Your personal singing angel

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I work with several language schools and Youtube channels for children, both writing (translating) lyrics in various languages and singing the songs. I am very active on the Fiverr platform, as a freelance singer and translator.

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Mainly digital. Just getting with the times.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: They ask if I can make a version of their song in another language. The answer is yes. Also, if they can use the track we work on commercially. Yes again.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: If it's a singing job, I ask to hear the instrumental, to check register. I am interested to know exactly what they need me to do. I also ask if they would be willing to credit me.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: I'd prefer a semi-wild island.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: I would definitely love to do a duet with the lead singer from Poets of the Fall.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Always offer a bit more than what the customer expects.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: I know Rachel Starr (great lyricist) and Oncle Gilbert aka Mairk (electronic music composer and arranger).

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: That I get to work from the comfort of my own home and that I do both what my heart AND my mind love to do.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: I sing a lot of educational children songs and work with language schools, translating and tweaking lyrics. However, my soft and often cute vocals go well with a lot of music styles and thus I've lent them to steampunk songs, pop, rock, EDM, affirmation songs, lots of ballads and even to musicals. Again, in all the languages I speak and also others.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: My taste in music is very eclectic, and I admire and find inspiration with a lot of artists. A few of my favorites are: Die Antwoord, Poets of the Fall, Arch Enemy, Enya, The Fat Rat with Laura Brehm, Kate Bush, Bjork, Queen, Grimes etc.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I will provide raw vocals to your instrumental track, in any of the languages I speak... and also others. I will translate and adapt lyrics, thus making multilingual versions of the same song. I will come up with a music line for your lyrics.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: That would have to be the choral arrangement I did for one of the tracks from the newest album of The Mercy Cage, a New Zealand Post-Industrial/Cyberpunk band. Mixed and mastered by Josh Wood. https://soundcloud.com/kirine11/the-mercy-cage-feat-kirine-stall-spectral-voices-a-cappella

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: My promise is the same with what I ask from them: honesty, appreciation and communication. Also professionalism and quality.

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: That it is an easy job to do.

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Be honest, appreciative and communicative. I am a great believer in energetic resonance. So, if my profile caught your eye, it means that we have something to give to each other; so we shall start from this.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I speak six languages (Romanian, English, German, Italian, French and Spanish) and I have a BA in translating and interpreting for the first three. Over the years, I've worked as an interpreter, workshop organizer and preschool teacher. Learning foreign languages has always come easy to me. In addition I have an ear for singing in tongues, whichever they may be; I have even sung in Finnish, Japanese, Afrikaans and African, although I don't speak them, as well as various fantasy languages. Music and singing have been in my heart for as long as I know. They slowly turned from a hobby into my profession when their voices became too loud for me to ignore anymore. And they were singing in harmony, in all the languages I know... and many others! I started singing officially on the Bandhub musician collaboration platform, with people from all around the world (that is where I also met my husband, who is often my instrumentalist). In 2015 I was recommended the Fiverr freelancer platform, which has enabled me to turn music into a profession and really develop as an artist. And this is an ongoing process.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: Versatile and multicultural.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: It's actually a "particular set of skills" (paraphrasing intended) that combine awesomely: a special tone of voice, an ear for harmonies and the ability to sing in many languages.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: A special, angelic, child-like sound: be it soft and ethereal, spooky and haunting, cute-sexy, or loud and in your face (think angry fairy). The possibility of turning your song into a multilingual project.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: I review the song you need me to sing, to see if it fits my register. You send me the instrumental and the lyrics; a scratch/guide track would also be very appreciated, if it's an original song... or you can allow me to figure out a music line for you, as an extra job. I sing the song, checking with you every step of the way, and making any necessary revision. When you are happy with the result, I will send you high quality, layered, wav files.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I will be recording from my little home studio. This is my equipment: - Røde NT1-A cardioid condenser microphone - Røde pop filter, Kaotica Eyeball and DAP Audio reflection filter - Focusrite 2i2 audio interface - Samplitude Music Studio - DAW You will receive high quality WAV files (44100 Hz, 16 bit). As an extra, I can also add basic effects and mix my vocals with your instrumental.