Marissa Holder is an experienced vocalist and professional session singer, specialising in pop, rock, choral, and musical theatre.

As a practicing musician and producer, Marissa’s point of difference is real-world experience, which, combined with her technical training, enables her to help children and adults alike to discover and harness their unique sound. The basis of her teaching is classical technique, including breath support, vowel shaping, posture and alignment, resonance, and pitch accuracy. Students learn to identify what phrasing works for each genre, and how to bring the “X” factor to every song they sing.

Her qualifications include a BA in Musical Theatre from the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art, along with Levels One and Two in the Estill Vocal Method.

Marissa can currently be heard touring as the synth-pop solo act MxDicey, singing jingles on some of New Zealand’s largest radio stations, and formerly fronting hard-rock band Living State. She was also one of the five core cast in the home-grown Dominion Road: The Musical at the Playhouse Theatre.