Comments on: Finding Your Voice: Matching Voices

By: Madovajoe

Madovajoe — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:45:02 +0000

it’s good but to much step

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:02:04 +0000

Julie you have an important point! Many singers of cover songs, including Karaoke tracks, do indeed experiment and try to bring their own original way of singing it. In fact, of course there have been many major label ‘covers’ of older songs which have gone on to become great hits. I covered Bob Dylan’s “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” and had a #5 Billboard single with it. As to my experience with Karoake… I remember the beginning of the whole thing. I actually produced a ton of Karaoke – I was in charge of recording the background vocals and lead examples. I did all kinds of genres. I don’t know what happened to the company that put them out, wish I did because they were some quality Karaoke, using AFTRA and AFofM singers and musicians. But to your point…what you are talking about is actually a level up from just learning the ‘alphabet’. You are doing something that may be even harder… knowing a song was sung a certain way and choosing a different way. Thank you for the great comment, and do keep in touch!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:54:58 +0000

Judy, I don't know what your experience as an individual singer is with karaoke, but I think you're missing an important opportunity here. Karaoke is just a backing track with the lyrics visible on a screen, to prompt the memory. It allows singers to explore a song--using their own styling, phrasing, and choice of vocal colour. I think it's a big disservice to suggest that karaoke singers are just out there trying to sound like the original recording. Most singers I know, who actually are there for the singing, really bring something of themself to the song. For those of us that don't have a band ready to try any song any way, it's a great opportunity to develop our own sound.

Having said that, if a singer wants to work on a certain aspect of vocal technique it is really helpful to imitate another singer who does it well as there is a clear standard of comparison....and a singer listening to their own voice through an amplified sound system hears themself the same way the audience does, and not the "other" sound we normally hear in our heads.

Just a few thoughts I wanted to share. I look forward to your next issue of All Things Vocal!

Julie in Mexico