Friday, 20 May 2011
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Video review: Beyoncé does Post-apocolyptic Stripper in new video for "Who runs the world (girls)"
With Who runs the world (Girls)- which I actually quite like- tumbling on world charts, Beyonce has finally got her act together and released its accompanying video. But with the song suffering from a lukewarm reception, at best, it's going to make one hell of a video to reverse the song's fortunes. The teaser for the video certainly gave me hope that it would do just that. It hinted at impending greatness; featuring an iconic visual of a strong, commanding Beyonce atop a white horse rampant, as if getting ready to mobilise and lead the females of the world to empowerment.
Monday, 16 May 2011
Lady Gaga: "Hair" Review
Listen to Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale Dubstep Megamix"
Charice Pempengco- Vocal Profile/ Range
Vocal Type:Mezzo Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 Octaves 2 note C3-E6
Vocal Pluses: Charice Pempengco’s lower register is powerful and darker than the other parts of her range and is relatively easily accessed, except at the lower extremes. The mid range is solid, rounded, and smooth and she is capable of complex melisma from this point upwards.
Charice Pempengco has a strong, expansive chest voice that can reach up into the fifth octave (G5). Even at higher frequencies the belting range maintains a similar, powerful resonance to that of the lower part of the range.
She has the skill and stamina to hold upper notes for long periods of time with or without her impressively emotive vibrato.
Vocal Negatives: Charice Pempengco sometimes uses bad technique in order to retain her fuller tone at the lower and higher parts of her range; pushing her larynx down, when attempting the lower notes and pulling it up, creating a strained tone, to hit higher notes
After her debut album, Charice reverted to singing in a way that was more in line with her natural range, creating a more healthy sound.
Worlds Greatest Whistle register singer: Debelah Morgan
To those who her brief career passed by at the start of the new century, Debelah Morgan was a Rnb/pop singer that had a worldwide hit with the single Dance with me. Though her recording career never really set the music world on fire, her unparalleled ability in the whistle register-something she unashamedly liked to demonstrate on near enough all of her songs- has kept her musical legacy alive amongst fans of this unique vocal styling.
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Amy Lee (Evanescence singer)- Vocal Profile [3 Octaves/ Lyric-Mezzo]
Vocal Type: Lyric Mezzo Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 octaves and 1 semi tone (Eb3-E6)
Vocal Pluses: Instantly recognizable voice, with its smooth and sweet colouring, that is well supported and technically good. This helps Amy Lee hold belted notes for periods of time, without wavering in pitch, and produce a consistent tone.
Amy Lee's midrange is delicate, and with a smoky timbre and sensitive disposition- My Immortal.
Belted notes are resonant, rounded, and mixed well when pitched at the upper extremes of this part of the range. The tone produced is impressively darker than the rest of the range and has a piercing quality that can be softened by the addition of her pleasant and quick vibrato.
The head voice is warm, powerful and resonant until E6, where, at this point, they become shrill and sharp.
Vocal Negatives: Higher belting, which forgoes mixing with the head voice, begins to strip the voice of character. Also Amy Lee's lower register can be weak and lack resonance if reached with improper technique.
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