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            Jaime Vendera breaks glass with his voice for “Galileo History” show in Europe.
            Jaime Vendera, world-renowned voice strengthening coach and rock performer of Franklin Furnace, was recently interviewed and filmed for a popular TV show “Galileo History” on stage at Shawnee State University’s Vern Riffe Center for the Arts. The show airs every day at 7 p.m. throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland and parts of Italy. Maximus Film taped the interview with Vendera on the main stage of the theater
            The main theatre in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts was known as one of the greatest concert halls in the country when it opened in 1996. It still is, with its perfect acoustics engineered by celebrated theater designer and Yale Professor Emeritus George Izenour.
            The 1,139-seat theater is designed to make it a perfect venue for all types of instrumental and choral concerts and plays – and a perfect setting for the filming of Vendera’s special gift of breaking glass with his voice.
            “It is no secret that sound waves have the ability to break glass by producing a perfect resonance that causes the glass to shatter,” says Larry Lonney, assistant professor in Natural Sciences at SSU. “What is so remarkable about Jaime is that he is able to produce precisely the perfect sound pattern to break the glass with only his voice. It will be fascinating to see this event captured in super slow motion.”
            Vendera, former voice student of Shirley Crothers-Marley, has traveled the world with his unique ability and recently he was interviewed and broke glass with his voice on the “Dr. Oz” television show.
            He is the first documented singer in world history to shatter a wineglass with his voice alone. He has been on “Good Morning America,” The Discovery Channel show and “MythBusters,” among others, in Japan and Europe.
            “I have been filmed many times by TV stations throughout the world,” Vendera said. “A Japanese film crew was at SSU last year filming my glass breaking and it has become one of their most popular TV segments.”
            Vendera has written several books including “Raise Your Voice,” “The Ultimate Breathing Workout,” The Ultimate Vocal Workout Diary” and “Strengthening Your Singing Voice,” among others.
            Vendera coaches vocal students from around the world including lead singers with many popular rock groups and recording artists, many of whom travel to southern Ohio just to take a lesson from him.
            For more information, contact Vendera at venderaj@msn.com or visit his Web site at www.jaimevendera.com.