Wicked Sycamore is an all-female trio hailing from the Baltimore/DC area, consisting of Juliette Bell on guitar, Lainie Gray on mandolin, and Madeline Waters on cello. Their sound can be described as contemporary folk with a mischievous edge that is grounded in traditional roots music but branches out into Americana and bluegrass. They write original music ranging from fun and light-hearted sing-alongs to deep, introspective tunes for the ages. No matter the genre, their music relies heavily on intricate vocal harmonies, thoughtful arrangement, and instrumental prowess. By growing their presence as a collaborative force, they hope to increase female representation as both musicians and songwriters throughout the modern music landscape. More
Award-winning Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau and guitarist Ken Avis are joined by acclaimed jazz musicians Karine Chapdelaine (bass), and Amy K. Bormet (piano) to interpret the music of Joni Mitchell's Blue and Carole King's Tapestry. Recorded simultaneously, in the same studio in 1971, the milestone albums changed American music forever; marking the end of the 1960's while putting women vocalist-composers center-stage. They reached across generations; appealing to a new audience, mothers and daughters alike...and the rest of us followed. Enjoy the soulful, jazz flavored sounds at Lubber Run Amphitheater, performed by "one of the best voices in the business." (Canadian Audiophile) More
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Come at us if you want, but we love the parody of Thriller in the video. More than that, of course, we echo Larry Flick, who summarised for Billboard that the track features a "contagious dance/pop beat and catchy hook that perfectly showcases this talented group's voices". And it'll showcase your system's handling of dynamics and agility a treat, too. Team BSB forever.
Your speakers' task here involves delicate guitar synth strings, a hard-edged funk bass line and some complex vocal layering. With so many voices, it's almost choir-like in places, underpinned by Bowie's somehow dead-pan yet still attacking, lead vocal. In places, it's an introspective, sad take on Bowie's Major Tom character, but it also features lyrics generated from his oft-used cut-up technique. It really shouldn't work, but it does.
Cheating the vocals is common in pop music and has been for a long time. Is it right? Well, that's moot isn't it? The problem is when it's used for young singers. Take Disney, for example. With the exception of Miley Cyrus, every Disney female singer sounds EXACTLY the same due to the overuse of pitch correction. It enable attractive actresses with little to no true musical talent to appear great. I just hope those actresses don't get caught up in the lie. . .that'll mess up their lives big time, as we've seen too often.
cheating with vocals is really a hollow complaint considering the difficulty of turning recorded music into something comparable to live sound through a PA. the best natural singer as you pointed out still must be captured into wav. files or magnetic particles on tape and that process must be compensated for, the more expensive the studio the better the compensation, hopefully. Then there is pure creation ala the Beatles were voices are played with for entertainment sake. I just always assume everyone does what I do and uses whatever it takes to get the sound I want.
After reading this article I thought I had better leave a comment. There are many amazing singers and performers in the world. Is is ok to cheat? Yes to a certain degree- I ask the question what about the singers we love to listen to who have a great tonal quality in their voice? I am a singer myself but have also recorded other singers and have been recorded. After a certain amount of takes of the same song your voices tends to get 'tired' on some notes. 2) I honestly don't think its really its really necessary to put the auto tune on the CD, if you do that you might as well start writing down the microphone used, the effects used EQ, compression etcand the exact postion of singer. Thats just a bit over the top I know, but when do draw the line.
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