How To NOT Hurt Your Voice & What Marc Martel Learned The Hard Way! (Freddie Mercury's Double)

[@christinanaber840]

Marc has such clear articulation, I just love it.

[@RichardFriendartist]

god. Those horror stories are really a nightmare. Amazing Marc was able to get through that rough patch. Really insane and like he said. a tremendous amount or pressure on him to deliver!

[@papabearM3]

From experience: 1. Drink cognac (sparingly) when your cords need to warm up and vibrate like a mother of all pearls! 2. Use Panda Hai, a Chinese herb, to clear your cavities from mucous. Nothing else is like it! 3. Use steroids when voice is utterly gone and you have a show to play that same day! Not all habits must be healthy. Some have to be efficient, especially if the concert is sold out. Having said that, vocal health should be the priority. If a singer has the luxury of time to maintain healthy habits, it should be the choice, THE life style to embrace. Unfortunately, it is not always the case, especially when you are on a tight schedule, and the show is resting on your shoulders. It’s hard to stick to the healthy code when on the road also! Good healthy cousins are not always readily available. It’s hard to compromise sometimes and choose health over doing your job. But one must try.

[@GarrettCampbell]

Fantastic! A video I've been waiting for for sooooo long!! Rock on, Chris and Marc!! Such good things I will definitely implement and focus on!!

[@QueenCelebrationLive]

Chris Liepe, Warren Huart, Marc Martel. Can't get enough of this collaboration! More, more! 🤩

[@evanmartin8101]

Just getting back after a vocal injury. This is PERFECT ❤

[@artfulstories]

Marc is so dedicated! Wow, I respect him even more after watching this.

[@sinaardalan1823]

I think all the tips and suggestions in this video can be applied to everyone, not just singers. Fantastic video and thank you guys!

[@chrisliepe]

Absolutely they can! Singing is such a holistic experience!

[@jamiegunn]

Great video!! Marc's vocal warm up course is very good and adds some excellent insights. Thank you for sharing all these insightful tips for singing, lifestyle, touring etc.

[@SuperbFairy]

Hey Chris, just finished re watching all the Marc videos and the warm up course you posted, fantastic stuff. Thanks so much to you and him for doing this, will we be seeing more of the two of you in the future?

[@EmilysDance1]

First, so I don't get attacked, the disclaimer that I have adored Marc for years so not at all a negative comment in case anyone reads it that way, more of a compliment in my eyes. Between these and the one where he tried to teach us how to sing like Freddie, I feel like most of this stuff is stuff that literally is just second nature for him. I think without a vocal coach (seeing as how this is all very new to him) he was doing most things already naturally, or figured them out on his own as his career moved forward and he matured vocally. Like was pointed out, even when Marc is trying to go monotone for the point of topic, he's still perfectly exercising his vocal cords. I'm just sitting here wondering if vocal coaches get bored with him..lol. Not much to work on when a masterpiece is on the other side of the mic!! IMHO of course!!! Now, that being said, clearly I watch because why pass up a moment of Marc!!!!

[@chrisliepe]

You're absolutely right! He came by all this naturally, by experimenting and being introspective as to how things felt, and then sounded. He had/has very little in the way of formal training... knows no terms or definitions. That's how most amazing singers are! They stumble on stuff by being musically and experientially curious... Then following and embracing what happens. Not many people have done this. Lots of people want to have a great voice and want to sing freely, but don't know where to start and don't know how to get to a point where they don't sound and feel awkward. That's why it's so fun, as a vocal coach to learn from singers like Marc. We get to reverse engineer what he has stumbled upon and experiment with our own voices! I'm not here to coach Marc... I'm here to learn from him and help others learn in the process. It's what I love doing! And I have found its more effective than following traditional vocal practicing methods. Follow your inspirations, seek to understand them and be intensely introspective during the journey!

[@EmilysDance1]

@@chrisliepe thank you for taking the time to respond!!

[@Dogmandfds]

Giving up alcohol has been the single thing that has helped me gain better control and consistency on a day to day basis with my voice. Drinking causes so much dehydration and causes poor sleep that the voice never gets a chance to fully recover. Even 24 hours after drinking I noticed my voice was fatigued when trying to warm up. These days I find I can build on my voice day after day without feeling like I'm approaching each practice session from a negative starting point.

[@fenderfox5080]

You guys are awesome, thank you!!

[@jvince001]

Alcohol affecting hearing: i know veteran mastering engineers have said eating food / drinking caloric beverages, etc, anything that causes changes in blood chemistry affect your hearing temporarily. Reduction of high frequency hearing, things like that.

[@mystikrebel1089]

These are good tips

[@chrisliepe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@j01150126]

I would love to hear Marc sing some Boston. Probably the only one alive today that could pull off a Brad Delp song.

[@sawmagnin8563]

Really cool job

[@luckychic]

Perfect timing on this one!

[@chrisliepe]

I like it when the timing is good :)

[@reececaldwell722]

The alcohol one is so double edged I think. I have a really high tolerance, and am incredibly anxious at most shows. So 1-2 *can* help me relax my muscles and actually perform better. However if I haven’t been staying hydrated during the day, it can really wreck my voice if I’m not careful. What I notice going first actually if I drink too much, is good breath support. Sober, it feels so automatic: inhale through the stomach, open throat, hit that spot where it feels like you are loud without effort. When drinking (too much) though all those things start to feel seperate. Like “I took my deep inhale, why do I still feel like I’m struggling?” Or “why do I feel like I’m pushing? Oh my shoulders have risen and my posture Is slumped and my breathing is shallow, because I’m too damn inebriated.” Been vaping for a long time. Used to smoke. Can’t really shake that one, but that’s definitely a big one for me now is to try to at least not smoke an hour before singing. If I go a whole day without vaping my voice feels strange and weak. I have a theory that if your a smoker, and learned to sing *as* a smoker, you are singing with vocals cords that are often times swollen to some degree, and without that swelling your accustomed to, they can feel weaker in the moment. That’s not some ridiculous argument to keep smoking, just my best guess of why singing feels harder without. Could also just be muscle tension of withdrawel though. I didn’t hear y’all mention it, but honestly caffeine I’ve come to find is worse for my immediate singing ability than either alcohol or vaping. I quit drinking coffee everyday a year or so ago, and now if I have a coffee or significant caffeine, my voice just feels fried by the end of the day. I mean not really fried, but just super tired. Kind of a double whammy. Go to work and have coffee, get off work and go to show, now all the tiredness you opted out of is hitting you, AND your dehydrated. Maybe caffeine like right before a show would be different but jeez I’d rather not have caffeine in general, much less late at night. Great info as always. Love the down to earth approach of this channel. Really accessible and I’ve learned a lot.

[@ThatllShowEm]

Weird Al! I heard Warren Huart in the background! Looking forward to more of these! I'm surprised Marc didn't mention handling his sweet tooth. I know some people have sent him treats, and I wondered if he ends up sharing more than indulging in them. 😉

[@Dalmoon98]

in terms of food, i totally agree. i sing way better when I implement intermittent fasting. I sing a lot better on an empty or somewhat empty stomach. It helps me feel the way my diaphram moves a lot easier

[@boogyjuggy]

'have as much cheese as you want...", lolllllllllll

[@Shagley]

Keep a food diary and go back and see what foods affected your voice negatively

[@cricrituttie9203]

I've been talking very low and I'm not even a contralto...I think i have to use that mask more, i need more videos for sing in the mask

[@6hypnone]

Wow. I've seen an Ent more times than I can count. That's quite damn lucky. Since a child. Mine had zero to do with my voice however.

[@zfrmusic6663]

Mark should easily be Queen's lead singer assuming he wants to. He would even look like Freddie if he grew facial hair and was a bit more tan lol

[@EsQuizzyMusic]

That is one sexy little microphone you guys are using there!

[@chrisliepe]

It is wonderful :)

[@number1Don]

Chris will you do Eddie Cochran for me please. Thanks.

[@JanneLepist0]

what is the great song and performance in the intro?

[@chrisliepe]

A piece of a song off his 2016 solo album!

[@artfulstories]

It's on his channel. The song is Say the Word, from his Impersonator album. See his Playlists tab. :)

[@ThatllShowEm]

@@chrisliepe Such a teaser of a clip! Marc should play his own music more often.

[@cricrituttie9203]

We shouldn't have to follow that Bon Jovi song 'I sleep when I'm dead'

[@HiTechShawn]

Another great vid!! Time for Craig Owens, Kellin Quinn, and Vic Fuentes maybe?? Lol sorry to keep asking! I just love your dissection of vocals of amazing singers and those 2 need the Liepe treatment! 😎 Hey...you started this when you brought the amazing Jonny Craig on 🤷‍♂️ haha just sayin!

[@massivHE1]

Hey Chris, do you happen to have a video on reflux and singing? I just got diagnosed with diaphragmatic hernia? and have out of nowhere the sickest GERD (reflux) problems i could ever imagine. I was wondering if it was because of pressure breathing (wrong support, screaming, getting grit into my voice) I remember that you have had some troubles with it too, and I was curious about how you handle this. I just read, that like 20% of people heave Reflux episodes once in their lives and I am curious if therer are some things i can do to practice singing without strainging my voice and if therer are things i should totally avoid regarding singing and reflux.

[@chrisliepe]

I'm sorry to hear of your struggles here. I can very much relate. I coach people through ways they can find victory in the midst of acid reflux and hernias in my course Discover Your Voice. I've worked through both myself!

[@massivHE1]

@@chrisliepe thanks for your reply chris, I know, i've done your course, but i thought you might have some tips n tricks up your sleeve you might share :D

[@carsonwilliams3033]

Hey Chris, I asked in an older video and saw that this was uploaded today and thought I’d have a better chance of getting an answer.😂 what do you recomend if I have siblings who would make fun of me for doing all the voice exercises, and if I have no good spot for it?

[@dynatwenty]

Beat the shit outta them. Thats what siblings are for. All jokes aside, just do it man. Never be ashamed. I know its easier said then done.

[@davecunningham579]

Apropos vid. I have to "sing" Rage Against the Machine tonight and Friday...argh

[@chrisliepe]

Glad it was timely!

[@jakenogard9667]

I've been singing in 7 years straigt and the only food ruin my voice is those peanuts🤣 So avoid peanuts.

[@scorpion1000jm]

Definitely you guys chose the worst month to talk about diet... It's Christmas, sweets and turkey are calling my name 🥺

[@ThatllShowEm]

Don't overdo it right before your Christmas concert! That's really the key. Save the yummy treats for afterwards.

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 145

[@PhoctorDill]

So moderately do things in moderation

[@chrisliepe]

YES :)