I have been working extremely hard on my vocals. I’ve been most concentrating on my singing for a while now. I really want to sing better and it’s really working. Anybody can become a great singer, and like I repeatedly said before — it takes vocal instruction and practice.

What I would suggest to become a better singer, I wouldn’t go through all those “how to” videos in youtube or those books you buy from the store. You’re just going to get their style when you really should have your own distinct sound in your voice. Actually, I would recommend you get vocal instruction DVDs/Tapes but with the ones with the vocal exercises that you can practice with. You know the vocal exercises where someone plays the piano and you practice to sing high or lower. I would recommend Metal Method’s “Vocal Power” more than anything. Other tricks to make you a better singer is when you want to have better range and to sing high, you need to get all of that sound out of your mouth. You need to have this buzzing sensation in your head. When you have that buzzing feeling in your head, you got it. Also, you don’t want to over sing too much. All you need is 30 to 40 minutes of practice a day. Your voice is like an instrument in so many ways. I can also compare singing to bodybuilding. You know how when in bodybuilding you lift weights and build muscle? Singing is pretty much the same thing. The more you sing, the stronger your voice gets.

You also need to keep your throat dry when singing like drinking a nice hot cup of green tea, I would recommend. Not coffee ’cause that’s way too hot and green tea would be perfect, in my opinion. Before I practice my vocal chops, I would drink a big cup of warm green tea. Some singers would prefer other drinks that helps their voice but green tea works for me. It takes years to become a better singer just like it takes years to play great guitar.

I still don’t think I’m a great singer but I believe I improved a little bit. I’m singing higher than ever, and didn’t think I could. I’m about to prove it with my upcoming songs too. I didn’t like the low and deep singing voice in my older songs. Time for a change. It is time to be a “singer”.

Yes, there are too many bands and solo acoustic artists that sing and perform but to be honest, a lot of them don’t actually sing. I know a great singer when I hear one and there are only a very few great vocalists around here. The point I’m trying to make here is that a lot of singers sing like if they’re using their speaking voice, not actually singing. Know what I mean? That’s kind of how I sang in the past and I don’t want to sound like that anymore. Time to take my voice to the next level and you’re already hearing that in my recent cover songs. It’s time to take singing a little more seriously if I want to improve my songwriting skills and it’s working beautifully.

The reason I haven’t written songs yet ’cause I just started studying poetry for the past few months and hoping to make my next batch of songs a little more poetic. I think people will appreciate my change of direction in my original songs, next time around. My next batch of songs promises to be something very special. My goal is to perform with a lot of heart and passion.

Kev

I prefer home recording over recording in an over-priced studio. There are too many bands & artists around here who overlook the beauty of home recording. Musicians shouldn’t ignore home recording. I don’t like those local studios where you have to pay hourly. A lot of studios are over-priced. They charge ya so much, it’s ridiculous. The reason home recording rocks so much is that you can make studio quality demos that’ll sound like you just recorded in a studio. If you train yourself how to use music recording software like ProTools and all that stuff, you can make some great sounding demos homemade. Why is home recording better?

1) You can record anytime you want to. You don’t have to set appointments with a local studio. You have home recording equipment, you’ll be able to record all day, every day.

2) Saves money. You don’t have to pay by the hour with your own home recording equipment.

You can even turn your own home into your own home studio. It’s easy to do. Just do the research and buy all the equipment you need to make a home studio. If you want nothing fancy; all you need is a computer and music recording software — that’s pretty much it. My home recording rig is nothing all that fancy. I would like to have better recording equipment and more expensive stuff but someday, I’ll have to start saving for the right equipment. I’ll need better speakers and all that stuff.

I think home recording is way cool. You don’t need those studios. Even a lot of famous bands don’t use expensive studios. A lot of famous bands have their own studio at home. That’s where they mostly make their records. Another great thing about home recording is that you have complete control. You’ll be your own boss and won’t be told what to do by the recording engineer. If you need mixing and mastering done… do the research on that stuff and you can get those done yourself with the right equipment you can buy.

There are some musicians around here that I know who do home recording but we need more. Home recording is so underrated. A lot of musicians and bands prefer to record in professional studios because they probably don’t have any recording equipment at home and they don’t know their stuff either that or they just want to feel like a rock star.

I recorded in a professional studio once to record a demo but to be honest, I didn’t like it. I like to keep it old-school by doing home recording. I’m more used to that.

My next demo that I plan on making will probably be homemade too. Studios are expensive and a lot of them rip you off, anyway. If you want to be a real DIY artist… doing everything homemade is the way to do it.

Kev