How To Warm Up For Singing With Distortion (Cues From James Hetfield, Brent Smith, Chris Cornell)
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The number one reason people fail or injure themselves when trying to sing with distortion or scream is because they don't warm up correctly. They don't know how to get in touch with the state of their voice and coax it into being ready for distorted singing!
Once you learn how to feel out your voice and warm up in a way that builds on certain key sensations, you'll not only be able to belt out some paint-peeling screams and wails... You'll be able to do it for a LONG TIME with no pain or fatigue!
Let me show you how to do it. I use melody lines from some of my favorite vocalists to warm up my distorted singing. I don't do things in the way you might expect though. I'm not just singing through songs.
I'm using melodies I love as ways to awaken my distorted voice and I have a very specific method that works for me every time! - เพลง
My neighbors are done with my shit after this one.
This is really interesting. I always noticed that it's easier to access distortion with higher notes but I was afraid I might hurt my voice trying it out. Now I have confidence in trying it out.
The deeper I get into your channel, the more excited I get. You explain things in a way I easily understand and in a way that works with my voice.
Thank you for all the help you've given, and everything still to come.
Take, if you want a slice
If you want a piece
If it feels alright.
Break, if you like the sound
If it gets you up
If it brings you down
Bravo Chris keep it up your content is always appreciated.
Awww YEAH!
This gives so much context on why I feel so much more comfortable singing the third chorus in a Soundgarden song than the first. Lovely explanantion.
Good shit. Gonna try this before gig this weekend.
Amazing. So helpful to see the rough process and sound be refined in the moment.
Thanks for the videos Chris
What a great warm up!!! Thank you Chris!! All of you warm ups are so helpful, and they produce successful results.
Awesome video, thanks Chris. I was literally trying to figure out the best warm up for exactly this today 😅
Really interesting!!! Your videos are always inspiring 💪💪💪💪 thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏
I really appreciate your videos, your tips and tricks and your very well explained approach. Great!
I enjoyed watching this video a lot, because this is exactly how I warm up! That was satisfying. Thanks, Chris
My go to song for practicing is Man In The Box. Thanks again for another amazing video Chris! -by another Chris
You have definitely discovered great ways to hack the voice, even sort of trick yourself into singing the way you want to. Excellent. It's a shame that I am the only want that wants a How to Sing Like Rod Stewart video 🤠
Just love tour videos men. I'm about to start your courses, thank you, keep it going!
Oh cool! Welcome to the course!
Ur examples r so useful🖤👍
Great video Chris
Thank you coach!
i go back and forth between classical singing lessons and yours...you helped me explore a lot of sounds I didn't know I could make....and you will forever be the only one that finally could teach me how to use my diaphragm...I have made more progress in the last months, than in the past decade. I am starting to believe that I might be singer after all 🤗
This is just amazing technique. So valuable. Turn up your very natural distortion plugin to 10/10. Fry at its best. Thank you for posting this and making the world musically better
Very playful, useful approach to warming up, I absolutely love it! Thank you for the content
You're so welcome!
I havent heard that Shinedown song in so long, didnt even know it was their song but I recognize it. Interesting to see these 3 different vocalists in the same video. Awesome.
This was really helpful. Would love to see you do a few takes on Trent Reznors voice on records like “wish” “reptile” and anything in that 91-95 era. He has such an amazing mixture of melodic gentleness and gritty distortion to his voice
love this one
Loved this! I modified one of the lines. I started with notes above my bridge with "Give me five", and then hit notes below my bridge with "Give me too" while keeping all the upper body parts loose, not trying to reach standarts in pitch accuracy. I did not care. No judgement, as you said. Then I continue with "I'm feelling fine" above the bridge and "I'm feeling good" below the bridge. It just happened that it perfectly ryhmes with the first part. :) Anyway, I suggest to everyone to make up lyrics as you're going along. It does not have to ryhme, but if it does, that's even better. It will motivate your creative side of your brain. The brain will understand its assignment and will realize that you're serious about learning to sing.
Hey thanks chris this really helped a ton! You're the best \m/
Happy to help! Thanks for coming by~!!
Such an important vid! You could have all the technique in the world but none of it's any good if you haven't figured out how your body uniquely warms up. I definitely feel like warming up my voice is like kneading bread dough, and you bouncing around all 3 phrases at the end helped me feel less crazy when I do the same. Also learned a lot from Spencer Sotelo talking about warming up and getting teased by his bandmates in one of your past vids
Really cool homie :)
This is easy thanks man!
Hello Chris Liepe. It would be nice of you do a vocal analysis of The Mars Volta singer, Cedric Bixter Zavala. I think many people appreciate him as a singer.
Thats a great idea!
I just love how he educates us with the attitude that says all those rock n roll singing wasn't only meant for those who are talented by nature (for a long time we had this idea, that we never get ''there'') but everyone who eager to pursue can get there in healthy manner with correct knowledge. Most importantly, with so much joy!!
Love this channel and huge shoutout for my secret vocal coach!
Honestly, in my lifetime, all your videos are helpful with my vocal training. I'm not trying to copy the singers' styles but I found out that I had a voice of my own. Your advice in each video is gradually correcting me at most of the times. Even screaming may not be the same but I try to find my way out and not to be like someone.
it would be amazing to see your analysis on Eddie berg from imminence. he seems to really have a good control of his cleans and distorted cleans and also his screams.
Thanks Chris ! Really inspiring !
On my side, my warm up routine for the last two years to get my mixed voice and distortion right has been:
1) Breaking the law - Judas priest (It is a safe song to get my middle range and pronunciation right)
2) Living after midnight - Judas Priest - this opens up my mixed and head voice with a little bit of grit.
3) The ace of spade - Motorhead - There i get my full distortion in mixed voice.
It works fine so far with these ! Let me know what tou think 😀
wow this is a eye oppening video
Great music song singing
Love it
Thanks for watching!
I don't know how to use my distortion vocal strings. I can't.
I know they are in my throat above my normal vocal strings, but I can't use them...
Maybe this is the reason why I admire Axl Rose so much.
Regards.
Could you do an unpacking of Wes scantlins vocals ? He was great back in his day
If you do a video on how to sing like Billy Corgan, I will be eternally appreciative of and indebted to you.
He's been on the list for awhile... I think it's time!
It would be interesting to see you talk about some of the great singers of yesteryears, maybe Elvis! In light of modern knowledge of technique!
Thanks for this warmup.
Also on a related topic, can I share an experience I had while using this warmup
Firstly I am a guy who tends to be not so connected to my emotions, and sometimes downright cold.
But while doing this warmup routine, or getting the concept of it I applied it to feel out a song by the deftones, I think it was risk, and somehow as I was exploring that line you make us walk between the head voice and the fuller high register, there was an emotional breakthrough, and I found myself singing with emotion, then breaking into full on crying, then breaking into hysterical laughter
Awesome!
Could you do a vocal breakdown of valiant hearts elevated being or anything off of their last album yonder?
That’s so weird! I also warm up to Jesus Christ pose!!! It flexes all the muscles!
Please do make a video analysing Joe Duplantier of Gojira. His low screams are just so beautiful
th-cam.com/video/aHcZfxWF_ZA/w-d-xo.html
Just got into your videos and im really liking it so far. Could you maybe do a video on how to sing like Ivan Moody from Five Finger Death Punch?
Thanks for watching! I'll dig into some Ivan! Thanks for the recommendation!
@@chrisliepe appreciate it, man. These videos are gonna help a lot with my vocals and im trying to find the right style to match the lyrics I've written.
I'd totally watch cooking with Chris lol
Hey Chris, been following you for a long time and you’ve been really helpful, not only for my voice and singing but for learning anything really. I have a question, I like to write and I’ve been told various times that my writings could make good lyrics, but I can’t turn them to songs or at least not my own songs. I am able to make my own song if it’s just notes, and I can write my own stuff, but it’s getting really difficult to connect both, could you maybe do a video related to this?
English isn’t my mother language so I’m not sure if I explained this well.
Maybe I need to join your free course. But would be cool if you had this but without all the explanations for re watching purpose. More like tradition warm up vids but with what you’re saying to do here. (And with Julian C lines)
You rock
You’re ready for one of my courses for sure! They are structured in a much more guided practice format. TH-cam viewers generally won’t sit through a practice session, but those really wanting to go deep will really resonate with the approach I present in my courses. Head to chrisliepe.com to explore different ways we can work together!
I remember seeing Soundgarden videos like this one and thinking Cornell was a poor live singer. When I saw them for the Superunknown tour in Edmonton AB, he sounded fantastic! I was 13 at the time so it took me years to realize that by that point they were propbably changing up the set lists so they weren't just starting the show with the harder stuff.
That must have been absolutely amazing to see them live as a 13 year old!! I didn't get to see Cornell live until I was in my early 20s when he performed with Audioslave and then I got to see him again in 2012 after SG reunited.
@@chrisliepe It's still one of the best concerts I've been to, but I'm obviously biased. I never got to see them or Cornell live again after that. There were so many good shows though. Like seeing Foo Fighters on the B stage at one fest, with Perfect Circle and Smashing Pumpkins on the main stage. Foo Fighters had just released their 1st album and people still didn't know what to make of the poppier sound. Good times!
Thanks so much, Chris! A couple of year ago I was able get all nasty & raspy up in my top end (and it was getting easier), but then I stopped to focus on my clean singing (for fear I was doing it wrong) and it’s been really hard to get my voice back into that gear when I want it to, so this was exactly what I needed right now! 🙌🏼
Side note - could you please teach how to approach those super high Prince screams safely? Namely the end of Kiss/I Wanna Be Your Lover. I guess it’s kinda like Brian Johnson too. Thanks!
Yeah, I'm after the Justice era James vocal tone.
Great topic. Is the effect of warming up before singing with distortion similar to the effect warming up in the gym with a couple of light to moderate sets before doing an all-out set? Is it to get the blood rushing to the vocal cords to make them more flexible, just like the weight lifter warms up to get the blood rushing to his muscles, tendons and ligaments? I don't know how well the analogy holds up - if people actually tear, pull, or sprain vocal cords. When singers don't warm up and immediately sing some songs with distortion is the type of injury they're risking to their vocal cords or vocal tract equivalent to a torn muscle or tendon, or is what they're risking more of an accumulation of damage where it slowly roughens and damages the vocal cords over time?
By the way, I remember you saying singing "Fuel" necessitates hyper-compression. Since all vocal distortion utilizes compression, as far as I know, is the hyper-compression technique just a matter of compressing harder, or is there actually a different technique involved in achieving hyper-compression?
It's very similar for sure!
Ok any advice on how to do high (for me, like above C4 lol) without getting killed by any neighbours IF you're a deep voiced female with very low passaggios (meaning I gotta push pretty fast if I wanna sound belty, strong)
The caveat of course being I'll yodel if I'm not careful and push too hard when trying to mix what I cannot do with first register belt
Hi Chris! As I’m doing this, I’ve noticed my voice is kind of shaky. Almost like a nervous type of shake. How do I get rid of that “scared” or “nervous” tension if you will.
You sound great as ever Chris!! Would this be an appropriate way to get that robert plant range down? I believe I'm a first tenor where as early plant sounds like a pure tenor, some days I hit his notes as pure as him but most days ehhh.
Thanks so much! Yes, this would work very well for Plant's approach! That starting high and thin from Jesus Christ Pose is THE TICKET!
@@chrisliepe bet!! I definitely have a clear goal now let's gooo! I got my scream too! Thanks so much 4 everything brotha!
15:07 you speak like Justin Stoney of New York Vocal Teaching here :)
I love you lol.
Hey Chris. Covid took away my singing voice so ive stopped with your lessons for a while. Is there some exercise you recommend for voice recovery post coivd? It just falls apart whenever i use a raised larynx position. Even using head voice is difficult. Im sure im not alone in this.
If you check in this channel, there are some videos about voice recovery from Covid
@@qbsrd thanks man. ive been avoiding his channel as well as other regular vocal channels since its been so depressing.
Absolutely not alone. Mine hasn't been the same since covid. I haven't lost ALL the hard shit I used to do, but I have to sing differently and it's not as powerful as it was and high Chris Cornell, or Chester Bennington stuff is more difficult and forced feeling. I'm trying everything to get back to where I was.
Same here. Hope we'll get it back.
Dude I struggled with this for the longest time it felt like. I caught it back in January of 21 and it for sure felt like several months that I wasn’t up to par. Make sure you’re at least doing your warmups every day and try to ease into it. Exercise is key. You will get it back. I probably 3x my practice at that point. I know your frustration!
I guess I have to warm up before I even try to learn...
Uuuh... Ye-Yeah!
Chris, you should check out Annenmaykantereit and do a vocal break down and analysis of the two singers from that band! You wouldn’t be disappointed by their cover of Toms Diner
Lines for my new warmup -shinedown im staring down the barrel of 4555 LINKIN PARK-Crawwwwling in my skinn these wounds they will not heeeyalll Audioslave- inn your housss i longgg to beee roomm by roomm patientlyyy i will wait for you thayrrr like a stoneee hope this helps someone am one of chrises students i do most my singing on karaoke app for covers and i write my own music which i do by accoustic rip to my idols chester bennington and chris cornel miss you guys hope to make you proud someday 💙
i also noticed that if i talked a lot before singing, somehow i get this more "open" and less restricted feeling. that's why before i warmup, also like to read some things out loud for a bit. what do you think of this? is this okay?
Not only ok... GREAT! I do similar things for my warmups... You should check out my 'best warmup' video :)
I really needed this :D Thanks so much for ALL of your content Chris (L)
13:08 lol =D
Hey chris, is Full voice when you sing in just chest resonance? Or is full voice the full blend of a 50/50 mix of head and chest ?
idk
i wanna know hgdehbghfswfh
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Yes, it is "full voice" the whole time really... Just different levels of intensity!
will these help me develop distortion if i dont currently use it?
Very much so, but I have lots of other videos in this as well!
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Hey Chris! Do you do online lessons? I’m super keen!
I do! Head over to chrisliepe.com for all the info :)
Can you make a video analysis on dave mustaines vocals on megadeths wake up dead
In the mean time, I've done this video on Dave: th-cam.com/video/V5XdOCEkQWI/w-d-xo.html
@@chrisliepe that's a good one
i like to sing the chorus of so real by Jeff Buckley to warm up my range
GREAT idea!
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So everything takes time no matter which techniques right? Even Whitney Houston became that power house after 20 years of singing.
Yep! Time, patience and a willingness to experiment and explore without judgement!
I've been the 666!!!!
Hey Chris I appreciate the content can you do a breakdown on Aretha Franklin singing style? I read that she has a powerful mezzo soprano voice. or James brown. I believe you have the talent and the skill to look into soul artists. Or Beyonce or Ella Fitzgerald. not Cardi B. That voice of hers is annoying
GREAT idea! Have you seen this one? th-cam.com/video/xen8frkK6ok/w-d-xo.html
@@chrisliepe oh thx 😊
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