Screaming Success - Learn to Sing like Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge/Slash) using Mix Voice
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2015
- It's low-tech time at the Screaming Success Vocal Academy, but Mike Schii is back, this time with a brief overview of the vocal techniques used by Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge! A discussion of diaphragmatic compression, breath support, speech level singing, mix voice, vowel shaping, and more awaits you! Have a listen!
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Myles Kennedy 'Reign over me' with Mayfield four is mind blowingly good
+SpaceMechanic Biatch Have you listened to Mayfield four-lyla?
OMG!!! this song is so good.. the vocals, the feels... EVERYTHING!!.. the first time I listened to it blew my mind O.o
I've been playing that for a week now Reign Over Me and Mercy Rub intermittently. That soaring vocals in the last part daaamn
I am really happy to hear from you about Myles Kennedy. He is my biggest inspiration ever and forever. I train almost everyday to sing like him since 2004 and I am not even close yet. You did a good job introducing stuffs and characteristics of his singing way. Therefore, you should know that Myles only use half of his vocal potential in Alter Bridge. I would like to invite you to experience his job in The Mayfield Four and Citzen Swing and now at Slash's side. Try the songs 12/31, Summergirl, Big Verb, Fallout, Inner City Blues and Eden from The Mayfield Four and Battleground, Not For Me, Far and Away and among others out of the new album. Perhaps you know all this songs but if not, please try and make more videos with these great tips. Thank you!
+Diego Worlitz Why would you train to sound like someone else? Are you auditioning for a professional Alter Bridge tribute act?
+Anjohl Yes I am. I really plan to start an AB cover in the near future.
I'd love to find somebody like you to sing Slash / Van Halen / Alter Bridge stuff haha.
I have just searched this and found this video. I have subconsciously followed how Myles sings just as you explained and I'm glad you showed me I'm on the right track!
2019 and still awesomeee nice job!!
Could you show to sing like Adam gontier and Chris Cornell
Your mentionings were quite right, it's just not that helpful for most.
Myles unlocked his full vocal potential when he mastered his soft palete to rise up completely. The result is a huge tube of space in his throat. Also, he has trained his voice to be sung from the head resonances ONLY, NO MATTER in what range he does the onset.
His technique is outstanding and surreal.
Anyway, it's cool that people appreciate his work and put out such videos to give a little introduction.
Good Stuff. Love Myles
You're truly amazing.
+Jeff Martial Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos!
Hi thanks for the informative videos. Just a quick question in regards to screaming, is it necessary to have a grasp of head and mix voice in order to do high screams? Or are they independent of normal vocal range. Thanks!
Dude are you going to continue these? They're very helpful
Hey man, thanks for watching. Unfortunately, I have stopped producing videos. I know that people on the whole loved them, but they're just not worth the considerable time investment for me anymore - my voice acting has taken off and that's taking my full time now!
@TheSchii How do I get past what I hear when I sing? When I sing to a track, I sound like I'm hitting the notes, however, when I'm singing to a backing track, I feel like I sound terrible. I don't know what to make of that.
I really enjoyed the / slash
You're an artist. Great voice. Charming speech. Helpful ideas. Thanks a lot. :D
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video.
2:32 what happened with your eyes ?
Could you do a how to sound like Kevin Young from Disciple video?
dude you are awesome. Just found you. Subbed for sure!
Thanks a lot man. Hope you enjoy the videos! Unfortunately because of my career I don't have time to make them anymore, but I'm glad people are still digging it.
I learned so much from this dude, too bad he's not making videos anymore.
Glad you found my old videos helpful! With CZcams demonetizing most every smaller channel, and with my career in voiceover getting busier and busier, making these videos just wasn't a good use of time anymore. Also, I'm terribly paranoid that something I've said in one of them will be either misunderstood or poorly attempted (or maybe I explained it wrong) and will result in someone hurting their voice. All my videos are based on trial and error techniques I've used in my own music and aren't from schooling or formal training - viewers beware!
Really good lessons, all described in detail. Dude, can u explain what kind of technique is used by John Cooper(skillet) and Ben Bernley(BB). Really want to sing like this, but always feels tired after 5-10 mins of training. What kind of exercises do i have to do, what kind of vocal position and so on. Thanks in advance for your reply.
Алексей Медведев John Cooper is a grand mystery to me, honestly. I've seen him perform live quite a few times (I used to work for his record label, actually) and I don't know how he sings the way he does without causing vocal damage. His raspy style sounds like it should be damaging but he's been doing it forever, so I have honestly no clue. Sorry!
How can you handle the phrases holding this kind of voice? I mean... I sound like a muppet because i can't pronounce clearly the consonants of a word with this voice... Any suggestions or specific technique for this?
Do a part 2
The important part of the video start at 1:40 for those in a hurry..
I searched how to sing like Chuck Schuldiner and this was the first video.
that is more like screaming not really singing. Still his painkiller cover is crazy.
do you have one for trevor from TFK
How do you do a video about singing like Myles and not coming anywhere close? Lol
Like how to sing with grit or rasp like Adam gontier
Damn I think I'm achieving it, how do I know I am? maybe my ears are tricking me and I suck lol
These lessons have been really useful, especially the false chord stuff considering how different it feels from normal speaking.
Do you have any idea what Chuck Schuldiner of Death is doing in this cover?
m.czcams.com/video/quPliK3eAy4/video.html
It sounds really odd in comparison to most other vocals and nobody I've asked has had any kind of answer. Thanks.
Hey Schii I think you forgot to mention how Myles gets his insane vocal endurance. I want to have the ability to hold notes for 30 seconds too!!!
passwoed100 Honestly the mix voice doesn't take a lot of air to produce the sound-- I can hold notes for 30 seconds as well. Endurance in the form of note quality (keeping the pitch accurate and strong the whole time) just comes from vocal strength, and vocal strength comes from practice. Good luck!
I've said it before and I'll probably say it again: Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth... he's got some death vocals that I just need to learn~~
Great video as always!
volcajohann I would be happy to do a video of Mikael Akerfeldt's growls, if it was possible for any other human to replicate that beastly demonic sound. Haha. He's on another level. I could tell you how I'm pretty sure he's doing them but because his cords are so thick (just listen to how deep his speaking voice is) it wouldn't sound the same if you or I did it, I'm pretty positive.
***** Hahahaha so very true... yet sad, in a way, to know that he's really that special. I'll just have to deal with it, but do you know, at least, a way to sound somewhat like him? I mean, his way of growling sounds quite different to many others y have heard... more raspy, yet clean, somehow... any tip would be much appreciated ^^
+TheSchii Dude, you serious?
Your speaking voice is very low/grunty (and very pleasant, nohomo)
I can do some growls/fry (almost low as Akerfeldt's) and believe or not, I have a brutal asymmetry on my vocal chords (it almost looks like I have 1/4 of it on my right side).
So, I'll say, TRY to mimic the sound of these brutal dudes.
With practice you'll be able to sound similar.
And also, I think is very important being exposed to this kind of stuff at a young age. Some friends say that my vocal range is some Baritone thing, but I can reach up around F#5 (G5), and that's because I sang Bon Jovi, Queen, Maiden, Stratovarius and Sonata (among others) at an early age, and in the other hand Dimmu Borgir, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Children of Bodom...
Thanks for your video dude, pretty neat! lml,
PS: Sorry if there's any mistake, eglish is not my native language :P
+OsoASeks I have a pretty damn brutal growl myself (check out czcams.com/video/fXcLtsZf_eY/video.html for proof) but that being said, Mikael Akerfeldt is still way more brutal. He's the king.
+OsoASeks but thanks for all the kind words and support :)
I don't know if you've heard them before, but Phinehas is a Christian melodic metalcore band kind of like Killswitch Engage, but they're pretty unique in their sound. Their vocalist, Sean McCulloch, has a decent clean voice, but his screams are absolutely beastly. He does the low growls, and the standard metalcore screams, but he also does these shriek-like that I can't really explain. I guess I can only suggest songs to get an idea of what I'm talking about:
- Blood on my Knuckles, the opening scream "Face your *wrath*!".
- Twisted, "Hell is not low enough to contain your *depravity*!"
- Fleshkiller, throughout, but particularly the second pre-chorus rendition, "When the die is cast, when the die is *cast*!" and the "*Yeah*!" right after the solo
- David and the Gate, "There is more to life than living afraid to *die*!", "Lest you be food for the *fire*!", "Pull the chains and watch what was rooted *fall*!", and some of the later pre-chorus renditions, "It's the apathy of being *alive*!"
In all of those songs, particularly at the points I emphasized, he does these really powerful high screams, and I was just wondering two things:
1) What technique is that considered? I've been working on my screaming and I'd love to be able to scream that way, though I try to take it a bit at a time because I don't want to risk my singing voice. :P
2) Could you possibly do a tutorial video on those types of screams?
Anyways, thanks for these videos, they are definitely helping me out in my pursuit of studying the voice and improving my own. God bless!
Cool man, I haven't heard of them. Listening to the first scream in Blood on your Knuckles, it's just a (well done) fry scream, with some delay, reverb, and double-tracking to make it sound enormous. Nothing too terribly unusual. You can hear a similar scream (without any effects) at the end of my old "Learning the Compression Fry" video on my band's channel, czcams.com/users/invictamusic. If you look up my band Invicta's song "Generic God" on Spotify or iTunes, you can hear some similar screams too.
Yeah, I have both of the Invicta EPs, great stuff by the way! Circles and Blessed Assurance are probably my personal favorites haha. Anyways, I figured most of what Sean did on those screams had to do with various effects but I was just curious if he might have been doing some sort of different technique you hadn't covered yet. Thanks for the reply!
jacobjedi2 Thanks for supporting the band man! We appreciate it!
could you make vid on how to sing like gerard way
I thought that was Matthew Mcconaughey talking, haha.
Anyway, great video.
Elle Lawliet I'm going to space, Murph.
You look like Eric Friedman :D
Baritone can sing like Myles Kennedy? (High notes)
Yes u can myles keneddy is baritone too and he uses mixed voice for going high
@@lonelyrider3195 Myles is a tenor
@@grabber_blu_angel he is not his original voice is baritone and he sings high with mixed voice check the videos about mixed voice to learn more
Is he the guy who did the man in FNAF SL that said "Exotic Butters" ?
No, but as luck would have it, he happens to be a good friend of mine! His name is Andy Field.
LoL I got the same haircut
learn To sing like eddie vedder!!!
Ivan Moody
Much talk and ni proof !
His voice sounds like he's Ken Tamplin. 😂
What happened to this guy?
Super late reply - but hello! I'm still alive. About 7 years ago I started a business doing voice acting work, and it really took, such that I didn't have the time/energy to continue making singing tutorials, though recently I have started noodling around with some new music again. You can follow my new endeavors on Twitter @WhatHeSaidVO or my voiceover work at my website michaelschwal.be. Thanks for watching!
TheSchii checked out the site, looks like some good stuff you got going on, I hope things with the business stay well and I subscribed in case you ever decide to upload again! Gl
...don't want to be troll or disrispectful, but your video continues to show on the tube... Myles is about 50 years old. He sings since he was a teen, at least, and, professionally over 20 years. Moreover, even if I prefer not to compare him with natural monsters like Cornell or Plant, maybe due to his unmatched technique(at least in rock music), he can sings higher than them, and, for sure, he is one of a kind from a natural and a technical stand point. Nobody, I mean NOBODY can sing like him after a couple of video from the tube, and I strongly doubt any young singer can match him, or replicate his technique, that, has already 20 years of studies.
You sing a bit too much through your nose.