulted Mary into learning a brand-new instrument that she found inside of herself, her voice.
Mary and her sister landed a show that the famous Italian entertainer Renato Renzi created under the name of “Renato Renzi’s Cabaret 88”. This show ran for a good 5 years in his restaurant and Mary, Renato, and Mary’s sister, Lissy, were the singing talent throughout the 2-hour dinner show.
Mary and her husband moved to the Cayman Islands on a contract offer and there they joined the theatre group, “The Caymanites” landing leading roles to professional productions created and directed by Scottish Teacher/Director Robert Drennan. Productions like “Grease”, “Dracula Spectacula”, “Heritage Week”, “Tourism Week”, “Pirate’s Week”, just to name a few. She starred in Cayman’s very first television soap opera,” The Place I Know” and created, produced, and sang the title song. She was a guest opening shows for country stars Don Williams and Willie Nelson and was a regular at all festivals and government functions as the talent with her song, “My Cayman Lullaby”. A song specifically created and produced by Mary and her husband for Tourism week. The song was picked up by the department of tourism soon and rights were purchased. Mary began teaching voice and dance workshops while in Cayman and traveled to Rugby College in the UK to teach workshops and perform.
Mary wrote the Spanish version of the “Miami Heat” anthem and recorded it at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, Florida. As a singer/songwriter, Mary continues to teach young children and adults how to sing correctly, preserving their voices. Mary also sang the Star-Spangled Banner numerous times at Miami Heat games and also sang at Miami Dolphins games under the direction of world-known Mr. Derrick Johnson as part of a collaboration with the Miami Dolphins corporation. She and her husband continue with their recording and VO studio, “Banana Walk Creative Ventures” in West Palm Beach.
Interested in a VO demo reel, filmed in South Florida, please contact Gregory James at greg@greenroomactingstudio.com