Singing Guide: Kiss
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
KISS is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. The band's trademark makeup and costumes have been combined with catchy, tongue-in-cheek songs that made KISS a huge success.
If you want to learn how to sing like a KISS frontman, you need to focus on a few key elements of their unique vocal style.
- KISS is known for having a very distinctive singing style that often involves exaggerated enunciation and powerful, almost theatrical vocal delivery. To emulate this, try practicing your over-the-top singing style with songs like "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Detroit Rock City."
- KISS puts a lot of emphasis on their live performances, often incorporating pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes, and other visual elements. To get the most out of your KISS-inspired singing, you'll want to work on your performance skills too.
- KISS has a very specific vocal style called "vocal distortion," where the singer creates a more aggressive, distorted sound by creating more tension in their voice. For vocal distortion, you can try this exercise on vocal distortion.
To enhance your singing skills as a KISS-inspired vocalist, incorporate some training from the Singing Carrots platform. With the Vocal range test, you can discover your vocal range and compare yourself to famous singers. For pitch accuracy, use the Pitch accuracy test. The Vocal Pitch Monitor allows you to visualize your sung notes on a virtual piano to help you stay on pitch. When it comes to pitch training, Singing Carrots offers Interactive vocal warm-ups, pitch visualizer, and exercises for range and agility.
Another great resource is the Singing course, a 21-lesson program covering singing theory and practical tips that can help improve your performance. If you are looking for songs that match your vocal range, difficulty, and genre, the Song search feature can help.
Remember, to sound like KISS, you need to be confident and have a powerful stage presence. Incorporating some of the techniques and resources from Singing Carrots can help you get there.