Singing Guide: Meduza feat. Dermot Kennedy
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Meduza's productions have made a massive impact on the electronic music industry since the project's inception. They never shy away from pairing with other artists nor innovative melodies.
Dermot Kennedy, on the other hand, has an impressive ability to convey emotion to the audience not only through lyrics but also through unique vocal techniques. The result of pairing the two is undeniably enormous, with their single "Paradise" being one of the most viewed electronic tracks in 2021.
If you want to learn singing like Dermot Kennedy, the first step is to analyze your voice. Determine your current vocal range by performing Singing Carrots' vocal range test, and distinguishing your voice type from the articles about Voice types.
Once you have completed these, there are some key aspects that you should focus on when singing like Dermot Kennedy, including breathing techniques, vocal range and pitch accuracy, resonance, emotional conveyance.
To begin with, check out Singing Carrots' articles like Breath support, Active and Passive breathing, and Resonance in singing. These are essential to build a foundation for smooth and powerful singing, which are crucial for singing like Kennedy. Next, exercises like Farinelli Breathing, Humming are the building blocks for developing breath support and help ensure no forceful constriction.
Dermot Kennedy's unique voice has been lauded for its impeccable pitch accuracy and range spanning over 3-3.5 octaves in his upper register. To achieve this, start practicing pitch training with Singing Carrots' Pitch Training game. It is also essential to ensure you exercise singing comfortably within the chest voice, and mastering mixed voice by checking out Chest Voice Explained, Voice Break & Mixed Voice, Singing Comfort Zone.
To learn emotional expression and conveyance, check out the article Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking, which provides great tips on how to do this effectively. Vocal distortion & Growling technique is something that Dermot Kennedy usually uses in his music to express himself. Singing Carrots offers a video tutorial [Vocal distortion & Growling] that can help you master this technique. Try out the other video tutorials like Twang, Vibrato, Voice Break & Mixed Voice to master these additional vocal techniques.
Finally, rehearsing Dermot Kennedy's songs can also help you understand his style of singing and how he conveys emotions through his music. Performing these songs in front of an audience is a great way to hone your communication and performance skills. You can search the Singing Carrots database for songs with similar vocal ranges or difficulties as his songs through our search song feature.
To conclude, to learn singing like Dermot Kennedy, focus on mastering breathing, pitch accuracy, vocal range, resonance, and emotional conveyance. Once these tools are in your arsenal, you'll be on your way to performing like him in no time!