Have you ever considered vocal training? I'm in the same boat, started out with NO technique and I have since worked with 2 vocal coaches. For myself, I was using the wrong parts of my voice and the wrong ranges. Things have got more comfortable and I'm starting to write for my voice (which is a bass/baritone instead of a tenor - like most people)I wasn't sure where to post this, but this seems like the best forum.
I have written lots of tunes, but I'm not a strong vocalist. I have recorded off and on with "real" singers on ocassion, and no, I haven't sold any records yet ( ).
Anyway...whether you are a singer or not, have you ever listened to yourself on tape and grown to hate your singing voice? That's where I'm at right now. I've been doing lots of takes on several tunes of late, and I just seem to hate it more and more.
Discuss!!!
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Nice Song!this thread is getting big.
A few years ago I absolutely loved my voice. I could listen to myself all day long. haha. Sad but true.
About 4 years ago I got in this habit of writing songs that were right at the very edge of my upper range - it was all head voice. This was fine for recording but when it came to live shows, I wouldn't last more than a couple of songs before losing it. To top it off, I started drinking....a lot. This caused me to get acid reflux and I developed nodules. Trying to sing now is somewhat painful and I've lost a lot of range.
My confidence went to shit and I quit the band I was in and have, basically, been hiding out. It's been hard to write because there are notes that I would like to hit now but can't. So I now I write in, mostly, my lower range.
Here's something I was working on the other night. Forgive all the reverb on this, it was about 3AM and my sleepy head thought it was just the right amount. haha.
Nice Song!
Last week I recorded "I wish I was 18 again."
My conclusion: I wish I was 18 again.
I'd post it, but I don't know how, and I don't want to inflict pain on others who still have good ears.
I agree with Jack Jones. Very nice song.Here's something I was working on the other night. Forgive all the reverb on this, it was about 3AM and my sleepy head thought it was just the right amount. haha.
... That's why the big artists sell so well. They somehow put together the following elements (not in order of priority, and I may be missing a few):
1. Great song (that comes first above and beyond anything else).
2. Great technical playing (guitar, piano, etc. Hit the right notes at the right time and try not to miss---I miss constantly).
3. Great voice that matches the song.
4. Marketing or publishing; getting people to hear you through performing or recording.
5. Good recording technique (the sounds in the mind seldom match that finished product, do they?).
6. Luck.
And maybe a touch of God's help, eh?
I love David Wilcox! What a nice guy. I got to meet him a couple of times. Very down to earth, and slightly shy.Now I'm in my 50's, and I can sing David Wilcox.