hey Chris Liepe here I thought given the release of the new sleep token album and the fact
that I've been working closely with Will Ramos the past couple months on my aggressive extreme
vocals
I've never done it that well before that is it I am so proud of you right now this is
incredible and that will helped me up my aggressive vocal techniques from my sleep token cover
[Applause] oh
it was only fair that I did a vocal analysis of his sleep token cover of Chokehold will
now has a full-blown extreme vocal course over 50 lessons if you'd like to get in on
that or at least learn more about it click the link below and join his free warm-ups
course and you'll get some information on the big Journey
when we [Applause] when we
it was no accidents [Music] foreign
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now I want to listen to this section again because even at the very beginning here he's
doing an incredible job of nodding to what makes vessel's performance work so well while
adding to it with his own voice which is oh so good listen for the following he's using
a lot more pressure he's using a lot more compression you can hear it at the end of
certain phrases where he lightly grits it up a little bit you also hear it in the exits
of his notes there's some sides and you hear that kind of thing in vessel's performance
as well but it's more pronounced even already here in Will's version also notice how he
is delaying his consonants leaving room for breath this is another thing he picked up
from vessel and he's making it his own here
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[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] putting more compression to get a little break
up there
[Music] [Applause] [Music] excellent job breaking into his head voice there notice he didn't
slide as much as vessel he stepped it and then went up into his head voice he is not
afraid of making this performance his own
I think I changed the vowel too right in the middle of that step [Music]
closing on Guardian and singing through that end exposing the nasality he has great tone
because he's allowing his resonance to fluctuate or change a lot as he's singing these words
another thing that vessel does really well [Music] [Applause] [Music] the articulation
there
[Music] the use of his breath is just wonderful those exhales those exits [Music]
I also like how he's infusing spoken phrasing this he's not trying to stick to the notes
too much you've got me in a Chokehold no he's choke hold he's bridging those pitches a little
bit very Musical and very approachable [Music]
isn't necessarily on on a note you've got me in a joke hold yeah [Music]
[Music]
oh it's just I never get tired of it what he's doing in the context of this song and
I love how he gets into it he's got his his true voices primary chords engaged as he gets
in to that wonderful scream listen to that again oh it's just beautiful hold on [Music]
you one more time
foreign
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it just gives me shivers and the way he gets into it and then perpetuates plays with the
Rhythm a little bit now you might be tempted to say oh yeah well this is so good because
he's will Ramos and will Ramos has an incredible voice I say yes I agree but he is so good
not because he is Will Ramos but because he is being will Ramos he is not trying to do
what vessel is doing he is borrowing taking inspiration from this song because this is
his arguably his favorite band and he's putting this inspiration in his own voice and taking
it another step based on his own strengths we all have the ability to do this but it
doesn't start by saying oh you know that guy's got a better voice than me I gotta sing like
that it doesn't start like that it starts by going oh I really like that artist I really
like that vocalist let me see what I can do with it let me lean into my own strengths
my own bents how do you find your own strengths in your own bents explore be playful be non-judgmental
as you experiment with your voice [Music] beneath the stormy sis above the mountain
peaks it's all the same to me it makes no difference [Music]
a little bit of that false chord hard breath engagement at the end of that difference so
cool also I love how his voice here is is a bit more aggressive but it's actually a
bit more vulnerable on this verse than it is on the first verse there's a little bit
of quiver in it and he's embracing that
above the mountain peaks it's all the same to me it makes no difference [Music] I've
seen my days
[Music] [Applause] [Music] there it is again it's Dynamic home again again that's huge
singing through your end singing through your nasality intentionally that brings a lot of
tone into your voice
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[Music] energy to be constantly [Music]
oh that was a cool articulation we also have to notice how he lays back here and vessel
does a good job of this as well but you'd be tempted to want to push the beat with your
voice he's letting the band pull his voice timing wise which sets you at ease as a listener
good [Music]
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I like how he's made I like how he's made that almost part of the hook in this case
he's not overdoing it and he's not rushing it it comes with the intensity it's his way
of getting that intensity out in his voice sounds great
foreign [Applause]
that was a really cool Melody diversions there a little Improv
that's boy bandish right there man that's awesome
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[Applause] [Music] he still had enough left to give even after holding that note out subtly
changing the resonance around to give us a finishing sigh
foreign
[Applause] got just a little brighter at the end as he brought that resonance forward more
into the front of his face awesome rendition thank you sleep token for such incredible
Melodies that are so fun to sing It's amazing to experience what other artists are able
to do with the Melodies and how fun they are to play with include myself in that I really
enjoy seeing a sleep token again if you'd like to go deeper with Will and experience
his full-blown extreme vocals course click the link below and join his free warm-ups
course and you'll be notified see you for more