- Can you sing me a song?
♪ Don't tell me not to live ♪
♪ Just sit and putter ♪
♪ Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter ♪
- [Director] Wow.
♪ Don't bring around a cloud ♪
♪ To rain on my parade ♪
(easy music)
- [Director] Hi.
- Hi.
- [Director] Who are you and what are you doing here today?
- I'm Shayna, I'm a singer
and a songwriter and a vocal coach.
And I'm here to guess who people are based on their voices.
- [Director] Do people make assumptions about you
based on your voice?
- They think I'm 12.
- They expect me to have the typical Samoan accent.
- [Director] What does a Samoan sound like?
(Satu mimicking Samoan accent)
- They sound like this and they emphasize their S's.
- [Director] I'm gonna hand you this tablet.
You're gonna match a voice to these people.
- Okay.
So the first one...
I instantly thought that they would have a lisp.
- They seem to be, maybe gender nonconforming.
- I feel like number two is gonna be a little more
high pitched than usual.
- I feel she might have a high pitch voice.
- I think number four,
he would have a much more quieter voice.
- This is gonna be easy too.
- [Director] Why is that?
- There's just something about his eyes
that give me a cisgendered white male experience.
- [Director] We're gonna bring out the first person.
- I'm blind.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- How are you?
- Good.
- Um, what--
- Are you nervous?
- I'm gotten a little nervous, yeah.
(both laughing)
I love your laugh.
- Thank you.
- What sign are you?
- I'm a Cancer.
- What do you do for work?
- Radio show host.
- Give me your radio voice.
- What's going on?
You tuned in to Fresh Juice right here
on Rainier Avenue Radio.
Myself D'money, what's going on?
(Speaker 1 laughs)
- Wow, I'm so confused.
(both laughing)
- Act like you're calling me, you're ordering a pizza.
- Hi, I'd like to order a pizza.
- All right, what kind of toppings would you like?
- Let's see, pepperoni sounds good right now.
Let's add some olives, mushrooms.
- Will you give me a big old breath?
And I'm gonna ask you to do a bleet.
- What do you mean, like a neigh?
- That's right, it's gonna be something like this...
(Shayna gasp breathing)
(Shayna neighing)
(Speaker 2 gasp breathing)
(Speaker 2 neighing)
I know who it is.
(Speaker 2 laughing)
I'm gonna go with this person.
- [Director] Oh.
- I'm gonna go with four.
- I'm gonna roll with this.
- [Director] Okay, so hold that
and then both of you step forward.
- Oh!
(Satu laughing)
- Oh!
- I was so close.
(Speaker 1 gasps)
- I was right!
(Speaker 2 cheering)
Oh my God!
- You did it, let's go.
- Oh my God and you've got a cancer shirt on.
- Why do you think that was me?
- I don't know, he has like a um...
Not golden retrieve--
How's that word?
- Golden retriever, there's something wrong.
- Excited or like--
Like up-flection of his voice.
So I figured that he's a cheery guy.
- It's all good.
- Nice to meet you, man.
- Good luck with the rest.
- I'll listen to your radio show.
- Oh, thank you, yeah.
- All right, hello person on the other side.
I'm Satu, what's your name?
- Satu, nice to meet you, I'm Mikey.
- Oh my goodness, I love your voice.
- Oh, thank you, thank you.
I love yours. - Do you sing?
- I do not at all, no.
(Mikey chuckles)
- Can you do me a favor, will you saying this for me?
- Oh my God.
♪ Chrissy wake up ♪
- Oh, you sing, winner.
- Okay.
- This person is comfortable speaking
with their soft palette lifted,
just in their natural course, so that comfort--
But they do have a lower timber.
- What sign are you?
- I'm a Pisces.
- Oh okay.
Off the bat, I'm thinking...
- [Director] Okay, why that person?
- I just think that they sound Asian.
- Oh, what makes me sound Asian?
- Oh God, I'm just gonna say my grandma's Korean
and she talks very quiet.
- I think I'm quiet 'cause I'm shy.
I'm like, you know...
- Yeah, I'm still gonna go with person number three.
- Is it this person?
- Final guess.
- [Director] Okay.
(Shayna shrieks)
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you?
- Oh, hi. - Hi.
- [Director] Show Mikey who you thought they were.
- Oh, what made you think that person was me?
- You just have more of a Asian complexion in your voice.
- I get told a lot I don't really have an accent
by my English speaking friends,
but a lot of my Chinese friends have always said
I do sound a little Chinese.
I think that's cool to hear.
- Thank you, it was nice meeting you.
- Nice meeting you, have a good one.
- You too.
- Hello.
- Howdy?
You are speaking with Eric-Quinn.
- Oh Eric-Quinn, I love your voice.
- Aw.
- What do you do for a living?
- I am a children's birthday party entertainer.
- Give me your best road rage voice.
- What the hell are you doing?
Stay in your lane!
(Eric-Quinn chuckles)
- Dude, I would not wanna piss you off.
- [Director] That scared me.
- Geez.
- What do you like to do for fun?
- I'm an artist and also I do musical theater.
- Can you send me something from Sondheim?
- From Sondheim, oh...
♪ Sondheim ♪
(Eric-Quinn vocalizing)
Yeah.
- Well, I'm hearing that tremolo, is mwah, chefs kiss,
what a body for making music.
- I know I said I thought this person has a lisp
but I feel like that's more fitting.
- Could be this person?
- [Director] Okay.
- When he started lifting his larynx
to go into a higher belt, there was a cover on it
which makes me think that they're pretty tall.
I'm going to go with this person.
- [Director] Okay.
Step forward.
- Oh, fuck yeah, I'm so good at this.
What the fuck?
- [Director] You got it right.
- Nice.
Finally, I win something.
(Shayna screams)
- No!
Hi.
- Hi.
(all laughing)
- I chose this person 'cause they look like
they go to the Seattle Opera and perform.
- Do people make assumptions of you from your voice?
- A lot of people assume that I would be more masculine
if they hear me over the phone or something,
and then they see me in person and you got this,
really little boy here.
(Speaker 1 laughing)
- I love it, oh my God.
Yes, it is fitting though.
(Speaker 1 laughing)
- I'm Shayna, who am I speaking with?
- Mason.
- Hi Mason. - Hi.
- What do you like to do for fun?
- I just like to play chill video games
or watch the same TV shows over and over again.
- What did you go to school for, if you did go to college.
- I'm actually in college to go for communications.
- Do you ever go out and do karaoke with friends or?
- No, the last time I did karaoke
I had panic attack on stage, so...
- Oh, really?
- Yeah. - Well what was the song?
♪ I'll tell you what I want ♪
♪ What I really really want ♪
♪ Don't tell me what I want ♪
♪ What I really really want ♪
♪ I wanna I wanna I wanna I wanna ♪
♪ I wanna really really really ♪
♪ Wanna zigazig ha ♪
- Yes. - Yeah, that was it.
- Could you gimme your best sexy voice?
- I don't know what to say, um...
Hey there, come here often?
- Oh.
- So everything's pitched a little lower,
but they have quite a range.
I would think that because of that that Mason
maybe has really broad shoulders, maybe has a longer neck.
This is my top guess here.
- [Director] Okay.
Why that person?
- I don't wanna sound rude, it's just--
(both laughing)
You just look like you play video games for fun.
- [Director] Okay, go ahead and step forward.
Show the person.
(Satu laughs)
- Bro, I'm so sorry.
- I see it.
- Oh my gosh. - I was right.
- Yes, I love it.
(both laughing)
Oh my God, hi! - Hi, yes!
Hey Mason.
- Hey.
What made you think that was me?
- Usually art students have a certain
fashion style to them and I automatically assume
that someone who's gone for communications
would dress something of this nature.
Sorry man.
- Hey, I'm not offended.
- Yeah.
- How's it going?
- I'm good, how are you?
- I'm good, what's your name?
- My name's Ashley.
- What sign are you?
- Gemini.
- Okay.
- Do you have a partner?
- Yes.
- Oh, how tall is your partner?
- 5,8.
- Do you feel like they tower over you?
- No.
(Shayna groans)
- What kind of car do you drive?
What's your ideal mode of transportation?
- I'm not a big car person,
I would say something economical.
- What did you major in?
- Computer science.
- Are you more of a software, hardware type of person?
- Software.
- They seem very balanced.
- I'm thinking this person right now.
- [Director] Okay, why that person?
- The really relaxed energy and state of their voice
makes me feel like they have this constant chill
and I think they're tall, I think they're a sister
and I think this is Ashley.
- It's this person.
- [Director] Okay, hold that
and then show Ashley who you think they are.
- Oh, hello.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, Ashley.
(Speaker 1 gasps)
- What the fuck?
- That is me.
- That is you. - That is me.
- Holy shit.
- Oh!
Ashley, what's up?
- What made you think I was Black?
- I just wanted you to be.
(both laughing)
- Hey there.
- Hey.
- [Shayna] Hey!
- I'm Andrew.
- Hey Andrew, I'm Shayna.
- Shayna, what do you think I look like?
- I think that you are a White man.
(Andrew laughing)
Or you look like one, at least.
- What about my voice says White?
I think it's the assumed confidence, no hate.
(Andrew chuckles)
- Imagine you're making a sandwich, okay?
And you have any choice to put any condiments on it.
- Okay, I don't think avocado counts as a condiment
but an avocado spread, I love avocado.
- Can you sing me a song?
- Oh, you want me to sing on camera?
- Yeah.
♪ Don't tell me not to live ♪
♪ Just sit and putter ♪
♪ Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter ♪
- [Director] Wow.
♪ Don't bring around a cloud ♪
♪ To rain on my parade ♪
Tell me another thing--
Even without looking at the pictures,
what's another thing you imagine
when you hear my voice, about me?
- That you have a wonderful haircut,
that you have beautiful skincare routine.
(Andrew laughs)
- Hell yeah.
- That you love to hang out with your friends.
- [Director] What do you think he puts on a sandwich?
- On a sandwich?
- [Director] Yeah.
- Maybe some avocado.
- Hey!
Everything you've said about me so far has been true
and I am amazed at the fact
that you're able to get that from my voice.
- This is a hinky guess, man.
- [Director] What makes you think it's that person?
- He sounds more...
I guess, White.
(Andrew laughs)
- This is my guess.
- [Director] Okay.
- Hi! - Ta-da!
(both laughing)
Hey!
- I've been looking for this person's eyes for a while--
- You could hear the smile in my voice.
- The natural performer, yes, exactly.
- This would be a typical avocado person.
I don't know how to explain it.
- You picked me immediately.
As soon as you heard me singing, like this photo, this is--
- Yes, I can hear it coming out of the picture.
- How, how do you know?
How are you so good at this?
- I'm just like--
God, I'm just really good at everything, I don't know.
(all laughing)
- And humble.
- Yeah.