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Destani Wolf

Destani Wolf

Education

BA, San Francisco State University

Courses Taught

Private Vocal Lessons

…West Coast’s most inventive vocalists… Destani Wolf is also an accomplished improviser.”

— Jazz Times

Q&A

What is your hometown?

Berkeley, California

What are you passionate about outside of music?

Nature, food, community and healthy living

What question do you wish students would ask sooner rather than later?

How do I get my mind out of the way so I can fully express what's inside?

What was the defining moment when you decided to pursue music as a career?

I always knew I wanted to be a singer. I told my mom at the age of two. But there was no turning back after a solo I had in my 8th grade choir. I could feel the room feeling me. A powerful exchange I value every time I sing.

What was a turning point in your career?

Touring internationally with Cirque Du Soleil as the original lead singer for BAZZAR.

What is your daily practice routine?

Improvising vocalizing throughout the day.

What are your top awards and distinctions?

Contributor to 3 Grammy Nominated Albums and Independent Music Awards for Solo Record.

What recordings can we hear you on?

Call Me by Destani Wolf -BraveWolf Productions 

After Laughter by NIght Owls - F Spot Records 

I See you by Destani's Piece - Brave Wolf Productions 

Puro Teatro by Mongorama - Saungu Records 

Blinds by Destani Wolf - BraveWolf Productions

Where can we find your music?

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Biography

Destani Wolf is a vocal faculty member at San Francisco Music Conservatory in between improvising as a member of Bobby McFerrin’s MOTION while collaborating and touring with Bandaloop Aerial Dance company and as the on-call singer at Cirque Du Soleil. Her vocals are on three Grammy Nominated Albums as well as her own solo projects with songs she has written and produced, over 20 multi-genre albums and supported greats like Zap Mama, Taj Mahal, Talib Kweli, Seu Jorge and Seal. Through her professional career of performing, touring and recording internationally, she offers impeccable vocal prowess as a conduit for spiritual awakening, through the power and endurance of her voice with an ability to touch her audiences worldwide. 

Destani is a facilitator of “Circle Singing” and improvisation with the legendary singer Bobby McFerrin and has taught professional musicians to beginners, children to adults, voice over actors to producers and more for over 15 years internationally. She believes in creating a nurturing, fun and motivating space for her students to explore the power of the most vulnerable instrument, the voice. Her goal at workshops, private lessons and master classes is to teach fundamentals (classical technique- taught by opera star and acclaimed professor of voice, Shigemi Matsumoto), improvisation, develop the skills for each student to have the freedom of a diverse vocal pallet and to ignite the fulfillment of expressing their own sound with a journey where the mind let's go and heart shares what's within. Singing is our birthright and the purest way towards peace and healing and connecting to ourselves and community. Destaniwolf.com @destaniwolfofficial Photo by Lara Kaur