An online course by James Thorup
Talent gets you noticed. Performance gets you booked.
You already have the gift. The Pro Performer teaches the other half: how to own a stage, turn nerves into energy, and give a show people are still talking about on the drive home.
$997, or 3 payments of $350.
Become the best
Sound familiar?
Being talented and being a great performer are two different skills.
Plenty of gifted people never get the stage time they deserve. Usually it isn't the voice, the moves or the material. It's everything around them.
You can't land the show
You're good, and you know it. But venues aren't calling, and the gigs keep going to someone else.
Your nerves still win
Your hands shake while your body freezes up, and all your talent and effort goes to waste the moment the lights come up.
You can't own the room
You hit every note, and people clap politely. Getting it right isn't the same as moving an audience.
Nobody teaches this part. The Pro Performer does.
What you'll learn
The skills that turn talent into a performance.
James built this course from years on real stages and the psychology of how audiences respond. It works with your style instead of replacing it.
Stage craft
The art of performing
How the artists you admire hold a room, and how to use the same tools in your own way.
Confidence
Nerves into energy
Turn stage fright into excitement so you walk out ready to give everything, even if you're shy.
Connection
Win the audience
Read the room, connect with real people, and leave them wanting more.
Any genre, any stage. You bring the talent. No years of experience required.
Your coach
Meet James Thorup
James has performed around the world, in countries like China and Thailand, and shared the stage with Ben Rector, Colbie Caillat and Kristin Chenoweth. After his years with the internationally known group Vocal Point, he started coaching other performers on how to win over a crowd.
He teaches what talent alone doesn't cover: the stage skills and the human psychology that make an audience lean in, remember you and come back.
See you on stage!
Hear James's music at jamesthorup.com →
The Pro Performer Package
- The Pro Performer Master Course: a 10-week comprehensive course in stage craft, confidence and audience connection
- Unshakeable Nerve Master Class
- The Pro Performer Showflow
- The Pro Performer Community
- Online lessons you can watch from anywhere, taught by James
Questions first? Email support@theproperformer.com
Not ready yet?
Watch the free class first.
In about an hour, James walks you through three secrets: how to perform like the artists you love, how to turn nerves into excitement, and how to make an audience want more.
Stay until the end. Everyone who attends gets a special offer you won't find anywhere else.
Questions
Do I need performing experience?
No. The course is for people with real talent who haven't learned the performing side yet. If you've never been on a big stage, you're in the right place.
Is it only for singers?
No. Singers, dancers, musicians, actors, bands and speakers all use the same skills: confidence on stage and connecting with the people watching.
What's included?
Everything: the 10-week Pro Performer Master Course, the Unshakeable Nerve Master Class, the Pro Performer Showflow and the Pro Performer Community.
Can I pay over time?
Yes. Pay $997 once, or 3 payments of $350.
How do I get into the course after I join?
You'll get a login for the course area on this site. Use Sign in at the top of the page any time to pick up where you left off.