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  • About Us
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    • Meet Laura Kessler
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    • Executive Coaching
    • Platform Building
    • Programs Overview
    • Let’s Get Started
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      • Artistic Coaching
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    Art, Controversy and Censorship… How Influential are Artists?

      “The discoverer of an art is not the best judge of the good or harm which will accrue to those who practice it……The introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.” – PLATO   Thousands of years before Lynne Cheney or Tipper Gore ever existed, Plato expressed his own concerns about the potential influence of artists. And there has been no shortage of leaders over the years who have shared and echoed these sentiments. In the nucleus of every art controversy lies the question: Does art change the world,…

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        VIBE Magazine asked me to be their guest expert to critique a few performances by Frank Ocean, Nicki Minaj, and Jay-Z.  Here is the article that was compiled by Seth Berkman:   Seth Berkman interviews Performance Coach Laura Kessler for VIBE Magazine http://www.vibe.com/article/4-helpful-tips-artists-who-cant-perform     ***     For full entertainment and artistic performance offerings please visit our sister organization: https://musiccoaching.net  (formerly http://entertainmentcareercoaching.com)              

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Laura Kessler, Founder

Laura Kessler is a communications strategist and performance coach, and founder of the Creative Leadership Institute, parent company of Your Voice In Business and MusicCoaching.net.

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