How Many Musicians Do We Have Here?

[Desdinova]

Dream Theater was my first metal concert in the early 2000s. They've been very influential for many of today's progressive metal musicians.

Dream Theater is fantastic. I naturally latched onto them since I was already a fan of Yes.

 

[FairShake]

For those that can sing I am eternally jealous of all you. When G-d made me She surely goofed by giving me a crap voice since that's what I'd like to do most in the world.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

For those that can sing I am eternally jealous of all you. When G-d made me She surely goofed by giving me a crap voice since that's what I'd like to do most in the world.

Are you a female?

 

[FairShake]

Not really, no.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

At first, I was messing around with trance and house, just to pick them apart...I finally settled into ambient breaks. Seems natural to me. See: Massive Attack...but my stuff is more gitchy with weird noises an what I call "break slice processing" which is basically taking drum loop slices and processing them individually or in groups.

my secret weapon of choice:

Ah, you use reasons huh? That was part of my first daw! Now I mostly use studio one ver 3.0.

 

[BeExcellent]

I sing. My voice is Mezzo Soprano with a size able break in the midrange. I can sing most anything Sarah McLachlan or Annie Lenox does...or Ellie King.

Typically if I perform its in church as a soloist or in a small ensemble but I've occasionally sung with bands.

When I get more free time am going to get serious about piano.

 

[resilient]

I was learning piano for a few months a few years ago. I liked the lessons by this guy:

It was filmed in 2008, so he had a whack microphone. Good lessons overall because he teaches you technique and music theory.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

I sing. My voice is Mezzo Soprano with a size able break in the midrange. I can sing most anything Sarah McLachlan or Annie Lenox does...or Ellie King.

Typically if I perform its in church as a soloist or in a small ensemble but I've occasionally sung with bands.

When I get more free time am going to get serious about piano.

This may sound strange, but you actually strike me as someone who might be able to sing. I can normally tell within a few minutes if someone has musical ability. I remember back a few years ago I was at the opening of an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie( he was there too) and a female walked up to me and said hey your a musician and play keyboards huh? I mean she said it like she was sure about it too. I was floored, and how she knew this is beyond me..

Well listen, pretty much ANYTHING you need to know about piano, I can help. Do you have a piano or keyboard? I can give you a few pointers and point you in the right direction, so you don't make the same mistakes I made.

There are a lot of tools out here nowadays esp with midi players like vanbesco player or midiculous. Basically they read midi data and show the notes on a virtual keyboard! And both of these can be used for karaoke too:



So, just find the midi for the song you want to learn and viola you have a note for not rendition of pretty much ANY song in existence! I think I have almost all of Annie Lennox and Sarah Mclachlan, me and Sarah are the same age.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

I played drums my whole life and was in a punk rock band in high school way back when. Now in my mid 30s, I've taken up the electric guitar. After my most recent breakup, I went out and bought a dope Schecter guitar hellraiser diamond series 6-string with deep ocean burst color. I practice everyday, yet need proper instruction. Next week, I'm taking my first lesson. My endgame goal is to learn how to play djent / progressive and death metal.

Some bands I've been really digging lately: Plini, Scale the Summit, Polyphia, Animals as Leaders, David Maxim Micic, and The Algorithm.

Seriously check out how good these guys are:

Wow! These are some great musicians, love it!!

 

[Desdinova]

I can sing most anything Sarah McLachlan or Annie Lenox does...or Ellie King.

When I get bored at karaoke bars, I'll do 5hit just for the challenge. I can pull off Annie Lennox not bad, and I wish they had Elle King's "Under The Influence" so I could attempt that one.

I've got a range of 3 or 4 octaves. I'll sing Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, and then do some fvcking Johnny Cash.

 

[PatientOne]

I play the guitar. Mostly metal, across different subgenres. However, I play some non-metal with my Variax. I'm actually going to a jam session tonight. Might start a band. If you can sing and/or play = value.

 

[BeExcellent]

When I get bored at karaoke bars, I'll do 5hit just for the challenge. I can pull off Annie Lennox not bad, and I wish they had Elle King's "Under The Influence" so I could attempt that one.

I've got a range of 3 or 4 octaves. I'll sing Bon Jovi, Led Zeppelin, and then do some fvcking Johnny Cash.

That's a cool track by Ellie King. I do Under the Bridge with the high soprano line at the end sometimes for fun. I've always wanted to try "Crying" by Roy Orbison for kicks.

I wish I could sing Robert Plant. Oh well.

"Alleluia" by Leonard Cohen is a fun one too.

 

[Desdinova]

I've always wanted to try "Crying" by Roy Orbison for kicks.

I could probably pull that one off, but I've never tried. That's another person with an amazing voice.

 

[Atom Smasher]

I wish I could do Steve Perry. Can't pull it off and Journey's songs tend not to sound so great transcribed down.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

Beautiful falsetto!

 

[PatientOne]

I played drums for the first time, last night at a jam session. I wasn't too bad, so I'm going to invest in a kit. A drunk chick was really getting into it.

 

[Sho-No-Luv]

I played drums for the first time, last night at a jam session. I wasn't too bad, so I'm going to invest in a kit. A drunk chick was really getting into it.

Lmao! Good to hear it, what kind of music you play?

 

[PatientOne]

Lmao! Good to hear it, what kind of music you play?

Mostly metal, but I dabble in other genres, with my Variax.

 

[Atom Smasher]

Beautiful falsetto!

Indeed. Check out 2:43

 

[TheProspect]

I've been interested in learning how to sing for the past few years but never followed up on it. I'm considering voice lessons in the summer when things are a bit less busy for me.

Besides that,

@Desdinova

@BeExcellent

@Atom Smasher

Any tips for beginners? Starting points?