In the middle of his concert at the famous Forum in Los Angeles, superstar Stevie Wonder stopped the show to acknowledge, in front of thousands of fans, a man who has had much to do with the success and longevity of his vocal career.  He wasn't referring to his manager or record producer.  He was referring to Seth Riggs - his voice teacher.

Early in his new career, Seth's success with his students became so well-known that many singers left their teachers to study with him.  He tried to convince other teachers of the merits of his teaching method, but without success.   Nonconventional methods, no matter how well they worked, were frowned on by the teaching establishment.  He was kicked out of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and lost positions at the colleges where he taught.  Rejected by the establishment, Riggs headed west to Los Angeles where he has established the most versatile school of vocal technique of our time.

With $330 in his pocket, and in a rented truck carrying his motorcycle and music scores, he arrived in L.A.  His first show-business client was Ann-Margret (sent to him by Allan Carr), who had been "belting" too hard while singing and dancing in Las Vegas.  Next Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon hired him to prepare Shirley MacLaine's  voice for the movie "Sweet Charity."  He was also retained in New York by Richard Rogers, Alan Jay Lerner, Jules Styne, and David Merrick to teach their principal singers.  And, as his reputation for getting results grew, so did his list of star clientele.  Gregory Peck once asked Frank Sinatra to reccomend a good voice teacher for his son Anthony - Sinatra sent him to Seth Riggs.   With his students winning over 100 Grammys, he is considered the entertainment world's top voice teacher.  His students include Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Faith Hill, Madonna, Prince and Barbra Streisand.

Consider a man who believes his best credits include being kicked out of a national singing association and several college music faculties for encouraging pop and musical theatre teaching on an equal footing with opera, and you have Seth Riggs.   In the pragmatic world of show business, where time is money, Seth Riggs is the man professionals turn to for results.