Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat with one of their own #LockdownHeroes, Oren Boder. Oren is the creator of the SOVT Singing Straw (patent-pending), a brilliant variable length/width metal straw for singers and speakers.  In part 1 of a 2-part interview, listen to Oren's story as he shares how he started, how he navigated the multiple stages of creating a brand new singing resource while in Lockdown, and how bringing your skills together can help you survive and thrive during the Covid19 pandemic.Discover from Oren's research the science behind Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract exercises and techniques.You can get Oren's brilliant metal straw (we highly recommend it) from https://www.sovtstraw.com/?ref=VOCALPROCESS - and type in the code Vocalprocess to get 15% off your shiny new strawYou can learn more about SOVT techniques on Oren's online (hands off) course here https://www.ob1.co.uk/sovt.html?ref=VOCALPROCESS (10% off with the code Vocalprocess)Or join Oren, Gillyanne and Jeremy for a LIVE online course here https://store.vocalprocess.co.uk/sovt-workshopWatch Jeremy and Gillyanne use the straw when they coach Musical Theatre vocal and performance techniques https://www.ob1.co.uk/mmt.html?ref=VOCALPROCESS This episode is sponsored by the One Minute Voice Warmup App, a collaboration between https://vocalprocess.co.uk and https://Speechtools.co Offering vocal warmup exercises lasting 1 minute or less, the App has been approved by the NHS for healthy voice and Covid-19 related voice work. Apple Android Doctor Vox https://www.doctorvox.co.uk/shop/ Lax Vox http://laxvox.com/eng/index.html