https://soundcloud.com/kerfoot32/the-recycling
So I am a songwriter/producer. I'm not a singer. I don't claim to be, don't inspire to be. I just like writing and expressing myself. I am in a band with 2 very gifted singers. I'm the primary writer of our material, I don't sing very often. But this particular album we've been hard at work on has a concept. I play a small character and I felt it was necessary for me to sing one of the songs by myself. It's for flavor. Most of the songs are sung by a female with a beautiful, high/mid-range voice (usually drowned in delay). I do frequent backing vocals in a low distorted voice. The contrast is part of our experiment. I used to do a lot of vocals in a different band where i was the lead singer. It was amateur, I had no idea what I was doing and put zero thought into the way I breathed, opened my mouth and pronounced syllables. I mindlessly "sang" out of my range with no previous knowledge of being a vocalist. It was bad. The female singer in my band gives me a lot of crap about it. She's pretty critical, but I understand why. Singing is her gift and she is classically trained, even got a vocal scholarship. I'm very lucky to be working with her. But I still want to be able to have songs to myself if the album calls for it.
I don't think I'm terrible. I understand pitch and can carry a tune. I even landed the role of Sweeney Todd in my high school production. I've had several people tell me I'm a decent singer and that I have my own style that makes my music unique. There's emotion in my voice. But I still doubt myself from time to time, mostly because of her comments. This song I'm sharing with you guys has a special meaning to me and I'm not letting either of the other 2 singers in my band feature on it. I've been studying some of my old vocals in my old band to try to figure out how I can approach this song differently and not record something that makes me cringe. I've tried singing this song in several different ways until I found the way that I think fits my voice the most. I'm putting thought into the way I say certain phrases, but like I said I still don't have that much knowledge about singing and still doubt myself.
I think what I have now is pretty close to the best I'm gonna get right now on this song. There are still a few lines that are bugging me but I feel like I might never be happy just because it's my work and I'm just gonna make myself go crazy. So that's why I'm here. I want to see what the casual listener's first thoughts are about my singing and this song's performance/emotion. Am I being too hard on myself or am I really as bad as she tells me I am? Please tell me specifically which lines sound the worst/best and why. What notes make you cringe? What should I redo? How should I approach it? What am I doing right and what nuances sound cool? I want the good and the bad. I want to improve but I also want to know what I should continue to do? Is my voice unique? I'm open to anything. But I need honesty. This project is very important to me and I really want it to be the best it can be.
Sorry for the long post. I appreciate all the great feedback I get on this site!
So I am a songwriter/producer. I'm not a singer. I don't claim to be, don't inspire to be. I just like writing and expressing myself. I am in a band with 2 very gifted singers. I'm the primary writer of our material, I don't sing very often. But this particular album we've been hard at work on has a concept. I play a small character and I felt it was necessary for me to sing one of the songs by myself. It's for flavor. Most of the songs are sung by a female with a beautiful, high/mid-range voice (usually drowned in delay). I do frequent backing vocals in a low distorted voice. The contrast is part of our experiment. I used to do a lot of vocals in a different band where i was the lead singer. It was amateur, I had no idea what I was doing and put zero thought into the way I breathed, opened my mouth and pronounced syllables. I mindlessly "sang" out of my range with no previous knowledge of being a vocalist. It was bad. The female singer in my band gives me a lot of crap about it. She's pretty critical, but I understand why. Singing is her gift and she is classically trained, even got a vocal scholarship. I'm very lucky to be working with her. But I still want to be able to have songs to myself if the album calls for it.
I don't think I'm terrible. I understand pitch and can carry a tune. I even landed the role of Sweeney Todd in my high school production. I've had several people tell me I'm a decent singer and that I have my own style that makes my music unique. There's emotion in my voice. But I still doubt myself from time to time, mostly because of her comments. This song I'm sharing with you guys has a special meaning to me and I'm not letting either of the other 2 singers in my band feature on it. I've been studying some of my old vocals in my old band to try to figure out how I can approach this song differently and not record something that makes me cringe. I've tried singing this song in several different ways until I found the way that I think fits my voice the most. I'm putting thought into the way I say certain phrases, but like I said I still don't have that much knowledge about singing and still doubt myself.
I think what I have now is pretty close to the best I'm gonna get right now on this song. There are still a few lines that are bugging me but I feel like I might never be happy just because it's my work and I'm just gonna make myself go crazy. So that's why I'm here. I want to see what the casual listener's first thoughts are about my singing and this song's performance/emotion. Am I being too hard on myself or am I really as bad as she tells me I am? Please tell me specifically which lines sound the worst/best and why. What notes make you cringe? What should I redo? How should I approach it? What am I doing right and what nuances sound cool? I want the good and the bad. I want to improve but I also want to know what I should continue to do? Is my voice unique? I'm open to anything. But I need honesty. This project is very important to me and I really want it to be the best it can be.
Sorry for the long post. I appreciate all the great feedback I get on this site!
